I like to move it move it, I like to move IT!

People often ask me, "How do you stay motivated and exercise even in the winter?" My response, "You just have to make it a priority." I know this is not easy and life gets in the way, but if you start your day exercising, your more likely to stick to it. In my mind, I have a to do list and first thing on it is to exercise.

There are so many great benefits exercising can do for you. For one, it keeps you healthy! Heck ya, how could you not love sweating and getting all the toxins out of your body. All you have to do is get your body moving and you will see those beautiful glistening beads of sweat dripping down your face. Attractive huh?  Second, it helps you lose weight and tone up those muscles. Thirdly, it gives you a natural high. I run because I love it and well I get a huge runners high from it. I could go on and on about the benefits of working out, but I will leave you with these.

 People that know me often ask how I have so much energy and I can honestly say I believe it's from working out. It keeps me in check. Once you make a habit out of this, you won't want to miss a workout. They say it takes your mind and body 21 days to form a habit.  So start your day out right, don't hit that alarm, just get up and get moving! You will thank me in the end.

In addition to my motivational speech, you know your smart enough, good enough, and gosh darn it people like me speech, I have a fun little snack for you crazy folks to try. It's the delicious Spinach chips. Yes call me crazy, but this is a great alternative snack for those that like their chips and salt.

Step 1- Preheat your oven to 350 degree and spray a cookie sheet pan with nonstick spray.

Step 2 - Get a bag of spinach and rinse it with water. Blot the spinach with paper towels so it is dry.

Step 3 - Place spinach in a bowl and add 2 Tablespoons of olive oil to the spinach. Lightly toss the spinach with olive oil. Make sure the spinach is lightly coated. You may need to add an additional tablespoon of olive oil to the mix.

Step 4 -Add garlic salt to the spinach. Add a few shakes to the mix and taste it. You may want more than three or four shakes.  If you want to get fancy, add a few shakes of parmesan cheese to it. Then, toss gently to coat the spinach.

Step 5 - Place the spinach on the coated cookie sheet pan and place in the oven. Cook at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes. Make sure you use a spatula to flip the spinach after baking them for 10 minutes so they are crunchy and cooked on both sides.

Step 6- Remove from oven, let them cool, and ENJOY!!!



Delish!!! You may even start turning into Popeye after enjoying these chips.
He's got some pretty impressive biceps, bet its from the spinach.