21 Day Fix Banana Oat Pancakes

So this morning I woke up CRAVING something sweet!
I had no idea what to eat...

After thinking for a while my husband said to have pancakes.
My comeback was , "i cannot have pancakes! That is WAY to many calories"!

Then I suddenly had a light bulb LIGHT UP in my head!

I decided to make Banana Oat Pancakes!
BEST DECISION EVER!

Ingredients: 

• 2 Eggs
• 1/3 Cup Steel Cut Oats
• 1/2 Banana 
• 1 Tsp. Vanilla Extract 
• Natural Syrup OR Honey 

 Instructions:

1. Blend all ingredients together in a blender.
2. Cook like regular pancakes.
3. Top with syrup or honey.
4. SERVE && ENJOY 

21 Day Fix Stuffed Peppers

Do you have a picky spouse that will only eat certain foods?
Do you have a hard time finding foods to feed the whole family?
I DO!

My husband is extremely picky.
He doesn't like CHEESE but he eats pizza with cheese, Peppers with cheese, Mac N Chees (occasionally), ETC. I just don't get it so sometimes I just have to guess or make things and tell him dinner is a surprise and then he will eat whatever.

So every night he asks me what is for dinner, except tonight he did not ask. So I took it upon myself to make something that I know he isn't a super fan for but I LOVE. I tried changing the recipe to see if maybe he would like it better. (he isn't a big baked bell pepper fan)

STUFF BELLPEPPERS

Ingredients:

• 2 Bell Peppers (makes 4, or depending on your family size)
• 2 Jalapenos
• 1/4 Onion
• 2 cups Brown Rice, or one bag "boil in a bag"
• 1 TBSP Chili Powder
• ! TSP Cumin
• 1/2 cup of spaghetti sauce (or salsa or tomato sauce)
• 1 Lb Ground Turkey
• Shredded Cheese

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Slice the peppers in half and clean insides.
3. If you like the peppers a little softer you can place them in the over for 15 minutes without filling and remove(while everything else is cooking.
4. Cook the brown rice for 10 minutes (or follow instructions)
5. Cut up the jalapenos and onion and place to the side.
6. Toss the ground turkey in a frying pan. Let cook for a few minutes and then toss in the jalapenos and onions.
7. When it is almost done add the chili powder, cumin && Salsa (my preference/chunky). Stir to combine.
8. Pour both the cooked ground turkey and the rice in a bowl to combine. Add extra salsa if you want.
9. Take the peppers out of the oven and fill them with the mixture. Distribute evenly between the pepper-halves.
10. Top with shredded cheese.
11. Put back in the oven for another 15-20 minutes and you are done!

21 Day Fix Containers: 1R + 1G + 1Y

21 Day Fix Cucumber and Dill Summer Salad

Have you ever been on a certain diet or meal plan and you have basically made everything you can think of?

I sat down last night to make my meal plan for the next two weeks, along with my shopping list.
I have realized that if I make the SAME meals on the two Mondays for this pay check and so on...I save SO much money and I never have so sit there and just worry about what I am going to be making. As I am sitting there I am trying to come up with creative new recipes. My husband and I sometimes crave foods that we use to be able to have when we were not on the 21 DAY FIX. So I decided to venture out and see what I could replace to make it 21 DAY FIX APPROVED.

While I was on the Atkins diet from March to December of 2013, I lost 40 lbs! It was great but by the end of the 4th month I was SOOO tired and out of good ideas! So my Mother-In-Law and myself decided to venture out and see what we could change up...we started making Root Beer Floats (heavy cream and Diet Root Beer) and many more awesome treats ...

So when I was searching I found one of my favorite recipes EVER!

Cucumber and Dill Summer Salad

Step 1:
 Take your large cucumber(s) and cut it down the middle long ways.
 Then take each half and slice thinly.
Step 2:
  Next, take your onion and cut in half length wise and slice one half
  of that very very thinly and toss in the bowl with the cucumbers.
Step 3:
  Sprinkle in 2 TSP of Salt. (I use kosher salt but any salt is fine) MIX WELL.
Step 4:
  Next, ADD 3 TBSP of non-fat Greek Yogurt && Mix well.
Step 5:
  If you have fresh Dill from your garden that is great, if not take some Dill from the grocery store and sprinkle to desire. Mix Well.

You can either serve it right away (I CANT WAIT) or toss some saran wrap over it and serve it later on. ENJOY!!!

21 Day Fix Serving:
1 GREEN

Self Control?

Who knows what I am talking about?

 

That Friday Night when you get home from work, sit on the couch and think to yourself "hey, I have worked hard this whole week. I deserve to enjoy an amazing glass of Cold Moscato, or an ICE COLD Bud Light...

 

Then you end up drinking WAY more than you meant to (or maybe a little).

Then you wake up the next morning not feeling too hot. (maybe a LOT hungover lol)

 

Then you wake up in a rare mood, and craving EVERYTHING greasy!

You want that delicious HOT DOG pizza you always see on TV.

You want that AMAZE-BALLS bowl of Ramen that you just made you kids.

You want that, oh so tasty, FUNNEL CAKE from the fair that your at with your family.

You want that SCRUMPTIOUS, fancy cupcake sitting in the window at your favorite coffee shop near you house.

 

SO MANY people think it is unbearable to sit there and stare or just dream. You MUST have that delicious vision. You can smell it, taste it in your mouth while its watering profusely.

THAT IS NOT TRUE!

 

Do you truly know how easy it is just turn away. I bet you $100 that if you could turn around and avoid all those bad decisions, those CALORIES, those cellulite forming carbs, that would feel like your on TOP of the world!

 

It is easier then you think! TRULY!

 

I am NOT judging you.

I am NOT telling you that I don't do this.

I AM ONE OF THESE PEOPLE!

 

My husband and I look forward to our drinks on the weekend.

To let loose and just relax with eachother.

Sit on the front porch, playing music, and just bullshitting with one another.

We have done that since we met.

 

Then we wake up the next day, hung over as all get up...

Then we wake up and say "oh this one donut would not be too bad".

Then it turns into "well lets go get some Mcdonals, because I don't feel like cooking".

Then it is "well a pizza sounds good, and TECHNICALLY I am 'allowed' to have like one piece".

Then AGAIN "well lets go get some ice cream since its 105 degrees and we will get back on track tomorrow or Monday"

 

I am SO done with these weekends!

A $30 night turns into a $100 weekend (or more).

The amount of money we could put away instead of doing this is unreal!

Have you ever sat down and calculated how much you spend on junk and fast food?

A LOT of people say that "eating healthy is so expensive"...

YOU KNOW WHAT!

ITS NOT!

If you go out to eat a WHOLE weekend you could spend anywhere from $125-300+...

BUT if you go grocery shopping on that money (for my family of 3) I could buy 2 weeks worth of healthy foods. Veggies, fruits, milk, cereal, dinners, and so much more!

 

SELF CONTROL IS THE KEY!

if you are working your butt off (literally) and you have had so much progress, why would you throw it all away for 1 super unhealthy meal?

You will NEVER get anywhere like that!

You will NOT reach your goals!

And once again you will just feel so crappy about yourself.

 

I PLEDGE to change this!

I promise to not eat this way.

Not to tell myself its ok.

I WILL have self control!

WILL YOU?