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    Calling All MOMMA’s! 30 Day Fitness & Clean Eating Group!

    ***CALLING ALL MOMMAS***  It’s all about you!  Starting May 16th I’m offering a pamper yourself fit- strong mom accountability group!30 days of workouts designed for a busy momma, meal planning for a healthy family, and mom support, encouragement, humor, and healthy cocktail recipes because let’s face it, sometimes we need a cocktail after a day of crazy kids! Included in this 30 day group you get: 💖 Weekly Meal Plan💖 Fitness Program (DVD & wifi streaming)💖 30 Energy Packed Meals💖 Daily Motivation💖 One-on-one Coaching💖 Bonus Online Workouts💖 Family friendly recipes💖 Crockpot Meals💖 Healthy cocktails💖 Fitness & Nutrition Tips Whether you want to lose 5 lbs or 50, It’s important to carve out time from your day to take care of you…

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    Skinny Strawberry Jalapeño Margarita

    Happy Cinco de Mayo!   This momma had a long day and was thirsty for something sweet but margaritas always give me reflux because of the sugar.  This turned out excellent.  Super fresh.  Not too sweet with a little kick!   The former bartender in me still gets the itch and I come up with some pretty tasty concoctions from time to time!   Hope you all enjoy!  Cheers!   Ingredients:  Fresh sliced strawberries Freshly cut limes Diced jalapeño Agave Nectar Premium Tequila (I use Patron Silver)  Crushed tortilla chips for the rim Directions:  In a shaker, add 1/4 c strawberries, 1 tsp agave nectar, 1/2 to 1 tsp diced…

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    Crockpot Salsa Chicken Tostadas

    My favorite food group is salsa.  Hands down.  It’s my favorite condiment.  My favorite dip.  I eat it on eggs.  On top of a turkey burger.  And I use it as a marinade.  And taco Tuesday is one of my favorite days of the week because of salsa.   This is one of my favorite creations.  Easy.  Simplified.  Clean.  And crockpot friendly.  Perfect for a quick, healthy meal, and to satisfy those taco cravings!  Enjoy! Ingredients:  3-4 medium/large chicken breasts 1.5-2 cups organic/all natural salsa (I use Organic Jack’s from Costco) 1/2 medium onion, sliced For the Tostadas:  Corn tortillas (4-8) Cooking spray Directions:  In a medium crockpot sprayed with…

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    The Truth About Sugar… Why It’s Making Our Society Fatter

    Let’s talk about sugar and it’s VICIOUS cycle. Cravings. Not getting full. Our bodies need carbohydrates for energy. Sugar is the simplest form of carbohydrates meaning our body uses them instantly and we remain hungry. Artificial sweeteners/high fructose corn syrups, candy, soda, can trick our body and release a chemical (dopamine) aka the “feel good” chemical that gives us a high and we CRAVE it more. Eat a candy bar. Chances are it’ll “satisfy” that craving and 20 minutes later you’re craving something else. Don’t get me started on food addictions. That’s another blog post to come.    When our bodies encounter artificial ingredients they don’t know how to store…

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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…