I am always making new smoothie concoctions. They are so yummy, and it feels like I am having a "treat" when I drink them. I made this one up and really loved how it turned out. To make it such a rich, red color I used grape juice for the liquid. You could swap out grape for pomegranate juice if you don't like the grape flavor. When I made it I was worried that the grape flavor would overpower the rest of the flavors, but it didn't. I have a bunch of fresh peaches and so I peeled one and dumped it in. I loved the end result, and will definitely make it again!
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
1/3 cup frozen blueberries
1 cup of 100% grape juice (secret ingredient)
2-4 Ice cubes
Instructions:
Blend until smooth. Add more ice, if you want it thicker.
Brandon had Friday off, so we had a nice three day weekend. I love when that happens. I didn't run on Friday or Saturday. We spent those days cleaning the house and getting ready for our yard sale, so I didn't have time to run. I did my long run for the week on Sunday morning.
When I woke up I decided to weigh myself before I got dressed for my run. So I weighed myself without any clothes on and after I used the restroom. I weighed 144.3 pounds. When I got back from my run I thought, hey I should weigh myself again for kicks and giggles. So before I hopped in the shower I weighed again and I was 143.4 pounds. I lost a whole pound. I'm pretty sure something was off, because that just isn't possible. Is it?
Anyways, like always I started out pretty slow the first couple miles. I was actually feeling pretty good during most the run. Then I hit 3.5 miles, and I hit a wall. I wanted to stop so badly. I wanted to just walk the last mile home. I was about to have a meltdown. I really thought I was going to just burst into tears and lose it. But I didn't. I kept repeating in my head, "I can do this." It was by far the hardest run so far mentally. It's like my mind is telling me there is no way I could possibly run any further. But I pushed through it and I made it.
I didn't die.
I wanted to.
But I didn't.
Sunday was our 7 year anniversary. I can't believe how time passes so quickly!
We didn't do anything huge to celebrate, we just spent the day at home relaxing. My husband made me one of my favorite things for breakfast. Breakfast burritos. YUM. Yes we ate on our finest china. (paper plates) I love breakfast burritos, they are so yummy and so filling. I could eat them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We also baked up some cookies and had hot cookies over vanilla ice cream. I may or may not have went back for seconds. I have a really bad sweet tooth and would rather have dessert than dinner any day of the week. It's my weakness. I just can't say no to dessert. It's not possible.
Just looking at those cookies now is really not helping my "smoothie cleanse" today. Hopefully I survive today without killing somebody out of hunger. I'll update how it went tomorrow.
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