Let me start with my RPM training. If you would have asked me a year ago, let alone a month ago, if I would be training and preparing to become a fitness instructor, I would have said "No Way"! Somehow, by the grace of God, in doing just that!
I fully believe that God has set this path before me. I didn't get a job I applied for a few months back, I only work 3-4 days a week, my love of fitness, how far I've come, the training being in Birmingham; everything just fell perfectly into place, that's a God thing! So after researching and praying all night, I registered for training and spent a weekend in Birmingham peddling my tail off!
RPM or any spin class, requires you to sit on stationary bike. This training required you to be on the bike for hours at a time. Such a requirement can cause your derriere to become quite sore. None the less it was an amazing experience! Two days of presenting, coaching, critiquing, and learning the ins and outs of Les Mills, and let's not forget riding the the bike! It was a very trying and rewarding weekend! I graciously passed the first part of the training ground, and received the go-ahead to team teach with my own instructors and eventually film myself teaching a class! Once I film myself, I'll send it in and hope for the best!
I'm seeing this entire situation, as the next step in my fitness journey. I'm come from couch potato to an almost-fitness instructor! How exciting is that? And I know this is a really over used and super cliche, but " If I can do it, then so can you"!
Moving on from fitness to food!
I have been making all sorts of food since my last post. In fact, yesterday I spent most of the day in the kitchen (where I'm suppose to be according to my husband, Just kidding!) attempting to make healthy snacks! I've made up some of my own recipes, as well as, tested some recipes I found on Pintererst. To post all the recipes would make an incredibly long post, so to counter that, I'm going to decide the recipes among posts. For this post I'm sharing how to make my BBQ Chicken Thighs and Summertime Cole Slaw!
BBQ Chicken Thighs
Ingredients
- 4 chicken thighs (bone-in, skin-on)
- your choice of BBQ sauce
Directions
- Trim thighs to your liking.
- Place thighs in zip-lock bag and coat with BBQ sauce. Mix thighs around in bag to fully coat. Place in fridge for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place chicken thighs in greased baking dish. Bake chicken for 45 minutes, or until meat thermometer reads at least 165.
- To crisp skins, place chicken under broiler, until skins become browned.
Summertime Cole Slaw
Ingredients
- 1 16oz bag of cole slaw mix
- 2 Tbs minced onion
- 2/3 cup light mayonnaise
- 3 Tbs vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 Tbs white vinegar
- 1/4 tsp Salt
Directions
- Mix cole slaw and minced onion Ina large bowl
- I. A small bowl mix together mayo, oil, vinegar, sugar, and salt.
- Pour over cole slaw and toss to coat
- Chill for at least 2 hours, prior to serving.
I fixed both these dishes together for dinner last week. It's a great meal anytime of the year! If I had time I would have fixed some deviled eggs and potato salad, but none the less I had French fries!
These meals can be as healthy or as unhealthy as you wish to make them. The cole slaw uses a 1/2 cup of sugar, but feel free to decrease as you see fit!
In my next post I'll be sharing healthy snack recipes, so stay tuned in for more!
Until next time,
- Lesli
