Another two smoothies...

At uni 9-5 again today, so made two smoothies. I made my lunch one bigger though, so I don't cheat like yesterday.

Breakfast Smoothie

Lunch smoothie

Ingredients (Breakfast smoothie)

1/3 cup raspberries

1/3 cup strawberries

1/4 cup blueberries

1 raspberry yogurt pot

~200mL apple juice

Ingredients (Lunch smoothie)

1/2 banana

1/3 cup mango

1/2 cup raspberries

1 sachet raspberry pomegranate oats so simple

Apple juice to 700mL

Good Morning!

This morning I prepared two smoothies, as I'm at uni 9-5 (I'm here right now in fact). But I was bad. I drank my morning smoothie - super yummy - but I was so hungry at lunch that I had a mexican chicken and bean flat bread and a packet of crisps. Very not good.

But I've walked to uni and I'll be walking home. Stole my mum's pedometer so I can monitor how many steps and calories I'm burning doing that.

Have to say though, my thighs and my bum's killing me today! That workout yesterday was much more intense than I expected. Hoping that I have enough energy tonight to do Blogilates Muffintopless video tonight, but I suppose we'll have to wait and see.

Anyway.

Breakfast - strawberry banana smoothie

Breakfast was a very yummy strawberry banana smoothie.

Ingredients
1/2 cup frozen strawberries
1 whole banana (chopped)
1 tablespoon wheat bran
1 strawberry yogurt pot
1 tablespoon wheat bran
~200mL apple juice

T'was very yummy and I drank that straight away as I faffed around making the other one.

Lunch - tropical smoothie

Lunch was supposed to be a tropical smoothie, but that didn't really happen.

I do have it, and I am drinking it, but I cheated and ate lots of other things to.

Ingredients
3 pieces of chopped pineapple ring
1/3 cup frozen mango
1 1/2 apricots
1/4 cup blueberries
1/3 cup low fat natural yogurt
~200mL apple juice

Both these smoothies were very yummy. But today's been a bad day. In fact, it's been a bad week. I'm not doing very well lately. I must pick it up the next few days. I'm determined.

Afternoon Exercises

Just done these exercises from backonpointe. I didn't do them in their entirety, I missed some bits out, but I'm knackered now!! Going to do a little bit of work, then walk to my friends...hopefully I can get a lift home, I might die otherwise haha.

I only did workouts 1 and 2

I only did the 'Workout' and 'Stretching' bits

Any moves that I wasn't sure about I youtube'd, and I also added weights to some of these too, just to make it a bit harder.

I didn't really break a sweat, but I live in a top floor flat, so I can't exactly be doing jumping jacks or jumping about. But while I'm not going to the gym, doing these little routines and walking everywhere will hopefully work quite well :)

Apricot Raspberry Smoothie

Hello :)

Real life is totally kicking my arse at the moment, I feel like there's not enough hours in the day to get everything done that needs doing. But I'll cope, I always do.

This morning's smoothie was so tasty! Very chuffed. Had a Greggs sarnie for my lunch though - not so good. But I've walked to uni and I'm walking to my friends to sign the contract for the new house this afternoon, so that'll help.

 Ingredients
1 apricot (I used tinned ones)
1/3 cup frozen raspberries
1/2 banana
1 strawberry flavour shape yogurt
1 tablespoon wheat bran
200mL apple juice


Nutritional info
276 calories
1.2g fat
58.7g total carbs
8.4g fibre
9.5g protein
33.6% vitamin C

Warm Apple and Blueberry Smoothie

This was an odd one. I've wanted to make something warm, because it's so bloody cold here. And I'd been thinking on this recipe and figured I should just give it a go. And it tasted good, but the texture was horrible and it cooled down really quick (I don't think the milk was hot enough) anyway, I didn't finish it.

Ingredients
2 Apples cored, peeled and chopped
1/4 cup blueberries
squidge of honey
1 packet apple and cinnamon porridge
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup hot milk (seriously get it as hot as you can)

Blend it all together until completely smooth.

The texture of mine totally put me off, but other people might not be. So if you try this, let me know :)

Mango, Raspberry Smoothie

The last of my prepared smoothie bags this morning. I'm off to a wedding fayre with my mum today, quite excited :D so I needed lots of energy.

This is a really lovely smoothie that kept me pepped and motivated all morning.

 Ingredients
1/2 cup frozen mango
1/2 cup frozen raspberries
4 pieces of chopped pineapple ring
1/2 cup porridge oats
squidge of honey
~200mL apple juice

Nutritional Info
283 calories
54.1g total carbs
3.8g fibre
10.0g protein
22.9% vitamin C

Summer Fruits Smoothie

Ate this while I was at work. T'was very yummy. Girl at work had a taste to and she liked it - I might have converted her!

Ingredients
1/2 banana
1 cup frozen summer fruits & raspberries
1/2 cup porridge oats
1 strawberry shape yogurt
squidge of honey
~200mL apple juice

Nutritional Info
323 Calories
63.8g total carbs
5.2g dietary fibre
10.5g protein
25.6% Vitamin C
26.3% Calcium


This was quite a thick smoothie, but it was very tasty. I haven't exactly been having low calorie smoothies today, not as low as they have been anyway. But I don't mind, I need something to keep me going when I'm at work.

I'm on MyFitnessPal, follow me - missrebecca12, if you fancy :)