~*THANKFUL*~

I just thought I would check in with you all on this Fabulous Friday. I wasn't too sure what to post so I posted the first picture Nick and I took together for my Junior Prom in 2007. He looks completely different...in fact he looks like another guy! Who knew I'd find the love of my life on Myspace ;-)

He has a little less hair, a smile with teeth (I finally got him to show his teeth when he smiles), and the same sparkly eyes! I really am a lucky woman!!
Here are a few of my other loves...

Addicted to Roasted Garlic Hummus and raw veggies! The cucumbers are my favorite!

Addicted to my PicsArt app on my phone. I edit pictures with my app and send them to my Mom. I'm sure she gets tired of seeing pictures with sayings from me, but whatever! =)

Still loving the Good Earth tea in White Tea Vanilla. I might be obsessed!

I said yesterday I have a few fitness packages on their way to me in the mail. I am really excited about this one!! I am working on some new giveaways for you all. I just have to sit down and put together all the pieces of the puzzle! =)

How was your Friday? I am so excited it is the weekend!

Remember to always tell your loved ones and family how much you love them and appreciate them. I love sending random texts to my family when I am thinking of them. I also love writing Nick notes to tell him I LOVE YOU! I usually write the same thing I have for years, but I know when he is reading them it makes his day better...I hope.

Show your love!!

What I Ate Wednesday

Hello there!
I haven't done a What I Ate Wednesday post in quite a while, but here we are!
What I Ate Wednesday is hosted by Peas and Crayons! Fun, Food & Fitness is the theme for July. This means along with my EATS I will also share some of my favorite FITNESS with you... FUN! ;-)

Here we go...

Pre-Workout was my chocolate protein and an apricot just before I hit the gym floor! I recently watched a video post by Natalie Jill that talked about pre-workout meals. She suggested protein with piece of fruit before hitting the gym floor! Check out the video here for more information!

Post-workout I filled up on my favorites! Egg whites, spinach, and zucchini! I love buying the egg whites in the carton already separated. So much easier!!!

I took my lunch to work in this BEAUTY! Super cute lunch bag for girls on the go! ;-)

10:30AM meal came quickly! I chowed down on an apricot, Strawberry CHOBANI, and walnuts! I love the mixture. Here's a fun tip... Plain 0% Chobani as a substitute for sour cream! It taste IDENTICAL!!

I took a picture this morning before heading to work. I added chicken that I cooked in the microwave.

Ziploc Zipn' Steam Bags is how I cooked them. If you haven't tried these steamer bags yet YOU MUST! I really think they are the greatest product for eating healthy. I cook three chicken tenders in the bag with some Mrs. Dash for 7minutes. Moist and fully cooked every time. I cooked today's chicken in a little salsa.

Snack time!!! I had a LaraBar and a scoop of Peanut Butter. Kind of quick... maybe not the best choice, but it worked! =)

I have to share my Tea Tag with you from my Good Earth Tea! I love the Vanilla White Tea!!! YUM!

"He who would leap high must take a long run"

-Danish Proverb

Dinner is served by my love! Asparagus and steak!! Of course I cut the fat off of it and I didn't quite eat it all before I got full.

Smoothie pops!! Nick made a thick smoothie of strawberries, bananas, and yogurt. Frozen in Popsicle molds they are a great sweet, Summer treat!

FINALLY... here is the FITNESS portion of my What I Ate Wednesday. I like to do a circuit just after I finish my weights before I head to do cardio!

Peace. Love. Fitness.

High Five Friday #3

It is FRIDAY again and that means HIGH FIVE FRIDAY with A Dash Of Meg!

I announced on Monday that I was chosen to be a Sweat Pink Ambassador! Check out my post from Tuesday, I Sweat Pink for more info on my new adventure! I've sent in my bio for the ambassadors page so hopefully that will be going up very soon!

HIGH FIVE to Jaren at Kiwi Fit Blog for being the winner of my first giveaway! I was super excited to mail her Good Earth tea and Larabar bars! I hope she loves them as much as I do.

I saw this picture on an Instagram post for the Healthy Diva's Photo a Day, Glitter. I am obsessed with it and I am now on a mission to find another one of the Starbucks Tumblers with a straw. I will keep you updated when I finally find one. I have one already, but I don't think I am ready to cover it in glitter just yet! ;-)

Photo Credit

Head over to A Dash of Meg's High Five Friday!

I ran across another fitness blogger, Jessie at Jessie loves to run! I love her blog that she is just starting! High five to Jessie. Starting a blog is exciting and so much fun! Head over to her blog and check it out!

Thank you all for following! TGIF!!

Don't forget to follow me on Twitter!

xo

*Marvelous in My Monday- #5*

It is Monday and a four day work week is upon us! How exciting is that?!

Every Monday I participate in MARVELOUS IN MY MONDAY with the Healthy Diva, Katie! I am super excited to report a TON of MARVELOUS to you all!

If you read my post from yesterday a winner for my very first giveaway was chosen! Ms. Jaren at Kiwi Fit! I am super excited to send out some of my favorite healthy finds to Jaren this week! Congratulations!! If you haven't already... go check out Kiwi Fit!

I am also excited to share with you a photo a day series I have been participating with on my Instagram (@annar31)! When Instagram was FINALLY up and running today... I posted day #2... SMILE!! I love all of the smile post that are up right now under the #hashtag #healthydivas. That link will take you Twitter, but if you have an Instagram... join in!

I entered in to a MARVELOUS contest with Good Earth Tea... Tag You're It Contest! I have submitted a quote to be voted on! I will let you know when voting starts so you can head on over!

