TGIF!!!!

YAY FOR FRIDAY!!!

Seriously, this week has been soooo long!

My sister and I are in the competition for $50.00. To see who can lower are body percentages the most. So far, she winning. She sends me these pictures of her AWESOME Abs and I think . . . I HATE YOU! Then it motivates me . . . so thank you SISTER! I can not let her have my $50. I am winning this thing.

I have set some new goals for October. These goals better help me drop pounds! Cutting is the HARDEST thing I have ever done. I love food. I love to eat. I did not see how much I love food until I started to cut. BUT . . . I have seen major changes in my body by just 1 or 2 days of eating "clean". Remember food is fuel, we don't need to be eating all the time, and eating anything we want, we need to eat enough to survive. I can train 2 hours a day in the gym and won't loose a pound, unless I eat healthier.

So my OCTOBER GOALS: (even though I am 10 days late)

• LOW CARBS 
• MORE CARDIO - Depending on the day 20-30 minutes of HIIT Cardio
• MORE REPS 
• DRINK MORE WATER - I SUCK AT THIS, who wants to be in the bathroom every 30 minutes? 
• SWEAT MORE 
• EAT LESS SUGAR ( Chocolate Mostly . . . mmmmm CHOCOLATE!) 
• HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE 

So a couple things I need to work on, I may  not see the number on the scale dropping much any more but, I am seeing my abs a little more and that is motivation enough for me! 

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND! 

MARISSA 

Cinnamon Apple Sauce

Its Fall and that means . . . APPLES! I have buckets of apples and have been making homemade apple sauce to try and use up as many as I can. I found a great recipe but it had TONS of sugar. So I came up with a healthier alternative. My family LOVES it. It does have a little sugar in it, so its not perfect Clean eating, but its better then buying it in the store and WAY cheaper!

YOU NEED:
16 Cups of Chopped / Peeled Apples
1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1 TSP Allspice
2 TSP Cinnamon
1/2 TSP Cloves
1 Cup Water

I cooked mine in my Pressure Cooker, but you can cook it on the stove in a big pot. If you are using a pressure cooker, just throw all ingredients in pot, and set it to High Pressure and Cook 20 Minutes. When done, just stir it all up. The apples are soft, and its easy to mash everything together. I canned mine, this recipe makes 2 Pint Jars.

SUPER EASY. The only bad part is peeling and chopping apples, AHHH! But in the end its worth it!