What I'm listening too...

Lovely Music.

Ben Howard

Bon Iver

Ed Sheeran

Birdy 

 and of course Lana Del Rey. (She basically sings to my soul.) 

Some songs worth checking out. 

Ben Howard- Black Flies & Only Love. 

Bon Iver- I cant make you love me.

Ed Sheeran-Give me love. 

Birdy-Shelter

Lana Del Rey- Blue jeans & Born to die. 

p.s. How cute are these men! They could sing to me any day. :)

Lemon Garlic Tilapia

Yes.. another recipe. Although this one is not spicy at all.. surprise! Eating healthier has made my dishes a lot more plain.. not that they are bad by any means.. just not piling on the hot sauce or making my famous spicy chicken Alfredo (skinny version to come soon.. because its to die for). So here you have it... 

Lemon Garlic Tilapia

Frozen Tilapia(I use Kroger brand.. 3.99 a bag!)

1tbs Garlic 

1tbs Butter

 1/4 cup Lemon juice 

sprinkle with dried parsley

The recipe I adapted from was from skinnytase I love this website! Her recipe calls for 2tbs of butter and only 2tbs of lemon juice.. I used more because I cooked zucchini with mine and wanted everything covered. The Zucchini tends to dry out. 

I made this last night, and only used 1tbs of butter and it seemed fine. Tonight I made it with 2tbs and more lemon juice because the plan was to cook for the fam.. but they had tacos instead!

(I died a little inside from the cheesy fatty goodness)

The fish was still good.. its pretty impossible to screw this one up. 

melt butter in pan

add garlic and saute for a minute or so

add lemon juice 

set aside. 

I cooked mine in a glass casserole dish, layered the fish and zucchini and poured the sauce over everything. Cook at 400 degrees for about 20 min. 

Its honestly really hard for me to say an exact time because I just do the "check to see how it looks" method. I took my fish out when the edges looked like they were starting to brown and the sauce was boiling.

The best part... my 2yr old ate it! 

Each filet is 110 calories! and has 33 grams of protein. Score.    

I apologize for the not so appealing pictures that you might find on awesome food blogs.. I'm an amateur. 

 prep

 Saute

 assemble

Enjoy. 

Hell Week.

This week is my 4Th week into Insanity.. Last week I missed 3 days. Bum knee :/ it sucks.. but id rather be able to do my workouts then struggle through them and injure myself more. My body is totally not used to pushing itself this hard.. this fast. But I am still feeling accomplished! So this week I need to push it extra hard. No slacking.

The hard part with working out and eating right is wanting instant gratification.. that's what has stopped me in the past. I have to keep reminding myself that It takes time, and hard work pays off! It does, right? (still doubtful sometimes.) 

I will have to say that I'm enjoying feeling better, the changes i've made have given me more energy and I feel stronger, so that's a plus. Since I missed 3 days last week I'm attempting to do 2 a days this week on my days off. Insanity during the day, and a run at night. Id like to see what my time is compared to when I started this journey... last time my feet hit the pavement I was barely making a 12 min mile.  Im most likely running a 5k the end of September!

I would love to post progress pictures.. but the ones I have taken are not flattering.. or im pant-less. Not a good look. So I will take a end of day 30 picture and then another one on the end of day 60! Only 42 days left. Holla!

Spaghetti squash.

This veggie is amazing! Wish I would have known about it sooner. So here is another quick and easy recipe.

Spaghetti Squash (pasta)

1 large spaghetti squash

EVOO

Garlic

Spaghetti sauce

Parmesan cheese

Cut squash length wise

 I suggest microwaving it first to soften in up, its pretty tough to cut through. You can cook it as directed on the label, I cooked mine a little different, and it wasn't as cooked as I would like it to be. 

Scoop out seeds

spread garlic and olive oil in bottom of squash

Bake cut side up at 375 for 45 min. or until squash is softened. 

Then using a fork scoop out the strands. It comes out like noodles! Awesome. 

Pile onto plate, top with sauce and cheese. 

I really REALLY. Love pasta. I could eat it all day. So I really love this alternative. The squash took the flavor of the sauce, it didn't taste vegatable-y at all! 

There are a lot of variations.. next time id like to cook it with meat inside the actual shell. So many possibilities.

and p.s there is only 40 calories per cup! Considering that a cup of pasta noodles as 200 calories. Score. 

Zucchini Boats

Another quick, easy, and healthy dinner.

Zucchini Boats

1 large Zucchini squash

Garlic (I used minced) 

EVOO

Parmesan Cheese

Red pepper flakes 

Cherry tomatoes 

Slice zucchini in half, scoop out seeds making a "boat". 

I then spread garlic and evoo to the bottom of the zucchini, 

layer on the cheese, my spices, then slice up cherry tomatoes and lay those on! 

Bake at 350 for 20-30 min (may depend on your oven) 

Seriously delicious, and about 200 calories for one slice! 

I know I do not give exact amounts of what I use.. but that's how I like to cook! :)

As of late.

Growing up wayy too fast. 

 Definitely my child. 

She is such a little freak! Keeps me smiling everyday. 

Mini Pizzas

Here is a simple, and easy recipe! Plus it tastes good, and its "skinny".  I love pizza, and now that im trying so desperately to watch what im eating Im trying to find healthier alternatives to the food I love.

English Muffin Pizza's

English Muffins

Low fat Mozzarella cheese

pizza sauce

mini pepperoni's
red pepper flakes- if u like it spicy!

Assemble just as you would any pizza. 

Cook at 375 for 15-20 Minutes

Calories-250 for one muffin! Score.

These were really good, and I didn't feel guilty eating it. Plus the boyfriend ate them, and asked for seconds.. which is a surprise! They are really cute for kids too! 

Wake up in the morning and I ask myself...

I have been making some "changes" (Yes I just referenced 2pac .. if you didn't catch that, Google it.)  in my life and feel that my old blog is bad Karma for not completing future goals, Im sure you have read this most recent post and of course there was this one and then we have this lovely post that was clear back from 2009.. I thought I was going to start P90X.. then I got preggo and decided id post about it again a year later.Ill be honest and let you know that none of that happened. but I am starting week 3 of INSANITY!

   Id like you to picture me doing this and realize that I look EXACTLY like her. 

this shit sucks ass.. seriously. I want to punch myself in the face while doing it, and then shortly after..BUT that's why I am doing it. If I can complete this, I feel I can complete anything. I have Lost 7lbs so far.. and that's Pretty good for me only working out for the last 2 weeks, and I even skipped 2 days because I injured myself.. yes my groin does not like me. Yes there is such thing as a groin injury.
I have been counting calories with an app on my phone, so I input everything I eat. I also have sworn of soda and fast food. I do make exceptions though, if I am on the go and NEED to eat something, most fast food places do have low calorie options. I try to drink a lot of water and do not snack, unless its considered "healthy". This is pretty big for me, and I am not giving up this time. I want to blog about my progress, and this time I am serious!

Time for change.

For those of you that have stalked followed me here.. you can now follow me at Hot sauce and chaos! I figured I would combine everything into one blog.. no reason to split up all the awesomeness in my life, Considering I am no longer "Me, Myself, and I" and more of a "us".

Read, laugh, cry, enjoy.