Chocolate Shakeology Oatmeal Bars

As I am on a mission for my figure competition body/bikini body for the summer, I am taking away any unhealthy temptations I have and replacing them with something that tastes the same, but better nutrition that will help me get closer to my goals (minus my one cheat meal a week)! 

I love chocolate and peanut butter, Im not going to lie!! I could probably live off of those (and cheese) if I could! So its all about finding healthy alternatives while staying on track right?!?! 

One meal I get in every day is my Shakeology.  Whether you have heard of it or not, I'm going to give you an idea of how awesome it is!! A meal replacement with over 70 natural ingredients and superfoods, to help curb my cravings by fueling my body with what it really needs! It also has helped with my energy levels---> Yes, when you intake all these NATURAL ingredients, you will notice a difference in how you feel throughout your day!


Whats really cool about this is it has so many more benefits to your health (click on my link above or below to get more info), but also you can do so much more than just shakes!! The point of Shakeology is to make it easy, convenient, but healthy for you so your giving your body what it needs without hassle of cooking up a million veggies, strange fruits and superfoods that you pay a crazy ton of money in other countries (or the supplements at GNC). Now you can also make desserts, snacks, and more so keep you going throughout the day, but also helping you from falling into those unhealthy temptations of sweet treats!  

Here is a perfect snack/treat you can make for yourself to help you stay on track but satisfy those cravings too:

Chocolate Shakeology Oatmeal Bars

Ingredients:

• 4 scoops Chocolate Shakeology (or Vegan Chocolate)
• 3 cups old-fashioned rolled Oats
• 1 tsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 dash of ground cinnamon (I dashed two or three time :x)
• 1 cup non-fat milk
• 1/2 cup all-natural peanut butter (I like JIF or skippy so doesn’t have all that oil on the top!)
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• nonstick cooking spray

Directions:

• Combine Shakeology, oats, cocoa powder, and cinnamon in a large bowl and mix well.
• Add milk, peanut butter, and vanilla extract; mix well. I usually mix with my hands to make sure that everything is combined.
• Place in an 8×8 in pan, and coat it slightly with the nonstick cooking spray.
• Cover with plastic wrap and press down to flatten into pan.
• Refrigerate for 3 hours, then cut into 12 bars.

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Crock Pot Turkey Meatballs

Sometimes we just need to make our meals simple and satisfying, along with keeping it clean!  I made this new recipe just trying it out since I need more crock pot recipes for my challengers, and this hit the spot! Hope you all like!!

Ingredients:

• 1 large egg
• 1 pound 99% lean ground turkey
• 1/3 cup Panko whole wheat breadcrumbs
• 2 Tablespoons Extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 teaspoons dried basil
• 3/4 teaspoon Himalayan salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 large onion sweet onion, sliced
• 1 28-ounce cans crushed tomatoes

Directions

1. Beat the egg in a large mixing bowl. Add the ground turkey, Panko, 2 Tablespoons olive oil, parmesan, garlic, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper. Mix everything up just so the ingredients are combined – avoid overmixing. Roll into desired size balls, about the size of a golfball works well. Place all rolled meatballs on a large baking sheet.

2. Place onion slices in the bottom of the crockpot, topped with 1 can of crushed tomatoes.

3. Coat a large skillet with remaining Tablespoon of olive oil and bring to medium-high heat. Lightly brown the meatballs (only 6-8 meatballs at a time) for about 1 minute on each side. Layer the meatballs into the crockpot as you’re browning each batch. Once all browned meatballs have been added to the crockpot, pour remaining can of tomatoes on top.

4. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours. Serve with whole wheat pasta or with whole wheat bread as a meatball sub and serve with a side salad. 

Would love your feedback once you try it!! Post how much you love it in the comments below!! 







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Healthy Crock Pot Apple Crisp

Its that time of year again, fall is here and its always nice to make those yummy warm crock pot treats!!! I actually just picked up some more fresh apples from the local farmers market before they close down and now that I know we are known for our apples, I am putting them to use!!

