Hi, I'm Britne Shabbott and welcome to Shabbott's Habits, a blog devoted to attaining a healthier lifestyle by forming long-lasting healthy habits.
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Category Archives: Bye-bye Artificial Sweeteners
Bye-bye Artificial Sweeteners Habit COMPLETE!
Some of you may have noticed that I added a new Shabbott’s Habit to the list: Core Challenge!!! During the core challenge, I’m aiming to strengthen either my abs or back each day. That also means that I finished my 9th Shabbott’s Habit: “Bye-bye artificial sweeteners.” Bye-bye artificial sweeteners was all about eliminating [or reducing] my consumption of artificial sweeteners like Splenda, Equal, Nutrasweet, etc. If you don’t remember what I’ve done in the past, please feel free to explore my previous Shabbott’s Habits recaps where I focus on – Drinking more water Doing more cardio Eating breakfast everyday Getting … Continue reading
My Trip to Yosemite National Park
I’m glad that everyone enjoyed my Napa Valley post so much! We truly had an amazing time. After visiting Napa on Wednesday and Thursday, the Hubs and I said goodbye to our friends, packed up our car and made the 4 hour drive to Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevadas. After two days of apples and granola bars for breakfast, the Hubs was excited when I said that we could drive through McDonald’s during our trip. Egg McMuffin and a coffee for me – while driving no less After making our way to the Yosemite View Lodge in El … Continue reading
My Trip to Napa Valley
As you probably figured out from my teaser post, I went on a little vacation last week To celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary (I can’t believe that it’s already been 6 years!), the Hubs and I traveled to California on Tuesday night. We spent Wednesday and Thursday in Napa Valley with some friends and Friday and Saturday in Yosemite National Park. Because the two locations were so different, it was almost like two separate vacations! Accordingly, I’ll be breaking up my recap into two separate posts. Now, let’s talk about Napa Valley and all of that vino! After taking a … Continue reading
Apple Picking And Pie
This past weekend was the PERFECT Fall weekend. It was cool and sunny and you could just smell Fall in the air. Luckily for the Hubs and I, we had a Fall-tastic weekend planned with friends. Last year we attempted to secure tickets to the popular Pumpkin Blaze at Van Cortlandt Manor, just outside of Sleepy Hollow, but it was sold out. This year, I just happened to visit the website the day that tickets went on sale, so I quickly grabbed six of them. Hubs, my two BFFs, Lauren and Abi, and their significant others, Jeff and Dave, headed … Continue reading
Fast Friday
A Fast Friday Post – Breakfast: Oatmeal w/mashed banana, topped with a sprinkle of cinnamon and raisins and drizzled with peanut butter. Lunch: Big Veggie Salad Munched while cooking dinner: Hummus and pita chips Dinner: Grilled steaks and a batch of my Baked Sweet Potato Fries The morning workout: 45 minutes elliptical Abs, Sit-ups (3 x 25 reps) Abs, Lower Ab swing downs (3 x 20 reps) Abs, Ball exchanges (3 x 10 reps) Abs, Side-to-side obliques (3 x 20 reps each side w/12.5 lb dumbbell) Abs, Side ball crunches for obliques (3 x 20 reps each side) Shoulders, Raises … Continue reading
Posted in Bye-bye Artificial Sweeteners, Recipes
Tagged baked sweet potatoes, Sweet potato fries
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Ginger Buttercup Squash Soup
One of my favorite things to do during Fall is to put on a cozy pair of sweatpants, my zip-up hoodie and a pair of fuzzy sucks, and plop myself on the couch with a blanket, a bowl of warm soup and a DVR full of trashy celebrity shows like Keeping Up With the Kardashians stimulating documentaries. When I saw this buttercup squash in the supermarket the other day, I knew that I had to have it. I’ve used butternut squash, pumpkin and kobacha squash in the past, but this little round guy was a mystery to me. After some … Continue reading
