Simply Saturday

Have you ever had one of those days that you just felt great about everything, not because you had some fun experience or event but because you had the motivation to complete everything you set out for yourself to do and with a smile on your face?  Today was one of those days.   I was able to get groceries, watch my Huskers win, prep cook for the week, do 4 loads of laundry, clean my apartment, run errands, go to the library, workout for an hour and a half, work on homework, and still have managed to spend a good chunk of time tonight relaxing on the couch!  Today was not a special day, but it was definitely an amazing WIN.

Speaking of my Huskers, they kicked booty...Go 'Skers!

The workout today was tough but again, that motivation pushed me to make it intense.  I am still battling my toe injury from two weeks ago and I definitely felt it, but pushed through the pain.  I ended up doing 45 minutes on the treadmill of tempo intervals and then sprints, and then finished with strength (yay for day 5 of my squat and push-up challenge).  My new favorite phrase right now is "suck it up princess", which I think fits today pretty well!

Afterwards, I got to repair with my yummy go-to protein shake and I thought I would share my recipe...

1 banana
1 spoonful of peanut butter
1 scoop protein power (I like Arbonne because it's vegan which absorbs into the body better and it gives me a lot of energy which is always in short supply after a workout)
3 ice cubes
fill the gaps with Almond milk (or pour to your desired line, I have a bella individual blender so I just go to the top)
Blend and top with far free whipped cream (optional of course, but makes it more fun)

Finally, I love to make comfort foods into slimmed down recipes I can enjoy with the guilt.  Today's creation was sausage tortellini, but it was really easy to substitude some of the more fattening ingredients with yummy and light ones!

Ingredients
20 oz. bag of tortellini
2 cans diced tomatoes
1lb. of lean ground turkey
32oz. free range chicken broth
8oz. fat free cream cheese

Brown the turkey burger, then put in crockpot with tortellini (still frozen), top with the liquids, and add cream cheese in chunks.  Combine all ingredients and cook on high for 4 1/2 hours.  Stir after 2 hours.  For the last 30 minutes, leave the lid off so it thickens.  Voila!  Super easy!

Warning: This recipe makes a ton of food!  It would be great for families, or you can do what I did and freeze half of it for another week!


See, nothing too sensational, but damn did I do work today.  Sometimes all it takes is a good mood in the morning to power you through whatever it is you want to accomplish that day!  I am not a fan of self-promotion but if you enjoy this blog at all, recipes, etc.  PLEASE follow the blog! :)

Much love, Kami