Hey everyone :) It was asked of me to post a recipe that I had mentioned in a previous post for these delicious oatmeal almond chocolate chip cookie balls so here it is! I took recipes that I have found for healthy cookies and combined them so if the recipe looks somewhat fimiliar that's why! Here you go ladies !
Ingredients:
1 1/4 cup chick peas (garbanzo beans)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup rolled oats
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup agave (or honey)
1/2 cup almond butter
2 tbs peanut butter
Dark chocolate chips
*If your almond butter or peanut butter doesn't have any salt, you can add a sprinkle!
Directions:
Turn on the oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients in a mixer besides the chocolate chips. Make sure to mix until their are no clumps! Add chocolate chips and stir them in by hand. Make into approximately one inch balls and bake them for 10-12 minutes! Let them cool off and settle before trying to pick them up. They will not fully harden.
Grab a glass of almond milk and enjoy!
xoxo
Callie
About Me
- bowsbootsandburch
- Lately I've felt as if my life is in an unorganized jumble. One minute I'm on a workout kick and the next I'm obsessed with fashion and beauty. Honestly, I think I've been so worried about keeping up with everyone else instead of just doing me. I figured I would begin a space where I could post outfits I wear and enjoy, recipes that are delicious, and general things I do on a daily basis... in other words, I'll post my life. La vie de Callie
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Workout Schedule for the Week!
So that last little post just didn't work out. I could not exclude everything but fruits and veggies from my diet! I'm a teenager that gives in to cravings. Anyways, here's to a fresh start. I have created a plan for the next five days until I go out of town Friday night. I am going to visit my boyfriend so I want to be looking good and feeling good :) You could say this is my own little version of the 5 day slim down. I will be using workouts from the #friskyfall weekly schedule and some other workouts from Karena & Katrina's YouTube channel! Feel free to join me this week for a healthy lifestyle crack down :)
Keep in mind that I do go to school and will be in a 45 minute Aerobics gym class every day. You can see on my schedule that on days when I am busier *AKA days that I work after school* I used gym class as a work out.
I hope to remain healthy in my eating habits these next few days, too! Thank goodness for Tone It Up. SO excited for this week!
*Sidenote: I made some healthy peanut butter dark chocolate cookie balls today. They were delicious!! Let me know if you would like the recipe. *
xoxo
Callie
September 22-27 Daily Schedule!
Things to Remember:
- 3 water bottles a day
- 1 minute plank when you wake up/go to bed
- Green tea at night!
Monday
Booty Call: 30 minutes elliptical and 3x Slim and Toned Arms
Work
Workout: Gym Class
Tuesday *NO EARLY WAKEUP*
Booty Call: Gym Class
Workout: 45 minutes elliptical with frisky fall routine x4
Wednesday
Booty Call: 30 minutes elliptical and 3x Detention Workout
Work
Workout: Gym Class
Thursday
Booty Call: 30 minutes elliptical and Saved By the Bell Part 1 and 2
Work
Workout: Gym Class, 1 hour core power yoga class
Friday
Booty Call: 45 minutes elliptical and Triathalon Toned x1
Workout: 30-60 minute walk/jog
I hope to remain healthy in my eating habits these next few days, too! Thank goodness for Tone It Up. SO excited for this week!
*Sidenote: I made some healthy peanut butter dark chocolate cookie balls today. They were delicious!! Let me know if you would like the recipe. *
xoxo
Callie
Saturday, September 14, 2013
One Week "Cleanse" Challenge
So I know that it is important to fuel your body with carbs, protein, fruits, veggies, etc. But if you didn't know this, it is actually good to cleanse your body of toxins every once and a while. You can do so by only eating fruits and vegetables. I know their are some people out there who will not agree with this so called "cleanse", but I have personally done it and it helped my body before. For the next seven days starting tomorrow, I am going to challenge myself by attempting to eat only fruits and vegetables. Here are my personal rules to the challenge:
- ONLY eat fruits and vegetables
- May drink Naked Juice
- Drink half your body weight in ounces of water each day
- Drink green tea every night
- NO SWEETS
- Work out ATLEAST once a day for 30+ minutes
If you looked at my previous Challenge, some rules are the same. If anyone is interested in trying this challenge with me, message me on Tone It Up! Please no negative comments about my choice to do this. It is a temporary plan to cleanse my body and hopefully will get my tastebuds to stop craving the taste of sweets!
