thetasteofhealth:

Baked Spinach Chips

• One bag of baby spinach
• Salt
• Herbs of your choosing (I tried basel, but experiment and see what you like!)
• Pepper, if you like

1. Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper and lay the spinach in a single layer on top.
2. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, herbs…
3. Bake in an oven preheated to 350 for around 7 minutes. Maybe a bit more, maybe a bit less. They should turn crispy and wafer thin.
4. Carefully peel off the paper and enjoy.

Some readers have had trouble with the spinach sticking. It’s important that you use parchment paper on your baking sheets, as stated in the recipe, to avoid this. Wax paper and tin foil won’t work, and obviously a bare baking sheet won’t do it, either. You can find parchment paper in most good grocery stores or baking shops.

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suckkitin:

Recipes for smoothies that actually aid in weight loss

There are 23 total in the link below, so if the ones I’ve posted here don’t interest you, check out the others to find something you might like~

PEANUT BUTTER AND BANANA

• Half of one banana
• 1/2 cup smooth or crunchy low-fat peanut butter
• 1/2 cup of non-fat milk
• 6 ice cubes
• 1 tablespoon of chocolate whey protein powder
• Place all of the ingredients into the blender and blend until smooth.

WATERMELON

• 6 cups of seedless watermelon, chopped
• 1 cup of lemon sherbet, non-fat milk, or low-fat vanilla yogurt
• 12 ice cubes
• Put half the watermelon in the blender and blend until smooth, then add half of the ice and sherbet; blend until smooth. Repeat the process with the rest of the ingredients.

KIWI AND HONEYDEW

• 2 cups of honeydew, cubed
• 1 Granny Smith apple, chopped
• 1 kiwi fruit, peeled and chopped
• 2 tablespoons of sugar
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
• 1 cup of ice cubes
• Place the honeydew, kiwi, apple, sugar, and lemon juice into the blender and blend until it’s smooth, then add the ice cubes and blend until the mixture is slushy.

MANGO SURPRISE

• 1/4 cup of cubed mangoes
• 1/4 cup of ripe avocado, mashed
• 1/2 cup of mango juice
• 1/4 cup of fat-free vanilla yogurt
• 1 tablespoon of juice
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• 6 ice cubes
• Add all the ingredients into the blender and blend until smooth.

APPLE 

• 1/2 cup of skim milk or soy milk
• 6 ounces of vanilla yogurt
• 1 teaspoon of apple pie spice
• 1 medium-sized, chopped apple
• 2 tablespoons of cashew butter
• 6 ice cubes
• Place all the ingredients in the blender and then blend until smooth; best eaten with a spoon!

These all look so yummy! I think I’ll try the apple one first… or maybe the kiwi? but the mango peach looks so delicious!! oh no, can’t decide!

FULL SOURCE AND RECIPES HERE

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beforeandafterweightlosspics:

Sarah Laurie lost 90 pounds and inspired others!…Read her story HERE

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fuckyeah-tonedandfit:

BENEFITS OF TOFU

What is Tofu?

Tofu, or bean curd, is made from dried soybeans that have been ground, filtered, and boiled. It comes in different styles—from the very soft Japanese silken to extrafirm (usually your best bet). Tofu is packaged in a range of ways, from unrefrigerated boxes to blocks floating in giant, open pails. Go for tofu packed in water, inside sealed plastic tubs, in the refrigerated section of the store.

Why Eat It?

In addition to being wonderfully inexpensive, tofu is high in protein, low in fat, and very low in saturated fat. Other healthy benefits of soy: Some studies show it can lower cholesterol and may even help prevent certain types of cancer, including breast and prostate. Soy is best eaten in moderation and as a whole food—such as tofu or tempeh—since concentrated soy supplements contain higher levels of phytoestrogens (estrogen-like chemicals that occur naturally in plants), which may actually increase some women’s risk of breast cancer. One daily four-ounce serving is an excellent addition to a healthy diet.

