Lose It With Laura

🦀🧀 CHEESY CRAB CASSEROLE BAKE 🧀🦀

High-protein, cheesy, creamy & SO easy to make! Perfect for a lighter dinner or an easy meal prep.

Ingredients + Calories:

• 1 lb imitation crab chunks — ~350 cal
• 1 white onion — ~45 cal
• ⅓ cup celery — ~5 cal
• 3 green onions — ~15 cal
• 6 oz light cream cheese — ~420 cal
• ¼ cup light mayo — ~140 cal
• ½ lemon, juiced — ~6 cal
• ½ cup nonfat Greek yogurt — ~65 cal
• 1 tsp low-sodium soy sauce — ~3 cal
• 2–3 tbsp Old Bay seasoning — ~15 cal
• 2 tbsp minced garlic — ~25 cal
• 1 tsp butter — ~34 cal
• 4 oz low-fat shredded mozzarella — ~280 cal
• Garlic powder, onion powder & pepper — ~5 cal

Directions:

1️⃣ Preheat oven to 375°F.

2️⃣ In a skillet, sauté the chopped white onion and celery in 1 tsp butter until softened.

3️⃣ In a large bowl, mix together the imitation crab, sautéed vegetables, green onions, light cream cheese, light mayo, Greek yogurt, lemon juice, soy sauce, Old Bay, minced garlic, garlic powder, onion powder and pepper.

4️⃣ Transfer everything to a casserole dish and top with the shredded mozzarella.

5️⃣ Bake at 375°F for about 25 minutes.

6️⃣ Broil for about 5 minutes, watching closely, until the cheese is golden and crispy. 🔥🧀

Single-Serve Baked Protein Oat Cake 🍰

~250–280 calories | ~25–30g protein

Exact calories depend on your protein powder and yogurt.

• ¼ cup rolled oats - ~75 cal
• 1 egg - ~70 cal
• ¼ cup nonfat Greek yogurt - ~35 cal
• ½ scoop protein powder - ~55-70 cal
• 1-2 tbsp unsweetened almond milk - ~2-4 cal
• ½tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• Sweetener of choice, to taste (I used a single stevia)
• Optional: ¼ cup blueberries or diced strawberries
-~15-20 cal (I added some chopped blueberries 🫐)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix together the egg, Greek yogurt, almond milk, vanilla and sweetener.
3. Stir in the oats, protein powder, baking powder and cinnamon.
4. Fold in your berries if using.
5. Pour into a greased 10-12 oz ramekin or small oven-safe baking dish.
6. Bake for 20-23 minutes, until the center is set and the top is lightly golden.
7. Let it cool for 5 minutes, the longer it cools the more cake-like the texture will be!

Apparently there were some rules to this weight loss journey that nobody warned me about… 😩

You can either have long, beautiful, thick hair 💁🏼‍♀️✨ OR you can lose weight… but apparently you CANNOT have both. 🥹

The struggle of trying to be healthy while watching your ponytail get smaller is REAL. 🥲😂

🍓 Low-Cal Strawberry Cheesecake Overnight Oats

220 calories & 20 grams of protein

Ingredients

* ¼ cup (20g) old-fashioned oats — 75 cal
* ½ cup nonfat Greek yogurt — 65 cal
* ⅓ cup unsweetened almond milk — 10 cal
* ½ scoop vanilla protein powder — 55–60 cal
* ½ cup diced strawberries — 25 cal
* ½ tsp vanilla extract — ~3 cal
* ½ tsp cinnamon — ~3 cal

🌙 Night before:

1. Add everything to a microwave-safe container.
2. Stir really well.
3. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

☀️ In the morning:

Take the lid off and microwave for 30 seconds. Stir.

Microwave another 15–30 seconds, depending on how warm you want it. If it’s too thick, stir in 1–2 tbsp almond milk.

Top with additional fresh strawberries.🍓

180 lbs gone✨

I didn’t do it overnight, I did it by refusing to quit.

One choice. One day. One pound at a time.

If I can change my life, you can change yours. 🖤

Your starting point doesn’t determine your finish line.

August 2023 —> August 2026

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For the sake of your mental health, which leads to your physical health. ALWAYS protect your peace. 🤍

✨ Say no without writing a paragraph to explain yourself.
✨ Mute what consistently makes you feel worse.
✨ Rest without feeling like you have to earn it.
✨ Respond when you actually have the capacity.
✨ Question the thoughts that make you question yourself.
✨ Make your world quieter when your mind gets loud.
✨ Stop giving everything your attention.
✨ Let some things go unanswered.
✨ Take a break before you reach your breaking point.

You don’t have to explain every boundary.
You don’t have to respond to everything.
You don’t have to carry everything.

Protecting your peace isn’t selfish. It’s necessary. 🫶🏽

2-Minute Banana Brownie Bowl — ~180–220 calories

Ingredients: 🍌 🍫

2 small ripe bananas — ~180 cal
1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder — ~10 cal
1 tbsp PB2/PB powder — ~25 cal
½ tsp baking powder
Cinnamon + vanilla

Mash everything together in a microwave-safe bowl.

Microwave 60–90 seconds, then let it sit for a minute.

👉 It comes out like a soft, fudgy banana brownie/cake. I topped mine with fresh strawberries, little dollop of Greek yogurt and a little peanut butter😍

✨ Girl Dinner 💕🥒

Tonight’s girl dinner was basically a whole snack board pretending to be a meal 😂💗 And honestly… I’m not mad about it!

🍳 2 scrambled eggs w/ a sprinkle of shredded cheese — ~170 cal
🌽 ½ cup homemade protein elote salad — ~90 cal
🥣 Cottage cheese — ~90 cal
🥒 Cucumber — ~15 cal
🥕 Baby carrots — ~30 cal
🌿 Celery — ~10 cal
🫑 Yellow bell pepper — ~30 cal
🍅 Tomato — ~25 cal
🫒 Olives — ~45 cal
🥬 Kimchi — ~25 cal

✨ Total: ~530 calories

High volume, lots of color, protein-packed, and SO satisfying. 🥰 You can literally make a giant plate of all your favorite things and still stay on track. 💪🏼💕