Chocolate Eggnog Shakeology

Yes, another Shakeology recipe!  I am telling you, I LOVE this stuff!  I saw this one today and shared it with my Shakeology group!  If you decide to make it, please let me know what you think!

Here are some of my personal favorites!  Enjoy!

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This lighter, healthier version of chocolate eggnog is so good, you’ll want to drink it all season long. Good thing it’s under 200 calories!

Total Time: 10 min.
Prep Time: 10 min.
Cooking Time: None
Yield: 1 serving

Ingredients:
½ cup water
½ unsweetened almond milk
1 scoop Chocolate Shakeology
½ tsp. ground allspice
1 tsp. pure rum extract
1 cup ice

Preparation:
1. Place water, almond milk, Shakeology, allspice, extract, and ice in blender; cover. Blend until smooth.

Shakeology & Superfoods

I came to write and had NO idea it had been almost a month since I posted.  Again, it is about Shakeology because I am always learning.....


I got a Thrive Market Delivery over the weekend.  There was a magazine included.  I went to throw it away, then thought "self" just thumb through it.  Wouldn't you know, they were talking about Superfoods.  They listed 10.  Shakeology has 70.  8 of the 10 Superfoods that were listed are in Shakeology  Sesame seeds and bee pollen are not.  BUT Shakeology is high in lignan, which is 7 times more than the sesame seeds.  Is also contains 19 amino acids, including the essential 8, which is 6 times more than bee pollen.  I also did a quick add up of these 10, and it was around $103 to purchase them.

SO....

I want to take some time to help you understand this shake that you may feel Coaches have an overbearing obsession to.
You see me obsessed with Shakeology and talk about it often. I also talk about Amazon often. I like to share things that are important to me. Knowing about Amazon prime may help you, and Shakeology will help 100,000%.
I never say it is diet shake or quick fix. Ever. I would never talk about it in depth if I didn't know the formulation. I would never tell you it does something it does not. I am not an expert, but I do pride myself in knowing a lot.
Shakeology is about a decision to carry with you for a lifetime. Someone asked me today if I take vitamins in addition to Shakeology. I do not have to . The 70+ natural ingredients cover that. Who does not need a daily dose of dense nutrition every single day?
People say they want whole food This is whole food. All plant based ingredients from the earth. No junk, no soy, not gluten, no artificial colors or flavors. AND it tastes GOOD.
It is the world's healthiest shake. I bet a lot of money on that. The ingredients and benefits would take one hour to explain. That is where I have more in depth conversations. Does it have protein? You bet! 17 grams/serving.

The on the surface benefits:
Lose weight when you drink every day.
Reduce junk food cravings
Increase your energy.
Improve your digestion and regularity.

THEN we get into the good stuff. HEALTH. Preventative medicine. A fix besides a pill. Cholesterol, blood sugar (one person just recently went down 50 points in 5 days), blood pressure. Built up immune system. Autoimmune issues; arthritis, fibromyalgia, thyroid. There are just a few.

If you have never tried it, what are you waiting for?  Please contact me if you would like further information!

Why is Shakeology so expensive? Answer: It is not.

A lot of people ask why Shakeology is so expensive. I used to think so too - I apologized for it. THEN, I started becoming a super crazy student. Bottom line: it isn't. It is bag with 30 days of the absolute best, natural ingredients, you put into your body. I wish I could go to the grocery store and get 30 days of fresh food. I wish I had a private plane to fly me to China and the Amazon rain forest to allow me to get just a few on the ingredients that are part of the formulation of Shakeology. I save on gas and money by not going through a drive thru. I don't have Dr's visits or have to buy medicine because I am immune as a brick wall. I don't crash in the middle of the afternoon. I don't have to buy tons of Superfoods on their own spending over $500+ when they are all here. I am preventing high cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, just to name a few, from biting me in the butt later. I get protein, nutrients, vitamins, minerals and know I am getting ingredients that don't claim to be something; they really are.
I don't throw it out to sell. I throw it out to share. I don't talk about mortgage options because I don't know enough about it. This, I do. You get what you pay for and this is worth every single penny.
Knowledge is information we can put to good use, and be well. 

Chicken Chili

I have been craving chicken chili for weeks. Yesterday was finally cool (and rainy) enough in Texas to make it. I have had the recipe in a box for years. It is my mom's and when I looked at the email, it was dated 2006 when she worked at Crane. She has been retired for around 8 years. smile emoticon

1 medium onion chopped
3 TBSP olive oil
1 4oz can chopped green Chilies, drained
3 TBSP whole wheat or almond flour
3 tsp ground cumin
2 cans of Great Northern Beans
1 14 oz can of chicken broth (I used organic)
1 1/2 cup shredded chicken breast (cooked)

In a large skillet, cook onion in oil for 4 minutes or until transparent. Add chilies, flour, cumin; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add beans and chicken broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes or until thickened. Add chicken, cook until hot

The rest is up to you! Cheese, crackers, etc!

