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Exactly What I Wanted

May 6, 2014 by Julie 19 Comments

Hello, hello! How are things in your neck of the woods?

Things have returned to normal in Ocala and while I’ve spent most of the day working, I did manage to squeeze a workout in which felt fantastic.

Today’s workout began on the treadmill with a five-minute warm up walk, followed by 25 minutes of running and a five-minute incline walk to cool down. I covered a little less than 3.5 miles before it was time to head into the weight room to work my shoulders a bit!

I completed a fast workout that focused on four rounds of supersets and looked like this:

  • 10 Upright rows + 10 Overhead press
  • 10 Lateral raises + 10 Front raises  
  • 12 Mac raises + 6 Diamond push ups

Simple and to the point!

Lunch

After my workout and breakfast, I worked through the rest of the day until I made it home for lunch and a quick walk with Sadie.

On the menu for today was a fresh spinach salad served with a side of peanut butter-topped banana slices.

Salad with Banana

I sprinkled some chia seeds on top of the banana slices to add a little crunch.

peanut butter banana slices with chia seeds

About halfway through this meal I thought to myself, “This is exactly what I wanted for lunch.” Sometimes I just throw together whatever is easiest for lunch since I usually have to head right back out the door, but today I started daydreaming about a fresh salad and peanut butter on my way home from work, so the moment I walked through the door, I assembled a lunch that totally hit the spot. Listening to cravings for the win!

Now my mind is on dinner and meatloaf is sounding awfully appealing.

Have a great night!

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My name is Julie and I am a full-time blogger, new mama, fitness enthusiast (certified personal trainer and group exercise instructor) and food fanatic (mostly healthy... but also not-so-healthy) living in North Carolina with my husband, dog and baby boy. Thank you for visiting Peanut Butter Fingers! I hope you enjoy little glimpses into my life and have fun trying the sweaty workouts I frequently share and making some of my favorite recipes along the way!

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Comments

  1. Lauren @ Focused To Be Fit says

    May 6, 2014 at 4:27 pm

    That’s the perfect lunch to me! Always need a little something sweet afterward – yum!

    Reply
  2. Shel@PeachyPalate says

    May 6, 2014 at 4:52 pm

    Those banana slices are super cute!!! Definitely my bed time snack…in about 10 minutes time!

    Reply
  3. meredith @ The Cookie ChRUNicles says

    May 6, 2014 at 4:53 pm

    There is nothing better than eating exactly what you are in the mood for! Lately I add peanut butter on something to my lunch to cap it off on a satisfying sweet note (pb on toast, pb on apple etc). Perfect!

    Reply
  4. Sara @ LovingOnTheRun says

    May 6, 2014 at 6:08 pm

    There is nothing better than bananas and peanut butter! So delicious!

    Reply
  5. Polly @ Tasty Food Project says

    May 6, 2014 at 6:15 pm

    Those peanut butter banana slices look delicious! I wish I had some bananas right now! That’s always a great combo!

    Reply
  6. Jackie says

    May 6, 2014 at 6:41 pm

    Peanut butter and banana is the best combo!

    Reply
  7. Annette@FitnessPerks says

    May 6, 2014 at 6:47 pm

    Those banana slices looks so cute!!

    Reply
  8. Lori Carroll says

    May 6, 2014 at 7:50 pm

    Have a question…has anything change with the blog the last two days not getting PBF Blog via email, checked spam not in there either, should I just subscribe again?

    Reply
  9. Ashley @ Sweet carolina belle says

    May 6, 2014 at 8:03 pm

    Diamond push ups are so difficult. Looks like a great workout!

    Reply
  10. Stephy says

    May 6, 2014 at 10:20 pm

    I apologize if this has been asked in previous comments, but is part 3 of Leslie’s wedding coming!? I feel like we were left with a cliffhanger haha! Love your wedding posts, it makes me excited to plan for mine and you both had such lovely components and details to your wedding.

    Reply
  11. Caity says

    May 6, 2014 at 10:50 pm

    I for sure thought that those bananas were deviled eggs at first…

    Reply
  12. Jenn@ Mark My Miles! says

    May 7, 2014 at 6:09 am

    The combo of PB and Banana is always something I crave and eat. Listening to my cravings are a must : )

    Reply
  13. anoushe says

    May 7, 2014 at 6:30 am

    Anything with peanut butter always sounds good to me 😉 Recently I’ve also been listening to my cravings and have been making loads and loads of spinach cooked in coconut milk with a tablespoon of peanut butter with loads of curry powder. It always seems to hit the spot on cold, rainy days! 🙂

    Reply
  14. Carla says

    May 7, 2014 at 7:17 am

    CHEESY?
    true.
    I love when my LIFE MOMENTS give me the THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED!! feeling too.
    I wish you those as well.

    xo

    Reply
  15. Julie B says

    May 7, 2014 at 7:27 am

    What specific brand/kind of salad dressings do you normally use? I have a hard time finding ones that are not loaded with calories or sugar.

    Thanks so much! 🙂

    Reply
  16. Shawna says

    May 7, 2014 at 12:41 pm

    pb + nanners = best invention ever.

    Reply
  17. Kelly says

    May 8, 2014 at 10:30 am

    A salad sounds delish right now!

    Reply
  18. trina says

    May 11, 2014 at 8:53 pm

    What did you put on your spinach salad, it look super yummy!!

    Reply

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