Spoon Me

*NEW* recipe alert!!!🚨
Get this tastebud bomb recipe and MORE healthy, flavorful meals in my brand NEW nutrition based group which starts Monday, September 23rd.

Learn how to break your emotional connection to food and instead create healthy and balanced habits that allow you to LIVE and still eat all the good stuff, you know things like 🍕🍷🌮🍟.
Yeah, I can teach you how keep eating & slightly tweak your recipes/indulgences without adding inches or regret.

You in?!
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Drop me a PM with your email or email me ([email protected]) and I’ll send you all of the deets!
Can’t wait to cook TOGETHER!
BONUS: a few NEW recipes perfect for those busy back-to-school nights 😘

Calling alllll my basic B’s 📣
Mark your calendar and get ready for my all-time FAVE guilt-free pumpkin spice treat 🎃
Our limited-edition Pumpkin Spice Shakeology® goes on sale TOMORROW in the U.S. and Canada.
Get ready to enjoy the delicious taste of fall without derailing your health and fitness goals!
This PLANT BASED rich n’ creamy meal replacement has hints of cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger and ignites the need for hoodies, flannels and everything COZY!
I can’t wait to stock up, it’s by far MY favorite vegan flavor!! Due to the popularity of this flavor I know this will go FAST (it flew off of the shelves in hours last year) so if you want to kick off fall the healthiest way, hit me up girl!
I’ll get you set up and ready for a FIT fall 🍂

Hello Monday.
I’m determined to find my missing mojo this week.

You know those funks that creep up outta nowhere and have you feeling overwhelmed and paralyzed?!
Those moments that drag you back into your past feelings and stir up those emotions you work so hard to distance yourself from?
Feeling like you’re walking around under a dark cloud being a Debbie Downer?

Hey, it happens.
Knowing how to battle and redirect those unwanted and sometimes unrecognizable emotions is the key for me.

I find I struggle every month due to my hormones and the joys of being a woman.
I dip into a fog, feel like I weigh 100 pounds more than I really do (hello body dysmorphia), my depression try’s to creep back, and I lose my focus thanks to the abundance of thoughts racing allll at once.

Do YOU ever feel that way?
If so, I know how bad it sucks sista!
I’ve had to accept it so I can deal with it.

These last few weeks have been harder than normal, but today I woke up lighter and determined to fight back using the tools I’ve learned throughout this journey.

New month.
New week.
New goals.

Ready to battle those blues with me?
Ready to learn how to use food and exercise to feel your best?
Ready for a reset and to get feeling GOOD again?

I would NEVER be able to do this alone, my squad keeps me going on those days I just want to throw the towel in.
Finding your people will help your find your purpose.
Without my girls I would stay stuck instead of crawling back to my best me.
JOIN US!
You don’t have to stay stuck in the cycle of sadness and defeat ❤️
It’s not easy, but doing it together sure helps lighten the load 😘

Becoming a first time mom 22 days after turning 17 years old isn’t ideal and came with SO many fears.
I felt like a complete failure and carried the heavy weight of feeling like I let EVERYONE down.
My path was detoured by my choices and I had to do whatever I could to make it work.
There were times I wasn’t sure I’d make it, but not once did I ever think about giving up, that wasn’t a choice.
I had to battle each and every obstacle placed in front of me, and trust, there were SO MANY.
To this day I battle roadblocks, but I’m grateful for my experiences and growth which help me deal with the ugly parts of life much better than I used to.

Looking at this pic of my family now represents so much to me.
It represents my strength and perseverance.
It represents my HARD work.
It represents love and forgiveness.

My struggles and experiences are part of my journey, they’re NOT who I am. Life CAN get better, but that doesn’t mean it won’t get worse first.
Taking care of myself inside and out has helped me become a better mom, wife, sister, and aunt.

There were so many times the darkness of my depression whispered nonsense in my ear and made me think I wasn’t enough.
I acted on that negativity and allowed my worst self to surface.

I’ve had to make some difficult decisions in my life in order to get where I am today.
Those choices weren’t easy, and still aren’t, but they are necessary for me to be my BEST self.
This is my family and I’m PROUD of US. We’ve been through so much and those smiles, yeah, those make it alllllll worth the work.

The difference between, “I can’t” & “I CAN!”. 💕💪🏻

I can’t keep these in the kitchen.🧁 It’s a now you see them, now you don’t situation! I put them on the counter, blink, and they’re gone.
I’m not complaining though, I love a good family friendly (we won’t tell them they’re actually healthy😉) recipe that makes the whole fam ask for MORE.
Give em’ a try, perfect for those busy back-to-school mornings.
Ingredients:
Nonstick cooking spray optional
1 cup reduced fat (2%) plain Greek yogurt
3 Tbsp. raw honey
2 large very ripe bananas cut into chunks
2 large eggs
½ tsp. pure vanilla extract
2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1½ tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. sea salt (or Himalayan salt)
2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
⅔ cup chopped raw walnuts

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350° F.
Prepare 12 muffin cups by lining with muffin papers or lightly coating with spray (I like using the parchment paper liners, they come off clean every time😉)
Place yogurt, honey, bananas, eggs, extract, oats, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in blender (or food processor); cover. Blend until smooth, scraping once or twice, as needed.
Gently fold in blueberries and walnuts, I like to reserve some walnuts to sprinkle on top before baking.
Evenly divide batter among prepared muffin cups.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
Transfer muffins to rack; cool.