Healthy Crock Pot Apple Crisp

Ingredients:(Makes 8 servings)

• 8 Medium Apples (Granny Smith)
• 3 Tbsp cinnamon
• 1 Tsp nutmeg
• 1/8 cup 100% Pure Maple Syrup
• 2 cups instant oatmeal
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 4 ounces pure apple juice

Directions:

1. Slice and peel apples (removing the cores) and place them in crock pot
2. Add 2 Tbsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, and pure maple syrup and mix well
3. In a separate bowl, add oatmeal, the remaining cinnamon and nutmeg, brown sugar, and apple juice and mix.
4. Add oatmeal mixture to apples by placing them on top.
5. Cook on low for 10 hours.

21 DAY FIX Breakdown:

1 RED

1 YELLOW

1 PURPLE

2 TSP 

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Clean Blueberry Muffins (Gluten-free)

Clean Blueberry Muffins (Gluten Free)

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 small banana, peeled

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• 2 eggs
• 1 egg white

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• 1 cup unsweetened almond coconut milk
• 1 TBSP pure vanilla extract
• 1 TBSP pure maple syrup

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• 1 cup oat flour
• 1 cup coconut
• 1/4 tsp Himalayan salt

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• 1 1/2 cups frozen blueberries

Directions:

Pre heat oven to 375 degrees F. 

Using a large blender, puree applesauce and banana until smooth. 

Add eggs and blend for approximately 30 seconds.

Add remaining wet ingredients and mix.

Add dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.

Put mixture into a bowl and fold blueberries into batter mixture.

Add to muffin tin and bake for 17-20 minutes until golden brown. 

ENJOY!

Ok... tip.. NEVER bake these while on the Ultimate Reset!  Its just a push to make you cheat lol!! :P 

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Baked Zucchini Chips

So did this momma doing on yesterdays lovely Friday night??? Yup, being a mom!! Making some what I want to call AWESOME Ninja Turtle Cup Cakes and getting all prepped for my youngest son Weston's 3rd Birthday party!! I seriously cannot believe how time flies!! I felt like he was just born! Im sure all you moms and dads know where I'm coming from there.. Anyways... while I'm prepping for the party, I decided to use my last of my zucchini so it doesn't go bad!! I found a recipe from a fellow coach that posted in our challenge group about Zucchini Chips!! UMMM how awesome and simple right?!?! Healthy, but satisfies those cravings?! YES PLEASE!!
So here you go!!

ZUCCHINI CHIPS

Ingredients:

• 2 Medium Zuccchini peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick horizontally
• 1 tsp Himalayan salt
• 1 tsp crushed black pepper
• Spray Olive Oil

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 225 degrees F.  
2. Spray Cookie sheet with olive oil to prevent zucchini from sticking
3. Place slices of Zucchini on cookie sheet, making sure there is only 1 layer of zucchini
4. Top with Himalayan salt and pepper over zucchini slices.
5. Cook for 90 minutes
6. Eat within 2 hours

Seriously, this yummy snack does not get much easier!! 

*For those who are using the 21 DAY FIX EXTREME, the breakdown is very simple...
1 GREEN ;)

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HOME MADE WHOLE WHEAT VEGGIE PIZZA

HOMEMADE WHOLE WHEAT VEGGIE PIZZA 

*Dairy FREE*

IN my FITNESS CHALLENGE GROUP, I HAD A CHALLENGER WHO ASKED ABOUT A 

DAIRY FREE PIZZA THAT HER FATHER HAS HAD 2 BYPASS SURGERIES 
(HEART SURGERY) AND WANTS PIZZA, BUT NEEDS A HEALTHY VERSION! 
 HE ALSO HAS SEVERE ACID REFLUX, SO I TOOK IT UPON MYELF TO FIND 
SOMETHING THAT WILL WORK FOR HIM!! AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, 
I FOUND AN EASY HOME MADE DOUGH RECIPE THAT IS SO SIMPLE 

TO MAKE!

