Flexibility is so important for our health and well being! I am focused on height and not shrinking with age. Here is a 7 minute warm up that I have incorporated into my workouts. So important to be flexible and feeling fabulous! Give it a try and let me know how it works for you.
Are you local? Spring is a perfect time to start a fitness program.! Change things up…a new beginning! Here is the schedule to my workouts. Let me know ahead of time if you are coming. (Sometimes the schedule changes.)
Since I have been on my 90 day wine free challenge , I have been making more of an effort to create very satisfying delicious and nutritious meals. This morning for breakfast I made Grain Free Banana Pancakes with sauteed pears on top. I have had many requests for the recipe so here it is.
Pancakes on the griddle.
1 banana
2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla extract or I love maple extract
a serving size of protein powder. I use 2 scoops of My Smart Whey.
sprinkle in cinnamon.
Mix it all together and cook on the griddle. I use coconut oil to grease the griddle.
Bonus round! Thinly slice a pear and saute in butter , add a few chopped pecans with pears at the end.
I also like to top my pancakes with a dollop of plain full fat yogurt.
Time to check in. No wine for 90 days has been a challenge. I remember Wayne Dyer talking about giving up alcohol and how it was no big deal. When I talk about it, it feels silly that it has had such an impact. I have been feeling emotional flat and depressed or maybe sad is a better word. I have found ways to deal with all of it and it is getter better.
Excuse the shakiness, I need my AV guy!
I have been making a effort to cook delicious satisfying meals. Google the Barefoot Contessa, she has great recipes. I am hoping to shed a few pounds. I have been making Ina Garten’s roasted cashews and eating lots of them. Delicious and high in calories. It is all an adjustment.
This morning, I made low-glycemic grain free banana pancakes.
Start your day with a delicious nutritious breakfast!
I would love to hear from you. Have you struggled giving up alcohol, caffeine, sugar? Of course, we all have! Would you like to join me?
I am posting everyday about something I am grateful for. #365grateful. It is another inspiration from Dr. Christiane Northrup. I have been it a bit of a slump, feeling very flat. I thought this would be a fun creative way to feel better. Isn’t that why you have a blog?
Thomas and I go to church almost every Sunday. It is a beautiful historical church in Rumson NJ. We have been members for years. We stopped going for years and now we are back. During that time my friend Ivone joined the church. It makes going to church that more special.
Thomas really enjoys going. Every Saturday, he ask if we are going to church. He especially loves coffee hour. I helped Ivone out this weekend with coffee hour. Ivone makes a delicious fajita.(I made a fabulous crumb cake.) Perfect together! The crumb cake is not exactly fit and fabulous. It is a Church thing.
Crumb cake cooling before powdered sugar!
Here is my short video about why I am grateful for my friend Ivone. She is excited to make the blog:) Watch until the end…Hugged with a knife and Thomas makes a cameo.
Yesterday, I had a wonderful response to my giving up wine post. The support is very helpful. Thank you!
I have been searching for ways to stay balanced through out my day so I am not out of sorts and cranky at 5:30 when I need to start thinking about making dinner. Dinner making time is when I would pour myself a glass of wine. I have been looking for fun replacements and I came across.”The Good Girl Moonshine” on Pinterest.
I posted their apple recipe yesterday. This morning I made an Apple cider vinegar, strawberry, ginger drink. It is not chardonnay but it is a fun replacement and actually super healthy. Thomas had his drink for breakfast with an one minute muffin.
Apple Cider Vinegar : Many health studies show the benefits of ACV. “In 400 BC Hippocrates, the father of medicine, used it for it’s amazing natural cleansing, healing and energizing health qualities.” Good enough for Hippocrates, good enough for me.
Buy the good stuff.
Ginger: Ginger has amazing health benefits as well. It is an excellent anti-inflammatory and so good for your digestion. It has a fun kick as well.
I have taken a break from my blog. I wasn’t inspired to do anything. Now, I have something to blog about it.
Here goes… this might not seem like a big deal but for me I am sorry to say it is.
