Shakeology facts

The one thing that people really should look at before using Shakeology is the Shakeology nutrition facts. Since we’re talking about facts here, I have to be honest with you. When I initially heard about Shakeology I was very skeptical because it sounded like a bunch of hype. I heard a ton of amazing reviews on this product, but I just had a feeling that maybe it was too good to be true. It wasn’t until I took a deep look at the Shakeology nutrition facts that I knew it wasn’t just a bunch of hype…the Shakeology ingredients and shakeology nutrition facts tells the true story on what this stuff can do for you.

The basics of this stuff is that it has 17 grams of carbs, 17 grams of protein, and only 140 calories per serving. It is advertised as a meal replacement that can help you to lose excess weight, reduce food cravings, increase your energy, improve regularity and digestion, as well as to lower cholesterol. Those are some bold claims so let’s dig deeper and go over some of the highlights of what’s inside Shakeology…

The Surprising Facts – Shakeology Nutrition Facts

It Is 100% Natural. One of the things that I personally look at before I start using a supplement is if there is anything in it that is not natural or chemically made. By taking a look at the Shakeology nutrition facts, it is clear that it passes this test. In fact, every single ingredient in it is 100% natural. That means everything comes from mother nature which is VERY impressive. The majority of things we buy from the grocery store today usually are loaded with chemically made ingredients that have little to no nutritional value. That simply means the majority of the foods you eat are doing NOTHING to help maintain/improve your health.

It Has 70 Plus Ingredients From All Around The World. Another very impressive fact about Shakeology is that it has 70 plus ingredients that come from all around the world. The fact of the matter is, that fruit and vegetables today are NOT as nutritious as they used to be due to industrial farming, and the pesticides, chemical fertilizers, and anti-biotics used to boost production. The end result is more calories and less nutrients. Shakeology helps to solve this issue by incorporating exotic superfoods that are LOADED with high concentrations of nutrients to help fight aging and all of the diseases and illnesses our society is plagued with.

Oxygen Women's Fitness | Nutrition | Sugar High: Linking Sugar and Addictive Behavior

Oxygen Women's Fitness | Nutrition | Sugar High: Linking Sugar and Addictive Behavior

Tips to Help your weight

Taken from Oxygen Magazine....

While the science on sugar addiction is still new, researchers have identified several things you can do to break the cravings cycle. Help keep your health and waistline intact with these tips.

1.    Visualize the risks. A study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America found that, during the onset of a craving, picturing the negative consequences of eating something unhealthy (for example, thinking about weight gain or type 2 diabetes while going to town on a cookie) activates parts of the brain’s prefrontal cortex, which is associated with inhibition and makes you less likely to succumb to cravings. Take this process one step further by imagining how the consequences would actually make you look, feel and behave. Picture the extra weight on your frame, for example, or the way you would react to receiving a type 2 diabetes diagnosis at the doctor’s office.
2.    Think about your goals. Keep a list on your smartphone or create a Pinterest board with images that represent your goals, such as looking and feeling great on vacation. Then, when a craving strikes, turn to your notes or reference your board to keep your health goals in check.

3.    Eat every three to four hours. According to brain scans, high-calorie food appears more rewarding when you’re hungry, reports a not yet published study from Imperial College London. “When you’re hungry, you become even more sensitive to cues in your environment, especially junk food, and they set off a greater rush of dopamine than when you’re satiated,” explains Ashley Gearhardt, PhD, assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at the University of Michigan. Check in with your hunger throughout the day. If level one is starving and 10 is overly full, never drop below a three, she adds.   

4.    Be more mindful. “If you tend to overeat certain foods, get into the habit of writing down how you feel before and after you eat those foods,” advises Nicole Avena, PhD, a neuroscientist at the University of Florida. Not only will this help you to notice patterns – for example, you tend to raid the candy jar whenever you feel inadequate at work – it can also derail the cue-eat connection. According to Avena, the greater the time between the cue and the reinforcer, or reward (like that tasty treat you’re craving), the weaker the connection becomes. So while you might give into your sweet craving today, when you get into the habit of pausing and journaling before you eat, that cue will have less power over you down the road. 

