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Miranda Lambert & NYC

Kelly @ The Fit Skool — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 10:39:29 +0000

Ok first off, Country Concerts are awesome!! I was so excited to get to see Miranda Lambert in concert but I was even more happy with one of her opening artists Justin Moore. He was so passionate about his work and he seemed so genuine when he spoke in between songs.

Some of Miranda Lambert’s songs were super fun to listen to live and Marc and I thoroughly enjoyed our date night at Madison Square Garden in NYC.

Lets rewind a bit. Friday night was a low key night for us. I got a hair cut and then we just hung out and ate an awesome salmon dinner.

Ava LOVES Salmon. Its kind of funny to me that she likes it so much. She was literally throwing huge pieces into her mouth and I’m pretty sure she ended up eating half a piece of salmon, no joke!

Saturday morning I got up and immediately got my morning started with some breakfast. I did a quick 20 minute insanity workout and then I visited my grandma at the hospital, she’s very sick and not doing well

The rest of the afternoon went by super fast and before we knew it Marc’s parents arrived for the weekend. They watched Ava for us while we went to the city for the concert!

Marc and I headed into the city on the train around 630pm. It was fun to chat and hang out for the short ride into NYC. My phone battery was at like 20% so I had to shut it off and save some battery for the concert.

When we got to the off the train we decided to walk to MSG. In case you don’t know me I like to walk. It was enjoyable to look at the city with the bright lights and super tall buildings.

I ran into Minnie Mouse and was able to snap a quick picture for Ava.

here are a few more pictures of the rest of the night!

In case you haven’t been to Madison Square Garden you should definitely check it out.

Miranda’s voice was effortless and she sounded even better in concert!

Clearly we enjoyed the show! This was a mini wine glass that has a lid and I saw this product on the show Shark Tank so I had to try it!!! I’m definitely a fan and it was super convenient for a sporting or concert event.

Sunday I played catch up with some coaching work on the computer and I quickly ran through some of the new Group Power workout. We also took Cooper to the dog park to run around. It’s so nice when there are tons of dogs and of course when the sun is shining. Ava loves animals so it’s also fun for her to see them all play together.

Once we got home we did some food prep. Well Marc did some food prep. He roasted a ton of veggies and made both chicken thighs and chicken breast.

Now its Monday and I had to splash my face with cold water and drink some coffee to get going. My body needs sleep and I definitely lacked it this weekend.

I have a busy work week ahead of me so I’m trying make today as productive as I can! I am off to teach Group Power in a little bit!

have you ever been to a country concert before?

What is your favorite concert you have ever been to?

Meal Plan & Grocery List (March 2nd-5th)

Kelly @ The Fit Skool — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 15:47:58 +0000

Happy Sunday Sunday!

This morning I quickly whipped up a meal plan after going to the Grocery store. I had all intentions of doing the meal plan before but that didn’t happen.

I am hoping to stick to this plan for the week although I may have some snack changes based on my mood

MEAL PLAN FOR MARCH 2ND – MARCH 5TH

	Breakfast	Snack 1	Lunch	Snack 2	Dinner
Monday	1 Egg, 4 Egg Whites, Mixed veggies in Olive oil, Small Baked Potato sliced	Protein Shake, Banana, 1 tbsp Peanut butter	Grilled Chicken Salad with avocado, cucumber, veggies, & balsamic	Fennel & Apple Salad with Almonds	Turkey Chili with a side salad
Tuesday	1 Egg, 1 cup Egg Whites, Mushrooms & Spinach and potato hash	Greek Yogurt, Berries, Crushed Almonds	Baked Chicken w. herbs Sweet Potato & Broccoli	Celery w/ Peanut butter	Chicken, Kale, Tomatoes, White beans with Garlic & Oil
Wednesday	2 Eggs, Spinach w/ olive oil, 1 slice Whole Grain Toast	Protein Shake & Oatmeal with almond milk and Cinnamon	Turkey Chili over a Sweet Potato	Green Monster Smoothie	Pork Tenderloin, Fingerling Potatoes & Zucchini
Thursday	Shakeology with almond Milk & Peanut Butter	2 hard boiled eggs, Avocado, Tomato	Leftover Chicken & Kale	Veggies & Hummus and an apple	Chicken Stir Fry & Brown Rice

*Please note my meal plan only goes until Thursday. Fridays I usually just wing!

My Grocery List:

Eggs, Egg Whites
Spinach, Mushrooms, Peppers, Carrots, Kale, Avocado, Tomatoes, Fennel, Asparagus
Strawberries, Oranges, Bananas, Apples
Chicken, Ground Turkey, Salmon (for tonight)
Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes
Sea Salt, Chili Powder
Canned Red Beans, Canned Diced Tomatoes

I hope you all are enjoying your weekend. It’s time to go prep all this food! See you tomorrow.

WHAT ARE YOU PREPPING TODAY?

Eating Healthy & Food Prep

Kelly @ The Fit Skool — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 11:42:27 +0000

I hope 2015 is off to a great start for you! We enjoyed our long weekend as a family and spent a lot of time relaxing and getting our house organized from the Holidays.

