{Green Curry Potatoes}

 Hi!!!! Long time....no talk! I have been making some absolutely delicious recipes lately and thought it would be helpful to type these up so you can save, pin or print and give them a try!!

A quick update: If you follow me on Instagram than you probably know all this but for the last year or so I have been eating a plant based diet. It was a challenge that I took to go vegan for a month. Let's just say I realized the benefits very quickly and decided I wasn't looking back!! I love feeling truly nourished with whole foods, my cholesterol is AMAMZING for the first time in a LONG time, my digestion is WAY better and my cystic acne finally cleared up. Check out my instagram if you want a ton of easy plant based recipes, snacks, and more of the day to day updates. I am going to try to keep up with uploading recipes and possibly "What I eat in a day" posts like the good ol' days. A lot of what I eat now is VERY similar to how I ate when I first started this blog.

Anyways...I won't ramble on. I'll get straight to the point!! CURRY POTATOES!!!

{Green Curry Potatoes}

-3 lbs. red potatoes pre-cooked and chopped in bite size pieces (I like to pre-cook these in my instant pot)

-2 large zucchini (chopped)

-1 cup frozen green peas

*Sauce *

-1/4 cup chopped green onions

-1 tbsp. minced garlic

-2 tbsp. green curry paste

-1 tbsp. yellow curry powder

-2 tbsp. coconut aminos

-2 tbsp. lime juice

-1 tbsp. coconut sugar

-1 can lite coconut canned milk

-1 cup low sodium veggie broth plus a couple tbsps. to saute green onions and garlic

-salt and pepper to taste

1.) Saute green onions and garlic in large skillet with a couple splashed of veggie broth until green onions are soft. Add the rest of the sauce ingredients and stir. 

2.) Add veggies and stir to cover with sauce. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 20-30 min until sauce has slightly thickened.

3.) Eat warm or save for meal prep for the week! This is delicious plain, topped with some cilantro or added on top of some jasmine rice!

Try it and let me know what you think!! Also if you have any requests for blog posts...post in the comments!! Thank you guys for sticking with me! I so appreciate it more than you know!!

My Top 5 Throw Together Healthy Dinners

Happy Thursday!!

School has started back and sports are back in full swing! I have about 5 go-to throw together meals I think that is so important to have because let's be honest....it can get pretty chaotic about 5 pm every night. Am I right? Yes....planning and meal prepping is hugely helpful but sometimes that doesn't always happen! These are my go-to, throw-together, in a hurry meals!

1.) Salsa Chicken 

This is such an easy dinner that takes little to no effort. In the morning, throw a couple chicken breasts, 1/2 jar of salsa verde and 1 can of green chiles in the crock pot. Let it cook all day on low. Shred. You can eat this 1 million ways.

Add it to a gluten free tortilla....crisp in a skillet. Add salsa or Blue Top Brand Street Sauce.

Add salsa chicken to a sweet potato or rice! Make it like a burrito bowl or nachos! Top how you would top your favorite taco!

Eat as is! This is great leftover! Add leftover veggies and dinner is ready in minutes!

2.) Burger Salad

I like to buy the frozen grass fed beef or organic turkey burgers from Walmart. These can be cooked on the grill in minutes, in a skillet or my favorite way, the air fryer!

Add to a simple salad and top with Tessamaes Ranch and goat cheese for the ultimate low carb meal!

Top it with dairy free cheese, caramelized onions, drizzle with Special Sauce and add a side of veggies! 

Pile it high on a salad, add sauteed peppers, tomato, avocado and DEVOUR!

3.) Meatballs and Sauce

If you follow me on Instastories...you know I eat this all the time!! I love the Beetnik Grass fed meatballs. I throw them in the crockpot with Rao's sauce and cook for a couple hours on high while I do homework with the kids or I put them in a pot and cook for about 15 minutes on the stove! So easy! I make some brown rice or chickpea pasta for the kiddos!

