Monday Motivation 12/25/2017

"The only failure is quitting. Everything else is just gathering information."

~ Jen Sincero

Monday Motivation 12/18/2017

"For me it's the challenge - the challenge to try to beat myself and do better than I did in the past. I try to keep in mind not what I have accomplished but what  I have to try to accomplish in the future."

~ Jackie Joyner Kersee

Monday Motivation 12/04/2017

"Drink more water and stay away from anyone who treats you like you're ordinary."

~ r.h. sin

Monday Motivation 11/27/2017

"Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."

~ Joshua J. Marine

Monday Motivation 11/14/2017

"I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing that I wanted to do."

~ Georgia O'Keeffe

Monday Motivation 11/06/2017

"Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant; there is no such thing. Making your unknown know is the important thing."

~ Georgia O'Keeffe

Monday Motivation 10/23/2017

"Life is too short not to pretend you're magnificent."

~ Atticus

Recipe: Gluten Free Keto Chocolate Mousse

Gluten Free Keto Chocolate Mousse

Found at Low Carb Diet Support (https://low-carb-support.com/keto-mascarpone-mousse/). 

Eat Play Win approved!

8.5 oz mascarpone cheese

2 tbsp sugar free cocoa powder

1 tbsp Swerve

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 tbsp heavy whipping cream

Mix all ingredients together with a mixer. 

Spoon out in serving glasses or bowls. 

Serving size: 1 serving (1/4 of whole recipe)

Per serving: 286 calories, 2g net carbs, 27g fat, 4g protein

This low carb, keto diet, gluten free mousse is super tasty and rich! I added homemade whipped cream using heavy whipping cream and Swerve.

Monday Motivation 10/09/2017

"Don't dismiss the synchronicity of what is happening right now finding its way to your life at just this moment. There are no coincidences in the universe, only convergences of Will, Intent, and Experience."

~ Neale Donald Walsch

Monday Motivation 10/02/2017

"To succeed... You need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you."

~ Tony Dorsett

Monday Motivation 09/25/2017

"Life is a great big canvas and you should throw all the paint you can on it."

~ Danny Kaye

Monday Motivation 0918/2017

"If you set your goals ridiculously high and it's a failure, you will fail above everyone else's success."

~ James Cameron

Monday Motivation 09/04/2017

"The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed."

~ Chinese Proverb

Monday Motivation 08/28/2017

"The word Attraction contains a vital instruction, action. Attraction with action is simply observing what you want while standing in one spot."

~ Kaden James

Monday Motivation 07/31/2017

"Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don't have to like it... it's just easier if you do."

~Bryon Katie

Monday Motivation 07/24/2017

"My goal is not to be better than anyone else, but to be better than I used to be."

~ Dr. Wayne Dyer

Monday Motivation 07/10/2017

"Every morning you have two choices: Continue to sleep with your dreams or wake up and chase them."

Monday Motivation 06/26/2017

"Please be a traveler, not a tourist, try new things, meet new people, and look beyond what's right in front of you. Those are the keys to understanding this amazing world we live in."

~ Andrew Zimmern

Monday Motivation 06/12/2017

"If you do not get chills when you set a goal, you're not setting big enough goals."

~ Bob Proctor

Monday Motivation 06/05/2017

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on the fighting the old, but on building the new."

~ Socrates

Monday Motivation 05/22/2017

"Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else."

~ Les Brown

Monday Motivation 05/15/2017

"Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing."

~ Barry Finlay

Monday Motivation 05/08/2017

"The will to win the desire to succeed the urge to reach your full potential...
These are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence."

~ Confucius

Monday Motivation 05/01/2017

"Strength is the product of struggle, you must do what others don't to achieve what others won't."

~ Henry Rollins

Monday Motivation 04/24/2017

"I already know what giving up feels like. 

I want to see what happens if I don't."

~ Neila Rey

Monday Motivation 04/17/2017

"It takes just one star to pierce a universe of darkness."

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Monday Motivation 04/10/2017

"If you have a strong commitment to your goals and dreams, if you wake up every day with a passion to do your job, everything is possible."

~ Chantal Petitclerc

Monday Motivation 03/27/2017

"Always go with the choice that scares you the most, because that is the one that is going to help you grow."

~ Caroline Myss

Monday Motivation 03/20/2017

"You can fail at what you don't love so you might as well take a chance on doing what you do love."

~ Jim Carrey

Monday Motivation 03/13/2017

"Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement."

~ Golda Meir

Monday Motivation 03/06/2017

"The things that excite you are not random. They are connected to your purpose. Follow them."

~ ThinkGrowProsper

EAT: California Pizza Kitchen

Delicious Gluten Free Pizza?!? I have not had a "real" pizza in over 12 years. I miss them. But, I have had frozen cardboard pizzas and sausage crust pizza (thank you, Lou Malnati's!). They do not quite compare to "real" pizza. You know, the glutenous, ooey, gooey, yummy pizzas everyone else can eat. However, California Pizza Kitchen is looking out for us! I had been hesitant to try one of their gluten free pizzas. What if they make them in the same place as the gluten ones? What if they use the same toppings as the gluten ones? Nope! California Pizza Kitchen has a separate space and separate ingredients for its gluten free pizzas. They have worked with The Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG) to create strict procedures to follow. I also like the "Gluten Free" stick in each pizza to designate and verify that it is gluten free!

I have only tried the Mushroom Pepperoni Sausage Pizza (when you like, why order something else?) and it is delish. I have eaten safely at several locations, however, my only issue seems to be cooking temperature of the pizza. One visit, my pizza was overcooked and burned on the edges (quickly corrected by my server) and another, my pizza was undercooked and the mushrooms were not even cooked (not so quickly corrected by my server and the manager). When they get the temps right, it rates right up there with a "real" pizza. I definitely recommend California Pizza Kitchen to safely satisfy your pizza cravings. 

I hear they have gluten free frozen pizzas too! Has anyone tried them? I cannot seem to find them in the grocery stores, so if you have located them, let us know.

California Pizza Kitchen

Locations across the country. To find one near you, click here.

Monday Motivation 02/27/2017

"When you have the courage to chase your dreams, you inspire others to chase theirs, too. Don't give up - you never know who you are inspiring."

~ Lewis Howes

Monday Motivation 02/20/2017

"Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it."

~ Maya Angelou

Monday Motivation 02/13/2017

"The game will follow your mind, not the other way around."

~ Notah Begay III

Monday Motivation 02/06/2017

"If what you are doing is worth doing, hang in there until it is done."

~ Nido R. Qubein

Monday Motivation 01/31/2017

"Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going."

~ Jim Rohn

Monday Motivation 01/23/2017

"Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit."

~ Napoleon Hill

Monday Motivation 01/16/2017

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."

~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

Monday Motivation 01/09/2017

"Excellence is not a destination; it is a continuous journey that never ends."

~ Brian Tracy

Monday Motivation 01/02/2017

Happy New Year!

"Before you start the New Year, be sure to leave something behind from 2016, disappointment, failure, toxic relationships, bad habits. Let go and free yourself to start another year with wisdom and peace."

~ Eric Worre