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    Black Bean Lentil Stew

    On Sunday’s we crockpot.  Football, crisp autumn air, crunching in the leaves, wearing scarves, eating soups and stews out of cold weather bowls and getting that warm, fuzzy feeling.   This meal was created by total happenstance.  I wanted a crockpot dinner but didn’t have a plan so I worked with what I had.  And it worked.  My husbands words:  “Oh this is good. It’s not to tomatoey. I like it.” He’s weird about tomatoes.   So it passed the test and now have another crockpot recipe to add to my collection.  This made for a yummy one dish meal and I topped mine with a dollop of low fat…

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    A Lot Can Happen In One Year (My 1 year Transformation)

    On September 19th, 2014 I took a leap.  I decided to take some steps to better my fitness.  I decided I wanted to improve my nutrition, and overall health.  I was almost 6 months postpartum with our third baby girl and I was doing ok.  I was working out a little bit here and there.  Trying to make it to the gym 3x/wk and eating as healthy as I could.  I was also breastfeeding, in school part-time, was stressed to the max and just feeling like I didn’t have it all together.  So why not add something else to my plate, right?! I joined Beachbody as a coach.  I wanted…

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    Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup (Crockpot)

    Three year old with a high fever and a tummy ache.  Not good.  Naps.  Snuggles.  Blankies.  Movies.  Repeat.   It’s time for my cure-all.  Fool-proof, tummy soothing, chicken soup.  When I can throw it all in the crock pot that’s even better because that means I get more snuggle time with her.  And that’s key.  Whether it’s an upset tummy, the need for a new clean eating recipe, a kid-friendly meal, or an easy crock pot fix, this one has family meal written all over it and is a big favorite in our house, not just on sick days. Chicken and Rice Soup Ingredients:  4 small-medium boneless chicken breasts, thawed…

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    21 Day Fix Extreme Results!!!

    I just wrapped my second ever round of 21 Day Fix Extreme on Monday and wow!  I loved this program when I used it for competition prep back in February because it gave me shredded results and I loved it again now for that very same reason.   The pic on the left is 8 days after my last competition.  That’s right.  I was that girl who binge ate for a week after my show, was bloated, felt like crap, and what did I have to show for it except the pics on the left. So I knew I needed to step it into high gear for 3 solid weeks.…