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Build a life you don't need a vacation from....

If you would have asked me a few years ago how to do that I wouldn't have been able to give you an answer. I would have said that it isn't possible. I wasn't ready to see the opportunity staring me in the face. Once I finally took the leap, I saw the possibility of creating a life by design. Creating a life that I don't need a vacation from!

How many of you live to work? Shouldn't you be working so you can live? Beachbody gives me a life. It provides an extra income in our house and gives me an outlet to help others....a true passion of mine. 

Being a coach has allowed me to be present for every important event for my kids, allowed me to dedicate time to being a key spouse for my husband's unit and I don't have to worry about how many sick days I have or how much leave I have built up. I don't have to stress about being able to afford to take time to visit my family back home this Summer. Instead, I get to attend the HUGE Beachbody Summit this Summer and then I get to spend a couple of weeks hanging out with family on the BEACH!

These are just a few of the reasons I believe it's a MUST that I pay it forward and share this opportunity that has changed not only my life but my family's life....and many other coaches lives! This is an opportunity to learn what I do....including misconceptions and fears that even I had before I took my LEAP OF FAITH just over 2 hours ago. 

I want to invite YOU and any/all of your friends who may be interested to join me for a FREE 3 Day ALL-ACCESS Pas into what coaching is all about from one mompreneur to another. You will have the chance to ask ANY and ALL questions you may have. This is a laid back, pressure free, PRIVATE Facebook group. 

If you are interested, please simply comment below with "Interested" OR send me an email and I will add you to the group. It starts on Wednesday, Feb 17. Look forward to 'seeing' you there!

 

 

21 Day Fix Meal Planning....MADE EASY!

The 21 Day Fix is an amazing program and so many people have seen amazing results because of it (myself included). However, the meal planning portion can make you feel overwhelmed. That feeling can cause you to stop, or not even start, the program. That is NOT what I want for you so I decided to share with you how I meal plan each week based on the 21 Day Fix program. 

The most important step to meal planning for the 21 Day Fix is to gather all of your items needed.  

 I also make sure to have my Fixate cookbook as well as my nutrition guide.

I use a meal planner sheet now that I recently got from a fellow coach.

In these pictures you will see the 21 Day Fix Extreme nutrition guide. I mainly follow that guide (pretty much the same thing except a few food items are either taken away or added plus no wine or chocolate substitutes). The meal planning process is the same thing regardless if you are using the original or the extreme version.

 Now once I have all that gathered I start to fill in the dinner portion of my meal plan. That might seem a little weird to you but since your day is based on so many number of containers, I make sure that I plan dinner first so that I am not running out of containers and can no longer figure out dinner. This way, I take away whatever containers I need for dinner and then the rest can be used for the other meals. 

After dinners are planned then I automatically fill in breakfast and my morning snack. I am a creature of habit and I know what I like to have in the mornings so it's always Shakeology and fruit for breakfast and then my snack is scrambled eggs and a toasted English Muffin. Depending on the day, I can flip flop these as well. If I am able to get an early workout in then I might have my scrambled eggs following that since I am typically pretty hungry after a workout. 

Next is planning lunch! Well if you are like me, I have a hard time getting my green containers (veggies) in first thing in the morning. I don't want to pack all my veggies in at night either because I know that my body needs them to stay fueled. So I like to have salads for lunch. It says grilled chicken salad but you can bake your chicken, or even cook a whole chicken in the crockpot then shred it and use that meat for your salads. It's such an easy way to get 2 (maybe 3) green containers in for the day. I use 1 green container of spinach as my bed of "lettuce" and then 1 green container that's a mixture of tomatoes, cucumbers sauteed mushrooms and carrots. The blue container is my feta cheese then of course an orange container of Fix Dressing. 

The last step is planning my afternoon snack. I always save this for last because it allows me to tailor it to whatever containers I have left for the day. See....there is a method to the madness LOL. Okay so before planning my snack, I go through each day and figure out what containers I need to finish off my day's requirements. This is an example of this week's afternoon snack planning. 

Based on what containers I have left, I fill out my afternoon snack. I have certain go to snacks when I have specific containers left. Such as, if I have 1 purple, 1 yellow and 1 tsp left then my snack is a peanut butter & banana quesadilla. Super easy to just spread a tsp of peanut butter onto a taco shell, slice up half a banana and put it on top of the peanut butter and enjoy. Peanut butter is my go to tsp with an apple or celery. 

