DAY 32 - AWESOMENESS!!!

If someone would have suggested to me even a few weeks back that there would EVER come a time that my daily thoughts repeatedly would be focused on exercise and riding a bicycle, I would have laughed. It's the truth! My history is one of making lots of really good exercise "plans", buying workout DVD's and even having a fitness club membership for YEARS - while being able to count in the low double digits how many times I've ever really gone.


Needless to say, when I first started cycling, though really pumped, excited and putting my money where my mouth was...deep down I wrestled with skepticism of my own predictable likelihood of not following through. Now it has, (without further injuries), been just over a month of almost daily riding, and it just blows my mind that the more I ride the MORE I want to ride! Even when we have finished 10+ miles and I just want to stop...after a short time of rest, I find myself saying, "I wish I would have kept going!" It's just SUCH a crazy feeling!! haha! The people I've heard that would say, "I've GOT to get in the gym" or "Gosh I can't wait to work out again" - I just thought they were nuts...and now listen to me! Who knew healthy living could ever be full of such AWESOMENESS!!

I went to the Farmer's Market with my mom yesterday and bought so much wonderful produce. This would be another STRANGE change that has occurred. I enjoy SO MUCH getting it all home and washed clean - laying it out to dry. The way the tomatoes and cucumbers look and the fresh aroma...I've just fallen in love with the whole process. It has also been a joy to begin both discovering and creating healthy meals and snacks. 

One great treat I made using my Ninja - is DELICIOUS ice cream just using fresh frozen fruit and a couple of other ingredients. I've included an easy to follow recipe  below. (Did I mention how MUCH I love the Ninja? -- LOVE IT!)