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It’s the last week before finals! All of our hard work and dedication to Slim by the Summer is paying off! It has been a long almost five months but many of us have hit goals we didn’t think were possible in the beginning. Having said that, we all still face challenges. It is so true that the journey to a healthier lifestyle is a process. There are no shortcuts, no magic pills that you can take and hope that {Read More}
It’s no lie! I love to eat! Eating makes me happy. I modeled out of high school and in college. I was always the girl who ate the other girl’s food because they refused to eat for fear it would go straight to their waistline. I stayed skinny, I worked out but I ate! I LOVE FOOD! This week for our Slim by the Summer challenge our theme deals with eating on the go. We can’t all stay home all {Read More}
Can you believe it? We are into our fourth week of the Slim by the Summer Fitness and Health Challenge. We have been rocking our fitness goals and watching the pounds slide! With over 30 members and the participant list growing each week, the motivation and encouragement is coming on strong! Join us, won’t you? A couple of highlights from last week’s challenge : Lanaya {yep, that’s me!} won the weekly Starbucks Gift Card We had nine new participants join {Read More}
This week our challenge for Slim by the Summer is to share a favorite healthy recipe! To stay with my theme of yummy cocktails for mama {as most of my recipes tend to be ♥} I am sharing Naya’s Snaptini! It’s a martini that still lets you snap your pants after you drink it! I hope you enjoy! Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz vodka 3 oz Trop 50 Rasberry Lemonade Directions: In a shaker full of ice combine the vodka and Trop {Read More}
Hello there! Thank you, Lanaya for having me share a post today! I am Pamela the lovely behind Pamela’s Heavenly Treats. I love sharing healthy and yummy desserts, mainly cupcakes and cookies! I would love to have you stop by and say hello! Since its almost Christmas, I have been baking non stop, so I have many treats to choose from! Today I will be sharing a easy, yummy, delicious treat, Skinny Sugar Cookies. You can make these cookies for kids snack, they {Read More}
My girlfriend Jake first made this super simple snack for me after we finished a four mile trail run. It’s not a recipe, rather a blend of three ingredients that is delicious, healthy and has the perfect sweet to sour ratio I crave using Greek yogurt, honey and fresh strawberries. I have never jumped on the Greek yogurt craze, until now. Greek yogurt is strained extensively to remove much of the liquid whey, lactose, and sugar, giving it its thick {Read More}
Sometimes carrot sticks and celery sticks just aren’t going to cut it. The great thing about baked cheese crisps is that you can customize them to your liking and change your recipe each time with a new cheese flavor and and adding some spices. You can make them a fat free or low fat snack based on the cheese you choose and now you have a guilt free snack too! Baked Cheese Crisps Ingredients: freshly grated cheese ( I used {Read More}
This year we are going healthy on the Fourth of July snacks with a little help from Independence Day Fruit Kabobs. Idea? Can you believe it came from Pinterest! Probably Not! Four total ingredients and you can make them with your kids (watch the pointy end of the kabob sticks!) Ingredients: Fresh Strawberries Fresh Bananas Fresh Blueberries Kabob Sticks Directions: It’s pretty simple…Wash all your fruits and place on a paper towel to dry off. Cut the stems off the {Read More}
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