Turbo Fire's The 5-Day Inferno Plan

Can you get hot for the weekend? With this plan, it is possible!

Chalene Johnson is generous enough to insert the 5 Day Inferno Plan to give us a headstart on the fitness program or to help us get back on track if we fell off the bandwagon for a few days. Or a week. In my case, a couple weeks....

Life and Christmas got in the way of things and I overspent on my Christmas budget! That did not leave much room for buying healthy, nutritious foods. I had to buy the Banquet brand pot pies and eat that for a couple weeks. Not exactly healthy for me and it doesn't give me all the nutrition I need for an intense workout like TurboFire.

Point is, if you don't get the proper nutrition for the workout, you're not going to see results. No matter how hard you try at your workouts, your performance will not be your best due to lack of nutrition. Underperformed effforts will lead to undesired results. Your body needs carbs, protein, fiber, potassium, so on.

Anyway, this 5 Day Inferno Plan not only gives you the tools for success, such as which classes from the TurboFire program to take and a meal plan, it's described in detail what your calorie level should be and how you can tell if you need more calories. Oh yeah, you definitely need enough calories to avoid burning out early- but you need the healthy kind! She also gave you tips on what not to consume as they contain empty calories and have no nutritional benefits for you whatsoever.

If you're a little out of shape, I do suggest you begin your nutrition-conscious diet a couple days before the plan. Get those essential nutrients in your body! Do a couple jogging sessions to get your body ready and drink plenty of water. If you don't hydrate well, you will not perform well.

I'll end this post with praise to Chalene Johnson. This fitness program has been a lot of fun and may be my soulmate workout-even though some of the classes really kick my butt! TurboFire has been my best investment ever on my fitness journey!

Recipe Post! Brown Rice and Vegetables

I have a great recipe I wanted to share with everyone! It's cheap so people like me who overspent at Christmas can buy something cheap and it still be healthy, nutritious, and filling!

This is called Brown Rice and Vegetables.

What you'll need is vegetable broth, the Minute Rice Instant Whole Grain Brown Rice and the Green Giants Weight Watchers Sliced Carrots Sugar Snap Peas, Black Beans and Edamame Lightly Tossed with Butter Sauce.
You should also have some seasonings available to taste. I used about 1 tablespoon lemon juice and a dash of garlic powder.

Heat half a cup vegetable stock, plus half a cup of water. When liquid is boiling, then follow package directions for cooking brown rice. Meanwhile, microwave Green Giant Healthy Weight with carrots, sugar snap peas, black beans and edamame. Mix heated vegetables with cooked rice and add garlic and lemon juice. Mix then serve. Great as a side dish or serves two as a whole meal. Quick and easy! :)

Vegetable broth nutrition information varies, so I didn't add it into the nutrition information and it's ok to cook the rice without the broth, just be sure to follow package directions.

Nutritional Information:
For the whole bowl it'd be: 480 calories,8 g fat (2 g saturated fat) 480 mg sodium, 96 g carbs, 14 g fiber, 6 g sugar, 16 g protein
Not bad, right? :)

An Afternoon with Abbey

Totally took advantage of the nice weather outside! Warm, sunny, cool breeze.... who couldn't ask for a better day than this today? I took Abbey out for a nice run in the free lot across the street and tried to train a new command, but she just couldn't focus. Too busy just wanting to run and play. Oh well... it's not often we get to spend the afternoon outside. She was a very happy dog!

We went for a walk afterwards and boy, did that walk wear me out! Maybe I spent too much energy throwing the ball for that energetic dog.... but she is now napping on the floor by the door enjoying the sun's ray on her fur. It was energy well spent.... until she wakes up from her nap. She'll be needing another run soon before we settle for the night. :) I'm so amazed with myself. I've grown up thinking German Shepherds are aggressively unpredictable and by giving my husband the chance to have his dream dog, i gave myself the chance to open my eyes to what a true, loyal German Shepherd is like. We got ourselves a wonderful girl!