DID YOU FORGET?

 I just want to remind you that you are FREAKIN' AWESOME!!
   And to tell you to STOP settling for good enough, if it's not truly GOOD ENOUGH. Are you happy with your life? With the career you've chosen or the line of work you are doing? The partner you have chosen to be with for life(hum,hum)? The place that you live in? Your income? Don't fool yourself into believing that you have no control over these things, because you do!
   Just because you got with a man/ woman or got into a job 20 yrs ago and it was right at that time for you and your family doesn't mean that you are stuck with that decision for the rest of your life. We all have choices in our lives to make and we can choose to settle for a mediocre life where we are happy sometimes, but most of the time we are working our asses off to make ends meet, fighting with the people we love because we are so stressed over bills, work, LIFE! Or we can take a step of faith and choose a life of abundance. A life where we are happy the majority of the time and healthy, because we have reduced the worry and stress in our lives by making better choices. STRESS is the #1 factor that leads to overeating, which leads to obesity. I'm sure none of you are surprised by this fact. 
  But I've been with this company for 26 years I have to much invested to leave now! I spent a lot of time and money to get my degree I can't just throw it all away now it would be wasted! Let me ask you this do you know the average life expectancy of a human? So about how much more time no this earth do you have??? God willing and blah, blah, blah... Yeah, do you really have time to WASTE being unhappy, unfulfilled, trapped in a body that is weighing you down or burdened with financial issues that keep you from living the life of abundance that God has planned for you? Isn't it time that you INVEST in YOU?
  I'm telling you this as your friend and as someone who has been there. I wasted over 20 yrs of my life trapped in a body that kept me from being who I was destined to be and I don't want you to wake up one morning with regret knowing what you could have had, if only you had taken the chance and believed in yourself and your destiny. I remember crying because I so desperately wanted to go on the Optifast diet, it was the miracle diet at the time, and I didn't have the money. We were on Welfare with 2 kids and a new born baby and I was in nursing school. My husband was working but he had been let go of his job of 11 yrs when a new owner took over, so at his new job his pay was a lot less and ends were not meeting. I know now that those hard times had a purpose and that was to prepare me for my true calling. 
  It is my goal to give back to as many people as possible by helping them find their path to their life of abundance. Whether it be through weight loss or the coaching opportunity I know that this is what God has laid before me and I'm ready for the challenge the question is are you ready for your life of abundance?
Want to talk about it send me a message wantmoreinfo2day@gmail.com  or Look me up on FB at www.facebook.com/LorimuddWTF3 Lori'slosingit.  To join as a coach go to coachdannon.com.
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21 Day Fix Friendly Slow-Cooker White Bean Chili

21 dAY FIX FRIENDLY

SLOW-COOKER 

wHITE bEAN CHILI

21 DAY FIX FRIENDLY
WHITE BEAN CHILI

 

• -6 cups low-sodium, Fat Free Chicken broth
• -2 14-ounce cans white beans (i.e. great northern or navy)  drained and rinsed
• -16 ounce jar salsa verde
• -15 ounce can fire roasted diced tomatoes
• -1 medium onion - diced
• -2 4-ounce cans chopped green chills
• -12 oz shredded chicken (such as rotisserie)
• -2 tablespoons cumin
• -2 tablespoons smoked paprika
• -1 tablespoon dried oregano
• -½ teaspoon cayenne - optional
• salt and pepper to taste
• Optional Toppings: lime wedges, avocado, cilantro, scallions, plain yogurt

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Place all ingredients in a slow cooker and heat on Low for 8 hours or High for 4 hours.
2. Serve with optional toppings.

nUTRITION:

217 CALORIES PER SERVING

SERVING SIZE 2 CUPS

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DAILY SACRIFICES MADE TO REACH SUCCESS. AREN'T YOU WORTH THE SACRIFICE?

GOOD MORNING CHALLENGERS!!  Busy day so this post is going to have 2 purposes:

 #1 Match Your Outfit to Your Shakeology=Yellow tank+ Vanilla Shakeology PB mix (1 pkt/scoop Vanilla Shakeology, 6-8 oz of vanilla unsweetened almond milk, splash of vanilla extract, ice. TIP:the more ice, frozen fruit the thicker the shake, the more milk,fluid the more volume.) I've told you all before I hated vanilla Shakeology and this is the recipe that changed my mind!

