Burn Time

Posted on January 20, 2015 by

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Last Wednesday I went and saw American Sniper (fantastic movie by the way) with a friend. While we were waiting in line for popcorn I overheard a girl saying that she didn’t want anything from the concession stand especially since a small popocorn with butter would take her 140 minutes on the elliptical machine…. WHAT! At that point I probably should of stepped out of line and passed up on the popcorn, but moderation is key… right? When I got home I looked up common “junk foods”, the calorie counts and how long it would take to work it off. Let me tell you it really put things in perspective for me.

Glazed doughnut (200 calories): 53 minutes of lunges (ouch)
1 slice of pepperoni pizza (260 calories): 272 consecutive burpees (yikes!)
1 M&M (3.4 calories): Walking the length of a football field
1 small theater popcorn and butter (630 calories): 135 minutes on the elliptical
1 medium size bagel + cream cheese (400 calories): 2 hours and 15 minutes of yoga

Single Girls Guide to Valentine\’s Day

Posted on January 19, 2015 by

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{xo pinata}

This weekend my BFF and I were discussing Valentine\’s Day. Since prince charming has yet to whisk us off our feet (where are you?), we decided that we would create the best Valentine\’s Day ever. We each created a Pinterest board of our favorite treats, DIYs, cocktails and more. Here are some of our favorite ideas:


{chocolate covered strawberries}
 
{conversation heart brownies}
 {pink cocktails and mocktails}
 {ice cream cupcakes}
 {chocolate covered kabobs}
 {ombré chocolate covered cherries}

{white chocolate covered conversation popcorn}

Outdoor Winter Date Ideas

Posted on January 15, 2015 by

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If you’re just starting off dating someone new, or maybe living under the same roof as your significant other winter can sometimes get relentless. You tend to stay in more than you go out. Here is a list of 15 outdoor winter date ideas you’re sure to love.

1. Do you want to build a snowman?
2. Go ice-skating at an outdoor rink.
3. Moonlit snow walk.
4. Be kids again and go sledding.
5. Try out cross-country skiing.
6. Go snowshoeing.
7. Tubing.
8. Have a campfire and make s’mores.
9. Give snowboarding a try.
10. Take a winter hike.
11. Go to a firework show – most cities have fire & ice festivals.

Chocolate-Covered Potato Chips

Posted on January 14, 2015 by

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Sunday’s are always designated girls night at my aunt’s house. Her and I get together for dinner, watch Once Upon a Time, and enjoy popcorn or dessert. A couple weeks ago we took Sunday’s to a whole new level when we made chocolate covered potato chips. While you usually find the chips completely covered in the chocolate we only did half allowing for the quintessential sweet and salty combination.

Chocolate-Covered Potato Chips
Ingredients
• Milk chocolate
• Ridged Potato Chips

Directions
1. Line a baking sheet parchment paper
2. Using a double boiler melt chocolate or melt in short intervals on defrost in the microwave.
3. Drip half the chip into the melted chocolate and use a spoon to remove excess chocolate.
4. Place in the refrigerator or freezer to firm up chocolate
5. Enjoy.

Gorton’s Realistic Resolution Challenge

Posted on January 13, 2015 by

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Gorton\'s Blogger Giveaway
We all start the New Year off making resolutions. Most of the time it involves healthier habits. However we usually break them within the first week or two. Therefore I couldn’t of been happier when I heard that Gorton’s Seafood had teamed up with SparkPeople to create a Realistic Resolution Challenge.
Gorton’s Realistic Resolution Challenge is a free online program that teaches you how to improve your diet and create a healthier lifestyle through 30 days of challenges. They also offer videos, recipes, shopping lists, a message board and so much more.

Gorton’s offers a wide range of fantastic products including their Grilled Fillets that are low fat, gluten free and 100 calories or less per serving.

Grilled Fillets Lemon Butter Review: I recently discovered that I have a gluten allergy. While I don\’t follow a super strict gluten free diet all the time – girl needs a cupcake now and then! I try to stick to it 90% of the time. That\’s why I was excited to discover that Gorton\’s offers a variety of gluten free products that are actually delicious. If you want fish for dinner without making your house smell like you just visited docks I highly recommend trusting the Gorton\’s fisherman they know what\’s up.

Check out the challenge here and sign up with me: here
Don’t forget to grab a coupon: here
Enter the Gorton’s Eat Smarter Sweepstakes: here

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