Wednesday, March 27, 2013

New & Old

Well if any of you follow me on instagram you know I had a little bit of a setback this weekend. However, I have learned from my mistakes and moved forward. I am back on track and feeling more motivated. I'm trying to work on some recipes for things like protein pancakes and homemade protein bars which I will share with all of you lovely folks!!
Monday and Tuesday I was sick as could be and stuck in bed with no appetite and unable to workout. :(  It did however give me some time to think about what I wanted to try to do for my upcoming workouts!! That being said I have decided to start up insanity again. I didn't have great results the first time around but I have HIGH hopes for this time!! I'm also going to continue to work on my lifting routine as well, gotta look good in my awesome wedding dress in September ;)
I also tried an experiment on Monday when I posted a pic on instagram that said 1 like = 5 situps. It got amazing results and I ended up doing 240 situps today when I felt better!! So I've decided I'm going to make some of my own like that for different workouts and let my followers determine part of my workout each day!!

I am also very excited to say that as of yesterday I am officially an Independent Beachbody Coach!! I'm really excited about this opportunity mostly because I can't wait to help people get healthy and lose weight!! I've always wanted to find a way to help people get in shape and lose weight and this opportunity came to me and I couldn't pass it down. I can't wait to start making a difference in helping to solve the obesity epidemic happening in this country!! More info to be posted soon. I will be doing challenges and free coaching of course!! When I figure more info out I will post it right away!! :)

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Getting it Together

Yes when I say getting it together I mean it not only in my life of eating clean and working out but also with this blog I am trying to keep up with. As promised I am including a little workout I put together that shouldn't take longer then 15-20 minutes. It doesn't require any equipment other than your own body so you can do it anywhere!!


One of my favorite sites as I have been learning to eat clean definitely has to be http://www.thegraciouspantry.com/
This website is filled with clean eating recipes and tips on learning how to eat clean. The two I have tried so far are the french toast strips and the meatloaf, both which you may have seen me post on my instagram!

 This is the 2nd time I have made the french toast strips and I LOVE them. Although I am a breakfast fanatic and could eat breakfast foods every single day for every meal :)
http://www.thegraciouspantry.com/clean-eating-french-toast-strips/


When I made the meatloaf I only did 1/3 of the recipe. I only had 1 pound of ground turkey and a very small crockpot so the larger version wasn't going to happen. I still let it cook in the crockpot for the same amount of time as the big one and it turned out great!! I had a little bit of BBQ sauce on the side for dipping :)
http://www.thegraciouspantry.com/clean-eating-slow-cooker-meatloaf/

Have a great weekend and don't forget to workout!! :)


P.S. Don't forget to check out my shop on etsy
http://www.etsy.com/shop/KringstadKitchen?ref=si_shop

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Spring Break

Although I did not end up going anywhere for Spring Break I did end up getting a little bit off track. Having a snow day yesterday also made my "spring break" a little longer.

Today I am starting off strong with a better eating plan, meals prepped, and feeling confident I will make the right decisions. My fiance is not trying to lose weight or eat clean so it can be challenging at times to resist eating the foods that he eats instead.

This picture is great motivation for me as I try to turn my setback into a comeback. I have to keep my eye on the prize (aka looking fantastic in my wedding dress in about 6 months!!)

Never put yourself down after a setback. At least it means that you are trying!! Just jump back up on the horse and get going again because you are stronger than you were before!!


*Normally I wouldn't do this but I did just open an etsy.com shop selling some things so check it out!!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/KringstadKitchen?ref=si_shop

Laters!!