5.    Create a healthier environment. Alter your home and workspace to get rid of cues that spark sugar cravings. Take it even further than simply tossing out any junk food. For instance, perhaps a song on your playlist calls to mind a bad breakup, and you suddenly find yourself elbow-deep in caramel popcorn – delete the song. You may not be able to control the environment outside, but you’re in charge of the cues in your personal spaces.

6.    Identify good-for-you distractions. The next time you’re tempted to give into a craving, hit the gym instead for a healthy, feel-good rush. You can also use the information in your journal to identify those times when distractions can save you from sugar, says Gearhardt. For example, if boredom or loneliness set you up for sugar cravings, be proactive with a list of things you can do during those occasions besides eating. Call a friend or family member to catch up; adopt a hobby, like photography or learning to cook healthy foods. When you address the emotions or behaviors with activities besides eating, eventually, they’ll cease to trigger cravings.

7.    Score six to eight hours of sleep per night. “Just like when you’re hungry, your brain is more reactive to cues in the environment when you’re sleep deprived,” says Gearhardt. One reason: a lack of sleep increases hunger hormones that drive you to seek out high-calorie grub.

8.    Surf the craving. “In general, cravings only occur for no more than 20 to 30 minutes,” says Gearhardt. Instead of trying to avoid the sensation of a craving, mindfully notice the physical and mental sensations you feel. Is your heart speeding up? Do you feel a little anxious? Are you obsessing about a certain sweet? “At first, the craving may get worse, but remind yourself that it will eventually go down, then watch the craving decrease,” she advises. Picture the rise, peak and decline like a wave in the ocean, with you along for the ride, surfing it. With some practice, you’ll learn how to avoid giving into the craving when it strikes, so your food urges no longer control your behavior.

Tony Horton Checks Out about Shakeology

Does Ten Minute Trainer Work?

One question I get all the time is ‘Does Ten Minute Trainer Work?’ The answer is a resounding ‘yes!’ But first let’s start with what it is. 10-Minute Trainer® is a time-saving fitness program that lets you build a lean, toned body in as little as 10 minutes a day. Celebrity trainer Tony Horton’s super-efficient workouts combine full-body sculpting with fat-burning cardio, so not a second is wasted. You can get fit, burn fat and build muscle and still have plenty of time left over for the rest of life’s demands.

How Does 10-Minute Trainer Work?

Think of Tony Horton’s Super StackingTM Technique as multitasking for your muscles. Instead of starting with cardio and then working different body parts one at a time, you’ll get fat-burning cardio, total-body toning with resistance bands, and core-flattening ab work stacked together. You can do one 10-minute workout each day, or combine two or three workouts for faster results. And you’ll also get a nutrition plan with quick-to-prepare meals that make fat loss even easier.

Who Will Benefit from 10-Minute Trainer?

If you find your daily routine too hectic to fit in a workout, the 10 minute trainer ensures you are taking a few minutes each day to work towards your health goals. Are you a frequent traveler? The 10-minute trainer is perfect for you as the resistance bands and workout-to-go are incredibly portable – even in your carry-on luggage! Due to a lack of time or motivation many people start skipping workouts that they feel are too daunting. Once a few are missed they are discouraged and give up all together. On the days that you don’t FEEL like exercising the 10-Minute Trainer is PERFECT. You are guaranteed to feel more energized and proud that you dedicated some time (even just 10 minutes) to your health. It’s a great workout when you are feeling unmotivated. It ensures you DON’T fall off the fitness wagon!

