Happy Friday!

I missed you guys yesterday!  I got home from work late on Wednesday and team taught an early morning Bodypump class yesterday, so there wasn’t much time for blogging in there.  My sister’s birthday is tomorrow and Brian and I are hosting a little shindig at our place for her and some of her friends.  I can’t wait!

Here’s to another Five Things Friday hosted by the fabulous Clare from Fitting It All In.

Five Things I Ate:

• Mini Crabby Egg Muffins…so good and cute!

• Homemade cashew butter on top of my morning fruit bowl….seriously guys that stuff tastes like cake batter/icing but there is not sugar in it whatsoever…it’s good!

• Averie’s Lemon Rosemary Coconut Oil Roasted Vegetables with a side of baked salmon

• A delicious salad from Patachou!  This is the second time I went out to eat on the Whole 30, and I didn’t feel like I was sacrificing a thing 🙂  I ordered the Green Goddess salad minus the bacon, chicken, and dressing and simply topped the salad with a little salt, pepper, and vinegar.  The salad was full of greens, hardboiled egg, avocado, tomato, and apple…definitely delicious and something I can make at home…yum!

• Creamy Curry Slow Cooker Meal-thank goodness for this dish.  I had some late nights this week and it was really a life saver to have on hand!

Five Workouts:

• The newest release of Bodypump

• The newest release of CXWORX
• Running on the treadmill AND some elliptical cardio
• YOGA (yay for getting it in this week!)
• Bodycombat

Five Things Making Me Happy:

• Ambre Blends Essential Oils

Ambre Blends is a locally owned company in Indianapolis.  This oil is organic and completely plant-based, and smells absolutely amazing!  The scent is clean, fresh, and after you start wearing it a while it starts to linger with you always because it is an essential oil…seriously it smells so good!

• Taste Nirvana Coconut Water

The recently reached out to me for a product review and to create a recipe for them.  I have not tried it yet, but I cannot wait!  The only ingredient is coconut water 🙂

• Being almost done with the Whole 30.  I do plan on integrating potential food allergens through a 10 day process (more on that later!) but I can’t wait until AFTER that so I can try products like these yummy protein pancakes from Flapjacked!

• I am excited to begin training for the Mini Marathon again.  Our first official run is next Wednesday!

• Participating in my first online bake sale!  This bake sale is being hosted by Steph from Steph’s Bite by Bite on February 5.  (Click the link for more details!  She is still looking for participants!)

Five Posts from Other Bloggers I Have Loved

• 35 Foods From Childhood that are Gone via Buzzfeed
• When Healthy Becomes Unhealthy
• Healthy Eating Making You the Minority via Mrs. Murphy’s Law of Fitness
• 12 Healthy Recipes and Bloggers via Fit Foodie Finds
• 16 Signs You’re a Type A via Huffington Post

Have a great weekend friends!

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