INGREDIENTS

TO MAKE 12 OUNCES DOUGH:

• 1 1/2 CUP WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR
• 1 PACKAGE OF QUICK RISING YEAST (2 1/4 TSP)
• 3/4 TSP HIMALAYAN SALT
• 1/4 TSP SUGAR
• 1/2- 2/3 CUP HOT WATER AT 120-130 DEGREES F
• 2 TSP EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL (EVOO)

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OTHER INGREDIENTS

• 1 TSP EVOO
• 1/4 CUP BALSAMIC VINEGAR (FOR ENTIRE PIZZA)
• 1 CUP RAW SPINACH
• 1 CUP RAW SLICED VEGGIES OF YOUR CHOICE (I USED RED, ORANGE, AND YELLOW PEPPERS
• 1/2 CUP RAW MUSHROOM SLICES
• 1 CUP BABY TOMATOES DICED IN HALF
• 1/4 CUP KALAMTA OLIVES (I USE PITTED AND SLICED)
• PAM OR EVOO PRAY

DIRECTIONS

1. MIX WHEAT FLOUR, YEAST, SALT, AND SUGAR IN MIXER ON PULSE UNTIL INGREDIENTS ARE MIXED WELL. 
2. MIX HOT WATER AND EVOO TOGETHER IN SEPARATE BOWL.
3. SLOWLY ADD HOT WATER MIXTURE TO FLOUR UNTIL A CLUMP IS FORMED.  *IF TOO RUNNY, ADD 2 TSP FLOUR, IF TOO THICK, ADD 2 TSP WARM WATER.
4. KNEED DOUGH FOR 1 MINUTE AND SET ASIDE ON WAX PAPER COVERED LIGHTLY IN FLOUR.  SPRAY LIGHT EVOO ON TOP AND COVER WITH PLASTIC WRAP FOR 10-15 MINUTES OR UNTIL RISEN.
5. ROLL OUT DOUGH TO MAKE PIZZA CRUST IN SHAPE OF YOUR CHOICE :) 
6. SET ON STONE PIZZA PLATE

TO MAKE PIZZA:

1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 500 DEGREES
2. ADD 1 TSP EVOO ON DOUGH
3. ADD 1 CUP SPINACH OVER PIZZA DOUGH
4. ADD ALL REMAINING VEGGIES YOU WOULD LIKE ON TOP OF PIZZA!
5. COOK FOR 20 MINUTES OR UNTIL SLIGHTLY BROWN ON SIDES OF CRUST
6. LET COOL AND SERVE WITH SIDE OF BALSAMIC VINEGAR---> OK I POUR MINE ON TOP AND ENJOY!! :)- 

DID I MENTION THIS IS TOTALLY KID FRIENDLY?!?!? YES, 

IF YOU ARE WANTING TO PROVIDE YOUR KIDS NO 

MATTER WHAT AGE WITH HEALTHY MEALS, ALLOW 

THEM TO HELP YOU PUT TOPPINGS ON PIZZA AND 

ENJOY THE HEALTHY MEAL TOGETHER! 

SO MANY PEOPLE GO FOR THE DIETS... THEY WOULD 

RATHER TAKE THE EASY WAY OUT WITH DIET PILLS, 

CUTTING CARBS, AND STARVATION, THAN JUST 

HEALTHY CHOICES AND PORTION CONTROL!  WHEN THE 

EASY WAY IS TAKEN, THE WEIGHT OFF IS ONLY 

TEMPORARY! I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO TAKE THE 

STEP WITH ME IN GAINING A LONG TERM HEALTHY 

LIFESTYLE THAT WILL KEEP THE WEIGHT OFF FOR 

GOOD!  IF YOU ARE READY TO MAKE YOUR HEALTH A 

PRIORITY AND READY TO TAKE AN AMAZING JOURNEY 

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Grilled Chicken & Asparagus with Vinegar Glaze

Grilled Chicken & Asparagus with Vinegar Glaze

Im 4 weeks out from my show and my vinegar obsession is still here! Im finishing my second bottle here and its been 2 weeks! YIKES!! You can say my house smells a lot like vinegar lol! My kids keep saying, "Eww, mommy... what's that smell?" 