Add to spaghetti squash!

Or Zoodles!

Or Butternut squash noodles!!

4.) Chicken and Veg

This is what I eat constantly! I like to buy 2 lbs of boneless, skinless chicken thighs. I season them with Garlic Himalayan Pink Salt and bake them at 425 for about an hour. I will eat these all week. They are great re-heated in the air fryer!

Sweet potatoes in a steamer bag and asparagus cooked in minutes in my air fryer! You can also roast asparagus in the over with some olive oil and salt/pepper at 400 for about 20 minutes!

Sweet potatoes and air fried green beans! I obviously use my air fryer all the time but you can always just roast frozen whole green beans with olive oil and salt/pepper at 400 until crispy!

My go-to meal. Chicken thighs and okra! I know not everyone is as obsessed with okra as I am so whatever your favorite veggie is....add that to chicken and repeat. Its easy and it takes NO THOUGHT which I am ALL ABOUT! HA!

5.) Breakfast for dinner

A crowd pleaser for sure! I like to make eggs and uncured bacon as my go-to breakfast meal on low carb days. On regular macro days...I LOVE Oatmeal!! My kids love a gluten free waffles, homemade Birch Benders pancakes or oatmeal and scrambled egg dinners!

I absolutely love Blueberry Baked Oatmeal and all of my clients have tried it and love it as well! It is great to re-heat and have to break your fast or as dinner with the fam!

Shocker I am sure but I love to cook my bacon in the air fryer! It is so quick and easy! I can make this whole meal in 5 minutes! My whole family would eat this for dinner all week!


I hope this was helpful! I would love to know what your go-to throw together meals are! Leave those ideas in the comments!!

FYI: My next round of the FASTer Way to Fat Loss starts Oct.14th and I would love to coach you about living a healthy lifestyle and help you feel your best! Sign up here!

{FASTer Way to Fat Loss} F.A.Q.

Hi Ya'll!

I feel like it's been a while since I have been on here! Summer has been SO busy! Fun busy but for sure it has been a whirlwind! We have been doing beach trips, pool parties and get-togethers 24/7!!

What an awesome time we had in the Cayman Islands!!

So many people have asked me about the FASTer Way to Fat Loss so I wanted to answer those for you today! YES!! I am a Certified FASTer Way to Fat Loss coach! I went through two rounds of the program earlier this year and fell in love!! I was searching for something to WORK!!! I had done low carb, Keto, Paleo, every Beachbody video that was out but NOTHING was working!! I felt awful. I was eating a very clean diet and working out usually doing yoga 3-4 times a week BUT I had no energy and was gaining weight weekly. What in the world????


I was watching Nashville Tash....one of my favorite bloggers...talking about the FASTer Way and how awesome it was but I was SO skeptical! Why would THIS program work??? Nothing else did.

Days and weeks of me putting it off....one morning I was sitting on the couch feeling so low on energy and motivation and I did it. I signed up. Prep week started and all of these nutrition strategies felt so foreign to me. Intermittent Fasting???? You mean we don't eat right when we wake up???? Carb cyling??? That sounds like a lot of work. Macro Counting??? UGH! I didn't want to do any of it but in my head I kept saying...."TRUST THE PROCESS." So I did. I went through two rounds and loved every second!

Ya'll....I was hooked. My energy was at an ALL TIME HIGH! All the mental fog that I was feeling was lifted away. Clothes just started getting baggy on me!!! They told me not to step on the scale because it wasn't an accurate measurement of my progress and for the first time in my life....I didn't. I didn't care what it said!! Wanna know why???? Because I felt AWESOME!!

Yes....I dropped 6 lbs. and 12 inches but the most important part was that I felt the best that I had in years. I also changed my whole mindset on food. No longer were foods good or bad. No longer were foods that I loved off limits!! LIFE CHANGING feels like an understatement. I can't keep this to myself ya'll. Ask my family!! I want this for everyone. It is such a healthy way of living.