Make small sacrifices daily to get success!
#2 If you want weight loss success or anything in life there has to be sacrifices made to reach your goals. You all see my post and pics with my results, but you haven't seen the behind the scenes sacrifices I've made to get those pounds off. Like right now it is 06:00 am I've already done a 30 minute workout and I have my Shakeology made, and chicken in the crock pot for making up my meals for the weekend. I knew last night that today was going to be busy, so I went to bed a little earlier so I could get up at 0500 and workout. Would I have liked to watch tv last night and sleep in an hour more-Hell ya but this is what I have to do to get and keep the weight off. So, the excuse of not having enough time to workout is it really valid?? Watch 1 less 30 minute show a day! Next I thought I couldn't afford Shakeology either-Hello $130 per month, but I added it to my family's food budget, because it does replace a meal a day and with that breakdown it is $4.00 per meal. I cancelled HBO and Showtime, plus took the DVR off of 1 tv , which reduced my cable bill by $40 per month. I stopped going through the drive thru or I should say I limited my trips to only once a week. At $5.00+ a pop those trips really add up (I challenge you to keep your fast food receipts for 1 wk and just see how much $$ you waste). I became a Beachbody Coach for the 25% discount you get on purchases and my Shakeology was reduced to $95+tax per month.
What were the sacrifices again:

• gave up movie channels & DVR function on tvs
• gave up an extra hour of sleep
• gave up eating out daily
• gave up feeling like crap and being tired all the time
• gave up being humiliated because I didn't fit in the seat or I had to ask for special accommodations related to my size.

WAS IT WORTH THE SACRIFICES?
**I can ride the rides with my kids at Kings Island.
**I can run a 5K or take the steps without getting SOA and feeling like I'm going to die.
**I can take a trip on a plane and not be afraid that they or going to ask me to buy another ticket, bc I'm to fat for 1 seat or that I'm humiliated bc I have to ask for a seatbelt extension when the belt won't buckle over my stomach.
**I've decreased my chances of getting diabetes, heart disease, stroke.
**I've increased my chances at a long, active, independent life that I can spend with my kids, grandkids, great grandkids.
IS IT WORTH THE SACRIFICES-HELL YA!
You have to decide what you want more and decide are YOU WORTH the sacrifices? Have a blessed day.

I WON'T TELL YOU IT IS GOING TO BE EASY,
 BUT I WILL TELL YOU IT IS GOING TO BE WORTH IT.
**If you're ready to commit leave me your email address in the comment section or join me on FB on my page at www.fb.com/LorimuddWTF3 (Lori's Losing It) & I'll get back with you soon so we can get you started on a healthy path. **
**If you like you can check out the programs first on this site by going to the Beachbody programs page or go to my site at www.coachdannon.com.**

TRANSFORMATION TUESDAY DOWN 100+ LBS

SHOUT OUT TO SHEILA MY BFF She has lost over 100+ lbs & signed up to be a coach just to get the discount on her monthly Shakeology. Hum, beautiful and smart!

The 1st picture is Ms. Sheila and me in New Orleans with our friends Diane and Carol. We had gone on a girls trip for 4 days and I remember being so excited to be going with this great group of women and so terrified that the airport would ask me to buy a 2nd ticket because I was to fat for just 1 seat. To add to it we changed planes several times up and back. Then squeezing into the taxis and the driver telling me, "you get up front you to big, to big for back"!

 It was horrible at the time, but looking back it saved my life, because it was just what I needed to take that leap towards losing the weight and getting healthy. Sheila lost her weight not to much longer after I lost mine. Then other people started asking about what I was doing to lose weight and could I give them tips-BAM I'm a coach! I'm no one special. I'm not a fitness expert, nutritionist, business person, nope just someone who lost weight with Beachbody products and loves to help others find their way to a healthier life too. Have you ever thought about being a coach?

If you'd like info on being a Beachbody coach fill out the application at the top of this blog under "I want to be a coach". No, you won't be signed up as a coach right then and there, so don't worry it will just get us started talking. 

HOW I BECAME A BEACHBODY COACH

                                                HOW I BECAME A BEACHBODY COACH

I'm writing this post to thank the people at Beachbody, yeah I know it's "just a company", but really it's not and that's why I love it so much and why I'm so grateful for all it/they have done for me.

