Hey there!
Hmm, maybe these last 5 weeks of school won’t be too bad if the weeks keep passing this quickly! There are still a lot of papers to write and tests to take though, so I can’t check out now (Ha— who am I kidding? 😉 ). In all seriousness though, I’m starting to feel the onset of separation anxiety when I have to leave my friends. Maybe I shouldn’t talk about the end of the year yet.
I’m also thinking shorts/capri weather is finally becoming a permanent thing around here! I need to paint my naked toe nails if I want to wear sandals though. I am not blessed with pretty toes.
And for today’s moves, I basically did a similar arm workout and to last Sunday’s plus a few minutes on the rope climbing machine and Julie’s 8 minute ab tabata.
Anyway, hope you all enjoy this week’s Fascinating Friday Links! I apologize for these being so late again— AP studying has got me up into the wee hours of the night! If the weather’s warm where you are, grab some iced tea or lemonade, go out into the backyard, kick your feet up, and enjoy these reads!
Health and Fitness
[Read up] Should You Follow a Gluten-Free Diet? via The Boston (written by the lady who did the nutrition lecture at BU open house!)
[Always time to move] How to Fit Exercise Into Your Routine, No Matter How Busy You Are via Greatist
[You will not get bulky, ladies] So You Want to See Muscle Tone? Lift Heavy to Get Lean via Your Trainer Paige
[Teaching moderation to kids] Got a Food-Obsessed Kid? Research Warns: Don’t Restrict Them via Raise Healthy Eaters
[The ‘s’ word— stress] Is Adrenal Fatigue MAking You Fat? via Kath Eats Real Food + Eat Chic Chicago
[Great workouts!] 16 Minute Plank Core Workout via Purely Twins + Balance and Strength Training via Cotter Crunch + Total Body Dumbbell Superset via Peanut Butter Runner + HIIT and Arm Bootcamp Workout via Nut Butter Runner
[My favorite] How to Do the Perfect Burpee via Greatist
Food for Thought
[Some things should not be compromised] 9 Things You Should Not Give Up to Be Happy via Marc and Angel Hack Life
[Your mind is a part of your being too] Having a Healthy Mindset via The Healthy Maven
[Do you get crap for living a healthy lifestyle?] Health Shaming via The Slender Student
[Life tips, basically] How to Friggin’ HUSTLE via The Skinny on Health
Cinco de Mayo
Healthy Recipes for Cinco de Mayo via Fit Foodie Finds
Healthy Cinco de Mayo Recipe Roundup via Fitnessista
Avocado Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Tortilla Chips via The Spiffy Cookie
Chipotle Lime Shrimp Tacos with Strawberry Salsa via How Sweet It Is
Mexican Grilled Polenta Pizza via Edible Perspective
Shrimp and Mango Guacamole via The Healthy Maven
Food for Belly
[BERRIES GALORE] Buttermilk Berry Crumb Cake via Sprouted Kitchen + Strawberry Rhubarb Scones with Sweet Cream via Oh, Ladycakes + Pull-Apart Bread Blueberry Muffins via Yeah…Imma Eat That
[Erm. Yes.] Pina Colada Overnight Oats via Oatgasm
[Ooo!] Super Fancy Smoked Salmon Stack via The Peachy Palate
[Wow.] Thai Sweet Potato Nachos via Oh My Veggies
Miscellaneous Fun
[Who wants to come with me to ALL these places?!] 17 Most Amazing Fitness Vacations of 2014 via Greatist
[Too precious] Navy Dad Surprises Daughter at Cheer Practice via Fox News
[Her captions and her babies=life] Because I Can’t Instagram Everything via Bev Cooks
Daily Moves and Grooves 
thanks for the link love!! and now i can’t wait to try out some of these recipes for cinco de mayo!!
of course! yes, don’t they look fantastic?!
Thanks for including my recipe!!
No problem, Erin! The salsa looks amazing!
Happy weekend Alison! Hope it’s a great one😊
Happy weekend to you too, Katie!
So let me get this straight… not only do you have a crazy stair machine in the US you also have a rope climbing machine? Wow, you would feel like you’re coming into the middle ages if you ever visited Australia! We don’t celebrate Cinco de Mayo over here, but I am going to use it as a perfect excuse to eat more mexican food! I found the article on Adrenal Fatigue interesting, as I actually suffered very badly from it in 2012 to the point where I was pretty housebound from fatigue. I was eating well, but my body shut down and stopped absorbing nutrients, so I was losing weight. It was horrible, and it reminds me to make sure I’m never overstressed!
Well it’s a “rope climbing” machine but you just sit and pull a rope up and down, and it has different resistance levels! You don”t actually climb it…but that would be an awesome machine if you could! 😉
Oh man, that adrenal fatigue sounds awful. I hope you’ve been doing better since then! ❤
man I wish the weather in Toronto is as good as yours ): It’s cold and rainy here
Wait… it’s Cinco de Mayo? Haha! But those sweet potato nachos….. omg. Need. Hope you’re having a good weekend! 🙂
Don’t they look awesome?! I hope you’re having a great weekend too, girl!
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!!! Thanks for the link love lady! These weeks will fly by so treasure every minute. BUT even greater things to come 😉
Happy Cinco de Mayo to you too! Ahh yes I’m pumped 😀