My favorite healthy snacks!!! WIAW19

I can't believe I am almost at 20 WIAW posts... man it seems like I just started blogging yesterday LOL.

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If you are just tuning in here is what you missed so far this week
Getting Back on track
In honor of my dad
Foodie Pen Pals
Guest Blog 
 SuperSets: Quick Workout 


And here is a sneak peek at what is to come
*I have an AMAZING GIVEAWAY which is coming up on my 100th post (only 2 more to go) trust me... all of my fellow fitbloggers do not want to miss this one. (hint... one of the pictures below is the item I will be giving away tehe)
*I am working on my first VLOG... I am new to this whole thing
*I have a very exciting project in the works that I can not wait to tell you about 

Ok So as I start my detox for the first time this year ( I do it bi-yearly) I dont have a day of munching for your enjoyment. Instead I decided to post my favorite HEALTHY snacks... what I use to eat to stay on track.  I may even through in a recipe if you are nice...




So here are just a few healthy things I like to munch on throughout the day... I have my days where mindless munching does occur but thankfully I always have enough of the healthy options around so that the mindless munching isn't as bad....

   Home made smoothies
   Cottage Cheese and pomegranate

PrOatmeal with fresh berries, almond milk and Natural PB
Plain Cottage Cheese

  Lara Bars ( I make home made ones too.. Check out the recipe)
O.N.E. coconut water- Great after a run or with some vodka haha that recipe coming soon... you know you want it

Plain sweet bell peppers and some Babybel cheese

Home made Granola Bark... SO YUMMY! A lot healthier then those Barks you find at the store. RECIPE BELOW!!!

 Chobani yogurt :o)
Naked Juices (A little high in sugar) but filled with lots of vitamins, fruits and veggies ( I also like to make my own juice but it is not as convenient) Taz loves it too.

Apple Slices with different types of nut butters YUMMM! 

 Home made PB protein bars.. recipe here

  OK so there was just a few of my favorite snacks. A lot better then eating a bag of chips...

Ok I promised a recipe so here it goes

Alexis' Granola Bark 
 3cups oats
1/2 cup walnuts
1/2 cup pecans
1 cup sunflower seeds
1Tbsp sesame seed
3/4 cup unsweetened coconut
1/8cup dried blueberries
1/8cup dried cherries
1/4cup raisins
64 chocolate chips (this was 2 servings)
2 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp. ginger
3/4 tsp. nutmeg
2Tbsp butter
1cup honey
18Tbsp Ground Flax seed
3/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp Vanilla

Heat over to 250
add all dry ingredients (except flax) in a LARGE bowl. Heat butter, honey, and flax in a pan on Med heat. Once blended (about 5 min)  stir in salt and vanilla. Pour over dry ingedients

Bake about 50 min. Take out and let cool. It will harden a little more as it cools so if you want it a little softer cut back time in the over by 5 min, if you like it harder add 5 min.

 Heating Honey, Butter, and flax

 This is what it looks like when it is combined

 Add to dry ingredients

                                Dump into lined baking sheet.                                                    All Done!

What are your favorite snacks to munch on? 

Ciao and healthy snacks

Alexis

 

Superset: Quick Gym workout

I have been doing some awesome workouts lately but I have not been blogging about them: FAIL!!!

So here is a quick workout to get done at the gym when you are really short on time...


Superset: pick a few exercises to target similar body parts, decide on the exercise and do the sets back to back with no rest until all muscles are hit. After all muscles are hit take a 30-45 sec break then hit it again. Each Set is done 3 times



Superset 1:
Overhead lat pull down 10 reps
seated rows 10reps
pushups 10 reps
Do not rest between exercise between exercises... 

