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How to Handle the Holidays with Balance

𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬, 𝐦𝐲 𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞…⁣ ⁣

Bring one dish to share (𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘸-𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘭. 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘨𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴) ⁣

Two alcoholic beverages (𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳)⁣

Three yummy cookies (𝘯𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘴. 𝘌𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘺. G𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯) ⁣

⁣Four fruits for snacking (𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘺, 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭)⁣

Five veggies each day (𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘮. 𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘢 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘴) ⁣ ⁣

Six feet from the buffet (𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦. 𝘛𝘳𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴) ⁣

Seven days of exercise (𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦)⁣

Eight glasses of water (𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴) ⁣

Nine ounces of protein (𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘬. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳) ⁣

Ten mindful minutes (𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩. 𝘋𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘚𝘖 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩) ⁣

Eleven new choices (𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘸𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴) ⁣

Twelve counted blessings (𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨. 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳) ⁣⁣

𝐏𝐒𝐀: Please don’t stress over the next week… breathe, relax, enjoy the holidays and remember progress is not made or ruined in one single day, just keep going… ⁣

Holiday Survival

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Let’s talk Holiday Parties!!! Here are some tips to help you navigate your way through!

1. Eat a filling breakfast and lunch! Don’t starve yourself before the big meal!

2. Avoid “grazing” before and after the meal
Whatever time your family typically sits down at the table to eat (our holiday mealtime is around 4pm) — hors d’oeuvres, snacks, cocktails, and even desserts are often passed around before and after the meal for guests to “graze” on. Try to skip these and focus on the TIME with friends and family 😉

3. Prioritize your treats
We all look forward to treating ourselves during the holidays, but all those temptations can quickly become overwhelming! Scan the entire table of food first, and then choose the two or three that you want the most. Then take your time and savor each bite!

4. How do you want to feel as you’re leaving?
Before even arriving at the party, imagine how you want to feel when it’s time to leave. Stuffed like a turkey? Or happy, satisfied, and proud of yourself for keeping your goals on track?

5. Be active
Try building a healthy activity into your day, whether it’s a hike or a neighborhood game of touch football.

6. Incorporate healthy food swaps
If I’m hosting the party — or even contributing a dish for the table — I like to share traditional dishes made using healthy food swaps designed to be every bit as filling and delicious as the originals.

Most of all, be sure to stay positive! If things don’t go exactly as planned, don’t beat yourself up. Just stay focused on your goal and the weight loss will follow. There are plenty of weight-loss days ahead in 2018!

12 Days of Fitmas Shakeology Shake OFF

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I know with the holidays, life can get crazy busy and our healthy habits tend to fall by the wayside thanks to parties, late nights, and busy schedules!! It is easy to push your health and your fitness to the back burner and get in the mindset of picking back up in the new year when life slows down. But’ let’s face it, life really doesn’t ever slow down.

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I also always hear from challengers who want to join one of my groups but are NERVOUS about drinking a shake for a meal, or worried about the COST of Shakeology. In fact, that was me! I didn’t want to spend money on a product I wasn’t sure about and defintiely had my concerns.

Once I tried it though, I was hooked, and I want you to try for yourself and see if Shakeology can help you with your nutrition, curb your cravings, give you natural energy and boost your immune system.

So, I am hosting a 12 Days of Christmas Shakeology Shake Off December 12th through the 23rd. It is super easy to participate but you have to act fast because there is only a limited number of spots available.

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You’re going to get 12 days of Shakeology Recipes, daily accountability, tips to help keep you motivated to make healthier choices through the holidays, ingredient swaps to make your nutrition better, plus you’ll stay accountable and supported through the holidays!

If you are interested in participating here is the steps to join:

Make me your free coach here
Purchase the 12 Days of Christmas Shakeology Shake Off Package from me by paypal’ing $60 to [email protected] and titling it “12 Days of Shakeology Shakeology Shake off”. I am only accepting 10 people into this group! So don’t delay at getting started.
Commit to replacing just ONE meal a day with Shakeology using the recipes that I give you in your package.
Press play at least 4 times a week and challenge yourself to dig deeper during your workouts. You can use Beachbody OnDemand which you can get a free 30 day trial when you create a free account with me or you can use one of the Beachbody fitness programs you already own. If you do not own any please let me know and I would be happy to help you out.
Complete the form below to get into the closed online accountability and support group where I will answer questions daily, gives you tips and my top tricks to surviving the holidays without going backwards:

If you know you want to participate in the January New Year New You Challenge Group along with this group you can bypass just buying the packets of Shakeology and you can get a challenge pack that comes with the workout program of your choice, 30 days of Shakeology, access to the support and accountability group where I will help you set goals to kick off your new year right.

So who is with me?!?!

Are you ready to get started and have a little fun over the holiday season?? Make sure you have filled out the application above and you have sent the paypal to me at [email protected] to join. Remember I must be your COACH and you cannot currently be working with another coach at this time!!! US only please!!!!

This is for NEW customers only! If you are CURRENTLY in a challenge group of mine then this does not apply to you.

Let’s create LASTING Healthy Habits this Holiday Season!!!!

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Your Holiday Survival Guide is Here!

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The months of November and December become SURVIVAL MODE when it comes to nutrition and fitness. This is the time of year when most people make all kinds of excuses. Whether it’s no time to workout, no money to eat healthy, or a lack of motivation to stay the course. But here’s the thing, I KNOW for a fact that if you have a strong desire and motivation to DO ANYTHING then you will find a way. If you are not highly motivated then you will FIND EXCUSES instead! It may not be EASY but it is certainly POSSIBLE.

