Protein Nutella + Upper Body Fat Blasting Workout!

Hello my healthy friends!

The first semester of my college life is officially OVER!!! :) It's now time to enjoy a month long break before I have to do it all over again, haha!

But seriously, this break is oh so needed. When people have asked me what I plan on doing over the break, I tell them my plan is to recover. All the chaos from classes and doing the showcase and just juggling and learning how to be a college student can fry you up. I can feel my body needing a break too! So part of my recovery process is not to be so strict about my diet. Of course, the bulk of what I eat is going to be my clean, healthy, and nutritious foods, but I'm not going to be afraid to treat myself! Like today, I enjoyed a Skinny Peppermint Mocha from Starbucks - for the first time! As long as my treats fits into my calorie/macro goal for the day, then I'm good :) And I encourage you to do the same!

Don't be afraid of the treats this holiday season; embrace the good times and moderate what you put into your body.

Tbh, I'm really excited to make sugar cookies. I don't know why, but ever since the Christmas season rolled in, all I've wanted to do is bake some old fashioned sugar cookies! Maybe I'll do that tommorow during the Charger game....

But on the topic of food, tonight I made this delicious chocolate protein spread to put on my Ezekiel english muffin...and OMG. It was sooo good! It reminded me of the chocolate filling they use in Toaster Strudels.

Chocolate Protein Spread
1/3 scoop chocolate casein protein
1/3 scoop chocolate whey protein
1 packet Truvia or Stevia

Mix all the ingredients together. Add 1 tbsp of water. Add more water until pudding like texture appears. Be careful not to add too much water!

I also have a fun workout to share that I did the other day. It burned major calories, all while getting my cardio and weights done! I despise cardio, so I try to disguise it in with my weights ;) You'll need your favorite piece of cardio equipment and a gym. Each exercise is linked to a video demonstrating how to perform the move.

Upper Body Circuit Fat Blast

Start with a 5 min cardio warm up

Circuit 1
3 sets of no more than 12 reps
1) Incline Chest Press
2) One Arm DB Row
3) Alternating Deltoid Side Raises
10 min of moderate intensity cardio

Circuit 2
1) Lat Pulldown
2) DB Flyes on a Stability Ball
3) Bent Over DB Rear Delt Raise
10 min of moderate intensity cardio

Circuit 3
1) Barbell Curls
2) Tricep Extension Machine (I've never seen one like this, just find the one at your gym and follow the instructions)
10 min of moderate intensity cardio

The cardio after each circuit gives your arms a break while making it not seem so long!
Hope you like it! It takes about an hour and I burned over 500 calories!

Remember to keep staying healthy during the holidays!