It’s November and the start of the Holiday season. Soon you’ll be busy shopping, planning and attending parties, eating rich foods and finding less and less time for working out. If you know this time of year is difficult for you there are many strategies available to help you stay on track.
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Strong Is The New Skinny
You’ve probably read or heard this saying in recent years. I love this new saying not just because of the obvious meaning, but because of the deeper implications. In our current age of social media and reality TV, many people seem to have lost sight of what truly matters.
I Candy-pend On You
Blog Post by Constructive Fiticism
What is it about candy? Why do we find it soo irresistible? Or better yet, why can't we find it *resistable*? Thanks to a "sugar intolerance," as the doctors called it in the '70s, my body doesn't react to it in the same way as most people.
Simple Homemade Chili
Temps are in the 80's in Houston right now, you know what that means... It's fall! Time to roll out with the fall recipes. This chili skips the beans and adds a few ingredients you may not have thought to ever add to your chili (think cinnamon). Are you still reading? Good! If you don't like cinnamon, don't worry, you're not going to taste a strong cinnamon flavor at all, it just helps enhance the other flavors in the chili.
If There is No Struggle, There is No Progress
In 1857, slavery abolitionist Frederick Douglass famously said, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” He continued by saying “this struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, and it may be both moral and physical, but it must be a struggle.
Healthy Shake & Bake
Kraft had it right with the idea of Shake & Bake. Easy prep and and easy clean up! The only problem is that Shake & Bake is not whole 30, paleo, clean eating, (the list goes on). I took one of my friends regular dinner meals (Ranch Breaded Chicken) and turned it into a clean eating recipe everyone will enjoy!
Scroll to the bottom for the recipe without pictures.
If You Don’t Make Sacrifices for What You Want, You WILL Sacrifice What You Want
What’s it going to be?
What will you sacrifice this week? Getting to the gym first thing in the morning means you’re going to have to go to bed a little earlier or give up sleeping in. How important is getting to the gym for you? How bad do you really want to get in shape?
Losing weight will require you to give up some foods you love and maybe eating some foods you don’t love.
Keto Chicken and Waffles
What….?! Yes, Keto 😉
This is a great brunch meal. It is higher in fat and protein than my normal breakfast so that one sandwich kept me full most of the day!
Ingredients:
Waffles: (I took this recipe from lowcarbyum.com and adjusted it a little.
What Gets Measured, Gets Managed
If I were to ask you what you had for breakfast, you’d probably be able to answer easily and fairly accurately, unless I also asked you how many calories and how many grams of protein you ate. Most people would have no idea, some would have a general idea but rarely do people know exactly what they’ve eaten when you get that precise.
Paleo Fruit Compote
This reminds me of a mix of cherry and apple pie! I made this as a dessert and then ate it the next day for breakfast and with lunch! I just can't get enough of this yummy fall recipe. This will be a favorite for everyone, and is paleo, gluten free, dairy free and whole 30 approved!
Ingredients:
1 apple (I used red delicious but you can use any apple you prefer)
3 plums
1 cup frozen dark red cherries
3 large dates
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup almond flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.