Kendra Callaway Fit

Prep Time:  5 minutes Cook Time:  12 minutes SO SO good and paleo! 2 cups coconut flour 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp baking soda 6 Tbsp melted coconut oil (make sure to melt before measuring) 1/4 cup honey 1/2 tsp almond extract 2 Tbsp water 1/2 cup chocolate chips Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl, combine coconut flour, salt, and baking soda. Whisk, making sure to break up an clumps of flour. In a small bowl, whisk together the melted coconut oil, honey, almond extract, and water. Add wet ingredients to dry and stir with a rubber spatula or spoon until combined. Fold in the chocolate chips Scoop out 1/4 cup portions and place on prepared cookie sheet. Using the back of a spoon or your fingers, gently press down on the scoops of cookie dough so they form discs. Bake for 12 minutes, or until cooked through and lightly golden brown around the edges. Cookies will be very soft. Allow cookies t

Dressing: 1/8 cup seasoned balsamic vinegar 1/2 olive oil  1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt Salad: 2 medium field cucumbers 1 red pepper, diced 1/2 cup diced red onion 1/4 cup roughly chopped cilantro 1/4 cup chopped roasted peanuts, for garnish 1 cup cold drained chickpeas  1. Whisk dressing ingredients together in a small bowl and adjust to taste. Set aside. 2. Quarter cucumbers and place into a bowl.  3. Dice the red pepper and red onion and add into bowl. Roughly chop cilantro and add into bowl. Pour in all the dressing and toss to combine. Let this salad sit for about 30 minutes in the fridge, tossing every 10 minutes or so to help the dressing soak in. Add chick peas :)  4.keep refrigerated and enjoy!  

I use cinnamon on everything! On food, desserts and in my coffee.  -Packed with tons of antioxidants  -Is an anti inflammatory  -Support insulin levels, which helps with metabolism  -Lows blood sugar levels  -Helps fight bacteria and is an anti fungal  I use about 1/2 of a teaspoon a day in my food. I love it, it doesn't taste terrible either 😉

Along with recipes, health tips and fitness moves, I want to share my journey mentally and emotionally too.  I am not certain though that people want to read it, but I do feel like people will understand me more and possibly can relate. Other than the physical transformations, I feel like more happens inside and I want to explore that.  I have always been an active kind of person, sports, running and outside "stuff." The thing that really kicked my ass was nutrition, I was so active that I thought I could eat and drink whatever I wanted! Like most of us~  I became a spin instructor at a small studio in Lake Oswego OR, loved it and still do! I def was not the skinniest of the bunch and I didnt really even care lol but after teaching 6-8 times a weak, I began to have NO ENERGY and my body was not changing.. Not cool when you are working out so much, right?!? After getting blood work done, I found of that I depleted my iron, thyroid, vit D and I had no cholesterol in my d