I gave up drinking my daily glass of wine on the Winter Solstice. The Winter Solstice is all about “letting go” so you can make space for the NEW. Sunday, December 20th, my husband and I were at a pizza party. I had two slices of pizza and a glass of chardonnay. When we got home I had a scoop of vanilla ice cream. It doesn’t sound over the top but the next day I woke up feeling terrible like I was hung over. Here I am a trainer and a health coach, I don’t expect myself to be perfect but I want to be better. I decided to give up wine, alcohol for 90 days. ( I don’t want you to think I am going to start drinking martinis…I included alcohol.) Basically, I enjoy a glass of wine daily. If I don’t have it, I feel agitated and cranky.
I wanted to mark the day, and you know it was December 21st, the winter solstice. The perfect day. Later that day, I read a quote by Christiane Northrup. “Just stay connected to Divine Love. And watch what happens.”
I didn’t blog about it earlier because I wasn’t sure I would stick to it. Usually, three days in I find a reason to sabotage myself and start drinking again. I am now 9 days in. It still is not easy and I think about it way too much. I am doing it, I am sleeping better, feeling better and I am making better choices. I know it will become easier.
I don’t intend to give up wine forever. My intention is to treat it like cake. I will have a glass to celebrate special occasions.
A Healthy Alternative.
A Fabulous Cocktail!
2 TBS apple cider vinegar
1 TBS Lemon juice
1 TSP cinnamon
1/2 sliced apple
I would love to hear from you. Have you gone through this? Would you like to join me? Community creates immunity.
“Ladies, look at this face and look at all of your faces, the face of leadership,” Fiorina says. “This is the face of a 61-year-old woman. I am proud of every year and every wrinkle.”
This is perfect. I don’t know anything about Carly Fiorina or her politics. My sister mention this quote to me Tuesday morning on my 61st birthday and I am so grateful for women in my life that have inspired me to embrace my time of life and all of its blessings.
It is such a great attitude to embrace your wrinkles and your age spots. Be proud of what you have accomplished and the wonderful adventures to come. I am inspired by the work of Christiane Northrup. Her book Goddesses Never Age is full of wonderful insights to live your life to the fullest. Dr. Northrup talks about not telling your age. I understand that.
Thank you!
Your health and vitality is so important at any age and especially as you get older. It is all about how you feel. My intention is to inspire women to gain strength and flexibility at any age. You can feel strong, healthy, and full of energy. Sometimes, it proves a point to tell my age.
This passed year I have also been inspired by Cindy Joseph, the model, founder of the Pro-Age revolution. She is all about embracing your age and letting your silver hair shine. She has inspired me to grow out my blonde highlights and let the silver come through. I am halfway there and so far so good. I love her make up skin care line Boom. I love the simplicity, one product, one color for lips, blush,and eye shadow. Here is my make-up demo with Boom:)
I just got the latest JCREW catalog. Lauren Hutton looks amazing wrinkles and all~ I think I will buy what she is wearing:)
#fitandfabulous
Who inspires you? I would love to know. Please post your comments. It is wonderful to support each other, we are in this together.
Probiotics…”gut of your health” watch the video you will know what I am talking about it.
I add coconut oil to my morning smoothie.
“It’s been shown to support healthy metabolism, and contribute to satiety. There’s also evidence coconut oil is a heart-healthy food because it supports healthy triglyceride levels and maintains good cholesterol levels already in the normal range.” Dr. Brian Dixon
It is so important to start your day off balanced. If you are not quite ready to embrace my FITANDFABULOUS PROGRAM. Make one change this week and blend up a morning smoothie. Such an easy way to start your day off right. You can blend it the night before but don’t add the fibergy until you are ready to drink it. Thickens up if it sits too long.
It is Progress. Heading in the right direction. Half a pound this week according to the scale. It feels like more, my pants are definitely looser and my belly is flatter. Keep on going.
My Big News!
I have created THE PROGRAM! Are you ready to join me on the Fit and Fabulous…Aging Optional Journey. It is so much easier when we are all in this together!
Watch this and see what you think.
I didn’t go into the food in the video. I have been eating well. One night, I had sirloin steak, roasted vegetables and red wine. So delicious! Last night we had cod and scallops over pasta. I have changed a few things in my diet. These small changes have made a difference. I can help you too!
Sirloin steak, roasted vegetables and a glass of red wine! Delicious!
Are you ready to be Fit and Fabulous…Aging Optional?
MARY KININGHAM 