Diet Week Numero Uno

This is the end of the very first week of my new diet. It has been so incredibly easy for me to stay on target. And I'm not quite sure why. Maybe it has something to do with being a new year and all. Anyways, I've been eating super healthy and working out almost everyday of the week. I've lost 5lbs this week and even though it does not seem like alot, I am so stoked that I've lost it. I never plan on being this big ever again. I'm not sure how I really got this big without creating some concern in my head. If you have a hickory tavern near you, I suggest you go there and get the fiesta salad. It is sooo yummy. I went Friday and Saturday to eat it. lol. I work out at home for the most part playing zumba videos that I've found on Youtube.com. I have a treadmill at home but it doesnt work most of the time or it'll cut off 2 minutes in. I need to buy a gym membership to Planet Fitness so I can go while Aubree is taking a nap or after I put her to bed at night.

I really hope that soon I can begin to start posting pictures of me skinnier. That would make me the happiest person in the world :)

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Homemade Zucchini Fry Recipe

These taste so good and are such a great alternative to french fries!

Ingredients:

Italian Style Panko Bread Crumbs

2 eggs

3 zucchinis

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees and line a cookie sheet with foil.

First cut the ends of the zucchini off and cut it in half long ways. Stand half up and cut them in half again the same direction as the first cut. Lay them flat and cut them into strips.

Whisk together the 2 eggs in a shallow dish. Dip the zucchini in the egg then roll it in the bread crumbs. Place them on the cookie sheet and bake them for 10-12 minutes pull them out of the oven and flip them. Then bake them for another 10-12 minutes or until the bread crumbs are browned.

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Healthy & Delicious Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Recipe

These are some of the best oatmeal cookies I have ever had. And I'm not a big oatmeal cookie eater. We always have them around Christmas time but I never eat them. But these I might make and start as a tradition in my home for the holidays. :)

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups rolled oats

1 cup coconut

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp allspice

1/4 cup almond meal

1/2 cup almonds finely chopped (or whatever nut you prefer)

1 cup raisins(you can do other dried fruit too)

3 bananas mashed

1/4 canola oil

1tsp vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 350F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Combine rolled oats, coconut, almonds, and almond meal in a large bowl. Add in cinnamon and allspice. Add in fruit and mix until evenly distributed.

In another bowl mix the bananas, canola oil and vanilla. Pour into dry mix bowl and mix thoroughly.

Drop onto cookie sheet in tablespoons and press it down with the back of the spoon.

Bake for about 20 minutes or until they start to brown on the edges.

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Healthy Strawberry Muffin Recipe

Ingredients:

2 1/2 oats, old-fashioned kind not the quick oats

1 cup low fat plain Greek yogurt

2 eggs

1/2 cup baking stevia or 1 cup of sweetener that measures like sugar

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 1/2 cup strawberries, diced and patted dry

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a 12 muffin pan with either silicone liners or tin ones as this will stick to the paper ones. Place all the ingredients except for the strawberries into blender or food processor and blend until oats are smooth. Pour into a medium bowl and mix in the strawberries. Pour into liners and bake for 20-25 minutes.

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How To Make Homemade Apple Chips

Apple chips are so good but they are kind of on the expensive side. The homemade ones tastes just as good and even better then the store bought ones. You can use whatever kind of apples you like!

Ingredients:

1 large apple

2tbsp light brown sugar

1tbsp cinnamon

Preheat the oven to 225 degrees and line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Thinly slice the apple carefully. If you have a mandolin use that but I'm just using a knife since I dont own one.

Mix the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Dip the apple slices in the cinnamon mix just to lightly coat the chips.

Bake for 1 hour. Take out and flip them over. Then bake for another hour.

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Berry Mean Smoothie

This is a variation I created of all those smoothies that have the spinach in them. I tried it this morning and I thought it tasted so good, I'm making myself one every morning from now on.

Ingredients:

2 handfuls of baby spinach

1 cup frozen mixed berries

1 banana

1 cup milk

1 cup of yogurt

1 cup pineapple

Put it all in the blender and mix it well.

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Quinoa Mac & Cheese Recipe

This is a healthy side dish that would go great with any type of meat.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups quinoa, rinsed and drained

veggie of your choice(optional)

pinch of salt

pinch of pepper

2 cloves of minced garlic

2 large eggs

1 cup milk

2 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese

panko bread crumbs to sprinkle on top

First, sautee the veggies that you want in the recipe.

Cook the quinoa to the packages directions.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 13x9 casserole dish. In a large bowl, whisk together the egg and the milk.

Mix the quinoa and the rest of the ingredients into the egg mixture. Combined it well allowing some of the cheese to start melting.

Transfer the mix into the 13x9 dish and sprinkle panko bread crumbs on top.

Bake for 30-35 minutes, until the bread crumbs are browned.



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How to Make Panko Crusted Tilapia

Ingredients:

Tilapia- as many fillets as you want

panko bread crumbs

1/4 cup milk

1 egg

In a bowl, whisk together the egg and milk.

Put the panko bread crumbs into a zip lock bag.

Take a tilapia fillet and stick it in the bag of bread crumbs and shake it up.

Now pour a little bit of olive oil into a saucepan. And put the stove to medium heat.

Take the tilapia and lay it in the pan. And fry it til it is cooked thru.

I served it with quinoa mac and cheese and it tasted amazing and was a healthy dinner. :)



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Lean Green Smoothie

This smoothie looks kinda gross but it tastes really good and you can't taste the spinach at all. :)

Ingredients:

2 bananas

1 cup pineapple chunks

2 handfuls of baby spinach

1 cup any flavor yogurt

1 cup water

Blend it all together and drink the whole thing daily and it'll help you lose weight :)

(along with a healthy diet and exercise)



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Dried Strawberry Recipe

Ingredients:

1 pint fresh strawberries

truvia for sprinkling

Preheat the oven to 210 degrees.

Spread the strawberries out on a cookie sheet.

Sprinkle truvia onto them just for taste.

Put them in the oven and bake them for 3 1/2 hours.

They taste yummy and they are negative calories so they are super healthy :)



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Cinnamon Sugar Almonds Recipe

This gives almonds a nice sweet taste so you don't get stuck just eating bland almonds.

Ingredients:

3cups almonds

1/2 tbsp cinnamon

1 cup sugar

1/4 water.

In a skillet, mix the water, cinnamon and sugar.

Then add the almonds, and mix them around to coat them all until the sugar crystallizes.

When the sugar is crystallized, spread the almonds on some parchment paper and let them dry.

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Pita Chips Recipe

All you need for this is some pita bread and some olive oil.

First, cut the pita bread into 8 triangles and pull the halves apart.

Then spread them out on a cookie sheet and brush olive oil onto them.

Preheat the oven to 400. Then bake the pita chips for 7mins. Be sure to watch them as the pita bread will burn quickly.



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Healthy Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

These are some of the best cookies I have ever made in my life. I will never buy the premade cookie dough in the store anymore!

Ingredients:

2 cups peanut butter

2 cups sugar

2 tsp baking soda

2 eggs

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and make sure the rack is in the middle of the oven.

Mix the peanut butter and sugar.

Add in the eggs and baking soda.

Put it in spoonfuls on the cookie sheets.

Bake for 8-10 minutes. I found 10 minutes was perfect timing for them.







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