Adventures in food, fitness & living a balanced life
Good Morning! I absolutely LOVE mornings when I am able to eat breakfast at home, because that means that there is always time for a SMOOTHIE. I took the morning off from the gym because the Indianapolis Mini Marathon is officially 3 days … [Read more...]
Good Morning! I woke up craving fruit as soon as I woke up, and I was able to satisfy my craving by blending up a delicious blueberry smoothie. My smoothie breakfast contained: 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk 1/2 cup nonfat, … [Read more...]
Last week, I wanted to get out of a food rut. I felt as if all I was eating were fish and veggies. Don't get me wrong...I will always LOVE fish and veggies, but I missed cooking and causing some "treble" in the kitchen.<---pun intended! I … [Read more...]
Happy Friday and happy February friends! I honestly cannot believe that January has come and gone, but that just means that I am 1 month closer to getting married ;) Yesterday's breakfast was something delicious that I kind of forgot about and … [Read more...]
Yesterday morning, I team taught the newest Bodypump release, and I absolutely LOVED it. I attended my Bodypump initial training module at the end of April, so I don't have too many releases under my belt. That being said, this one is very "back … [Read more...]
Wednesday nights are typically later nights at work for me, so when I got home yesterday I knew that I had to have an agenda in order to get to bed early. While at work, I quickly planned my meals for the day by jotting them down on a small sticky … [Read more...]
Breakfast tasted like dessert this morning. I woke up, not really craving anything in particular. I headed over to the fridge and just started pulling things out that looked good, and I ended up making this DELICIOUS treat! Seriously, it tastes … [Read more...]
Yesterday truly felt like the first day of summer. The weather was gorgeous without a cloud in the sky and enough heat to make summer dresses, sandals, and shorts a necessity. After spending a few hours at the pool and packing up some more boxes, … [Read more...]
Good Afternoon! I realized this morning that I missed a holiday yesterday...National Chocolate Chip Day, which would have been a great excuse to bake up some cookies. Because I missed this holiday, I immediately wanted to make sure that I didn't … [Read more...]
I'm Tara, a 24-year-old fitness and food lover living in Indianapolis, IN.
I have a huge passion for experimenting in the kitchen, living an active life, and pursuing my dreams. As an ACE Certified Personal Trainer, AFAA Certified Group Fitness Instructor, and Les Mills Certified Body Pump Instructor, I love teaching group fitness classes and being physically active every day.
This blog follows my life and my interests in fitness, mostly healthy food, family, friends, and living a well-balanced and healthy life.
