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Enchilada Zucchini Boats
When you’re trying to eat healthy but you only want tacos and enchiladas. What do you do? You whip up a clean enchilada mix. Shove it into some scraped out zucchini top it with a little cheese, bake it, and enjoy! My husband gave me the eyebrow- you know, the one that The Rock used to dish out during those old school wrestling days? So I cautiously set his plate down hoping for the best. And he ate two boats. Proud moment right there! These turned out so yummy! I hope you enjoy! Ingredients: 3 medium zucchini or yellow squash, halved and seeds scraped out (save the insides…
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Sautéed Kale and Tempeh Salad
We challenge ourselves to do a meatless Monday in this house because it gets us out of our grilled chicken and ground turkey comfort zone. Sometimes I get that “look” from my husband. The look where I put his plate in front of him and he looks at me with that head cocked suspicious puppy look- like “what are you trying to get me to eat”? Well. For a man who grew up his whole life hunting and eating wild game, I’m pretty impressed when he tries what I make, even if it goes against his caveman ways! Kale and tempeh sautée was one that I didn’t expect him to…
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Call Me a Quitter… Why I Quit my Bikini Competition.
Today is one week out. What does that even mean? It was about 3 years ago that I really got into working out, going to the gym, and making a choice to take better care of my body. I wasn’t getting any younger and it was starting to show. I started sharing my journey on Instagram and I was a total newbie to everything. Hashtags… Geesh. What’s up with all these hashtags? I remember following a girl who was a fitness competitor and seeing these #6weeksout #4weeksout hashtags… come to find out it meant weeks away from their show date- the date they’re competing. I was intrigued. Cardio vs.…
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Hammer and Chisel: 60 Day Results
Results are in, y’all! And I am super proud! If you haven’t been following my journey, you may not know that I started Hammer & Chisel around Christmas time. It’s an 8 week program and focuses a lot on strength, muscle building and shaping, and leaning out with some high intensity workouts. I started this program with hopes to sculpt my muscles and lean out a little and I’m really happy with the results. The nutrition plan is simplified. The program comes with color-coded portion control containers (yes, the same one’s from 21 Day Fix and you DO get a new set with this program) which make it…
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Protein Pancakes with Chocolate Peanut Butter Drizzle
When breakfast tastes like dessert it makes for a happy day. These protein-packed pancakes make my heart happy. A total win and a great start to Sunday morning! Enjoy! Ingredients: For the Pancakes: 1 cup Kodiak Protein Pancake Mix 1 scoop vanilla Shakeology (optional) 1 c Vanilla unsweetened almond milk For the Chocolate/Peanut Butter Drizzle: 3 tbsp vanilla unsweetened almond mik 2 tbsp natural chunky peanut butter 1 tbsp chocolate Shakeology (or chocolate protein isolate) Chocolate chips optional 🙂 Directions: Prepare pancake batter according to package. Pour onto medium heat griddle into 4-5″ dollops. In a small bowl, microwave almond milk and peanut butter for approximately 15 seconds.…
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Mediterranean Chicken Flatbread Pizza
If your “diet” or meal plan doesn’t call allow for pizza, you’re doing it wrong. When I start a new fitness program, when we meal prep, when we do a lot of what we do, it involves pizza. And if it can’t- well, that doesn’t make for a happy mommy! Tonight, this momma is studying and I needed an easy dinner that would fill me up. I whipped this up in minutes and baked it for 13 and voila! Daddy took the three crazy kids to the mall playground to burn some energy and scream somewhere else and this momma cracked open an ice cold La Croix, and ate…
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Baked Fajita Taco Tuesday
Every Tuesday needs tacos. Today I needed tacos. Baked fajita tacos. No guilt. Enough flavor to last me until next Tuesday! We made a big batch. Homemade taco seasoning too. And we found some yummy Flat Out multigrain wraps at Costco that are only 90 calories, 18 g carbs, and 9 g protein! They made perfect soft tacos! Enjoy and feel free to share! Easy Fajita Tacos Ingredients: 5-6 medium/large chicken breasts 2 red peppers, sliced 2 green peppers, sliced 1/2 onion, sliced (optional) For the Taco Seasoning: 1 tsp chili powder 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp oregano 1/4 tsp sea salt Mix…
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Here’s To The Women…
Here’s to the women who rise and grind. May your rise continue to be early and your grind be strong. Here’s to the women who wear calluses on their hands. May your weights continue to be heavy and your grip be strong, like your soul. Here’s to the women with spit up and breast milk stains on their sports bras. May your love for your body be fierce like your love for your children whom you carried in it, whether in your belly or in your heart. Here’s to the women who eat. Who nourish their bodies, with leftover kids pbj, or cheese, or tofu, or a big juicy…
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Lentil Stew (Crockpot)
No meat Friday! Lenten season for us. That means no chicken, beef, pork, turkey, etc. Fish is fine. But a husband who isn’t a big fan of seafood, my options can get pretty limited. I’ve been playing around with lentil recipes and this is my new favorite! Husband approved too! I hope you enjoy! Ingredients: 1 cup red lentils 4 c organic vegetable broth 3 celery ribs, diced 1.5 c diced carrots 1/4 c chopped yellow onion 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 tsp sea salt 2 tsp oregano 1 bay leaf Black pepper to taste 4 tbsp low fat Greek yogurt (optional) Directions: In a medium crockpot (sprayed with…
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The Skin You’re In…
The skin we’re in. Thick. Thin. Pale. Tan. Brown. White. Freckled. Dotted with cellulite. Lined with stretch marks. Wrinkly. Shiny. We’re so quick to judge ourselves on appearances. But how many of us can say that we’re comfortable in that skin. That we’re getting rid of judging, and moving onto acceptance. It’s taken me a lot of years to get to this point. To be comfortable in my body. To love the cellulite and the imperfections and the wrinkles. I didn’t always. So I decided one day to ask for help. I was tired of being tired, being self conscious, and not getting the results I wanted from…
