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What's in store for today:

• You'll love how easy this Shrimp Carbonara Pasta recipe is...
• Bringing back my favorite iced protein coffee hack for summer...
• Another podcast episode you don't want to miss...

Easy High Protein Shrimp Carbonara Pasta

I tend to create recipes in batches when I get on a kick with something...

Lately, I am on a pasta kick and have become obsessed with creating my favorite pasta dishes using super simple and fast ingredients such as single serving pasta cups. 

I already shared a new Cajun Shrimp Pasta recipe previously, so here is my newest creation...Shrimp Carbonara 🤤

It's just as easy as the last one, too.  In fact, this time I even eliminated the need to use raw shrimp that you have to cook by just using pre-cooked shrimp.  

Ingredients:

• 1 Single Serving Goodles Twist My Parm Pasta Cup
• 6 Oz. Fully Cooked Shrimp
• 1 Slice of Bacon (I used Hormel Naturals)
• 1/2 Onion
• Black Pepper
• Thyme (optional)
  
  

Instructions:

1. Start cooking the bacon in a skillet while you shop up your onion.  
2. When the bacon is cooked take it out of the skillet and set it aside and throw in your onion and toss it around in the bacon grease and let it cook for 2-3 minutes on medium heat.
3. While the onion is cooking add water to the fill line of your Goodles cup and put it into the microwave for 3 minutes and just finish cooking and mixing it per the instructions.  
4. When the onion is mostly cooked to your liking add 6 ounces of thawed and fully cooked shrimp into the skillet with the onion and bacon grease and stir it around to get the bacon grease flavor added to the shrimp.  
5. Lastly just throw it all in a bowl together with the cooked pasta and season with a little bit of salt, black pepper, and Thyme.  The thyme is optional, but I love what it adds to the dish. 

That's it!  Enjoy!

This is ready in maybe 7-10 minutes TOPS, and so dang good.  

Bringing Back My Favorite Summer

Protein Iced Coffee Hack

It's heating up again — which means it's officially iced coffee season in our house.

And every once in a while you find something you like so much it becomes a daily staple. This Ninja Iced Coffee Maker is one of those things.

Last summer, Joani and I were getting a little carried away with our Starbucks iced coffee habit...and it was starting to get pricey. Joani being the frugal one of the two of us found this Ninja Iced Coffee Maker that uses K-Cups or coffee grounds to make iced or regular coffee — and the iced coffee is PERFECT.

It's so simple, fast, and affordable that I make one pretty much every day now instead of running out 2-3 times a week.

Here's how I do it:

Pop in a K-Cup, fill your glass halfway with ice, select "Over Ice," choose 12 ounces, and hit brew.

Then I add a couple packets of stevia for sweetness and fill the rest of the glass with either Kroger Carbmaster Fat Free Vanilla Milk or a Premier Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter Shake.

Both are extremely high protein, which turns a summer treat into a tasty, high-protein option I don't have to leave home for.

And that's what makes this one a keeper. ☕️

Podcast Episode 🎙️

Why Most Struggle With Weight Loss Their Entire Life (And How To Fix It)

Why do most people struggle with their weight their whole life — and what actually fixes it?

In this episode, I break down the one thing you need for permanent weight loss, how to get it, and the exact L.E.A.N. Roadmap we use at Healthy & Whole.

If you've spent years — or decades — feeling out of control with your weight and your health, this one's for you.

The problem was never your willpower, and it was never about finding the perfect diet.

There's one shift standing between you and lasting results, and once you make it, everything changes.

You can watch / listen here.

Client Win Of The Week:

Susie's 105 Pound Before & After's

Imagine the version of you that's buried in there...waiting to come out.

That's what I see when I look at these before-and-afters from our client Susie.

When Susie first reached out, she was struggling with a deep sense of shame. She wanted to hide. Her number one goal wasn't just to lose weight — it was to feel proud of who she was again.

Like so many women, she had a deep yearning for change but didn't know how to make it happen. Then a friend who'd been successful in our program pointed her to Healthy & Whole...and a glimmer of hope showed up.

Here's the thing: that version of herself was always possible. Joining gave her what she'd been missing — someone to show her the way, hold her accountable, and push her old stories and excuses aside.

But the part that made it real is what she did next.

She listened. She learned. She showed up. She got uncomfortable. She got vulnerable. And she got her power back.

Was it easy? No. We didn't hand her an easy button. What we handed her was a path to sustainable results that was guaranteed to work...if she worked it.

And boy, did she work it.

Was it worth it? You tell me. 🤷🏻‍♂️

The version of you that feels almost lost isn't gone. It's not just possible — it's waiting. The only things standing between you and that version of yourself are time and a willingness to see it through.

Susie couldn't do it alone. She needed help — and I'd bet she thanks God every day that she had the strength to ask for it.

Incredible work, Susie. 💪

Ready to start your journey? 

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