Makes 12+ muffins: 1 muffin per serving.
container counts per serving: 1💛, 1/2💜, 1/2💙

If you’ve ever doubted the power of belief and positivity just hang with me for a minute..

What you see here is a HAPPY wedding ring wearing man, but 12+ hours prior to this photo, that wasn’t the case AT ALL.

You’ll see our sweaty selfie (with his ring STILL on) we took after knocking out our campground workout in 95° weather. To say we were HOT & SWEATY would be an understatement! Nate couldn’t even wait to stretch and was already putting on his board shorts to cool off in the creek, while I cooled down on the bank above him.

As I sat in my chair watching him I got sidetracked editing our selfie and a few minutes later was startled by a soaked and panicked Nate saying, “PLEASE tell me you have my ring on!!?!”.

*insert pure panic*

No, I didn’t have his ring on, he had never given it to me.
Right then I knew it was gone.

He immediately grabbed a floatie and was back in the water while I sat and pleaded out loud to my Dad who’s on the other side, asking him to please help pull off a miracle.

Nate searched for over an hour and no luck, no ring.

I tried to remind myself it was an accident, but with each hour came more memories that were attached to the ring that was sitting somewhere on the creek bed. I was sad and mad and couldn’t help but think of our upcoming 10 year wedding anniversary.

We finally tried to go to bed, not having much to say to each other and tossing and turning all night. When the sun made an appearance the next morning I knew what he was thinking and I just looked over and said, “it’s all good, you don’t have to look again.”
I knew he was going back in before I could say anything else.
He said, “give me 30 minutes.”

About 15 minutes later I heard movement in the water, but didn’t want to get too excited. I sat in the tent and watched, hoping his body language would give me some good news. I just couldn’t tell.
Before I knew it, my dripping wet man stuck his hand with THE RING in the tent door!

Soaked, sobbing and hugging so hard, I was reminded how important BELIEVING is.

His ring was in the current, 3’ feet down, sitting on top of a big flat rock.
I mean, what are the chances?!
I’m just going to give a BIG thank you to my Dad ❤️

Don’t let our faces fool you, we proudly earned that fluff.

You know those vacations, camping trips, girls weekends, and getaways where you bring home the 5-10 pound FUN fluff souvenir?! I used to come home pi**ed about that FLUFF. I’d beat myself up and deprive myself to try to get back to where I was before I left, that was, until I flipped the switch.

Thankful through LOTS of personal development that THAT girl DOES NOT exist anymore. NOW this girl lives to LIVE and I want to remind you that those 5-10 extra pounds, that place where your body likes to naturally be — that’s your LIFE.

That’s your late night pizza with your man, extra s’mores around the campfire, that Sunday morning bottomless brunch, your favorite cupcake in the entire world cause you wanted to TREAT YO’ SELF.

Those 5-10 pounds are your favorite memories, your unforgettable trips, your CELEBRATION of life.

Those extra 5-10 pounds are your spontaneity, your freedom, your love.

Take it from me, CELEBRATE your LIFE even if that means having a little extra padding!

✨Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness & growth occurs while you are climbing it.✨
**thappensduringtheclimb

TRIBE —>
Find yours;
that s**t will save your soul.

I know this from personal experience.
This community of people has shown me that my inner spark wasn’t gone, it was still there, just needed a little extra fuel thrown on it and my SHINE is back!

To break free of all of the things, opinions and judgement of others saved me. All those things they told me over and over again...
“You’re too loud”.
“You talk too much and too fast”.
“Calm down”.

Seriously, WTF?!
That’s who I am and for the first time in my life I am UNAPOLOGETICALLY ME!
I will not apologize for the way I’m wired and genetically made cause I think I’m pretty badass!! I may be too much for you and that’s ok (wow, feels so good to say that) and for others, I may be just what you need...

These people, they were just what I needed. Thank you loving me just as I am.

Erin’s BACK, better than ever, and this time I have a whole SQUAD of support that I’m beyond grateful for!

Thank you for sharing your touching story (and your SCANDALOUS abs 😜) and reminding me that I’m part of something REAL.💙 Find YOUR tribe and if you’re still looking or feeling lost, you know where to find me. I’ll be waiting for you with open arms! @ Hyatt Regency Lake Washington

The only reason I workout is to live longer so I can eat more cheese and drink more champagne!💪🏻🧀🍾 Ya feel me?!

Another example of a simple, perfectly portioned meal guaranteed to make your tastebuds CHEER 🎉🤤 When you join one of my private groups, I’ll show you how you can make healthy eating fun and family friendly. I’ll teach you how to take the guesswork out of meals while still getting down and treating yourself here and there.
I’ve learned that balance is the ultimate key to long term success! This IS NOT a diet, it’s a lifestyle and it’s totally DOABLE.

Are YOU ready for a better, balanced relationship with food? I’m your girl, shoot me a message and we can chat about getting you acquainted with your new besties. These colored containers do alllll the work for you. No counting or calculating. If the lid fits, you’re good to go!💚💜❤️💛💙🧡