As many of you know, I am a big pizza fan and am always on the lookout for healthier alternatives. This is such a quick and easy dinner idea! You’ll need a greased 9×13 baking dish for this. Ingredients: 1-8oz package of softened cream cheese – full fat or reduced fat (I used reduced fat)…
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Healthier Overnight French Toast Bake
I absolutely love French toast. When I was younger, I’d pile on A LOT of powdered sugar. Nowadays, I’m being more mindful of what I’m eating… the good news is, I can still have French toast – just modified a bit. 🙂 I always make this the night before. Ingredients: 1 stick unsalted butter 1…
Weight Loss Journey Update – 9/5/2022
I am happy to report that I have officially lost over 10 pounds since April – and it is staying off. Every day is a new day and I invested in being more mindful not just with what I am eating, but also for my mental sake by subscribing to an app called ‘I Am’. …
Ziti & Quinoa Pasta Bake
For those that love pasta and cottage cheese, and are trying to eat healthier, this is a great recipe! I am not a fan of chickpeas – however, I absolutely love the Banza pasta because it is such a great source of protein. Ingredients for Pasta Sauce: 2 cans tomato sauce (15 oz. cans) 2…
Crockpot Beef Stew
If you love beef stews, this is one to make at some point! I always marinade the stew meat for a couple days, so we typically know we are going to make this at least a week in advance to prepare. I also do not brown the meat beforehand… it cooks in the crockpot from…
Healthy Blueberry French Toast
If you love blueberries and love french toast, this is a great recipe to try – especially since it is healthy! Ingredients: 6 cups cubed whole grain/whole wheat bread – if water is the first ingredient, keep in mind that it is not true whole grain/whole wheat! 8 eggs 1 1/2 cups unsweetened almond milk…
Weight Loss Journey – Day 52
As mentioned last Friday, I did start the Harley Pasternak workouts once again this morning! It felt really good to get that first 32 oz. of water down as well. When I started work this morning, I did pick out my two snacks for today – whether I ate them or not I didn’t know…
Weight Loss Journey – Day 51
Starting next week I’ll be continuing with the Harley Pasternak workouts once again. I can feel a huge difference, especially when I can do the workouts in the mornings. Weigh In: 164.2 This time last week: 164.6 Activity: My goal is to get to 12k steps… I’m under 10k still at this time! We are…
Homemade Ranch Dressing (Healthy!)
I love ranch dressing – however, I’m always looking for ways to make store bought items at home – especially if I have the ingredients. If you love ranch, definitely give this one a try! Ingredients: 1 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt (I only had low fat, so that’s what I used) 1 tsp dried…
Weight Loss Journey – Day 50
I did wake up feeling a lot better – however, the choices I made yesterday did impact the scale just a bit. Today is a new day though! Weigh In: 164.2 This time last week: 164.2 Activity: When I walked today, it was at a 2 for the incline, still at 3 mph. Breakfast: Two eggs…
Weight Loss Journey – Day 49
I woke up not feeling the greatest and I really believe it’s my body trying to get back into healthy mode! It was still nice finding that the scale went down again a bit! The body water and musculoskeletal percentages also went up. Weigh In: 163.8 This time last week: 164.4 Activity: Getting up every…
Weight Loss Journey – Day 48
I told myself this morning, just get out of bed a bit earlier and take it one day at a time. I was actually excited to get up and weigh myself first thing because I knew I had done better yesterday, along with drinking more water. After weighing in with Omada, I used my Renpho…
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