I made the decision to interview and take the exam to be a Certified FASTer Way to Fat Loss coach. That was a huge step for me being a stay at home Mom. I haven't interviewed in 15 years!! Thankfully they could look past my mumbling and see my heart!! This is my passion and I am so excited to be able to coach others to FEEL AND LOOK their best!!

Now to the questions: 

Intermittent Fasting sounds hard? How long do you "not eat?"

We follow the 16:8 eating schedule. That means that we fast for 16 hours and eat for 8 hours a day. My typical schedule is 11am-7pm for eating but that is totally up to you what eating window works best.


Can I do this while breastfeeding??

Yes!! You absolutely can! We can make modifications for you so that your supply doesn't decrease.


I do another kind of workout...Can I still do that and the FASTer Way??

Yes!! You absolutely can! I will teach you how to pair those workouts with our eating schedule!


Will you show me how to figure out my macros??

YES! I absolutely will help you get all of that set up!


Can my husband do it too??

YES!! We have an awesome Men's program. If you sign up, you can sign your husband up for an additional $99!


BUT I have travel plans and birthday parties and SO many other things coming up! Maybe this isn't the best time???

This is the perfect time!! Your life is busy now and will be busy next month too! There are always going to be "things" that you don't know how in the world you will be able to be on this "diet" and enjoy your parties or vacations at the same time. Well....this isn't a diet. This is a lifestyle. My job is to teach you how to live a healthy and maintainable lifestyle! There will never be a PERFECT time!! You just jump in with both feet and learn how to make healthy work on any day of the week during any month!!


I hope this helped clear up some of the questions you guys have had! Please reach out to me on Instagram or Facebook! I will be glad to answer any questions! I am an open book!!

Click HERE to join my next round of the FASTer Way to Fat Loss!!

Typical Low Carb Day Eats

Happy Friday Y'all!!!!


Did you catch my Instastories on Tuesday? I showed you guys a full day of eats for a typical low carb day on the FASTer way to Fat loss. No...this isn't SUPER low carb. This is doable and delicious!!

Q. Why do we do low carb days??

A. Our goal is to deplete glycogen (stored carbohydrates) before they are converted to fat and stored!

Let's see what a day looks like for me!!

My day always starts with coffee!! I usually have two cups of Nespresso coffee with 1 Stevia packet and 2 tbsp. Nutpods per cup. I love drinking coffee black but ever since I got the Nespresso....I like  a nice froth on the top!

I usually break my fast around 10:30-11 am because I finish up my eating the night before around 6:30-7 pm. I slowly drink the coffee and hydrate all morning with a ton of water!!

On low carb day I like to break my fast with a smoothie. Loaded with protein and healthy fat...this one is delicious!!

Next up for lunch is a super simple salad with baked chicken thighs, spring mix, sunflower seeds and Tessamae's ranch. SO good and you can't get much easier than this!!

I love these Bai drinks and these are usually my afternoon go-to. They only have 2 net carbs and 10 calories. Perfect for any day of the week!

Dinner was also a really easy go-to meal for me. Breakfast for dinner. My kids beg for this meal! I made a big batch of scrambled eggs and bacon. I served these with a simple salad consisting of greens and more Sir Kensingtons Raspberry Peppercorn dressing! Topped it with some avocado and mini bell peppers stuffed with goat cheese! Delicious!!

No day is complete without a little bit of chocolate...Am I right??? Super dark chocolate with some peanut butter and almonds are perfect on the side of my lavender chamomile tea.

This is just a few of my favorite low carb meals!! Follow me on Instagram for more meal/snack ideas!!

My first round of FASTer Way starts July 8th if anyone wants to join me! I would love it!!! 

FASTer Way to Fat Loss Round 2 Results and BIG NEWS

Hi lovelies!

