One side dish I absolutely LOVE is Sweet Potato fries with a yummy veggie burger. YUMMY! I found this recipe in my Biggest Loser FAMILY cookbook.

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One side dish I absolutely LOVE is Sweet Potato fries with a yummy veggie burger. YUMMY! I found this recipe in my Biggest Loser FAMILY cookbook.

I took two Sweet Potatos…

peeled them, chopped them in half and then chopped them into small fry like sizes…

then I added some Olive Oil, paprika, black pepper, & sea salt. {The recipe also calls for cayenne and garlic powder, which I didn’t have, but you can add it as well}

I baked them at 425 degrees for 25 minutes. Didn’t want them too crispy…

You can turn the heat up if you want a crispier fry. The fries turned out amazing and I wish I would have taken a picture of them on my plate, but they were just too yummy and I forgot about my camera all together once these babies were ready!

Here is the Nutritional Facts:

• Servings Per Recipe: 1
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 173.0

• Total Fat: 4.1 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 17.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 32.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.3 g
• Protein: 2.4 g

Very tasty summery side dish for your upcoming 4th of July parties! Quick, easy and FRESH!

So tell me, what’s your favorite SUMMERTIME recipe? Do share!

I’ma Vegetarian! {I feel like I could sing that to the tune of “Diva” by Beyonce… Onnie, I feel a spoof coming on!}

July 2006. The month and year I decided to try this thing called Vegetarianism.

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I’ma Vegetarian! {I feel like I could sing that to the tune of “Diva” by Beyonce… Onnie, I feel a spoof coming on!}

July 2006. The month and year I decided to try this thing called Vegetarianism.

I never thought about being a vegetarian before.  My mom started eating more a vegetarian diet and I definitely noticed she lost weight, but also maintained that healthy weight-loss.

I had tried… everything.

Atkins.

Crazy Diet Pills.

Crash Diets.

Eat nothing until you binge diets. {those are the worst}

I tried it all.  Never worked, never stuck to it.

So my honest thought was, “why not try vegetarian?”…

and to be completely honest, I was SO scared to tell ANYONE! I thought everyone would think I am totally weird and would lose all my friends. Am I exaggerating? Nope. I honestly thought that. How silly of me.

So July 2006, I embarked on a new way of eating. No Meat. None. I don’t even like fish, so that’s out too.

Did I miss eating meat you ask?

Not one bit. No joke. I never even missed it, and I still don’t. I really enjoy what I eat now and don’t need a piece of chicken to take up space, I’m totally happy with a side of veggies AND a salad. SO GOOD! Plus, I’ve heard all kinds of new recipes and foods that I really enjoy, some are here, here and some that never really worked out…here.

Am I scared to tell people still?

Not at all, I’m quite proud of my healthy choices, and embrace the fact that some people find it weird… but I think it’s weird that they think it’s weird. It’s completely normal to me.

Is my husband a vegetarian?

No. But he’s a good sport. Apparently, I make an awesome chicken {but now I gag making it, raw chicken is funny looking ya’ll!} and Hubs does enjoy a good vegetarian meal here and there. He’s such a good man.

As a Vegetarian, I do take a B-12 vitamin everyday, because that’s the only main thing I’m lacking from not eating meat. Other than that, I’m A-OK on vitamins from all the fruits and vegetables I eat.

I do love it when I go to a restuarant and see a “Vegetarian” on the menu. Yea!

That’s my little story of being a Veggie-Head. The end.

So tell me, have you ever tried a new way of eating and felt people would judge you?
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I kept thinking and thinking “what works for me this week?” and then I’d reply to an @Reply [...]]]>

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I kept thinking and thinking “what works for me this week?” and then I’d reply to an @Reply on Twitter and then laugh at something clever someone would say, then I’d go back to thinking “Ok really, what works for me this week?” and then I’d ask a question on Twitter and would receive an answer quickly from all you smarties out there. THEN it hit me… TWITTER works for me.

Its a neat little-big community that gets you connected with a ton of really awesome people {some times not so awesome people say stuff to you, and you ignore them }

I’ve gotten to tweet-meet a super cool trainer chick who’s blog is awesome, FitProSarah really is motivating!

My creative Sister whose blog blows me away. We tweet each other, because the phone is so last year.

And when I was planning my wedding, I got to chat with the darling Relentless Bride and plan along with her. I cannot wait till her wedding!

Twitter is also a great way to share my blog with tons of other people who absolutely love it come visit sometimes.

If you haven’t tried Twitter, try it! You will enjoy it.

So tell me, do you twitter? Come find ME!