Ever since the alarm went off this morning, I feel like I haven’t stopped moving. I think that will be a trend today because my day is packed with personal training, teaching group exercise and personal training. I hope to be able to blog during a brief break after lunch.
Workout
Ryan and I drove to the gym together a little after 5 a.m. for an early morning workout. I kicked things off with 25 minutes of cardio split between the treadmill and the elliptical. Then it was time to complete Day Three of Jess’ Summer Shape Up Program. The workout included four rounds of an arm circuit and three rounds of a core circuit.
I am loving Jess’ workouts! If you work out at home and have access to dumbbells, her workouts can easily be done in your living room. If they call for a cardio component, you can run or walk outside (if the heat doesn’t make you want to pass out, that is).
And speaking of Jess…
Remember a few months ago when Jess shared a guest post about exercising while pregnant on the blog? Well she is pregnant no longer! Jess gave birth to a beautiful baby girl on Tuesday! Yay!
Breakfast
Breakfast this morning came together fast.
I made a big batch of scrambled eggs with red pepper, spinach, turkey bacon and mozzarella cheese and served it with warm slices of pita bread.
After breakfast, Ryan and I took Sadie on a 20-minute walk around our neighborhood. She had a blast!
Once we were done walking, it was coffee time.
Lately I’ve been adding So Delicious unsweetened vanilla coconut milk to my coffee and it is absolutely fabulous!
I’ve always loved almond milk in my coffee (and still do), but this is a nice change. It’s a little creamier than almond milk and tastes fantastic.
Oh and my mug was a party favor from Laurel’s bachelorette party. Isn’t it fun? My friend Allison made them for everyone and we all thought they were too cute!
Time to head out! See you after lunch!
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That’s definitely a super cute mug. Those are definitely the best parts about trips, or parties is the collectable mugs you can get afterwards. I guess mostly trips is when that happens though.
Glad you’re loving the new workouts! I always love the looks of them.
That mug is SO cute! What a great idea as bachelorette gifts. And yeah- I’m really loving splitting my cardio time lately between the treadmill, outside and the elliptical. it makes the time fly by!
I love that mug! It’s super cute. I love the chevron pattern and the colors 🙂
What a great idea for bachelorette party gifts! That is really cute!
Do you know where she got those mugs?! I have a bachelorette coming up and I would love to get a bunch. I did a quick search on etsy but I’m not sure if I’m finding anything similar
I just texted Allison to ask! I will report back when I hear from her!
She said her mom doesn’t have a website set up yet and is hoping to create an Etsy store soon. Allison said she can make them for you though if you just send her an email at allisnoll@aol.com.
Thanks! I really appreciate it! 🙂
Cute mug!
I’m not sure if you already are aware of this- but I believe that type of coconut milk has carrageenan added to it. It can be really bad for you as it causes inflammation, possibly cancer as well as has some negative environmental impacts (such as killing entire colonies of coral reef). Not to be a negative Nancy- just someone pointed it out to me and I had no idea beforehand!
Yikes. I had no idea. I will definitely do some research!
Yipes, I use almond milk which has carrageenan in it. I hate “knowing” this stuff because the obsession/stress is worse than the potential harm of the product I find 🙁 Hard to be “free” with food when having to analyze everything.
Agreed- super cute mug and what a nice reminder of a fun time!! Love those little things during my day. 🙂
Mmmm…great breakfast! I’m addicted to So Delicious coconut milk. I always put it in my a.m. smoothies. I’m not really a coffee drinker, but I do put some in my tea sometimes.
That’s a good idea about the coconut milk in your coffee! I usually just drink mine black.
How long are the SSU workouts running you? I’m want to start, but with 2 little ones and working full time, I want to make sure I have the time before committing. I usually run about 30 min as many days as possible, but it’s getting WAY TOO HOT here in Orlando.
love that mug, its such a great (and useful) party favour idea! Your eggs look so good, I wish I hadn’t used up all of my free time this morning reading blogs…now I won’t have time to make those. #fail lol
I am a huge lover of SO Delicious Coconut Creamer. I will have to look into the carrageenan that someone pointed out.
