Elizabeth Stephens

Always keep growing. 🙌🏼

“In the gym, the weight doesn’t get easier to lift; YOU get stronger. In life, events don’t get easier to handle; YOU become better equipped to handle them.” 🫶🏽

Become the best version of YOUrself everyday. Only YOU can choose to grow. Growth can be inside and outside the gym and show up in so many ways. Take opportunities as they come and choose to focus on what you can control and and let go of what you cannot. 🫶🏽

Real talk… have you tried this viral social media recipe?! 🍓

Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream 🍦 Not only is it LOADED with protein, but it is so refreshingly delicious as we get into the warmer months!

Swipe right for recipe progress 👉🏼👉🏼👉🏼👉🏼

Ingredients 🤤

Base:
1 container cottage cheese
1/8 -1/4 cup of pure maple syrup (depending how sweet you want it)
4-6 fresh cut strawberries

Topping:
Graham crackers and extra chopped strawberries

-blend all base ingredients together in a food processor or blender.
-fold in crushed Graham crackers and a few more chopped strawberries 🍓
-pop in the freezer for about 45mins to an hour and ENJOY!

Don’t like strawberries? Toss in some blueberries! 🫐

Prefer Honey 🍯 feel free to sub out the Maple syrup for it!

*Macros vary depending on ingredient amounts and brand choices.

Nothing like some fresh cut vegetables to pick on throughout the weekend. 🥒

What are some of your favorite fruits and vegetables for summer snacking?! Let’s hear em in the comments 👇🏼

Do you ever get really hungry despite eating your regular full meals? 🙋🏻‍♀️ but then you obsess that you will go over your macros or your calories for the day?!

I had to learn the hard way that obsessing over food can be just as unhealthy as eating all the less nutritious foods. I am a firm believer in an 80/20 rule. Give yourself some grace and have a snack but make it a more balanced choice. 🙌🏼

Today, I needed something sweet and was so hungry since being up early. I could have ran to get a decked out fancy latte with all the syrups in it or a baked good, but instead I made myself a protein hot chocolate and a rice cake with peanut butter and cinnamon. 🥜 It did just the trick and I have no guilt about it.

What is your favorite balanced go to snack? 🍎