If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook...I am sure you have heard me talk about FASTer way to fat loss a few 100 times! HA! It has been a huge part of my life. As y'all know....after years of healthy eating and working out consistently something started to change. I started gaining weight....losing energy and relying on coffee to get me through the day constantly. I wasn't blogging through most of this time period because I felt like...."What do I know?" If I can't figure out how to eat healthy correctly...how can I share with people how to be healthy in their own life. I really needed a lot of answers that no one could answer for me. Maybe it was my age, my hormones, my stress level, what I was eating, how I was sleeping?? I needed someone to tell me HOW to feel better.

This is around the time I started seeing some of my favorite bloggers talking about the FASTer way to fat loss. I didn't jump right in initially. No part of me liked fasting for any length of time {lol} and I surely didn't want to have to track my food! I didn't think there was anything wrong with the way I was working out and I didn't really want to do any of it. One day I heard NashvilleTash on Instastories and she was emotional in saying how this program was LIFE CHANGING! Not just the amazing fat loss portion of it but the way that she FELT! That spoke to me. I wanted terribly to FEEL BETTER!!! I didn't care so much about the number on the scale but I wanted to have energy and feel like ME again. I took the leap ya'll and the rest is history. 

I fell hard!! I was excited but so intimidated about it all at first. The best part about this was that someone was giving me all the answers to all the questions in my head. No more second guessing myself. I was SO AFRAID to eat so many carbs and calories! I kept repeating in my head..."Trust the process...trust the process!"  I listened....I did what my coach Allie told me to do macro wise. She told me little things I needed to tweak. She taught us not only about macros but about fasting, sleep, hormones, gut health, etc. She asked how we were FEELING!! They never expected perfection out of me or anyone. They cared that we were making progress in our life no matter how that progress looked. It's just so different and trusting them...paid off!! 

The first round I lost 10 inches and 5 lbs!!!!!!

I was SO thrilled with how I felt...how the fat was melting off...I had ENERGY, I was sleeping like a baby but maybe one of the most beneficial results that I had was that I enjoyed so much having this community in my life. These women/men are just like me. They want to do their best and feel their best. I loved being in the facebook group with the other girls. Hearing their wins inspired me. I loved having a coach to ask questions to and to help me navigate tracking macros. I wasn't ready to be done yet so I signed up for another round!!

I have enjoyed it just as much. We have had so much going on in our life and this program was so easy to fit into a busy schedule. It is totally doable no matter what kind of craziness you have in your life.

Results from my Second round:

The second round I lost another pound and 2 more inches making that a total of 12 inches and 6 lbs in 12 weeks!! My body composition is changing and I plan to keep building some muscles!! It is hard because I am wimpy but I would love to get more definition in my arms and legs!

BIG NEWS!!!!

SOOOOO...I had so many people message me throughout my journey and ask me if I was a coach and that got me thinking?? I have always wanted to be a health coach. I am so passionate about helping others with their nutrition and health but going out on my own doing that was scary. Helping others is the whole reason why I went into nursing years ago. I am not ready to be back in the hospital though!    I like this so much more. I like having a community around me and I KNOW this lifestyle WORKS!! I want to teach it to everyone!!!

Whoa! Can this be the last sports bra pictures that I need to post for a while!! HAAA!!!

I interviewed a couple weeks ago to be a coach in this program. Thankfully I made it in and I studied my butt off to pass the exam!    I PASSED!!!!

So whats next???

Well I am joining their VIP membership as a client because I have heard so much cool stuff about it. Hormone specialists, macro specialists, doctors....you name it....they have all of these resources available. They are also adding in A TON of on-demand workouts. This is the part I am the most excited about!!! 

As for coaching...I am starting my first round on July 8th and I would love, love, love if you would join me. I want to make this first round out of this world!! I am an open book and I am unfortunately or fortunately always on my phone so if you need me.....I've got you!! We are in this together and I can't wait for each and everyone of you to get amazing results and FEEL your best!!!!

Click here to sign up for my next round!!!!!

