Acorn Squash Candy Recipe

Happy Thanksgiving! This would make the perfect side at your feast today! This really did taste like candy, so sweet! It was amazing when paired with Venison Tenderloin, but I'm sure it would taste great with turkey too! Plus, it only has FOUR ingredients!

Ingredients
- 1 acorn squash, cut in half
- 5 strips of bacon, diced
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- pinch of salt

Instructions
- Preheat oven to 415 degrees.
- Place the acorn squash open sides down on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until soft.
- While squash is baking, cook bacon until cooked through. Place cooked bacon on paper towel to soak up excess fat. Place 2 tsp of bacon fat in medium bowl.
- Let acorn squash slightly cool and scoop out excess seeds. Then scoop out squash from try skin and place in the bowl with the bacon fat.
- Sprinkle in the cooked bacon, along with cinnamon and salt. Mix everything together.
- Enjoy!

See the original recipe here - http://paleomg.com/4-ingredient-acorn-squash-candy/

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My T25 Alpha Journey

Recovering from having a baby was hard, but recovering from a c-section was even HARDER! I was itching to get back into working out after I had Simon on 8/26/15. I was FINALLY given the green light at 6 week postpartum (within reason). My mind said go hard, but my body wasn't quite ready.

On 10/19/15, I committed to starting and completing a program. I chose T25 because I'm obsessed with Shaun T, his workouts get results AND it was only 25 minutes long - PERFECT for a busy mom of 2! 

I often get asked when I work out with the boys? My answer - in the MORNING before they wake up. I can workout while Simon is awake, but definitely not Nolan. He thinks it's time to wrestle...It's not always easy to get up with my alarm, but it's what I have to do if I want to make progress towards my goals. 

At the beginning, T25 was HARD! I mean like really really hard. I felt like I spent more time taking breaks than actually working out. UHHH Anyone else feel me? I began to think that I had picked the wrong program. I definitely have some Type A tendencies. Once I say I'm going to do something, especially if I tell someone, I have to see it through and finish it. Therefore, I kept going! 

The workouts started to seem easier, or maybe I was just getting stronger? I was able to do more reps, go deeper with squats, last longer, and do REAL push-ups. About a month in I started to notice that a few of my pants seemed looser! YAY! It was working!  

Honestly, during month 2 I started to get a little BORED with the same workouts every week. I felt like I had them memorized. However, I stuck with it. I didn't necessarily see the changes, but I could feel them with how my clothes were fitting.  

There were a couple close calls, but I didn't miss a workout! At the end of T25 Alpha, I am down 5.2 POUNDS and 5.5 INCHES!

Today is very exciting to see and celebrate how far I have come. It may not seem like much to some people, but to me completing these last 5 weeks is encouraging and gives me hope! Be sure to celebrate your successes BIG and SMALL! On Monday, I'm moving onto T25 Beta to keep pushing towards my goals! 

Welcome to my blog!

Hi there! My name is Brittany and I'm a wife, mother, Behavior Specialist and a Beachbody Coach! Thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog. I'm new to this whole blog thing, but I'm excited for the challenge of trying something new!

I wanted to let you guys in on a couple of really cool things that I have coming up. I don't know about you, but the holidays are a HARD time for me to keep working out, stay strong and out of the sweets! I recently read that the average person gains SEVEN pounds during the holiday season! YIKES! Therefore, I'm starting 2 accountability groups to keep me in check:

1) To minimize the Thanksgiving damage, I'm going to be running a 3-DAY CLEANSE on the days leading up to Thanksgiving (11/23-11/25). That way we can get ahead and go into the holiday feeling clean and refreshed.

2) I am also running a HOLIDAY MELTDOWN Challenge that is scheduled to begin on 11/30 and will last FIVE weeks! There will be recipes, encouragement, accountability, lots of fun and the BIGGEST prize that I have given to date!

If you are interested in learning more about one or BOTH of these groups, email me at fitandfresh15@gmail.com and I'll hook you up!