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Undressed Skeleton: Honey Fruit Spring Roll

undressedskeleton:

• 1 Medium Strawberry
• 2 Apple Slices
• 1 Slice of Kiwi
• Cantaloupe Chunk
• 2 Pineapple Chunks
• 5 Blueberries
• 2 Watermelon Chunks
• 1/4 Cup Low Fat Cottage Cheese
• 1 Spring Roll Wrapper
• 1 Cup Romaine Lettuce
• 1 Tbsp Honey

Dice all the fruit into tiny little pieces. If you have a food…

defeat-the-lazy:

Good to know—those annoying stickers on fruits and veggies tell you A LOT! 4 numbers mean they were conventionally grown, 5 numbers starting with number 8 means they are genetically modified (GMO), and 5 numbers starting with 9 means they were organically grown (no pesticides or GMOs)

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(th)inspiration-fit: Herbal or oatmeal bath tonight?

wickedfittothemax:

Bathe in herbal tea with or without essential oils.

There are a thousand different ways you can take an herbal bath, and each of them are decidedly healing and relaxing.
You don’t need to run out to the store for dried herbs to take a relaxing herbal bath, by the way. You already have perfect…

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Love her. Best thinspo cause she used to be a little chunky and now shes all cute and skinny.

melissamillionaire:

bitchez on mah tit$ #melissamarielifestyle #melissamarie #dog #millionaires #fatalclothing #fatal #bikini #boobs #girlswithpiercings #yourgirldoesparty #drunk #dgaftwdc (Taken with instagram)

healthy-lissome:

Act like it. If you don’t feel motivated or enthusiastic then act like it. The strange thing is that within a few minutes you actually start to feel motivated or enthusiastic for real.

Move the goalposts. Set a large and specific goal. This will motivate you much more than small goals. A big goal has a big effect and can create a lot of motivation.

Start slow. Instead of jumping into something at full speed start slow. When you do that your mind will not visualize the task as something hard that you have to do fast, fast, fast. If your mind sees such things guess what often happens? Yep, you don’t get started. Actually getting started, even if it’s at a slow pace, is a whole lot better than not getting started at all.

Compare yourself with yourself. Not with others. Comparing what you have and your results to what other people have and have accomplished can really kill your motivation. There are always people ahead of you. Most likely quite a bit of people. And a few of them are miles ahead. So focus on you. On your results. And how you can and have improved them.

**Reviewing your results is important so you see where you have gone wrong in the past to avoid similar missteps further on. But it’s also important because it’s a great motivator to see how much you have improved and how far you have come. Often you can be pleasantly surprised when you do such a review.

Remember your successes. And let them flow through your mind instead of your failures. Write down your successes. Consider using a journal of some kind since it’s easy to forget your successes.

Act like your heroes. Read about them, watch them, listen to them. Discover what they did that was special and what made them tick. But remember that they are people just like us. So let them inspire you instead of looking up at them admiringly.

Get out of your comfort zone. Face your challenges to get a real boost of motivation.  

Don’t fear failure. Instead redefine it as feedback and as a natural part of a successful life. As Michael Jordan said:

“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”

Do some research on what you are about to do. Then your expectations will be more grounded in reality and you can also get good hints on what difficulties that you might run into along the way. Managing your expectations can lower the often almost explosive initial enthusiasm. But it can also lessen the lack of motivation that usually follows when most of that enthusiasm has dissipated.

Write down your goals and reasons for working towards them. Tape them on your wall, computer or bathroom mirror. Then you’ll be reminded throughout the day and it becomes easier to stay on track and stay focused.

Break it down. Break down your task or project into small steps. And just start with focusing on that first small step. When you are done move on to the next and just focus on that one. The small successes will keep your motivation up and keeping your focus away from the big picture stops you from becoming overwhelmed and discouraged. It’s amazing how much you can get done if you follow this simple method.

Find what makes YOU happy.  And do it as much as you can. 

I condensed this article: http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/06/13/25-simple-ways-to-motivate-yourself/

back-to-the-old-me:

FALAFELLLLLL

Recipe here.

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