If you wanna get lean, you need Protein!

PROTEIN!!! I wanted to share a simple smoothie that I made after my workout yesterday. For my smoothie, I used a vegan protein powder packet (pre measured) from Amazing Grass (I love their superfood energy bars too), a handful of strawberries, blueberries and some unsweetened flax milk. It was my first time having flax milk and I was pleased. I usually drink almond milk. I mixed all of the ingredients in a blender with ice. ( I eyeball everything, rarely do I measure.) But I would say I used at least 8-12 oz of the flax milk.

I finally joined Pinterest! Click below.. any tips are welcomed!

Autism

As many of you may know my son was diagnosed with autism just before he turned 3. He is now 11. He inspires me to learn about exercise and nutrition and its benefits for the autistic mind. I have become an expert on autism! It affects 1 in 88 kids now. I'm so proud of how far he has come. He has become quite the artist these days...

A simple healthy recipe with shrimp...

Eating clean isn't hard... This recipe is so easy and tastes delicious! I made this for lunch today for me... I ate most of it in one sitting. :-)

"Shrimp stir fry with brown rice"

Ingredients:
√ 1-1.5 lbs shrimp peeled
√ Extra virgin olive oil
(Or organic spray canola or olive oil)
√ Fresh Snow peas (a handful or two)
√ 1 lb. Asparagus
√ 6-8 oz. fresh Mushrooms of your choice
√ 1-2 stalks of Kale
√ A dash of Garlic powder
√ A dash of fresh cracked pepper

√ 1 cup of brown rice

You will also need a small pot for the rice, a lid, a pan for the stir fry, a knife and maybe a cutting board. Oh and a brain and fingers to utilize the knife and peel the shrimp. (jk smile) (I use as minimal of equipment as possible.)

First of all, I started my brown rice because unless you get instant,

A work in progress...

Bear with me as I continue to improve the look and user friendliness of my blog... In the meantime, ROLL TIDE and GO NINERS!

Clean Eating

I'm sure you have heard the term "clean eating" a million times. The picture above is best described as: before clean eating and exercise, during exercise and after clean eating and more exercise. This is me at three stages of my life. The first pic was me before I started working out and caring what I put into my body. Right after that pic was taken, I began my journey to a healthy lifestyle.

GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT!

     Well, I just got sweaty!!!! I love living where I live because the gym is 2 blocks from me! State of the Art too... one of the perks of being a 33 year old college student is..... it is FREE!!!!!!! Well, not really, but at least I'm not seeing money go out every month like I did when I was a member at my local gym. I have even heard that Kobe Bryant works out at my gym sometimes..

A new beginning!

Well, I have heard this for the past 2.5 years. "You should get into nutrition." I mean I already have been into nutrition, health and exercise so maybe that just meant, "you need to capitalize on your obsession..." ok people I started listening. So here I am, NOW WHAT?!?! Bare (oops I meant bear)