Larabar Giveaway and Tasty Tuesday Linkup #55

larabar giveaway

Hey-hey, guys! It’s Tuesday! Tasty Tuesday no less! I’ve had a rough couple of weeks, which I’m sure you have noticed by the fact that this blog has only been updated once a week lately. Such is life that you never know when it’s going to get in the way next time and prevent you […]

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5 Things to Meal Prep for Perfect Salads and Tasty Tuesday #54

meal prep

Are you trying to get more veggies into your diet on a daily basis? Follow these easy steps to meal prep for perfect salads! Get it done on the weekend and enjoy nutritious salads for lunch during the week.

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Yoplait Whips! – Whipping Up Healthy Meals

yoplait whips

Whipped Greek yogurt? 100 calories? Yes, please!  I’ll take these Yoplait Whips! as a healthy breakfast, snack, lunch and dinner 🙂

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Making Bread and Tasty Tuesday Linkup #53

making bread

I’ll bet you after reading this post you will want to switch to making bread at home from scratch – it is SO much easier than you think!

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Meal Ideas for 7 Days and Tasty Tuesday Linkup #52

meal ideas

Are you looking for new meal ideas? Are you torturing your family with the question “What would you like to eat?” every night? Look no further. These 7 meal ideas will give you a solid healthy plan for dinners for the whole week!

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Yoga: Chasing Another Dream.

yoga

I’ve been practicing yoga for many years and in several countries. I’ve been encouraged and inspired by so many yogis and great teachers. Is it time to give back?

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Delicious Eats Lately and Tasty Tuesday Linkup Party #51

banana bread

Another round of the Tasty Tuesday Linkup Party is here! This time I’m sharing some delicious eats I’ve had lately as well as some exciting news for my linkup party attendees!

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Breakfast Quesadillas Recipe and Tasty Tuesday Linkup #50

breakfast quesadillas

Good morning, good morning! Have you had breakfast yet? No? I got a quick and easy to make breakfast recipe for you today – Breakfast Quesadillas! As always, this recipe is very flexible – feel free to switch up the ingredients based on your preferences and availability 🙂 These breakfast quesadillas have been my “go to” […]

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Cycling Class Profile and Playlist: Two Mountains

Hey guys! Happy Saturday! Last week in my Saturday class we climbed two mountains. Usually I allow for more recovery in my class profiles, but this time I wanted to make it more challenging and work on muscle strength and endurance with my riders. So I came up with this cycling class profile. I got […]

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5 Mistakes New Indoor Cycling Instructors Can Avoid

indoor cycling instructor mistakes

Are you a new indoor cycling instructor? If you’re still getting nervousness butterflies in your stomach every time you have to teach a class, this post is for you. We were all newbies once (and some of us still are). There we were out of our instructor orientation/training thinking we were ready to go out […]

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Tasty Tuesday Linkup #49 and Exciting Tasty News

tasty tuesday linkup

Hey guys! Happy Tasty Tuesday Linkup day to you! How was your weekend? Mine just flew by. Seriously, before I knew it – it was Sunday night 🙁 This Saturday we (just out of the blue) decided it was Christmas – Take #2 at our house, at least food wise. Hubby made an incredibly delicious […]

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Sweet Potato Breakfast Skillet

sweet potato breakfast skillet

Hi guys! How was your weekend? Mine was great 🙂 Hubby and I tried a new workout this Saturday – Les Mills Bodypump™. Our Y just introduced those to the schedule and I was very curious to try it as I’d heard a lot of raving about it from my friends all over the place. […]

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One Pot Pasta with Shrimp Recipe

one pot pasta

Hey guys! It’s party time here at Lean Lena’s! So after all that holiday cooking and over-the-stove-slaving I didn’t feel like cooking at all last night. We still had leftover salmon and mashed potatoes and we almost settled for that as our dinner. And then my consciousness spoke to me, I lifted my butt off […]

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2014 Review: What Happened and What Didn’t

2014 in review

With 2015 approaching, I couldn’t help but think about what 2014 has brought, what I have accomplished and where I’ve failed. It is that time when we all reflect, analyze, think, and hope. So I decided to do a 2014 review: go back to my 2014 Resolutions and see what happened in 2014 and what […]

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Tasty Tuesday Linkup Year End Round Up: Year of Yumminess!

tasty tuesday linkup

Hey guys! Happy Tasty Tuesday to you 🙂 Once again – we’re all here today to share our tasty creations from our kitchen or experiences from somebody else’s. Today I wanted to make it all about YOU! We’re all a little maxed out on holiday recipe ideas, Christmas cookie recipe selections and other highly pinable content, […]

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