• 5th June
    2012
  • 05
Yesterday’s Clean Eats! protein pancakes topped with blueberries, strawberries, coconut butter tuna steak spinach salad with flax seed oil + oatmeal and blueberries on the side extra lean ground turkey, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and pancakes with coconut butter on the side extra lean ground turkey with broccoli +grape tomatoes and cucumber extra lean ground turkey, Brussels sprouts + bell peppers + almonds tuna steak with long grain grown rice Drinks: water, black coffee, green tea [Note: I mixed 1 can of tomato paste into my extra lean ground turkey to keep it moist while baking + Frank’s + Mrs. Dash. Also, my tuna steaks were marinated in fresh lime juice, chili pepper flakes, ground pepper, and Bragg]

Yesterday’s Clean Eats!

  • protein pancakes topped with blueberries, strawberries, coconut butter
  • tuna steak spinach salad with flax seed oil + oatmeal and blueberries on the side
  • extra lean ground turkey, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and pancakes with coconut butter on the side
  • extra lean ground turkey with broccoli +grape tomatoes and cucumber
  • extra lean ground turkey, Brussels sprouts + bell peppers + almonds
  • tuna steak with long grain grown rice

Drinks: water, black coffee, green tea

[Note: I mixed 1 can of tomato paste into my extra lean ground turkey to keep it moist while baking + Frank’s + Mrs. Dash. Also, my tuna steaks were marinated in fresh lime juice, chili pepper flakes, ground pepper, and Bragg]

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  • 31st May
    2012
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  • 26th May
    2012
  • 26
Twenty Something: Clean Eating Confession

CONGRATS to you! Eating clean provided you with the most consistent weight loss and the most change. I appreciate and respect that you read THE EAT-CLEAN DIET STRIPPED and put the rules into practice. Thank you for sharing your success story!

“TheFameofHealthandFitness, SaraFit, Blogilates and the reoccuring theme was “Eating Clean”. I didn’t get it. How could eating clean be better for you if it is simply calories in vs. calories out? What was the big deal? With a goal weight in mind I decided to give it a go. I read The Clean Eating Diet Stripped and started to understand. January 10th 2012 I weighed in at 119.0 and on May 24th 2012 after following the clean eating principles I weighed in at 112.5. (this is actually lower than my goal weight)”

starcrossedfate:

Here is my clean eating confession:
It works. Eating clean has provided me with the most change over the least amount of time. Let me explain. For my whole life I have struggled with my weight. I can never actually remember a time when I wasn’t trying to lose weight. I have been successful in…

(Source: sweatlife)

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  • 18th May
    2012
  • 18
36 Days Out: Three days of meals ready to go for Kelowna! I had to use my ironing board to lay out all my meals because I ran out of counter space! All clean and all set! CLEAN EATS: tomatoes carrots celery cucumbers bell peppers green beans hard-boiled eggs tofu pancakes extra lean ground turkey extra lean ground beef chocolate protein pudding clean nut butter cups oatmeal brown rice apple strawberries blueberries banana peanut butter almonds mini Baby Bell light cheese water green tea Team Blessed Bodies is ready to hit BCABBA! Can’t wait to see our ladies shine!!

36 Days Out: Three days of meals ready to go for Kelowna! I had to use my ironing board to lay out all my meals because I ran out of counter space! All clean and all set!

CLEAN EATS:

  • tomatoes
  • carrots
  • celery
  • cucumbers
  • bell peppers
  • green beans
  • hard-boiled eggs
  • tofu
  • pancakes
  • extra lean ground turkey
  • extra lean ground beef
  • chocolate protein pudding
  • clean nut butter cups
  • oatmeal
  • brown rice
  • apple
  • strawberries
  • blueberries
  • banana
  • peanut butter
  • almonds
  • mini Baby Bell light cheese
  • water
  • green tea

Team Blessed Bodies is ready to hit BCABBA! Can’t wait to see our ladies shine!!

