Ingredients • 2 – 15 oz canned chickpeas, drained • 4 eggs • ½ red pepper, chopped • ½ red onion, chopped • 2-3 broccoli flowerets, chopped • 4-5 large mushrooms, chopped • 2 cloves garlic, pressed • ½ tsp lemon pepper seasoning • 1 tsp paprika • ½ tsp ground cumin • Salt to taste • 1 ½ cups rolled oats Directions Drain chickpeas and place in a processor with eggs. Pulse to combine but not … [Read more...]
Portabello Burgers
Ingredients • Cooking spray • 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced • 1 clove garlic, pressed • Spinach • 1 teaspoon cider vinegar • ¾ teaspoon ground sage • ¼ teaspoon rosemary • ½ teaspoon sea salt • ½ teaspoon black pepper • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg • 1 package lean ground turkey (93% or 99%) • 6 portobello mushroom caps, gills removed • ¾ cup cheese of your choice (mozzarella, swiss, fontina, … [Read more...]
Bell Pepper Nachos
Ingredients 4 oz. Cooked 99% fat free ground turkey (seasoned with chili powder, cumin, sea salt and black pepper when cooked) 3 Tablespoon salsa 1/4 Cup sliced red kidney beans 1 Bell pepper 1/4 Cup 2% Cheddar cheese Directions Combine the cooked ground turkey, salsa, and sliced kidney beans in small bowl. Cut the bell pepper into 4 quarters removing the seeds and membrane. Evenly … [Read more...]
Jodi Wilson
What inspired you to begin your lifestyle transformation? I started with a weight loss challenge with a friend. I was not happy with my weight and I was tired of hearing myself complain about my aches and pains. Which I realized I was doing often. How did Inspirational Life help you achieve your goal? Brian and Cathie have taught me how to make realistic goals that fit into my lifestyle and at … [Read more...]
Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients 1 Medium sweet potato 3 oz Cooked chicken Spinach, mushrooms, onion (or veggies of choice) Sea salt and pepper, to taste McCormick Grill Mates Brown Sugar Bourbon Directions Bake or grill chicken. I seasoned my chicken with the McCormick Brown Sugar Bourbon. You can season to your taste. Wash the sweet potato and poke with a fork. Microwave for 5-6 minutes. While the … [Read more...]
Ginny Smith
What inspired you to begin your lifestyle transformation? I was inspired by a friend who had taken one of the Inspirational Life challenges and lost some weight and looked great. I tried it for a week and was immediately drawn in by Cathie and Brian’s support and encouragement. I was also impressed with their commitment to proper nutrition and hydration. The combination of weight training, … [Read more...]
Teresa Zinck
What inspired you to begin your lifestyle transformation? In 2002 I was diagnosed with dangerously high blood pressure – 220/140. Of course I was immediately put on a boat load of medications. I started walking and eventually joined the county YMCA. I also quit smoking. While all of these things lowered my blood pressure, it was not consistently in the range it should be. Over time I was also … [Read more...]
Alli Johnsen
What inspired you to begin your lifestyle transformation? A friend of mine asked me to join her group for a weight loss contest at Inspirational Life. I have always worked out with DVDs at home, but was never consistent. I knew I wanted to work out again, get stronger, and lose a few pounds, but I had never been to a gym before. I was so nervous, but my friend told me Inspirational Life was … [Read more...]
Jaime Baetz
What inspired you to begin your lifestyle transformation? It began when I had my yearly physical in fall of 2012. As I stood on the scale and saw it read 223 pounds I was horrified. I knew I was overweight but holy moly. When the physician went over my lab work it showed my cholesterol and LDL were high as well as a diagnosis of hypertension. I was handed two prescriptions one for blood pressure … [Read more...]
Francesca Cassano
1) What inspired you to begin your lifestyle transformation? For quite some time, I had been noticing friends and acquaintances around town getting healthier, losing weight, changing before my eyes. When I asked them what they were doing they all said the same thing: "I go to Inspirational Life." So in October of 2014 I contacted one of these friends, and I joined the contest that was running at … [Read more...]
