Thanksgiving Food Box Giveaway...

It is truly the season of giving. I am on a mission to get healthy, fit, and lose weight. There are some who do not even have a choice of what they will eat on a daily basis. This Thanksgiving I will be donating a Thanksgiving food box to a family or individual in need. If you or anyone you know is in need of a Thanksgiving food box please email me at getskinnyordietrying70@gmail.com. Please include their full name, email address, family size, and why you feel this individual or family should receive a Thanksgiving food box. 

This is my first year; therefore, I will be only donating one food box. Hopefully, all goes well so that next year I will be able to help more families in need. 

Emails will be accepted starting today until 11/25. Let's help someone in need.  

#GSODT

Happy Health!

Motivation Monday...

Good Morning, People. It is Monday probably one of the most dreaded days of the week. For me it is now my favorite day of the week. Why, because Monday is the start of a new week it gives me the chance to start fresh again and try to be better than I was last week, exercise a little more than I did last week,  and eat a bit more healthy than I did the week before. Monday is new and fresh.

You may have had a pizza last week or only exercised 3 out of the 5 days you wanted to, well this is a new week where you and I both have the opportunity to reach the goals we have set for our self. Just think, you may not have ate perfect, but it was better than what you were doing before. Every step you take in the right direction gets you one step closer to your goal.  Do not harp on the small mistakes you feel like you made. That is all in the past now. It is a new week to start fresh and be better than you were last week. 

No one person is perfect; therefore, you will not be either. However, you still strive for excellence. Be consistent, set goals, and work hard to obtain those goals. You did not gain the weight overnight; therefore, the weight will not be lost overnight. Give it some time. Be consistent in your "diet" and exercise regiman and you will see results. Don't give up. We have all winter to lose weight and be sexy for Summer 2014. #GSODT

Tell yourself over and over again you can do this!!! 

Happy Health!! 

Healthy Italian...

Yummy!! 

I absolutely love meals involving pasta. Chicken Parmesan is one of my favorite Italian dishes; however, pasta is not in my near future. So, I'm getting my fix another way... Spaghetti Squash. Yup, you read that right. It's so delicious with only a fraction of the calories and so much more flavor. It's only 41 calories per cup compared to 200 or more calories per cup of spaghetti noodles. 

This is my healthy version of Chicken Parmesan. Give it a try I'm sure you will love it. Wait for it... It's only 387 calories (not including cheese).

Ingredients

4 4 ounce boneless skinless chicken breast
1 spaghetti squash 
6 ounce container Greek yogurt 
1 egg
1 cup oats
1/2 cup bran flakes
2 TBL grated parmesan cheese
1 TBL chia seeds
1 1/2 TSP oregano 
1 1/2 TSP basil 
1TBL of shredded or fresh mozzarella cheese (optional) 
salt
pepper 
parsley for garnish (optional)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Poke holes in spaghetti squash. Place on a baking sheet and bake for approximately 1 hour to 1 and 15 minutes. Let cool for about 30 minutes. While the spaghetti squash is cooling prepare chicken. Clean chicken thoroughly, pat dry, and season both sides of chicken with salt in pepper. 

In a container mix 1 egg and Greek yogurt.

In a food processor or blender mix bran flakes and oats. Blend together until the mixture resembles a "breadcrumb like" texture. Pour mixture into another container add parmesan cheese, chia seeds, oregano, and basil. 

Coat chicken in yogurt and egg mixture and then coat chicken in the "breadcrumb" mixture. Place chicken on a baking sheet sprayed with non-stick olive oil spray. Bake in oven for about 20-25 depending on the thickness of your chicken breast. 

While the chicken is cooking. Cut the spaghetti squash lengthwise scoop all the seeds out. Once this is done take your fork and "comb" out the "noodles." They will come out very easily. Season it with salt and pepper. *The picture below will give you an idea of what it should look like.

Spaghetti Squash...

