Summer Strong Fitness Challenge

I'm starting a new fitness challenge group next Monday. If you have hopes of getting healthier let me help you! Comment below or send me a message and I'll add you to the group and help you pick the workout that can best help you meet your goals! Let's get started!
#yourbeachbodycoach #summerstrongchallenge#thetimeisnow #30daystoahealthieryou #letsdothis

Banana Milkshake-ology

I grew up being spoiled drinking my dad's banana milkshakes. They're seriously awesome. They were a special summertime treat he made us when we were at our cabin. Sometimes he'd make them at home, but mostly at the cabin. I have a special place in my heart for banana milkshakes. 

I decided to try to make a healthy shakeology version. I'm not going to lie, they aren't as good as my dad's super fatty, sugary version. But it was GOOD! Ryan was hesitant to even try it because he didn't think he'd like it. But he was pleasantly surprised that he liked it so much he wanted his own. They're yummy. No ice in this one because you want it smooth and creamy. Go ahead and try it and tell me what you think.

Banana Milkshake-ology
1 scoop vanilla Shakeology
1 cup almond milk (or water or other milk of choice)
2 frozen bananas, broken in pieces

Blend it up, poor in a cup, and drink, thinking about how you just did something really good for your body and your taste buds. Go you! Now share it with a friend.
‪#‎quickeasyhealthydelicious‬ ‪#‎shakeologylove‬ ‪#‎yourbeachbodycoach‬‪#‎dessertsthatmakeyouhealthier‬

If you don't have any Shakeology yet let's fix that! Contact me at: amandacolbyfitness@gmail.com and we'll talk about ways you can get it at a discount!

Taco Soup

When Ryan and I were dating we visited my cousin and she made us this soup. It has been a staple for us ever since. It's as easy as it gets, quick, healthy, tasty, and very versatile. Make it your own. I'm going to post how I make it, but really, you can add in whatever suits your fancy, leave out whatever doesn't. Like yoga, make it work for you.

Taco Soup
1 can black beans
1 can kidney beans
1 can green beans
1 can corn
1 can tomatoes (or tomatoes with chilies)
1/2 can olives, sliced
1/2 diced onion or a couple Tbs dried, minced onion
some kind of meat, if desired (ground beef, chicken, steak, shrimp, etc. - when adding meat I usually cook it before hand with a little seasoning, but this time I put whole chicken breasts in with everything else then shredded them once they were cooked - either works)
1 package taco or fajita seasoning
water - as much as it takes to get your desired soupiness

Dump it all in a large pot and heat up.
Garnish with cheese, tortilla chips, sour cream, if you want.
Enjoy!

Try it and let me know what you think, or tell me what else you put in your taco soup.
‪#‎realfood‬ ‪#‎quickeasyhealthydelicious‬ ‪#‎versatile‬ ‪#‎yourbeachbodycoach‬‪#‎tacosoup‬

Fuzzy Navel Shake-o

Just came up with this yummy treat. Try it and let me know what you think.

Fuzzy Navel Shakeo
1 cup water or almond milk (or milk of your choice
1 scoop vanilla shakeology
1 peach (mind the pit of course)
1/3 cup orange juice concentrate
Ice
Blend it all up and enjoy

#shakeologylove #dessertsthatmakeyouhealthier #quickeazyhealthydelicious #yourbeachbodycoach 

If you don't have any Shakeology yet let's fix that! Contact me at: amandacolbyfitness@gmail.com and we'll talk about ways you can get it at a discount!

Effort Isn't Enough

Since the first week or two of special time we've had more variety in our activities. Yesterday Abby wanted to do nails again. She's in the pretty independent stage and likes to try to do things herself. She tried and tried to get the nail polish open. But she was twisting the wrong direction. No matter how hard she worked at it there was never going to be anyway she was going to get the top off.How many things in life are the same way? We put in so much effort to accomplish a goal, but if what we are doing doesn't actually have the potential to help us reach our goal, it doesn't matter how hard we work, we still won't see the desired results. Fitness, building a family, increasing spirituality, etc.#lessonsfromspecialtime #specialtimerocks#abbysthebest #enrolledintheschoolofmotherhood

