Making My 5 Favorite Pleasures Healthier.

Hello friends!!!

So if you guys follow me you can probably tell that we love food in our household. We are always trying different dishes, adding this and that to make things better, and mix a little rum with almost everything we drink.

Well, health wise that may not always be smart. So since I am back on my weight loss journey I want to share five things with you all that I absolutely LOVE and I found ways to make healthier so I can reach my fitness goals.

These are in no particular order either.

1. Cheeseburgers.

Y'all, I love me a big, fat, greasy cheese burger to clog the system. LOL! It's the best hangover meal too! BUT, it is not always the best for you so I found ways to have it while staying healthy.

I leave the bun off when I have just about reached my carb intake for the day.

I ALWAYS grill it so the fat can be cooked off and it is not cover in grease.

I keep my toppings simple. I hate cold items on hot sandwiches. I just keep cheese, onions, and olive oil mayo.

I will also switch it up and do either a soy burger or veggie burger instead - just as much protein if not more and tastes waaaaay better to me.

2. Brownies/Cakes

While nothing will ever substitute the deliciousness of a bundt cake, I do have measure that I take upon the rest of it!

I am lactose and tolerant to begin with so I have been doing these tricks for a while now:

I don't use butter or oil. I just put a little extra water in the mix. Trust me!

I also don't use milk. IF I do it is lactose free milk but I rarely buy that since I don't like milk much to begin with.

I have left out the eggs before as well. 

I swear it sounds so weird but THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE in taste and you save so many calories.

This my friends, is how you make "dairy free" goodies.

3. Water

So I always say that I was a mermaid in my past life because ever since I can remember I have been addicted to water- swimming in it, drinking it, submerging myself in it - I always have to be around water in order to feel relax and calm.

Water is the most important building block of your body. It flushes everything out of your system, it makes your skin glow, it keeps you healthy all around. I know some people find it difficult to get water down because I want some type of taste. I get it, I go through that stage every now and then as well. So here is what I like to do to ensure I drink enough water everyday:

Fresh fruit is amazing in your water. Lemons, limes, strawberries even - it is all delicious! Throw it in there!

The crystal light packets are also a good way to get your water down. Just make sure that you read the ingredients list and know what is in them. I personally drink Kroger brand raspberry lemonade powder almost once a day in my water. Usually after I finish my 30oz cup of that I am craving normal water again.

Keep a turvis with you. This is honestly how I drink so much water. I HAVE to have ice cold water so I keep ice in my off brand Yetti tumbler and it keeps it nice and cold for me. 5 of the 30 oz ones equal to about a gallon. 

4. Alcohol

I looooooooooooooove my wine! However, I recently had to cut back. Now I have maybe two glasses a week...sad I know.

Alcohol is so tricky. There are some red wines that are good for you and there are some things out there that is just good in moderation - like everything in life.

SO you best believe I found a way around this one:

I will drink the Selzier beers.... don't unfriend me. 100 calories and you got to get used to the taste.

2 glasses of wine a week if I have wine in the fridge.

If I know I am going to drink a lot but want to stay good for my diet I will put water in my tumbler cup with ice, the raspberry lemonade packet, and about 3 shots of rum. Mix it up and you're basically drinking water with a little kick! You can do it with vodka too Thank you to my queen Miranda Lambert for sharing that is what she does.

5.Carbs

I love my rice. Rice is everything in life. I will eat it three meals a day! However, I have had to slow down my intake for it.

Cook your rice in a rice cooker. It makes the world of a difference trust me. Just do a little tiny dab of oil, and make sure your rice is clean! Portion control matters!

I don't really like pasta but if I do eat it I will eat the veggie pasta so I get more of my veggie nutrients in.

Bread. OMG, I have a love - hate relationship with bread. I've learned over the years to use as little bread as possible with things. If I make a sandwich I will fold it and only use one slice of bread. I will do bun-less burger and hot dogs as well.

I hope you guys enjoy these tips!

When You Give A Girl A Grandfather....

When You Give A Girl A Grandfather

 By: Sarah McMahan

                                                             

 

When you give a girl a grandfather, you give her confidence to accept the skin she's in and to stop wishing that she was someone else.

When you give a girl a grandfather, you give her hope that even though her actual "father" is not in her life she can still have some type of normalcy.

When you give a girl a grandfather, you give her that "father figure" symbol that she never knew she was missing because she never missed it - you were it!

When you give a girl a grandfather, you give her unconditional love no matter how many times she fell down or messed up. You helped picked her back up and told her it is okay to make mistakes because that is how we learn.

When you give a girl a grandfather, you gave her the basic necessities that she was missing - money, food, clothing,and love.

When you give a girl a grandfather, you give her hope. Hope that one day she can blossom into the woman she wants to be.

When you give a girl a grandfather, you give her humor.. You teach her to not take life so seriously and to laugh at the small things. You teach her how to be witty and to make people laugh.

When you give a girl a grandfather, you give her a friend.

When you give a girl a grandfather, you teach her how to defend herself. Psychically: Gun safety and self defense. Verbally: With her words to people that try tear her down. You teach her to not take crap from anyone and to stand up for herself. You teach her how to not let people walk over her and how to stay strong and grounded in who she is.

When you give a girl a grandfather, you give her memories and lessons that she will treasure for the rest of her life.

When you give a girl a grandfather, you give her advice on how to navigate through this crazy world.

When you give a girl a grandfather, you give her love. You give her a safe place to be. 

When you give a girl a grandfather, you give her things that money just can't buy. 

When you give a girl a grandfather, you give her the world and you make her unstoppable.

Happy Father's Day to both of my grandfathers who are no longer here with me. I miss you both each and everyday. May you always live in my heart.

Inside Sarah's Kitchen: Chick-Fil-A Nugget Bowl Hack

Good Day Friends!

For this week's post I want to share this amazing Chick-Fil-A hack I saw on Tick Tok and tried for myself that I ended up LOVING!

Here is what we will be making today: I'm not sure exactly what it is called but it is chicken nuggets, waffle fries with ranch, Chick-Fil-A, and buffalo sauce.

   When you go to Chick-Fil-A you will order the following: chicken nugget combo (whichever quantity you'd like) it can either grilled or fried - I get the grilled because I typically like to eat healthier- along with the waffle fries, and your drink of choice. Also make sure you ask for Chick-Fil-A sauce, Ranch sauce, and Buffalo sauce. I've heard of some people use the sweet and sour sauce as well but I haven't tried it with that yet. You can also ask for a salad container but I honestly just came home and put it all in a bowl.

So I start with my grilled nuggets in a bowl. You can cut them up into smaller pieces if you'd like.

Next, you put the waffle fries in with the nuggets. You can tear these apart to make them smaller if you'd like.

Next, you put the ranch sauce on them. I had extra left over Chick-Fil-A salad ranch dressing in my fridge so that is what I used.

Then you put the Chick-Fil-A sauce on there.

Finally, you put the buffalo sauce over the rest of it and mix it up a little bit.

There ya have it! Enjoy!

Make sure you tag me if you end up making this and let me know how you like it!