I work at a bakery and will be working four times this week. I am hoping planning this out for myself will prevent me from eating sweets and snacking on unhealthy foods. Thanks for reading! Since I am beginning tomorrow, my update post will most likely be up next Sunday. Thanks for reading!
xoxo
Callie
Five Day "Challenge" Update
After my hard work this week, I have my schedule of the last five days and will also include the main rules that I set for myself. The only thing I found difficult to do was work out twice a day but I made it work as much as I could. Also, keep in mind I was traveling Thursday and Friday and couldn't really fully complete those days. I am very happy with how this turned out anyways because the main idea was to get me to stop craving sweets all the time and to restart my healthy lifestyle, which it did. Although I couldn't work out certain times, I still understood and followed the main idea of the schedule as best I could. I would recommend this to anyone trying to start up their weight loss or healthy lifestyle! Here were the main rules I set for myself:
- Drink at least half your body weight in ounces of water each day
- Eat slower!
- Avoid adding extras (salt, seasonings, sugar, etc)
- Work out twice a day
- Drink a cup of green tea every night (boosts metabolism)
- No sweets!
- Try to go to bed as early as possible
My Week:
Monday: 132.6 lbs
Booty Call (Morning workout): 35 minute power walk
M1: Protein pancake with strawberries and black coffee
M2: Banana
M3: Luna Bar
M4: Pistachios
M5: Pork and veggies with green tea
Evening Workout: 30 minutes interval elliptical with TIU summer sizzle routine
Tuesday: 129.6 lbs
M1: Chobani with granola, fruit, and black coffee
Booty Call (Morning workout): 30 minutes of power walk/pilates
M2: Skipped
M3: Fiber one bar
M4: Banana
M5: Grilled chicken and greens with green tea
Evening Workout: 30 minutes interval elliptical with TIU toned and lean beach day routine
Wednesday: 128.4 lbs
M1: Two egg whites on a slice of ezekiel bread with black coffee
M2: Banana
M3: Luna bar
M4: Skipped
M5: Grilled chicken wrap with carrots, hummus, and green tea
Two Evening Workouts: 3.5 mile run/walk and one hour yoga class
Thursday: 128.4 lbs
M1: Steel cut oats with strawberries, blueberries, and black coffee
BC: 30 minutes of rumba
M2: Skipped
M3: Carrots and luna bar
M4: Pistachios
M5: Indian food (chicken, veggies, rice) and green tea
No evening workout
Friday: No scale in the hotel room!
M1: Mini yoplait light yogurt, banana, and black coffee
BC: One hour walk
M2: Apple
M3: Luna bar
M4: Black coffee
M5: Indian food (chicken, veggies, rice)
I was disappointed I didn't finish this completely by not working out twice the last two days, not having green tea or the correct amount of water the last day. It was difficult while traveling. Although this is the case, tomorrow I have decided to start a new challenge. I will create a new post about this in case anyone cares to do it with me! I am starting tomorrow as a head start but generally, you could start it at the beginning of the week (AKA Monday). Thanks for reading!
xoxo
Callie
- Drink at least half your body weight in ounces of water each day
- Eat slower!
- Avoid adding extras (salt, seasonings, sugar, etc)
- Work out twice a day
- Drink a cup of green tea every night (boosts metabolism)
- No sweets!
- Try to go to bed as early as possible
My Week:
Monday: 132.6 lbs
Booty Call (Morning workout): 35 minute power walk
M1: Protein pancake with strawberries and black coffee
M2: Banana
M3: Luna Bar
M4: Pistachios
M5: Pork and veggies with green tea
Evening Workout: 30 minutes interval elliptical with TIU summer sizzle routine
Tuesday: 129.6 lbs
M1: Chobani with granola, fruit, and black coffee
Booty Call (Morning workout): 30 minutes of power walk/pilates
M2: Skipped
M3: Fiber one bar
M4: Banana
M5: Grilled chicken and greens with green tea
Evening Workout: 30 minutes interval elliptical with TIU toned and lean beach day routine
Wednesday: 128.4 lbs
M1: Two egg whites on a slice of ezekiel bread with black coffee
M2: Banana
M3: Luna bar
M4: Skipped
M5: Grilled chicken wrap with carrots, hummus, and green tea
Two Evening Workouts: 3.5 mile run/walk and one hour yoga class
Thursday: 128.4 lbs
M1: Steel cut oats with strawberries, blueberries, and black coffee
BC: 30 minutes of rumba
M2: Skipped
M3: Carrots and luna bar
M4: Pistachios
M5: Indian food (chicken, veggies, rice) and green tea
No evening workout
Friday: No scale in the hotel room!
