Team Pump Coach Spotlight!

Okay, so here is the thing. I am SO dang proud of this girl right here!----->

Amanda originally reached out to me in January about joining my challenge groups. She told me she had been watching my transformation and wanted in!!! She join my New Year's challenge and started the 21 Day Fix coupled with the, oh so yummy, Vegan Chocolate Shakeology!! She was so committed and worked her ass off!! She consistently stayed in my groups for 7 months. The picture above was after her 5th round of the Fix. THIRTY POUNDS!!!! She eventually went onto the 21 Day Fix Extreme because she was ready to amp up her fitness. I'll post below her current transformation...its good y'all LIKE JAW DROPPING GOOD!

At the end of June she reached out to me to tell me that she was ready to take it to the next level. She had become such an avid believer in the Beachbody products and my challenge groups. She wanted to spread the word to any and everyone she could. I immediately signed her up and she seriously jumped both feet first into this coaching world. She started watching as many YouTube videos she could and finding AS MUCH info she could. All before I could even get her in a Coach Basics Training Group!! Girlfriend was on fiiiiiire!!!

In her first month of becoming a coach she achieve Success Club 6! This means she helped three different people start their fitness journey!!! She has seriously been my shinny star and I could NOT be more proud of her! She is on the road to Emerald which is the first promotion in her business!!! Y'all better watch out for this girl because she is going places and she will be at the top soon!!!

As promised, here is the most recent transformation after 5 rounds of the 21 Day Fix and 1 round of the 21 Day Fix Extreme....

EEEEKKKK!!!!!! This girl makes my heart smile so much!!!! Way to go darling!!! 

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Eating Clean: Margherita Pizza

So good you won't believe its CLEAN!

So I set off to do my meal planning like I always do on Monday. I jumped on Pinterest and started scouring for something that sparked my interest. LOW AND BEHOLD...Margherita Pizza. I love this stuff but I thought NO WAY would I be able to eat it and call it a "clean meal". Well what do you know!? Along with some help from simplecleanfitness.com I tweaked the recipe and made it pretty darn clean (AND TASTY!) So for us 21 Day Fixers you need to mark off a Red, Green, Yellow, AND Blue for this bad boy. Trust me though, its worth it!

Ingredients:

-Whole Wheat Pizza Dough (here's the thing I didn't want to make one huge pizza so I bought personal size crusts AND its Ezekiel crusts so they are WAY healthier for you!)

-Mozzarella Cheese

-Tomato (Sliced)

-Basil Leaves

-Olive Oil

-Tomato Sauce (no sugar added)

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 450.

2. Spray a pan with non-stick spray and lay your dough out on it.

3. Drizzle a bit of olive oil on the dough and brush it all over the top.

4. Spread tomato sauce all over making sure you get to the edges of the crusts.

5. Sprinkle some mozzarella cheese on top of the sauce.

6. Add sliced tomatoes and torn basil leaves and then sprinkle a bit more cheese on top.

7. Bake for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Super easy and super yummy!! Try it out and let me know what you think!

Eating Clean: Spinach Dip (Fix Approved!)

MMM #givemealltheyums

Y'ALL....HOLD.THE.PHONE. I have found my soulmate and it resides in this little bowl up there in that picture (that may or may have not been stolen from 2 year old's stash). If you don't know me then you don't know my love of spinach artichoke dip. It's a problem. It was REALLY a problem when I thought for the longest time I could eat ALL the dip I wanted because, duh, spinach. Ha, wrong wrong wrong, those little tricksters!!!

Anyway, moving on. I found this recipe searching through the sea of links, commonly known as Pinterest. Found it, pinned, made it, devoured it!! Okay, so you want the recipe? COME ON DOWN!!!

Healthy Spinach Dip

Ingredients: 

-2 cups of raw spinach

-1 cup greek yogurt

-1/2 tsp garlic (minced)

-1 TBSP of olive oil

-any seasoning you want to add!

Directions:

1. Bring a pot of water and a dash of salt to a boil. Add spinach in and let it boil until right when it starts to wilt then remove. About 2-4 minutes.

2. Drain spinach, let it cool, get all excess water out and chop.

3. Saute minced garlic in olive oil for about 1 minute.

4. Add spinach and continue to saute for about 2-3 minutes. Add any extra seasonings you'd like here.

5. Add to the greek yogurt and mix it all up!

6. Refrigerate and enjoy!!

Challenger's 21 Day Fix Results

Hellllllo fit family and friends!! Today I wanted to do something a liiiiittle different. Normally I'm all up in this bloggy blog of mine yacking about my AMAZING transformation from almost a whole entire year ago. Today however, I'm going to talk to you about one of my challengers and her awesome and inspiring transformation.