The Base Kit Includes

5 workouts, each 10 minutes or less: Firms and tightens your abs and core • Slims and strengthens your lower body • Burns calories and fat with heart-pounding cardio • Uses yoga to stretch and increase flexibility • Builds strength and tones your entire body
Extra bonus workout: Fat-Burning Express (approx. 35 mins.) • Boosts your metabolism with an extended cardio workout for extra fat burning.
Customized Workout Calendar: Plan your workouts around your busy schedule Tony Horton’s 10-Minute Meals • Tony shows you how to make nutritious, tasty, low-calorie meals and snacks in less than 10 minutes
On-the-Go Workout Cards: Work out without a DVD player—put these cards in your purse or pocket and you’ll always have your routines with you
2-Day Jump Start Plan: Shed excess pounds and inches in just 2 days. Get a healthy, energetic head start on reaching your goals

Get Results FASTER

The best way to meet your weight loss and health goals is to combine an effective home workout like 10-Minute Trainer with Shakeology nutrition support (Tony Horton loves it!) and a FREE positive and encouraging accountability partner — a Beachbody Coach. The 10-Minute Trainer Challenge Pack gives you EVERYTHING you need to be successful. When you purchase a challenge pack I will add you to a private facebook challenge group so I can personally support you on your fitness journey. No extra cost! Consider me as your FREE coach. I will provide you with a positive and inspiring environment so you keep pushing play and achieve your goals. I can’t wait to see you in my next challenge group!

About 10-Minute Trainer Creator Tony Horton

After working out with champion bodybuilders, Tony adapted their fitness secrets into exercises anyone could do to get a lean, defined body—without the bulk. He took this knowledge out of the gym and developed it into the nation’s top- selling home fitness programs. A master instructor and motivator, he’ll demonstrate exactly what to do during each workout, and keep you inspired so you’ll want to do them every day.

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Goals

What are your goals? Have you written down 10 things that you want to achieve in the next year?  That's what I have done. They have to be really big. really dream on this one.

When you are done, put a star next to the goal that is really going to make all those other come together.  I have my list I have my starred goal.  Now to FOCUS on that main one and make all those other one's fall into place. 

I used to just dream about specific things I wanted, but never took the time to actually put pen to paper.  If you write it down it somehow becomes more real. I really want changes in my life and I am sure you do.  I have watched the movie "The Secret" and it keeps reflecting on one major task to ensure success in the things you want.  You have to believe it, you have to know it is already true.  You have to put a date, you have to be specific in the EXACT thing you want.

If you can Dream it, then Believe it, and YOU WILL ACHEIVE IT!!!!

Focus friends and Dream Big, Together we will have everything the Universe is capable of giving us.

Poached Eggs Florentine

Excellent way to have your "Eggs benedict" and Keep it Clean.  Follow the link for the recipe. :)



Oxygen Women's Fitness | Nutrition | Poached Eggs Florentine

Making time for you

How many days of the week do you find time for yourself? I know we are all busy. We have families and work and friends and errands to run. Have you thought that with all you do for others when will you find time for you? You will have the strength to give more when you start giving to yourself.

Maybe you wake up an hour earlier to go workout. Maybe you take an hour after dinners done and the kids are tucked in bed. Either way you have to find time to take care of you. Exercise and good nutrition will lead you into feeling good and more confident and increase your energy.

Make the time!! Do something for you!! Your body will love you for it and the calmness you get will in turn radiate toward your friends and family. You should feel proud of your accomplishments.

Now is good as any time to make yourself a priority. What are you waiting for? Get to it!!!!