French Toast Scramble

I've mentioned before how much I love my veggie scrambles, and omelets, for breakfast. They're still my go to breakfast. But sometimes it's nice to change things up. Today I tried something new, a French toast scramble. It's a grain-free French toast so it works for a paleo diet. It was quite yummy! 
French Toast Scramble
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1 banana, mashed
2 eggs (or 1 egg and 2 egg whites)
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
coconut oil or EVOO

Optional toppings
2 tsp. nut butter of choice
1 tsp. Pure maple syrup or honey or agave (alternatively you could mix this or other sweetener if choice into batter before cooking)

Directions
Combine banana with eggs. Add the cinnamon, and vanilla (and sweetener if you choose). Coat a skillet with coconut oil or EVOO over medium heat.

Pour batter in skillet and cook until eggs are no longer runny, stirring frequently.

Add desired toppings. Take a picture, post, and tag me :). Enjoy!

#quickeasyhealthydelicious #breakfast#yourbeachbodycoach
#frenchtoastscramble

For more quick, easy, healthy, and delicious recipes check my Pinterest board:
https://www.pinterest.com/amandacolbyfitn/quick-easy-and-healthy-meals/

Your Body is a Temple - Take Care of It

Our bodies are gifts from a loving Heavenly Father, they are temples, and we should treat them as such.

Chocolate Banana Nutter

Chocolate Banana Nutter
1 scoop chocolate (or vegan chocolate) Shakeology
1/2 large or whole small frozen banana
2 tsp peanut butter
8-12 ounces water or almond milk
Ice (the more you add the thicker it gets)
If desired top with a tablespoon of diced banana and tsp melted peanut butter
‪#‎shakeologyyumminess‬ ‪#‎dessertsthatmakeyouhealthier‬ ‪#‎worthit

‬‪#‎yourbeachbodycoach‬ ‪#‎quickeasyhealthydelicious‬

For more shakeology check my Pinterest board. https://www.pinterest.com/amandacolbyfitn/shakeology/

If you don't have any Shakeology yet let's fix that! Contact me at: amandacolbyfitness@gmail.com and we'll talk about ways you can get it at a discount!

Confessions of a Beachbody Coach #9

Confession #9: This past January I was the heaviest/chunkiest I had EVER been. I wasn't grossly overweight. Most people probably would have thought my body was just fine. And it was fine. It functioned well and I could do pretty much everything I wanted to do with it. And I wasn't miserable - I was actually happy. I had a great life and nothing really to complain about. The problem wasn't that I was unhappy or didn't like myself, and it wasn't so much the size that I was (although I hated seeing my body and had a hard time getting dressed because almost none of my clothes fit and I refused to buy more because I wasn't ready to resign myself to the size I was). The problem was that I kept getting bigger, and I didn't know what to do about it.
I knew how to eat healthy, and I did. I would say about 90-95% of what I ate would be considered healthy. I rarely ate "junk food", rarely ate out at fast food or any restaurants, rarely had dessert. Most of the packaged food I ate were things like PB with nothing other than peanuts, Shredded Wheat, Grapenuts, Lara Bars, cheese, nuts, etc. I ate lots of fruits and regularly ate vegetables. My point being, I didn't have a lot in my diet that I could recognize as harming me or that I thought I should cut out. So I didn't know what to do. I wasn't sure how my weight had become something I could control.
Multiple times I had tried looking up recommended daily servings for reach of the food groups, but for some reason that never helped me. It was too complex for me to think about all the time and so I'd only make it a day or two before getting overwhelmed and giving up. I've also never been good at sticking to an exercise schedule for more than a few months at a time.
I decided in January I needed to do something different. I had known about the 21 Day Fix for over a year but had always been intimidated by trying to figure out how to follow the meal plan. But I decided it was time to get past that. I spent a week or so coming up with a 3 week calendar and planned it all out. I also enlisted 3 friends who were ready to make some changes in their lives to do it with me. And I was off.I have now done 21 Day Fix 4 times. I have lost around 20 pounds, I don't know for sure because I don't know my starting weight. But so much more importantly than how many pounds I have lost is that I now am able to eat balanced. I learned that I had been way to high on healthy fats and fruits (and some other carbs as well) and too low on vegetables and proteins. I now know how much of each type of food to eat a day to stay balanced, even without actually measuring. Eating more balanced I feel better, I have more energy, my stomach doesn't cramp, I don't get bloated. And I have established a regular exercise pattern. I'm setting an example for my kids and helping my whole family eat more balanced. And I'm able to help others take control of their fitness.
I'm going to move on from 21 Day Fix now, not because I've mastered it or because I don't think I can get more out of it - I'm sure if I did it more I would keep seeing results. I'm just ready to try something different, just change it up a bit. I haven't decided for sure what I will do next, but I'll let you know wink emoticon.
Do you have a goal you are working towards? If so, is there anything I can do to help you reach it?
Do you feel like your health or fitness are not where you want them to be but aren't sure what to do? Let's talk.
Comment below, PM me, text, call, whatever.
#Imhereforyou #confessionsofabeachbodycoach #yourbeachbodycoach #helpmehelpyou

