Showing posts with label #SecondHalf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #SecondHalf. Show all posts

06 September 2020

Baked Chicken (or Ground Turkey) Tacos

Well hello loves!!! It's been a HOT minute 2 months since I put a recipe on here so I figured it is about TIME! Not to mention Tuesday's dinner was freaking BOMB!  But peeps I have to be HONEST, I am NOT 100% comfortable in cooking effing Mexican food when I am literally ENGAGED to a Mexican!!! (SMH) I don't need that judgement, LOL!

That man can cook me some Mexican food.... like make you drool Mexican food. So I kinda hate that I no longer want to make my skinny "white" girl Mexican food, but let's face it, A LOT MOST of the time I'm home wayyyyyy sooner than him. The choice is make Mel's Mexican food when I'm craving it or no Mexican food. 

UGH! The struggle! You guessed it, I cave because girlfriend has NEEDS. ;)  We have been doing soooo flipping good with our eating and working out these last 3 months, so I'm very conscientious of the meals I plan out. Not because we are starving ourselves....hell NO! (I LOVE to eat!) Honestly we are feeling soooo much better with our eating habits and we both are in such good shape, it's CRAZY. The beauty of these little tacos though is that they fit in line with our meal plan we follow. (if any of you are doing portion fix this is the recipe for you) 

Super simple, super yummy, and NOT completely fall off the wagon bad for you!!! SCORE!

Give it a try and let me know how you like them. I have made them both ways shredded chicken and ground turkey and both are AWESOME! 

Oh and my hot Mexican freaking LOVED them!!! He wants them EVERY Tuesday in honor of Taco Tuesday! #LookAtMe #NoBigDeal


INGREDIENTS:

Chicken Breasts (cooked in crock pot and shredded)

1 tsp olive oil

1 jar of salsa (I used Pace Picante Sauce because I prefer that over chunky stuff)

1 packet of low sodium taco seasoning

1 box of Taco Shells (I used the stand and stuff because they are soooo much more convenient)

Shredded cheese (your choice)

Shredded lettuce


DIRECTIONS:

1. For the chicken ones I cook the chicken in my crock pot all day 
2. When it's done I shred it and then add the salsa and taco packet, mix well
3. Spray a glass baking dish with nonstick spray and then fill the shells with the mixture (if you are following the portion fix, you can use your RED container to measure the shell filling)
4. Top each taco with cheese (use BLUE container if following the portion fix)
5. Bake at 375 for 10 - 15 minutes until cheese is melted and browned.
6. Top with shredded lettuce

YUM!

Two tacos count as 1 yellow, 1 red, 1 blue, 1 green





Enjoy!!!! Don't forget to let me know how you like them!!! :)






02 September 2020

Shoes, Dresses, Decorations......oh MY!!

 Ok like SERIOUSLY.....

how is it September 2nd already!?
You won't hear me complain about that part....not one little bit because 
hellllllloooooo
FALL!
Pumpkin EVERYTHING!
Don't even bother judging me because you do you boo! 
I LOVE LOVE pumpkin coffee, pumpkin scones, pumpkin candles. 
eeeeeekkkkkk!
Guys I wish I could totally get down with decorating for Fall right now
BUT even pumpkins can't keep my mind preoccupied because
it's like LEGIT the month before our BIG day!
It's crazy to me how QUICKLY that came.
Like WTF?!
So now my skinny ass is scrambling to get all our goodies put together and get our
asses in GEAR!
It's unbelievable how much work goes into a venue when YOU are doing 
the decorating and the venue is literally just the location.
It's going to take some MAN power to get all of our "shit"   beautiful decor to the venue. 
No, seriously this wedding is like a DREAM.
I just did my final alterations on my dress a couple weeks ago. 
I. CAN'T. EVEN. 
I've been working my ass off every week, 5 days a week to make sure 
I do that dress justice! LOL
(fingers crossed I'm successful!)
My shoes just came in the mail and I am in LOVE but I think my favorite part of this WHOLE ensemble (besides the dress) is 
the absolutely PERFECT clutch I ordered.
My aunt has a fabulous photo idea in mind to really accentuate all of the pieces.
Think antique settee and then let your imagination run WILD!
(I can't give too much away...my guy reads this little outlet of mine) 
All of our vendors are secured and we are going to have an AMAZING videographer which 
I can NOT wait to see what he produces.
Rings are ordered. Officiant was proposed to. Photographer all lined up. DJ done.
One of our close friends is making a special table top for us. 
I "think" we have it all ready to go.
Now it's the little details of assembling everything so my decorating team has
ALL that they need for that day without any confusion.
The little details of this day have my heart just pitter pattering.
I really think that this wedding is going to be an absolute BLAST. A GORGEOUS, fabulously delicious, BLAST. A celebration of a love story in the making with ONLY those friends and family closest to us and who have been our biggest supporters.
This time around is ALL about us! Selfish???
Nah, REAL. HONEST. UNAPOLOGETIC.
There's something so refreshing KNOWING what you want this time around. 
If you have been listening to our podcast or you follow me on social media you 
know I've been through some "stuff".
Gone is the people pleasing Melanie.
Toodles BITCH....byyyyeeeeeee!
Independent, Strong, Zero Fcks Melanie is the new Bitch in Town. LOL
On that note it's time for me to go brew up a cup of pumpkin spice and kick my heels up.
Happy September!!!!
(and because I can't not have pics on my post here is a pic of my dress fitting crew and me and my love because well he's adorbs and needs a shout out for how amazing he's doing in our fitness challenge group!)





