PB2

When I became a mother…to a daughter, that’s when I decided I needed to live a healthier life.  I had “talked” about losing weight, for literally YEARS.  But I never did anything about it.   It obviously wasn’t something that was really important to me then, or I would’ve made better choices and gotten my weight in check sooner.  But all of a sudden, I had this other person counting on me:  Counting on me to teach her how to live a healthy happy life.   I wasn’t doing this myself, so how could I teach her? ... Read more » about Motherhood + {Peanut Butter & Jelly Pancakes}

Evidently since finishing my Reboot, five days of juicing, and hitting my initial goal, my body has been craving carbs.  I mean a LOT of them.  Holy carbs, batman!! I've made breads, muffins, and pancakes like I'll never be able to eat them again in my whole life!!  At least I load them up with Chobani yogurt, my newfound love. ... Read more » about Holy Carbs + {CHO Chocolate PB2 Banana Pancakes}

People have been pinning my Greek Yogurt Strawberry Banana Bread and the Blueberry version like crazy.  Then, Chobani posted the Cinnamon Apple version on their Facebook page and things got even wilder!!  Welcome to all my new readers recently added from Chobani :) I'm so glad you're here!!  A few readers asked me how these breads ... Read more » about Forget the Bread, Make the Muffins!

Remember Lauren, from Oatmeal after Spinning, who shared this week about 3 essentials to a happy healthy life?  Well, I had the honor of doing a post for her blog which went live yesterday!  By the time you read this, she and I will have had many an hour to chat in real life, photograph our food together (ha!), and just relax at the Blend Retreat in beautiful Boulder, CO.   This weekend, this break, is really exactly what I needed.  So if you didn't get a chance to see the post on her site yesterday, pleas ... Read more » about {Peanut Butter & Jelly Pancakes}

In response to yesterday's post about Rebooting tips, someone asked me why I'm doing a Reboot again.  She felt I already had a healthy diet and had achieved good balance in my life.   And she was right!  I am so thankful for where I am right now.  Yes I still have 30+ more pounds to lose, but I am eating a healthy variety of foods, taking in good fats and lean meats, and losing weight slowly week to week.  I don't feel like my body NEEDS another Reboot right now; this time I'm doing i ... Read more » about Highs/Lows + (Pomegranate Oat Chia Protein Balls}

First of all, I joined the weight loss blogger bandwagon this week - and FINALLY ordered some PB2!!  I found a combo pack from Amazon that came with both the regular pb flavor and the chocolate pb flavor.   What is PB2?  It's basically peanut butter powder.  They have extracted out the oils from the peanuts, and subsequently most of the fat too.  It has some awesome stats:  2Tbsp = 45 calories, 1.5 grams of fat, and 5g of protein.  So now that they have arrived, I am in experimentation mode.  I will definitely keep posting good recipes utilizing this fancy smanche (but ... Read more » about Photo Food Log # 2 + {Pinterest}