HAHA Oh just mommy and her vinegar!!

Well, since having my cravings for vinegar, I thought I might as well add a new recipe for you all!!  I have been eating straight chicken for a while, and tons of asparagus, so I put it all together!! Simple, easy, but yummy!!!

I turned my vinegar into a little glaze to pour on top of my chicken and asparagus!!

Grilled Chicken and Asparagus with Vinegar Glaze:

Ingredients:

• 1 lb Grilled chicken breasts
• 1 stalk asparagus 
• 2 tbsp minced garlic
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

Directions:

1. Cook chicken breasts on grill until done to your liking and cut into 1/2 inch bites.
2. Put asparagus on baking sheet
3. Add 1 Tbsp of minced garlic and 1 Tbsp vinegar to asparagus and bake in oven at 375 degrees F for 14 min (make sure you mix garlic and vinegar so it is throughout asparagus).
4. With a small pan, add remaining vinegar and garlic and cook at medium high until boil.  Once done boiling, keep on low until asparagus is done cooking.
5. Once asparagus is done cooking, cut into pieces.
6. Add chicken and asparagus with remaining mixture to pan of vinegar and garlic.  
7. Serve and Enjoy!

Talk about adding some flavor to your food!! :) Love this meal!! I do use this for the 21 DAY FIX and the 21 DAY FIX EXTREME.

Containers used: 

1 Red

1 Green

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Oven Baked Blackened Tilapia

So as I had my first Figure Competition this past weekend, I wanted to commit to another this weekend, but I broke down and caved into those crazy food temptations!! I let my emotions get the best of me, but I feel I am only FAILING FORWARD!! This is still just the beginning of an amazing journey I have with many more shows to come!! I know I did it once, I can do it again! What is crazy is my temptations I gave into did NOT taste remotely close to what my expectations were! How in the world can your taste buds change that much?!?! Its a good thing, so now that I finished my 6th bowl of cinnamon toast crunch today (yes I said 6), lol Im moving forward and doing something with all this tilapia sitting in my fridge haha!

Im excited to get back to my healthy routine and 1 off meal a week! I still haven't had my Chik Fi La or pizza, but Ill be eating those in the next few weeks with my off meals lol! 

So here we go... I am a spicy kinda girl, so Blackened tilapia is right up my ally!! I was making a meal plan for a friend of a friend who is in one of our challenge groups and she does not eat meat, so I realized I hardly have any recipes for those who do not eat meat!! So glad I took notice to this and can help those who need healthy recipes but not meat eaters!! :)

Oven Baked Blackened Tilapia

Ingredients:

• 1 lb fresh Tilapia
• 3 Tbsp Paprika
• 1 Tbsp onion powder
• 3/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp dry oregano
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• Olive oil spray or PAM
• EVOO 2 TBSP

Directions:

Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees F.

Combine ingredients 2-6 in small bowl and stir

Line a sheet pan with 2 Tbsp EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)

Take Tilapia filets and make sure they are dry.  Brush the filets with EVOO

Rub spices over Filets and set on foil covered in EVOO

Spray PAM ( I use Olive Oil Spray) on top of filets setting on sheet

Cook filets until brown and flaky (approximately 10-15 minutes)
Let cool before eating & ENJOY!

This recipe is one I will use for prepping for my figure competitions.  When I made this recipe, I also made it for a challenger who will be using 21 DAY FIX and T25 so this will work for both meal plans! 

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NPC FIGURE COMPETITION 1 WEEK OUT

Its game on!! Sauna suit and good bye garbage bags!! HAHA I did that for a day and realized how much easier it is to wear one of these bad boys for my cardio trainings!! 

