Roasted Turkey and Butternut Squash Soup

The sweetness of butternut squash and corn with the kick of cayenne and comfort of hot soup. I had a huge bag of leftover roasted turkey in the freezer, so I put it to good use for meal prep this week and made a soup in my crockpot. Ingredients: 1 large onion, chopped 6-8 miniContinue reading “Roasted Turkey and Butternut Squash Soup”

Meat & Greens Egg Cups

Start your morning off strong with this high-protein, meaty egg cup recipe with turkey, ham, spinach, and bell peppers. Meat & Greens Egg Cups: Ingredients: Nonstick cooking spray 12 large eggs 4-6 slices cooked deli turkey and/or ham (I used leftover baked ham and roasted turkey breast) Sea salt (or Himalayan salt) and ground black pepper (to taste;Continue reading “Meat & Greens Egg Cups”

Time to PUSH: Getting Mama From “Want to” to Follow Through — New Year #BodySoulStronger Challenge — Are you with me? #faithfitnessfollowthru

Pushing back at the not-so-friendly-to-the-waistline foods that leave me feeling sluggish this morning.  We enjoyed massive amounts of banana bread pudding, gingerbread people, Happy Birthday Jesus cake, Almond Toffee, and even little coffee cookies that I can’t remember the name of.  LOL {BODY} Although the scale “only crept up 2 lbs”, my under belly bulgeContinue reading “Time to PUSH: Getting Mama From “Want to” to Follow Through — New Year #BodySoulStronger Challenge — Are you with me? #faithfitnessfollowthru”

My Fave Post-Holiday Superfood Cleanse to Fight Fat (Eating Included) + Heal-thy Belly Bulge!

Join me in my FAVE Post-Holiday Super-Food Cleanse & gain access to my LifeFit Challenge Group FREE! I know some people have already started telling me me that they’re facing so many tempting, comfort foods and treats that come with the holidays between Christmas and New Year’s gatherings… and they feel like they’re gaining weight, their belly isContinue reading “My Fave Post-Holiday Superfood Cleanse to Fight Fat (Eating Included) + Heal-thy Belly Bulge!”

GIVEAWAY + LOVE Countdown to Christmas

It’s a GIVEAWAY!  Plus!  ♡ The Love Thyself, Love Others ~ Countdown to Christmas Challenge ♡ 21 days of HEALTH – faith, fitness, friendships, food, fun, and family! Join me in a private accountability group right after Thanksgiving for a Countdown to Christmas! For 21 days, we will live each day in Gratefulness & GraciousnessContinue reading “GIVEAWAY + LOVE Countdown to Christmas”

Peanut Butter Cup #fatbombs

I ain’t gonna lie. They’re my weakness – right up there with chewy chocolate chunk cookies or cheesecake. And just because you’re doing the 21 Day Fix or just eating cleaner, healthier… doesn’t mean your treat time has to be a huge cheat, too! Make these peanut butter cups at home, and let their naturalContinue reading “Peanut Butter Cup #fatbombs”

My Daily “For Sure”

I’ve been asked what supplements I take,  whether I eat 100% “clean” or paleo, GF or IIFYM, if I take Vitamin E’s, B’s, A’s, probiotics or what… LOL… So, here goes… I drink a shake a day. One Shakeology a day is my “for sure” daily intake. ♡♡♡♡♡ I no longer buy all the extraContinue reading “My Daily “For Sure””

{ Healthy } French Toast

Straight away after completing the 3 Day Refresh, I really could not WAIT to try a Healthy French Toast recipe I’d been eyeing inside the Fixate cookbook, which sits conveniently in the corner of my kitchen counter, between the stove, the blender, and our stash of Shakeology goodies. Not one to usually WANT to cookContinue reading “{ Healthy } French Toast”

21 Day Fix Nutrition Guide Explained

After soooo many questions about 21 Day Fix; why I recommend it as THE best, EASIEST fool-proof guide for healthy/clean(er), even (dare I say) more flexible eating lifestyle coming through my inbox lately, I figured it was time I put the info all in one place for you! And before you even ASK. .. yes,Continue reading “21 Day Fix Nutrition Guide Explained”

Meal Plan Week One – 21 Day Fix and FFF Groups!

Today wasn’t just about the SAINTS game, (yep, I’m a Louisiana mama – Black and Gold forever) – but it was game time for the Ballance household today! After mistakenly missing our 9AM service this morning (whoops), we pushed our church service plans to 10:45 AM service and instead I went to work on our meal plan for thisContinue reading “Meal Plan Week One – 21 Day Fix and FFF Groups!”