Shakeology Thief

I keep catching Ryan drinking Shakeology. He loves the Vegan Chocolate with almond milk, half a frozen banana, PB, and ice all blended up. He makes it for himself. That means I have to make sure there are always enough bananas in the freezer for both of us wink emoticon. 
‪#‎timetogethimhisownbag‬‪#‎shakeologyconvert‬ ‪#‎beachbodycoach‬

He Understand PERFECTLY

I got a letter once from my mom that had this scripture in it:

Alma 7:11-12
"And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people. And he will take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death which bind his people; and he will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities."

At the time I was struggling. I don't even remember why, but I was having a hard time, and this scripture was just what I needed. Sometimes we can feel so alone in our trials, so isolated, like there isn't anyone that can really understand what we are going through, and no one who can help. But the truth is, there is ALWAYS someone who UNDERSTANDS PERFECTLY and knows EXACTLY how to best help. He knows because He felt it for us, every.single.thing. EVERY pain, EVERY affliction, EVERY temptation, EVERY sickness, EVERY infirmity, There is nothing we experience that He doesn't understand completely, not because He is God and all knowing, but because He came to earth for this very purpose, to be able to help us in every.single.aspect of our lives. He felt it all!!!!!!!!!! And if we let Him, He will help us perfectly! Because He loves perfectly!

A few years ago I was talking with some friends. One of the friends also struggles with infertility, the other does not. As we were talking my one friend with infertility struggles made a comment about how she wishes that all women could understand what it is like. The other made a comment about how she wants to be compassionate but doesn't think she needs to feel bad about not fully understanding. I understood both their points. My thought was that I wish I could fully understand everyone's trials, whatever they are, so I can be more compassionate and helpful. And then my second thought was that that isn't necessary, because Christ already did that. He is already available to help perfectly everyone I love, much better than I ever could even if I experienced every trial. And another awesome thought - He not only understands our trials, He understands our joys as well, and He is there to also rejoice with us, to celebrate with us. Isn't that amazing! ‪#‎hediditforus‬ ‪#‎hediditforyou‬ ‪#‎heunderstandeverything‬‪#‎iwillfollowhim‬

He'll Ease Your Burdens

I just read this scripture and was reminded how much I love it. And how true it is. My infertility was a burden that weighed me down so much I was barely functioning for a while, I had let it consume me. But once I stopped holding so tightly to the pain and let my Saviour help me and submitted my will to the Father's my life completely changed.
I wrote this article to submit to The Ensign. They cut out the part about my migraines and put the remainder in their on-line version. Anyway, this scripture is one of my favs!

