Happy Shopper

By Megan, on March 31st, 2010

Hi friends! Happy hump day!!

Did everyone enjoy LOST last night? One of my FAVORITE characters popped up on last night’s episode, so I’m happy. Parenthood didn’t disappoint, either! I already love that show.

To quickly recap, yesterday I had a sweet smoothie after my Physique 57 workout:

You wouldn’t know by the murky green color, but this was actually very chocolate-y! (I was inspired by Kristen’s Cherry Chocolate Bomb, which has been sweeping the blog world!)

Into my Vita-Mix went:

1/2 cup water
1/2 cup almond milk
2-3 cups raw spinach
1 frozen banana
1 cup frozen organic strawberries
2 T. raw cocoa powder
1 T. hemp protein powder
1 T. almond butter
4 drops liquid stevia
splash of vanilla extract

This wasn’t quite as sweet as I would have liked, but that’s what I get for using strawberries… they just aren’t as sweet as some other fruits. I’ve got a new smoothie in mind for today, and I can’t wait to see how it turns out!

After a brief afternoon nap, I headed down to the gym for my running make-up session. I’m not gonna lie, running was HARD. My lower body is SO SORE from my Physique 57 workouts! I can barely walk! I’m not complaining– I love workouts that make me FEEL it. But it is putting a cramp (literally!) in my running this week. I ended up taking more walking breaks than I normally would, so I stayed on the treadmill for 45 minutes to make my cardio session “count.” On my schedule today is an even LONGER run, so we’ll see how that goes! *gulp* At least I have a shorter strength workout today– I’ll be trying the Arms & Ab Booster this afternoon! My legs are really looking forward to the break!

After my workout, for some reason my body was craving a shot of Emergen-C:

I don’t take a regular multi-vitamin, so every now and then I like to get a boost of vitamin C from this stuff. I think it tastes really good! The trick is to use very little water, so it’s really fizzy and concentrated.

Dinner last night was another ginormous salad:

Followed by a bowl of steamed broccoli:

And some 72% dark chocolate for dessert:

Chocolate makes me happy.

What also makes me happy is finding sweet deals online! I am typically a loyal Amazon.com shopper, since they usually have the lowest prices and fast shipping…

However, I recently discovered a new-to-me website for supplements! I’ve seen iHerb.com popping up on a few blogs lately, so I decided to give them a look. Comparing their prices to other sites, iHerb was cheaper! Also, their shipping prices are almost too good to be true! After reading some reviews of their company, I decided to give them a shot. I ordered some Sun Warrior Protein powder (my first time trying it!) and some Spirulina, both for my smoothies. On orders over $40, shipping is free! I also got $5 off for being a first-time customer. Sweet!

I placed my order on Sunday afternoon, and yesterday afternoon my order was sitting at my front door! Talk about fast shipping! Another thing I also love about their site is that they post their products’ expiration dates online, so you know you’re not buying a product that’s about to expire! The expiration date on my products matched what they had quoted!

Check out my new smoothie ingredients:

I can’t get over how BIG these containers are! I decided to compare my old Hemp Protein container to my new bag of Sun Warrior:

It’s a beast! Makes me feel like I got my money’s worth, and I’m pretty sure it’s going to last a while!

Overall, I give iHerb.com an A++, and I will definitely be ordering from them again! I noticed my favorite skin care products are CHEAPER there than anywhere else, and offer the cheapest shipping around!

And if you’re a new customer, you can get the same $5 off deal that I got!

Just enter the promo code MIG017 at checkout! And orders over $40 ship free!

Happy shopping!

Something to do: Enter the Pure2Raw Organic Baby Blanket giveaway!

*Disclaimer: I did not receive any compensation from iHerb.com for this post. I came across their site on my own, and paid for everything myself! I’m just really happy with the results, and wanted to share the good news with my readers!