His & Hers: Healthy Easter Gift Basket

Easter will be here before we know it so I thought of a few things you could get for the health conscious person this year! 

There is no reason we need to fill a basket full of chocolate and candy (even though it is good).  Most people have the mindset "Oh it's just once a year, I can eat this chocolate/candy/bad food"... well no, it's Easter, May Day, 4th of July, state fairs, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Eve, Valentines Day and many others.  By doing this, it creates a pretty big habit for individuals to continue on with bad habits throughout the entire year. Now you wonder why you can't keep off the weight you work so hard to lose time after time?  We need to start creating healthier habits for ourselves AND teach them to children and adolescents.

I have created a quick Easter basket filled with alternative ideas to share with you! Feel free to add your ideas in the comment section as well :) Men, this is a great list for any female in your life so take note!! :)

**Don't forget to check out the Special Spring Scentsy offer at the bottom, only available through March 30th!!

Hers: 

• Scentsy Warmer, scent bars, scent pak, room spray- View and order on my site by clicking on this link to my site :) -Showing deluxe sized warmer, honeymoon hideaway scent pak and bar, and Sunny and Share room spray
• Quest Protein Bars Order here (my favorite flavor is Chocolate chip cookie dough & cookies and cream!) 
• Nail Polish - Featured Sally Hansen- View Here 
• Spark Energy drink-Featured Mango Strawberry- Order yours on my site here!
• Blender bottle- Purchase one at Anytime Fitness in Norwalk  or your local store!
• Lottery Scratch Tickets
• Movie tickets
• Starbucks or Caribou gift card
• Amazon Kindle gift card
• Bath and Body Works hand soap

His:

• Gift card- Featuring Overtime Sports bar in Urbandale at Overtime Pizza
• Spark Energy drink- Featured Grape- Order yours here! 
• Blender bottle- Purchase one at Anytime Fitness (link above) or your local store!
• Quest Protein Bar- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
• Keurig K cups order online at www.keurig.com (there is a $5 off coupon code to use at checkout with a purchase of five boxes through March 30th! BUY5  (I Love the Cafe Caramel and the Dark Chocolate hot cocoa!)
• Beef Jerky
• Lottery Scratch Tickets
• Starbucks or Caribou gift card
• Bath and Body Works mens lotion
• Scentsy Man collection- Room spray, scent pak, scent circle, scent bar

This is a $50 Value all yours until March 30th OR while supplies last for only $30!

Includes:

• 1 Easter Egg PREMIUM Scentsy Warmer
• 1 Jumpin Jelly Bean Scentsy bar
• 1 French Lavender Scentsy Bar
• 1 Coconut Lemongrass Scentsy Bar

**Link is at the bottom of my page or email me with any questions!! 

Thanks for viewing my blog, I hope you found a few good ideas! I would be glad to assist with any questions!  Hope you have a good Easter Hunt to find what you need to fill your baskets! :) 

XoXo,

Chelsea

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Chocolate Maple PB Cups

Happy St. Patties Day! Hope you're all wearing GREEN! 

Who doesn't love Peanut butter cups? But we all know they are not the healthiest for you.  I had been wanting to create my own recipe to make a healthy version so I finally gave it a try!  Anyone can have them, as long as you fit them into your daily macros (carbs, fats and protein).



This was my first experiment so it's a work in progress but they turned out amazing so I thought I'd share :)  The recipe makes 19 and they are only ~53 calories each!

You will need:
-Mini muffin tin
-Mini muffin cups
-2T Peanut butter (I used Smuckers natural creamy)
-2 Scoop/40g Protein Powder (I used Micellar Creme Vanilla)
-7T Dark Chocolate chips (I used Hersheys special dark)
-2T Better n' butter peanut butter
-2T Walden farms maple syrup
-Sea Salt (*Optional)

Process: 

1. Line the muffin tin with cups
2. Have 1/2 protein powder mixed and ready
3. Melt 1/2 dark chocolate
4. Mix chocolate and protein powder
5. Drop into cups filling 1/4
6. Put in freezer for 10 min
7. Mix Peanut butter, better n' butter, maple syrup
8. Melt and mix other half of protein and chocolate
9. Drop Peanut butter mix into each cup
10. Pour the rest of the Chocolate and Protein mix on top of cups filling 3/4 full
11. Sprinkle Sea salt on top (*Optional)
12. Put in freezer for 20 minutes
13. ENJOY and share if you wish! :) 

**I keep mine in the freezer, make sure to take it out for a minute before eating so the lining doesn't stick to the chocolate when unwrapping!

Nutrition Info:

19 Servings

53 Calories

2.6g Fat

4.9g Carb

2.9g Protein

Tag me in a photo if you decide to try these or any other recipe of mine! :)



XoXo,

Chelsea

Discovering my Love for Fitness

How did I become so into fitness? 

 

 It was almost two years ago when I first started getting into fitness.  In reality, I was trying to find who I am supposed to be. (Still trying to, I think it is an ongoing process!)  After many years of people telling me "You're too skinny", "You're weak", "You aren't strong enough for that", I wanted to prove so many people wrong as well as the thoughts in my head.  This is what made me turn to fitness and lifting.  I did a TON of research to find out if this is something I would really like to put all of my time and effort into.  I researched trainers, diets, competitions, all of the costs (bikini, tan, registration, travel, supplements, posing lessons), lastly, went to a couple of local competitions to experience it from the crowd.. I knew right away I wanted to work my butt off to get on stage!

Since my beginning two years ago, I have competed in two Bikini division body building competitions (which I NEVER thought I could do!) I placed 2nd in both which I was absolutely thrilled! 

I'm still a beginner but I can tell you I love the process and seeing different transformations throughout the year.  There have been many struggles such as gaining weight from binging after my competitions (I had no idea what I was doing.. I was on such a low calorie & strict diet throughout prep so I craved everything imaginable!) but I love where I am now. 

Currently, I am training with Team Gorman, my prep coach is Leslie Franklin and I love my new team!  I am using IIFYM (If it fits your macros) which I will cover more about in a future post.  I do want to say my prep is going great and I am staying sane this time! :)

Follow my journey as I am 9.5 weeks out from my first competition of 2014 in Des Moines at the Hoyt Sherman!

Thanks for viewing, I am just getting this back up and running and can't wait to share all of my ideas and experiences with each of you!



XoXo, Chelsea




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