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Three Cheese Zucchini Bake

This Three Cheese Zucchini Bake recipe was created out of laziness.  Every Sunday, I go shopping for the week, and every Sunday, I buy zucchini and eggplant with the plan of making zoodles and eggplant chips. As of the writing of this post, I’ve made zoodles zero times and eggplant chips exactly once. We’ve been trying to incorporate more meatless […]

Best Chili Recipe EVER!

Yes, this is THE best chili recipe EVER! I’m very humble. I know. It’s taken me a few years to perfect this. In the beginning, I relied on tomato juice for a lot of the flavor. It’s an easy filler and is a cheap addition…it’s also full of a bunch of junk we don’t need. This is how much sodium […]

The Lowdown on Meal Replacement Shakes

Meal replacement shakes are convenient, popular, and have marketing about as transparent as the Swamps of Sadness in The Neverending Story. I’ll admit that I’ve found some promotional material created by other coaches for the shakes I represent that’s made me cringe. I believe in full transparency. Products should be able to speak for themselves. Unfortunately, consumers don’t always agree […]

LIIFT4 Meal Plan: Week 2

As I suspected, Plan C was a little too much food for me most days, so I’ve revamped my meal plan to correlate with Plan B. The great thing about this meal plan is that I can not only do that, but I can move back up to Plan C on days where my pregnancy cravings are stronger than normal. Have […]

Burrito Bowl

A burrito bowl is one of the most versatile, quick-and-easy meals you can make. When it’s time to clean out leftovers in the fridge, burrito bowls are there. When you have a hodge-podge of ingredients in the cabinet, burrito bowls are there. There’s really nothing these delectable dishes can’t accomplish, and they’re super cheap to make! We have Dillons grocery stores in […]

LIIFT4 Meal Plan: Week 1

Simple. That’s the best way to describe the meal plan for LIIFT4: simple. It gives you general instructions on what to eat throughout the day and recommends you stay within a 30/40/30 ratio of protein, carbs, and healthy fats. You decide when those meals occur and how you pair them up. A food list has been provided for the main macros […]

No, Eating Carbs at Night Won’t Make You Fat

The other day, two of my fellow coaches and I were talking about our various meal plans and how (at least) one of them suggests that carbs not be eaten at night. I don’t agree with this, and made it known. One of the great things about my team is that we can have these conversations without hurt feelings or […]

LIIFT4 Packages Are LIVE!

LIIFT4 is the newest program that focuses on old-school weightlifting, HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training), and core work. It’s a no-nonsense program that YOU mold around YOUR life rather than the other way around. If you need a challenge, lift heavier. If you need to modify, use body weight. No room for a home gym? There’s a modifier with resistance […]

Staying Fit While Pregnant: The First Trimester

We found out we were expecting a new member of the family in April 2018, a little over a week after I finished my first round of 80 Day Obsession. For three months, I’d pushed my body to do things I’d never thought possible – I could lift heavier, endure more, and was eating better than ever before. I’d finally […]

80 Day Obsession Round 1 Results!

When I had my two younger boys, I thought my days of having a flat stomach were over. I’d become sedentary. I couldn’t walk up a flight of stairs without sounding like Darth Vader. My self-confidence was shot. I fell into the trap of thinking, “Well, I’m already over-weight. Might as well annihilate this cake!” My husband convinced me to […]