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Scrumptious Salad
Hi Everyone!
Today’s post is about my favorite salad of all time. This is my go-to salad! It reminds me of the Chipotle Glazed Pork Salad from Zuppas. The ingredients are listed below for one serving of salad.
Ingredients
1/3 Head Green Leaf Lettuce
1/6 Package Pork Carnitas
¼ Can Sweet Corn
¼ Can Pinto Beans
8 Croutons
1/8 Red Onion
10 Cherry Tomatoes
¼ Avocado
1 Tablespoon Chipotle Ranch
1 Tablespoon Barbeque Sauce
1/8 Cup Cheddar Cheese
Directions
- Heat up the meat in the microwave according to the directions on the box.
- Get two pans out and start heating your sweet corn and pinto beans on medium-low.
- When the meat is finished heating, remove from the packaging and place into the kitchen aid with 2 Tablespoons of Barbeque sauce, lock and mix at a three for one minute. If you do not have a kitchen aid, you can shred the meat and mix it with the sauce in a bowl.
- Next cut your head of lettuce.
- Next dice your red onion. (I keep a diced onion in a Ziploc baggie in my fridge).
- Next cut your cherry tomatoes in half.
- Next dice your avocado.
- Add the above amounts of ingredients into a large bowl and toss.
- When finished, drizzle your remaining barbeque sauce and chipotle ranch over the mixture.
- Enjoy!!
I am obsessed with this salad. If you ask anyone who knows me well if I’ve always loved salads, they will tell you definitely not. I just recently got into eating salads within the last two years. I could seriously eat this one every day if I could!
Let me know what you think about this recipe in the comments below!! Subscribe to see all of the yummy recipes I post!
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Creating a Positive Body Image
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Today I am going to talk about what most of us don’t have and that is positive body image. I won’t lie I struggle with this every single day BUT I am getting better at it. I know so many people that I think look unbelievable that look at themselves and think the opposite.
This is hard for me to share but I saw this Victoria’s Secret ad and while I was in Hawaii last year, I decided to recreate it. When I saw the pictures of me, I wanted to cry. It honestly made me depressed. Here I was the most fit I have been in my entire life. I looked NOTHING like the girl but guess what, I’m not her. Nor will I ever be and that is just fine!
It’s so easy to compare yourself to others but guess what? You will NEVER look like any one else. You physically can’t! Your DNA is completely different from anyone else. So, we need to learn how to love our own bodies. Do you know how many people look at your body and wish they had what you have? Yes, I am talking to YOU. I know that so many people would! I know this because of my own experiences. I have looked at pictures that I have even posted and had the thoughts, “wow I don’t even look like I workout” or “look how fat my stomach looks”. On these same pictures I get comments like: “abs of steel” or “you are always so gorgeous”. I am definitely not telling you this to brag, it’s the simple truth. So many people would kill to have your body and on the other aspect of things there will ALWAYS be someone that you think looks better than you!
Our bodies are incredible!! Think of all the amazing things they do on their own, without you even thinking about it. They break down what we put into it and turn it into energy. They can create and develop another human. They can regulate their own temperature. They can heal themselves over time. We have our senses. We can hear, taste, smell, touch, and see! We can learn anything; our minds are so powerful. That is only to name a few!!
So how can we learn to appreciate our bodies?
Here are a few things that I do:
- Give yourself credit!
- When I lift more at the gym than I did the week before, I celebrate! I am getting stronger each day!
- Stop the negative self-talk
- When I look at myself in the mirror and have a negative thought pop into my head. I shut it down immediately. I replace it with something like “I am beautiful” or “I am not defined by my body”
- Focus on what you love about yourself
- Replace your comments with compliments you’ve gotten
- I look so
fat : I have abs of steel!
- I look so
- Remember that no one is perfect
- That girl you think has the perfect body is struggling just like you!
- Also, they are most likely using a filter or editing
- Practice positive affirmations
- Check out my post on this (it deserves its own page)
I love the quote “To me, beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It’s about knowing and accepting who you are”. I challenge you to try these things for a week and see how it works for you. I promise that over time these things really can help you!
Give me some tips that you use to combat this in the comments below! I would love to hear them!
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Heat Up Those Hamstrings
Hey Everybody!!
Today’s workout is all about burning up your hamstrings! I like to do these around 1 time a week. I only like to have one leg day a week, as my legs are how I want them to be. I love this hamstring workout but just a warning, you may be limping around the next day.
Do 4 sets of the following:
10 Straight Leg Barbell Deadlift
10 Barbell Good Morning
10 Kettlebell Single Leg Deadlift (each leg)
10 Exercise Ball Leg Curls
I have included a video below so you can see what each of these looks like.
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All-Natural Deodorant
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Today I am getting pretty personal with my sweating problem and what I do to fix it.
My mom actually introduced me to an all-natural deodorant while we were on our trip to California. I couldn’t be more grateful. It’s called Kopari.
Deodorant is something that is pretty important to me because I myself sweat a ton! I am constantly putting deodorant on. I wake up, apply deodorant and head straight to the gym. When I am done there, I head home shower off, then reapply.
When we put deodorant on, we expect it to work. How many times have you been at the gym wondering what that awful smell was, and it turned out to be you? I unfortunately have been there. Then you want no one to get anywhere near you… With Kopari, you won’t have to worry about that anymore. Kopari states, “Our 100% plant based active works with your body’s natural functions to aid in odor reduction.”
I tried this product out for the first time when I went to Disneyland in mid-August. To say it was hot would be an understatement. I thought I would be so stinky and sweaty. To my surprise, it completely did its job and I was neither.
What about those horrible white marks on your shirts? “This aluminum-free deodorant glides on clear. Never sticky, always awesome, it’ll outlast your longest days and leave you smelling like fresh coconut milk.” I have yet to see a mark on any of my clothes.
How many times have you been in the shower trying to get off your last application of deodorant with no such luck? Or worse your armpits are tacky feeling that won’t come off with any amount of soap and scrubbing? Personally, I think that’s disgusting. Luckily with Kopari, since they only use natural ingredients, this never seems to happen anymore.
Okay, last but definitely not least, what is even in your deodorant? Did you know some ingredients in deodorant can actually increase your risk for cancer? Parabens have been found in normal deodorant and can wreak havoc on your body! Most also have aluminum, which may not seem too bad because it makes your sweat less. This is because it actually clogs your pores up and prevents you from sweating. Our bodies are meant to sweat to rid ourselves of toxins, by clogging your pores you are trapping them within. I know this is boring so I will stop here. These are seriously only TWO ingredients out of many that are absolutely terrible for you that you are applying under your arms day in and day out.
Kopari’s deodorant is “Dermatologist-Tested, Non-irritating, Non-Allergenic, Safe for Sensitive Skin, No Aluminum, No Baking Soda, No Parabens, No Silicone, No Phthalates and No Kidding.” I have been nothing short of impressed with this product. They offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee. It is all made in the USA. The thing I find most impressive though is that you can use any of their products while you are pregnant! How many companies can say that?
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