Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts

Monday, May 27, 2013

Guilt Free Pineapples 'N Cream

Hot weather always makes us crave something cold, so we thought we would share one of our favorite, healthy smoothie recipes with you: Pineapples 'N Cream. This is seriously a super easy recipe that tastes like a cross between a creamsicle and pineapple. YUM

What you need:

Blender
Frozen Pineapple
Vanilla Coconut Milk
Splash of water

We used a Nutribullet to blend our ingredients together, but a blender will definitely do the trick. We filled the Nutribullet cup with Trader Joe's Frozen Pineapple Tidbits about 3/4 full, then added about 1/2 cup of coconut milk.


We like to use coconut milk because it has a thicker consistency than almond milk, but you are more than welcome to substitute. We can't guarantee the "cream" taste, though.


Now, blend!


If you need to add a little more coconut milk because the mixture is too thick to blend, please do. We added just a splash of water to get ours to the consistency we were looking for, without the extra calories. Now, pour in your favorite container and enjoy!


This is a guilt free treat guaranteed to cool you off from the {almost} summer heat.

If you are feeling extra sassy, add a splash of vodka for a little oomph. ;)

Enjoy!

Saturday, May 18, 2013

What's In The Bag?


Alright, so we have decided to dedicate our Saturday posts to one of our beloved activities: shopping. It's the very first post about it and I've already encountered a problem: I went shopping today and only purchased one thing (GASP)! Although I very much adore my new sunglasses, I do not feel confident that I could write an entire post about them that would captivate everyone's interest. SO, rather than doing a "What's In My Shopping Bag(s)", I'm going to do a "What's In My Beach Bag!"

I found my beach bag at H&M about three weeks ago. I just had to have it(nevermind the fact that I have three others). So, I'm happy it is making the blog!



Pretty cute, eh? So do ya wanna know what's typically in my cute beach/pool bag? Well of course you do! If you didn't, you would not be reading this right now, right?




Sunglasses: Target
Beach Towel: Walmart
Bikini: Victoria Secret
Tanning Oil: see below
(Beer not pictured)



I'm not going to lie, I got mildly anxious when deciding which bikini to picture because I have far too many. I just went with the newest one. For those of you who don't know, I'm an unstable Victoria Secret swimsuit addict. I do believe I just took the first step to recovery right there :)

I wish I had someone to model how cute the bottoms of that bikini are, but Adriana Lima was busy today and I'm not going to subject myself to that kind of ridicule. I promise you they are adorable though!  I feel like these type of bottoms make almost every butt look good. My addiction to sweets and french fries have given me quite the little bubble myself, and I'm pleased with how they look on me!

Both the top and bottom are on sale at Victoria's Secret right now.  Click here to check it out!

I also wish I had a before and after picture of how well the Maui Island Secret Browning Formula works. I'm not kidding. It doesn't matter if I'm only laying out for 5 minutes on each side. I get a little tanline when I use this stuff. I will NEVER, ever, ever, ever, everrr use another tanning oil.

You can get it for $12 off here and Ulta carries a similar lotion here. I'm not 100% sure if they carry their oil, though. Side note: you will find that other than wine and dessert, I'm pretty much never 100% sure about most things in life.

If you decide to go out and buy any of these things, I hope you love them as much as I do! And if you want help sculpting a sexy body for your new bikini, be sure to check out our post from yesterday here!

Enjoy your weekend!
Keep is sassy.

Friday, May 17, 2013

Fit & Fabulous!

Hey everyone! If you are anything like us, you have been repeating "TGIF" to yourself since you woke up this morning. Why not once more?

TGIF!!!!

You guys, summer is just around the corner. Bikini season is almost HERE! We work so hard and eat so well during the week, but when the weekend gets here we are all like "ICE CREAM!!!" or "WINE!!!!"

Because it's the weekend doesn't mean you should completely forego all of your hard work eating right and being active during the week. So, we are going to give you all a few of our favorite motivating songs and an easy workout to get your weekend started off right! Oh, and a picture of weights and a really cute bathing suit.


Feeling more motivated already, aren't you??

Okay. Typically my workouts begin with a quick mile, Boomer alongside. When we get back, I immediately turn on my music.  The following four songs are what I do my first four exercises to, in this order:

1. Justin Timberlake-Rock Your Body
2. Guns 'N Roses-Paradise City
3. Michael Jackson-Don't Stop Til You Get Enough
4. Taylor Swift-22

Next, I grab my 5 pounders and start pumping. For the first song I do Dumbbell Romanian Dead Lifts (RDL) which are great for strengthening your hamstrings and glutes. See here for tutorial (exercise five). And, you know that gross cellulite we get right underneath our booty? RDL's have made mine practically disappear. .

There is a God!!!

I find myself doing them to the beat of the music, but when I notice my form is being compromised because I am trying to keep up, I slow the pace down a bit. NEVER COMPROMISE FORM. Capiche?

Song number 2 is for bicep curls.  See here for tutorial and other exercises.

Here comes the really fun part. For song number 3, you are going to be squatting. If it is too easy, add a 5 lb weight! It is almost summer, which means crunch time. You will thank yourself when you put on your bikini for the first time!  See here for tutorial.

Song number 4 you will be doing shoulder presses that lower into tricep extensions!  See here for shoulder press tutorial and here for overhead tricep extension tutorial.

Alright. Next you are going to be doing 25 reps of the following exercises, 3 times, unless marked otherwise. You will need a stability ball.
Stability ball crunches
Leg raises
Stability ball ab reachers
15 side plank dips per side
Stability ball "bench" presses

FYI, the squat exercise burns more calories than any other body weight exercise because it works large muscle groups as well as multiple muscle groups. Each time we go to the bathroom, we do 20 squats. True story. Judge us if you want, but our butts will soon be asses.
Hallelujah.

We aren't professionals, but if you are unsure how to do any of the exercises listed above feel free to contact us, or check out Bodybuilding.com here for more tutorials.  They have a great website that offers tons of different exercises for all ages.  And, seriously, if your body is telling you to stop, listen to it!

Cheers to looking Fit & Fabulous this summer!

Happy Friday everybody!
Keep it sassy and sculpt a sexy assy ;)