I’ve been wanting to try coconut milk in my coffee! Glad to hear it’s a winner! I love almond milk in my coffee too, but it’s always nice to have a little change up.
What a cute party favor idea!! I love the mug – it’s so adorable! I’ve been doing arm circuit workouts (3 different workouts and 1 set of abs) and doing 8 rounds of the circuit. This morning I could hardly lift my arms! I love the feeling of having a good work 🙂
Just looked up the ingredients of SO Delicious Coconut Creamer and there IS carageenen added to this product.
Well I am in love with coconut milk and have never heard of carageenen so I’ve learned something today…
Super cute mug 🙂
That mug is such an adorable party favor! Something practical you can actually use. And I was planning on trying coconut milk in my coffee soon! I bought some for a recipe and have a ton leftover so I want to use it up. Can’t wait to try it!
Love that mug! The chevron strips are so cute!
YEAH!!! I’m so happy to see you using ‘So Delicious’ products!!! I recently discovered their Coconut Milk Creamers and they are wonderful! They come in original, hazelnut (my favorite!), and french vanilla. I know they are sold at my local Whole Foods….you should check them out! 🙂
What a cute mug – I love it!! I’m going to look into those workouts – seems like I would enjoy them 🙂
I’m going to have to try the coconut milk! I love adding frothy almond milk to my coffee 🙂
I love personal touches and things you can actually use as party favors! I mean, who doesn’t drink coffee or tea 😛
I saw Jess’s baby pics on IG. Such a cutie!!!
I LOVE coconut milk in my coffee!! So creamy and delicious!
That is an adorable mug! Any clue how she made it?!
My mom actually has a side business that she runs and has sublimation mug press, its pretty cool. She is working on getting her shop up on Etsy. As soon as it is I will give Julie the link to share 🙂
I’ll have to try that in my coffee! I make a homemade latte most mornings and it’s fun to experiment!
Love that mugs color scheme! Yum, I’ll have to try coconut milk in my coffee… I used to use soy, but I found the taste too overpowering 🙂
I’ll have to try that coconut milk! I always use almond milk for everything and it seems like it’s a lot more common to use other milk alternatives than it used to be. I also love the mug! Super Cute!
Does coconut milk taste really “coconutty”? I’m a big drinker of almond milk. I just don’t care for coconut, so I assume I wouldn’t like the milk…
I don’t think so at all. I hate coconut myself but I love the coconut creamer.
OK, you are really starting to encourage me to wake up earlier and make a hearty breakfast! I seriously need to work on this, it’s only 11am and I am starving!! I bet those eggs are GREAT for holding you over
Yummy breakfast! That mug is so cute 🙂 have a great weekend! Love + shine Courtstar
You should give Rice Dreams a dry (rice milk) it is so good!
I’ve been using SoDelicious’s vanilla flavored coffee creamer, but this would be a great way to switch to something probably slightly healthier! I’ll look for this next time I’m in the grocery store!
That mug really is adorable!! Where did she have them made?
Have a great day Julie!
Thats such a cute and practical gift! Everyone always needs mugs and they will always be happy when they think of the event because now it’s associated with yummy coffee.
I love that you ate your eggs with pita bread! I would never think to do that, but it sounds delicious :).
I usually put almond milk in my coffee too. I’ve never tried coconut milk, but now I might give it a shot!
That mug is adorable!!! And does the coconut milk actually taste coconuty?!
I’d no idea it was Jess Blonde Ponytail Jess that had the summer challenge! I would have totally signed up for it, she always has great workouts! 🙂
Mugs are great gifts! My best friend decorated a mug for me when I went off to college, and I use it all the time!
I have actually never tried coconut milk in my coffee which is surprising since I love coffee and I love coconut milk! I will definitely be trying it tomorrow morning!
I definitely want to try that coconut milk! Looks delicious.
Aw…my parent’s names are John and Laurel. So cute!
What a great mug! Love that idea for a bachelorette party 🙂
I love the mug idea! So cute. My sister’s bachelorette is coming up this year and I might have to steal that idea 😉
The mug is so cute! I always get excited when I get a new mug.
Thanks foe sharing it! I really love this!
Ah, you are so sweet to share Julie! Thank you so much! We are quite fond of Jada! 😀