I naturally choose to eat healthy day in and day out, but after several indulgences over the last 2 weeks I made a conscious effort this weekend to eat lots of healthy food.

I was able able to make several trips to the gym this weekend. I did a boxing workout friday, an elliptical cardio workout

and I also practiced the new Group Power workout with my co-worker Michelle.

By the end of the weekend I was sore!!

Yesterday while making breakfast for Marc and Ava, I decided to whip up a quick Frittata with eggs, spinach, tomato, and a little sprinkle of cheddar cheese. I figured this would be a great mid morning snack to have on hand throughout the week. I am a huge egg lover so I don’t know how long they will last, but hey at least I have a healthy snack planned.

I also had a genius idea to roast a big chicken in the oven… We placed it on top of an assortment of veggies (parsnips, carrots, sweet potatoes, white potatoes, & onions) It really was GENIUS! the veggies soaked up some of the delicious juice from the chicken and they were so good I couldn’t stop eating them!

Ava loves chicken so this will be great to have ready for the week

If veggies aren’t prepared and easily accessible I will most likely not eat them. I need them right in front of my face. How about you guys?

Anticipating this week would be crazy with a full week of work, I also cooked up some Chicken Sausage & Peppers. It will definitely be nice to have a dinner all ready to go when I have to teach class at night. It makes my life so easy!!

I haven’t done food prep like this in a while, but it put a huge smile on my face thinking about how I can kick my feet up after work and not have to worry about cooking dinner or planning lunches and snacks for at least the beginning of the week

I hope you have a great day.. I am off to teach my usual Monday morning Group Power.

Do you food prep?

What is a meal or snack you enjoy having on hand in your fridge?

End of vacation & a little food prep

Kelly @ The Fit Skool — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 13:26:25 +0000

I love my job and I enjoy each day that I am teaching and training… but relaxing at the beach and having no set agenda was quite enjoyable. I am back from my mini YMCA vacation and it sure felt good to teach Group Power this morning after a week off. I was feeling strong and decided to lift heavier on some of the tracks. I am sure I will be sore tomorrow!

This weekend like all weekends flew by. We had several parties on Saturday… one was a 1 year old bday party and another was a party for my friend who got married back in June. Both were fun and the weather turned out great!

Sunday was a beach day for us…

We got up early, walked Cooper grabbed some coffees on our walk and then headed to the beach mid-morning. Ava loves it!

She was on the look out for seagulls. I am pretty sure she is the only person on the beach that likes them!

In the afternoon we did some stuff around the house and I completed a T-25 Cardio workout. T-25 has become my go to sunday afternoon workout. 25 minutes goes by so fast and I was dripping sweat! (I had to pause the dvd a few times because Ava was distracting me but it was still a great workout.)

We also did a little food prep. I had no game plan this weekend so I kinda just looked at what we had and starting cooking. Sometimes working on the fly is the best and I ended up getting a lot of veggie sides ready for my week ahead.

We made:

Grilled Zucchini (with olive oil)
Grilled potatoes
Steamed Green beans
Sauteed spinach
Chicken salad with celery, tomatoes, & avocado

We have a lot of healthy eats ready to go in the fridge, yum!

I am off to teach my senior fitness class.. have a great day!

How was your weekend? Did you do any food prep for the week?

Sunday Food Prep!

Kelly @ The Fit Skool — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 01:02:44 +0000

After a long relaxing weekend, I am ready to tackle the week ahead!

Yesterday we did some food prep in the morning and spent the afternoon resting & relaxing around the house.

Instead of our typical summertime grilling we decided to turn on the oven for some Sunday Food Prep! Here is what we made:

o Applesauce Bran Muffins these make great on-the-go snacks in between clients and teaching classes!

o Baked Honey Mustard Chicken these bite sized chicken chunks are easy to add to salads or make into a quick sandwich.

o Roasted Green Beans & Mushrooms with Olive Oil I love having veggies ready to go for lunches. I have no excuses for not eating veggies throughout the day.

o Baked Potatoes I am a potato girl, I always feel satisfied after a simple baked potato.

o Juicy Watermelon watermelon this time of year is amazing on a hot day! It is a great snack.

o Steak for steak salad Leftover grilled steak over a salad is one of our dinner meals this week!

Do you food prep? What are some of your favorite things to cook up?

Weekend Recap & Food Prep Sunday

Kelly @ The Fit Skool — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 10:54:53 +0000

It’s Mondayyy!

We are really lucking out with our weather on the weekends and we took advantage by leaving for Rhode Island early Friday morning. Marc’s family enjoyed seeing Ava and spending some quality time with her!

The Baby Pool was a bit cold but I think she’s a water baby!

Ava loved being outside

We came back a little early so that I could go to the CVS minute clinic to get some medicine.. turns out that I had a sinus/ear infection. Apparently I keep getting sick from Ava…. not to blame anyone

I got lots of rest Saturday night and then taught Group Power early Sunday morning

… it was a great workout!

I refueled with a Vanilla Protein Shake that had some PB2 in it… it was delicious!

I spent the afternoon relaxing and Marc actually did some food prep and cooking for us!

