Turkey Cabbage Dinner- Healthy 21 Day Fix approved Dinner!

 Turkey Cabbage Dinner

Someone posted a similiar recipe in one of my challenge groups and it looked really good!  I didn't have all the details so I thought I would share what I did, wow this turned out DELICIOUS!

24 oz of organic free range turkey
1 tbsn unrefined coconut oil
1 cup of brown rice 
1 onion
1/2 garlic cloves
1 small cabbage, chopped 
2 14.5 oz diced tomatoes
1 tomato paste (8 oz)
1/2 cup water
1 teas ground black pepper
1 teas pink hem sea salt
seasonings

I cooked the rice separately so since it takes a bit more time I started that first in it's on pan.  I made 4-6 servings which is 2 cups water and 1 cup rice but you can make however many you would like in case you want to save extra for later.  It takes 50 minutes to simmer and then 10 minutes to sit with the lid still on.

Start Grilling the turkey in the coconut oil and this is where I add extra seasonings, I used Trader Joe's 21 seasonings, a little cayenne and garlic and onion powder.  I use organic seasonings for the most part without extra additives.

 I chopped up the onion and garlic and threw it in with the turkey and the seasonings and cooked it until done, no need to over cook.

 I transferred the turkey mixture to a pot and added the rest of the ingredients, simmered on low about 30 minutes.  This was perfect timing because that's about what the rice had left once I had all the ingredients added.

Covered while simmering.

Brown Rice is done!

Tuesday Transformation; Lisa with Chalene Extreme and Turbo Fire!

#TransformationTUESDAY I am so excited to shout out my AWESOME Turbo Fire Accountability partner Lisa Connellan-Hamill today! She has done Chalean Extreme and is now doing Turbofire! Check out her amazing transformation!!!!!!  Without her last night would NOT of happened and I am up today to work it ;)  YOU GO GIRL!  And awesome choice of workouts, I must say---AND I'm getting ready to #Turbo40 and think of you!

I think for me its cool to see that REAL people REALLY do get results. It's not just someone in an infomercial where you question the results. I see it all the time, real stories, with a really heart felt reason why weight loss is a HUGE GOAL for them!

It's cool to see how scared people are to take those before pictures, but its worth it when they see that after picture and their CONFIDENCE and SMILE tells a totally AWESOME STORY!!!

It's about time for your AFTER picture right!!!!!  Way to go Lisa you rock!!!!! I can't wait to see the difference after Turbofire!!!

Spicy Lime Pepitas

These Pepitas are my secret ingredient to so many things!  You can use them to pack as a snack for a handful when you're hungry, top pasta, tacos or mexican flavor dishes or any other food dishes that lime and spice would maximize the flavor.  Of course last but not least, my favorite... salads.  They are SO good!

Ingredients:

3 cups raw pepitas

4 limes

1/2 teas black pepper

1/2 teas cayenne

1 teas pink himalayan sea salt

I put the 3 cups of pepitas in a pan over medium and let them brown while I mix up the juice.

I stir often so they don't burn.

While they are cooking I mix up the juice, I use a lime squeezer to get the juice out easily and not waste.  Then I throw in the seasonings and mix it around.

 As the pepitas begin to brown and start to get done (I like them a bit crispy) I throw in the juice mixture and stir it around until well coated and no longer liquid.  Then I turn off the burner and let them sit on the stove stirring occasionally until dry.

I put them in a glass airtight container and store for salads, snacks and toppings :)

One thing to note:  Lime juice concentrate is not the same.  It has chemicals added.  I only use FRESH limes!

My Friday night clean pizzas . A few of you wanted the recipe --- I'll add to my blog too. Ezekial pita, organic marinara, ground turkey seasonings and portobello, little organic mozzarella and pepper jack . Cook the turkey first, I then chop the mushrooms in with a chopper and put it together, put coconut oil on a baking sheet and bake 12 min at 400, crispy nummy and wonderful! Pizza night used to be my downfall.

One of my favorite quick easy bodybuilding recipes of all time--
Half a cup of oatmeal 
4 egg whites 
half a cup of cottage cheese cinnamon vanilla and half a banana----
blend cook in unrefined coconut oil serve with real maple syrup---can be rolled up thrown in a baggie and eat half as two meals it's even good cold, nummy!

Are you a goal person?

 I certainly am in my head, but then my stomach flutters and I get a little nervous.  I guess you would say I'm one of those people that is afraid I might fail.  I might even say I don’t believe I could succeed?  So my style is to JUMP in and go crazy, not sure what I'll hit but hope I get somewhere.  I realize this isn't the most productive way of achieving things, often it works for me because I work hard and don’t give myself time to think of failing. 

In my mortgage business I am "success by accident".  Yes I work very hard, my mom always said, if you are working hard and treat  people right the paychecks usually come.  Don't give yourself time to worry about the money.  With the ups and downs of being paid all commissions looking back I've been blessed.  I treat people how I want to be treated, truly care about the end result for my customers, see them as people, and always tell the truth and communicate with them.  That's not meant to be a brag post but it's how I've run my business.  My customers come from referrals.  However as much as I would like to say " I will do this per month etc."  That's hard for me.  I just know when I'm slow to get out and do something about it. 

One of my favorite things I have learned from my challenge groups and being a Beachbody coach is that Goals are not scary.  They are something to shoot for, but they are changeable.  I 've always thought if you made a goal and then you didn't meet it you were a failure.  You didn’t make the grade.  You weren’t good enough.  That is not true.  The goals I make for myself this year today are a plan for me, but that doesn't mean life may not change and my goals may need to be reevaluated.  However it is sure fun to see people reach their goals and even surpass them!  For the first time I feel like I can have goals, and it's exciting!  I know this is what I want to accomplish, but it takes away the fear to know it's ok if they don't occur as long as I did my best.  The important thing is I took the risk to have a goal, put myself out there.  Without something to shoot for life definitely will not change, but with it, I just might achieve my Dreams!

I am very close to meeting a goal I have made for my Beachbody business.  I initially was stressed out about this once I confidently put it out there to my coach.  Then I realized that although that is my goal, my first goal of helping people is always the main priority.  So if it doesn't happen but I did what I could to help those who needed me and provide opportunity, then I still met my goal.  It's sure fun to try though!  How about you?  Do you have any goals you want to put on your dream board this year? 

Would you like to be part of a challenge group that helps you with not only your goals, your whys of doing something, but eating clean, getting healthier and overall feeling better about yourself?  Our challenge groups have amazing results in helping people look better, but I have seen SO many more results that inspire me from people changing health problems in 30 days to emotional changes.  Every time I think I'm crazy posting goofy pictures of my journey, I read another life touched  by the willingness someone had to go out of their comfort zone.  It's time to do it!  You can spend the rest of your life safely attached to the place you are, but the risk of putting yourself out there is so much more worth living! 

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