Cool fitness apps

Got an awesome tip-off from a friend to try this app called MyFitnessPal... It's ahhhhmazing! Love it! Works out your calories for the day and does predictions eg:if you ate like this every day in 4 wks you'd weigh - blah. Pretty cool when you've had a good clean eating day and pretty sobering when you've had a bad eating day and it tells you that if u did it everyday you'd weigh + blah!!! Check it out!

Lean simplex by Musclewerks

So I ordered lean simplex** on the ASN website, and it came today.
According to musclewerks vanilla flavor (which is what i got) is "delicious" cup of tea/coffee.
God I hope the product works because I can tell you right now it ain't delicious in your tea. It would only be delicious if you enjoyed tea that tastes like playdoh. Mmmm yummy :-s
I'm still going to use it of course but I think I'll add it to my protein shakes once a day instead.
**Lean simplex is a supplement meant to target belly fat and increase lean muscle tissue.

Success!! X2!

Just got back from my first couch to 5k run, arghhhhh so stuffed, but I did it! :-D
And rewarding myself with a clean coconut rough choccie and found out the recipe worked well.
Maybe less yoghurt next time and more almond meal... Hmmm

Couch to 5k

I don't know how many ppl have heard of this program but I'm starting the couch to 5k to tonight. Google it, it's a way of working up to great fitness from nothing!! There's heaps of iPhone apps, I'm using a free one that's called 5kRunner, and the person on the audio prompts you what to do. Eg: walk 1 minute, run 1minute) It's all interval training and its meant to be about half an hour for 3 days a week. Pretty reasonable I'd say. My boyfriends doing it with me to help keep me motivated.

Clean coconut rough choc

Now this ones a work is progress.

5 tablespoons softened coconut oil
2 scoops choc protein powder
2 tablespoons natural yoghurt
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
2 tablespoons LSA meal (didn't have any straight almond meal in the cupboard so I figured LSA's pretty close)
1 tablespoon shredded coconut

I mixed it all up (tasted great lol) and lined my ice tray with lightly oiled cling wrap. <>
Then used teaspoons to put a bit of mix into each hole. Then into the freezer.... Fingers crossed. This recipe is a bit of a hodge podge of other recipes on the net, so I don't know how good it will be until tomorrow :-)

Clean berry ripe ice cream

You'll need:
1cup natural or Greek yoghurt
1 cup frozen raspberries (or any berry you like really, but if you use strawberries I'd wait til they defrost and chop them into small pieces)
1 tablespoon organic cocoa powder
2 scoops of choc protein powder
1 tablespoon of natvia (that's not in the original recipe but the natural yoghurt was just so sour it wasn't overly edible without it for me)
2 tablespoons of shredded coconut
Dash of vanilla essence or one vanilla bean's seeds

Mix it all up well in a container and freeze! Yum! Makes about 3-4 serves.

Just remember, just coz it's "clean" it's still just for a treat on ashys plan. So don't go nuts on it and eat 4 serves at once, or really its almost as bad as eating regular ice cream.
I'll have to remind myself of that too lol it's so yummy...

Clean turkey meatballs!!!

Ok so turkey mince isn't the greatest since they normally use the fatty left overs to make the shop bought mince. But if you buy the nice lean turkey breasts and mince it yourself in the processor, it's heaps better :-)
Same with the tomato sauce, shop bought is full of stuff you don't need, but making your own is too easy and good for you.

500g turkey mince
Corn flake crumbs
Dried garlic (or fresh, your choice)
Basil leaves
Mild chilli
Salt and pepper
2 eggs
Dried mixed herbs
1 Chopped onion

Pretty much chuck everything in a bowl and squidge and squelch with your hands to mix it all together. I used the herbs to my taste, about a tablespoon or less of each, but use as much or little of them as you like.
Then make into little balls and refrigerate until you're ready to cook.

For sauce I used heaps of tomatoes in a processor until I had about 500g of crushed tomato mix. Add whatever herbs you like (basil and garlic are good).

Heat your pan with a little bit of coconut oil, then brown your meatballs, when they look nice on the outside (but not cooked through) pour in your sauce over the meatballs.Then simmer away to thicken your sauce and cook the meatballs through.

Done!! That's it, freezes well, and you can choose to have it with pasta or not, depending if you're doing clean eating for weightloss or maintenance. It's still delicious in a bowl without pasta and with a fresh salad on the side. :-)

You could even make just the meatballs and take them to a party with homemade tomato relish as a nice finger food option.