Fit Tuesday
Hey friends 🙂 How’s your day been?
Mine has been superrr productive! I worked on the book proposal for 3 hours and can confidently say it’s halfway done. I’d like to get it out to the world before the Pilot gets home 😉
In addition to writing, I caressed the almond butter jar and took a couple of swims.
Yep, I’m giving up almond butter for Lent.
Not ALL nut butters –I’m not made of stone- but no more dips into the nut butter jar and no AB for 40 days. It’s going to be a long Lent 😉 Also, during Lent, I always like to DO something instead of just giving something up. Usually it’s judge less, pray more, be nice, not use the F word when I drive, etc. etc., but this year I’m going to make an effort to volunteer. I don’t volunteer a ton because I’m a busy bee, but I will make time.
In between my legendary writing sesh, I munched some Protein Fluff. This is a new treat, and all you need is: a scoop of protein powder, a little almond milk to thin it out, a spoonful of almond butter and some chocolate. Heat it up and buckle your seatbelt for a foodgasmic frenzy.
In today’s protein fluff, I added some mashed sweet potato.
Before heating up:
After:
I know, right? 🙂
Salad beast of the day:
Greens, steamed asparagus, goat cheddar, salmon burger with BBQ sauce and balsamic, berries on the side
Fun dinner waiting for tonight….
Forget Fat Tuesday.. I’m dubbing it Fit Tuesday and am off to Zumba with besties 🙂
See ya in the morning!
xoxo
Gina
Something to talk about: Are you doing the Lent thang? How has today been a FIT Tuesday for you?
Something to read: Mayjah thanks to my friends at WomansDay.com for including me (along with some of my favorite blogger friends) in *this article* on Morning Workout Motivators 😀
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It would be impossible for me to give up nut butter for 40 days. I can barely give it up for 40 minutes 😉
haha i’m right there with ya. it will definitely be a challenge!
Ooh that fluff looks sooo delish! I don’t celebrate Lent, but if I did it would be so difficult! I have no idea what I’d give up.. Probably frozen yogurt.
Protein Fluff?! =) I just blogged about Kath’s Whipped Banana Oatmeal and mentioned that using the word “whipped” to describe food immediately conjures up images of fluffycloudmarshmallowawesomeness. “Fluff” works in the same beautiful way. Looks like I found tonight’s dessert!
On another note, I can’t do the goat cheese thing. I’ve tried so many times, but it all has that same farm-like taste to me. I read an article about how people taste things differently (i.e., cilantro tastes like soap to some), so maybe that’s my deal. But you always make it look so good! Maybe one day I’ll convert. 😉
Sorry about the excessive italics. HTML did me wrong. =)
haha no worries! i’m impressed that you know html. it’s a language i don’t speak 🙂
they say what you want to give up the least is what you should give up the most… and I’m holding onto dairy for some reason. I haven’t had yogurt in a week but because I told myself I couldn’t have cheese, I’ve literally eaten it wayyy more than I ever did before. But if you can give up AB, I can give dairy! 🙂
I’m giving up something, but not exactly sure yet-chocolate and something else. I love taking up something good too!
I like that…FIt Tuesday 🙂 I wrote about being fit today too, yah! And I guess I had some Protein Fluff today too- I like the name. Congrats on gettin’ half done, that rocks, Gina!!
OMG I so thought about giving up AB for Lent too! I’m going back and forth though. That will be REALLY tough. But I mean, if YOU can do it, I guess I could????? I mean I’ll still be able to eat cashew butter and other butters, so that’s a plus. ahh stressful just thinking about it lol.
Also, I agree, I like to do something as well as give something up. This year I am going to try and say a short prayer of thanks each night. I try to pray as much as I can, but have become a slacker. I think I’ll have to add to say a prayer everytime I want some AB!!!!!
For Lent, I’m giving up sugar and going to incorporate yoga at least once a week into my workout routines. I forsee some sugar withdrawl in the near future 🙂
FIT Tuesday! Love it! Mine’s been going famously – I got not one, but TWO workouts in 🙂
Congrats on the feature on womens mag!
I’ve also been loving the protein fluff lately. Yum!
Good luck on giving up almond butter! Love the fit Tuesday! You’ve given me the motivation to go for the run I’ve been putting off for 45 minutes.
My fam is Italian, so lent has historically been pretty huge for me. I’m not a practicing Catholic anymore, but I usually use lent as an opportunity to try to kick some of my vices.
This lent, I’m giving up chips. I am a chip FIEND. This is going to be a veerrry challenging lent indeed.
today was a fit tuesday for me, I got to the gym and hit up the treadmill. I like the idea of doing something also, and I think I’m going to try to name why I’m grateful for someone in my life each day…with repeats I think. Good luck giving up the AB tough one!
I don’t really do the Lent thang BUT I’m giving up on a lot right now to be able to give up my extra lbs and down the road give up my larger clothes 🙂
FIT tuesday – 45mins full body workout and ran/walked up a long steep hill near my house pushing my 4 year old. Egg whites and salsa for breakfast, steamed veggies for lunch and shimps with sweet potato for dindin.
I’m glad you won’t be excluding all nut butters from your life for the next 40 days — that would be incredibly tough!
I like the “don’t use the F word while driving” — I am amazed how pissed off I get when I drive.
Fit Tuesday, love it! I am doing the Lent thing, but havent decided what to give up yet!
For Lent this year I’m giving up shopping. Only allowed to buy food and necessary items. I’ve done this before and its really hard but I think it helps to focus on just how really blessed we are which I think is a good mind set for Lent.