Back when I weighed 350 lbs I felt hopeless, that there was no way in hell I could lose 200 lbs (I had my high school weight in my head as my goal weight and "yes" I'm over that)! I've struggled with my weight my whole life I remember in high school drinking Carnation instant breakfast in the morning before school and not eating the rest of the day, until supper and that was a small plate of whatever Grandma had made that day then nothing else. At 150 lbs my hip bones stuck out & my stomach was flat, but my best friend, who has a small frame, weighed 120 lbs and had a muffin top, continually commented that she couldn't believe I was fatter then her, plus she wore a 9 and I wore a 12, so I was bigger. She wasn't being vicious, but it added to my insecurities and obsession with my weight.

I always felt the need to be perfect, to get the best grades, to be good, and make grandma proud, but I messed that up and got pregnant at 18 so there went all the dreams of college. I found a great man a couple years later and after my 2nd son the weight really started to come on. My husband lost his job that he had worked at for 11 yrs when a new company came in & got rid of all the management and he was one of them. Of course, it happened a couple weeks after I had quit my job to go to nursing school full-time-more weight. We ended up having to file for bankruptcy and lost our home.

 If any of you have been to nursing school you know the stress is unbelievable that they deliberately try to weed you out, because the school has to keep it's certification and they do that by people passing the boards, so they try and get rid of the weak links before testing. I was in nursing school, worked full-time as a CNA, and I had a baby on Monday was discharged from the hospital Tuesday and went and took my check offs on Wednesday, because if you didn't pass check offs you had to sit out a whole year and I was to poor to wait another year to get out of school. It turns out I ended up taking another year, because my next instructor told me I was to fat to be a nurse and even though I had an A in the class, she tried to fail me in the clinical part, so I transferred to a different school and graduated with a BSN in Nursing.

I have been a nurse for `19 yrs and I love it! But being a nurse and weighing 350 lbs was literally killing me. After what should have been a fun vacation with 3 of my best friends I decided to have the magical gastric bypass surgery. Yeah, I lost 50 lbs and that was it-BAM! No more, now what I still have 150 lbs to lose? Then I saw an Infomercial with this beautiful blonde lady and TurboFire and I thought "Wow that really looks fun". So, I ordered it and in 3 months 75 lbs were gone! Then later I started drinking Shakeology® and I've never felt better in my life. To be honest I joined as a Beachbody coach to get the discounts, but I realized I was kinda working as a coach already, because people noticed my weight lose and were always asking me questions. Helping people is in my nature, hello I'm a nurse, and if I can help just 1 person lose weight and feel as good as I do then I've done my job. I'm active again. I'm healthy. I'm eternally grateful to Chalene Johnson and Beachbody for saving my life and giving me an opportunity for a new one. I am truly blessed to be a Beachbody Coach. Have you ever thought about being a coach? Would you like a chance to find out more about coaching and it's opportunities? If "yes" then send me a message to www.muddlori@gmail.com or join me on FB and send me a friend request www.fb.com/Lori.mudd.92. Hope to hear from you soon!

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My sister joined in on the action too! That's me on top before and after. Bottom is my sister Lisa and her before and after.

Breakfast for only 131 calories-Zucchini, Red Pepper,& Sweet Potato Frittata

             ZUCCHINI, RED PEPPER, & SWEET POTATO FRITTATA
                                                   Breakfast for only 131 calories!

If you hate veggies the way that I hate veggies then you have to start early to try and get all your servings of vegetables in for the day. It is always hard for me to find a way to slip a vegetable in with breakfast, but with this yummy recipe I get a serving of vegetables in 1st thing in the morning along with a healthy dose of carbs for energy and protein to keep me feeling full longer. This is just one of the many quick and easy recipes that are available on The Beachbody Blog that you have access to with your Beachbody club membership. Don't have a Beachbody club membership or need to know more about it then send me a friend request on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/Lori.mudd.92 or check it out for yourself at www.coachdannon.com. If you like this recipe please share it with your friends and make sure you hit  "like", so a copy of the recipe will be saved to your facebook account.

