What I Need...

Is a little more of this in my life. 

Who wants to start doing the canyon trail with me again before the snow comes?

 

I can't promise i won't be looking like this though (top left pic) so prepare to be embarrassed.

Zucchini Brownies

Yesterday i was in a baking mode and i needed to take a treat to a relief society activity so it was great!

I found these on pinterest and i was attracted to them for one reason.

The looked yummy and they are healthy. 

 Zucchini Brownies 

 I found the recipe at here but this is how i made it. These were moist, spongy amazingness and go great with a class of {almond} milk. Oh and totally Husband approved!

Ingredients

1/2 cup applesauce
2 medium bananas mashed
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups finely shredded zucchini (about 3 zucchinis)
2 cups whole wheat flour

1 cup dark chocolate chips

 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour an 9x13 inch .
In a large bowl, mix together the applesauce, mashed bananas and sugar. Add vanilla and cocoa and mix together. Then add baking soda, salt, and zucchini and mix together. Add flour and walnuts and mix together. Spread evenly into a prepared pan. Bake for 25 minutes until brownies spring back when gently touched.

Laura

Loving Some Cardio

Sarah and I finally had a little gym time together so we decided to take advantage of it and hit the cardio area.

Just have to say I LOVE CARDIO!

Why? Because...

It takes away my migraines

Takes my mind off of everything that i worry about

Helps me to have more energy

Makes me happier

and overall makes me feel great

We did the elliptical for 25 minutes and then split up

Sarah did rowing for 10 minutes

I did the stair climber for 10 minutes

Sarah has a new found love for rowing but I'll let her tell you why another day. 

Isn't she looking great though?!

Laura

Sugar Much?

It is barely noon and i am already dragging.   After a late dinner, and late episode of parenthood with the husband last night, i went to sleep around 11:30 planning on waking up at 6:30 only to wake up 4 times in between (it is nights like this that i consider having a family bed) with overall a collective 4 hours of sleep. 6:30 came way to early and so did my 8:30 class. Math in the morning is never fun. 

So for lunch i ate what i was craving. A slice of oatmeal bake filled with organic whole oats, flax seed, and wheat bran, chocolate chips, strawberries, raspberries, and bananas. Along with apple slices with maple syrup drizzled over them and a cup or chocolate almond milk. Sounds heavenly right? Oh it was. Hopefully the sugar gives me enough energy to get through work and someone please suggest yummy energy filled foods so i have an idea of go-toos when needed. 

I found the oatmeal bake at Uban Nester and this is how i made it.

Oatmeal Casserole

Total Time: 50 minutes

Serves: 6 (maybe more)

Ingredients

2 cups gluten-free rolled oats

1 cup flax seed

1/2 cup wheat bran
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup raspberries and strawberries combined

 {any berries work}

1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
2 1/3 cups milk
1 large egg
4 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 ripe banana, peeled, 1/2-inch slices

Preheat oven to 375

Combine all dry ingredients including berries in a large bowl. Mix together and poor into a large greased casserole dish.

Combine all wet ingredients together. Whisk well. Then poor over dry mixture in casserole dish. 

Place bananas on top of Oatmeal Casserole.

Bake for 50 min. Or until edges are golden brown and wet ingredients seem to have soaked and cooked.

Laura

New Year, New Goals

New school year that is! School officially started today and luckily i don't start class until tomorrow. I decided today would be the perfect day to make new goals and to start the year off right. When your a full time student your yearly schedule does not start in January, sadly everything revolves around the day the new fall semester begins. Officially a second year senior, a third year wife and a 5 month mom i am ready to hit my books and the gym (the gym more so than the books). So i wrote out my schedule and set to it.

My 8 a.m. gym session included a lot of stretching and a 30 minute elliptical run. Yes, that is it. Sadly my time was cut short by Sarah needing to get to class early. At least i got something in though and honestly it was probably enough for my first day back. Over the summer i only worked out a hand full of times so i am sure it would be smart for me to ease my way back into workout mode.

Today was also day one of going sober, from soda. Honestly a twelve step program may be needed to get me off of diet coke. I made it 9 months with out it though so i know it is possible and i know i will feel so much better with out it. Someone please convince me that i'm right about that though.

Laura

To Introduce Ourselves

This is our very first post ever!

 We would like to introduce ourselves before starting this little blogging journey we have planned. We are two sisters, Sarah and Laura, living in small town Cedar City. Both of us are studying at Southern Utah University, both of us are working (one more than the other), one of us is married and has a baby, and both of us are very much trying to find the "fit" life. We are constantly making goals to eat right, to work out daily, to lose weight, to get stronger, to feel better, to be fit. So hence our blog title "Finding the Fit Life!" 

Our blog will be all about our ups and downs of becoming healthy and feeling good. We hope it will inspire others to do the same. Everyone is invited to follow us and we encourage all our readers to comment advice and support as they would like. 

Laura & Sarah