HEALTHY BEAUTY Vol 2: My Quick Fix Nutrition Drink

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Happy Saturday!

This week was awesome in the Healthy Beauty realm for a few reasons. First off, we got a stationary bike, and it was super inexpensive, has AWESOME reviews, and works so great!!

I’ve bought exercise equipment in the past that has sat around collecting dust, so I gotta admit I was hesitant to purchase something else, but I figured a stationary bike doesn’t take up too much room, is easy to use while watching tv, is quiet, and it’s something I know Paul will also use. The one I picked up cost $150, had Prime shipping on Amazon as well as over 1,100 5-star reviews. It can also be folded up and placed against a wall if you don’t want it taking up much space. The only downside to this bike is the heart rate monitor is SUUUPER slow- You’d have to hold on to both sides for a good 3-4 minutes before it was even close to what your actual heart rate was at (but this isn’t a big deal for me, I have a Polar FT4 Heart Rate Monitor I use regularly and really like)
Folding Magnetic Stationary Bike on Amazon

Paul and I have used this bike every day since we got it, and it’s such an easy way to get some cardio in. I just pick a show on Hulu or Netflix and ride the bike while watching it, and it makes the time go by a lot faster :)

Another thing I have been doing is drinking a nutritional shake every day. This has been helping a LOT in making me feel more energized and ready to go! I usually drink this right after working out, but it’s also good first thing in the morning.

First and foremost, I always use my Blender Bottle.

If you make protein shakes, you really, really, reaaalllyyyy should look in to getting one of these. It mixes your powder into the drink so much better than using just a spoon, but doesn’t require busting out the blender. Mine is the Blender Bottle Mini in Aqua!

Now as for the ingredients I use in my shake-

These three babies have been the stars! I will add about a cup of milk to the Blender Bottle (it shows ounces on the side of the bottle, which means I can measure exactly a cup easily) and then add 2 scoops of ViSalus Meal Replacement, 1 scoop Amazing Grass Chocolate Powder, and 2 tsp. of the Superfood Fat Boost. Then I close the Blender Bottle lid and shake it for a good minute and drink!

Now, this is not an appetizing looking drink. It’s got a real ugly color, let me be honest, BUT! It actually doesn’t taste too bad. The ViSalus nutritional drink tastes like cake batter, the Amazing Grass doesn’t tasted bad at ALL compared to their original powder (which tastes like lawn mower clippings, I kid you not) and the Superfood Fat Booster takes like cinnamon. The Fat Booster is the only one that doesn’t blend 100% (I think it’s because it is meant for NutriBullet, so likes to clump up a bit but not horribly) and since it’s only 8oz of liquid it’s super quick to down it. I have really been loving this combo because it’s a super healthy full on meal replacement that has loads of vitamins and minerals and superfoods. Of course, if you wanted to make this in the blender, you could easily add in some frozen fruits and veggies (like spinach) to make it even more amazing! I just normally have it as is because it’s something fast that takes zero effort.

So bottom line- have I seen any results this month?

I will be honest, I haven’t been 100% this month with being healthy and working out. The first few weeks of this month were small changes, but they were changes for the better. This past week is really the first time that I worked out more than one time, and I’m so happy with that!

And with all that, I’ve lost 5 pounds this month :) Not anything overly substantial, but I’ll take it, especially since I was just making small changes and didn’t go balls to the wall with eating healthy and working out. Loosing any weight is always the most motivating thing for me, so you can be sure February will be even MORE successful!

Let me know in the comments what your favorite quick-fix nutritional food/drink is! This can be whatever you like that takes very little effort but is super good for you. :)

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