Ingredients:
2 tsp. olive oil
3 medium zucchini, thinly sliced
1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
½ medium onion, chopped
1 cooked medium sweet potato, cut into 1-inch cubes
¼ cup chopped fresh basil
¼ tsp. sea salt
6 large eggs, lightly beaten
¼ cup crumbled goat cheese (1½ oz.)
Preparation:
1. Heat oil in a 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat.
2. Add zucchini, bell pepper, and onion; cook, stirring frequently, for 2 minutes, or until zucchini is tender.
3. Add sweet potato, basil, and salt. Increase heat to medium-high; cook, stirring frequently, for about 30 to 60 seconds, or until the moisture has evaporated. Reduce heat to medium-low.
4. Add eggs to vegetable mixture. Mix until combined; cook, without stirring, for about 2 to 3 minutes, or until the bottom is light golden. As it cooks, lift the edges and tilt skillet so uncooked eggs flow to the edges.
5. Reduce heat to low; continue cooking, covered, for 15 to 18 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
6. Garnish with reserved basil; serve immediately.Frittatas are healthy, easy, and packed with protein. Our zucchini, red pepper, sweet potato frittata recipe is loaded with fresh veggies and tastes delicious.
Total Time: 41 min.                                          calories 131 per servings
Prep Time: 15 min.                                           fat 7g
Cooking Time: 26 min.                                     protein 8 gm
Yield: 4 servings                                                Dietary fiber 2 gm
                                                                            carbs 10 gm
                                                                            Sugar 5 gm
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Lose weight without exercising! Example of a meal plan for a 21 Fix day.

           LOSE WEIGHT WITHOUT WORKING OUT?

                      21 DAY FIX MEAL PLAN

It doesn't have to be complicated, you don't have to starve yourself, you don't have to kill yourself with monster workouts. Simple nutrition, dedication, and consistency is the path to success. It doesn't matter how many times you've tried before and failed there's always one more time and this time IS your time. You do not have to live, exist trapped in an obese person's body. You have the right to be free, free from the burdens the excess weight puts on you. To live and be healthy and happy! Make that commitment just 1 more time-Today-Right now! I'm here to help if you need me just comment below or message me privately atwww.fb.com/Lori.mudd.92. Good luck.

This is an example of some of the foods and meals I eat in a day. I try to eat every 2 hrs and stop eating at least  2 hours before I go to bed. #Healthychoices #21DayFix www.coachdannon.com

OBESITY IS THE SOLUTION, NOT THE PROBLEM

                         OBESITY IS THE SOLUTION, NOT THE PROBLEM

I know, I know you think I’m crazy but just hear me out for a couple of seconds. I use to weigh over 350 lbs and with the help of Turbofire and Shakeology, plus hard work, I lost >150 lbs. Life was great! I was able to be active with my kids, I could workout, I ran a 5K, people were telling me how good I looked-what could be better?

Then I tore a tendon in my hip and wasn’t able to workout, so some of the weight started coming back on. And that made me depressed, which lead to more eating…then I had a hysterectomy, was diagnosed with hypothyroidism, my father became ill and died…blah, blah…life happened and I gained 75 lbs back. The gym had always been my sanctuary, the place I went to workout my problems and clear my head and now I couldn’t do that, all I could do was sit at home and think.

The problem wasn’t that I couldn’t lose weight, because I had done that numerous times throughout my life. What the pros call a Yo-Yo dieter where you lose weight then gain it back, usually even more, then lose it again. So, what the hell is the problem?! That answer was hidden under many layers of fat, because for 8% of obese people “Obesity is the solution, not the problem” according to a study done by the CDC. It’s the solution because it hides all the pain, it hides you, the person so others don’t see you they only see fat and they won’t want to touch you, abuse you, hurt you the way you were hurt as a child. Traumatic childhood events (usually sexual abuse) leads to adult obesity, that 8% that I’m a member of.

One unknown person was quoted as saying, “Overweight is overlooked and that’s the way I need to be”. Holy Hell! That made it all click for me, because maybe consciously I loved the praise I was getting when I lost the weight, but somewhere in the back of my mind there was this little worrier saying “you’re to thin it’s going to happen again”. Now I know what the true problem is and it has caused me to be an addict, yes I said addict because that is what I am a Food Addict, so it is time to let it go.

The best way to get rid of the problem is to write it on a piece of paper and say out loud what the problem is that is holding you back and tell it that it doesn’t have any hold over you anymore. Then burn it or tear it up, flush it down the toilet whatever just get rid of it once and for all. Go forward from this day on knowing that obesity is no longer the solution for you, that you are healed. Your past is not your future. Go forth knowing you are whole, you are at peace, you are never alone and you are loved.