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  • 15th May
    2012
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  • 14th May
    2012
  • 14
WOW!! How amazing are you Lucy?! This completely has made my day! Firstly, thank you for reaching out to me. Secondly, thank you for having faith in me to trust my recommendations for Tosca Reno’s The Eat-Clean Diet. This way of living will change your life, and clearly it already has! In just two weeks you’ve lost 2.5lbs and inches, and there is no doubt in my mind that you feel better too! It’s a learning process and you’ve just opened up your life to a new chapter. Congratulations! Please keep me posted on all your future successes! fitterisbetterhealth4life: A few weeks ago, I was stressed about counting macros. It drove me up a wall and I wasn’t see a thing happening. Out of frustration and desperation, I decided to seek some help. I left an ask in TheFameOfHealthAndFitness’s tumblr, asking if she counted because she has had success and she’s definitely doing something right. While I don’t compare to her, I wondered if she counted because if she could, so can I. Her reply wasn’t what I was expecting. She recommended Tosca Reno’s Eat Clean Diet book. I waited a day before I snapped it up on Amazon (a day too much, I think). After I received the book, I dropped counting. I quickly adapted some of the Clean Eating principles. I no longer eat white bread, rice, sugar, etc. I switched to brown, choose sprouted grain bread and use raw sugar (for now). I hope to drop sugar all together soon. I have also instilled the complex carb/protein combo for every meal. I also began adding flax to my oats. The oats are also a big deal because I went from eating oatmeal once a week every two weeks, to eating oats every day. After instilling this lifestyle, I’ve lost 2.5 pounds and a few inches in about two weeks. That is a reasonable loss that i’m happy with because the scale and tape has only been shooting upwards until now. I have been struggling quite a bit lately, especially with treats and temptations. I know I’m allowed a treat now and then but I seem to be treating myself too often. I decided to begin one of Tosca’s other food plans tomorrow, to help speed up my weight loss. I will begin her Cooler 1 plan. I think i’m doing it for a week but if it all goes well, I’ll add another week. I want to keep everyone posted on how it’s going. I really want progress and I feel Eating Clean is something I can do for life.

WOW!! How amazing are you Lucy?! This completely has made my day! Firstly, thank you for reaching out to me. Secondly, thank you for having faith in me to trust my recommendations for Tosca Reno’s The Eat-Clean Diet. This way of living will change your life, and clearly it already has! In just two weeks you’ve lost 2.5lbs and inches, and there is no doubt in my mind that you feel better too! It’s a learning process and you’ve just opened up your life to a new chapter. Congratulations! Please keep me posted on all your future successes!

fitterisbetterhealth4life:

A few weeks ago, I was stressed about counting macros. It drove me up a wall and I wasn’t see a thing happening. Out of frustration and desperation, I decided to seek some help. I left an ask in TheFameOfHealthAndFitness’s tumblr, asking if she counted because she has had success and she’s definitely doing something right. While I don’t compare to her, I wondered if she counted because if she could, so can I.

Her reply wasn’t what I was expecting. She recommended Tosca Reno’s Eat Clean Diet book. I waited a day before I snapped it up on Amazon (a day too much, I think). After I received the book, I dropped counting.

I quickly adapted some of the Clean Eating principles. I no longer eat white bread, rice, sugar, etc. I switched to brown, choose sprouted grain bread and use raw sugar (for now). I hope to drop sugar all together soon. I have also instilled the complex carb/protein combo for every meal. I also began adding flax to my oats. The oats are also a big deal because I went from eating oatmeal once a week every two weeks, to eating oats every day.

After instilling this lifestyle, I’ve lost 2.5 pounds and a few inches in about two weeks. That is a reasonable loss that i’m happy with because the scale and tape has only been shooting upwards until now.

I have been struggling quite a bit lately, especially with treats and temptations. I know I’m allowed a treat now and then but I seem to be treating myself too often.

I decided to begin one of Tosca’s other food plans tomorrow, to help speed up my weight loss. I will begin her Cooler 1 plan. I think i’m doing it for a week but if it all goes well, I’ll add another week. I want to keep everyone posted on how it’s going.

I really want progress and I feel Eating Clean is something I can do for life.

(Source: lucysfitlife)

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  • 8th May
    2012
  • 08
PENANG CURRY WITH TOFU AND PINEAPPLE By The Eat-Clean Diet Vegetarian Cookbook Years ago I lived in South Korea for almost two years and during that time I backpacked through Asia for three months. The countries I spent my time in were Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Singapore, Laos, and Malaysia. This penang curry dish brought me back to that wonderful time in my life. The smell of coconut milk, peanut butter, honey, shredded cabbage, and tofu made me want to travel again. This recipe was very easy to make and the prep time was minimal. This is the type of dish that any restaurant could serve and make a customer feel like they are on vacation. If you like coconut milk or curry, you will love this dish. Aside from the HERB-GRILLED SHRIMP SKEWERS with AVOCADO LINGUINI, this might be my favourite main from the ECD Vegetarian cookbook.

PENANG CURRY WITH TOFU AND PINEAPPLE

By The Eat-Clean Diet Vegetarian Cookbook


Years ago I lived in South Korea for almost two years and during that time I backpacked through Asia for three months. The countries I spent my time in were Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Singapore, Laos, and Malaysia. This penang curry dish brought me back to that wonderful time in my life. The smell of coconut milk, peanut butter, honey, shredded cabbage, and tofu made me want to travel again.

This recipe was very easy to make and the prep time was minimal. This is the type of dish that any restaurant could serve and make a customer feel like they are on vacation.