Here is my final  meal plan for this week:

 

The meal planning process can seem overwhelming at first but getting a system down will really help you succeed. Don't be afraid to plan out of order! Heck, I start with dinner and then plan the rest of my meals. Hopefully this will help you to plan a little easier. If you have questions the please feel free to email me or comment on this post so I can help you. Also, if you are interested in joining one of my challenge groups to help you drop those pounds (or inches) and stay motivated doing so then send fill the form below out. XoXo

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Be SMART, Set Goals!

We are over half way through the year so today I want to talk a little about setting goals. Some of you like to make New Year's Resolutions which are goals by another name. The question is do you stick to them and are they SMART goals?

I have always been a person that sets goals for myself, my career, my relationships with family and friends, pretty much everything. I am a goal oriented person. I get so excited to reach my goals and once I do then I don't stop there....I set MORE goals. It's what drives me. 

Now I understand that not everyone is like me in that aspect but I do think it's important to set goals so you know where you are heading or at least where you want to go. If you aren't looking to achieve more then you will simply stay where you are. Not that where I am in my life is a bad thing, I just feel like you should always try to grow as a person and goals help you do that. 

So what are SMART goals? Well to answer that, first you have to know that SMART is an acronym. 

S - Specific
(Who, What, What, Why, Where?)

M - Measurable
(How much, How often, How many?)

A - Attainable  
(Achievable?)

R - Realistic  
(Is it important to what you want to achieve ultimately?)

T - Time  
(By when?)

 Now seeing what that acronym means, does it make a little more sense? This process helps us make goals that we can actually accomplish. 

Setting goals can be tricky. You can end up setting to many goals. Your goals can be to big, as in not specific enough. However, the biggest mistake I find people make is that they don't write their goals down! Lets be real, we all have a lot going on and we can lose sight of our goals if they aren't written somewhere! I personally bought a notebook that I use for goal setting only. This keeps all my goals, whether short term or long term, in one place. 

How you make SMART goals is something you are probably wondering about. Well, first you must decide on what you want to achieve. For me it's important that I get both kids potty trained. So lets use that as an example on how to make it a SMART goal. 

Intention - Get both kids potty trained

S - Potty Train Hayleigh & Bella

M - Start with 3 times a day (wake up, lunch, before bed) then slowly progress to every 30 minutes sitting on the potty. Once accomplished that then switch to big girl undies and they go when needed.

A - Yes

R - Yes

T -  Hayleigh by September & Bella by December



Setting SMART goals also helps you put a plan into action. Did you notice that my measureable section caused me to start the plan and then the time section caused me to set a deadline.  This allows me to not only set my goal but make a plan on attaining that goal. When you do this process you will complete the first two steps of reaching your goals! 

All you have to do next is put your plan into action and stick with it. Some might say that's the hardest part and it can be; however, that's the most rewarding part! Knowing you are working towards your goal and you actually have a plan of action that is effect means you are way ahead of most people. Don't get caught up saying "this is too hard" and all that negative stuff. It's not too hard. When doing your SMART goal, you said that your goal was attainable and realistic therefore it's achievable. Even if you don't see it, if you are sticking to the plan then it's working. If you don't see any results that are moving you towards your goal then simply re-evaluate your plan of action.

A good example of this is my daughter Hayleigh and her potty training. She had set backs with her potty training when we moved overseas and she was REFUSING to potty train. I was at the end of my rope and had no idea what to do. No matter what I tried it wasn't working. I mean we were trying everything in the book! The day came that she started pre-school (here in Belgium they start them at 2 1/2 years old) and I felt horrible sending her to school not potty trained. The teacher told me it wasn't a big deal and that they would work with her. I'm not kidding, within two weeks she was using the potty all day. I wasn't seeing the improvement at home though....I asked her teacher at our one on one conference how she was doing and she told me she wasn't using her pull up at all during the day. She used the potty all day and I was in shock! I didn't think I was reaching my goal of getting her potty trained but in reality, with a little help, we were reaching it. 

Being SMART about your goals can help you achieve them much quicker. You don't want to make your goals so vague that you may never be able to accomplish them and without a plan of action or a time frame then you are only wishing. Push yourself outside of your comfort zone and make SMART goals! Chalene Johnson always talks about having one PUSH goal so I make sure that my yearly goals have one PUSH goal and then a few more smaller goals. Then I also make weekly & monthly goals. I spend my Monday mornings writing out my weekly goals and the last week of the month I write out my goals for the next month. It may seem like a lot for those of you who are just starting out with your goals so do what's comfortable for you. Just make sure you have one PUSH goal. If you are wondering about PUSH goals then you can pick up Chalene's book here to learn more. 

I'm here for questions or if you want some help. This is all my personal thoughts and take on setting goals so you may even have a system that works better. If you think so then please share so I can try it out! XoXo