The other day one of my awesome clients asked me "Michelle, what can I have for dessert after dinner"?

My response is the same as it normally is.............

You don't need DESSERT after dinner.  Really, that is just a bad HABIT that you have to get over.  And if you spend 2 weeks without "dessert", you will get used to it and not feel the NEED for something sweet after dinner.

And I really do feel this way.  If you are eating enough throughout the day, there is no reason why your body "NEEDS" something sweet after you just ate a full meal.  So my goal is to teach my clients to eat enough in each meal and not let too many hours go by without eating a small healthy meal.  Because when more than 3 hours go by without eating, you have LOW BLOOD SUGAR, and guess what your body NEEDS then?

Yup, SUGAR!  So PREVENT that by eating a small meal every few hours.

I know thats a bit harsh, but hey if you want results and you want a lean and toned body, thats what it takes.  

Does that mean you should NEVER have something SWEET?

ABSOLUTELY NOT!  Come on......  You know me better by now! Thats why I share all these yummy recipes with you.  But you have to make sure you eat them at the right times and that you are not OVER EATING.

So today, I want to share with you a healthy recipe that is delicious and every ingredients is good for you, but unlike most of my recipes, it does not have protein in it.  Nico and I have eaten this as a snack the last few days in the afternoon as a healthy treat and No..... I don't feel bad about it.  I eat protein in all my other meals and I feel great about all the healthy ingredients in  it.

Notice, I did not eat this as a dessert after a whole meal.  I ate this as a snack!  I just want you to use these recipes wisely.

Ok, enough about all this, time to try this recipe.  Now this is so good, I NEED you to make it ASAP.  And then I would LOVE if you took a PICTURE with your PHONE, and POST IT ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE and tell me what you and your family thought of it.  By next MONDAY, I will choose the best picture and give that person a FREE MICHELLE MARIE FIT GIFT.  

By the way, before I give you the recipe, I just want to give you some tips that will help you if you are trying to lose weight, get leaner, get more definition, feel more energy, get healthier, and more toned.

Because it’s not just about cooking even though it’s a big part of it.

I have found that a lot of people are “STUCK” with their weight loss because they are eating some of the wrong foods.

So I have to make sure you are not eating one or more of foods on this list.  Because if you are, it can be completely SABOTAGING your results.  Yes, it can totally be true that you can be working your butt off at the gym 6 days a week, eating super healthy (as you think), but if you are eating one or more of these foods, you will NOT BE ABLE TO LOSE WEIGHT.  The reason is because these foods though some may think are healthy or not so bad, are actually very inflammatory.

5 Foods To Never Eat

Inflammation in the digestive track makes it incredibly hard if not impossible to burn fat. So in order to be able to burn fat so you can lose weight effectively, its crucial that you take these foods out of your diet.

This is so important and makes such a huge impact on your results that I decided to compile these foods into a PDF for you.  So go to the following link where you can download this information for free.  I also added a list of 5 Foods that are NECESSARY for you to include in your diet if you want to LOSE WEIGHT and GET TONED.

Foods that you should eat daily!

I also took the liberty to share with you a short video of my favorite 5 ABS EXERCISES.  The ones that have gotten me ABS after having 2 kids (daughter is 15 months) and I never had them before.  Here is the link so you can download the PDF and get the VIDEO.  Start applying it right now.  Take those 5 foods out of your KITCHEN immediately!  LINK TO PDF & VIDEO

Healthy Recipe For Coconut-Chip Gluten-Free Cake

Ingredients:

1 cup brown rice flour

1 cup almond meal (almond flour)

1 cup quinoa flakes

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp cinnamon

dash salt

3 eggs

4 packets Stevia

1/4 cup Coconut oil

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

1 tsp Coconut Extract

3 tbsp Almond milk

1/2 cup freeze dried fruit of your choice (I used raspberries)

4 tbsp chocolate chips (I used dairy-free, gluten-free)

Instructions:

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.  In a large mixing bowl, combine all the dried ingredients (1st 6 ingredients and stevia).  Add in the cil, eggs and extracts.  Combine well and add the almond mil a little at a time and combine until thick and smooth  Add in the fruit and chocolate chips and fold in well.  Spread onto a 8x10 baking pan lined with parchment paper.  And smooth with the back of a spoon until its distributed evenly.  Bake for 20-24 minutes or until done.  Cut into bars and keep refrigerated.

I always talk about PLANNING being the key to SUCCESS.  But still, no one does it and it could really make the biggest impact on your results.

Would it make your life EASIER if I gave you a meal plan for the ENTIRE month?

Yes, you read it right, I could give you one as a gift just because you are taking the time to read this and invest in your health and body!

I know that most people don't make a plan because #1, they don't have time and #2, they don't know how to make one that will actually work and help you lose weight, gain more energy, control cravings and help you reach your goals.

It's time consuming, I know!

So I made one for you and you can get one of my MMF Fat Loss Meal Plan Calendars every month sent right to your inbox and I won't charge you anything.

How cool is that?

I did all the work for you.

So if you want to be able to receive your Meal Plan Calendar, click here.You will get a calendar each month with your BREAKFAST, SNACK 1, LUNCH, SNACK 2 and DINNER recipes and meals for each day.I know......

Pretty amazing :)

And listen, if you get a month that already passed, please please please, don't just throw it away.  You can totally use it, just adapt it to your new month or days.  It will be great to have more recipes and plans to choose from.

Download Free Meal Plan Calendar

But you will receive the new months Meal Plan Calendar every 28th of the month for the following month.

Not convinced to make this yet?  Take one more look.....

I really hope you try this recipe.  Actually I have been quite happy lately to get such great feedback from everyone on Facebook & Pinterest.  Last week I got tons of REPINS & Facebook posts on my Coco-Oat Bites.  So many of you tried them and LOVED them.  Thanks for repining them on to your Pinboards.   Its been one of my MOST REPINNED & SHARED health snack recipes on Pinterest and My Website.  If you didn't get that recipe, go to My Pinboards and repin it from there, or print it out.  It is a great on the go snack and its easy to carry around.  Actually, they are DANGEROUSLY GOOD!

Check out what people are saying about the Coco-Oat Bites

If you are still not FOLLOWING  My Pinboards for Healthy Recipes & Tasty Snacks & Protein Smoothies, make sure you do, you will get tons of delicious, mouth watering healthy recipes to try.  All you have to do, is click REPIN, and they will automatically be organized onto  your boards.

P.S. Did you get  Monday's Move & Groove Workout?  Last weeks workout was done by so many ladies, I got tons of posts and emails about it, so many people are doing these workouts, loving them and getting great results, so make sure you are trying them.   If you didn't get the workout, here it is on My YouTube Channel.  If you haven't SUBSCRIBED, make sure you do so that you can get all the updates on my new workout and healthy recipes video posts.

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Come by tomorrow for Healthy Recipes Makeover Wednesday for another melt in your mouth healthy recipe.

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