Do you know of a good yoga podcast or routine for a morning work out? I was inspired by your article on WomensDay.com to try and become more of a morning person. I don’t normally do yoga in the morning cause I’m always just so stiff and want to find something to get me going!
check out yogadownload.com ! my fave 🙂
Lent is always a struggle for me, but this year I made the major leap and went for two things:
Not using my credit card for anything AND giving up desserts..tough, I know.
Props to your magazine call out!
Giving up AB for Lent…hey girl, whatever floats your butter boat 🙂 I think it’s wonderful you’re volunteering. Using less F bombs when I am driving is always on my list…that one made me laugh 🙂
Protein Fluff looks so good! I can’t even detect the sweet potato mixed up in all that other yumminess!
And congrats on both the Women’s Day feature AND your book proposal being half done! WOW!!!
i havent honestly thought about lent yet! ill have to figure that out right away.
I definitely do the Lent thing. I like to promise to DO something rather than give something up, because I can never decide on something to give up that I couldn’t go without. I feel that if I absolutely don’t LOVE what I am giving up, it’s not really a sacrifice…if that makes sense? It takes much more effort on my part to be patient, take time out for other, etc…:-)
Oy – I’m about to carry Fat Tuesday to a whole new level. 🙂
Protein fluff sounds awesome… will need that after tomorrow’s workout punishment!
I am doing the lent thing too- I’m giving up these 3 things:
http://scatterbrainjane.com/2011/03/08/phat-tuesday/
I hit a new PR on my 3.0 mile run this morning! Felt awesome!
amazing- great job!
I could never give up nut butter. I love it too much! Good luck. I was just talking about it with my friends and I have no idea what I would give up. I love the idea of giving too. I love to volunteer.
The protein fluff looks awesome. Congrats on the book proposal 🙂
40 days goes by quickly 🙂
Love zumba, even though I know I look like a total fool trying to keep up! 🙂
I’m giving up sweets/desserts for Lent and journaling every day.
i am in professional school on a small island with no AB (ALAS!). but i have been hitting the peanut butter jar pretty hard (you know how some times the flavor of the jar is take-it-or-leave-it or foodgasmic? this was a very good one. weird how the same brand differs so much jar to jar). it would probably behoove me to give it up after this miserable week of midterms!
p.s. i don’t really like the separated oily part of the AB. or the effort required to stir it back in. have you come up with any uses for the almond oil???
Good luck with giving up almond butter! That protein fluff looks delish.
Haha, brave, Gina!! I contemplated pb, which I usually eat daily – I’m out of ab right now. Sadness. 🙁 Good luck!
I think I’m giving up food blogs… 🙁 And yours will the one I miss the most! Plus, I’ll be doing daily Mass/more then just Sunday.
So awesome you’re in womens day! Good luck with giving up almond butter!
I asked my roommates what I should give up and they said to give up staying up so late. That’s what I’m doing 🙂
For lent, I am giving up eating out so much (only once a week allowed (for socializing purposes)) & procrastinating on my thesis.
And, despite my crazy schedule, I am going to bring running back into my life, aiming for 1-3x/wk.
Thanks, your “fluff” (“so fluffy!”) will be my breakfast tomorrow (different time zones, heh ;)). It seems pretty delicious. And Lent. Sigh. Will be giving up… vino. ;-P Re-sigh. 😉
For the first time ever I’m doing the Lent thing this year . . . and I’m giving up bread, pasta, and rice! Dear God give me strength!!! Because I love me some carbs!!!! 😉
No alcohol for Lent and no iPhone in bed. So when I see you next week, no vino for me 😉
I’m giving up foods with significant amounts of added sugar. It will be crazyhard, but I think it will be good for me.
I’m also designating from 6:35-6:50am my time with Jesus. It’s just too easy to put it off till later, and then never get around to it.
Girl, you so crazy giving up AB for Lent!! Mad props though.. that is just not in my repertoire! 🙂
wow, giving up nut butter! i would not be able to do that. i’m giving up coffee. so far so good bc i started on saturday! had one day of migraine, then drank lotsa green juice and now feeling good! Fit Tues…included power yoga!! :))
surprisingly they don’t do Mardis Gras here in New Zealand! does that mean they don’t do lent, either? I am not giving anything up this year, since I am trying to live up every moment I can while abroad! but you can do it!!! luckily that leaves options for new and exciting nut butters…. 🙂
I’ve given up sugar this month (started 1st) but my family all give up alcohol for Lent and the wine/beer money goes to charity. I had a fit and fat tuesday, couple of miles of walking and an aquajogging fartlek, followed by pancakes and beer! The protein fluff looks yum, what’s not to love about melted chocolate!?
Those berries look gorgeous!
And protein fluff is brilliant.
For lent I’m going to compliment someone every day. Last year I tried to do a random act of kindness every day.
U are hardcore girl! I know how much you LOVE your almond butter!!!
Im so glad you are working hard on the book proposal!!! Miss u!!!! <3 xoxo
Ohh, I love your top Gina! Where is it from?
I can’t believe you’re giving up AB! You must have some killer willpower. 😉
I’m not Catholic but I do like to give up something and do something for Lent. 🙂 This Lent I’m giving up reading the news. I started feeling really depressed and realized it’s because of all of the murders, disease, rising gas prices, and Charlie Sheen rants the media focuses so heavily on. I’m still working on my “do” but I’m pretty sure it’ll be people related. 🙂
Ahhhhh Lent. I’m giving up buying coffees, HUGE sacrifice for me! I’m also going to stop complaining about a certain thing. Its only 40 days, we can do it!