Archive for November 29th, 2011

November 29th, 2011

WIAW: Green Edition

by Tiff

Sooo I didn’t squeeze in my cardio yesterday. It happens. I did squeeze in a good at-home arm workout though. As I washed my hair in the shower after the workout, my arms weren’t very happy, especially my jello shoulders.

Enough about my workouts, or lack thereof. Here are Tuesday’s green eats.

First breakfast began with lemon water and a rice cake. Second breakfast was another smoothie. It had blueberries, spinach, hemp protein powder, and skim milk. Clearly, I took a picture a little late, but it looked exactly like the one yesterday.

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I had more tea at work. Tea = Amazing (but not this tea… I’m not a fan of the herbal varieties)

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Lunch was a simple salad with TJ’s Goddess Dressing. Again, it was photographed a little late. I also had a small apple that didn’t get in the picture at all; I inhaled ate it too soon.

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Snack doesn’t look exciting. It’s just sliced cucumber with roasted & salted pumpkin seeds, but I forgot how good pumpkin seeds are. Thank goodness I didn’t bring the entire bag to work! I also had coconut water around 4 p.m.

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It was a cold, rainy day. I had a semi-stressful meeting. I also have a cold sore popping up. Therefore, this post-work snack was definitely in order.

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Dinner was odd. The detox plan I’m kinda-sorta-but-not-really following called for super green juice, which included a pear, and miso soup with wakame and shitake mushrooms. I don’t have a juicer. Soooooo this is how dinner went down. (Lemon Juice = Salad Dressing) Leia looks mad that it’s not more appetizing.

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I’d like it noted that I watched Kevin eat an entire bowl of fettuccini alfredo with about 0.75 cups of extra full awesome full-fat cheese melted into the pot. Yup… I love him, but I hate his metabolism.

Check out Peas & Crayons for more meal ideas, recipes, and foodie fun!

Lastly, before wrapping up, I want to announce yesterday’s Fashletics give certificate winner. Without further adieu, it’s Brittany. Congrats! Shoot me an email (lovesweatandbeers@yahoo.com) so that I can get you your winnings. Don’t forget that my readers can still get 10% off their online order – winner or loser not winner.

  • What’s your favorite tea (if you’re a tea drinker)?
  • Tried hemp powder? Thoughts?

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November 29th, 2011

Clean Green Eating Machine & Fashletics Giveaway

by Tiff

Monday was… well… Monday. I overslept, but that’s not such a bad thing. I “needed” to get in 60 minutes of pilates and yoga, but I only had time for 30 minutes of yoga. Clearly the sleep was more important than pilates.

Check out some of the green things I’ve been eating. Due to planned and accepted indulgences of last week, I’m cleaning up my diet. I’m lightly following this detox plan from Gwyneth Paltrow’s blog Goop, but I’m hesitant to call it a real “detox.”

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Green Tea (not decaf… whoops)

I think our bodies do a pretty good job flushing out toxins on their own, so this is really just clean eating. There are a lot of scary detox plans out there (ie: nothing but juice or cabbage soup), and that sounds like a recipe for disaster.

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Green Smoothie (kinda’ brown from the hemp)

This is still out of my normal comfort zone, but it focuses on real foods. I’m also adding in a Greek yogurt, apple, or rice cake when needed. I’m not one to go hungry!

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Green Broccoli Soup (ugly, but prettier with the tree)

After spending waaaaay too much money at the local health foods store (wakame, shitake mushrooms, miso, fancy tea, etc. ain’t cheap), I’m ready to at least give this 7-day plan a 4.75-day shot. Day 1 = Success; I turned down local pizzeria pizza the company catered in for lunch. In your face, pizza!

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Now – on to the fun stuff! Check out these stylin’ socks I received from Fashletics. Fashletics has all sorts of goodies for the people on your holiday gift list (or yourself). I liked the socks and t-shirts because of the awesome slogan, but I think the jewelry could make a great fitness inspired gift for your favorite athlete.

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These socks don’t feel as thick as my fav running socks or old soccer socks, but they feel as though they’d help me power through many sweat sessions at the gym.

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The model looks cooler than me, but you get the idea.

I tested them out at home for a lil’ boot camp action, but let’s face it – all of us only care about how darn cute they are! Want to win a $25 gift certificate to Fashletics? You can by completing one or all of the ways to enter. Leave a comment telling me which one(s) you’ve done, and I’ll randomly select a winner tonight.

  1. Like the Fashletics Facebook page.
  2. Follow me on Twitter @LoveSweatBeers (include your Twitter name in the comment)
  3. Tweet or blog about the giveaway.
  4. Add me to your blogroll or let me know I’m already there.
  5. Leave a comment letting me know which item you’d pick if you won (check out their site).

Fashletics has also been kind enough to share a promotional code for 10% off all Fashletics web purchases. This code is valid for one week and is only for the lovely, loyal Love, Sweat & Beers readers. Use code LOVESWEATBEERS10.

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