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FALL PROMO!! PLEASE REBLOG, IT'S GOING TO BE EPIC!!

XOXO

LIVE LEAN

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Our Fall Promo for our "Fall Back into Shape" workout series, starting October 1st!! Come join us!!!

xo Megan & Danielle

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The calendar! Print it out and stick it on your fridge or wherever and tone those trouble zones! Head over to our website www.liveleanmd.com and click the 'challenges' tab and you can get the circuit & workout lists there. Enjoy & let us know how it works for you!

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We're still here!

So sorry this blog has been neglected. We're working on a ton of new stuff right now so for the most part it'll be best to follow our Facebook page. Once we get some more recipes created and all that, we'll be back to posting here daily. So please bear with us, so sorry we suck right now!

Our new workout challenge is up, I'll post the calendar in a sec. It is called "Tone Your Trouble Zones" so definitely check it out and let us know what you think!

xo Megan & Danielle

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Oatmeal Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies

What you will need:

1 cup all purpose wheat or white flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 

dash of salt

2 tbsp. of butter made with olive oil

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1/2 sugar

1 large egg

1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 cups of quick oatmeal

1/2-1 cup of dark chocolate chips

1. preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon in a large bowl. 

3. In another large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars. Then, add the egg, applesauce, and the vanilla and mix until well blended. 

4. Slowly stir in the flour mixture, just until blended, and then stir in the oats. Then, stir in desired amount of chocolate chips, mix well. 

5. Drop spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet about an inch apart. 

6. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned

7. Let cool for about 3 minutes, serve, and enjoy! 

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Whole Wheat banana pancakes 

What you will need:

Whole wheat instant pancake mix

1-2 whole bananas cut into slices

6 large strawberries cut into slices

Spray skillet with cooking spray to prevent sticking. 

Prepare the pancake batter according to the package instructions and depending on the amount of servings you wish to make. 

Over medium heat scoop 1 cup of pancake mix and pour it into the skillet. 

Place 4 banana slices on top of the batter 

Cook the pancake until lightly browned on the bottom side, and then flip the pancake over. Cook the other side until lightly browned and then remove from the skillet. 

Place the pancake on a plate, and top with strawberries. 

Repeat until you have made the desired amount of pancakes. 

Serve hot, and enjoy! 

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Revamped Strawberry Banana Smoothie

  2 cups sliced strawberries

1 banana, quartered

½ cup plain greek yogurt (I used full fat, you can use 0%)

½ cup fresh baby spinach

2 Tblsp ground flaxseed

¼ cup orange juice (we love ‘Simply Orange’ high pulp!)

2 cups of ice

    1.   Combine all ingredients in blender and blend away!

2.   Pour into your glass and enjoy this protein and nutrient packed smoothie of wonder =] This will make 2-3 servings.

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Monday Digest 7/18

We hope you're all ready to have an insanely awesome, ass kicking week!! We have HUGE plans in the works for Live Lean and we are really excited about it! As a preview check out our Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/LIVE-LEAN/182980675084842 don't forget to 'like' us if you haven't already =] and click on our new discussions tab.

We want this to bring a better sense of community to you guys so you can encourage each other and share some tips of your own. We started some topics to get things moving along for you so jump in there and tell us your thoughts or start your own topics! We love hearing what you guys have to say so be sure you do that =]

Other than that we are working on the challenge for August which will also have some great changes from past challenges. We think the new setup will make things a lot easier for you guys to understand and spend more time working out and less time reading how to do each move. Are there any specific body parts you guys would like more workout moves for? Let us know and we will try to include them in August's workout challenge! (Wow we can't believe it's almost August, that means summer is almost over and winter will be here way too soon!).

The newsletter will as always, be sent out on Tuesday night or Wed at midnight whichever way you want to look at it. Any ideas for next week's newsletter? Anything you'd like to know more about? Be sure to let us know! Just shoot us an email to liveleanmd@gmail.com with "newsletter idea" in the subject. Also, if you haven't yet subscribed send us an email (to the same address) with "subscribe" in the subject line and we will be sure to get you added.

Have a great week everyone, thank you so much for your support of Live Lean. We can't wait to keep expanding and bringing you bigger and better things!

XO Megan & Danielle

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Chipotle Chicken Tacos

  For chicken:

2 Tbs extra virgin olive oil

1 green bell pepper, diced

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, diced in bite size pieces

1 tsp cumin

pinch of garlic powder

1 chipotle pepper diced

1 tsp adobo sauce

  Shells:

1-package yellow corn tortillas

2-4 Tbs extra virgin olive oil

  Toppings:

1 large tomato, diced

1 avocado, diced

Fresh baby spinach

Plain Greek yogurt (in place of sour cream)

Adobo sauce

Freshly squeezed limejuice

Fresh cilantro

    *Note: The chipotle peppers come in a can labeled “Chipotles in adobo” these cans will contain both the chipotle pepper and the adobo sauce you will need. You will have a lot left over, put in Ziploc bags because they freeze very well.