Thank you guys so much for your support and encouragement in the last few months! I am so so much happier and healthier now and I am so grateful for all of you and the FASTer way for helping me get to this point!!

**Disclaimer: Results may vary.

EASY, Healthy Meal Ideas for BUSY MOMS

I know we are all super busy. Sports, homework, work etc, etc, etc, I would love to have an hour or so to prepare a really nice, well thought out dinner but let's face it....I am not in that stage of life right now. HA! Don't get me wrong...I love it but let's just make our lives easier, Right?!!

I have been loving a handful of throw together meals that take very little hands on time so I thought I would share them with you all. If you follow me on Instagram....you've seen these meals on repeat. There is a reason. They are crowd pleasing and ridiculously easy!

Beetnik Meatballs/Zoodles/Marinara

 This is a meal I make at least once or twice a week for dinner! I LOVE Beetnik Grass fed meatballs. No....this is not sponsored! HA!! I just love them! I get them at Walmart in the freezer section.  I love to meal prep these to eat all week but my favorite way to cook them is to throw these frozen in the crockpot and add my favorite marinara. I cook these on high for about an hour or so. I usually make gluten free pasta for the fam but I am more of a zoodles fan. I grab a bag of frozen zoodles and throw those in a skillet with avocado oil. Just let it cook until all of the water is absorbed and they start to brown a little. I like to add some garlic powder, salt and a little Parmesan cheese to finish these off. Hands on time for this meal is 10-15 minutes and everyone is happy!

*** If you can't find Beetnik in your area....just find the cleanest pre-made meatballs you can find!

 Lemon Chicken with Rice

I get a pack of organic boneless skinless chicken thighs. Add those to a casserole dish. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and squeeze over some fresh lemon juice. Add a chopped onion all around the chicken pieces and sprinkle the whole thing with pink salt and pepper. Bake this at 400 for about 45 min to an hour. I like my chicken thighs VERY done. The crispier the better. I even broil it at the very end to get these even crispier. Pop a bag of steamer rice and steamer broccoli in the microwave 10 minutes or so before the chicken is done. Add the chicken and some of the extra sauce to the top of the rice and broccoli and it's delicious!! 

Breakfast for Dinner

I can't stop...won't stop making breakfast for dinner at least once a week for my family. Who doesn't love breakfast foods?? I usually bake my uncured bacon at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes or until crispy. While this is baking...make a big skillet full of scrambled eggs for the kids and fried eggs for me. Chop up or wash any fruit you have in the fridge. I like to throw in some spinach and avocado to give it a healthy boost.  EASY!!!!

 Burger Salad

This is my favorite low carb dinner. I buy grass fed burgers from Walmart. I add these to a cast iron skillet with some avocado oil. Cook to desired doneness and top with a piece of dairy free cheese when they are almost done. Add some spring mix to a bowl. Top with cheeseburger.  Diced up tomatoes, sliced pickles,and uncured bacon bits are my favorite toppings. I use Tessamaes Ranch dressing or Blue Top brand Street sauce for my dressing on these burger salads. SO good. My kids like the cheese burgers chopped up with ketchup on the side and usually a side salad with ranch. 

I mean....how easy are those meals? You can repeat these every week...just make small variations to make it interesting!! 

So tell me.....what are your FAVORITE throw together meals????

FASTer Way to Fat Loss Round 1 Results and FAQ's

HIIIIIIIII !!!

It has been SO long since I have written a blog post but I was thinking about starting to blog a bit more again? I have felt really motivated and excited to share what I have been doing lately because I guess for the first time in a while....what I am doing is WORKING!! By working....I mean...I feel great, feel energized, feel like I have my health under control, feel like I have support and have lost a bunch of lbs. and inches. Can't forget that last part because well....most people would love to lose a couple inches...right?

