Making Banana Ice Cream Using 3 ingredients

I love ICE CREAM!

It seriously used to be a staple in my grocery cart.

I had a craving for late night ice cream, well then a big bowl would make it into my hands!

But, then I started to realize that it probably wasn't the BEST food staple to have in my house.
So, I stopped buying it and in doing so I STOPPED WANTING IT ! Crazy how that works !

Anytime I see a recipe for ice cream- I am all over it ! Especially for HEALTHY kind right !!

I took
2 bananas ( cut it up and place in bag and freeze for at least 4 hours or longer )
2 spoons of cocoa
1 dollop of peanut butter ( however much suits your fancy !)

Place it all in the blender and mix that puppy UP !
Seriously ! That's it !
Enjoy!
Even my husband who is a sweet tooth lover enjoyed this !!
Will make it with other mix ins' !!

Making PROGRESS ...

I'm SUPER excited over the progress that I have been making. Yes, this is the 2nd week into my cutting back on processed foods, BUT I can already feel my stomach flatter. And my jeans are feeling LOOSE!

I will be weighing myself this Saturday to see how far I have come along.

As long as I am fueling my body with veggies and proteins then I stay full thru out the day. I'm also making sure to amp up my water intake!! I'm getting enough sleep at night, YES I go to sleep at 9:30 pm,  BUT I have been able to get up at 5am!!

To me that has been my dream, go to bed early and wake up early, but I struggled so much with it because my son was coming to my bed at night and messing up our schedules. I'm glad that I finally bit the bullet and eliminated that habit !!

I'm also reaching out to other people and sharing this opportunity with them. Sometimes I wish people could see my excitement with doing these challenge groups! I love the atmosphere and supportive community that comes with these workouts and what Beach body stands for.

I want to so badly spread the joy that I have from be able to work out from home and learning to change my eating habits. I really think people just need to give it a try, but I mean really try and see if this is something that will change the way they live !

To a HEALTHY 2015 !

Success !

This past week I have been diligent and focused on eating properly.

Because for two months I allowed myself to pretty much eat it all. And in doing this I have gained 10 lbs ! Wowzzer! That seriously creeps up on you !

So, it brings me with great excitement when I jumped on the scale and saw that I lost 2.5 lbs !! Not only have I had more energy thru out the day, BUT I feel lighter! Funny how it happens by just being diligent.

If I stay on this track it should take me about 5 weeks to loose the weight I gained. Anything extra would be icing on the cake !

Honestly my mind is always swirling with either what to cook, what to clean, who's happy and who's not. That just looking at my sheet to see what I can and should eat has made my life sooo much easier !!

I don't even count calories! I mean I pick a color from the container and just make sure that I am staying on track with how many colors it says to eat! it's not hard at all.

I did stick to many of the same foods
- salads
- fish
- turkey sandwich
- my meal replacement shake  just to name a few

Here are some pictures so you can see for yourself !

Being silly with my selfie- yes straight up carrots are yummy to crunch on !

Seriously, my eggs always stick !

I cooked some other foods that my kids enjoy such as mac n cheese ( my son said it was THE BEST MAC N CHEESE EVER) I kind of enjoyed hearing him say that.

And for Saturday night I made pizza/ pretzel rolls ; which they also LOVE ! Seriously cooking from home is one of the best things ever!  I did enjoy a pizza roll because well it's homemade and then I ate my portion of fish.

I know that indulging in other foods is fine on an occasional basis, but it's that OVER indulgence that will get to your GUT!

Hope you know "if there is a will there is a way!"

Raise your HAND if...

You fell off the wagon of eating healthy… ME

You stopped working out ….ME

You developed bad habits…ME

You gained weight… ME

You need a KICK in the butt to get going … ME

Ok, so it's the NEW Year, Happy New year! And now what ?? Everyone is making goals, talking about losing weight, paying off debt and I'm sure it sounds overwhelming !!!! Shoot, I tend to sit back and just observe. It takes me some time before I commit to making the changes I want in my life.

Here's a little secret … just because you don't start at the beginning of the year doesn't mean YOU CAN'T START TODAY. Don't let that intimidate you. Realize that you can change ANYTIME you want TO.

But, with everyone making all these changes it makes you want to change as well!  Kind of like join the party and NOT get left behind. And since I'm here to push you to make yourself feel better and lose weight , WELL let's HOP to it !!

So…. here's a little story about what has happened to me. As soon as November first hit I was like BOOM… I got into this mood of wanting to indulge a little more, bake a little more and just let LOOSE. ( are you with me ??)

And, guess what ??? I was A- OK with it !! But, it wasn't until the very end of December that I noticed some changes occurring … like my pants getting tighter, my face had acne that wasn't going away and I felt more sluggish. YES, that easily in the span of over 2 months those changes came and it didn't look like they were going anywhere!!

It was like the uninvited guest that wouldn't leave, but guess WHAT … I DID invite them ! Yup, all me!  Taking accountability is the FIRST step.

Kind of sad, kind of discouraging. Especially when I just came back from my cousin's wedding where I had so many compliments " Rose you so good " " Rose good job on working out"  True story. It felt GREAT !! So, I guess I thought I was invincible.

But, here is the TRUTH .

We are not and I as HECK am not.

So, back to the drawing board of kicking those bad habits out!

So HOW the HECK do you start ??

Numero UNO- Get dressed ! Yes, that means put your workout clothes on. It can either be in the morning or in the evening when you decide that you want to workout out, but just decide and  commit !

Which leads me to my next one

Number 2 - pick the time when you will workout, if you can do it in the AM then even better. I have tried to workout in the evening BUT… well my energy is defiantly lower and i don't feel that committed. If that means you need to get up earlier to give you enough time to get your workout in then so be it, GO TO bed early enough so that you can GET UP !!  Put that alarm far away from your bed. And when you get up have your clothes picked out so that you can just get dressed. See. Easy so far !

Number 3 - Make sure you eat something - can be anything. Such as fruit, toast, cottage cheese, or yogurt. Keep it light, but make sure it has protein to keep you full during your workout.

Number 4- Start off small, don't get all crazy on me and think that you are going to be able to conquer this difficult workout, you will set yourself up for failure. And we want you to succeed !! Yes, you CAN !

Number 5- Play some music to get you into the mood! Pick something and start hopping around. It will do wonders for your mood.

I know it's hard at first.

But, ASK yourself WHY?

And KEEP that WHY in your mind alive!

To a HEALTHY New Year !!