Here's the article: Turning My Burdens Over
I am a planner, I like to make plans for my life, at least the major events. I had planned that I would graduate a year early from high school, go to college and graduate, go on a mission, get married, go to graduate school, and just before graduating have my first baby, and live happily ever after All of these things went according to plan, until they didn’t.
I did graduate a year early from high school. I went to BYU where I got a degree in Biology Teaching. Two months after graduating I was in the MTC. I got home from my mission and had a year before I could start graduate school so I went back to BYU to take some classes that I hadn’t taken before my mission that would be helpful for graduate school. During that year I started dating Ryan, and that summer we got married. Two months later I started graduate school. Three and half years later we decided it was time to bring children into our family.
From some of the wording of my patriarchal blessing I have always felt like the timing of when I would have children wouldn't be what I wanted. So I wasn't surprised when about a year had gone by and we hadn't been able to have children. But after a year we started working with doctors to see if anything should be done so we could conceive. I never expected there to be any major problems, but after 6 months of testing and meeting with various specialists we were told that there was very little chance we would ever be able to have children on our own. We were both in a state of shock for a while and then very discouraged and disappointed. But I also fell into a fairly significant depression. I could not stop crying. After a few weeks of this we decided to tell our families. I know that as soon as we did they started praying for us, and as they did the depression lifted. It was a huge help. After that, and over a period of time, I was able to start having more faith in the Lord, and his plan for my life.
One Sunday, about 6 months after the time we found out we likely would not have children on our own I was sitting in church partaking of the sacrament and I was just completely overwhelmed with gratitude that even though my plan was not working out, I was still happy. That when my sisters and friends call me and tell me they are pregnant, I am truly happy for them and not jealous. That I could go to baby showers and it wasn’t hard on me, I could just have fun and rejoice for my friends. That I could go to my sister's ultrasound and just be so excited to experience that with her. That I could go to the birth of my nephew and be nothing but thrilled. I have a FANTASTIC life – my husband is my best-friend and we really have enjoyed this time we have been able to just spend together. And this peace and happiness still continues with me, even though it has now been almost 4 years of trying to have children. I know that the ache of wanting to have children is still with me, that I still really yearn for them and if I could get pregnant today I would, because once in awhile something will happen and I will have glimpses of the pain that is there, bringing instant tears to my eyes. But most of the time I am just happy and hopeful. That Sunday as I reflected on the joy I felt despite my wishes and plans not being met, and how grateful I was that during this waiting period I didn't have to wait in pain, I thought of a scripture. It is in the Book of Mormon, Mosiah 24:14-15:

14 And I will also ease the burdens which are put upon your shoulders, that even you cannot feel them upon your backs, even while you are in bondage; and this will I do that ye may stand as witnesses for me hereafter, and that ye may know of a surety that I, the Lord God, do visit my people in their afflictions.

15 And now it came to pass that the burdens which were laid upon Alma and his brethren were made light; yea, the Lord did strengthen them that they could bear up their burdens with ease, and they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord.

I know that is what the Lord has done for me; eased my burdens so that I will not feel them during this time.
A few months after the realization the my Savior is carrying my burden for me I was in the middle of a very bad migraine stretch where I had had a migraine every day for over a week, maybe close to two - I couldn't remember any more, I just knew I hurt and I was tired. Each day I would wake up with one, I would try less dramatic medications first to get rid of it, if that didn't work, I would take my prescription medication.
I have had migraines the majority of my life, I think since 5th grade. I have always gotten them with greater frequency than most of the migraine sufferers I know, usually about 2/3 of the days I have them. I handle migraines fairly well having had them so long - this is a trial I can generally deal with. But at the end of a long migraine stretch like the one I was experiencing I do get tired and my tolerance diminishes significantly.
Unfortunately, at the end of this stretch my medications weren't working very effectively anymore. On this one Saturday I had been able to dull the pain with medications but never got rid of it, even though I had taken 2 of my prescription pills. Sunday I had tried taking my mom's migraine medication and it didn't even dull the pain. There were going to be 50+ people coming over for our family Christmas party, I had done all I could think of to do, and I was in a lot of pain and couldn't deal with it anymore.
I then thought about how the Lord had been carrying my burden of the pain of infertility for me for so long, making it so I rarely felt it and still enjoyed life. And I figured if He could do that then maybe he could just as easily carry physical pain as well. I didn't comprehend how it would work, but I figured I would give it a shot. And so I prayed, and told my Heavenly Father about my pain, and how tired I was, and that I had tried all I could do. I told Him I was grateful migraines are my trial rather than diabetes or some other physical affliction (which I am truly grateful about) but that I was ready for this migraine to be done. I told Him I knew He was able to make my burdens so light I couldn't feel it because He had done it for me already and even though I didn't comprehend how it would work for physical pain, I believed it was possible. So if He could please either take the pain away, or help me carry it, or make me stronger so I could carry it better, I would really appreciate it.
I wouldn't say immediately, but within the hour, my migraine eased so considerably that it was hardly noticeable, just a nuisance. The next day was my first migraine free day. For several days after I daily had threatening migraines, my head was sore when I woke up and I knew that I was on the verge of getting one, or maybe the migraine was there and I was just not feeling the full force of it. But reading the scripture again, I think the Lord answered all three of my requests.
I am so grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who answers prayers and an incredible older brother, Jesus Christ, who through the atonement made it possible for me to find strength and comfort and release through pain when I need it! And so I will witness that he does visit us during our afflictions, because of His great love for us. And I am so grateful.

