Rendezvous with the Reinhardts: protein

I have collected a number of running accessories over the last few years. Some are great and some are a waste of money! Whether you are a veteran or just beginning here are a few things I like:

Supplements, Proteins & Enhancers

Herbalife: Managing or losing weight I love the Herbalife Formula 1 and sometimes I add a little extra scoop of protein. There is a line called Herbalife 24 for the athlete or if you are trying to build muscle!

You know when you look at a picture of yourself and think? Oh man.... when did I get a gut?

I have used Herbalife since 2012! I have lost Body Fat, inches and been able to keep it off. I take my supplements and formula 1 once a day! Sometimes twice if I'm feeling it!
Since using Herbalife I am a lot more aware of what I am eating.
Herbalife is pretty equal in price when it comes to your regular proteins you may buy from the store or nutrition place. However there are 9 Grams of protein per serving on the formula 1 and the protein adds additional giving you about 25 grams! Herbalife has 3g of sugar 0 Cholesterol and 1 g of fat.

Even better there is a 30-day money back guarantee.
If you are looking for more muscle building, Herbalife may be a better fit for you here are details about Herbalife 24

PLUS the flavors are absolutely fabulous- cookies n' cream, cafe latte, pina colada, berry, vanilla, chocolate, mint, orange (seasonal)!

The core products are a MUST HAVE: Formula 1, Multivitamin and the Cell Activator.

HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN ORDER

Herbalife has established a Nutrition Advisory Board (NAB) comprised of leading experts in the fields of nutrition and health who help educate and train our Members -on the principles of nutrition, balanced eating, physical activity and leading a healthy life.

Running Supports

There are a lot of fitness trackers. I have the JAWBONE UP Band and I love it. My favorite part is that it tracks my sleep. There is a sleep reminder alarm- which helps me to go to bed at the same time every night and gently wakes me up when I am in a light sleep cycle. I love tracking my steps and food!
I have the older generation, which isn't that old! (1year) and its significantly cheaper!

Here's where to buy it: ( UP by Jawbone - Medium - Retail Packaging - Blue )

If you don't want to spend a lot of money on the wristbands, Nike+ is a great option. It does great tracking your distance and average speed. There is an app that uses GPS on your phone but I also have this! Nike+ fits inside or on your shoe and will connect to your iPod.

To prevent chafing and irritation there are a few Must Have Products

Injuries are inevitable, but do happen. Learn more about why I love Deep Blue here.

DoTerra Essential Oils- Where to buy

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Deep Blue: helps sore muscle and joints.

Deep Blue essential oil is a blend of wintergreen, camphor, peppermint, blue tansy, German chamomile, helichrysum, and osmanthus.

For Anti-Inflamitory

A mixture of Deep Blue & Lemongrass is a great anti-inflammatory for achy joints and muscles.

KT Tape helps during your workout prevent injury! I use this on my knee. I tore my ACL, MCL, meniscus, patella in 2009, and occasionally I get swelling in my joints. I like this because I feel like I am getting additional support without having to wear my Don Joy brace

There are instructions that show you how and where to put the tape strips for various injuries

GU and Shot Blocks are a MUST when working out and running for a long period of time. These are easy to eat and taste pretty good.

They last about 45 minutes of extra energy

Compression Socks also help increase the blood flow and allow legs to recover after a hard/long run! It's a must.

I love and live on these products. It's amazing how it can help you and change you for the better.

Good Luck and be strong, run on!

My entire life my mom ensured that I didn't eat too many eggs in a week in fear of increasing my cholesterol. I've steered away from the yokes and for a while I even bought the boxed egg whites. Most of my life I also tried not to eat too much red meat. Then I found paleo where you eat a lot of eggs and red meats as long as they are organic/ ground fed. But this still goes against everything I've ever known. It's very confusing and hard to know what is true and what is not.

The only thing to do is some digging and find out what research has been done.

What does Doctor Oz have to say, and his "protein prescription".

Protein protects agains 3 things: Heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. 1/3 of people are protein deficient. (WHAT?!) Our bodies are made up of protein: skin, bone, organs, blood, hormones, tendons, and of course muscles. When we are not feeding these things with proteins than obviously our bodies do not function the way they are meant to be.

5-6 servings of protein are necessary everyday. We should be eating every 2-3 hours to get this. If we eat it all at once, our bodies cannot process the protein at the same time. Add a protein to every snack you have in the day.

Serving size is about the size of the palm of your hand. Animal proteins are the very closest to the proteins in the human body; eggs, turkey, wild caught salmon.

Nuts are an excellent source of FIBER (Peanuts are not a nut they are a legume), and I love Cashew butter! The calories in protein are not the same as a calorie in a carbohydrate. Our bodies will spend a little extra when we have protein, so its like a discount! I love discounts!

Beans/legumes (these are not in the paleo diet, but here is what Dr. Oz says): beans are a great source of protein and fiber all in one.

Dairy (also not in the paleo diet, and I'm allergic): Plain Greek Yogurt is a great source of protein as long as sugar has not been added.

So overall EVERYTHING IN MODERATION. You can eat 4 eggs in a day, but don't eat them all at once. Make sure you are eating those 5-6 servings a day! SNACK ATTACK! Don't starve yourself eat throughout the day every 2 hours or so.

Obviously it is important to ensure fruit and vegetables are incorporated into your diet.

For dinner I made The Chicken Alfredo Impostor. A creamy sauce over Spaghetti Squash

Ingredients

Spaghetti Squash

2 lbs cooked chicken

2 avocados

4 T coconut milk

1T apple cider vinegar

salt and pepper to taste

2 slices of crunchy turkey bacon (optional)

4 fresh basil leaves

Preheat oven to 350 Degrees
Cook spaghetti squash in the oven for 30 minutes
combine avocados, coconut milk, cider vinegar, basil, salt/ pepper to a food processor and blend until smooth
Add cooked chicken pieces and crunchy turkey bacon pieces in to a pan with medium heat. Then add the avocado mixture.

Delicious! I can't complain.
For dessert I had a fruit smoothie

Ingredients

6 fresh strawberries

1 cup of Coconut milk

ice

Blend together!

We had mutual which involved fitness night. We did ZUMBA! It was super fun! One of the girls took my phone and snapped a sweaty picture of me.

I love being in Young Womens. They are a bunch of energetic kiddos. They are hilarious and definitely like having fun. Love doing activities with them. I am so excited for camp!! 3 WEEKS!