Speaking of Good Earth Tea I was lucky enough to get the quote above with you tea today! I loved it so much I saved it and kept it on my desk. I sometimes think we don't give ourselves enough credit. I know I am the QUEEN at this!! I think the message is simple... but bold!
A perfect example... this morning I woke up to an email from the Fit Approach! I applied last week to become a Sweat Pink Ambassador! I thought I would give it a shot, but honestly didn't have much confidence. Well, I got a MARVELOUS email this morning letting me know I have been accepted to be a new Sweat Pink Ambassador! I have a Homework assignment to finish up on then I am going to start my check list of things to do to get started! I will share more soon, but want to share with you as I think this is the topper to Marvelous in My Monday!!
Thank you everyone for reading about the Marvelous in My Monday!

What was Marvelous in your Monday?
Comment below and don't forget to check out Marvelous in My Monday with the Healthy Diva!



~*Marvelous in My Monday #4*~

Hey there my Fabulous Friends!!
It is Marvelous in My Monday... My favorite party in the blogging neighborhood! =)

My first MARVELOUS to post is my Drink More Water Challenge with a GIVEAWAY!! I am super excited. Click here to see how to enter... it's super simple!

My second MARVELOUS is that my Twitter is currently at 99 followers. 1 more to go until I hit the 100 mark. I know, I know... it may sound completely nerdy, but I am excited to see that number flip to 100. I love new followers and I love sharing my journey and thoughts with others!!

Snuck one of these Uber Larabars in Nick's lunch today with a sweet note! He texted me from work letting me know he loved it! Woo---SCORE! I love getting Nick's approval on healthy alternatives!! =) The Bananas Foster is currently my favorite... HMMMM? Giveaway prize?? ;-)

I am absolutely loving the Good Earth White Vanilla tea. It is my favorite indeed right now!! I am positive I am going to include this with prizes for the giveaway!!

I found some great blogs today via the Marvelous in My Monday post by The Healthy Diva! I will post a couple links below to some I checked out!!

I'd like to give a big Marvelous in My Monday thank you to all my followers!! Your support means the world to me and I love having new followers daily! The positive attitudes and thoughts behind all of my followers is fantastic MARVELOUS =)

I look forward to all of you entering in the Drink More Water Challenge!!!

*check out these MARVELOUS posts*
Kiwi Fit Blog is starting a new Cross-Fit program this week! Woo!
Miss Fit Britt has a great MIMM post about self esteem!
Anna with Love Mint Chocolate Chip is just full of positive, glowing energy! It really is contagious!
Katie with Goober Nuts Life is celebrating her first Marvelous in My Monday!!

There are many more you can check out here!

See you soon!
Xo

Drink More Water *Giveaway*

Good morning all!!
Today is the day to announce my first giveaway featuring some of my favorite healthy finds!!
First...
I posted back in May on drinking a gallon of water a day... to see the post click here!

Anyhooooo... Because I believe so much in the health benefits of water...I've decided to incorporate it in to this week's giveaway!

~*A gallon is about 128 ounces*~

The challenge is not to drink a gallon a day, but to drink water... period!
To enter...
follow me on Twitter and Facebook (post a comment telling me you did)
and
post a comment below with why you love water!

Receive extra entries for posting every time you finish a glass, bottle, Tervis Cup ;-), etc. of water...
If you post on Twitter or Instagram (@annar31), use the hash tag

#h2oForMe

*Don't forget to tag me in your post!
Each post will receive an additional entry in the challenge!

The giveaway...
on Sunday July 1st we will choose a winner.
The winner will get some of my favorites...
a box of Good Earth Tea
and some of my favorite Larabar Uber Bars.
I recently stumbled upon these and I am hooked.

I am excited for this first giveaway and excited to share some of my favorites with you!!

Let's get this party started... tell me...

Why do you LOVE water?!?

~I LOVE Grocery Shopping~

Saturday is my day to hit Sprouts Farmers Market. From what it sounds like... Sprouts is a smaller version of Whole Foods that all my fitness pals love!
I decided to share some of my purchases with you tonight.

The produce selection was great today. My favorite buy was the Kiwis 4 for $1!! Peaches, Romaine, Kale, Blueberries and more!

Of course my 0% Chobani Plain Greek Yogurt, Roasted Garlic Hummus, and Earth Balance Coconut Spread. I haven't ever used coconut butter, but the Healthy Diva uses it on top of her smoothies. I am going to try this tomorrow! =)

More tea... more tea! It is probably the last thing I need, but I love having options ;-) I love the sayings on Yogi Tea!!

Larabar, UBER bar... I am already hooked. In fact... I may have one of my fabulous followers win some of these amazing bars this week!! Interested???

 I found these TRUE BARS today too from Bakery on Main. I love the quote on the wrapper...
"I'm a coconut cashew bar with nothing to hide"

Some of my favorites... 100% chocolate with 0 grams of sugar and Chocolove Bars in Extra Strong Dark Chocolate 77% coco. There is even a love poem on the inside of the wrapper of each bar. Nick LOVES these. We have eliminated Reese's in our house ;-) Carob chips... I have never used these. I've see Little B use them so I thought I'd have some on hand. I will let you know when I use them.

I prepped all of my lettuce, spinach, and kale. I rinse them in cool water and lay them out to dry on doubled paper towels. This makes healthy eating so much easier during the week!!

Well, off to do some homework!

Where do you do your grocery shopping?

What are your favorite finds?