Hope your Wednesday is off to a great start so far!
Just hopping on to share one of the two workouts so far this week that have both left me just wanting to lay at the pool all day afterwards!. Hopefully you can use some or all of it in planning a workout of your own that will give you the same satisfied feeling of not-wanting-to-move soreness. Just about the only thing that would get me excited to move around are the cuties you'll see in some of pool pictures--my nephew, Carson, and niece, Emma! They are staying with my in-laws this week while their parents chaperone a youth group to camp. I've been extra thankful for Summer recently because otherwise I wouldn't be able to just take them to the pool for an afternoon or make some of these fun memories.
Read MoreWrapping up another year of Hilton Head family vacation is always little depressing. This is a week I look forward to each year because it’s predictable in the best way. Some things I have grown to count on since marrying into this family (and it’s vacations) three years ago are: little feet and voices filling the living room at 7:00 on the dot, long bike rides on through Palmetto Dunes, bumping into people as we try to maneuver through the kitchen at lunch time after mornings on the beach, early morning tennis matches that Drew and I never seem to win and the consternation that goes into planning the perfect color scheme for family pictures....
Read MoreEveryone supposedly needs more of it and we are all looking for quality sources to incorporate into our diet. It is a vital piece to the "fitness" puzzle, but fats and carbs have their place, too! In my experience, protein-rich foods have the most satiating "full feeling" quality. I am much less likely to snack after a meal that is centered around a protein source. On the contrary, a higher fat and carb meal that lacks protein usually just leads to further snacking about 30 minutes later....
Read MoreIf you follow me on instagram (madeline_moves), then you probably know I’m an advocate of “meal prepping.” I know it sounds a bit like a mom who is talking about stocking her freezer with a month’s worth of casseroles, but I like to imagine it’s a bit more glamorous than that. And before I get a lot of heat, my mom is terrific cook and rarely made casserole and they were never frozen...I learned so much of my appreciation for fresh foods from the variety she cooked....
Read MoreWeekends are blissful around here--slow starts, snuggles, taking our time at the gym, big breakfasts when we get back and then whatever else we want to fill the day doing. I love weekend morning routines, but I love that they don’t feel like routines. These pancakes; however, should be a part of everyone’s Saturday routine and once you make them it’ll be clear why....
Read MoreEating out is fun--and it should be! Whether it’s an anticipated date night, dinner with friends, checking out a local restaurant, or just a convenience on a busy evening. I think it’s important to be mindful that even with good intentions, there is a lot more variability in food served at restaurants than when you prepare it at home....
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