protein shake because I AM A BEAST!!

happy sunday morning! i am just relaxing at home, after going out and downing an iced venti vanilla latte. then, we got back, we decided to make protein shakes for bfast, instead of the usual egg whites and turkey bacon. i am still full from a massive glass of goodness. we got a blender last week, so t has been making them for breakfast every morning, but this was my first attempt. i'd say the outcome was b+ work. it wasn't thick enough like the delicious peanut butter split from juice generation, but it was definitely a lot healthier than that and had things in it that will help my muscles!!

first ingredients: ice (i will add more next time), a spoon of peanut butter, half a frozen banana and skim milk. i debated adding greek yog for texture but i thought the sourness would just overpower so i'm glad i vetoed that one. 

for nutrients, i added a scoop of chocolate protein powder and then an eency weency teaspoon of glutamine, which is for restoring muscles. i hope it works, because boy do my muscles need to be restored. 

this is what the final product looked like. again, a little watery but still pretty darn good. i am so FULL. 

tim is such a beast he drank his straight from the blender. now, off for my first long run in a week since my knee/quad have been really hurting. please glutamine magically heal me!

vitaminoosss

i used to never ever take vitamins. however, i feel like i've taken a turn for the better. i think most of the reason i take supplements now is to attempt to make my knee as strong as possible, so i can keep running . i don't take ibuprofen every day, but probably 3-4 times a week depending on how my legs are feeling. i've been logging a lot of miles recently though so i've been taking quite a bit. probably more than is good for me. i've also been trying to be a good girl and take my multi-vitamins. believe it or not, this bottle o' vito's is almost FINISHED! the only vitamins i've ever finished are the gummy kinds, which i might add are delicious and i could eat them like candy. i also have been taking glucosamine chondrotin which is said to help strengthen joints. i could be totally wrong about this, but i think it's helped a lot. i also take a green tea supplement which is supposed to help speed up your metabolism and give you more energy. not sure about that one either, but it can't hurt right?? i know this might be the most boring post in the world to most  of you, but i think nutrition is important and supplements are an important part of it!! happy friday!