Week 2 recap

Week 2 on program  is done, and the pounds are melting off! Ryan is down 18, and im down 8. I expect to be halfway to my target by mid week, so I'm going to reward myself with a H&M shopping trip (you have to celebrate the successes!!). We've had a lot of fun playing around with different Lean and Green recipes this week, and I posted my favorite below. I also picked up the book "sneaky chef" to start making more healthy options for my son, and we've had a lot of fun with that! I posted his favorite of the week down below as well.

Cauliflower pizza

Crust:
1/4 cup Egg Beaters (1/8 Lean)
3/8 cup skim shredded Mozz or Mexican 4 cheese variety for a harder crust (3/8 lean)
1 cup Fresh Cauliflower chopped up in food processor (2 greens) *steam it first *

 Mrs. Dash italian seasoning to taste

Mix together and put into a sprayed (make sure you spray well!) foil pie pan.  Pat down so it all sticks together.

Bake 15-20 min at 450 till it starts to turn brown then flip it over and bake another 10 minutes.

Top with
2 tsp sugar free Pasta sauce ( 2 condiments)
1/2 cup low fat shredded Mozzarella cheese (1/2 lean)
1/2 cup of veggie (1 green)

Place it under the broiler just till the cheese melts

I tweeked the recipie a little and added a little Morningstar farms sausage crumbles, and less cheese  for my "lean" portion.. So scrumptious!! Totally satisfied my carb craving and 100% lean and green approved :)

Our goal also is to teach our son healthy habits for life, so I tried out a "sneaky chef" pizza recipie which has sweet potatos, carrots and white beans-And he loved it! (If you would like the whole recipie, I will email it to you, I guarentee your kids will love it as well!)

Who knew pizza could be so healthy (and good)!?!?

My favorite meal replacement of the week was a "neapolitan" shake! SOOO YUMMY!

1 packet strawberry shake

1 packet chocolate pudding

4 pumps sugar free vanilla syrup

 Ice

8-10oz of water

Blend and enjoy! Makes 2 meal replacement shakes. Ryan and I have these at night as a sweet treat :)

If you want to look and feel good for when the sun comes out ask me how!! Email me with any questions! Ashley.ballard27@gmail.com

Week 1

Well, here it is.. The first blog of many to come, on our journey to health! Let me first explain how this came about, and then tell you what you have to look forward to every week :)
Many of you know that Ryan and I have been Yo-Yo dieters. As soon as Jaunary rolls around we start hitting the gym hard, and dieting like crazy. We know that in about 4 or 5 months we have to be in a swim suit, and all those holiday cookies left some extra pudge on us. Then as the summer ends, we go back to our old habits and the cycle starts all over. This year, we decided to go a different route and try Take Shape For Life, a program that we had heard about from our good friends (and now our health coaches) Doug and Thea.
 A couple weeks ago we got in touch with them to find out how to start the process, which brings us to where we are now! We have been on program for a week, and at our weigh in this morning Ryan was down 13 pounds, and I'm down 6 ! Talk about a success! The best part is, not only are we losing weight, but we are learning the habits of being healthy for life.  Ryan and I are both so impressed with this program and all it has to offer, we have made the choice to become health coaches ourselves, and help our friends and family get to optimal health, just as Doug and Thea have done for us.
 So, this is my goal- Every week I will update this blog, and give you all some delish Lean and Green recipies (yes, they do exsist!) and some tips on making tasty Medifast meal replacements. Also, I will update you on Ryans and my weight loss journey, post pictures, and all that fun stuff :) My hope is that if you have any questions about getting healthy for yourself, or any of your loved ones, ASK!
Thank you for being a part of this amazing process with us,
Ashley