Pumpkin Chocolate Cookies (s)

This is a quick and easy recipe that I came up with on one of those days where I wanted a holiday type cookie. If you're not a craisin person you could totally take this out!

These cookies are a wonderful Trim Healthy Mama S. Enjoy!

Pumpkin Cranberry Chocolate Chip  Cookies

Ingredients
3/4 cup pumpkin puree
1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
5 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tbs of THM sweet blend (more or less depending on how sweet you like things)
1/3 cup coconut flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 cup 85% or higher dark chocolate chips
1/4 cup unsweetened craisins

Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large bowl, mix together the pumpkin puree, coconut oil, eggs,  &vanilla.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the coconut flour, baking powder, sweet blend,  and spices. Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and combine until all clumps are gone. Fold in the chocolate chips and craisins

On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, scoop out about 2 tablespoons of dough for each cookie. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until no longer wet and the bottoms are cooked. Cool for 5-10 minutes and serve warm.

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Spicy Bufalo Chicken Dip: Low Carb

It's football time! This means it's time for chips, dip, and sports food. I love all that good stuff, but I don't live the pounds it packs on!

My low carb buffalo chicken dip is the perfect solution to this problem! I eat it with veggies or baked lavash chips that way I don't get all those sugar spiking carbs.

This recipe is quick, easy, and cheap. Huge bonus...everyone LOVES it.

This recipe calls for either blue cheese or ranch dressing. When making this, I like to use homemade dressings that aren't full of fillers and nasty oils. You can find several good ones on pinterest. My favorite is linked here.

Low Carb Buffalo Chicken Dip

INGREDIENTS

8 oz. pkg. of cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup homemade blue cheese or ranch 

1/2 cup Texas Pete's Buffalo Wing Sauce

1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese 

2 Cups Rotisserie Chicken

DIRECTIONS:

Heat oven to 350°F. Place cream cheese into a baking dish and stir until smooth. 

Mix in salad dressing, sauce and cheese. Stir in chicken.

BAKE 20 min. 

Serve immediately with veggies or baked lavash chips.

☆Lavash Chips- just slice a Joseph's lavash into strips, coat with olive oil, salt and pepper. Bake at low heat until crispy.

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Cream of Mushroom Soup for the Whole Foodie

This soup is so creamy and delicious. It is the perfect fall meal. It's also healthy which is a major plus! For all you Trim Healthy Mamas, this is a S meal.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup of grassfed butter
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 pounds of thinly sliced portabella mushrooms
• 1 onion, diced (I used green this last time)
• Himalayan salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 cup of heavy cream
• 4 cups of chicken broth
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme or 2 drops Thyme Essential Oil
• 1/8 tsp of gluccie

 Directions

• Melt butter in a large stockpot over medium heat. Add garlic and mushrooms, and cook, stirring occasionally, about 5-6 minutes. season with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir in onion and cook, stirring frequently, until translucent
•  reduce heat and stir in chicken broth, heavy cream and thyme. Cook for about 6-7 minutes stirring frequently
• Last few minutes add in gluccie. Make sure you stir as you add so that it doesn't clump
•  If the soup is too thin, add gluccie as needed until desired consistency is reached.
• Serve immediately.

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What are some fall favorites at your house?

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Product Spotlight: Advanced Formula Fat Fighter

If you have read my About Me page, you know I'm an It Works independent distributor. Well not only do I sell these products, I use them! Today, I wanted to spotlight one of my favorite products that I would not be caught dead without. This product is a supplement called Advanced Formula Fat Fighters. 

This all natural, whole food supplement is perfect going into the holiday season. It will allow you to enjoy some holiday foods without having to feel guilty. They are also good throughout the year when you have a cheat meal or are needing a boost to shed a few pounds. 

  

What are Fat Fighters?

 This is the It Works description of Fat Fighters, "Have a sweet tooth? A carb craving? It's okay to indulge every once in a while when you have Advanced Formula Fat Fighter with Carb Inhibitors!

Simply take Fat Fighter up to an hour after eating, and it will absorb some of the fat and carbohydrates from your food so that your body doesn't. Powered by NeOpuntia™ (a naturally based ingredient made from the "prickly pear" cactus) and the It Works! proprietary blend, Advanced Formula Fat Fighter delivers dynamic, clinically tested results for both men and women.

Blocks some of the fat & carbs from meals
Helps balance healthy blood glucose level and reduce cravings
Designed to be taken up to an hour after meals
Cactus-based formula
Does not contain shellfish
Directions: Adults take 2 tablets during or up to 60 minutes after each large meal."
 

My Experience with Fat Fighters

 Let me just say that Fat Fighters are amazing! Seriously, y'all, I love these things. Not only do they block some of the carbs and fat from cheat meals, but they also seem to keep me from having that bloated yucky feeling after a carb heavy meal. I have taken them to keep me from gaining weight when I eat cheat meals.

My mom was my 1st loyal customer (see picture below about loyal customer program)  to try these. Her 1st week she only took 1 pill with her heaviest meal of the day and ended up losing around 4 lbs!  Now she only uses them when she over indulges.