I have been riding the struggle bus for years! Not that I haven't been eating healthy and working out....because I have. Something has been missing though. No matter how healthy I ate....I was gaining weight and feeling lower and lower on energy. Probably a hormonal/adrenal thing...who knows? I didn't know how to fix it. I am a research kind of girl. I read everything....google everything...try everything. I just wanted to FEEL good again. Like I did back in the day when I switched to whole foods and starting being more active. I just couldn't get it right.

Fast forward a few years of struggling to 2019. I kept seeing bloggers talking about the FASTer way to fat loss and seeing their awesome results. I thought it was probably just like every other thing I had tried and that didn't work and I really didn't want to spend the money. One day I finally decided that I should just try it. Spend the money on myself and jump right in and see how I feel. Y'all...best decision ever.

At first I was overwhelmed because it is so much information but I just stuck with it. Allie Janszen is my coach and she has been a blessing to me. I asked her every crazy question in my head! I no longer had to figure out health on my own!! I had someone to tell me EXACTLY what to do!! Finally after the first or second week....it just clicked. I finally understood what my goals were and wasn't so intimidated.

I love the accountability of this program. That is something that I feel like makes this program so much better than any other program out there. You will not find another program like this. You will be surrounded by a community of girls just like you. You won't feel alone. Not for one minute. You will feel better. You will look better. You will have energy and you will see results. I promise you that I would not tell you to try anything that I didn't 100% stand by. If you have followed me for very long...you know that I am VERY honest with my opinion of things. This is the best thing I have ever done and I want to share it with all of you because I want this for all of you.

Let's start with my before/after shall we???

I always cringe at sports bra pictures!! ugh! 
I lost 5 lbs and 10 inches in 6 weeks!!!


I was blown away! I feel like I had eaten wayyyy more than my norm and I finally saw some changes in my weight and inches!! This is a non-scale program!! Hallelujah...right? Throw it away. They don't care. They focus on your measurements, pictures and how your clothes fit. For the first time....I don't care about the scale!!! HUGE VICTORY for me!!

What is the eating like? Do you get meal plans?

This program focuses on Intermittent Fasting paired with carb cycling and effective workouts. If intermittent fasting sounds scary to you...don't be scared. Start slow with a 12 hour fast (at night) while you are sleeping for the majority of the time and slowly work you way to a 16 hour fast and an 8 hour eating period. You will learn more about this during prep week so you will definitely learn about the benefits and tips and tricks to make this easier. Most people think this is super easy and love the fasting portion. Yes....there are meal plans, meal ideas, snack ideas. You will get A TON of info. More than I have ever received with any program in the past.

How are the workouts?

The workouts aren't required if that is not your thing but they are highly recommended to maximize your results. They aren't super long. I would say 20-30 min and there are beginner/gym/home options. VERY doable no matter what your fitness experience is. I mean...I work out in my bedroom with a 5 and 10 lb. set of dumbbells. No crazy equipment that you need to buy if you don't have a gym membership.

Do you track your food??

Yes....and I used to hate tracking food! LOL! I thought I would hate it and it would make me anxious but actually it does the exact opposite. I love focusing on hitting my macros because I know that I will feel my best if I do. This is not calorie counting. They don't want to limit your calories...they want to make sure you are FUELING your body correctly!! I was under eating for years and had no clue. I have been forced to eat CARBS for the first time in my life and it feels so nice to include ALL food groups into my diet again!!



I mean.....do you see how large of a priority rest is?? Sign me up!! HA!


I would really love for y'all to join me in this. I don't plan on stopping this program! It is my new lifestyle! I love getting questions and having my friends on Instagram/Facebook join me so we can talk about it and share tips!! If you join using my link....you will be set up with my coach, Allie. She is the only couch I can vouch for because she is the reason for my success and I know you will all love her! I am on my second round with her now and I love it!!

If you are interested in joining me and my coach for the next round...Click here!!!!

Please feel free to message me on Instagram or Facebook with any questions you may have! I am an open book!!

**Disclaimer: Results may vary