Quick Workouts

For spring break, some friends and I went to Panama City Beach, and had so much fun! Even though we had a blast on vacation, we felt kind of bad about ourselves because of how unhealthy we were the entire week. Of course we didn't think about that while in Florida, but thinking about the amount of food we ate and beer we drank gave us the urge to start eating healthy again and working out.

I pinned several workouts before spring break, in the hopes of actually doing them, but being home from this vacation, I'm excited to try some of them and see the results. I've tried two quick, simple workouts before and even though I didn't stick to them, I felt good after. Also, they can be done at home for the days you don't feel like heading out to the gym.

The 5-4-3-2-1 Workout is pretty creative and definitely works your body. The first time I did this workout, my calves were sore for days from all of the jumping jacks. It ads up to a total of 15 minutes, which is a nice, quick workout.

This next workout is very short, but will leave you panting. I've seen the same workout a few different places on Pinterest and is often referred to as "wake up/before you shower" workout. I love looking at Pinterest workouts because you can find different ones for targeted areas, as well as good ones for the gym and at home.

Hummus Craze

Lately, I've been on a hummus craze. It all started when I tried putting some on my wraps instead of using ranch, which I love, but not when trying to eat healthier. I began craving hummus, even if I was eating something that hummus would not go well together.

I was surfing through Pinterest one day and saw a recipe for hummus crusted chicken. Immediately, my mouth started to water. After looking in my freezer and realizing that I was out of chicken, I turned to Pinterest to find a similar recipe using tilapia, which was something I had available. Of course I found a recipe and was so excited to try.

This Hummus Crusted Tilapia recipe was to die for. It was definitely the best Pinterest recipe I made thus far. The hummus gives the fish such bold flavor and helps make it incredibly tender.

Substituting red pepper flakes for paprika was a success. Definitely making this again.

Feeling Fancy

On my last grocery trip, I came across a small bag of scallops and wanted to try a dish using them. I've never cooked scallops before, which is a shame because I LOVE scallops. I bought them without having a specific recipe in mind, which is odd for something that's not your typical, everyday grocery item.

Today in class, all of a sudden, I remembered the scallops I bought and wanted to make them for dinner. I had no idea what I wanted to do with them, so I turned to Pinterest. Like always, Pinterest never fails me.

I came across a recipe for Scallops with Asparagus - it seemed easy enough and I had most of the ingredients. The dish was pretty easy to make and turned out very good. The only ingredient I didn't have was white wine, but I made up for it and still seemed successful.

I definitely want to make this again soon and include white wine to see how its supposed to taste.