I would double up next time to have more left over. We go to town on this stuff. Thanks mom!

Hammer & Chisel

This past Sunday, I had the chance to hear Sagi Kalev, the man behind Body Beast,  talk about his latest program, Hammer & Chisel.  Release date:  December.    This is the first time that Beachbody has had two celebrity trainers work together.  Autumn Calabrese, creator of the 21 Day Fix is his cohort on the program. Different components of weight training, and a nutrition guide, that will challenge you more than ever.  This is not for the weary.  This is for someone who is ready to step up their game.  Sagi said it challenged him.  His own program challenged him.  He is so passionate about helping others, he cried on stage.  This big, bag, ripped dude cried. 

This is one of the many reasons I love this company and what they stand to achieve.  Helping people reach their goals by living healthy and fulfilling lives.

There are two previews of the program now on Beachbody on Demand.  They are only there until the end of the month  I also have a promo video if you are interested in checking it out.  Just let me know!

Transformation Tuesday

‪#‎transformationtuesday‬ - Me.

I come across this picture every so often. I had the freshman 15 plus a lot more. It started in HS, and working at Dairy Master all the time did not help. I had no self control. Something I struggle with to this day. I also had really bad acne. Like the giant ones that are under the skin. And what made them funner is that they always seemed to be on the tip of my nose or middle of my chin. It got worse in college. I had ZERO confidence. I literally hated myself. I would see all of these pretty girls walking around campus and want to be them.
At the end of my education, I started to lose some weight. I was actually pretty small. But I didn't do it the right way. Once we were married I had a very hard time finding a job so that is when I started to exercise on a regular basis. I have never looked back. The nutrition continued to be a problem. A big one. People see my eat, they laugh. I can eat more than my husband. Over those several years, I gained 20 pounds. It stayed with me for a long long time. So I was pretty thick. Sure as heck not healthy cause I didn't know what the meant. Nor did I care.
All the time I was severely depressed/anxiety. Again NO self confidence. Almost paranoid - so worried about people thought about me. If one of my friends did not message me back, I thought "oh my gosh they are mad at me". It would make my stomach turn.
Over time, it got worse. To the point or almost costing me a lot and hitting rock bottom. I sought treatment. That is the same time Beachbody came into my life. Someone posted on Facebook about a group they were doing. I thought why the heck not. I had no idea what I meant. I had heard of Shakeology but wasn't sure what it was or did. No one in my group knew what I was doing. I would get up at 5, do Les Mills Pump every day, drink my Shakeology, and go take care of my head. My physical transformation was not huge, but enough for me. What changed was how I looked at nutrition for one. People say there is no magic pill - well, this might be close. It is not a quick fix, it is not crap. It literally changed how I ate food, and MY HEALTH, and what clean eating met, and how we can prevent things from happening. I became a student.
The biggest takeaway? CONFIDENCE, LOVING MYSELF. Not caring what people thought of me. Yes, I am a little feisty now. Better than being a door mat. I am a good friend and love you til it hurts, but also stand on my own two feet.
I chose this. I had to share what an impact this had on me. It is so competitive out there. Some people need cheerleaders, some need a push, some need a hug. So I wanted to be that person. To provide tools to help women love themselves and get some of that swagger back into their step.
Who the heck knew I would build a business doing so? DANG. I don't apologize for it. No one should. It taught me to have goals while serving others. It taught me that I , ME, can start to build a future for my family.

I still struggle, I still mistakes, I still fight hard everyday. now? I just have a better attitude about it . I attribute that to some good personal development. (something I never did before, and if you did it I thought you were a big fat nerd)

E-V-E-R-Y-O-N-E has a story. We can chose how we write it. How it ends? leave that to the Big Guy upstairs.

Remember How - Before making another unhealthy choice

I run private groups on Facebook for motivation and support.  It is a safe place to go and be with people with common goals.  The groups themselves do not cost anything, but to get in to you, yes, you do have to make an investment.  It is an investment for your health. 

One of my sweet, sweet girls shared this with us today:

"This was me a year ago. I hated myself: my reflection, how I looked in my clothes, and how I felt walking up a flight of stairs. I'm so glad that I loved myself enough to give Shakeology and Beachbody a try. It has changed my life!"

Don't let this be you.  Do something now.  Do something before the holidays make it worse.  Have a plan of action in place to help balance it all out.  This is what I do.  I help.