Spotlight on Amy's

Well I just ate a delicious dinner of grilled flounder over couscous and corn on the cob (courtesy of Chad). It was quite delicious. The only thing that can make it better is a glass of wine. I know, I'm a bit of a wino, but can you blame me?

I've decided that perhaps my all-time favorite healthy prepared foods brand is Amy's. I've been stocking the freezer at my work with them. I spend almost all day at work and it's just easy to have something I can pop into the microwave when I get a break. They have a large variety of food (my favorite are the mac n' cheese and the enchiladas...almost hungry again just thinking about them) and they're all good. They're all organic, some are vegetarian or vegan, and all under around 400 calories. That's a win-win in my book.

I'm a little boring today, but I didn't do very much. I was at work from 9am-7pm. So I guess I'll leave you with that little spotlight on Amy's brand.

What did you do today? What's your favorite healthy food brand?

Epic Memorial Day

My Memorial Day was a blast! I slept until 8:30 this morning (that's sleeping in for me)! Chad was already up and had made pancakes! If you know anything about me, you know that I LOVE pancakes. He also made a peanut butter syrup to go along with them. They were amazing!

After eating breakfast and catching up on twitter and what-not, I ate my favorite snack in the whole world: Greek yogurt, fruit, and granola topped with a little agave.

Then, Chad and I decided to go for a walk again. This time, I got pictures.

It was so beautiful! It couldn't have been a better day for a walk like this! We went all the way into downtown again. I'm REALLY excited about a new coffee shop that's coming to town. It's going to be an organic coffee shop.

I had to be a little dorky.

  After the long walk, we came home and watched a couple of movies. Then, I went to my friend's house to do my Turbo Fire workout! After this, we went on a little sushi splurge. We love our local Japanese restaurant, Kimono.

Very large piece of sushi!

We had such a fun day! I hope all your weekends were as fun-filled as mine!

What did you do for your weekend? Do you like sushi?

Happy Weekend

I hope everyone is having a great Memorial weekend! Mine has been a fairly equal mixture of laziness and productivity. Saturday Chad and I went for a long walk (4 or 5 miles; not sure exactly) on a paved trail (which we had to drive to) which took us into downtown Beckley. While we were there, we went into town and walked around. A local bar, The Lost Parrot, was having a big party they called Parrotpalooza. There was a band playing, grills on the street, local businesses advertising, etc. It would have been more fun had we known about it ahead of time and had any money and a camera. Still, it was a great time! It's nice to be in such good shape that I can go for such a long walk and not be on the brink of death.

After church Sunday we finally got the apartment cleaned up. I'm trying to get back into my Flylady habits. I've been out of them for so long I feel like I have to start all over. It's ok, though. Falling is only failing when you don't get back up again. Right?

Also, I had a bit of a break-through during my Turbo Fire workout. Stretch 40 is always incredibly hard for me. I have no flexibility, so stretching is very challenging. This time I finally felt like I was making progress. I could stretch farther and hold the strength poses longer. It felt great! I actually enjoyed it instead of hating every moment of it. I'm in love with Turbo. In fact, I have a new goal to attend a Turbo Kick instructor training later this year. I think it's going to be a blast!

Enjoy your long weekend and be safe!

~Chelles

Starting Fresh

This blog is a fresh start for me. I felt like I had lost my direction for a little while. I also went through a job change that was a little stressful and wasn't able to concentrate on my blog during that time. My husband has been quite an inspiration, though. He blogs faithfully and is getting very involved in the community. I hope to get as involved as he is. Please leave your thoughts on my blogs. If you're a blogger and would like to be included in my blog roll, e-mail me with your web address: chasingchelles@gmail.com 

I hope you find inspiration for healthy living and enjoy my journey as I share it with you!

Much love,
~Chelles

Welcome

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~Michelle