Happy Easter!

Is it really almost Easter?! 


Where has the year gone, anyway?? I am happy to be off work today in honor of Good Friday. I have high expectations of my day and that's assuming my productivity level increases. It's not looking good, although in my defense it is only 8:00 am and I am still waking up. First on my agenda...my workout. I have to burn off the stupid cadbury eggs I just ate (yes I did...happy Easter to me) You know the ones - they have the crisp shell and the delicious chocolate inside?? Yum. So, breakfast - check. 


Hmmm..what do I plan to do with my extra day off?? 
One item on the agenda this weekend is trying to get my blog to look halfway decent - I'm talking about the huge gap at the top of the page. Not sure what I did there, but it needs to be fixed. stat. 
In addition, I am hoping to add some buttons for the 'about me' page, my 'workouts' and some recipes I've found. 


I also need to make my dog some more treats. I found a recipe on All Recipes for "Birthday Bones" and have been making them for my dog for a couple years now. He seems to like them (although he does eat anything..). They are super easy to make; wheat flour, natural peanut butter, milk, I add a touch of honey and there you go... roll the dough, get a cute cookie cutter and go to town, bake for 15 min or so. Done..you have healthy dog treats! It is so much better than buying treats in the store with God-knows-what in them. For the full recipe and directions click here. 


I mentioned in an earlier post I've been doing the ChaLEAN Extreme workouts - I'm already on month 2 and I do like it a lot. I feel like it is making me stronger, my muscles are more defined, especially in my abs. I guess one thing that really frustrates me is that I can't seem to lose the last stubborn 5-10 lbs! I know, you just read that I ate Cadbury eggs for breakfast and you're wondering why I am surprised.. while it is no secret that I have a massive sweet tooth, that is definitely the exception. Usually breakfast is a couple of wheat waffles and coffee. On weekends, I like to eat egg beaters with artichokes. Anyway,  back to CE. I have also been incorporating the Ease into 5K app into my workout regime, so that is helping as well. 
My next purchase will probably be Turbo Fire. I love Chalean, she is super motivating and keeps you going. 
*Note* If you are interested in hearing more about the Beachbody programs I've done, or if you want to buy one click here! 


Before I go (I've been rambling, sorry!) I wanted to do a quick product rave... I've been reading about L'Oreal's Color Riche Lip Balm on the blogisphere so I finally bought a couple to try out for myself. The colors I have are: Rose Elixar and Caring Coral. 
One thing to note about these lip balms - the color is so sheer I really think any color will look good regardless of your skin tone, eye color, whatever.  I also love the fact they don't contain parabens and they have an SPF 15. They make your lips feel moisturized and soft, it will become like crack for your lips - 

Picture from www.drugstore.com

If you sign up on L'Oreal's website you can get a $1 off coupon AND Walgreens has these on sale, BOGO 50% off... 


That's all - I know this post was really long but it's been a while since I've posted. I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter!! 
-A

TGIF!

I took today off work, and it feels GREAT! It is storming pretty bad in the midwest, which (IMO) are the best days to be off work, lay around, read, catch up on shows and just be a bit lazy. However, instead of being lazy I am trying to get some random things done so I am not scrambling all weekend. I need to hit the grocery store in the worst way. Also, a friend of mine at work sent me some delicious-sounding vegetarian recipes so I think I will try one of them out tonight. I also found a recipe online from a website I just stumbled upon for chickpea chocolate chip cookies...hmmm. I am going to try them out and if they're good I will link the recipes.

Also, I started a new workout program on Sunday! I mentioned in a previous post that I was doing a hybrid of P90X/Insanity. Both are very challenging, but since I had seriously been doing them since January of 2010 I was BORED with the workouts (again, still challenging) I just needed to change things up a bit. I started doing another Beachbody program called ChaLEAN Extreme, which focuses on using the heaviest weights you can handle and only doing 12 reps. Muscle burns fat, so I'm hoping that I can get off of this plateau I've been on for what seems like years. Honestly, I do like the workouts but since my calorie burn isn't as high I'm a bit nervous about weighing myself. I'll report back as I get into the program a bit more.
I hope everyone has a great weekend!