I like to switch between upper body and lower body between each superset so I can regain some energy 


Superset 2:


Free squats 12-15 reps (I didnt go to heavy, just a 45 on each side)
*Uneven lunges on a bosu ball (flat side up) with a 25 pound bar held chest level 10-12 reps

*For uneven lunges use the same motion found blog on no excuses... except instead of stairs you are using the bosu


Superset 3:
Low Row 12 reps
single shoulder press 12reps each arm


Then I finished with leg press... my normal progressive weight ( I believe in going heavy)

set1- 45lb each side- 12 reps- one leg then switch
set2- 90lbs each side- 12 reps (both legs... I am not that good)
set3- 135 each side- 12 reps
set4- 180 each side- 10 reps
set5- 225 each side- 8 reps
set6- 260 each side 6-8 reps


This is a super quick workout but hits major muscles which will give you a great work out and burn some major calories.



Take what you want, alter it to fit your needs but I love doing a short to the point workout at least once a week.

Ciao and supersets

Alexis

Guest Post... Food PenPal

This month I was paired up to send my box of goodies to Laura. Since Laura isn't a blogger I told her she was more than welcome to do a guest post on her box. (only if she wrote good things HAHA JK)

It was funny reading this because Lara ended up doing something pretty similar with her Coconut water I sent that i do for parties...

So here is what Laura got for her first time participating in Lindsey's food pen pal exchange ...

 Alexis at fitpossible.blogspot.com was my foodie pen pal. She is really into eating healthy. We all are, especially at this time of year. The guilt will eat us ALIVE!!
I’m into the "idea" of eating healthy and working a program! But I don't do it. I fall into my own sloppy habits of several glasses of chardonnay and mashed potatoes and gravy..
Yes I can be better. But I am lazy!!

 I had just celebrated my birthday so in my sweet card that she HAND MADE she told me what was up for my package: which was:

 First she acknowledged my birthday!












I didn’t get a very good pic of her recipe but it is awesome!

It's Granola Bark, What a tasty treat! It would be a nice replacement for that chocolate I crave in the middle of the night.  What is Granola Bark, you ask? It contains a lot of different ingredients assorted nuts, assorted fruits, chocolate and cinnamon.  It’s a great snack to fill u up throughout the day. She sent me some to try and then a recipe for it. I had a piece by my bedside and my cat went CRAZY! Not sure what she liked in it. BUT there was somethin’! She was actually eating it. I heard a crunch and then went what are you doing? I took it away but she was sniffing and meowing.

 Alexis sent me some bomb ass-(can we cuss?) Coconut lemon lime flavored water. I like the idea of flavored water. It’s usually too sweet BUT.... I found a way to make this water work for me! It’s very hydrating also. 3 parts vodka 2 shots coconut water and a FRESH squeeze of grapefruit from our friends tree. It was perfect! I will finish off the rest after a nice hike at our local Mountain.

 Then there were these Pomegranate White Tea Gummy Bear things. Not a fan of gummy bears but these were really addicting!! I had one. I thought naw. Then I wanted another. Next thing ya know I ate several and felt like I had a Snickers! I was satisfied-minus chocolate.

The next thing was some Lavish  chocolate oatmeal. First off let me say she didn’t know I was a chocolate fiend!! But I tried it and it wasn’t bad. I have a very creative mind and I think oatmeal should be left alone. I don’t like my granola chocolate flavored though. So I have 2 new plans for it. Add to Granola Bark recipe she sent and add it to a cookie recipe that I have.

Then there were Mulberry treats-claiming high fiber and it’s a super food!! Those were weird but then I liked them. Like a coated raisin.  I almost put em in my steel cut oats! Hmm. I will
try that tomorrow!

So I need an apple for the next one! Justin’s Almond Butter and Chocolate hazelnut butter. It’s healthy, organic peanut butter. I actually just opened a package and ate the whole thing! I sucked it right out of the pack. It was the best thing ever!! I looked it up online to see where I could buy it locally. Luckily they sell it at our local Sprouts store. Thank god! I see a new addiction coming on!

It was my first foodie pen pal experience and I thought it was awesome! I will definitely do it again!

Thanks Alexis for turning me onto some very yummy items!

And there you have it. Laura's first Foodie Pen Pal experience and guest blog...

- Alexis