Guilt free chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter drizzle

 

We all need a chocolatey sweet treat once in a while and you can totally have a little cake or dessert sometimes when eating clean I think. But if you want to enjoy a little sumthin sumthin and not kick yourself for it later, this is perfect!

Sorry kids but if you want the recipe for this one you're going to have to join in on a challenge group. I can't give everything away for free you know! That's not a punishment. It's a very small investment in YOU! YOUR HEALTH YOUR FITNESS.  Joining a challenge group helped me lose 20 pounds!

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Mashed Cauliflower with Grilled Artichoke Hearts & Portobello Mushrooms

This is kind of a pain in the butt to make, however it's really worth it because it's all veggies but soooooo filling!

portobello mushrooms

artichoke hearts frozen

garlic

cauliflower

toss the artichoke hearts and mushrooms in 2 tsp of olive oil salt pepper & chopped garlic

throw on grill or roast in oven

while that's cooking, cut up and boil the cauliflower

drain and loosely chop

put in blender a little at a time

this is the pain in the butt part use a food processor if you have

when it's all pureed, add tsp olive oil and salt & pepper

top with grilled veggies

Yesterday my husband brought home mint instead of basil. So I threw together these chicken burgers and they are soooo good! 

ground chicken breast
tomato
onion
zucchini
fresh mint
salt & pepper
mix together and form burgers
grill and top with avocado and mango

 

As long as you don't add syrupy sugar mixes to your sangria it's a great choice for catching a little buzz when eating healthy! Everything in moderation!

"21 day fix looks complicated" (whine whine) Um, does this look complicated?? SO MUCH easier than weighing food/counting points/calories and sitting around for hours logging food into your phone! Did you ever try to log a salad into your app? it's infuriatingly slow.

Easy Breezy Frittata

Check it out! I love making frittatas for and easy grab and go breakfast. Once you bake this off keep the pieces in the fridge to take with you or to shove in your face when you are running low on time! 

8 eggs
red onion
zucchini (and any veg you love or leftovers from dinner!)
smoked turkey
salt & pepper
sautee onion, veggies in tsp olive oil put in bottom of a baking/pie dish
scramble the 8 eggs add salt & pepper (not too much salt, a pinch, the smoked turkey has sodium)
pour eggs over, chop up 4 slices of turkey and sprinkle over the egg
bake on 350 until it's still jiggly in middle turn off oven and let it firm up.
cut into 8 pieces, each piece has one egg about 1/2 red of turkey

Protein Packed Gluten Free Waffles

These babies are so perfectly guilt free and crazy easy to make.  21 day fix approved. Try them for dessert too, that's what I did last night after a small dinner of salad, avocado and chicken sausage. I'm getting hungry all over again!

1/2 yellow of oat flour or grind up dry oatmeal
1 egg
1/2 red of greek yogurt
pinch of cinnamon

mix it all up and pour into waffle iron, serve with 1-2 tsp of maple syrup and fruit

Sriracha Chicken Lettuce Wraps: I usually hold out on trends or popular things, don't ask me why. When everyone is raving about a movie I usually end up thinking it wasn't that great, or a band, or any trend really.  When Sriracha sauce shot to the forefront as a condiment darling I refused to fall for it.

I finally caved, now that I see it on the tables of every hipster restaurant. It's not life changing, it's a solid good tasting hot sauce. It's perfect for this recipe, if you're in the mood for some heat and Asian flair. And it's yet again pretty intricate, very difficult.

  1 red grilled chicken chopped
1/2 yellow brown rice
1 green raw zucchini chopped
dress with lime juice, drop of toasted sesame oil and sriracha sauce, mix

serve in butter lettuce or on top of a salad

 

It's the day after Memorial Day Weekend. I am proud of myself, I did every scheduled workout and followed the 21 day fix plan almost perfectly. Holidays and Sundays for that matter are usually an excuse for me to go buckwild when trying to lose weight. 

In the past I would've purposely went out of my way to eat crud because, hey, it's a holiday, I have been eating healthy! Break out the brownies, cake, doritos, mac n cheese etc. I totally am all for these things in moderation, but not for a full weekend! Or even all day long, like I used to.  I am finally waking up to this.

