Apparently all it takes to get people to lose weight is a good old-fashioned competition! Maybe it's because we're all lawyers? Tell us we'll feel better + live longer and we won't bite, but tell us we're competing for the gold and everyone's all in, ha!
Anyway, I'm a "questioner" by nature, according to Gretchen Rubin's Four Tendencies Quiz (love her + love her books, if you haven't already checked her out, do it here and here!) so I didn't think I was going to get that into it because a weight loss challenge is fairly arbitrary in nature. Sure, no one wants to lose, but shouldn't we all strive to be healthy, with or without a competition to motivate us? The answer is obviously yes, but I've come to realize that motivation and inspiration are good things to always be seeking out.
With that said, I've certainly kicked it into high gear + found some goodies to help me along the way. I used to work for Equinox so I'm no stranger to luxurious gyms, but we since we don't have one near us, we joined Lifetime Athletic a few months ago. I love the TechnoGym equipment and I always feel a lot less guilty when I get my reality tv on the treadmill or elliptical instead of on the couch.
And I didn't used to be all about protein bars or protein nut butters, but there's a really nice Vitamin Shoppe right by the gym, so I decided to stop by one day after my workout. Needless to say my wallet was not happy with me. I picked out the ones that looked good and I'm happy to report that I actually liked them all 😳
I loved all of these for different reasons. The CakeBites don't even taste like protein "bars," they just taste like dessert. You know how sometimes you don't want that protein bar texture? This would be the bar for you if you're not looking to eat the entire package in one sitting or if you just don't want to feel like you're eating a protein bar. My favorite flavor was the red velvet, with chocolate dipped cherry coming in at a close second. I really thought I'd like the birthday cake flavor the best, but I think I didn't because of the even better birthday cake-flavored protein bar below.
The MyBar in birthday cake had just the right flavor and texture. There's a crunch element to it and you don't usually find that with protein bars.
The Oh Yeah! One Bar in Maple Glazed Doughnut flavor was to. die. for. Seriously, how can a protein bar actually taste like a maple glazed donut?! Somehow they did it, and it was gold.
The other bars were great, too, but I'll leave it at that for the time being. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go be about that #eatsleeplift life 😉
xo, Glory
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xo, Glory
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