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befit-nobullshit: Apple pie wrap Is there anything that screams autumn better than Apple pie? I think not. And thus I decided to do a simple, healthy and low cal alternative, for those of us who are trying to loose weight. Ingredients  5 tortilha (whole wheat if possible) [50 kcals] 400g of apple (3/4 depending on size) [200 kcals] 2 tbsp sugar (or other sweetener) [120 kcals] 1 tbsp cinnamon [20 kcals] 1 1/2 cup of water How-to Makes 5 servings First, peel the apples and slice them into small pieces, around the size of an almond. Put the sliced apples, sugar and cinnamon in a pan. Add 1 1/2 cup of water. Let them boil, while stirring, until they become a transparent-y color. Then give them a smash with a fork. If you prefer, you can leave the pieces whole, I just like it less chunky. Let the apple spread cool. Or not. Take the tortilla and give it a zap in the microwave, then spread the apple jam on top, wrapping it up. If you’d like, you can give it a toast in a dry pan or in the oven. I was too hungry to wait :P Each wrap is around 120 kcals P.s photo not mine. I ate my wrap as soon as it was ready, so… View Larger

befit-nobullshit:

Apple pie wrap

Is there anything that screams autumn better than Apple pie? I think not. And thus I decided to do a simple, healthy and low cal alternative, for those of us who are trying to loose weight.

Ingredients 

5 tortilha (whole wheat if possible) [50 kcals]

400g of apple (3/4 depending on size) [200 kcals]

2 tbsp sugar (or other sweetener) [120 kcals]

1 tbsp cinnamon [20 kcals]

1 1/2 cup of water

How-to

Makes 5 servings

First, peel the apples and slice them into small pieces, around the size of an almond.

Put the sliced apples, sugar and cinnamon in a pan. Add 1 1/2 cup of water.

Let them boil, while stirring, until they become a transparent-y color. Then give them a smash with a fork. If you prefer, you can leave the pieces whole, I just like it less chunky.

Let the apple spread cool.

Or not.

Take the tortilla and give it a zap in the microwave, then spread the apple jam on top, wrapping it up.

If you’d like, you can give it a toast in a dry pan or in the oven. I was too hungry to wait :P

Each wrap is around 120 kcals

P.s photo not mine. I ate my wrap as soon as it was ready, so…

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justdonttellonme:

Recipes for smoothies that actually aid in weight loss

There are 23 total in the link below, so if the ones I’ve posted here don’t interest you, check out the others to find something you might like~

PEANUT BUTTER AND BANANA

  • Half of one banana
  • 1/2 cup smooth or crunchy low-fat peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup of non-fat milk
  • 6 ice cubes
  • 1 tablespoon of chocolate whey protein powder
  • Place all of the ingredients into the blender and blend until smooth.

WATERMELON

  • 6 cups of seedless watermelon, chopped
  • 1 cup of lemon sherbet, non-fat milk, or low-fat vanilla yogurt
  • 12 ice cubes
  • Put half the watermelon in the blender and blend until smooth, then add half of the ice and sherbet; blend until smooth. Repeat the process with the rest of the ingredients.

KIWI AND HONEYDEW

  • 2 cups of honeydew, cubed
  • 1 Granny Smith apple, chopped
  • 1 kiwi fruit, peeled and chopped
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
  • 1 cup of ice cubes
  • Place the honeydew, kiwi, apple, sugar, and lemon juice into the blender and blend until it’s smooth, then add the ice cubes and blend until the mixture is slushy.

MANGO SURPRISE

  • 1/4 cup of cubed mangoes
  • 1/4 cup of ripe avocado, mashed
  • 1/2 cup of mango juice
  • 1/4 cup of fat-free vanilla yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon of juice
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar
  • 6 ice cubes
  • Add all the ingredients into the blender and blend until smooth.

APPLE 

  • 1/2 cup of skim milk or soy milk
  • 6 ounces of vanilla yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon of apple pie spice
  • 1 medium-sized, chopped apple
  • 2 tablespoons of cashew butter
  • 6 ice cubes
  • Place all the ingredients in the blender and then blend until smooth; best eaten with a spoon!

These all look so yummy! I think I’ll try the apple one first… or maybe the kiwi? but the mango peach looks so delicious!! oh no, can’t decide!

FULL SOURCE AND RECIPES HERE

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High Intensity Workouts with NO Equipment

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Even if only for four minutes - make those four minutes count. 

Push yourself. Intensity > Time. 