Starting the Monday before my show, I implemented a water reducing supplement called Xpel.  This helps reduce the water from outside of the cells and dehydrating you to make you tighter, while keeping inside of your cells hydrated... Since diuretics do mess with your electrolytes, I am adding Potassium and Magnesium supplements so I do not mess up my kidneys or heart for that matter!  While taking the Xpel, it is so important to make sure you are getting enough water, so gallon a day it is!! Talk about peeing every 5 seconds!! Now I did start this early, but also did not take the full dose as it says on the directions.. I started with 2 pills once daily and worked my way to 2 pills twice daily, then 3 twice daily, then finishing at 4 pills in morning and then in afternoon.
FUN FACT** Any fitness competitor will agree that you feel like an 80 year old taking as many pills as we do!! BLAH!!! lol

Of course I had my meal prep done and cut out all protein shakes... Strickly Tilapia for my protein, veggies, and sweet potatoes and oats as my carbs which we cut out those Tuesday.  Monday was 25 carbs, Tuesday wed, and Thursday 0 carbs (I messed up because I thought I could still have veggies so Tuesday didnt really count).  Today is Friday and Im at 75 carbs!! Im only on my first meal and I already have energy!

My last leg day was Monday! I kicked my own butt!!

HELLO SWEAT WITH MY SAUNA SUIT! Yes I am using it every day! Just another cardio with my Beachbody workouts- I did BODY BEAST cardio!

When people say they need something fast and thats why they go to McDonalds or whatever their favorite fast food is, its no excuse.. As you prep your food and its already waiting for you, you grab that and go!!! YUP I even eat it cold! Eat for the nutrition, Not the taste!!

 I thought it would be tough to make my kids their food and treats and yes it is hard, but not as hard as I thought..Thank goodness Im not a huge cake fan.... now if I were making breads with my kids, I don't know if I could resist lol!! But cupcakes with the boys was a success and we took them to day care for the kids so I was not temped! 

Just another meal with Tilapia! :)

Ok starting to feel like hell... Wed afternoon, I had to start cutting my water to NOTHING!! I know this is not healthy, but this is part of prepping for a show! Yes, everyone does it differently, and the training helping me had his way that has worked for people for 20 years, so I am totally trusting him!! :)

OMG I NEED WATER LOL!!! Wed was also my last double workout!!! I did total body with weights, just 1 exercise for each muscle group and 30 minutes of cardio in the morning and 20 post workout.  I am DRAGGING... Tired, Exhausted.. I keep telling myself its worth it in the end!! Remember, NOTHING worth having comes EASY!!!

Just had to add this... I am trying to act happy and chipper as I normally am, but I can't be like this 24/7 lol... I never sleep during the day and this is all I want to do!!! ALMOST THERE!!!

Gotta get this posing down!!!

 Thursday was probably my toughest day.  Completely depleted of water and carbs... Literally straight  tilapia EVER meal ONLY fish!!! No veggies, no carbs, no fats, no water... 
So the only excitement I had going for me was it was my last cardio!!! 30 min on the bike I still used my sauna suit and although not peeing a lot with cutting my water, I still sweat a lot!! 

BUT I DID IT!!! WOOHOOO!! MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!! All workouts are officially DONE, I made it, I DID IT!!! It feels great!! When people say WHY DO YOU DO THIS?!? Im doing it for me and I love to say I did it and have that sense of accomplishment!  This is just my thing!! 

Today is Friday!!! THE DAY BEFORE MY 1st NPC FIGURE SHOW!!! I was able to eat my MAN CAKES (without the apples) this morning and Im so excited because I totally had some energy going!!! Although no water, I know tomorrow after I can have WHATEVER I want so I wont complain!!! Its a good day.

Im packed, going to play with the boys and this afternoon, Im going to Harrisburg for my show! Im staying tonight at the hotel and getting checked in, getting my spray tan, relaxing and mentally preparing!! Saturday at 530am is my makeup appt, then 745 is hair! 

10 AM starts pre judging so I am just going to take this all in and have fun with it!!! I know I worked hard, so I am proud that I have made it to even do this!!! WOOHOO!!!

As a Beachbody coach and now Figure competitor, I have learned even more than I have imagined about clean eating, exercise, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle! 
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