{"id":3602,"date":"2012-10-02T04:23:15","date_gmt":"2012-10-02T10:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=3602"},"modified":"2012-10-20T20:18:27","modified_gmt":"2012-10-21T02:18:27","slug":"recap-of-colourful-photo-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=3602","title":{"rendered":"Recap of Colourful Photo a Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday our Instagram Colourful Photo a Day challenge finished. It was such a fun month of healthy inspiration and I loved seeing everyone&#8217;s photos each day! Thanks to <a title=\"Health Warrior\" href=\"http:\/\/healthwarrior.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Health Warrior<\/a> for sponsoring this challenge by giving away one of their amazing bags of <a title=\"Chia Seed\" href=\"http:\/\/store.healthwarrior.com\/product\/Premium_Chia_Seeds_16_oz_Pouch\/13161.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">chia seeds<\/a> (my favourite brand for chia!) and congratulations to<!--more--> Eatworkoutrepeat for winning!<\/p>\n<p>I thought it&#8217;d be fun to share all my IG photos from the challenge. For the first part, you can check out <a title=\"A Healthy September\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/2012\/09\/13\/a-healthy-september\/\" target=\"_blank\">A Healthy September<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3607\" title=\"Colourful Photo a Day 01\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-01-510x255.jpg\" alt=\"Colourful Photo a Day 01\" width=\"510\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-01-510x255.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-01-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-01.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>September 13: Book &#8211;<\/strong> I&#8217;m hitting up the books again while I earn my degree for Exercise Science. I&#8217;m really enjoying my schooling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 14: Protein &#8211;<\/strong> Organic eggs are one of my favourite sources of protein. I have them every day!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3608\" title=\"Colourful Photo a Day 02\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-02-510x255.jpg\" alt=\"Colourful Photo a Day 02\" width=\"510\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-02-510x255.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-02-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-02.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>September 15: Stretching &#8211;<\/strong> I never used to stretch before\/after workouts, but I&#8217;m learning how very important it is for recovery and flexibility!<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 16: Vitamins &#8211;<\/strong> Every day I take spirulina and vitamin C. I also take vitamin D on the days I don&#8217;t get sunshine.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3609\" title=\"Colourful Photo a Day 03\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-03-510x255.jpg\" alt=\"Colourful Photo a Day 03\" width=\"510\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-03-510x255.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-03-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-03.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>September 17: Superfood &#8211;<\/strong> Love taking Sophie&#8217;s <a title=\"Green Dream\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/2012\/09\/20\/philosophie-superfoods\/\" target=\"_blank\">Green Dream superfood blend<\/a> in smoothies&#8230;or in protein pancakes!<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 18: Refreshment &#8211;<\/strong> Took this when I was having a break from school. I sat on a park bench and had avocado with salt and pepper for a refreshing snack. It was such a beautiful day! (Notice the Sweat Pink tank &#8211; I&#8217;m now officially a <a title=\"Sweat Pink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fitapproach.com\/sweat-pink\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sweat Pink<\/a> ambassador!)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3610\" title=\"Colourful Photo a Day 04\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-04-510x255.jpg\" alt=\"Colourful Photo a Day 04\" width=\"510\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-04-510x255.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-04-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-04.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>September 19: I love&#8230; &#8211;<\/strong> Cats! I love their arrogant attitude and cuteness!<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 20: Workout Gear &#8211;<\/strong> Nike is one of my favourite workout shirts. Love their slogans&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3611\" title=\"Colourful Photo a Day 05\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-05-510x255.jpg\" alt=\"Colourful Photo a Day 05\" width=\"510\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-05-510x255.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-05-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-05.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>September 21: Outfit &#8211;<\/strong> Once again, I love Nike!<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 22: Greens &#8211;<\/strong> A lot of greens happen around here &#8211; but one of my favourite sources for greens is <a title=\"Spirulina\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/2012\/06\/04\/superfood-spotlight-spirulina-and-why-its-cool\/\" target=\"_blank\">spirulina<\/a> (but you knew that!). I especially love it in <a title=\"Spirulina Smoothie\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/2012\/06\/11\/superhero-smoothie\/#more-2563\" target=\"_blank\">this smoothie<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3612\" title=\"Colourful Photo a Day 06\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-06-510x255.jpg\" alt=\"Colourful Photo a Day 06\" width=\"510\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-06-510x255.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-06-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-06.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>September 23: Tea &#8211;<\/strong> I love my decaf black tea in the evening. I usually add cream or half &amp; half, but some people are worried that doing that will just add calories and fat. Actually the cream is a good fat, especially if you use organic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 24: Eat a Rainbow &#8211;<\/strong> Green smoothies, oranges, grapes, and tomatoes all make for a colourful and delicious meal!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3613\" title=\"Colourful Photo a Day 07\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-07-510x255.jpg\" alt=\"Colourful Photo a Day 07\" width=\"510\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-07-510x255.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-07-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-07.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>September 25: Water Bottle &#8211;<\/strong> It&#8217;s so important to <a title=\"Drink Water\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/2011\/07\/18\/motivation-monday-drink-more-water\/\" target=\"_blank\">keep hydrated<\/a>! You need to drink half your body weight on ounces daily! I love my water!<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 26: Lunch &#8211;<\/strong> A low carb lunch made of rice cakes, Swiss cheese, and a <a title=\"Protein Shake\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/2011\/12\/06\/5-body-sculpting-protein-shakes-to-try\/\" target=\"_blank\">protein shake<\/a>. Yum.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3614\" title=\"Colourful Photo a Day 08\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-08-510x255.jpg\" alt=\"Colourful Photo a Day 08\" width=\"510\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-08-510x255.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-08-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-08.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>September 27: Workout for Today &#8211;<\/strong> That day I did a great lower body workout and starting lifting official weights! Just started with lifting the bar and watching to make sure my form was good.<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 28: Chocolate &#8211;<\/strong> One of my favourite low calorie desserts is my <a title=\"Double Chocolate Frozen Yogurt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/2012\/01\/30\/double-chocolate-frozen-yogurt\/\" target=\"_blank\">Double Chocolate Frozen Yogurt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3615\" title=\"Colourful Photo a Day 09\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-09-510x255.jpg\" alt=\"Colourful Photo a Day 09\" width=\"510\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-09-510x255.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-09-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Colourful-Photo-a-Day-09.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>September 29: Fall &#8211;<\/strong> Nothing makes me think of fall more than a cozy evening with lots of tea!<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 30: Headshot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hope you enjoyed this little glimpse into my September and the fun Instagram challenge we did!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>How was your September?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday our Instagram Colourful Photo a Day challenge finished. It was such a fun month of healthy inspiration and I loved seeing everyone&#8217;s photos each day! Thanks to Health Warrior for sponsoring this challenge by giving away one of their amazing bags of chia seeds (my favourite brand for chia!) and congratulations to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,32],"tags":[1717,1715,1716,1714,1665],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3602"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3602"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3674,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3602\/revisions\/3674"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}