(Source: toinfinitebeauty)

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skinnyfitconfident: 100 Running Songs! (The image links to the original article) In no particular order: Afrojack – Take Over Control Bruno Mars – Runaway Baby Kelly Clarkson – Whyawannabringmedown Barenaked Ladies – One Week Kanye West – Champion The Offspring – The Kids Aren’t Alright T.I. – Bring Em Out Lady Gaga ft. Colby O’Donis – Just Dance Chris Brown – Yeah 3x Alien Ant Farm – Smooth Criminal YoungBloodz – Imma Shine Beyonce & Jay Z – Crazy In Love Black Eyed Peas – Pump It Neon Trees – Animal LMFAO ft. Lil Jon – Shots Usher ft. Will-I-Am – OMG Willow Smith – Whip My Hair Rihanna – Disturbia Will-I-Am ft. Mick Jagger & Jennifer Lopez – T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever) Tinie Tempah ft. Wiz Khalifa – Till I’m Gone Samantha Jade – Step Up Fatboy Slim – Rockafeller Skank Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo & Afrojack- Give Me Everything Outkast – Hey Ya Nicki Minaj – Starships Will Smith – Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It Prodigy – Breathe Janelle Monae ft. Big Boi- Tightrope Kanye West – Power Ke$ha – Blow Destiny’s Child – Survivor Nicki Minaj & David Guetta – Turn Me On Black Eyed Peas – Don’t Stop The Party Chris Brown – I Can Transform Ya Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera – Moves Like Jagger Kelly Clarkson – Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) Lenny Kravitz – Are You Going To Go My Way Skrillex – Bangarang Usher – More Rihanna – Breakin Dishes Smash Mouth – All Star Calvin Harris ft. Ne-Yo – Let’s Go La Roux – Bulletproof Madcon – Beggin’ LMFAO – Sexy And I Know It Michael Franti & Spearhead – Say Hey (I Love You) Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris – Baby Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit Pink – Raise Your Glass Rick Ross – Push It Black Eyed Peas – Don’t Phunk With my Heart Beyonce – Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) Christina Aquilera ft. Nicki Minaj – WooHoo Eminem – Lose Yourself Eiffel 65 – Blue (Da Ba Dee) Trapt – Headstrong Salt ‘N Pepa – Push It T-Pain – Church The Veronicas – 4ever LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem Eminem – Won’t Back Down The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris – We Found Love Kevin Rudolf ft. Lil’ Wayne – Let It Rock DJ Khaled – Out Here Grindin’ Lenny Kravitz – Where Are We Runnin’? Fabolous – Breathe Jessie J – Domino Kris Kross – Jump Flo Rida ft. Sia – Wild Ones Kanye West & Jay Z – Ni**as In Paris Drake ft. Lil Wayne & Tinie Tempah – The Motto (Remix) Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough Cobra Starship – You Make Me Feel… Britney Spears – I Wanna Go Enur ft. Natasja & Mims – Calabria 2008 Fergie – Here I Come Eve – Tambourine Outkast – B.O.B. House Of Pain – Jump Around Kelly Clarkson – My Life Would Suck Without You Gwen Stefani – The Sweet Escape Fort Minor – Remember The Name Paramore – Ignorance Lady Gaga – Born This Way Linkin Park – Papercut Rihanna – Where Have You Been B.o.B ft. Rivers Cuomo – Magic Selena Gomez & The Scene – Love You Like A Love Song Britney Spears – Till The World Ends Matchbox Twenty – How Far We’ve Come ATC – All Around The World Beyonce – Countdown Christina Aguilera – Fighter Kanye West – Stronger Flo Rida – Good Feeling Smash Mouth – I’m A Believer DJ Khaled ft. Ludacris, Rick Ross, T-Pain & Snoop Dogg – All I Do Is Win Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake – 4 Minutes Maroon 5 – Makes Me Wonder

skinnyfitconfident:

100 Running Songs! (The image links to the original article)

In no particular order:

