Repetitive Breakfast & New Workout Top

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Hey guys! Hope everything is good and well with you.

Breakfast has been pretty repetitive these last few weeks, my morning meal tends to gravitate towards either greek yogurt with cottage cheese, fruit, and granola or whole wheat english muffins with delicious toppings :). Boring, but hey, it gets the job done!

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After digesting for a little and cleaning up a bit around the house, I mosey-d on over to TJ Maxx before hitting up the gym. They have such a fabulous selection of workout clothes that I can’t help but be drawn to the store… at least that’s what I tell myself. I found this super cute dry-fit tank top to add to my collection of 47382947892374 other different tops. BUT YOU GUYS. IT WAS ONLY $16. It would have been a crime not to get it.

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I promise this was after my workout. I actually do more than just take selfies in cute activewear ;). I had the hardest time getting this picture because I didn’t want to look like some self-absorbed freak in the locker room and had to do it on the sly. The things I do for you guys! (just kiddin’) Thumbs up for neon colors!

My workout for the day consisted of 30 minutes on the elliptical following this workout. I tacked on another 10 minutes at level 10 to round it out to 30 minutes.

20 Minute Elliptical Interval Workout Does anyone else have a problem with their feet getting numb from being on the elliptical? It’s been happening to me for the last half year or so and I’m not exactly sure what I’m doing differently.

After my elliptical-ing, I hit up the weights to train my lower body. I did a mess of deadlifts, squats, lunges, etc. I actually really do enjoy training my booty and legs. It’s a challenge, but I always leave with the worked-out feeling that has me feeling pretty darn accomplished.

Every time.

Every time.

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I finished my time at the gym with 15 minutes of incline walking and headed home for lunch! Today featured a simple tuna sammich and some crackers and fresh fruit.

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The rest of the day passed by in somewhat of a blur and my night was spent finishing up Pearl Harbor with Kyle and eating frosted flakes and cookie dough ice cream. Can I get an amen for the beautiful sight that greeted my eyes when I opened the contained? Is this real life? 

IMG_2567That’s about it for today!

What’s your go-to breakfast?

Anyone else have an obsession with workout clothes?

xoxo Christine

Repetitive Breakfast & New Workout Top

by

Hey guys! Hope everything is good and well with you.

Breakfast has been pretty repetitive these last few weeks, my morning meal tends to gravitate towards either greek yogurt with cottage cheese, fruit, and granola or whole wheat english muffins with delicious toppings :). Boring, but hey, it gets the job done!

IMG_0897IMG_0891

After digesting for a little and cleaning up a bit around the house, I mosey-d on over to TJ Maxx before hitting up the gym. They have such a fabulous selection of workout clothes that I can’t help but be drawn to the store… at least that’s what I tell myself. I found this super cute dry-fit tank top to add to my collection of 47382947892374 other different tops. BUT YOU GUYS. IT WAS ONLY $16. It would have been a crime not to get it.

IMG_2565

I promise this was after my workout. I actually do more than just take selfies in cute activewear ;). I had the hardest time getting this picture because I didn’t want to look like some self-absorbed freak in the locker room and had to do it on the sly. The things I do for you guys! (just kiddin’) Thumbs up for neon colors!

My workout for the day consisted of 30 minutes on the elliptical following this workout. I tacked on another 10 minutes at level 10 to round it out to 30 minutes.

20 Minute Elliptical Interval Workout Does anyone else have a problem with their feet getting numb from being on the elliptical? It’s been happening to me for the last half year or so and I’m not exactly sure what I’m doing differently.

After my elliptical-ing, I hit up the weights to train my lower body. I did a mess of deadlifts, squats, lunges, etc. I actually really do enjoy training my booty and legs. It’s a challenge, but I always leave with the worked-out feeling that has me feeling pretty darn accomplished.

Every time.

Every time.

34602102

I finished my time at the gym with 15 minutes of incline walking and headed home for lunch! Today featured a simple tuna sammich and some crackers and fresh fruit.

