The Pursuit of Running

#kitchen #tip Don’t throw away your empty protein powder tubs, save them and store your #glutenfree flour purchased in bulk! Nobody likes a pantry full of flimsy plastic bags. Keeps things fresh and organized! Did a clean sweep of part of the kitchen this morning, threw out a ton and designated myself a shelf underneath the kitchen counter as a wheat/gluten-free zone with Italian labels for Nonna so she knows not to put bread/flour there. After confirmation from my blood work that I do have celiac, it’s time to crack down on cross-contamination. It’s not easy making an Italian kitchen celiac-friendly (there’s bread in our fruit bowl…) but I’m determined!!

Berry Zeggy Chia Pudding Parfait for #breakfast! #nofilter #healthy #parfait #eatarainbow #eat #eatclean #cleaneating #paleo #protein #healthyfood #fitfood #musclefood #fitness #fuel #glutenfree #grainfree #instafood #tiuspringfever #bikiniseries #nutritious #antioxidants #berries #yum #zeggs #chia

My garage became my own little gym/rehab centre this morning! Since I can’t really go hard with weights, can’t run or spin because of Lefty giving me problems in the hip+ligament, I decided to do some body weight training with the Nike Training Club app, but modified moves where necessary so I wouldn’t hurt my left leg. Warmed up doing some yoga stretching, then did the 15min cardio burst, a 15 min butt buster, 15 min lean legs workout and finished with Kara Goucher’s running stretches and foam rolling. Post workout deliciousness ensued afterwards: Greek yogurt with stevia and cinnamon, topped with a crumbled baked cookie dough Quest bar and a few teddy puffs. #foodgasm #postworkout #fuel #fitness #recover #refuel #eat #eatclean #glutenfree #cookiedough #healthy #healthyfood #healthysnack #yum #musclefood #stretch #workout #questbar #questnutrition @questcreator @questnutrition #onaquest #protein #bestrong #gainmuscle #absplease

The worst part about eating a piece of this was that it ended way too soon!!! My bread was a hit, Nonna had 2 slices which is always a good sign! Bad sign: looks like this loaf won’t last and next time I need to make 2 loaves. Dad isn’t home yet, if Nonna had seconds I probably won’t find any left come morning with him… Ah well, I’m happy they’re enjoying it and that it’s a hit!! It really was delicious, I’ve been craving banana bread for ages! #bananabread #almonds #healthy #eatclean #cleaneating #paleo #fitfood #fitdessert #healthydessert #yum #baking #glutenfree #grainfree #celiacfriendly #nutritious #eat #treatyourself #sorrynotsorry #yum #sugarfree #foodgasm #instafood #foodporn

#lunch #nofilter #eatclean #fuel #fitfood #fitness #eat #cleaneating #veggies #sweetpotato #yum #glutenfree #paleo #musclefood #getstrong #fitness #healthy #healthyfood #nutbutteraddict #eattolive This is happening right now, so good! I have a severe addiction to raw mushrooms, cannot get enough. The real winner, though? Sweet potato smothered in almond butter. Mmmmmm

Green Smoothie kind of morning! In the blender went Tuscan kale, spinach, 1scoop whey protein (which by the way my brilliant cardiologist didn’t know what whey protein isolate is..), 1/2small avocado, 1c almond milk, vanilla, stevia and cinnamon. Topped with 2tbso QuNaturals cereal, strawberries,chia seed, blueberries and slivered almonds. On the side: coffee with coconut butter. YES coconut BUTTER! Try it, it’s Delish!! Made hot chocolate like that last night and OMG so creamy and coconut-y delicious! #health #healthy #breakfast #greensmoothie #eatclean #cleaneating #eat #glutenfree #powerbowl #tiuspringfever #bikiniseries #protein #fuel #fitfood #fitness #nourish #eatarainbow #musclesplease #fuel

#nofilter necessary for this kick ass Spicy Stir-fry with Grilled Shrimp. Best meals always happen when you just throw stuff together, as any good stir fry should be! Frozen stir fry blend veg, red onion, garlic, zucchini, purple cabbage sautéed with liquid aminos, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, 1tbsp almond flour and 1/2tbsp peanut butter to thicken. Then I tossed in spinach angel hair miracle noodles. For the shrimp: liquid smoke, braggs, lemon juice, Japanese spice mix, 1/2tbsp gluten free all purpose flour thrown on the grill. Best shrimp I’ve ever made!!! #dinner #instafood #stirfry #foodporn #shrimp #foodie #healthy #glutenfree #grainfree #fitfood #fitness #eat #eatclean #cleaneating #veggies #nutritious #feedme #delicious #realfood

#nofilter #breakfast #postrun #fuel #instafood #greensmoothie #healthyfood #eatclean #eat Green Smoothie Time! Chocolate #vega Nutritional Shake, 1tbsp flax/chia powder, Swiss chard, frozen kale, spinach, 1/2c Greek yogurt blended up with water. Then I added some TVP in the jar to thicken, topped with Nature’s Qu cereal, half a banana and a huge blob of peanut butter. SO GOOD. #recover #refuel #nourish #tiuspringfever #bikiniseries #leancleangreen #eatyourgreens #veggiepower #powerjar #biaj #glutenfree

#nofilter #breakfast #zeggs Yummiest bowl of zeggs I’ve ever made! Coconut-vanilla zeggs with tons and tons of good stuff: tbsp flax/chia powder, 1tbsp QuNaturals quinoa cereal, 1tbsp coconut flour, 1 small grated zucchini, water, coconut extract and vanilla all cooked up, stirred in 3/4c egg whites, added cinnamon and stevia. Topped it with about 1/4c Greek yogurt, 1tbsp cereal, sliced strawberries and banana, almond butter and I made a healthy chocolate sauce with the tbsp-ish amount I had left in my bag of #vega choc-o-lat energizing smoothie powder. Fueling up, need to gain me some muscle, tired of hearing I’m too skinny blah blah like I’m not trying to GAIN LEAN MASS or anything… Gonna run to the gym for pump, it’s been far too long lol #tiuspringfever #bikiniseries #eat #eatclean #healthyfood #healthy #glutenfree #powerbowl #fuel #fitness #fitfood #instafit #food #foodporn #cleaneating

This is happening right now. The #rungries are insatiable. Gluten/grain free spinach and mushroom Protein Pizza and a plateful of BBQ’d #kabocha. So good. Recipe for the pizza crust will be on the blog later with my #sundayrunday post :) #nofilter #grainfree #glutenfree #protein #pizza #squashaddict #lunch #carbs #food #healthyfood #eat #eatclean #instafood #fitness #healthy #refuel #yum #foodporn #fitfood #rungry #hangry