A Healthy Lifestyle and Sunday Morning Coffee
I just spent a week at the beach house with my girlfriends and our healthy lifestyle boot camp was a huge success! And so much fun!
It has been the most incredible week! A wedding with some of our closest friends, a week packed with exercise, healthy eating, and tons of laughter. And lots of wonderful memories made to remember forever.
Season 3 Volume 36
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About Me
I think it is safe to say that our healthy lifestyle week at the beach was a huge success.
We started off the week with a bit too much exercise but it still worked out great!
We walked four miles on the beach, took a 16-mile bike ride up the coast, and played five games of pickleball. That was only day one!
I managed to ride almost every day and with a bike path like this, I absolutely loved it.
I love this app that tracks my rides. It’s called Strava and it also tracks hiking and much more.
We also ate really healthy and focused on protein, healthy recipes, and hydration.
I like that we prepared a lot of bowls, which included cooked chicken, fish, or beef, sauteed vegetables, rice, lettuce, and often some avocado!
Carbs were rarely discussed (other than the fact we had to stop eating so many of them) and maintaining a happy outlook was talked about every single day.
I never imagined the week would be this powerful in changing my daily outlook and habits. It was simply amazing!
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My Latest Project
After spending a week focusing on a healthy lifestyle I am going to try to continue to enjoy exercising outdoors. I never really appreciated how positive and great exercising outdoors affected my mental outlook. It is incredible!
I absolutely love my new Tek e-bike and am so excited to ride as much as I can. As we are blessed with great weather in Southern California, biking is a perfect way to enjoy exercise outdoors.
Dave and I also spent an amazing weekend at La Costa attending one of our dearest friends’ son’s wedding. The wedding was incredible and I can’t stop thinking about wedding ideas for Michael and Ellie!
It seems like every week we have something new to celebrate. I am so blessed.
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My Biggest Challenge This Week
Hydration is something that I really need to focus on. I have never been good at drinking enough water although this week I did a great job!
There are two things I have discovered that I love to add to my water as they alter the taste a tiny bit which makes it easier to drink. The first is called TRUE LIME Water Enhancer and you can find it on Amazon. What’s in the packet? One real lime. That’s it.
It also comes in lemon, orange, grapefruit, and cherry.
I also like to add protein to my water and BariWise protein fruit drink is delicious. I like the flavor of Wild Berry. One packet has 15 grams of protein, 70 calories, and less than one gram of sugar.
- Keep exercising every day.
- Create three recipes for new healthy recipes.
- Exercise some more.
- Buy Advil.
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Fall is definitely in the air and I had so much fun creating and sharing this week. Did you see what I created with my new xTool M1 laser? Click on any of the links to learn more.
Martha shared 10 Ways to Upgrade Your Kitchen Without Renovating It. What a great concept!
I have lots more fall inspiration to share this upcoming week. I have four crafts, including a pillow, a tablecloth, some fabric pumpkins, and a new surprise for your fall table. Plus I am sharing the best pasta and cupcake recipes!
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- A Backroads Bike Trip – S3/V30
- Summer Dinner on the Beach – S3/V29
- Why Do I Love Crafts? – S3/V28
- Our California Beach House – S3/V27
- Enjoying the Ventura Beach House – S3/V26
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- Summer Birthday Week – S3/V23
- Welcome Summer – S3/V22
- Finishing the Exterior of the Beach House – S3/V21
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- I Love New York – S3/V19
- A Spring Garden – S3/V18
- Happy National Picnic Day – S3/V17
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- Happy Easter – S3/V15
- Shopping Tips – S3/V14
- Happy Spring – S3/V13
- Girls Weekend Getaways – S3/V12
- Exciting News This Week – S3/V11
- Ventura Beach Favorites – S3/V10
- A Happy Family at the Beach House – S3/V9
- A Beach House Tour Deadline – S3/V8
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- A Busy Week at the Ventura Beach House – S3/V6
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- Happy New Year 2023 – S3/V1
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My son and daughter-in-law had some of their wedding festivities and their wedding pictures taken at La Costa. Its a beautiful resort in a beautiful setting. Glad you and your girlfriends had a fun time at the beach. Being able to get out into the fresh air and sunshine always helps with the mental health.
You’re such an inspiration Leslie! I’m working on getting healthy myself, and it’s great to see what you’re doing. And the wedding looks like it was so much fun. Always nice to catch up with you!
Oh thank you so much Barbara! Feeling really refreshed and good ☺️