Fitness Update

Hi!  I originally planned on posting this on Saturday but life happened :)  I won't be doing a weekend recap this week because I didn't take a ton of pictures and the ones I did, I don't really want to share (seeing another blogger's issues with someone stealing their photos is making me more cautious at what I want to share). 

We had a fun weekend though!  We helped my brother with a project, had an impromptu drive-in date night (SO much fun) where we watched The Boss which was really funny, Jared worked yesterday so I went to church and worked outside with my family & had dinner with some family friends! 

FOOD

Fresh fruit :)  My favorite WW snack because it's 0 points!  Fruit in between meals helps me with not getting hungry and grabbing something I shouldn't!

My Strawberry Protein Smoothies are making all the difference in my weight loss journey!  See how I make them here.

One of my go-to lunches this week was a turkey sandwich (3 smart points with just turkey & pickles), bbq baked lays (4 smart points for a serving) and this day I threw in a cheese wedge since I had extra points!  I've noticed that if I pack my lunch and eat at my desk before I run home or run errands on lunch, I eat so much less!  Plus I can use the time I normally would be eating to get more done on my lunch break :)

FITNESS

I'm still doing Pure Barre 3-4 times a week and am also adding in evening walks a few days and some CIZE starting this week!  I'm trying to change it up to cover cardio & strength training without doing the same thing every day. 

This week's results...

I was super happy to see a pound come off!  When I first started this journey, bigger drops happened so it was discouraging when those amounts weren't as big each week.  I remind myself that I have a lot less to lose at this point and I'm going to have to work harder to get smaller numbers!  It all adds up in the end :)

I definitely splurged too much this weekend so I'm getting completely back on track today!  My stomach feels so cruddy today and I know it's because I ate some things I shouldn't this weekend.  It's just not worth feeling that way, which is why I try not to do that when I can avoid it!

Friday Favorites

Love seeing all the flowers bloom at our house :)

Favorite outfits from this week!

Remember when I posted that I was going to re-do our bathroom again?!  Well, it's finally FINISHED!!  Can't wait to share the final product with you all next week!  It feels so nice to cross another house project off the list :)

This awesome giveaway is happening on my Instagram right now!  Come follow me and join in the fun here!!

Still reminiscing over last weekend's perfect day trip to Louisville!  See more about that here :) 

See you back here tomorrow for a Fitness Update!  Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Strawberry Protein Smoothie

As you all know, I've been on a health & fitness journey since last July!  I post weekly fitness updates here on Saturday's where I post about my workouts, favorite meals, tips, progress, etc. if you want to keep up with those!

One of the biggest things that has helped me in this journey is increasing my protein at breakfast with these smoothies!  I normally drink one of these and snack on a few pieces of microwave bacon at my desk in the morning.  This fuels me up with so much protein and has really helped me control my choices the rest of the day!  I decided to share the recipe with you in case you're looking for a healthy filling breakfast option!  Side note: if you suffer with stomach issues like I do, I have found that drinking my breakfast instead of introducing solid foods first thing in the morning has really helped with that too!

Ingredients:

Handful of fresh spinach

6-8 strawberries

1 scoop protein powder

3/4 C water (more if the consistency is too thick for you but this does create more foam)

I throw everything in the blender and blend it until smooth!  I use this blender and LOVE it!  It's only $16.99 and I've been using mine for like 4 years now instead of our full size one.  I love it because it's easy to get out in the mornings and clean up, PLUS it makes the perfect amount of smoothie to fit in a full size Tervis tumbler!

This is the whey protein I use!  I find it at Kroger.

If you use the new Weight Watchers smart points system, this is 3 points!!

Enjoy! 

Weekend Recap

Happy Monday lovelies!!  I can't believe the weekend is already over.  We had the most amazing, fun weekend together and it went by too fast!

 

Friday night Jared was working so I had dinner with my grandparents (tacos, yum!) and managed to get a good walk in!

Saturday morning, we headed out early to Louisville!

Yummy lunch at McAllister's on the way!

Spring game time! 

We love football season and were excited to get a preview :)  Such a beautiful and perfect day!

Lemonade shake ups and football are my jam.

For the second half, we moved up in the stadium and found some shade because we were getting a little warm!

So excited to finally get to wear a summer dress!

After the game, we did a little shopping for business & personal stuff and then grabbed this...

yummy dinner at the Cheesecake Factory before getting some cheesecake to go and heading home! 

Sunday consisted of lunch, meeting with our accountant, quoting some jobs, organizing our home office and having a belated birthday dinner for Lauren!

Love this girl!

Anyone else notice the similarities?  Same shirt, pen tucked in, same glasses...When I looked up at dinner and noticed this I had to have a photo!  Love these two more than they know! 

So thankful.

Family!

Today marks 2 years since Jared proposed!  In some ways, it seems so much shorter and in other ways it seems longer.  These have been the best two years of my life!  I cannot put into words how much his love means to me and I'm just so thankful that I get to do life with him every day!

Hope everyone has a great week!

Friday Favorites

Getting some time in with this guy this weekend is my number one favorite by far!! Building a business together is such a blessing but we've been running in opposite directions this week between that and our regular jobs and have barely seen each other!  Very much looking forward to some quality time together :)

I'm a little bit obsessed with working out and workout clothes right now :)  Check out my favorite workout clothes in my post here!

Spring has arrived!! Up until a few days ago, it was so cold here that I was digging into my winter clothes every day!  I am SO happy that spring has arrived and I can get to enjoying the weather and the brighter clothes :)

Spring on Pinterest is a definite favorite!  Come pin with me :)

Follow Kelsey Mann Peacock's board Spring on Pinterest. Follow Kelsey Mann Peacock's board Spring & Summer Style on Pinterest. Follow Kelsey Mann Peacock's board Spring & Summer Food on Pinterest. Follow Kelsey Mann Peacock's board Garden on Pinterest.

A definite favorite this week was Garth Brooks!  So. Much. Fun.  See the recap here!


See you back here tomorrow for a Fitness Update!  Hope everyone has a great weekend!