Friday Nite's Breakfast for Dinner...

We rarely have one of these nights, but I like to throw it in every once in a while. Despite us being off on the weekends, we still very rarely make breakfast. It's ashame...I know!

Anyways, so I decided to make some French Toast Sticks and eggs. It was only me and my daughter for dinner so I wasn't feeling too pressured to make something extravagant ;)

I got the recipe for the French Toast Sticks at The 30-Day Gourmet website.

Here is the TX toast all cut up in 3rds.

The egg mixture....

All soaked up in the egg mixture.

The finished product! They turned out really yummy!





I had a ton left over so those got froze. Whenever we need a quick little breakfast all we have to do is heat them up for a minute in the microwave. I'm on a mission to try to get as much frozen meals as I can before the Summer gets crazy. Next time I'll make some breakfast sandwiches that I know the family really enjoys.

TTYL.

Carne Asada Nite - YUMS!

So last Wednesday's dinner was Carne Asada with brown rice and guacamole. It was yummy!

I'm sure there are more authentic ways to make it, but this is how I learned how to do it and it's super EASY.

Browning the stew meat

Cooking the brown rice

The seasoning (Fiesta's Carne Guisada Seasoing) & Fresh guacamole

The finished product...YUMS!

All I did was basically follow the directions on the seasoning bottle...pretty simple!

Hope you enjoy!

TTYL!

Chicken Pot Pie Night!

I love chicken pot pie...I think I've always loved it for it's creamy texture mixed with the flaky crust - ahaha! BUT I used to just buy those $1 microwave single-serve ones at the grocery store. I've never really looked at the ingredients but I'm sure they aren't the best quality. So when I learned how to make my own (at a workshop for learning about freezer cooking) I have made it ever since myself - no more grocery store versions here. I NOW KNOW WHAT IS GOING IN IT! And I can choose my ingredients so that they have less calories and more whole foods. The recipe is super simple, I got it from 30-Day Gourmet.

Sorry I have no finished product pic...we were so hungry and ready to eat it! There are never any leftovers of this at our house. And the best thing about this was that the chicken/veggie mixture is actually enough to make 2 pies. So I freeze 1/2 of it for another day...how great is that?!

Tonight is Carne Asada with brown rice and guacamole.

What are your favorite dishes to make for your family?

TTYL...

The Arochas Are On A Mission...

Well, well...Jeff's birthday is vastly approaching and both of us want to be leaner. So we've set out on a mission to lose 10lbs each by his birthday...June 18.

That gives us 7 weeks to do some DAMAGE!

While in the shower this morning, the place I tend to do most of my great thinking, we chatted about how we wanted to go about this mission. Here's our game plan:

1. Workout 6x per week
2. Replace 1 meal per day with Shakeology
3. Eat lean, green and clean for dinner - no carbs!

So today is the day we start. My weight this morning was 155.2. I'll check with Jeff again but he mentioned his was probably 225.

I've also started the TIU Bikini Challenge so that should help me along the way!

Good luck to all who are getting fit not only for Summer but for all the other seasons of the year! We deserve to be the best version of ourselves!

End the Trend ;)

Steph

Day 3 of 30 Day Challenge

It's day 3 people! And I must say that I'm a happy camper...

I started the Tone It Up 5 Day Slim Down on Monday and I'm down 2 pounds as of this morning! My upper body is extremely sore from the past 2 days of workouts so today I'm going to keep it to just cardio. I think I'm going to do either Fire 55 EZ or Fire 45 of Turbo Fire when I get home.

Here is what I have on the menu for today:

6:45 am - Bombshell Spell
7:30 am - Pineapple Pancake w/extra pineapple on top & green tea
10:30 am - Banana
1:00 pm - Spicy Mustard Wrap, Pink Lady Apple, Kombucha
3:30 pm - Greenberry Shakeology w/almond milk & 1 stick of Sugar Free On-the-Go Raspberry Lemonade drink mix (Target's Market Pantry)


**All of the recipes are from the Beach Babe Edition of the Tone It Up Nutrition Plan.

IF YOU STILL WANT TO JOIN MY 30 DAY CHALLENGE YOU CAN! Start today with making a change for better health...

Startin' Off with a Bang!

Today has been a great day even if I didn't wake up for my morning booty call!

7:30 A.M.: chocolate peanut butter oatmeal made with PB2 & Meta-D

10:30 A.M.: plain nonfat greek yogurt with strawberries, blackberries and 1 pack of stevia & green tea
12:15 P.M.: Chipotle Chicken wrap (romaine lettuce, pico de gallo, black beans, chipotle mayo, chicken, cheese) & medium fruit cup
1:15 P.M.: Lunch Time Workout: Drop 10 HIIT Workout Week 1 Day 1 + Sculpting (burned a whooping 400 calories!)

2:30 P.M.: After workout recovery - 1 scoop each of P90X Results & Recovery plus True Athlete Vanilla Protein Powder

4:30 P.M.: Luna Protein Bar Chocolate Mint

7:00 P.M.: Grilled Cheese Sandwich (light honey wheat bread, 1 Tbsp Smart Balance butter, 1 slice of Provolone Cheese, 1 slice of American Cheddar Cheese

9:45 P.M.: 1 Pink Lady Apple with 1 Tbsp Peanut Butter

Lots of H2O all day long! 

Gettin' Serious! Seriously...30 Day Challenge

I'm challenging myself folks - want to join me?!

Here's the deal...I'm challenging myself to the following for the next 30 days:

• Workout 6 days per week
• Eat 5 - 6 meals per day
• No sodas
• No sweets (ie: cakes, cookies, candy)

Can you do this with me?! OF COURSE you can! Day 1 begins on Monday, April 9 so put it on your calendar. If you have any questions just ask away. I'm also on MyFitnessPal.com - I use this app to log my workouts and food. If  you want to, my username is TonedStef, request to be my friend!

I'll also be blogging about my days with what I've been eating, my workouts, my daily life.

So comment or message me that you want in. We can maybe even start a FB group for ACCOUNTABILITY!

Let me know...

TTYL