A Viking Raid happening on Twitter, Thursday 2/19 at 1pm EST...

Have you guys ever seen the show Vikings on the HISTORY Channel?

It is one of my son and I's favorite shows to watch together. So when the chance came to get in on some of the Viking action on Twitter, I jumped at the opportunity to get involved, so check this out...

The gods have set the next Twitter raid for Thursday 2/19 at 1PM EST! Follow @HistoryVikings & prepare to fight hashtags to the death.

The Vikings were legendary seafaring explorers and raiding warriors— the epitome of strength and bravery.

HISTORY’s Vikings chronicles the epic adventures of Norse hero Ragnar Lothbrok and his fellow valiant warriors as they raid dangerous distant shores. It’s also a tale of family & brotherhood, ambition & innovation, loyalty & conflict, violence & victory. Season 3 premieres Thursday, February 19th at 10pm ET!

But before the premiere, you must ask yourself: are you ready to raid like a Viking, and train to look like one? PREPARE FOR BATTLE! Vikings fans and all lovers of hard-cut bodies, should head to www.hashtagraids.com this Thursday at 1pm ET to help us#raid #TBT, like only Vikings can!
We’ll be talking all about the Vikings’ fitness and strength: how to get arms like Lagertha, shoulders like Rollo, and speed like Ragnar. We’ll compare some highlights of Season 1 and Season 2 to exercises that you can do yourself to achieve, truly, Viking strength.
For a chance to win a Vikings Hashtag Raid Prize Pack, be sure to specifically share the raid Leaders’ (@SavingUGreenMom & @0to26point2) content on Twitter – you’ll see it once you head to www.hashtagraids.com!
Here’s what you need to know:

• When Is The #TBT Raid?: Thursday, February 19th 1pm ET/ 12 pm CT
• How Can You Help #Raid #TBT?: To jump in the Vikings conversation, follow @HISTORYVikings and join @SavingUGreenMom and @0to26point2 as they help us raid #TBT!
  For a chance to win a Prize Pack, make sure you’re specifically sharing the raid Leader’s content on Twitter – you’ll see it once you head to www.hashtagraids.com.
• FOUR will win a Vikings Raid Prize Pack (value $475):
  Vikings Season 1 DVD
  Vikings Season 2 DVD
  Vikings Horn pewter tankard
  Vikings characters poster
  Vikings T-shirt
  Vikings trucker hat
  AND a $200 AMEX gift card!

And, just as a friendly heads-up, just in case you can’t get enough of Vikings — future raids will take place on Tumblr on 2/23 at 1pm ET, and 2/26 at 1pm ET. Check in with www.hashtagraids.com and follow @HISTORYVikings for more details!

 

Do you watch Viking?

Would you want to train like a Viking?

The Pizza Prescription and Clean Pizza Crust Recipe...

We talked about "The Pizza Prescription" on The Fat to Fit Radio Show a couple weeks ago. You can go and listen to the recording on our Fat to Fit Radio Show Podcast HERE.


We all LOVE pizza, especially kids, but we all know that ooey gooey deliciousness is not so much on the healthy side. Kids in the United States eat so much pizza that some researchers now argue the food should join the ranks of sugary drinks and fast foods. In fact in a new study, researchers found that pizza is a large source of calories, saturated fat and salt in kids' diets. They suggest kids should not eat more than one or two slices of pizza for a meal, and should pair that with salad, fruit, or vegetable side. Basically using the pizza as the "meat" on their plate.

Now come on, most kids esp teenagers are not going to eat just 1 or 2 pieces. I wanted to come up with a recipe for pizza crust that was not only healthy and easy to make but that tasted good too. After all whats the point in making a healthier version to eat and it not tasting good? So after a few trial and errors this is my "perfected clean pizza crust recipe"


Plantain Pizza Crust

I had made plantain tortillas before, so I had thought why not make a pizza crust out of plantains. The problem was I knew that the tortilla mix would be way to thin fro pizza crust, so I had to add something to the mix to make it more "dough" like, Enter Almonds...

 
 
Boommmmmm! Perfect!



I'm sure at this point you want to know how it was done or at least I hope you do, lol! Let me first tell you it was super easy and quick to make. So here it goes...



Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Makes one large pizza crust.

Ingredients...
1 cup almonds (ground into a meal in your food processor)
1 large yellow ripe plantain
1 heaping tbsp coconut oil
2 eggs
Juice of half a lime
1/4 cup water
1/2 tbsp of salt
olive oil spray (optional)

Mix it all in the food processor till smooth. Pour onto parchment paper on top of a pizza pan. I spray my parchment paper with olive oil spray so that the edges have that crispy taste (optional). Bake at 350 for about 25-30 minutes. Pay attention to it to make sure the edges don't burn.



