Mexican Macaroni

Mexican Macaroni

This recipe is great for high intensity athletes because it has a combination of lean protein, whole grains, and veggies. Feel free to change up the recipe to make if fit your liking as well. If you want a more mild flavor, add more pasta and less salsa. If you're looking for more of a kick, add spicy salsa. If you don't like turkey, substitute for chicken. Have fun with it. 

1 chopped yellow pepper

1 chopped red pepper

½ lb. Ground turkey meat (ground beef or chicken work too)

1 package taco seasoning

Macaroni noodles (whole grain noodles are best)

½ mild salsa, ½ pasta sauce combination

1. Brown meat in one pan and cook macaroni noodles in another

2. Add peppers to meat until partially cooked

3. Add taco seasoning to meat and mix

4. Add salsa/pasta sauce mixture to meat until you have the desired consistency.

5. Combine noodles and meat

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Wishing you all health, hope, & happiness

Abby

Tis the Season... For Making Your Health a Priority

Tis the Season for Making Your Health a Priority

If your plan for avoiding holiday weight gain is to stay disciplined; it's not going to work. For the people that know this, (after years of failed attempts) they have the attitude of not caring. "If I'm going to gain the weight either way, I might as well go all out and enjoy myself." This isn't good either because then you have a lot of work cut out for yourself come January. I'm getting bombarded right now with tons of questions from people with both kinds of attitudes.

So, let me first straighten out a few myths.

1. Why do I lose all of my discipline at Christmas time?

You don't lose your discipline. You are just tempted beyond what you can bear. You're tempted everyday, all day for over a month straight. Even the strongest people wear down by the end. That's why fighting to stay disciplined doesn't work. You're fighting a losing battle

2. I'm never able to control myself during the holidays, so I might as well pig out and enjoy myself. I'll worry about the weight in January. 

This is a dangerous place to be. I heard a statistic last year that said, "For every two pounds you gain during the holidays, you will only lose one of those pounds by February" Whether you choose to believe this or not, I challenge you to look back on your history of weight gain and subsequent weight loss to see how true it is for you.


The Truths.

1. You absolutely can, and should, stay disciplined during Christmas.

But, here is the key: discipline is not enough by itself. You need accountability and support. We have already established that you are going to slip up at some point during the holidays. That's ok, because the key is to get right back on track the next day. Having someone there to pick you up and make sure that you're back where you want to be is key to success. It can be the difference between 2 pounds and 12 pounds. Which do you want to be?

2. Make your health a priority, even during the holidays! 

Yes, of course, I would have this be one of my truths! But it really is true. You can make your health a priority during the holidays. The real question is, "Are you ready to make your health a priority this holiday season?" All you need to do is shift your health goals slightly, in order to give yourself a little grace. This will help to get you through the holidays without beating yourself up and without gaining excessive amounts of unwanted weight.


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Wishing you all Health, Hope, & Happiness through this Christmas season!
Abby