Zombies, Vampires & Werewolves

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Hi, I'm Tina!

I’m the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). I use macros and functional nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals.

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Hello,  hello!

Yesterday included lots of delicious eats, but my favorite of the day was something I call “Coconut Fried Bananas.” Holy goodness, they tasted amazing and were so simple to make. Recipe below!

Lunch

Yesterday’s lunch was all around delicious and nutritious. I had a couple of Trader Joe’s salmon burgers with barbecue sauce.

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Sautéed kale.

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And Sweet Potato Wedges.

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I love lunches like this one.

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A little while after eating lunch, I did my Monday time trial for the Plank Challenge. For me, so much of planking is mental, so I grabbed a magazine and my iPhone to distract myself. If I think too much about the time or how hard it is to hold a plank, I don’t stay up as long.

As soon as I started my plank, Murphy came over to see what was going on.

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Snapping pictures of him helped make the time pass, but he was not impressed with my planking by any means.

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My goal for the day was 4:30, but I managed to hold my plank for 4:47! Woohoo! I guess all of my distractions worked!

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Snack

After my plank, I made the most delicious afternoon snack ever: Coconut Fried Bananas! Seriously, make this one! You will not be disappointed!

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Ingredients:

  • 1 banana
  • 1-2 tbsp coconut oil
  • 2 tbsp shredded coconut
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp honey

Directions:

  1. Slice banana into 1/4-inch pieces and sprinkle with cinnamon.
  2. Melt coconut oil in a fry pan over medium-high heat.
  3. Add banana slices, honey, and shredded coconut to the pan.
  4. Cook for approximately 2 minutes and then use a spatula to flip bananas. Cook for another 2-3 minutes until bananas and coconut starts to brown.
  5. Remove from heat and serve warm.

Workout

After I ate my snack, I headed to CrossFit for a workout. It was a good one, but not my favorite. I dunno. I guess I’m itching for a Wallball/Burpee/Box Jump workout. I feel like it’s been forever since I’ve done one of those””and they’re so much fun!

Strength

1 Hang Power Snatch 3 Overhead Squats.  6 x 1+3. Add weight ea. Set

WOD

AMRAP 10:

10 Snatches

10 T2B

Rx: (95, 65)
L2: (75, 55)
L1: (65, 45)
Beg: (Hang Power Snatch, Knee-Lift)

For the Hang Power Snatch + 3 Overhead Squats, I stared at 45 pounds and worked my way up to 75 pounds. For the WOD, I did Level 2, which was 55 pounds for the Snatches and Knees-to-Elbows instead of Toes-to-Bar. I’m the worst at Toes-to-Bar. I can only do like 2 in a row. And when I’m tired during a WOD”¦ forget about it. They’re so hard for me!

Dinner

After CrossFit, Mal and I headed home. While I showered, he started making dinner, which was Make-Your-Own Tacos. Ingredients included: ground beef with taco seasoning, brown rice”¦

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Romaine lettuce, tortillas, shredded cheese, salsa, tomatoes, green bell pepper, avocado, and sour cream.

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I ended up using the ingredients to make a massive taco salad.

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Holy yum! Awesome dinner last night. Mal and I both agreed we need to have more Make-Your-Own Taco nights at our house.

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Mal and I ate dinner while we watched the most intense episode of The Walking Dead. Is anyone else watching this show? Holy crap, it’s good!

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After dinner, I enjoyed a mug of hot mulled spiced cider.

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And a mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup.

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Question of the Day

If you had to pick, which would you rather be: a zombie, vampire, or werewolf?

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