By Jessie BaconHappy Thanksgiving everyone! The holidays are my favorite time of year because of the traditions, family time, and the food. Thanksgiving is obviously a day that your health habits get put on hold and rightfully so. Enjoy the food, and the special moments you will be sharing with your family instead of how many calories you’re eating. The next day just kick it into high gear by cleansing and working out hard. Today’s blog post will include a post-Thanksgiving cleanse. As for exercising goes, try and get two workouts in the day after (I know it sucks), but you will feel so motivated after you complete the cleanse and a hard a$$ workout. You can look at my previous posts for great HIIT workouts that will get you sweating like crazy. Happy eating:) Black Friday- Before eating anything this day squeeze the juice of 1 lemon and add that to 30 ounces of hot water. This will help get your digestive system moving efficiently, and it will help immensely with bloat. Then, have some ginger based green tea along with that hot lemon water. It’s so so important to have hot liquids an hour before you eat because it will help move all of that food out of your system before you consume even more food. Also, along with the food plan you can snack on nuts, vegetables, high fibrous fruit, or unprocessed whole food sources throughout the day. Just make sure you are also sipping on lots of tea and water throughout the day! Breakfast: For this day, the cleansing plan includes plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables that are high in fiber, nutrients, and water. Green Smoothie 1 cup of spinach 1 medium sized apple The juice of 1 lime ½ cup of pineapple 8 ounces of coconut water ¼ cup of ice After all of your ingredients are in the blender just blend!! Lunch: The key to this lunch is to have high fiber, high protein foods. Veggie Omelette 2 eggs and one egg white ¼ cup of spinach ¼ cup of cherry tomatoes Mushrooms (Not everyone's favorite but I dig it) Herbs of your choice The beauty of omelets is that it adds great protein and vegetables to fill you up, and give you great nutrients. Add all of those ingredients to a pan and cook the vegetables for some time first and then add your egg mixture after! Along with this omelet have a side of fresh vegetables, fruit, or nuts to keep you full. The key is to try and stay away from dairy or any processed foods so whatever falls into that category you’re safe to eat it. Just make sure it’s a whole food source because this will actually cleanse you more. Dinner: This salad will be filled with vegetables to the rim with healthy fat sources and protein sources. I’m also giving you a low sodium salad dressing choice that will not bloat you. Garden Salad: 1 cup of romaine lettuce 1 cup of spinach ¼ cup of mushrooms ¼ cup of carrot 1 hard boiled egg ½ red pepper ¼ cup of cherry tomatoes Handful of almonds Salad Dressing: 2 tbs. Mustard 1 tbs. Apple Cider Vinegar 1 tbs. Balsamic Vinegar Pinch of salt Pinch of pepper This salad is so good for you and cleansing purposes. It’s filled with nutrients that are vital to your health. If you want to add lean meat sources like fish or chicken into the salad, also that’s all good. I understand that the ingredients for today's food can be expensive, but it’s one day where it’s vital to eat all of those fresh fruits and vegetables!
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By Jessie BaconLAKE OF THE ISLES Majority of you most likely know what the Lake of the Isles is and or have walked the path. Recently, my parents and I during Parents weekend went and walked the 2.8 mile route. Looking at all of the houses, the Minneapolis skyline, and all of the beautiful lakes on a 70 degree sunday was one of my favorite memories so far since coming to the U. Lake of the Isles connects with Lake Calhoun and Cedar Lake and it has trails for walking, running, and biking. I highly, highly, highly recommend on a nice day, that you split uber with your friends (will range two dollars) and go walk the paths of the lakes. The nature will de-stress your body and you’re getting a light workout at the same time. Lastly, stop at the Lake of the Isles Bakery and get the Puppy Dog Tails, literally so freaking delicious you won’t regret it. (A picture I took on the walk) STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE PARFAIT GUYS. THIS IS SO GOOD. IT’S SERIOUSLY A GAME CHANGER. I had this for breakfast the other day and my first thought was “Wow this will be going on my blog”. The ingredients go together so well and they’re all healthy and overall just great for you. Have this for breakfast or lighten up the amount of “product” you use for a nice snack. Ingredients: Strawberries, Purely Elizabeth granola AKA the best and cleanest granola you’ll ever find, and lastly 80 calorie strawberry cheesecake greek yogurt. Something magical about this combination that you need to try. Also, if you’re feeling adventurous put your parfait in a cool mason jar for an added effect LOOK HOW GOOD THAT LOOKS. Ok have a good day and a fantastic week!! Go Gophers. |
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