I did have a pina colada because there is this one bar here it's only open in the summer and they are fantastic there. I had some extra protein a couple things here and there but it was NOWHERE near the bingefest I usually partake in. It may have been because I am a dork and went to no parties just hung out on the beach and went for a walk with my kids.  We'll see what happens when I have to go to a party and have no control over the food. When there is a plethora of cookies, taco dip, hot dogs, pies, oh man it will be hard. The food has a way of seducing me. Must learn moderation, that is the key.

Clean Eating Dessert: Keeping on track when changing your diet or getting fit isn't easy during holidays and get togethers. And while having a cheat meal or indulging once in a while I believe is fine, a 3 day weekend can easily turn into a 3 day drinking, cake eating, hot dog chomping binge for me. Being I have 25 or so pounds to go, I am trying to keep it a 21 day weekend. Here is a simple but awesome dessert option. It's creamy, a little sweet and won't leave you feeling guilty.  You could take this with you to a party, it probably won't look too pretty when you get there but it will still be scrumptious.

1 red of part skim ricotta or whipped cottage cheese
1 purple of mixed berries
1 tsp real maple syrup or honey
optional, dust with cocoa, add almond slivers...

 

P90X3 Challenge Group. Join in! How, how can you say no to that face? All Tony wants you to do is join a P90X3 challenge group before the sale ends this May.  I have been doing P90X3 for about 6 weeks now and telling you about my journey.  So far from eating clean and hanging out with Tony 30 minutes a day I lost about 12 pounds.  I was terrified to try P90X3 because the other 2 programs looked so intense and Tony looks so crazy.  But the workouts are a great mix of tough, challenging and doable.  There is always a way to modify, or just stop if you have to.  

Why join a challenge group with me?

You get support

You get a meal plan that works!

You get accountability  

You get recipes

You get shakeology 

You will be working out in the luxury of your own home

You will check in with all the others who are doing this along side with you in a private forum

I truly want to help you see to it that your goals are met.  I have a deep compassion inside this sarcastic shell.

Have you ever started a fitness program or diet and quit before you met your goal? How about getting a gym membership but never going or buying equipment you never use? Joining a challenge group makes all the difference. When you are doing planks and squats and pushups in your house you know your fellow challengers are suffering with you that day.  You know you have to check in daily and let everyone know you did your workout and you ate clean that day.  But we are not angry people.  When you need the support to keep going, to follow the meal plan we are there. 

So do it already, make today the day that you begin your journey to meet your health and fitness goals. Fill out my contact form to be a part of my challenge group.

 

I have another incredibly hard recipe. But it will be worth it.  This salad is so perfect for a hot summer night when all you want to do is grill off something. Make it a couple hours ahead so all the ingredients can get to know each other, when they are happy you will be happy.

1 package of cherry tomatoes, halved

1 large green zucchini

1 lemon

4 scallions

salt & pepper to taste

Chop all veggies, squeeze entire lemon over add salt & pepper to taste. For 21 day fix measure out one green of this salad, add 1/2 blue of feta cheese and/or toss with 1 yellow of brown rice or couscous for one serving.

SPAGHETTI SQUASH LASAGNA

Let's kick this blog off right.  With a dish that will wipe away all of your pasta cravings and leave you begging for more.  Because pasta is the devil.  This is creamy yet there is no cheese.  Although cheese has not yet been found to be as evil as gluten and grains by most people leaving it out can save some calories.  This recipe I learned from my challenge group ladies.  It's really really hard to make as you will see. 

one baked spaghetti squash seeded and scraped

one jar of marinara sauce

1 package of chicken sausage (I used applegate farms sweet Italian)

3 eggs

garlic powder

Scramble the eggs and dump everything in a baking dish

Mix well

Bake at 350 degrees until firm to the touch

One serving is about 1 1/2 cups 

For a  complete meal make a salad and garlic bread.

Do not have any garlic bread, just watch your husband and kids eat the garlic bread, wipe the tear from your eye.