Brooke: Not On A Diet

Nayonaise Review+Giveaway

Posted on May 17, 2013 | 15 Comments

Last month the kind folks over at Nasoya sent me some jars of their Nayonaise! Nayonaise is an egg & dairy free version of mayo. They were super awesome and sent me a jar of the regular stuff and a jar of their new whipped version.

Sadly, when I got the package, the whipped jar was broken!

Sad face!

After a quick email, they gladly sent me another 2 jars of the whipped Nayonaise! Luckily, they both were in GREAT condition!

Now, I don’t talk about it much but I love me some mayo! I use it on burgers, to dip my fries in, and even in my bang-bang sauce for my shrimp. I love the stuff.

I was a bit apprehensive, but I’m all about trying new things. And since I have decided to go mostly dairy free, I thought this could be a good way to replace my regular mayo.

Brooke: Not On A Diet Review of Nayonaise

When I first opened it up, I thought the consistency of the regular Nayonaise to be a bit odd. After stirring it around, it seemed a bit better. It isn’t as ‘smooth’ and is a bit thicker than the regular stuff.

But, that has no effect on the taste. In fact, I really enjoyed the taste. It obviously isn’t going to taste exactly like mayo with eggs & dairy, but it is pretty close. The Nayonaise has a hint of lemon to it which I really enjoyed.

I have used it on burgers, in tuna salad, and of course in my bang-bang sauce. It worked in all of those things just fine as a replacement to the old mayo I used to use.

I’ll be honest, I haven’t tired the whipped version yet because I just don’t find the need to have two jars of Nayonaise open in my fridge. Especially when I’m the only one eating it. (Mr. B is not a fan at all, but he’s weird. )

The stats on the stuff isn’t too bad either:

1 tbsp: 1 PointsPlus 2 tbsp: 2 PointsPlus

And the ingredients are pretty good too! I love that it has added B-12 since that is a vitamin a lot of people who give up meat lack. Now I know it’s not a total replacement for a B-12 supplement, but glad to see they are looking out for us.

All in all I find this to be a great replacement if you’re looking to move to an egg & dairy free mayo. It will make your burger happy!

Oh, since I have an extra jar of the whipped stuff sitting around, I’m going to send it to one of my lucky readers!

Brooke: Not On A Diet// Naynaise Giveaway

To win your own jar of Whipped Nayo all you need to do is leave a comment below telling me what your favorite way to use mayo is!

Details of the giveaway:

*Contest ends on Thursday 5/23 at 12:00a central time
*US residents only
*Winner will be identified via email (so make sure you leave it!) within 24 hours of the contest ending.

Enter below!

I was provided Nayonaise free of charge for a review. All opinions are my own. I am providing my extra jar of Whipped Nayonaise to one lucky reader. Shipping will be paid by me!

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Tagged giveaway, mayo, nayonaise, review, vegetarian

6 Weeks To A 6 Pack- DVD Challenge

Posted on May 14, 2013 | 6 Comments

Last week I finished my Turbo Fire challenge and hinted that Mr. B and I would soon be starting a new one. We started last week, but between dek hockey games, me hitting goal, and a visitation, we didn’t sick with it.

So, we are giving it another go this week!

What’s the DVD challenge you ask? Well after doing Turbo Fire with Chalene, I was totally missing my girl Jillian! She is definitely my favorite trainer and I love every DVD of hers I have laid my hand on.

This time around we are going to give her 6 Week 6 Pack DVD a try!

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The plan is to do the DVD 3-4 days a week for 6 weeks. Level 1 for 3 weeks and level 2 for 3 weeks. I will be doing other workouts on the other days and have decided to pull out an old Best Body Bootcamp workout plan to do.

I haven’t been doing much strength training since starting the Turbo Fire challenge and miss it. So, doing BBB will help incorporate that for sure. Now that I have hit goal, I am looking to shrink my body fat percentage. I want to be ripped!

I also need a routine with my activity. It seems that I finish a challenge and then hit a bit of a slump. This happens mostly because I just don’t have a plan. And as the saying goes: If you fail to plan, you plan to fail!

Lucky for me, failure is NOT an option!

I’m pretty excited for this new DVD challenge and super stoked that Mr. B is joining in. I have tried to get him to take part in my challenges before but he never seemed into it. But, he is all for this one. Guess he wants to be looking good for vacation in June/July.

Now I know that won’t be graced with a six-pack thanks to my loose skin, but I am excited to see if it will help shrink some of the stuff going on there. Mr. B on the other hand could be rocking one at the end of the challenge.

Here are our before pics! And ladies, don’t oogle a Mr. B too much! He’s mine!

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We shall see where we are in 6 weeks!

Have you done this DVD before? Thoughts?

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Tagged 6 week 6 pack, Challenge, dvd, exercise, Jillian Michaels, results, workout

I’m an after!

Posted on May 9, 2013 | 43 Comments

I woke up yesterday knowing that it was THE DAY. I made sure I looked my best because there would be pictures.

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Yesterday at work dragged! I could not wait to get out of there and get to my meeting because I just KNEW I was hitting goal. I knew even though I haven’t being weighing daily. A little doubt would creep up, but I’d tell it to shut its mouth, that I TOTALLY had this.

Finally I was out of work and rushed home to grab Mr. B. Who then kindly informed me that my in-laws would be coming to my meeting too. I already knew my mom was coming, but had no idea that my own personal posse would be there to cheer me on at the scale.

We sat waiting for what seemed like FOREVER, but was in all reality less than 5 minutes. Haha. I corralled everyone into the building and waited for Becky’s scale to be open.

Then I stepped on the scale. And it said 151, then my dress and jewelry came off. Then it said 150.2. So, I did what any woman UTTERLY determined to hit goal would do.

I took off my bra.

So, I stood there on the scale in just a tank top and leggings and the scale read this:

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And my reaction was this:

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I freaking did it!! I hit goal!! I quickly went and put back on my clothing and pictures happened.

GOAL

My amazing leader, Becky! She’s been with me pretty much through it all! I love her!

Then I made Mr. B hop on the scale with me. I have lost pretty much him in weight. My starting weight was 327.6. I love this picture! I used to be the size of a grown woman AND man!

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After pictures, it was time for my meeting to start. I spent time in the front row (where I always sit) and silently cried. I couldn’t believe that I had hit my goal. After 4 years I had finally done it. Becky made me speak and show off my before picture. Then my mom and mother-in-law came up to give me something.

They have been holding on to this for a couple of months now waiting for me to hit my goal. And last night they finally got to give it to me!

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My posse left and the meeting continued. After the meeting, Mr. B was waiting in the parking lot with a gift for me. When I was getting closer to goal I told him that all I wanted was a Kate Spade purse. I would hit up Von Maur and just ogle over the purses. Well, last night, he gave me this:

purse

I have literally worked my ass off for this! I cannot wait to carry it and look at it knowing that I earned it! Isn’t it so pretty?

The rest of the night was spent at Mr. B’s dek hockey game which I could hardly pay attention to because my phone was just blowing up with all sorts of love from everyone. When I went to bed last night I had the hardest time falling asleep because I just didn’t want all the excitement to end. But, I woke up this morning and Mr. B promised me that I’m still awesome.

I’m still in shock a bit and have had moments of sporadic crying after an overwhelming feeling of emotion. I’m sure it’ll be that way for today for a bit. This is so awesome.

I want you all to know that I cannot thank you guys enough for all your support throughout my journey over the years. You’ve been with me for ups, downs, and all sorts of amazing things. If I could give each and every one of you a hug, I would. You all deserve it!

I freaking love you guys!!

I’m a fucking AFTER!!!! AHHHH!!