After it is a nice golden brown top it with your favorite toppings


I topped mine with 1 small can of organic tomato sauce mixed with Island Getaway Seasoning (You can mix any seasoning at this point. Whatever you like:), 1 lb of ground lean turkey meat, chopped kale, sweet onions, and low moisture mozzarella.
Put it back in the oven till cheese is melted.



Cut with pizza cutter. I was soooo very happy that it stayed together and was just like a regular pizza crust when I picked it up.





It was super delicious and totally kid friendly! the best part is that they can eat more than 1 or 2 pieces and be ok. I hope that you guys will try it out and let me know how you liked it. If you decide to try it I would love to see it, TAG @0to26point2 in your post, thanks!

Have a great day...

What is your favorite type of pizza?
Do your kids eat a lot of pizza?

A Tweed Ride, Mardi Gras, and Swimming...

I hope you guys had an awesome weekend. The weather was PERFECT here on the Gulf Coast! It was in the mid 60's to low 70's and sunny! AHHHHHH! I wish it would hurry up and stay warm, I am so not a cold person.

Do you like the cold?

Anyways I wanted to catch you up on last weekends tweed ride!

So I finally got a great picture from the amazing tweed ride I took my mom on for her birthday last weekend.

Picture by the amazing Todd Douglas Photography

 
If you have never heard of a Tweed ride or run. It started in London and basically you dress in your finest circa 1920's 30's tweed best and you hop on your bike and tour the town in a leisure way. We all met up at this amazing little coffee shop in downtown Mobile called Cream and Sugar.

 

After a cup of coffee and a few rules we hopped on our bikes and headed downtown to Cathedral Square to play a little crochet. It was really cool just kind of taking it easy and strolling downtown on our bikes. I am so used to racing, it was a nice change.

 

My mom had gotten a really cool lime green beach cruiser for her birthday from my stepdad. I cant believe she is 68 years old. She is so cute!

 

It was a wonderful day filled with lots of laughs, crochet, and bike riding. If you guys get a chance to take part in a Tweed ride in your town, do it! You will LOVE it!

So it is Mardi Gras time here in Mobile, so be prepared for some Mardi Gras post this week...

 

I also have started back my heavy training and it feels GREAT! I have joined in on Cindy's eight week bikini body challenge and week 1 went pretty good. I will update you guys on tomorrow on my progress. It was awesome seeing Sean the beast, working out at 5:30 in the morning wearing a shirt that kept me motivated. I am soooo not a morning person!

 

I also found my way back into the water and AHHHHHH, I was at home. However I have not swam much since Ironman Augusta and OMG, it was rough! LOVED every second it. Getting to train with these ladies made my day...

 

I see some major triathlons happening this year with this group. I'm just happy Alecia, Marjorie, and Anita let me hang out with them. :) Also does anyone else get puffy face like that after a hard workout? :(

Well I hope you guys have a great week. I am running the Joe Cain Classic next weekend and Ill tell you all about it. Until then, stay AWESOME!!!

Have you ever did a Tweed Ride?
Puffy Face, YES? NO?

Fat to Fit Spring Into Summer 8 Week Bikini Body Challenge

Happy Post Super Bowl Monday!!!

WOW, what a game! Down to the last minute. AHHHHH! I wasn't routing for any particular team, so it was nice to just be able to watch a great football game and not be really happy or really pissed off! LOL

Anyways I wanted to tell you guys about a new eating plan I am doing. As most of you know I am the cohost of an awesome radio show called The Fat to Fit Radio Show with one of my bestest friends in the whole world, the amazing Cindy Lane Ross.



There are not enough words to describe how awesome she is. have you ever known someone that just succeeds in everything they do? This is Cindy! Successful personal trainer, gym owner, cookbook author, online training and nutrition owner, national spokesperson for the Arthritis Foundation and the Diabetes Foundation, I'm telling you she does it all. I am just lucky that she thought I was cool enough to be the other half in her radio show:)

So about this weight loss program I started today.  Cindy has wrote a brand new 8 wk bikini weight loss challenge program that is not only affordable but I know that it works. She has been on it for a couple of weeks trying it out and she looks AMAZING!

Fat to Fit 8 Week Bikini Body Challenge

Learn what to eat and when!
Burn fat and tone up!
Target problem areas!
Get a flat tummy!
Weight loss journal included!

She also has a male specific plan for all you guys...

 
 
The entire 8 week plan is only $29. You cant beat that!
If your interested in checking either program out and joining us CLICK HERE.

I cannot wait to show you the results from this 8 week challenge. I will update every Monday and let you know how its going. AND I would love for you guys to join me and we can encourage each other. I'm ready to be bikini ready! How about you?

Have you ever done a weight loss challenge?
What are your goals for the rest of 2015?