GIVEAWAY and Weekend Plans

I want to start by letting everyone know that I will be doing an awesome giveaway next week but I am gonna need to start seeing some fabulous comments. Let me know what you have done to change your lifestyle for the better or in what ways would you like to change your lifestyle. I will give all further details in a full post on Monday!! You don't want to miss out on this. Hint for all my mountain friends....the giveaway is coming from Elise The Boutique)

If you are not familar check out their website. elisetheboutique.com

Now to the weekend....

This afternoon I am heading to my hometown for the night. I am super excited because I haven't been home or seen my family since my brother's wedding in June. The main reason I am going home is because my brother and dad are in a bike race every year across the Blue Ridge Parkway and are you ready for this.....they ride 100 miles. I truly do not know how they do it. I am blessed to have such an inspiring family. Everyone in my family has always been very active and healthy and it helps keep me on track.

Here they are at the finish line last year. My mom, sister and law and I were the cheerleaders!!

 



 

So last night I was in a baking mood so I decided to bake something to take to them for tonight.

 

My brother can't eat a lot of chocolate and my dad loves brownies. So I decided I would make a cookie cake and some brownies to make them both happy.

 

 

 

Now I am definitely not the drawer in the family (my brother is) so don't laugh at my artwork. It's the thought that counts right? ha

 

Ready to cheer them on. So proud!!

 

"My family is like a sanctuary to me I turn to them for support and strength. I take comfort in knowing no matter which path I choose, my family stands beside me"

Day 184:
Breakfast: 2 eggs with hot sauce
Snack: 20 almonds and 4 tiny square of dark chocolate
Lunch: The rest of my skinny sloppy joess and asparagus
Snack: protein bar
Dinner: salad with low fat dressing and fruit

Day 185:
Breakfast: Feta and spinach omelet with 2 turkey sausage
Snack: 20 almonds
Lunch: beef jerky
Dinner: Mexican fajitas salad

Day: 186:
Breakfast 2 eggs with low calorie toast with pumpkin/pecan butter
Snack: 20 almonds
Lunch: skip
Dinner: 1/2 ribeye, corn and sweet potato fries

Days 187:
Cheat day

Day 188:
Breakfast: 2 eggs with hot sauce
Snack: 20 almonds with 4 tiny squares of dark chocolate
Lunch: Southwestern meatloaf (recipe coming soon)
Snack: green apple and protein bar
Dinner:


137 days no diet mountain dew- 96 days no soda

11 days till vaca

26 days till 1st 5k

Mashed Cauliflower and a Light Workout

 

I have had many people tell me about  mashed cauliflower and how much it resembles mashed potatoes. If you know me, as a child I was a mashed potato maniac. (this might be why I never got rid of my "baby fat" ha) Anyways. I really wanted to try these last night but wasn't really in the mood to cook myself some big dinner. So I stopped by Fresh Market and picked up a rotisserie chicken. I normally get them at Bi-Lo (cheaper) but I guess it was chicken night and they were all out. But while I was at Bi-lo I went ahead and got everything I would need for my mashed cauliflower.

 

What you will need

1 bag of frozen cauliflower (you can use fresh, this is just easier)

fat free chicken broth

minced onion

garlic salt

crushed red pepper

very small slice of 2% milk Velveeta cheese

 

 

Start by putting the cauliflower in a microwavable bowl. Fill the bottom with your chicken broth. Just enough to fill the bottom. Then add your seasonings. Let cook for about 10 mins.

 

Once the cauliflower is soft put in blender. You might have to add a little more chicken broth if it is to dry because it won't blend well.

 

Then warm up on the stove and add your small slice of cheese.

 

Once it was warm and the cheese is melted,

 

ENJOY!!

 

I can't get over how quick it took to make these and they were so good! This will definitely be my new go to, quick yet healthy dinner. ( I used 75% less sugar ketchup)

 

Week 11 Workout 3

 

My knee has been bothering me this week so I didn't want to go to crazy during my workout this morning but I also didn't want to be one of those girls that just walks around the gym acting like they are doing something. (you know the type, they ones with full makeup on at 6am) Anyways I decided that I would skip my running today because I want to do some outside training  this weekend. So my workout consisted of:

 

10 minutes fat burning level on the bike

20 minutes on the elliptical (5 mins. forward 5 min. backward and so on)

20 minutes full body weights

10 times 3 incline sit ups

10 time 3 reverse sit ups

( not my normal sweaty workout but it was still very effective)

 

 

Day 183:

Breakfast: 1 egg mixed with substitute egg

Snack: 20 almonds, 2 yogurt covered peanuts and 4 tiny pieces of dark chocolate

Lunch: Turkey, squash, quinoa casserole and skinny sloppy joes. (small serving of both)

Snack: mashed cauliflower, got hungry later in the day and had a thinkthin bar

Dinner: Thai (chicken and veggies) I made my brother and dad a cookie cake and brownies and not gonna lie I had a few bites :) I couldn't resist.

 

 

132 days no diet mountain dew- 91 days no soda

 

4 days till final goal

 

15 days till vaca

 

30 days till 1st 5k