Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

I went grocery shopping on Tuesday, and did not buy any processed snacks. I like making my own snacks and really its about 15 minutes of my time. I made granola bars a while back, RECIPE HERE. Loved them! When I went to make them again, I was out of a couple main ingredients, so I decided to use the recipe I had before, and change it up a little. What came out was DELICIOUS! 

Chocolate Granola Bars Recipe

You Need: 

4 Cups Oats 

1/2 Cup Coconut Oil

1 1/2 Cups Rice Crispy Cereal 

1/2 Cup Dark Chocolate Chips

1/2 Cup Peanut Butter

1 Cup Honey

1 Cup Brown Sugar 

2 TSP Vanilla 

4 TBLS Flax Seed 

4 TBLS Cocco Powder 

  Over Medium heat, melt oil, honey, brown sugar. 

When bubbling, add other ingredients, EXCPET chocolate chips. MIX WELL. 

Line Pan with Foil. Push granola down into pan. Sprinkle chocolate chips over granola, and press them  into granola with spatula. You will want to do this quick so they don't get gooey. Let granola bars sit for about an hour. Then using a pizza cutter, cut them into bars. Store in an air tight container. If you like them a little softer, add a piece of bread to air tight container. (this really works). 

Thats it enjoy!!! 

How about a little Motivation???

Found all of these pictures on Pinterest.com. All these bodies are rockin'. I have 3 1/2 months till Summer, My goal: To have a body like this! 

Thursday Update

Good Morning!!!

I have not been on for a couple days. I am trying to focus on my family a little more. (One of my new years resolutions.) Also I have not done anything new or exciting to blog about.

I am starting a program today, that will help me cut and I hope that in 3 months I have the muscle definition that I want. This program is not going to be easy, the working out is the easy part its the eating thats going to be hard. I have been eating really good the last couple days, I have felt great! I love the way that I feel after days of Clean eating. This is motivation for me to stay on this program and feel the way I want to feel.

I want to be in my awesome new bikini, without looking around and seeing if people are looking at me like I'm crazy to wear that out in public :/ I am so ready for Summer to be here, I have about 3 1/2 months and the program that I am starting is 3 months long. That will be the perfect amount of time to do what I need to do . . . I hope!

Last year in 3 months I changed my body. I have never been in better shape. I have stayed this way for 6 months and I have new goals and challenges for my body. I am happy with how far I have come, but now I need new goals and new challenges.

Its so funny, I see all these pins on Pinterest.com that talk about get a 6 pack in 2 weeks! Drink this and loose weight. Now that I have gone to school and experienced the difficulties of weight loss myself. I laugh at these! I used to Pin, them thinking that it would really work. Its not as easy as exercising one part of your body for a 6 pack, I WISH! Now I know the truth and how to get the body I want its time to put my knowledge in action.

I am only eating my carbs after I work out. I am not eating after 7:00 PM. I am eating lean meats and fish and LOTS of veggies. I was told about this program by my aunt, I am so happy that I found something that is so easy and laid out for me, and it has results. Its on Bodybuilding.com, Jamie Eason's, Live Fit. Here is the Link HERE . I have changed it a little for me, I am not doing the first 2 weeks. I also adding cardio into the first month. I have enough muscle its time to loose the fat on top of the muscle.

When I am done, I will post my before and after pictures. I hope that there is results! Wish me luck! 

Cucumber Subs

I needed a light lunch, and thanks seeing something like this on Pinterest, I found a different and healthy lunch that I will for sure make again!

Cucumber Subs 

You Need: 

1/2 of A Cucumber 

1/2 Cup Turkey or Chicken 

1/2 Avocado

1 Slice of Low Fat Cheese 

Cut Cucumber in half. Scrape seeds out. 

Shred Turkey and place inside cucumber. 

Stack all remaning ingredients It helped with the cheese being last, it held it all in. 

Super Easy. Suer Healthy. Like always, Enjoy! 

Friday Morning Smoothie

I had an awesome hard workout this morning. Came home to make breakfast, and realized we had no milk :( I have not been grocery shopping in 2 weeks and my kitchen is looking a little bare, but I had enough ingredients to make up a drink, and I think this is one of my new favorites! Packed with Vitamin C. Just what I need! For the last couple weeks if we have any left over fruit after a meal, I put it in a bag and freeze it. This way it does not go bad and I can put it in my smoothies.

Orange Almond Smoothie 

You Need: 

1/2 Can Frozen Orange Juice ( No Sugar Added ) Or 1 Cup Orange Juice + Ice Cubes 

1 Can Peaches or 1 1/2 Cups Ripe Peaches 

1/4 Cup Almonds 

1 1/2 Cups Frozen Pineapple 

Blend VERY well. Enjoy!