After chicken is done. Put the desired amount of "noodles" on the plate. Place chicken on the noodles and top with the homemade pasta sauce (can be found under the "recipes" page). Add shredded or fresh mozzarella on top of the sauce and garnish with parsley.  Enjoy!! #GSODT

If you have any questions regarding this recipe or others or just have something to say, please feel free to comment. 

Happy Health!!! 

Easy Breakfast to Go...

We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day; however, it's the most difficult to eat for most of us. The most easiest meal to skip. Breakfast is the body's fuel, it sets the tone for our body all day. This brings me to the recipe of The Omelet Muffin. These can be made in advance so in the you can just grab and go. 

I am always rushing in the morning between getting myself ready for school and work in addition to making sure my son is ready to catch his bus. These muffins will certainly come in handy.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups of veggies (I used mushrooms, spinach tomatoes, and scallions.)
1 egg
1/2- 3/4 cup egg whites ( I used Egg Beaters Southwestern Style that are very flavorful.)
1/4 cup mozzarella cheese 
Pinch of salt 
Pinch of pepper 
*Season to your liking.*

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a muffin tin with non-stick spray. Chop veggies. Mix together egg and egg whites. Add veggies and to egg mixture. Stir together. Pour mixture into muffin pan.Top off with a sprinkle of mozzarella cheese. Bake for about 20  minutes. Check every few minutes after 15 minutes. 

These babies are about 45 calories each. 

This recipe yields 6 omelet muffins.
#GSODT

Happy Health!!! 

Let's Go!!!!

It's Monday and I am ready for another week of healthy eating and working out. I weighed myself yesterday and I am at 207.4. #theagony However, it will not be this way for long. My goal this week is to lose 5 pounds. I will be working out two times a day for the next five days. T25 in the morning, meeting with my trainer for two days, and the other three days attending a Zumba class. I know it may seem like a lot; however, I have to push myself if I want to see results. 

I will continue to eat healthy and find ways to create my favorite meals in a healthy way. I will be trying a few new recipes I have came up with this week. Feel free to try them with me. #GSODT

Leave a comment with whatever is on your mind. 

Happy Health!! 

Pizza Friday...

After it was removed from the oven.

The final product. 

The average slice of pizza has over 250 calories and 10g of fat. On an average a slice of pizza using califlower pizza crust is between 52-84 calories and 0-4.3 grams of fat depending upon the cheese used. I would say it is well worth the try. 

Well, my favorite food is pizza. It is always my weakness when I am making this lifestyle change. I love pizza!! I cook everyday of the week, but never on Friday. In my house I declared Friday... Pizza Friday. We decide as a family where we are going to order from and after my POKER Tournament I pick up the pizza for the family. My favorites are Donatos and Cardo's, but my all time favorite is Padova's. If you have not already had it you should try it. This leads me to where I am now. I had to find a way to eat pizza without all the calories and fat. I finally found a way after searching the web. My answer was CAULIFLOWER CRUST PIZZA. You heard me... This way you can enjoy your favorite food guilt free. During the beginning of my process I will not have cheat days so I just made my cheat a little bit of fresh grated mozzarella cheese on my pizza. Below will be the link where you can find the recipe. In addition I will add my recipe for "homemade pizza sauce" and of course you just add what toppings you like. I actually did not make "pizza sauce" I just used my homemade pasta sauce, which was really good and also provides an extra helping of veggies. On top of my pizza I had mushrooms, spinach, and roma tomatos and it was to DIE FOR! Once you have perfected the pizza crust add in whatever ingredients you like; make it your own. THIS PIZZA WAS SOOOOO DELICIOUS. I will definitely be making it every Friday with different toppings. 

The pictures don't do enough justice. I definitely have to get a better camera. I love my iPhone, but this camera.. BLAH. LOL 

I hope you enjoy. #GSODT

http://www.howsweeteats.com/2013/08/the-best-cauliflower-crust-pizza/



Happy Health!!