My #1 Key to Having a Productive Day

Do you have too much to do every day? Are you feeling overwelmed? Do you get to the end of your day and ask yourself where the time went? Do you feel like you worked all day but got nothing done? If you are not already doing this tip, start today...start right now! This will change your life INSTANTLY!

Grilled Chicken Meal Prep!

Meal prepping is so important to stay on track while living a healthy lifestyle! Grilled Chicken is one of my GO-TOs! I always keep it on hand (I love cold grilled chicken) so I can add it to my salad or put in soups, etc...so many possibilities!

Chicken does NOT have to be boring! In fact, it can be super yummy if you cook it right! This is one of my favorite meal prep items and super yummy!

Check out my video here   How to Make Grilled Chicken   to watch now!

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My Weekly Meal Prep!

I always say...FAIL TO PLAN, PLAN TO FAIL! Meal prepping is one of the most important things to do to stay on track, especially if you have super busy weeks!

Click here   How to Meal Prep   to see how I meal prep each week! Keeps me on track and gives me NO EXCUSES!

Trust In Your Journey and Give It Time

Be very afraid of anything that claims it will help you lose weight without exercise and good nutrition. Chances are you will lose a few pounds in the beginning, but you’ll gain back even more. The truth is we all want quick and easy results, but the journey to lose weight and get healthy for the long term is usually not quick and easy. Many of us want to swallow a pill, have a surgeon lop off fat or cut out parts of our insides because we don’t want to put in the effort and allow the process of “healthy weight loss” to work.  NOTHING replaces exercise and good nutrition.  It’s finding that “thing” that will make the journey to get healthy by working out and eating well bearable so it eventually becomes a lifestyle for you. I’m still on my journey, but it gets easier every day, especially when I see the results pay off.

A HUGE key for me has been finding motivation and inspiration from others. Find people who will motivate, inspire and support you. I have found that by reaching out to others in my same boat,
discussing not only our weak moments, but our triumphs as well, has been the missing key all along!

PIYO ~ My Soulmate Workout!

PIYO was my first program when I started on this journey to get healthy.  I was SO NERVOUS! I saw an infomercial and thought it looked really cool, but I'll be the first one to say ~ I am not a fan of yoga. I don't like the holding of positions while I'm dripping with sweat, and quite frankly, I sucked at it. I'm thinking "I'm overweight, I'm not flexible and I'll look foolish, etc, etc, etc...". I have since curbed my negative self talk, but if I'm to be honest, this is what was going through my head at this time.

I started researching PIYO because there were so many amazing transformation stories on Instagram and Facebook. I liked that it was low impact and who doesn't love Chalene Johnson! I listened to an interview with her on some show and she said she was also not a fan of yoga and explained that PIYO is NOT like a traditional yoga classes. The moves were similar, but you are constantly moving...I WAS SOLD!

I was ready...really ready...for the first time in a long time to make a change. Here is one of my favorite quotes and one that resonated with me, especially at the beginning of this journey...

I knew I'd be uncomfortable. I knew I'd feel awkward (and look awkward). I also knew that I needed to feel all of those things if I really wanted to make changes and see results.

Whole-Wheat Banana Nut Bread

2-1/4 cup whole-wheat flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup stevia in the raw
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
4 ripe bananas, mashed
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup plain yogurt
2 eggs
1/3 cup coconut oil
1 teaspoon vanilla

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour loaf pan.
• Whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, stevia in the raw. 
• Stir in walnuts.
• In a separate bowl, mix mashed bananas with the yogurt, honey, eggs, oil, and vanilla.
• Fold the banana mixture into the flour mixture until blended. Do not overmix.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for 40-50 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Enjoy!

Triple-Chocolate Mocha Bundt Cake

Cake Ingredients

3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
3/4 cup coconut oil, melted
1 cup unrefined coconut sugar
3  eggs

2 tsp vanilla extract

3 tbsp instant espresso powder (dissolve with 4 tbsp hot water)

4 oz dark chocolate, roughly chopped then melted
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

2 cups pastry flour (can use whole wheat too!)
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp himalayan salt

Drizzle Ingredients
1/3 cup dark chocolate, roughly chopped
2 tbsp coconut oil
1/4 cup walnuts, chopped

Preheat your oven to 350F. Grease your bundt cake generously. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl add the almond milk, coconut oil, sugar, eggs, vanilla and espresso and mix with a wire whisk. Add the melted chocolate gradually whisking at the same time if possible.

In a separate bowl, mix cocoa powder, pastry flour, baking soda and salt. Add to chocolate mixture and combine.

Pour the mixture in the prepared bundt cake and bake for 45-60 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. I baked mine for 45 minutes.

Cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes before unmolding. Let the cake cool completely on a wire rack.

While your cake is cooling, add the add the chocolate and coconut oil in a small microwavable bowl and melt in your microwave. Drizzle the chocolate over your bundt cake and sprinkle the walnuts!

Top with VANILLA ICE CREAM and enjoy!