M1: Mini yoplait light yogurt, banana, and black coffee
BC: One hour walk
M2: Apple
M3: Luna bar
M4: Black coffee
M5: Indian food (chicken, veggies, rice)
I was disappointed I didn't finish this completely by not working out twice the last two days, not having green tea or the correct amount of water the last day. It was difficult while traveling. Although this is the case, tomorrow I have decided to start a new challenge. I will create a new post about this in case anyone cares to do it with me! I am starting tomorrow as a head start but generally, you could start it at the beginning of the week (AKA Monday). Thanks for reading!
xoxo
Callie
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Think About It, Do It
SOOO it is time. Time to stop whining about not wanting to work out, time to feed my body what it needs to fuel itself instead of what sounds yummy, and time to shed those pounds. I am the queen of excuses. I will make up a reason to let myself eat a donut. I'll convince myself I need that cookie with my sandwich. It all just needs to stop. I am so sick of letting myself eat something bad and hating myself afterwards. I just want to be happy.
Earlier in the summer, I went through two months when I ate extremely healthy and exercised 4-7 times a week. I loved myself. I loved my body, I loved my energy, I was just genuinely a happy person. I don't really know what has gone wrong since then, but I have slipped into old habits. I am so afraid of gaining back all that weight that I worked so hard to get off.
Today I woke up with a new mindset. I told myself that tomorrow was the first day to a new week, a new beginning, and I needed to crack down and just DO the workouts. DO the healthy meals. Just DO it. Stop making excuses. I told myself that baby steps will make it easier to start up my healthy lifestyle again. So here is my goal: 5 full days of healthy eating and working out. Although I will be traveling two of those days, I am going to try to keep to my word and make it happen because I can't wait around any longer hoping my mind will change itself and stop wanting sweets and junk food.
This post was written in the hopes that I will keep my word to myself and do these next five days with everything I have. If I can do this, my steps back to a healthy lifestyle will only become smaller and smaller.
I am going to use the Tone It Up guidelines to help me decide what to eat and when and how to work out. I will be posting a full 5 day recap by next Saturday or Sunday. My alarm for my morning workout tomorrow is set! Wish me luck
xoxo
Callie
Earlier in the summer, I went through two months when I ate extremely healthy and exercised 4-7 times a week. I loved myself. I loved my body, I loved my energy, I was just genuinely a happy person. I don't really know what has gone wrong since then, but I have slipped into old habits. I am so afraid of gaining back all that weight that I worked so hard to get off.
Today I woke up with a new mindset. I told myself that tomorrow was the first day to a new week, a new beginning, and I needed to crack down and just DO the workouts. DO the healthy meals. Just DO it. Stop making excuses. I told myself that baby steps will make it easier to start up my healthy lifestyle again. So here is my goal: 5 full days of healthy eating and working out. Although I will be traveling two of those days, I am going to try to keep to my word and make it happen because I can't wait around any longer hoping my mind will change itself and stop wanting sweets and junk food.
This post was written in the hopes that I will keep my word to myself and do these next five days with everything I have. If I can do this, my steps back to a healthy lifestyle will only become smaller and smaller.
I am going to use the Tone It Up guidelines to help me decide what to eat and when and how to work out. I will be posting a full 5 day recap by next Saturday or Sunday. My alarm for my morning workout tomorrow is set! Wish me luck
xoxo
Callie
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
September 2013 Wishlist!
So this would be the kind of post where you will definitely be able to see my inner prep shine through the most. I have been lusting over so many things lately that I can't help but post about it. Can't wait to chop down the list one by one!
First is the Tory Burch wrap bracelet in this particular tan shade. I have the wrap bracelet in a turquoise color, but it isn't something I feel like I can wear in the fall and the winter. I want to get this one to match my Tory Burch boots. You can find this at a Nordstroms or Tory Burch store by you! Click here to find it online.
