So I registered for the Iron Girl Columbia on August 16th and I’ve just completed my first week of training! Since I’ve been out of shape from the winter, I’m primarily working on rebuilding my cardiovascular endurance. Here’s my general workout and my favorite snack – a Nut Butter Banana Smoothie – for the past week:
Monday: Picked up a lot of healthy groceries at Whole Foods! (Not exactly a workout but hey, I took a lot of steps and eating home more is important!)
Tuesday: Signed up at the gym, did just over 21 minutes of hill intervals on the elliptical and a couple of various machines before going home. I also did a “My Routine” with about 20 minutes of Yoga on the Wii. I also started calorie counting on My Fitness Pal again today.
Wednesday: I swam laps for about 25 minutes and I did 600 meters. I played on the Wii Fit Plus for half an hour when I got home including my 20 minute Yoga Routine (I’m horrible! Really needing to work on my balance some more.)
Thursday: Zumba on the Wii. Wii I find that doing Zumba in my house helps me feel a little less stupid when I don’t know what I’m doing. I definitely feel like I have two left feet sometimes and when I try to add my arms… But it’s a nice variation to my workouts and it’s a good 30-minute workout.
Friday: I swam 400 yards in just under 17 minutes (including breaks) so I made improvement!
I made a Nut Butter Banana Smoothie today in an effort to replenish my tired body and I figured I’d share my recipe for it because it was just that amazing. This is a very loose recipe so that you can customize it to your preferences! More frozen bananas to less milk ratio will give a thicker smoothie bowl consistency.
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Nut Butter Banana Smoothie
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 1x
Description
Refreshing healthy breakfast smoothie. Cinnamon is the magic ingredient in this recipe, so don’t leave it out!
Ingredients
- 1–1.5 large frozen bananas
- 1–2 Tbsp of your favorite nut butter (I like peanut or almond) or 1/8 cup of walnut halves
- 1–2 cups of milk (I use unsweetened vanilla almond milk)
- Aย few shakes of cinnamon
- 1–2 tsp Cocoa powder (optional)
Instructions
Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth and well combined. Pour into a clean glass and enjoy!
Switch out the nut butter for a small handful of walnuts if you like. It’s also a delicious combo.
Notes
- Add a small amount of ice to cool it down if using a fresh banana.
- This is a very loose recipe so that you can customize it to your preferences! More frozen bananas and less milk will give a thicker smoothie bowl consistency.
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