Healthy Food Recipes | The Fit Shack

Yesterday I started a series of posts to give you the info on how I stay motivated to stick with my weight loss and exercise plan, The Six Week Body Makeover.
One of the main tools that keeps me motivated with the Six Week Body Makeover plan is the free online recipe exchange. Because there are [...]

In a recent post I mentioned that I would start posting some of my favorite Six Week Body Makeover (6WBMO) recipes. There are several that I enjoy, so you will see them posted over time.
Today I have 3 of my favorites that I’d like to share with you. These are recipes that I have made [...]

Before I began the Six Week Body Makeover by Michael Thurmond, the extent of my cooking was boiling spaghetti, warming up spaghetti sauce, heating up frozen meals in the microwave, baking desserts from scratch (unfortunately I’m good at that) and from packages, and the occasional recipe I would make from a magazine. For the most [...]

This is another recipe from the same show that debuted on Discovery Health last evening, therefore I have not tried it yet.
I do eat turkey breast often, and the only changes that I would make in this recipe would be to omit the salt and olive oil and add a small amount of NSA chicken [...]

I have not tried this recipe yet since I just saw it last night when the show debuted. For myself, I would prepare it without the salt, maple syrup, orange juice (a bit high in natural sugar and not helpful for weight loss), and olive oil.
The maple syrup would trigger my sugar addiction, and I [...]

I have been writing about the fact that most of what I eat is food that I cook at home using whole food. The dishes that I prepare do not contain sugar, salt, dairy, added fat, or refined flour. I have learned that by eliminating these ingredients, I feel 200% better, have more energy, and [...]