i need to exercise...but right now, i have no motivation...i'm not feeling well...but, when i do start, i am going to channel a few ladies while exercising...i hope to garner all of their strength and willpower...melissa...is a lovely lady i admire...her exercise routines blow me away...she's just amazing...and beautiful...and so dedicated...and i hope to make as much progress as she has...and be as beautiful and glowing as she is...and lori and the twins...i aspire to be as dedicated and as hard working as these amazing ladies are...and i enjoy every tidbit of information they provide almost daily...beautiful beautiful beautiful ladies, love all of the strength you all possess...fabulous role models...
anyhoo...that was a little ode to my lovely lady heroes...
since i cannot afford to go to the gym right now...i have purchased jillian micahels' 30 day shred...and have been taking LONG fast walks with my fur baby...i am determined and i am strong willed...and i will beat the bulge...
so...what have i been fueling myself with? a little of this...and a little of that...mostly vegan fare...sprouted tofu, kale and mushroom bowls...beautiful fresh salads with my all time favourite dressing...sweetly raw's raw vegan caesar dressing, minus the cashews and olive oil...i have whipped up some vegan sugar free and gluten free desserts, cherry oatmeal muffins and coconut oatmeal banana bread to aid my sweet tooth...
yesterday evening, i was in dire need of something sweet and healthy...soooooooo...i decided to make a recipe from alicia silverstone's the kind diet...i made her oatmeal, walnut and dried plum cookies...i made a few substitutions...instead of oil, i used unsweetened applesauce, instead of dried plums, i used dates...instead of walnuts, i used hazelnuts...and i didn't have any molasses...and i also only used about a quarter cup of maple sugar flakes...as that is all i had left...and...yummo! amazing little cookies. next time i make these, i am going to use dried cherries and vegan chocolate chips...
recently, i also had a hankering for reese peanut butter cups...i thought it would be interesting to use a mashed up banana mixed in with the peanut butter...AMAZING! i didn't measure the ingredients...but i can tell you i used one mashed up banana and mixed it with organic peanut butter...melted some chocolate...and assembled this little treat in silicone cupcake liners...
any advice, nice and positive advice, is welcome...
have a beautiful evening...
Ugh, working out can be so difficult sometimes, isn't it?? I also bought Jillian's 30 day shred and need to start being diligent about doing it more regularly.
ReplyDeleteGood luck to you! You have my support!
Thank you, Nelly, for the amazingly kind words. You are beautiful inside and out, you are such a sweet soul. Much love you you!!!!
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:) You're just plain awesome! (but not really plain...) ;)
ReplyDeleteSo... how were the oatmeal, walnut and dried plum cookies????? I can tell you right now, the banana and peanut butter stuffed shells of chocolate look SO GOOD. I fear making those due to the fact I'll probably eat ALL of them. :)
You're such an awesome person! And I want to hear all about your 30 Day Shred trials!
@averie...thank you!
ReplyDelete@lori the cookies were amazing...have one left...ha!
the chocolate banana peanut butter cups are still kickin' around...thankfully!
i will definitely let you know how the 30 shred goes...i'm procrastinating...what's new...? haha...
Girl you are awesome!! Why are you not showing up on my reader?? Boo!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for such kind words. I really appreciate it:)
How do you like trainer Jillian!!!
Lots of love