  1. Afrojack – Take Over Control
  2. Bruno Mars – Runaway Baby
  3. Kelly Clarkson – Whyawannabringmedown
  4. Barenaked Ladies – One Week
  5. Kanye West – Champion
  6. The Offspring – The Kids Aren’t Alright
  7. T.I. – Bring Em Out
  8. Lady Gaga ft. Colby O’Donis – Just Dance
  9. Chris Brown – Yeah 3x
  10. Alien Ant Farm – Smooth Criminal
  11. YoungBloodz – Imma Shine
  12. Beyonce & Jay Z – Crazy In Love
  13. Black Eyed Peas – Pump It
  14. Neon Trees – Animal
  15. LMFAO ft. Lil Jon – Shots
  16. Usher ft. Will-I-Am – OMG
  17. Willow Smith – Whip My Hair
  18. Rihanna – Disturbia
  19. Will-I-Am ft. Mick Jagger & Jennifer Lopez – T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)
  20. Tinie Tempah ft. Wiz Khalifa – Till I’m Gone
  21. Samantha Jade – Step Up
  22. Fatboy Slim – Rockafeller Skank
  23. Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo & Afrojack- Give Me Everything
  24. Outkast – Hey Ya
  25. Nicki Minaj – Starships
  26. Will Smith – Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It
  27. Prodigy – Breathe
  28. Janelle Monae ft. Big Boi- Tightrope
  29. Kanye West – Power
  30. Ke$ha – Blow
  31. Destiny’s Child – Survivor
  32. Nicki Minaj & David Guetta – Turn Me On
  33. Black Eyed Peas – Don’t Stop The Party
  34. Chris Brown – I Can Transform Ya
  35. Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera – Moves Like Jagger
  36. Kelly Clarkson – Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
  37. Lenny Kravitz – Are You Going To Go My Way
  38. Skrillex – Bangarang
  39. Usher – More
  40. Rihanna – Breakin Dishes
  41. Smash Mouth – All Star
  42. Calvin Harris ft. Ne-Yo – Let’s Go
  43. La Roux – Bulletproof
  44. Madcon – Beggin’
  45. LMFAO – Sexy And I Know It
  46. Michael Franti & Spearhead – Say Hey (I Love You)
  47. Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris – Baby
  48. Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
  49. Pink – Raise Your Glass
  50. Rick Ross – Push It
  51. Black Eyed Peas – Don’t Phunk With my Heart
  52. Beyonce – Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
  53. Christina Aquilera ft. Nicki Minaj – WooHoo
  54. Eminem – Lose Yourself
  55. Eiffel 65 – Blue (Da Ba Dee)
  56. Trapt – Headstrong
  57. Salt ‘N Pepa – Push It
  58. T-Pain – Church
  59. The Veronicas – 4ever
  60. LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem
  61. Eminem – Won’t Back Down
  62. The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name
  63. Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris – We Found Love
  64. Kevin Rudolf ft. Lil’ Wayne – Let It Rock
  65. DJ Khaled – Out Here Grindin’
  66. Lenny Kravitz – Where Are We Runnin’?
  67. Fabolous – Breathe
  68. Jessie J – Domino
  69. Kris Kross – Jump
  70. Flo Rida ft. Sia – Wild Ones
  71. Kanye West & Jay Z – Ni**as In Paris
  72. Drake ft. Lil Wayne & Tinie Tempah – The Motto (Remix)
  73. Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
  74. Cobra Starship – You Make Me Feel…
  75. Britney Spears – I Wanna Go
  76. Enur ft. Natasja & Mims – Calabria 2008
  77. Fergie – Here I Come
  78. Eve – Tambourine
  79. Outkast – B.O.B.
  80. House Of Pain – Jump Around
  81. Kelly Clarkson – My Life Would Suck Without You
  82. Gwen Stefani – The Sweet Escape
  83. Fort Minor – Remember The Name
  84. Paramore – Ignorance
  85. Lady Gaga – Born This Way
  86. Linkin Park – Papercut
  87. Rihanna – Where Have You Been
  88. B.o.B ft. Rivers Cuomo – Magic
  89. Selena Gomez & The Scene – Love You Like A Love Song
  90. Britney Spears – Till The World Ends
  91. Matchbox Twenty – How Far We’ve Come
  92. ATC – All Around The World
  93. Beyonce – Countdown
  94. Christina Aguilera – Fighter
  95. Kanye West – Stronger
  96. Flo Rida – Good Feeling
  97. Smash Mouth – I’m A Believer
  98. DJ Khaled ft. Ludacris, Rick Ross, T-Pain & Snoop Dogg – All I Do Is Win
  99. Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake – 4 Minutes
  100. Maroon 5 – Makes Me Wonder
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piecesinprogress: A few things I always keep in mind when I’m cooking! No matter what it is these tips help me lighten it up without losing flavor, and especially using fresh veggies, roasted garlic and spices actually makes dishes more flavorFULL! No matter what your favorite dish is there’s no reason it can’t be part of a healthy balanced diet, it’s just a matter of learning a healthier way to cook it! Watch out for a baking edition coming soon! :) View Larger

piecesinprogress:

A few things I always keep in mind when I’m cooking! No matter what it is these tips help me lighten it up without losing flavor, and especially using fresh veggies, roasted garlic and spices actually makes dishes more flavorFULL! No matter what your favorite dish is there’s no reason it can’t be part of a healthy balanced diet, it’s just a matter of learning a healthier way to cook it!

Watch out for a baking edition coming soon! :)

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