What’s in your shake????

whats_in_your_shake_This was a post-workout MEAL on-the-go! 🏃🏃🏃🏃
1.5 cups Ice
1 cup Vanilla Unsweetened Almond Milk
2 Tbsp Organic “Just Great Stuff”
1 scoop Vanilla Shakeology
1/2 scoop Chocolate Recover
1/2 banana
Water added to achieve the right thin-ness
(I don’t like mine too thick!👌)
BLEND WELL

Easy Lunch

easy_lunchWe all want quick, healthy & easy, right??

I had lunch before at 10:45am over here!💁🏼 If I’m hungry, and it’s not just a dumb craving🙄, I eat!! Otherwise I’ll snack uncontrollably!

This was 2 slices of Applegate Farms turkey, 1/4 mashed avocado, tomato, lettuce & mustard on toasted Ezekiel English Muffin (found in your grocery store freezer section).

From the ‪#‎hammerandchisel‬ meal plan this was 2 yellows, 1/4 red, and 1 blue. Mustard is a freebie (yay!) I don’t count the 2 little lettuce leaves & the slice of tomato.. That’s just gettin silly in my opinion.
‪#‎vitalbehaviors‬

Lets talk Creamer

coffee_creamerLET’S TALK CREAMER (if you’re a coffee drinker like me🙋).
Have you seen or tried this new Hazelnut flavored creamer by Califia??

🏻I’m not promoting it; its new to me, I’m just asking😉. So far I like it just as much as blending coconut oil in a blender (this is WAY more convenient) & I like it more than just adding unsweetened vanilla almond milk & I like it better than coconut milk creamer. Plus it’s carrageenan free (not all creamers are) & seems “clean” ..

Egg white sandwich

egg_white_sandwichThis whole scene in front of me just makes me happy!!💓 How bout you??

I love my new ‪#‎GirlBoss‬ mug from Liza Simrell !!🙏🏻😘 And this egg white sandwich with sweet peppers, baby spinach & hummus on an Ezekiel English muffin.. LOVE😍. ‪#‎breakfastforlunch‬ 🎯

Quick Pizza

Thin_crust_pizzaWould this be something your kids would like too??

I put it in the oven on convection mode 400 degrees for about 5-10 minutes just to melt the cheese & make the Ezekiel wrap a little less soft.

I get Ezekiel wraps from the freezer section from most grocery stores. I put the tomatoes, avocado & other toppings on AFTER it’s out of the oven.

Of course top it with WHATEVER healthy topping you & your family like but this is 1 serving for me!

Pizza is pretty much my favorite food! 🍕🍕

H and C Food

Just a lil bit of what we buy for groceries. We’re following the H&C meal plan & loving it!

The key is what we don’t buy.. Because I have a monster appetite & practically NO CONTROL if it’s in the house🙅What about you?

p.s. 5-Day Clean Eating group info on my like page🍏🍎🍏🍎

Post shopping snack

post_shopping_snackPost Christmas Shopping snack! Yes, I procrastinate & the mall is NUTS! Do you know how much I just wanted to relieve that stress w/a Skinny Mocha& a protein bar🍫?! ..(my old self’s favorite combo!😁)

But trying to be better & hoping you are too (whatever “better” looks like for you!

This was a 150-calorie, 18g protein snack! Plain Greek yogurt with Sweet Leaf Vanilla Creme Stevia Drop (full drop & some more to taste!)👌 With raspberries (Obviously🙄) & some granola for decoration👌
1 red & 1/4 purple 💜

Simple yet delicious Raspberry snack

Yessssss????

Sweet afternoon snack– raspberries w/chocolate protein drizzle!!

I used 1/4 scoop of BB Recover for my protein with BCAAs & just mixed it with water until it was a syrup consistency. It was SO GOOD!!
1 purple 💜 & 1/4 Red from the H&C meal plan👍

Which is more helpful?

Applegate farmsWhat’s more helpful –

  1. Fitness motivation & help?
  2. Eating healthy motivation & help??

I love these Turkey burgers– Applegate Farms. I add a bit of seasoning + tomatoes + avocado! All of this on a toasted Ezekiel English Muffin

👌And my condiment today was just mustard. High protein clean eating🎯


A free ebook of healthy, QUICK, meal ideas on my blog .. 😊

Long but good read

Make sure its worth itLONG POST ALERT

Everything’s in your past. It’s behind you, learn & progress forward….

The weekend is coming and I’m making plans not only to stay on track, but make progress. I need to after traveling last week and being off my normal schedule for a couple of weeks.

Trust me, I will still have FUN and live *balanced* not perfect.

And believe me, I think it’s necessary and HEALTHY to splurge once in a while – if you’ve seen my “typical day of eating” that’s available on my blog, you know i’m not a perfect eater anyway and I certainly DO enjoy a drink or two when it’s worth it….

…but it’s NOT worth it to me to splurge REGULARLY or drink REGULARLY (every weekend or every night as some do) to be my best as a mom, wife or business leader and I certainly could not perform at my best PHYSICALLY if I did that.. (do you even KNOW how much alcohol slows your metabolism for the minimum 10 hours that a standard drink is in your system and how it affects your nutrition absorption and energy/performance the next day!?!) so it’s just not worth it to me. I have to constantly remind myself of that because it’s SO easy to just give in because everyone else is doing it and because it seems like a GREAT idea at the time!

And then you have everyone and their brother saying “live a little”… Me: “believe me dude, i’m living” I drink and splurge when it’s worth it! But that makes others feel guilty and they’ll make comments, so do your thing and pay no attention.

NOTE: I’m NOT talking about the 1 glass of red wine at night with no added snacks, or the daily small piece of dark chocolate, or your 1 piece of cake annually, or 1-2 drinks on a special date night (but skip the bread!) ..that’s all good & not an issue in my opinion.
So I really hope this isn’t misinterpreted.

But if you can eat whatever you want, drink when you want and have 2 or more every time, and you still excel in your personal life, in your career/business and make progress on your fitness goals too, GREAT (and if that’s the case, you either have amazing genetics, you don’t have kids, or you’re under the age of 30..lol).. but that’s not me and maybe that’s your reality too.

Years ago when I was personal training a girl a couple times a week after work, I was frustrated that she wasn’t getting results even though she was working out HARD and tracking her food… a few years later, I saw she had lost about 20 pounds and looked AMAZING. I was so happy for her but also dumbfounded.. why wasn’t *I* able to help her see that transformation? So I asked her “what made the difference for you?” She said “I gave up my Peanut Butter addiction and I stopped drinking. I was drinking every night”. OMG.. she never mentioned the PB addiction nor that she was drinking every night. But that was the culprit!! Drinking is FINE but too much will cause SIGNIFICANT delays in fat burning for at least the next 10 hours, not to mention empty calories and most lose their inhibitions and eat what they want, reduced nutrition absorption, fatigue, sometimes depression and addiction (which causes a whole other list of problems), and more.
We all have different goals, but if you know you need to make a tough change or break a habit, do it!

The struggle will be REAL but the reward will be BIG!!

Aim for new goals that make PROGRESS.
And DO NOT GIVE UP when it gets tough.

I’ve learned I’m happiest when I feel good about my relationships, my lifestyle, and my accomplishments and those accomplishments don’t happen without pushing thru slip-ups, unexpected obstacles, and making some sacrifices that others probably are NOT willing to make.

You have to decide what’s MOST important for YOU to focus on.

Let’s be real with ourselves, make a commitment and follow thru on it so you can be at YOUR personal best.

Sound like a plan???

Be the best you