IMG_0912

The rest of the day passed by in somewhat of a blur and my night was spent finishing up Pearl Harbor with Kyle and eating frosted flakes and cookie dough ice cream. Can I get an amen for the beautiful sight that greeted my eyes when I opened the contained? Is this real life? 

IMG_2567That’s about it for today!

What’s your go-to breakfast?

Anyone else have an obsession with workout clothes?

xoxo Christine

Color Me Rad Fun!

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Hey guys! I’ve had a great day so far.

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 I woke up at 6:30 this morning excited to run my first ever Color Run! I bought a groupon for it a while back and have been waiting for the day to come for a good while! Since it was only a 5k and my stomach is not big on eating early in the morning, I just had a whole wheat english muffin with peanut butter on one side and jelly and Norwegian cheese on the other. I had a little bit of time to catch up on blogs while I sipped on coffee and wanted to wish Miranda good luck on her half marathon! You go girl!

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After a little while, Kyle came to pick me up before we both headed over to get my two cousins who were also running. It was a bit intimidating running with them, especially my youngest cousin, because they run cross country. Luckily, he had run a fast 7 miles the day before and didn’t mind going at my pace ;).

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The Color Me Rad race took place at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles and looped around the entirety of the property. About every 5 minutes, a different color was thrown at us and it was way too much fun screaming and yelling with the volunteers as they bombarded us with the colored cornstarch! I have to say, this race went by SO fast. I would definitely recommend this race to anyone as it was so casual and focused more on having a great time rather than actually racing for a time. We came out looking like this!

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After our run, we stopped to get some delicious and freshly made lemonade. It was so good! Strawberry was definitely the way to go ;).

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As we got into the car and tried to maneuver ourselves onto some towels, we noticed some brochures of some other races coming up! They were for muddy races with obstacles, and I feel like I caught the fever for short and fun runs. If anyone is in the LA area and would possibly like to meet up, I’d be more than game ;)!

The plan for the rest of the day is to head over to the Grandma’s house for some home cookin’ and more blog reading. I’ve asked this before, but I’m looking to expand my blog-reading horizons and would love to find some more! Let me know if you’d like me to check yours out :).

xoxo Christine

Post Birthday Workout

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Hey everyone! Sorry for not posting yesterday, it was my birthday and I had a ton of shenanigans going on and had no time to do anything but celebrate ;). I had some friends over for a kickback and we had a great time getting together and having some good ol’ barbecue and pool time. Kyle was such a sweetheart and got me the most adroable giraffe necklace and some beautiful flowers and a balloon. What a guy!

He tolerates me ;)

He tolerates me ;)

After lots of cake and hamburgers, I was in a food coma for most of the morning. Luckily, it wore off and I was able to get myself to the gym! I did a 30 minute elliptical workout that is a pretty standard example of the cardio I do before starting on my weight training! If anyone needs to break up a little sweat, here’s a good one :)

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After my time on the elliptical, I did a lower body workout that included lots of weighted squats, lunges, and deadlifts. A personal trainer who was working the floor stopped by to help me with by squatting form. Such great service! I can feel the soreness already, so I know it was a solid workout!

Back peddlin’ a little to breakfast, I made myself a pretty good egg white omelet with tomatoes, onions, green onions, and Trader Joe’s chicken sausage. Not a bad way to start off the day, if I say so myself.

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My day passed by in a blur, but I also played some tennis with Kyle and had breakfast for dinner. The funny thing is, I usually am not too much of a breakfast food person even in the morning. Sometimes you just have to roll with it! I also had some soup to round out my meal ;).

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I’ve been in a bit of a rut food-wise lately, and am hoping to get back into cooking. I think the stress of college and finals has turned me off of anything except relaxing and has put cooking on the back burn. I really am looking forward to getting inspired in the kitchen again. If you’ve tried any stellar recipes lately, let me know!

Catch you guys soon!

xoxo Christine