So let’s do it together and make it manageable. You can have your CAKE and EAT it too!!!

Our holiday survival group starts November 14th! I have a plan to help you lose it and MOVE it this holiday season!! You CAN still indulge and eat desserts and holiday food because it’s all about BALANCE.

I’m going to share tools with you to keep you on track. We’ll take each day with moderation in mind, and have the energy AND motivation to stay focused on the end result. WE WILL come out of this holiday season STRONGER, HEALTHIER, and FITTER.

I will be giving away some AMAZING prizes to those who join us!

DO YOU WANT TO END 2015 BETTER THAN YOU STARTED? DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A REVERSE NEW YEARS RESOLUTION???

Imagine how much more energy you would have to get in your holiday shopping, wrap presents, to visit with friends, to get in those extra work hours, and do everything on your holiday wish list if you ate healthier and exercised 30 minutes each day?

Did you know that just the simple act of fueling your body with really great nutrient dense food can ALONE boost your energy level and metabolism?

I am planning a healthy Thanksgiving dinner, some fun get togethers with friends but I plan on staying accountable to my workouts and keeping my eating on track 90% of the time. I know that when our treats happen they are earned and in moderation! It’s all about a mindset shift of taking it one day at a time and not getting overwhelmed by the big picture!

Here is what you can expect from this group:

1. A health and fitness program to fit your needs in 30 minutes or less each day.
2. Sample meal plans and recipes to help you stay accountable, to help you with quick easy meals and snacks to fit your lifestyle.
3. Daily accountability through a closed online support group.
4. Tips on handling holiday parties, a restaurant guide, traveling tips, healthy alternatives to holiday favorites.
5. Motivation, Accountability every single day to help you end the year stronger than you started.

What if you could lose a few pounds this holiday season, rock in the New Year feeling confident and not defeated yet HAVE A REALLY GREAT AND ENJOYABLE HOLIDAY SEASON?

What are the requirements to participate in this group???
1. You must be a customer of mine on TeamBeachbody, which means that I am assigned as your FREE coach. If you already have a coach please reach out to the person you work with. If you do not have an account, complete the application below.

2. You must commit to a fitness program and nutrition plan, including Shakeology in which we will discuss options that are best for you, your ability level, your time constraints and your needs.

3. You must commit to checking into the accountability group daily and reporting progress.

Are you in? Does this sound like something you would like to do??? Simply complete the application below to be considered for a spot!!

Ohhh and check out some past transformations from our challengers here

HERE’s the DEAL….

You pick your level….

OPTION A:

8 At-Home Workouts on DVD’s. You’ll follow a rotating schedule of different workouts to follow each day. You’ll need light to medium dumbbells or resistance bands, and will follow along with the video as you go. Every workout is 30 minutes each!

The Containers. These portion controlled containers will teach you how much you need to eat for proper portions to reach your goal weight. I use the containers more as measuring cups and pour my portions onto my plate! You’ll be surprised how much food you get!

The Nutrition Plan. The nutrition plan will help you calculate your individual needs for each day to help you reach your health and fitness goals (this can be for weight loss, gain, maintenance, or toning)

Your container allowance per day is calculated based on your weight and the average of 400 calories burned per fix workout. Then you are given a range you need to stay in! Each container is broken down in the manual with a list of foods that you can eat.

One of my favorite parts is that treats are allowed. They give you a list of treat ideas that replace a yellow container. There are also recipes, seasoning blends, dressing recipes, and a restaurant guide for eating out in your plan.

30 meals of Shakeology. Shakeology is my one “duh” meal per day. Shakeology is one meal out of the day that is a no brainer, you don’t have to think about what you’re eating, it’s super healthy, it’s chocolate, and I know we all want to eat real foods but we get to that point in our life where we get busy, we forget to pack our lunch, we hit the snooze button one too many times, and we say “oh well” I’ll just grab something at the office, or at the drive through, and you know you’re not making a good choice, and you’re probably spending more than that $4 a serving for shakeology. Shakeology takes 60 sec to make and has all the dense nutrition of several servings of salad all in 150 calorie glass. The energy it provides me is insane and so important. Trust me – you’re going to LOVE this. And just in case you don’t (but you will!) there’s a 30 day return policy so you get to try for yourself

All for $140.00 USD

OPTION B

The workouts, the nutrition plan, the containers, 30 meals of Shakeology AND a 3-DAY Cleanse to Kickstart your results!!!

All for $180.00 USD

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My Holiday Challenge for YOU!

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Can you relate to this? ….before every holiday party, outing, reunion, or any event requiring me to wear fancy clothes from the months of October to January, I would stare longingly at my closet trying to figure out what might fit me decently. I tried on outfit after outfit declaring that absolutely nothing looked right on me. After going through about 10 options, I’d usually end up in something black and baggy and spend the entire night beating myself up. If I could just get to the gym, make healthier choices, and lose some weight, I’d be happy. Problem was no one was there to snap me out of my misery and no one was there to tell me not to wait until January first to start my latest and greatest diet.

What if you could feel and look better during the holiday season?

What if you could actually walk out wearing the first outfit you tried on?

I have just the trick. Join me in saying yes to positive, healthy choices this season. I challenge you to workout, eat healthy (most of the time), and feel freaking amazing by January first. Plus you get to do it all with an awesome group of people who will support you along the way. Send me a message or comment below if you’re saying yes.