Anyway, since lots of exercise is out of the picture right now, my only other option is to cut back on calories. Unfortunately, that's easier said than done. I don't really eat alot of bad food, and I don't drink soda. We don't eat out much, so it's not like I can just not eat takeout anymore. I've pretty much just been living off of Kashi, Honey Nut Cheerios, and Total.
My #1 weakness has always been ice cream, so I switched from regular to fat free frozen yogurt. This leads me to the whole darn point of this post: my new favorite snack/lunch. I've been trying to incorporate more fruit into my diet, and I'm a sucker for anything sweet. I've been buying frozen, just because I can't go through the fresh fast enough. It's like watching our money rot right in front of me.
Anyway, I bought Target's Market Pantry frozen strawberries, and on the back, it gave a great smoothie recipe. I think it calls for ice cream, but I just substituted with the frozen yogurt. So I thought I'd share it with you. It's really good, and totally healthy.
1 cup frozen fruit
1/2 cup vanilla frozen yogurt
1/2 cup milk or juice (I use skim milk)
Pour everything in a blender and process until desired consistency.
You can make any flavor you want. I did strawberry banana the other day. I just added 1/2 a banana to it, and it seemed like plenty. Just play with it and see what you come up with. :)
Enjoy!
3 comments:
Yum! I just started working out. I need to work out in the morning because after a long days of caring for Brin my body is saying Noooooooooooooooooooo.... Smoothies are the best. Sometimes I use OJ instead of milk. Makes it not so creamy. I did love going to my 6 week appt and have the scale read in number I like!! I've already lost 25 lbs. Yes please! (PS you look so good girl. I was looking at pictures from last fall when we went to the corn maze and we were both so skinny!! Made me a bit depressed but we'll get there girl...we have to!)
I know what you mean. I'm not sure what's going on with me! I hate I can't work out like I used to. I saw those, and yes, it was a tad upsetting. At least we didn't gain for some other reason besides being pregnant! We have something to show for it besides a bigger behind! haha
Ice cream is my MAIN dessert weakness. I have a really good blender that hardly ever gets used and I keep meaning to try smoothies, but I never manage to have all the ingredients in the house at the same time. My kids are big fans of a quick liquid breakfast, so maybe I should try making a batch in the morning with added protein powder.
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