If you like coconut milk or curry, you will love this dish. Aside from the HERB-GRILLED SHRIMP SKEWERS with AVOCADO LINGUINI, this might be my favourite main from the ECD Vegetarian cookbook.

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  • 30th April
    2012
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  • 26th April
    2012
  • 26
Who needs a holiday to feel festive? Make your own holiday by making The Eat-Clean Diet Vegetarian Cookbook’s FENNEL SMASHED YUKON GOLD POTATOESGrowing up in an Italian family, eating raw fennel after dinner was a common tradition. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I started to cook with fennel. This recipe gave me another option on how to incorporate this traditional food into my meals. Although this recipe is part of the ‘Vegetarian Holiday Feast’ section of the cookbook, it’s a recipe that can be added to any meal to make it feel special. Tonight’s dinner reminded me of my family in Ontario and the holiday dinners we have together. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone again in August.

Who needs a holiday to feel festive?

Make your own holiday by making The Eat-Clean Diet Vegetarian Cookbook’s FENNEL SMASHED YUKON GOLD POTATOES
Growing up in an Italian family, eating raw fennel after dinner was a common tradition. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I started to cook with fennel. This recipe gave me another option on how to incorporate this traditional food into my meals. Although this recipe is part of the ‘Vegetarian Holiday Feast’ section of the cookbook, it’s a recipe that can be added to any meal to make it feel special. Tonight’s dinner reminded me of my family in Ontario and the holiday dinners we have together. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone again in August.

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  • 25th April
    2012
  • 25
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  • 24th April
    2012
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  • 18th April
    2012
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  • 17th April
    2012
  • 17
Paleo-Friendly Apple Butter Muffins by Oxygen Staff (Rhiannon Kay)Ingredients: 500 ml apple butter (we like Wellesley brand) 2 cups almond meal 1 cup coconut flour 1 tbsp vanilla 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp sea salt 2 tsp cinnamon 2 eggs Mix ingredients until it forms a chunky batter. Grease muffin pan. Tip: Do not form muffins as you put them into muffin tin. Drop the batter in jagged and awkward. That makes the nice crispy, baked peaks! Bake for 12-15 minutes at 350 degrees (until they look toasty, like my pic!) Let them sit on counter to cool at least 15 minutes before taking out of muffin pan.

Paleo-Friendly Apple Butter Muffins by Oxygen Staff (Rhiannon Kay)

Ingredients:

  • 500 ml apple butter (we like Wellesley brand)
  • 2 cups almond meal
  • 1 cup coconut flour
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 eggs
  1. Mix ingredients until it forms a chunky batter.
  2. Grease muffin pan. Tip: Do not form muffins as you put them into muffin tin. Drop the batter in jagged and awkward. That makes the nice crispy, baked peaks!
  3. Bake for 12-15 minutes at 350 degrees (until they look toasty, like my pic!)
  4. Let them sit on counter to cool at least 15 minutes before taking out of muffin pan.
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  • 16th April
    2012
  • 16
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  • 2nd April
    2012
  • 02
The APRIL NO EXCUSES CHALLENGE (2 parts: Goals & ECD Veg cooking) will be posted on Wednesday, April 4th. Stay tuned!! In the meantime, start thinking about what you want for yourself this month. Where are you now and where do you want to be at the end of the month? Please consider your current life circumstances but don’t allow any excuses to hinder your goals. When you think ‘I can’t do that?’ … ASK YOURSELF WHY NOT? For example, is it true that you don’t have the time or is this the that sabotaging voice talking? Think realistically what you’re capable of doing if you give this challenge 100% of your effort. TO BE CONTINUED… Friendly Reminder: ECD Veg Challenge #1 recipe will be posted on my blog with a photo, ingredients, method, and video on Thursday, April 5th!  Each recipe is easy to make and I know you will enjoy this process. I know I have!

The APRIL NO EXCUSES CHALLENGE (2 parts: Goals & ECD Veg cooking) will be posted on Wednesday, April 4th. Stay tuned!!

In the meantime, start thinking about what you want for yourself this month.

Where are you now and where do you want to be at the end of the month? Please consider your current life circumstances but don’t allow any excuses to hinder your goals. When you think ‘I can’t do that?’ … ASK YOURSELF WHY NOT? For example, is it true that you don’t have the time or is this the that sabotaging voice talking?

Think realistically what you’re capable of doing if you give this challenge 100% of your effort.

TO BE CONTINUED…

Friendly Reminder:

ECD Veg Challenge #1 recipe will be posted on my blog with a photo, ingredients, method, and video on Thursday, April 5th!  Each recipe is easy to make and I know you will enjoy this process. I know I have!

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