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By the way I am hosting my first tailgate tomorrow for the MSU vs. Southern Miss White Out Game at MSU, y'all wish me luck and there will be pictures and recipes next week from that! Happy weekend everyone! GO DAWGS!!

 

 

Lots of Love,  Natalie

 

 

Workout Wednesday: Fit Tips

I figured I would share some of the things that I do that help keep me fit and healthy. While, working out is important to do so is eating right. Recently, I have found out that I am allergic to soy. This has made things a little more complicated but it is also making me more aware of the things I am eating and what they have in them. Since, soy or soy lecithin is in pretty much any item that is supposed to be able to sit on a supermarket shelf I have to eat more organic or freshly prepared meals. This allergy means I don't get too many cheat meals like ice cream, M&Ms, or candy bars. Yes, you read that correctly ice cream and M&Ms both of these usually contain soy. Anyway, one of the easiest ways to stay on track with eating healthy is too be prepared. I try to cook my meals for the week on Sunday night that way I will have them ready when I get hungry. This seems to be the most effective way for people to eat healthy. This is very effective because you can also have them already portioned out for each day in order to make sure you are getting the proper nutrition from all your major food groups. An easy recipe to make ahead and have in the fridge are Stuffed Bell Peppers. These keep you full with the added bonus of providing you with some of your daily servings of grains, vegetables, and protein. Check out the recipe for the Stuffed Bell Peppers here.  Happy Wednesday!

 

Lots of Love,  Natalie

Workout Wednesday

Lots of Love,  Natalie

 

 

Workout Wednesday

Happy Wednesday!! I hope your week has been going good so far. This workout is great because in under 20 minutes you are done. Not only are you done but you have managed to do cardio and a full body workout. Remember to really push yourself for 20 minutes. By the way you can do that push ups on your knees if you need a modification. Also, if you are ever unsure about what any move is please feel free to ask! See you tomorrow!

Lots of Love,  Natalie

Workout Wednesday

HITT stands for High Intensity Tactical Training which is wonderful for getting your heart rate up and get your metabolism burning. Needless, to say this workout should get you sweating and leave you out of breath after. Remember, work as hard as you can during every 50 seconds. Also, ladies those push up can be done on your knees if you need to. Work hard tomorrow is the Fourth of July! 

Lots of Love,  Natalie

New Workout Regimen

This past week I started waking up at 5:20 am to go to the 5:50-6:45am spin class at the Sanderson Center. Yes, I know that sounds pretty miserable, but spinning is a wonderful hard workout and as you know I love a challenging workout.  I decided I do not have enough time to workout after classes and work so getting up really early seemed like the best solution. Turns out I really do enjoy working out before I start my day because it makes me feel good and it is one less thing I have to try and make time for. Now, don't get me wrong I would much rather sleep in until 7:30 (since I teach Pilates every morning at 8:30 and some days 7:00) but it really does feel good knowing that I have already gotten in a sweat session before most people are even out of bed. I hope you have a wonderful Tuesday, try to make it a good and healthy one!

Lots of Love,  Natalie

Workout Wednesday

Since the holidays are right around the corner it is time to start working out because we all know that we will be eating a lot of unhealthy but delicious food. I am a person who actually likes to workout and my personal reminder that I have written on my calendar is "Sweat Everyday". Wednesdays for me means a 50 minute spin class. I used to hate spin but now I have gotten to where I look forward to it each week, it is just such a good, fat-burning, and endurance building workout. I enjoy lots of different forms of exercise and I want to encourage you to find the type that you actually enjoy. Get out there and get active! See you again tomorrow.

Lots of Love,  Natalie