Taking August by Storm

I slipped back into old habits. 

I was going to the gym for about an hour and a half every day.

I was not planning a specific meal plan.

I would only randomly do a Beachbody workout.

What happened because of all this?  NO Results. NO Progress.

That ends tomorrow.  I am committing to the home workout program 22 minute hard corps.  I am committing to my meal plan I have come up with for the week.  There are NO EXCUSES.  If you want something, you have to go out and attack it.  Take charge and don’t look back.

I will be following the 21 day fix meal plan containers and it is posted on my blog here:

I have had DAMN good results with this program before and look forward to don’t it again.  Come join me.  Shoot me a message!

Food for 1 day (plus a shake with 1/2 banana and flax)

Meal Plan

OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

1 cup of oats

3/4 cup whole wheat flour

1 ripe banana

1/2 cup raisins

1.5 tsp baking powder

2 tsp cinnamon

dash of nutmeg

dash of cloves

2 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 honey

2 tbsp melted coconut oil

1. Add all dry ingredients together and then add the wet ingredients. Make sure to add the raisins last so they do not get mashed up.

2. Using a cookie scooper, place on cookie sheet with a cookie mat on it OR spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.  

3. Bake for about 10-12 minutes at 325 degrees.

4. Let cool a little, then remove and enjoy!!

No excuses to eating healthy!

A few days early but 3 year anniversary dinner and dessert was on point tonight!! Have to throw surprises at her sometimes!

Kept it healthy and made Chicken stuffed with sautéed spinach and ricotta alongside zucchini noodles and homemade marinara sauce. Dessert was raw vegan carrot cake with coconut creme topping.

Seriously there are no excuses to eating healthy. I LOVE carbs and LOVE sweets. But this is a meal that makes sure both of those cravings are satisfied while not killing my waistline. 

➡️Email me if you want in on the next 21 day healthy eating/fitness accountability group!

KIND BARS

1/3 cup honey
2 tablespoons coconut flour
2 tablespoons PB
pinch of sea salt
1 1/3 chopped walnuts, almonds, pumpkin seeds (or any combination you want!)
1/2-3/4 cup dried blueberries and craisins (or any combination!)

1. Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper, leaving it hanging over on 2 sides. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. In a large bowl mix coconut flour, honey, PB and salt together until smooth.
3. Mix in chopped nuts.
4. Mix in dried fruit.
5. Spoon mixture onto the parchment paper and using the flaps of parchment paper, press down and spread mixture evenly.
6. Bake for 20 minutes.
7. Let cool, place in fridge and then cut!

ENJOY!

Where I was to where I am

This was me 5 years ago.

The most unhappy place I've been in my life. You can see it on my face. Unhappy with my looks, my job, my relationship... Smiling was a rare thing at this time in my life. I would look in the mirror and not recognize myself. Where did the division 1 soccer player go? Mentally, I was a mess and had zero self confidence.

I would workout for endless hours and eat like crap, or not eat at all. Drinking was part of my life every single weekend. I knew something HAD TO CHANGE.

I was introduced to some amazing people who were part of Beachbody. At the time, I had NO IDEA what it was all about. They taught me that all you need is 30 minutes of working out a day. They taught me what eating healthy was all about. They INSPIRED ME!󾍘

Slowly...the real me was peaking through. I made changes in many parts of my life to find myself again. To get control back in my life.

Now, I'm happier than ever!  I can't imagine where I would be today without these amazing people I have met through Beachbody. I can't imagine NOT smiling󾌸

It's my turn to inspire. Monday➡️free 30 day healthy eating and fitness accountability group.

Is it your turn for a change?

PUMPKIN GRANOLA BARS

Brought to you by The Nutty Scoop...and tweaked a bit by me : )

1 cup rolled oats
1 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 cup peanut butter or almond butter
3/4 cup honey or maple syrup
1/4 cup dark chocolate chips (I use the vegan kind)...or use dried fruit!
1/3 cup pumpkin seeds
2 tbsp chia seeds
1 tsp cinnamon
3 tsp pumpkin spice

1. Preheat your oven to 350 and line a 8x8 pan with parchment paper. set aside.
2. Mix everything in a bowl, transfer to the prepared baking pan and flatten it out with the spatula.
3. Bake for 25 minutes.  After you can put some extra chocolate chips on top to make a chocolate layer :)  Let the bars cool in the pan before cutting them into 16 pieces.  I like them smaller, but you can cut them into 8 pieces if you prefer.  Store in refrigerator or wrap individually and store in the freezer!

ENJOY!!

"I wish" changed to "I CAN"

The day I turned I wish into I can. 

Some things just "click" in life.  Some people say certain things are meant to be. I personally never really believed in that. 

I always had a negative attitude about what I thought I could do and what I actually was capable of. Self doubt, fear, disappointment were all things I had. 

I never ran a marathon and always thought wouldn't it be amazing to experience that, especially in Boston. But I thought I couldn't. That I wasn't able to with 4 knee surgeries. That I wasn't good enough for such a quest. That my mentality wasn't strong enough. 

The day I turned my thinking into a positive motion, is the day I committed to saying "why not me". Why can't I cross the finish line. Why can't I train in the winter and be one of those people I called "crazy maniacs."  Nothing was truly stopping me from doing so. 

When I truly believed "I CAN" is when this so called fate came into action. I applied to the American Red Cross, I had my interview, and the rest is history. It is part of my journey towards the finish line, which is now only 41 days away. I WILL succeed and I WILL run a marathon with a smile on knowing I changed those "I wish" moments into "I WILL" 

You can truly do anything you set your mind to and I 100% believe in that. So...is it your moment to change the I wish into an I CAN??