Pesto Quinoa Salad

What You’ll Need:
1/2 cup uncooked quinoa
1 cup low sodium vegetable stock (or water!)
7 thin stalks asparagus, sliced diagonally into bite-sized pieces
1/4 cup diced red onion
1/2 cup diced sweet bell peppers (any color)
1/2 cup halved cherry tomatoes
5 artichoke hearts, rinsed, drained, and halved (or quartered if larger)
1 tablespoon chopped parsley (plus additional to garnish, if desired)
1 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 teaspoon pesto
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
Sea salt and black pepper, to taste


What to Do:In a small saucepan, cook the quinoa in the vegetable stock over medium heat, covered, for 15 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed.
Immediately after removing the saucepan from the stove, add the chopped asparagus and cover. Allow the asparagus to steam lightly inside the pot with the quinoa for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare all other veggies and herbs. Toss them together in a large bowl.
In a smaller bowl, combine the balsamic vinegar with pesto until smooth.
Pour it into the large bowl of veggies, along with the chickpeas, quinoa, and asparagus.
Stir to coat and season with sea salt and black pepper, to taste.
Serve the salad warm or cold.
Enjoy it immediately, or store it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.

3 Day Detox..and you eat real food with it :)

Hey all!!
On March 25th, 2013 I am going to be partaking in a 3 day detox.  No starvation required!!! Easily lose a few pounds, and feel lighter, and more energized.  Great for those of you who have indulged a little too much lately.

I will be drinking my Shakeology shake 2-3 times per day and in-between eating small clean meals, and drinking lots of water.

Here is a sample of the 3 day Detox...I bet every single one of you can do this.
If you need Shakeology, you can order it HERE from Beachbody.

Eat-Clean Dessert? Snack? Quick Pick-me-Up?

Ingredients
•2 large bananas (can be a few days old for easier mashing)
•1 cup quick-cooking oats
•Mix-ins of your choice (I used dark chocolate chips and a pinch of cinnamon)

Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Mash the bananas in a medium bowl. Add the oats and whichever mix-ins you choose (the Burlap Bag recommends a handful of dark chocolate chips, crushed walnut pieces, cinnamon or raisins - I chose dark chocolate chips and cinnamon) and mix.
3. Shape into balls with your hands and place on a baking pan covered with parchment paper (I used parchment instead of greasing the pan). Press down into a disc shape if desired.
4. Bake for 12-15 minutes (mine were done after 12).
5. Enjoy!

Yield: 12-16 cookies
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 12-15 minutes

Motivation

According to Wikepedia the word Motivation: is an inner drive to behave or act in a certain manner. These inner conditions such as wishes, desires, goals, activate to move in a particular direction in behavior.It can be considered a driving force; a psychological drive that compels or reinforces an action toward a desired goal.

Let me ask you, do you have goals? do you have the drive within you to keep going? I know it's hard sometimes when you try to do it alone. Teaming up with our peers and sharing our goals and dreams can help tremendously.  When we involve ourselves with others who share a common goal and hold each other accountable, well together we can move mountains.

When I first got started I had given up, I gave up a couple times. Until I realized that there were others fighting for the same thing as me and I chose to commit and join up with them did I begin to see results.

There are many out there that can motivate themselves, they can get off the couch, they can begin to get moving, they can stop themselves from eating crap. They are so determined to reach their goal that nothing gets in their way, and they do it alone.  Well congratulations to all of those people, there are many that have proven successful. But for the rest of us, we need a team, we need peer support, we need accountability.

So why spend another day wishing, and hoping? Fitness and wellness will not just come to you.  You have to work for it, but you don't have to do it alone. So get on the bandwagon and join ranks with other like-minded people and step into a challenge group. You get fitness, nutrition and support.  All of those combined guarantee results, you can have success. 

You need to commit, you need to decide this is what you want, you need to be accountable. 

Are you ready for your fitness transformation?

Are you ready to feel confident? to feel more energy? to come into your own wonderfulness, to just feel amazing?

Let me help you get there. Let me keep you motivated.  Join my challenge group and lets ROCK!!
Join me here!

She did it!

Well she did it!!!!, and she has not only inspired others, she has decided to re-inspire herself to obtain 24hours on the treadmill next year. 

My sister prepares to get another Guinness World Record

 

This is my sister! She's about to beat her own world record, and get recognition from Guinness!  She has so much courage, and stamina, and is an inspiration to so many people.  You are going to ROCK this Theresa!!!!