We love grilling season and we find it so easy to load up the grill with healthy food! Marc makes delicious BBQ chicken so I always request that. Then we tossed on some zucchini, squash, & mushrooms with olive oilI They are so simple but so tasty. Marc also made a delicious blackened salmon and veggies which is not pictured!

Now I am off to teach another Group Power class.. my morning is jam packed!

Weekend Recap & Food Prep

Kelly @ The Fit Skool — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 10:20:31 +0000

Hello Monday…

This past week was very crazy for me and my blog. I had some technical issues that took days to straighten out but I am happy to say that everything is fixed and I am back in action. If you ever encounter an issue where you cannot access a specific web page, let me know.. I just might be able to help!

The weather was beautiful this weekend and it has been so enjoyable to be outside. Saturday morning we went for our usual morning walk with Cooper and ran some much needed errands around town. In the afternoon we headed to a friends house for her son’s 1 year old birthday party. Ava partied for a little bit but then crashed!

It was so much fun to see some of my college friends, enjoy some good food and hang outside.

Ava even enjoyed herself!

My friend’s son Alan is going in for a big kiss!

Sunday morning I headed to Pure Barre for a morning workout. I had taken Friday/Saturday off from exercising due to some serious tightness in my right leg/hip. It was feeling much better by the time I went for the workout.

Who uses sundays for FOOD PREP??

Sundays have become prep days for food, shopping and getting things organized around the house (unless we have plans). We made Kabocha squash

grilled eggplant and asparagus,

BBQ grilled chicken

cut fruit

apple & fennel salad, hamburgers, which aren’t pictured! This makes for easy meal ideas during the week and leaves no excuse for eating healthy! I love a full fridge. Who doesn’t?

Mondays are busy days for me… so see-ya tomorrow!!

Sunday Food Prep!

Kelly @ The Fit Skool — Sun, 16 Feb 2014 19:11:28 +0000

Sunday food prep has become a part of our weekly routine. I sit down and jot down some meal ideas and then prepare a grocery list. After that it’s time to prepare some of the meals and snacks I need for the week.

We usually don’t cook all of our meals but we may cook side dishes or snacks. This makes it easier when we do go to cook meals and saves us TONS of time.

Here’s what we prepped:

Oven Roasted Potatoes these are great for a side dish or with eggs at breakfast!

Chicken Breasts for easy sandwich or salad toppers

Apple & Fennel salad a great refreshing side dish at lunch time

Pumpkin Bran Muffins I love these muffins for breakfast or for an on-the-go snack

Snap peas & carrots for quick portioned snacks

Mixed nuts and dried fruit a yummy filling snack

Peanut Butter protein bites great post workout fuel

Fresh Fruit another great healthy snack

**Not pictured is..Slow cooker pork loin roast seasoned with herbs! It’s still cooking

Do you prep foods on Sundays? If so, please share what you prepare!!

Weekend recap!

Kelly @ The Fit Skool — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 17:20:46 +0000

Friday night I got together with my best friends and their significant others. It was such a fun night and we laughed and talked for hours.

Saturday I woke up rather early and treated myself to one last pumpkin coffee! Usually on Saturdays Marc & I treat ourselves to a coffee and I decided I am going to retire the pumpkin coffee for the year! I can’t believe I am saying that..

In the afternoon I went for a nice long brisk walk and man was it cold out. It was great though, very nice to get fresh air! After my long walk we headed to buybuybaby to purchase some items we still needed! After about an hour of shopping we were pooped!

Sunday was all about food prep and grocery shopping for the week. It felt nice to get some meals prepped so my week is less chaotic. I also made these oatmeal pancakes.. they are YUMMY. I will post the recipe tomorrow!

I finally headed to the gym after lunch for a 20 minute elliptical workout. I probably would’ve gone a little longer but I had some contractions and decided it was time to head home.

Dinner last night was chicken sausage, peppers, potatoes, & onions which we had thrown in the crockpot in the morning. It was quite tasty and everything melted in your mouth!

So far my Monday morning has been jam packed! Group power kicked my butt this morning.. I am already thinking about a relaxing night on the couch! I am so pumped it’s a short week!

Sunday Food Preparation

Kelly @ The Fit Skool — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 20:03:28 +0000

This morning I woke up feeling a little more tired then usual. I guess that is expected going into my 35th week of pregnancy. I knew if I got some fresh air that would make me feel better and more energized so Marc and I took Cooper out for a nice long morning walk. By the time I got back I felt great

After breakfast and our walk we went to the grocery store to pick up some food for the week.

MEAL IDEAS FOR THE WEEK:

BBQ Pulled pork loin chops (we cooked this today in the crockpot)

Chicken Sausage & peppers with acorn squash

Turkey meat sauce over rotini pasta

Leftover Sweet Potato Shepherd’s pie

FOOD PREP:

Cut up fruit and greek yogurt with berries (already packed to go)

Cucumbers & Carrots

Sausage & Peppers

Pomegranate seeds (I am going to post about pomegranates this week)

Noodles with Olive OIl, Basil & Parmesan Cheese

I just put the acorn squash in the oven to roast with some olive oil, salt & pepper.. yum.

Now its time to make some client workouts for the week! Happy Sunday