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gonnabe125lb:

Raw Zucchini Sushi Rolls

From For the Love of Food

4 servings

1/2 cup cashews, soaked overnight
1 Tablespoon rice vinegar
3 - 4 zucchini (each yields 6 - 8 slices)
2 carrots, sliced into matchsticks
1 cucumber, seeds removed and sliced into matchsticks
4 medium radishes, sliced
1 avocado, peeled and sliced
1 small bunch cilantro

Drain cashews and put into food processor with rice vinegar.  (Depending on how long cashews were soaked you might need to add a tablespoon of water to get the right consistency.)  Process, scraping sides with spatula if necessary, until cashews are a soft paste but still have some texture. 

Chop the ends off of your zucchini and use a vegetable peeler to peel your zucchini into long thin strips. Lay zucchini strip flat and add a small spoonful of cashew mixture onto one of the ends of zucchini.  Add a few matchsticks of veggies, avocado, and a couple of pieces of cilantro.  Roll up and enjoy!

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thefinal25:

Finally it’s put into perspective for people who just don’t get it! 

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darskaya:

I AM VEGETARIAN!

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healthiie:

Ok.

Stop.

Take a deep breath and put your thinking cap on.

I’m going to hit you with some wisdom, k?

Take your weight loss calorie goal, and just toss that number out the window. We’re not going to talk about that right now. We’re going to talk about that minor (or major) freak out we sometimes have when we’re having a really good week, eating really well, then we lose our damn minds and stuff our faces with delicious delicious junk food.

2000 calories is about what your body needs to maintain your weight and keep all your organs doing all those lovely keeping you alive things that they do. Your body burns all those calories at rest. That means that while you’re sitting on your ass, walking to the fridge and back, scrolling through tumblr, etc etc.. your body is making you breathe and make new cells and shit and burns those 2000 calories.

To gain a single pound, you’d have to eat another 3500 calories on top of those 2000. Thats 5500 calories. 5500 calories is a fucking lot of calories, okay? Lets take a look at what 5500 calories looks like.

• One slice of a large pepperoni pizza from pizza hut is 330 calories. You’d have to eat a little over 2 entire large pepperoni pizzas to hit 5500 calories.
• One crunchy taco from taco bell is 170 calories. To eat 5500 calories, you’d have to eat 32 tacos.
• One double cheeseburger from mcdonalds is 440 calories. 12 of those is 5500 calories.
• 21 cheetos are 160 calories. 714 cheetos are 5500 calories.

Was whatever junk you ate probably a bad choice health-wise? Probably.

Did you ruin all your progress? No.

Did you even eat enough to gain an entire whole pound? Nooope.

Are you going to survive, drink some water, go for a walk or run in the morning, and forgive yourself? Yep. You are.

Know why?

Cause shit happens.

But we move on, and we stay determined, and we get fucking results because thats how bad we want it. You started this journey, and you’re going to finish it. One bump in the road is just that. A little bump in your road.

So, k. Stop freaking out. Forgive yourself. You had a bad night but you’re going to make better choices next time. Now go drink that glass of water, take an advil, do some exercise, and remember that you’re a badass fitblr too full of determination to have any room for fucks to give.

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under400:

Chocolate Sorbet
Gina’s Weight Watcher Recipes

• 2 1/4 cups water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup freshly brewed espresso
• Ice cream churner 

Directions:

1. In a saucepan, combine half the water, sugar, salt, and cocoa powder, and warm over medium heat. 
2. Bring to a full boil while whisking, then reduce heat to low, and simmer for thirty seconds.
3. Remove from the heat, and add the vanilla and espresso, and stir.  Stir in the remaining water.
4. Transfer the mixture to a bowl, and chill in the refrigerator until cold, about an hour.  
5. When chilled, freeze in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions. 

Makes 2 1/2 cups. Five 1/2 cup servings at 98 Calories each

Fat: 1.2 g / Protein: 1.7 g / Carb: 24.7 g / Fiber: 2.9 g / Sugar: 20.2 g