WORD

                                         WORD


There was a time when a person was as good as their word. If they gave you their word that they were going to do something you didn't need to "get it in writing", because they gave you "their word" and that meant that it would be done. A person's word was a testament to their character it said who they were- dependable, truthful, strong, reliable. People didn't just throw words around like "I'll let you know" or "I'll message you later" or "I'd love to help", unless they truly meant to do those things.
Of course, there were times when emergencies came up.  When they had to back out of obligations that they made, but the situations were honestly emergencies.  Not because the person didn't feel like fulfilling their promise when a better offer came around or because it became inconvenient to live up to their promise.

I want us all to take the time today to reflect over the past few days. Are there promises that you've made to others that you've neglected to follow through on? Quick little, "Hey I'll get back with you!" or "I'll email that number." that seem trivial to you, but may very well be important to that other person. What does your "word" say about you?

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Weight Loss Surgery-Friend or Foe?

           WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY-FRIEND OR FOE

I'm writing this blog in the hopes that maybe just one person will read it and believe me, because all of my friends, family members, co-workers, the majority of them never did. Unfortunately, they had to find out the hard way for themselves, so here goes. Weight loss surgery is not an "easy, quick" way out of a fat situation.

I had gastric by-pass surgery in 2008 and my sister had the gastric band. At the time I weighed 352 lbs and 50 lbs did come off rather quickly, but that was it and I still had 150 lbs to go. My sister had similar results and she weighed about the same maybe a little less. I was not about to give up after all I had gone through, so I buckled down and started working out everyday and eating a healthy diet. Eventually I reached my goal weight of 178 lbs!! People had noticed my transformation, people who also needed or wanted to lose weight and I was happy to share my secrets with them. I told them it was diet and exercise, but of course, they were aware I had had the surgery and if they weren't as soon as they heard about the surgery they stopped listening to anything else I had to say. They just believed that the surgery was the answer and not the diet and exercise.

After my sister and I had the weight loss procedures and had success at least 12 more people at work went and had the surgery. What type of success did they have? Only 1 woman reached her goal weight and she had the band and never once went and had fluid put in it. She changed her diet and I mean she changed her diet! She became vegan and she is very serious about it too. A 2nd lady had great success, even though she didn't reach her goal weight, she looks fantastic (she did have complication from the band, it eroded through her stomach, she got peritonitis, and she was in the hospital for months). The rest lost little to none, because they didn't believe they needed to change their diet and they didn't need to exercise.

The moral of the story is don't place your hopes, dreams on a magic band, surgery, pill, because it doesn't exist! I'm not telling you not to have weight loss surgery it is absolutely necessary for some people, but you need to see it for what it is-a TOOL to help you reach your goal. You don't assemble a cabinet with just a hammer, you need a screw driver, and a saw to cut the wood. It's the same with losing weight there are many tools that work together to build your success, your healthy life.

 I greatly encourage you if you are over weight, especially if you are >50 lbs over weight, to find a plan to get on to help you lose the weight. I wasted so many years being obese, so much time not getting to do things because I was to big to fit in the rides, or to heavy to ride the horse or to zipline, etc... Or just to feel good and you don't realize how bad you feel, until you feel REALLY good. And with every pound that comes off you'll feel better and better I promise you that. Good luck.

IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD

             IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD

I almost missed, once again, a party of a life time because I let my self doubt take over. I use to weigh 352 lbs & I never believed that I could lose the weight. I tried every diet, every pill, every fast, even surgery and nothing worked, until one day I got it. The problem was me! That Fat person was all in my head and I couldn't lose her. Yes, there was physically fat on my body, but the real problem was in my head. I didn't believe I could lose the weight. I couldn't picture myself thinner. I had always been extremely shy as a child and missed out on a lot of fun, because I was afraid to try things or talk to people. What if they didn't like me? What if I failed? I made myself be more outgoing as an adult, because I got tired of missing out. But when I gained weight I started hiding behind it just like I did my shyness as a child. 

I drove 6 hours to meet my upline coach and I was so excited the whole drive up, then when she text that she was in the lobby guess who came to visit? Yep, F*** and I was paralyzed thank God my son was with me, because I probably would have never left the room. I would have missed an outrageous party, seeing the CEO of our company up close, and meet the inspirational women on our team.

