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Clean Eating Brownies

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Just made these brownies and the only thing bad about  them was that I couldn't stop eating them. I have to  remember that  just because they are clean doesn't mean I  can eat the  whole tray..oops. I tried one batch as is, and in another batch I added 2 tablespoons of peanut butter. The  batch without the PB tasted better to me. I also found that it is really important to let them cool before eating. Hope you like them! Enjoy :) INGREDIENTS: 1/3 cup coconut flour  1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder. 1/3 cup  coconut oil 5 whole eggs  1/2 cup maple syrup. 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract  DIRECTIONS: 1. In a mixing bowl, whisk together coconut flour and cocoa  powder.  2. Whisk in the coconut oil, eggs, maple syrup, and vanilla extract. Blend well.  3. Pour batter into a greased baking dish ( I used a muffin  pan) and bake at 350 F. For about 30 minutes.  4. Allow to cool.

I am Stepping OUT of my Comfort Zone

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Today I feel a little insane. Two years ago I took a chance and made the best decision of my life by stepping out of my comfort zone, and making the necessary changes to get healthy and in shape. Yes, I expected to lose weight, and look better by joining the challenge, but there were some changes that I did not expect. I did NOT expect that my entire life would be changed forever beyond getting healthy. The physical changes were exactly what I was going for, but the way I changed  inside was what really matters to me. I feel incredibly motivated, happy, and inspired on a daily basis. This feeling inside me is so strong, that I have abandoned my fears of annoying others with my positivity and just go after it day in and day out.  I use to be a pretty miserable person to be around. I was always worried about something...my vocabulary was filled with "what ifs", and "but this might". I would often stop for a minute and realize I was even annoying the shit our of