    1.    In a skillet on low heat, sauté 2 Tbs olive oil and bell pepper for 5 minutes.

2.    Add chicken to skillet as well as cumin, garlic powder, chipotle pepper, and adobo sauce. Be sure to mix together well. Raise to med heat.

3.    Cook until chicken is thoroughly cooked, 8-12 minutes depending on the size of your skillet and chicken pieces.

4.    As the chicken is cooking, turn the oven to the broil setting. Be sure to leave your oven cracked open when the broiler is on!

5.    Lay 5-6 tortillas (or however many will fit) flat on a cookie sheet and brush on a bit of olive oil to each. After each tortilla is lightly coated on one side, place pan in oven for about 2 minutes.

6.    Pull the pan out and carefully fold the tortillas in half. Replace pan to oven.

7.    After another 1-2 minutes, flip the tortillas. They should be very lightly browned, if left in too long they will begin to burn so be sure to keep an eye on them!

8.    Cook for another 1-2 minutes and then remove from oven and set aside. The tortillas should have formed a nice crunchy shell.

9.    Once chicken is cooked, remove from heat and fill taco shells with chicken.

10. Top with desired toppings and enjoy!

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Please forgive us!

We've been working really hard on some exciting new things for Live Lean hence the reason our blog has been neglected this past week. We will get back to posting daily asap we promise! Until then please be patient, we are working on new recipes which we will begin posting tomorrow. Also, check out our Facebook page, we've added a discussions tab to help build a better sense of community within Live Lean. Let us know what you think!

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/LIVE-LEAN/182980675084842

XO Megan & Danielle

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win-with-thin:

welcome back! (:

I've missed being on here so much! So as a coming back thing, reblog this and I'll follow you and give a promo to the best blogs that reblog this! Let's go, skinny girls! <3

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Mango Salsa

  4 mangos, diced

1 cucumber, peeled, seeded & diced

¾ cup chopped cilantro

½ red onion

1-2 seeded jalapenos

Squeeze of limejuice

    1.   Dice mangos and cucumber, set aside in a bowl.

2.   Combine cilantro, red onion, and jalapeno in a food processor. Pulse until onion and jalapeno pieces are very fine.

3.   Add mixture to bowl with mangos and cucumbers then mix.

4.   Squeeze a bit of limejuice over top, mix again and enjoy.

5.   This is great served with chips or over chicken and fish!

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Spaghetti Bolognese with Turkey

What you will need for the Sauce:

1 large carrot chopped

1 medium to large onion finely chopped

1 8 oz. can of tomato sauce

2 cloves of garlic, minced

1 28 oz. can of diced tomatoes

    Other ingredients:

Whole grain spaghetti noodles

1 lb. of ground turkey

2 tsp. garlic powder

¼ cup of grated parmesan cheese

    1.    Cook pasta as directed on box.

2.    While pasta is cooking: combine all of the sauce ingredients (except diced tomatoes) in a food processor and pulse until chopped to desired consistency. ( I always prefer my sauce to have chunks of veggies ) and set it to the side.

3.    Cook the ground turkey over medium to high heat until lightly browned, stirring frequently so that it breaks up into smaller pieces.

4.    After the turkey has browned, drain juices and add garlic powder.

5.    Add sauce mixture and diced tomatoes to turkey. Cook over medium heat for about 6 minutes, stirring frequently.

To serve, top pasta with Bolognese sauce and parmesan cheese if desired. Serve hot and enjoy!

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Tunes on Tuesday!

Our current favorite workout songs:

1. Party Rock Anthem- LMFAO

2. Give me Everything- Pitbull 

3. On the Floor- J.Lo

4. Won't Back Down- Eminem & Pink (I don't think this will ever get of the favorite list, it's just the motivation you need to push through the end of a workout)

5. Dynamite- Taio Cruz

What are yours?

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Monday Digest 7/11

Hello Live Leaners! What are your plans and goals for the week? 

We're working on our usual, the newsletter will be out Wednesday which as always, we are very excited about! We've also been working a lot on some new changes we hope to bring to you soon. We're creating a FAQ page with common fitness/health questions and our answers to those. We've also been working on some great new recipes and learning new great tips to share with you guys.

If you have any suggestions for how we can make Live Lean even better please let us know! We LOVE hearing your feedback, after all we are doing this for you!

Have a great week everyone, stick with your workouts and set some mini goals for yourself. 

xo Megan & Danielle