I have been trying to lose weight for ages and have honestly struggled with it. Time, lack of motivation, a messed up metabolism are just of the few things that have been holding me back. Now that my kids are all in school, I am making it a priority to workout often, eat better and FINALLY lose this weight. One of the biggest tools that I have been using to help me meet my goals is my new FitBit! … [Read more...]
30+ Under 200 Calorie Healthy Snack Ideas
One of my seven rules to try to be a thinner me is to snack more. Why snack more? Well, because I tend to eat and then get too busy to eat for hours and then am starving and eat more than I should, usually later in the day than I should. This is terrible for your metabolism, which I know, so I want to be sure I am snacking more in-between meals. Not mindless snacking though, I want to focus on … [Read more...]
Banana Carrot Cake Muffins with honey cinnamon butter
It's lent and in my house that means no sweets, at least for mom and dad. I have been CRAVING something a bit on the sweeter side, so I decided to whip up some healthier muffins with a slightly sweet taste to them. I had about 4 very ripe bananas (so ripe my kids wouldn't go near them) so I decided to use that and some carrots I had to make a batch of faux carrot cake muffins, without any cake … [Read more...]
Peanut Butter Protein Smoothie with Chia Seeds
The other day I had sick kids and knew I was going to be on the move all day. I wanted to get some quick nutrition in that I could eat on the go and this smoothie was the answer! It's simple to whip up and chock full of protein to give you lots of energy! I topped mine with chia seeds, you could leave this off if you wanted, but they are so good for you, why would you want to do that! What you'll … [Read more...]
10 ways I’m {attempting} to kick the crap out of my metabolism
I hate getting old. It seems like each second day I get older, my metabolism gets more and more screwed up. In my "younger" days {and by younger I mean even a year ago} I could clean up my eating and squeeze in some extra workouts in and I could lose a few pounds. Welllll...it appears my body doesn't want to cooperate like that anymore. Now I feel like I have to work 100x as hard to get the same … [Read more...]
