Healthy Cookie Recipe

We tried a new healthy cookie recipe today.  They are gluten, dairy and egg free and only use natural sugars (except that I realized later that the dried fruit that I used had some added sugar- not much but still- check your labels!)

Jillian helped me make them - she loves helping in the kitchen!  

Ingredients:

3 bananas
2 c. rolled oats
1/3 c. applesauce (or 1 packet of the squeeze kind!)
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 c. dried fruit (we used cherries, cranberries and blueberries)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tbsp. flax seed meal

1 tbsp cinnamon

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

Using a fork, mash the bananas in a bowl. 

Stir in everything else! Mix batter well. 

Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet. 

Bake for 20 minutes.

How I lost weight and boosted my energy- and my mood!

When a friend of mine gave me a sample pack of Zija products, I was amazed at how quickly I started to lose weight! I was down 5 pounds in 5 days. Now, don't get me wrong, I knew it was water weight, but I decided to try it for a month and see what happened.

The results were AMAZING!

At this point I have been using the products for one month.  I have already lost 14 pounds! I have an incredible amount of energy each day and I feel like my mood has just been positive all the time! I have cut out all soft drinks, sweet tea, energy drinks, coffee and most fast food and sweets.  This was not part of any plan that I had- I just don't crave the sweets and fast food, and I have so much energy that I have no need for energy drinks or soft drinks anymore!

So, here is what a typical day, as far as eating, exercising & supplements goes....

• I wake up- and am full of energy and ready to start the day! No more hitting the snooze button or covering my head with a pillow when the kids start screaming for me :)
• I drink a glass of water with lemon to start with.  Then I usually drink a Smart Mix or a Super Mix.  These drinks are literally liquid nutrition. They are so full of antioxidants, anti-inflammatories and vitamins that they really start your day out right! These drinks are enzymatically alive, meaning that they aren't just a 'supplement'- they are an all natural food source, much like eating a raw fruits or vegetables! Also, since it is a liquid, the nutrients are more easily absorbed than taking a pill.
• When I'm done with that I take an XM burn for energy.  I wait about 15-20 minutes and then have a healthy breakfast.
• And- that's pretty much it! I try to eat healthier for the rest of the day, and every few days I will drink a Premium tea  which helps with digestion, before bed.
  
  For the first few weeks, I wasn't even exercising at all! But now I am finding myself with so much energy that I actually want to exercise so I have been walking each morning.
  
  With all of this, I am finding it easy to lose weight! I have no cravings which is making it easier to make healthy food choices.  Let's face it, weight loss is basically mind over matter.  But if you are like me and have a hard time saying no to that 2nd or 3rd donut, maybe you should give this a try! I am offering free samples, just let me know where to send them!