The Abs have it

Hey Jeni! 

I am so excited to hear about your good training day! That's awesome. Training with others is helpful. I remember last year when I was new to my bike some really nice people helped me along with way with shifting suggestions and other things. I've also learned good road etiquette to benefit both cyclists and drivers. I think overall awareness of sharing the road and knowing eachothers space is a good thing. The ride of silence seems to promote this. 

Your friend does sound like a badass! Sometimes it makes me wonder if I want to try an Aqua-Bike, which is swimming and biking only. There aren't too many of them around but it would be something to reach for.  I think you should take advantage of the great shape you are in and your athletic ability and go for whatever you see fit. Maybe do the sprint tri as a training tri for the Olympic one?! That way you get a sense of how things go! 

Well on to my next "challenge." I am a month away from my trip to Europe. Of course, buying a little bit into the "concert fest workout" and the concert fest bod, I have decided to do this 30 day ab challenge that I found on Facebook. It involves sit ups, crunches, leg lifts and planks. I watched some YouTube videos on the correct form as a reminder. None of these exercises are effective without proper technique. The numbers increase each day and there are built in rest days. For some extra fun, I am going to add in some oblique work on the side to enhance the results. 

Today was day one. And I may have taken a before picture.  In my new bikini. We'll have to wait and see if I have the balls to do anything with that. 

Have you trained with your new friend since this last post? Are you training with anyone else? Have you gotten any good tips to share? 

Xoxo

Jenne 

Ps. Your snack looks yum. 

Food Fridays

Jeni, 

I love to whip up tasty snacks, meals and baked goods. Preferably, they are somewhat healthy!

Today, I share with you one of my favorite recipes from the back of a bag of these chia seeds- Coconut Chia Seed Pudding

It's really easy to make. Ingredients are: chia seeds and coconut milk (I use light coconut milk)

The original recipe calls for some sugar, honey or other sweetener. I like to add a bit of honey, but not too much. For each part coconut milk, add a quarter of that amount in chia seeds. If you want the pudding less dense, add less chia seeds! 

Pour everything in a bowl and mix. Then let it sit in the fridge or a bit. The chia seeds bulk up.

It's quick, easy and yummy. I hope you like it!

Xoxo

Jenne