Through The Eyes of a Photographer

 Did you know we are supposed to drink half our body weight or more in water each day? That's a lot, right? Especially if you're like me and would rather be drinking something other than water.  Luckily, I have a few water recipes to make drinking it A LOT easier! TIPS: 1. If you want to save time and avoid necessary work, buy frozen fruit! They have so many options, mixed fruits or single fruit. I normally get my frozen fruit from Aldi's for under $3 a bag and it saves me so much time and hassle! 2. No matter if you buy frozen fruit or cut the fruit yourself, I've found that keeping it all frozen is the best way to go. It keeps the fruit better longer and keeps your drink cold! 3. Make a pitcher instead of glasses so you are tempted to drink more! Though you should limit your fruit intake because of sugars, there are some water mixes that are great to keep large quantities of such as detox water and plain lemon water! Filling up your glass or water bottle h...

GUYS!! This is definitely one of my favorite snack foods! If you are craving something sweet and salty, but don't want to ruin your diet, this is perfect!! I first found a recipe for these scrumptious little bites on Pinterest, but ending up changing them a bit. Ingredients: 1 cup dry steal cut oats 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/4 cup chia seeds (or flax seed) 1/4 cup honey (or aguave nectar) 1 scoop vanilla protein powder Now this is super easy!! First, you'll want to mix your oats, chocolate chips, seeds, and protein powder to ensure everything is evenly distributed. Next, add the honey and peanut butter and mix. Now this is a little tricky, but I found if you don't want to get super messy, take a spatula and mix it in a chopping motion so that oats are able to stick to all the peanut butter. Once it's all mixed, make bite sized balls. Simple enough, right? Now, enjoy and make sure to store them in the refrigerator for ...

With Dan working out of town and it being so cold outside, I'm willing to do anything just to get out of the house and socialize with human beings instead of dogs. Luckily, my best friend and I decided that we're going to eat better and start going to the gym. (I know, I know. Cliche, right?) This meant we really had to make some changes to our diets and expand our knowledge on cooking. With that being said, our normal habits of meeting up and eating out somewhere had to change!! Though we could probably find some healthy choices at most restaurants around town, it's just too tempting and a lot of money to keep living that way. We were spending close to $40 a day on food each. One thing I'm glad I learned is $100 worth of groceries last about a week instead of the $210 we were spending.  So far, we have done pretty good at both eating good and going to Planet Fitness.  Stay tuned to get some really yummy recipes that will keep you looking your best!!     ...