Next is another monogram necklace! This one specifically is from Bauble Bar. I am looking to buy the gold dipped large pendant on a 16" chain. If you were curious, my initials are CEH! Here is where you can find this lovely necklace online.
The last piece of jewelry on my wishlist is this 1837 Tiffany ring. I don't know what attracted me to this one over all the other ones to choose from, but something did. Definitely a splurge, but I want! Here is the link to the ring from Tiffanyco.com.
My only clothing item is a Southern Shirt Co. spirit jersey. I don't think I will be purchasing this specific color called Lemonade since it isn't quite suited for fall, but I am not sure which color I like! Comment below about which you think I should get. Here it is.
Last but certainly not least is this croaky from Vineyard Vines. I know summer is over and I won't be wearing my sunglasses often, but I totally want it for next summer! The navy color is definitely my favorite out of all the options and it is super traditional. You can find it here for only $8.50!
What have you been lusting over lately?
xoxo
Callie
Monday, September 2, 2013
Happiness
This blog post is inspired by a video from my favorite person to watch on YouTube, SarahBelle93x. She posted a video a few days ago that I watched earlier tonight titled "Happiness". I figured it would probably be some cheesy video, but I love Sarah as a person so I thought I would give it a chance. You can watch the video for yourself here.
I have always thought of Sarah as a role model, fashion icon, and am always amazed at way she never stops smiling. I would have never expected her to say the things that she did in this video. I won't give the entire video away in this post, but I'll probably quote a few things she said that really hit home with me. I think the reason it was so inspirational to me was because lately I have been feeling the exact way she was describing. She says it's "like a plateau; you aren't depressed but you aren't happy; you're just kind of there," and she describes it as, "the worst feeling ever." This is exactly how I have been the past two weeks or so. I am in a rut. I don't have motivation to work out anymore, I always break my healthy diet with sweets, and I have really been down about myself.
This video was exactly what I needed. After watching, I got up and decided to go on a little night stroll. In the video, she says something like, "the only one who can get you out of your rut is you." I knew I just needed to get up and out of the house because it was the only was I could stop this slump I'm in. I used my Lorna Jane app to track my time, speed, and calories and made the walk fun by putting on some country Pandora. Once I got home from the walk, the energy that I had made me remember why I loved being active and healthy so much. I get this natural energy that makes me feel happier and better about myself.
This post may seem lame to some, but if it helps anyone out there then it's worth it to me. If you have been sitting in bed, living an unhealthy or generally lazy lifestyle, do something to change it. It doesn't have to be drastic, but go for a walk. Instead of pancakes for breakfast, have some greek yogurt with granola. As a good friend of mine says, "Each good choice will make it easier for you to make another good one."
xoxo
Callie
I have always thought of Sarah as a role model, fashion icon, and am always amazed at way she never stops smiling. I would have never expected her to say the things that she did in this video. I won't give the entire video away in this post, but I'll probably quote a few things she said that really hit home with me. I think the reason it was so inspirational to me was because lately I have been feeling the exact way she was describing. She says it's "like a plateau; you aren't depressed but you aren't happy; you're just kind of there," and she describes it as, "the worst feeling ever." This is exactly how I have been the past two weeks or so. I am in a rut. I don't have motivation to work out anymore, I always break my healthy diet with sweets, and I have really been down about myself.
This video was exactly what I needed. After watching, I got up and decided to go on a little night stroll. In the video, she says something like, "the only one who can get you out of your rut is you." I knew I just needed to get up and out of the house because it was the only was I could stop this slump I'm in. I used my Lorna Jane app to track my time, speed, and calories and made the walk fun by putting on some country Pandora. Once I got home from the walk, the energy that I had made me remember why I loved being active and healthy so much. I get this natural energy that makes me feel happier and better about myself.
This post may seem lame to some, but if it helps anyone out there then it's worth it to me. If you have been sitting in bed, living an unhealthy or generally lazy lifestyle, do something to change it. It doesn't have to be drastic, but go for a walk. Instead of pancakes for breakfast, have some greek yogurt with granola. As a good friend of mine says, "Each good choice will make it easier for you to make another good one."
xoxo
Callie
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