Confession #8

Confession #8: I cheated BIG TIME yesterday! At church they gave us each a Nothing Bundt Cake, and then there was homemade carrot cake at dinner that my husbands parents brought, and I had some of both, not to mention the vanilla Blue Bell ice cream. I at all of that, and I didn't even feel guilty. Not even a little bit. I enjoyed every single bit of it. That is all.‪#‎confessionsofabeachbodycoach‬ ‪#‎eathealthyMOSTofthetime‬‪#‎indulgesometimes‬ ‪#‎mothersday‬ ‪#‎theyweredelicious‬‪#‎workoutwasalittleharderthismorning‬ ‪#‎worthit‬ ‪#‎iddoitagain‬

Happy Mother's Day

Mother's Day is so full of so any thoughts and feelings for me. I am of course filled with love for my mom. I have the most incredible woman in the world as my mom and I lover her deeply. I think of my grandmas, they're ridiculously awesome. I think of my sisters and their examples of motherhood, and how they have mothered me. I think of my husband's mom, of what a great job she did raising him, of the love she shows me, of the help she always provides, and the incredible grandma she is to our kids. I think of his sisters and all they contribute to our family and the great aunts they are. I think of all my friends, their moms, teachers, and all the women that have touched my life and helped me become the best version of myself. And I am grateful to have been so blessed by my interactions with them all.

I think of my sweet littles and how incredibly blessed I am to get to be their mom and love on them every day.

I think of the birth moms of those kids. How their sacrifice gave me the opportunity to mother and how eternally grateful I am and how much I love them. How they love our kids as much as we do. How my heart breaks for them all the time that they don't get the opportunity for the daily hugs and smiles and everything that I get. And I pray for them, and all birth mothers. And I honor them.

And I think of all the women I know, as well as those I don't know, who want so desperately they can hardly handle it, to be moms, but haven't had the chance yet. I know what that ache is. The depth of it. The emptiness. How you feel incomplete. A pain that can't be described, and only understood by those who have felt it. And how Mother's Day can feel like such a painful reminder that you still aren't one. And I ache for and with all of these women. And I pray, all day, for them. I love you my sisters!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am also grateful for my Heavenly Mother, Mother Eve, and my Savior.

I am thinking of you all, and hoping that you are feeling loved this Mother's Day, regardless of your motherly role at this time. Happy Mother's Day!