My only regret from last night is I did let that person in my head win a battle. You see I lost 173 lbs and then tore a tendon in my hip an gained 75 lbs back. I realized I never really learned to eat right I just exercised like crazy, so when I couldn't do that the weight started to come back on. The 21 Day Fix and Autumn Calabrese have been a life saver for me. By teaching me how to eat right I've now lost 35 of those pounds. And I would have loved to have told her and to have taken a picture with her and I could have because I notice her standing by the door before anyone else. She was alone, but the FAT person in my head won and told me, "I was still fat, look at all the skinny people in the room, really you're going to go up to her?" Damn It! The point is it is all in your head too.

 I want you to know that you can lose the weight and know it won't be easy and there will be ups and downs, but you can do it. Tell the person in your head to SHOUT THE HELL UP! Because you are not wasting 1 more day being trapped in a body you don't want. God bless.

FROM FAT TO FIERCE (Nope it's not all about losing weight).

           FROM FAT TO FIERCE (NOPE IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT LOSING WEIGHT).

As a coach your mentors tell you to find your "why" your reason for wanting to be a coach and that it needs to be so strong and personal that it would make you cry to think about it. They also tell you to develop your story, so you can share it with other people and connect with them on a deeper level. I have to be honest I thought, "What the crap! I don't have a profound, touching story that will make people connect to me." I'm just me, someone who was 352 lbs and finally got their act together and lost 178 lbs- that's it! Just a fat girl, or as my friend use to call me "Big Girl", who with diet and exercise took off the pounds and put on a healthier life.

But then I took the time to really think about the weight loss and why did the diet and exercise work this time. Because I've been over weight for many years now, since the birth of my second son, and I've tried numerous diets, exercise programs, weight loss programs, you name it. Some with success and others not so much, so why this time was I successful at reaching my goal? The answer was found in what the mentoring coaches were telling me to do "find your why". I didn't realize it at the time back when I made the decision to go on this final diet/life style change, but that was what I had done and that was what made the difference.

Usually I would go on a diet wanting to lose weight with the superficial  idea of looking good, and there is nothing wrong with that I still want to be "sexy", but that wasn't a deep enough reason to keep me committed to the chore of losing 173 lbs. It took me almost 2 yrs to reach my goal, so it didn't happen over night. It was small changes that were done consistently day in and day out, until I had success.

So, I did some soul searching and went over my life ,yes my childhood, and events that lead me to do what I'd been doing all these years, covering my pain with food, and I had to deal with them. Those issues were a type of cancer that kept eating at me, which drove me to eat so I could hide behind the FAT (fear, anger, tears). But once I dealt with those issue, treated that cancer and made the decision to be FIERCE (focused, in touch, energized, relentless, calm, enduring) nothing could stop me from losing the weight or reaching any goal that I set for myself.

The point of this blog is to let you know when your coach or me talk to you about finding your "why"  don't just blow it off like I did, because it really is important. Deep down there are reasons behind the things we do, whether we want to believe it or not. A lot of times we think we've dealt with things, but we've only pushed them aside and they will show up in ways that we don't want them to. Remember you are FIERCE!

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EASY, LOW CALORIE, CROCKPOT LEMON PEPPER CHICKEN

                                                      LEMON PEPPER CHICKEN

• 2 tsp. lemon pepper seasoning
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
• 2 lbs. chicken breasts or thighs
• 1/4 c. water
• 3 T. fresh lemon juice
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 T. chopped fresh parsley

God bless the person that invented the crockpot, because it sure has been a blessing to me, and probably most moms/dads out there, when it comes to dinner time. Lord knows when the starter gun fires in the morning the race is on all day long.  So, by the time dinner time comes around we all are exhausted and usually starving which can be a deadly combination when you are trying to eat healthy. In comes the CROCKPOT, OR SLOW COOKER if you will, to the rescue. Throw all these healthy ingredients in the pot in the morning, before you leave the house, and when you and the family get home you'll have a nice healthy meal ready to be served. 

1. Rinse chicken and pat dry with paper towels.
2. Mix lemon pepper, salt, and black pepper in a bowl and rub the mixture onto the chicken.
3. Place chicken in a slow cooker.
4. In a small bowl, combine water, lemon juice, and garlic.
5. Pour the lemon-garlic mixture over the chicken in the slow cooker.
6. Cover. Crock on Low for 5-6 hours.
7. Prior to serving, garnish with fresh parsley, if desired.
8. I like to throw in a bag of frozen veggies so my whole meal is complete, but some people don't like their vegetables that well done and veggies do lose some nutritional value when cooked for long periods of time. But???