75 shoooooort days to go! I'm having fun with the new Vitamix, I've made an embarrassing amount of smoothies and sorbets so far. Waiting for hubby to finish his workout as I write this, so I can go make him a smoothie too.
I made my first post-workout shake this morning, one that I knew my old blender couldn't handle. This one is on recommendation of my dear sister from Fit2Fat2Fit. This is the amazing story of Drew Manning, a personal trainer. In order to better empathize with his clients, he went on an unrestricted diet and stopped exercising- basically lived like many Americans do today. In only 6 months time, he put on 70 lbs. Then the next 6 months, he lost it all again. Plus an extra 3 lbs for good measure. Totally inspirational story, I remember seeing him on GMA starting his transformation about a year ago and couldn't wait to see how it all turned out in the end.
Here's Drew's protein shake recipe:
3 c fresh spinach
3/4 c unsweetened almond milk
2 T peanut butter
1/2 banana
1 1/2 scoops vanilla whey protein powder (I only used 1 scoop)
ice (probably about a cup?)
Add all ingredients and blend. Very tasty and kept me pretty full until lunch!
Food for the day
Breakfast: Drew's protein shake
Morning snack: turkey bacon, coffee
Lunch: salad (spring mix lettuce, jicama, red bell peppers, carrots, corn, tuna, edamame and ranch)
Afternoon snack: granola bar
Dinner: grilled chicken sandwich on whole wheat bun
Dessert: I made "ice cream" in the Vitamix- fresh strawberries, about 1/4 can of frozen orange/mango juice concentrate, a banana and lots of ice. This made enough for each of the kiddos to have some, I filled 4 popsicle molds with it and had a little myself. Topped with a little dark chocolate. Tasty and pretty guilt-free!
Calories in: 1900
Calories burned: 2500
Workouts: Asylum Vertical Plyo and 2 mile walk at lunch
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