I have many loyal customers besides my mom who use and love these little wonders. They have all lost weight or maintained their weight through periods of unhealthy eating. 

Now...please don't take this as me telling you to run out and constantly eat junky, food that is devoid of nutrients. This supplement is meant to be used with the occasional cheat meal, not as a crutch to unhealthy eating. When this product is paired with healthy diet and exercise, it can maximize weightloss. 

Now that you know my secret, how are you going to the bulge this holiday season? 

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The Essential Kitchen: Cooking with Essential Oils Online Class

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Crustless Quiche: Gluten Free

Some mornings I just want something quick, easy, and healthy for breakfast. This morning was one of those days. I have a ton of veggies that needed to get used, so I was trying to think of what to do with them.

Before we started eating the Trim Healthy Mama way, I would have thrown together a quiche using bisquick and all the veggies. Well, that doesn't work anymore since I've leared it was making me chunky. While drooling over memories of that quiche, I decided to make a crustless, healthy quiche that fits the Trim Healthy Mama guidelines.

Enter this quiche! It used up all my veggies, tastes great, is healthy, and loved by my whole family. My family liking it is a huge thing since my kiddos are picky! For my children I added a side of mixed fruit, and a glass of It Works Greens. This helped them have a meal that was well rounded and full of vitamins and nutrients.

This quiche paired perfectly with my Healthy Pumpkin Spice Latte (this morning i left out the protein powder) You can find my latte recipe on my facebook page.

I used raw cheese and cream for this recipe, but you don't have to for it to be tasty. My mixed veggies were: 1/2 red bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, spinach, kale, broccoli, mushrooms, zucchini,  and black olives.

Crustless Quiche

(THM S)

Ingredients
☆ 8 eggs
☆1/3 cup of cream
☆2 cups diced mix veggies
☆3 TBs of cilantro
☆1/2 cup of shredded cheese
☆1/2 tsp of salt
☆1/3 cup of diced, cooked turkey bacon
☆Pepper to taste
☆1/4 tsp of turmeric
☆1/4 tsp of cumin

Directions
Preheat oven to 350°. Mix all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Pour into greased (I used coconut oil) pie plate. Bake at 350° for 25-30 min. Let cool before serving.

What is your go to easy breakfast?

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60 Day Healthy You Challenge!

If you have followed me over the past year, you know I follow the Trim Healthy Mama way of eating. For all you newbies, let me give you a little background on Trim Healthy Mama.

What is Trim Healthy Mama?

Trim Healthy Mama (THM) is a low glycemic diet that focuses on not eating processed grains/foods and not eating sugar. That may sound scary or difficult, but the sisters behind the boom give you tons of fabulous options. There are quick and easy meals with easy substitutions for people who don't like cooking or are short on time. There are also very pure options using only whole foods for people who are very particular about what they consume.

The THM diet basically focuses on eating whole foods based meals around every 3 hours and separating meals by fuel types. Fuel types are fats or carbs.

I won't go any deeper into the meal plan. The book Trim Healthy Mama by Pearl Barret and Serene Allison explains everything. There are also facebook pages devoted to the diet. An official THM page and a group.

What is the 60 Day Challenge?

The 60 day challenge is for women who have trouble staying on the low glycemic bandwagon.  Some ladies like to eat sweets and struggle with giving those up. Some ladies (Me!) struggle to give up junky carbs like white rice and pasta. Everyone who has joined the challenge is committing to 60 days of staying on the THM plan and trying to exercise a few days a week.

The challenge is a place for all of us to share successes and struggles, get motivation, look for meal ideas, and more. There is no judgement on short comings, just ladies in the same boat who are coming together to help one another.

The group has only been up this week and I'm quite enjoying it. It has really helped me to stay on plan. I'm loving seeing the tips, prayer requests, and meals of all the other ladies.

My Reason for Doing the Challenge

I've been off and on THM for 13 months. The first 6 on I didn't cheat any. My weight went from 180 to 134. My skin looked amazing, my body looked amazing (in my eyes, lol), & I felt amazing. Honestly, I've never had more energy than I did those 7 months. I kept up with my wild boys without getting tired. My stomach problems went away, my headaches weren't as frequent, and my mood was great.  Basically, I felt like a million bucks!

Recently, I had to go back to work after being off for a year. These past 2 months have been stressful because I hate being away from my boys and because we are gone constantly. I get up at 4:30, leave by 6:40, and don't get home until around 6. This has led to a lot of poor food choices and a 15 pound weight gain.Now on top of tiredness and work stress, I feel horrible about myself. 

I decided to do this challenge because I can't control the circumstances that led to me having to go back to work but I can control how I react and eat. I'm tired of not having any energy, of feeling embarrassed about my weight,  and feeling sorry for myself.

These next 2 months I'm going to stay on plan, exercise at least 3 days a week, and have a better attitude about things I can't control.

My Starting Measurements

Weight: fluctuates between 146 and 151.

Waist: 33 1/2"

Hips: 38 1/2"

Bust: 34"

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