Confession #7

Confession #7: I have struggled with body image my entire life. I have never been skinny enough or pretty enough in my mind. I hate any amount of fat on my body. When I was younger I had barely any. I was told by multiple people that I looked anorexic (I have never had an eating disorder, thankfully.) It didn't make me feel good to be told this - to me they were just saying I didn't look good, and I could still see fat. When I was a sophomore in college my sister needed a blood-transfusion. I wanted to donate blood for her. To do so I needed to weigh 110 pounds (I am 5' 6", by the way). I didn't weigh that much. I ate a ton of sugar and salty stuff and drank a ton of water (sugar and salt help you retain water) so that I could increase my weight. I barely made it. By the time I got married at 24 I had gotten up to 120 pounds. My body had changed over the past few years. While I was more curvy I also felt super fat and couldn't stand seeing my body. Most of my married life my weight has fluctuated between 120 and 130. When I was 28 I took an anticonvulsant medication to try to control my migraines. While I was taking it I lost a lot of weight. I got down to around 110 again and was wearing size 2 pants. This picture was taken during that time. We were in Hawaii. I had to buy a new swimsuit while we were there because the two I had brought were literally falling off me. I was freezing all the time. I was so skinny, yet I still didn't like my body. I could still find fat. Anyway, I've struggled.
Before I started this fitness journey my weight had reached an all-time high. I don't even know what it was because I stayed away from scales. I am guessing somewhere around 140, maybe more. I wore the same 2-3 outfits pretty much every day because none of my other clothes didn't fit me. I was disgusted with myself.
Now, after almost 4 rounds of 21 Day Fix Extreme I've lost a lot of weight (around 15-20 pounds I'd guess), lost lots of inches, and gained a ton of muscle. I still have fat I wish wasn't there.
But the thing is, even though my body still isn't perfect, and even though I have more fat than I have had at other times in my life, I feel more confident in my body than I EVER have. I'm getting stronger and I feel better. I don't think the confidence I am gaining is all due to changes in my physical appearance. I think it has just as much, if not more, to do with the fact that I'm taking care of my body better than I ever have before. I have always been a fairly active person and have eaten fairly healthy, but I have never been as consistently exercising and eating a healthy, balanced diet as I am now. I believe all our bodies are gifts, and I am grateful that I am not only doing a better job caring for that gift, but also that I can better appreciate that gift now.
 ‪#‎confessionsofabeachbodycoach‬ ‪#‎thetruthistrue‬ ‪#‎realstruggles‬ ‪#‎feelingconfident‬ ‪#‎idlovetohelpyougainconfidence‬

Be Someone's Sunshine

Omelet Love

I eat a lot of egg scrambles because they're so fast and easy and I enjoy them. But if I have cheese available too eat with my eggs then an omelet is my fav! First I cooked my turkey bacon and chopped it up, then sauteed my veggies (spinach, tomatoes, bell pepper, onions), then stuffed it all into the omelet with some cheese! ‪#‎yumyumyum‬ ‪#‎quickeazyhealthydelicious‬‪#‎realfood‬ ‪#‎beachbodycoach‬

Four-Year-Old Promotes Shakeology

Abby is the cutest girl in the world, I'm pretty sure. She loves books. I'll often find her not just looking at books but telling the story - sometimes to Mikey, and sometimes just to herself. She also loves everything Beachbody. A week or so ago I found her on the couch going through the pamphlet about the benefits of Shakeology that came with my first order - she was going through page by page and talking about it, like a commercial. It was SO CUTE. I asked her to do it again so I could get a video. She was a little camera shy, but still adorable.
‪#‎abbysthebest‬ ‪#‎cutestgirliknow‬ ‪#‎shakeology‬ ‪#‎tryityoulllikeit‬‪#‎beachbodycoach‬

Minute Reflections of Paradise

I'm currently reading "In the Shadow of the Banyan Tree" by Vaddey Ratner. I'm only about half-way through but really enjoying it. I read this quote the other day and it really struck me. I always feel a glimpse of heaven when I am at the temple of our Lord. And when I seek Him there (or anywhere) I always find Him. And really, as I truly seek anything, including my wellness goals, I find them as well.

"Knowing comes from learning, finding from seeking. It was clear what the message meant. If I looked hard enough, if I sought, I would find what I was looking for. Here, on the banyan-shaded grounds, the temple harbored minute reflections of the paradise we'd left behind."

You Are Never Too Old

At age 23, Tina Fey was working at a YMCA.
At age 23, Oprah was fired from her first reporting job.
At age 24, Stephen King was working as a janitor and living in a trailer.
At age 27, Vincent Van Gogh failed as a missionary and decided to go to art school.
At age 28, J.K. Rowling was a suicidal single parent living on welfare.
At age 28, Wayne Coyne (from The Flaming Lips) was a fry cook.
At age 30, Harrison Ford was a carpenter.
At age 30, Martha Stewart was a stockbroker.
At age 37, Ang Lee was a stay-at-home-dad working odd jobs.
Julia Child released her first cookbook at age 39, and got her own cooking show at age 51.
Vera Wang failed to make the Olympic figure skating team, didn’t get the Editor-in-Chief position at Vogue, and designed her first dress at age 40.
Stan Lee didn’t release his first big comic book until he was 40.
Alan Rickman gave up his graphic design career to pursue acting at age 42.
Samuel L. Jackson didn’t get his first movie role until he was 46.
Morgan Freeman landed his first MAJOR movie role at age 52.
Kathryn Bigelow only reached international success when she made The Hurt Locker at age 57.
Grandma Moses didn’t begin her painting career until age 76.
Louise Bourgeois didn’t become a famous artist until she was 78.
Whatever your dream is, it is not too late to achieve it. You aren’t a failure because you haven’t found fame and fortune by the age of 21. Heck, it’s okay if you don’t even know what your dream is yet. Even if you’re flipping burgers, waiting tables or answering phones today, you never know where you’ll end up tomorrow.
Never tell yourself you’re too old to make it.
Never tell yourself you missed your chance.
Never tell yourself that you aren’t good enough.
You can do it. Whatever it is.
#truth #goforyourgoals #dreambig #itsnottoolate#beachbodycoach
(original post by Drew Forrester)

