"Flatout" flatbread pizza!

For the month of April I promised myself that I would not eat any meat for lunch! I have stuck to that so far (it's only April 5th) and saw a picture of a pizza on the back of my flatbreat (it's really a multi-grain wheat wrap) package. I remembered I had some leftover pizza sauce in the fridge and tons of veggies! YUMMM!

I laid my flatbread onto the wire wrack of my toaster oven.

• put a small amount of pizza sauce over the top (I don't really care for a lot of sauce)-You can buy lowfat or whatever you want.
• then add all of the veggies/meats you want. I did black olives, sliced tomatoes, jalapenos, onion, and bell pepper! Wish I had some banana peppers and mushrooms!
• Then sprinkle your cheese on top and pop it in the toaster oven on bake for 10 minutes and broil for 5-10 minutes. 
• DON'T BURN IT! I have to keep a close eye on mine.. my toaster oven works in mysterious ways!

When I put it in the toaster oven! Fits perfectly!

After being cooked! Looks so yummy, right?

 This pizza was so good! I encourage you to try making one! It's quick and easy! I like my crust crunchy so I cooked it a little longer, but it's all up to you!

xoxoxo,
Lauren

WARRIOR DASH!

     A crazy spell came over me and made me decide to do the warrior dash. Mind you, the warrior dash has never been to MISSISSIPPI before and I was stoked when I finally heard about it. I have always wanted to do these crazy runs and stuff, but I've seen all the pictures of friends out of state doing runs. They seemed so much more fun than the boring ones in the sip. Of course, they're all for a good cause, but still.. I saw pictures of people doing The Color Run and Krispy Kreme challenge (in Raleigh, NC) and things of that sort! How fun are those? Instead, MS gets the lamest of the lamest and just run... So Justin's mom was trying to tempt me to do this "Warrior Dash" with her and some friends from work. My reply was kind of hesitant and I wasn't so sure I could do this. Then I was thinking in my head "ohhh 3 miles isn't that bad!!!" anddd then I found out the price. $70 dollars to go run? What the heck are these people thinking? I am a major penny pincher when it comes to stuff like that and I couldn't see myself spending that much money to do an obstacle course through mud. Sure, it's fun, but I could do that out in the country for no charge. I mean Hellurrrrr, this is Mississippi!

The next day I got FB and saw that one of the local radio stations was giving away 5 free registrations to this run! How perfect is that. The only requirement was to comment on their status listing ways you have become healthier. I did it and the next day I was mentioned in their comment. I had won! I never win anythinggggg!!! I won a free registration to do the warrior dash!

On April 21st I will need you guys to be praying for me! haha. I am going to do the warrior dash with some of my friends. We have been training a little bit here and there in the gym via treadmill, but I doubt that will help much. No matter what, I'm just doing it for the fun, the challenge, and to finish!

I'm excited, but scared at the same time!

xoxox,
a wannabe marathon runner!
Lauren

Pineapple Mango Smoothie

Yesterday started my month of April goals

I'm determined to finish the month being able to say that I did everything I had planned to do!

I worked a really late night on Saturday at a wedding reception and didn't get home until about 2am! It was well worth it though because we had so much fun! 

on another note.... 

I woke up this morning feeling extremely motivated! 

I jumped out of bed about 9, brushed my teeth and threw on my running attire. 

I got on my treadmill and ran a mile. 

Some of you may be thinking.. "a mile? That's not far!" but it's a start! I have to build up my stamina and I'm hoping that I can run 3 miles by the end of this without stopping! I am running in the WARRIOR DASH at the end of this month! 

Super excited, but it's going to take some hard work! 

It's almost like an obstacle course through the mud and water! 

So to start off my April goals I had a smoothie for breakfast! 

A PINEAPPLE MANGO SMOOTHIE to be exact!

Pineapple Mango Smoothie
1 cup mango
1 cup pineapple
1/4 cup almond milk//unsweetened
5-6 ice cubes

I will admit, I have never fooled with mango before and wasn't sure how to cut them. It seemed like everywhere I cut, there was a core. I should probably read up on how to cut a mango because it was definitely weird and I barely got any mango out of it!

Also, I wonder what it would taste like with coconut milk just to keep the tropical flavors going on.. I'll have to get some of that, or even coconut water.

Another thing, A lot of people freeze their fruit to increase the thickness of their smoothie.. I just add ice cubes! I am not a yogurt fan, therefore I do not put yogurt in my smoothies.

Hope you guys have a wonderful Monday! I am off to work in a little while and will be going to the gym afterwards! :)

MOTIVATION MONDAY!

ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT'S ME, CHELSEA

It's Sunday night and I just finished reading this book!

I have never been a reader! never! I hate reading and it really bugs me how people always say that books are better than movies! I had started reading this book like literally 6 months ago and put it down on my computer desk and forgot about it until about a week ago.

I had a sudden urge to read last week some time. I just wanted to read something. So I picked this book up off my desk and read about 20 pages a night and just finished it! :D It is hilarious!

I love the way that the book is written. Each Chapter is like it's own story so it doesn't feel like you're reading about ONE thing the entire book. It's a different incident of her life in each chapter. One chapter may be about a one night stand and another chapter may be about a trip she took to another country. You never know with her! 

Have any of you guys ever read Chelsea Handler's books? Or even watched her comedy show on The E channel? She is so funny! I wouldn't recommend this book to those of you who are strongly against foul language and what not, but if it doesn't bother you then read this book nowww! She has many other books like:

This is her first book.

I read out of order, but that's okay. She is hilarious and I can't wait to read her other books! I may actually like to read now! It's a good hobby I need to pick up because my vocabulary is probably equal to a 6th graders && that is awful! I admit.

xoxo
Lauren