 




25 August 2020

New things are happening......

 Welll hellllllllooooo my little loves!!!
Whew it's been a HOT minute since I have been on here.
I won't even BOTHER with the infamous 'life is crazy busy, blah blah blah'.

All I can say is we started a new venture on top of the health & wellness journey we are on and time/life just got away from me!
Oh, and ya know we are T Minus 8 weeks away from the BIG day! What what!!?? I know, I know
I can't EVEN. Sooooooo excited to marry this man, you just have no idea. ;)
More on the wedding in upcoming posts, but let's get right to our new venture.

Guys, we are soooo freaking excited!!!
 For some time now we have talked about how much we would LOVE to do a couple's podcast and finally we stopped shitting around just talking about it and we freaking DID it!!!!
We are having an absolute BLAST with it and have gotten soooo much positive feedback.
Like some serious unexpected feedback. LOL
We are loving how well it's been received. 
We drop our episodes on Sundays around noonish 
(a good time for a cup of coffee or a cocktail depending on your mood!) 😉
If you want to hear real life shit, we just wrapped up Episode 4 this past weekend. It's full of pretty AWESOME at home date night advice.
We aren't experts by any means, but we think with our past experience we have a pretty good
story to tell and like to keep it REAL for all of you. 
So check out C & C with M & E and let us know what you think. (more on the name of the podcast in episode 1)
Oh, and be forewarned....this is NOT little ear friendly so don't go blasting it in the car
with your littles in the back seat or they are in for a serious EDUCATION!!! ;)
Sorry for the MIA situation....girlfriend needs to get her balance in ORDER!
Be back in a few days with some more good stuff!!!






24 June 2020

Self Care, Misconceptions, People's Opinions

Happy Hump Day Loves!!!
So I'll start off by saying YES, if you know me I have had
a HUGE amount of life changes in these last 2 years.
I think the important thing to remember is you LITERALLY never know what someone is going thru, or what their life really is UNLESS you walked in their shoes.
Yasssssss, I know, you see people on social media and life looks
fab, blah blah blah, but here's the thing, most of the time those people are NOT 
being "fake". Those people are trying to make it, they are trying to push through whatever in their life is NOT perfect without being a DOWNER to everyone else.
You can NOT fault someone for trying to stay positive, for trying to survive, for just trying to be.
I myself know what it's like first hand for people to make assumptions about me & my life, to say I was "fake", to be SHOCKED by my decisions..yada yada yada.
No, I wasn't fake I was one of those people trying to hold my "perfect" life together
one thread at a time. If that makes me fake, then I'm sorry, but sometimes
you have to do what you have to do to make it.
I know the truth, my kids know the truth and what other people "think" they know
is none of my business.
But I digress, sooooooooooo
5 years ago I started the journey of really taking care of me because I was in a BAD BAD place mentally. Physically I didn't want to move out of bed or even shower, let alone exercise
or do anything to help myself. It was easier to wallow in my own self pity. 
Admitting that you are wallowing is the first step to digging yourself out. ;)
At the time my sister was a fitness coach and kept encouraging me to try her
challenge groups. I didn't want to do it, but I also couldn't stand myself anymore.
(I'm a pretty positive person, so my negativity and shit attitude was even getting to ME)
I started doing her groups, started reading some PD books,  I was loving the workouts, and 
while I was doing all of that I started feeling incredible.
My whole perspective changed. I was more positive. I had more energy. I was 
getting up and SHOWERING. I was laughing again.
I WAS LIVING.
Long story short I was so active in the challenge groups and was having
so much fun with it, I became a Beachbody coach and LOVED it.
I did it for a couple years, but the support I needed, especially at home was NOT there
and I started losing my spark to do it.
So I stopped and then life kept happening and before you know it
there I was doing something I NEVER EVER wanted to do.....
got DIVORCED. 
WOW!
I know it was a SHOCK to those who have known my ex & I for a long time and that shock is still 
probably A LOT for some, but the bottom line is
we are both in a BETTER place now.
No matter what anyone else thinks everything works out for the best.
So here I am on what I like to call the "Second Half" of my life
and I could NOT be happier!!! 
I met someone who loves me fiercely, loves my kids,
who I literally laugh with EVERY. SINGLE. DAY, who respects me, who protects me, who supports me, who I am madly, deeply in love with. 
Planning our wedding has been a dream. That will be the most magical day of our lives.
All of these changes have also ignited my NEED/DESIRE to start focusing on ME again.
I know I was in the BEST shape of my life and felt the best I have ever felt when I was doing these programs and when I was actively coaching.
Booom, I'm BACK! I have started coaching again and this time
my LOVE is coaching with me because he sees and feels the benefits of it all.
We are going to be starting up a pretty LEGIT, energetic challenge group in the next couple weeks. If you have any interest in joining or would like more info, please send me a message. We would love to have you and help you on your journey!



These people are my WORLD!
Have an amazing day and REMEMBER don't let other people's
misconceptions and/or opinions of you, hold you back from the life you DESERVE!