Confession #6

Confession #6: I'm a sucker for money-back guarantees. If I am at all intrigued by something and it has a money-back guarantee I'm going to try it. Shakeology happens to be one of those things. 100% satisfaction guaranteed, or your money back. When I ordered my first bag I decided to take a gamble and try greenberry since none of my friends had personally tried it. While it wasn't gross I didn't really love it either. So, I returned it. No problems, no questions asked. They even paid for the return shipping. I ordered a different flavor and am enjoying it more now. So, know that if you are considering Shakeology, and wondering if it will really work for you, that if you try it and find you don't like it for any reason it's super easy to return it. I know from experience.  ‪#‎guaranteesucker‬‪#‎shakeologyisawesome‬ ‪#‎beachbodycoach‬

Perspective

Have you ever had the experience where something happens to change your perspective a bit and as a result your experience is greatly altered? I have, lots of times. Today I had one of those experiences. Today was my plyo day - the workout where the whole thing is jumping. It has always been my least favorite because jumping is not really my thing. But one of my challengers pointed out that she liked the plyo workout because you only do each exercise for 30 seconds at a time, then get a 30 second break to recover. Other workouts you do each exercise for a minute, then get a 15 second break. Thinking about how I only needed to jump for 30 seconds at a time today, and then I'd get that much rest totally changed my experience today. I can't say I really enjoyed the workout, but I didn't hate it like I always have before, so that's something!
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Broccoli and Cheese Stuffed Chicken

So, this broccoli and cheese stuffed chicken isn't as quick or as easy as some of the other recipes I've shared, but the incredible yumminess while still being healthy makes up for it. 
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Broccoli and Cheese Stuffed Chicken
4 Chicken Breast
4/3 cup Cheddar Cheese
2 cups Broccoli, finely chopped
Salt
Pepper
Onion Powder
Garlic Powder
Cayenne Pepper
Paprika
Preheat your over to 350 F. Butterfly the chicken breasts. Place saran wrap on top of it and start to hit it with a mallet to get the chicken thinner and the same width all over for even cooking. Sprinkle with desired seasonings. Add a layer of cheese (if you are doing 21 Day Fix, save some of the cheese for the top) and then a layer of broccoli. Start on one side and roll the chicken breast in, tuck any sides that are kind of hanging out. Once its rolled up, turn it upside down so the part where the chicken ends won’t open up. Put more seasoning on the top. Rub olive oil all over. Bake 35-40 minutes
4 servings
(2 red, 1 blue, ½ green)

Confession #5

Confession #5: My son may be a vampire. At least, he is getting top teeth on the side before his middle ones come in. IN other words, fangs. And with adoption and not knowing his genetic history you never can tell for sure...........

My Vampire Baby

How To Make Your Shakeology Creamy!

The first few years I was in college I frequently went to Los Hermanos, a Mexican restaurant. They had this specialty drink, like a smoothie, called Diablo Verde - the green devil. It was so smooth and creamy and delicious. I got it lots of times. I learned that the secret ingredient in it making it both green and creamy was avocad. It didn't taste anything like avocado. I decided to try their secret ingredient tonight with my Shakeology. I just added it in with the almond milk and ice. And it was CREAMY!!!!!!!!!!! Again, it didn't taste anything like avocado - just so smooth! Try it, tell me what you think.

Take the First Step

Sometimes it takes me a while to figure out what is holding me back from taking the first step towards reaching a goal. But always, once I start, I'm better off.