So a little back story, this little lady right here was actually one of my "free" leads. Which basically means since I am an emerald ranked coach I get "free" customers which are people that signed up to do a beachbody fitness program but don't have a coach. So I got an email one day that she had signed up, I immediately found her on facebook and added her in to my challenge group that was starting up.

She told me that she was a former athlete all through high school but after graduation she got a desk job and just wasn't very active anymore. She was tired of being upset with herself so she signed up for the 21 Day Fix program and was super excited to get started. So with the help of my coaching and the challenge group we got her all set up with a meal plan. She is also a college student working full time so the 30 minute workouts were PERFECT to squeeze in and I helped her put together a pretty rad budget meal plan for the 21 days. So want to see her results??

21 Day Fix Results!

BAAM!! Homegirl rocked the thang!! She lost 2.5" each from her hips and waist and 8.5" total all over! ALL IN 3 THREE WEEKS!! Plus, this was just her first round!!! The way she lit up when she shared these pictures with me is what makes my job and hard work I put into my challengers worth it. People will drag their feet coming up with excuses as to why it won't work for them, you just need to throw them out...because clean eating, working out (for only 30 mins a day whhhhhat?!) it works!!!

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Don't Worry, I'm Back!

Oh, hi there!

Oh my, oh my, oh my. Last post was from the BEGINNING of March! The BEGINNING people!! AH! I'm so sorry to all my lovely friends and followers (if you are even out there anymore). I have been BOMBARDED with life!! So just in case you forgot what my face looks like...its up there! 

So what the heck has been going on? Well, I got buried under school homework trying to finish up the semester for one. Another I've been busy trying to get planning under way to marry this guy next year (4/23/2016!)--->

I've got the prettiest fiance around!

Oh and of course we can't forget my most demanding of my time...this crazy boy--->

That time you're baby's got more swag than you!

Needless to say, I've been a bit overwhelmed! So my poor little ole blog took a backseat to life's crazy! BUT I have successfully finished two of my hardest classes and I only have 3(!) more weeks until I'm officially on summer break for school! Which means, I am back in blogging action!!

Now let me clarify, I might have not had a spare second for blogging but that in NO way means I've been dipping out on my fitness and healthy eating! Matter of fact, I have now finished up ALMOST three rounds of the 21 Day Fix Extreme. Adam and I have quit smoking for almost two entire months! And wait...can you keep a secret?? **I think I'm actually starting to see some baby abs poking through...say whhhhhhat?!**

So the last few weeks I've been doubling up on my workouts trying to get the most bang for my buck since I will be having a surgery done at the beginning of June that will leave me unable to workout for like 6 weeks (sad face!). Now more than ever is my time to make sure my meals are IN CHECK and I need to feel my best going in because I might go a little crazy not being able to workout that long!

Keep on truckin'!

So like that picture up there says, I am destined for some amazing changes because I've sure been in some chaos recently! But I'm back and I'm ready to keep on sharing my fitness journey with you all who take time out of your day to read this little space of mine! Thanks for keeping me at my best!!

Eating Clean: Shakeology Brownies

Chocolate Heaven!

Okay, seriously, I think I have fallen in, EL OH VE EE, LOVE!!! So on the 21 Day Fix Extreme you are not supposed to have any "cheats", such as the wine and chocolate you are allowed to have with the original. Man oh man though, I needed something sweet this week and I could not stop craving it no matter what I tried to do to make it go away. So I set off to Pinterest and low and behold I found this gem of a recipe for Shakeology brownies!

So all you need is a tsp of coconut oil, a scoop of chocolate Shakeology and water. Melt the coconut oil in the microwave and add it to the scoop of Shakeo and add some water. Mix until it gets a paste like consistency and form into a brownie on a plate. Good news about this recipe is it requires ZERO cook time! AND ITS 21 DAY FIX EXTREME APPROVED!! It will count as 1 Red and 1 tsp for your containers, but it was completely worth it to me!

**SIDE NOTE** After making this for like the bazillionth time I found out that if you add a decent amount of water to it it becomes more like brownie batter (who doesn't love brownie batter?!) So I've been making that and then using my strawberries to dip them in it. OH.MY.GOSH.SO.GOOD.

So next time you are dying for something sweet try this little trick! Its completely guilt free and completely delicious! 

21 Day Fix Extreme: Week 2 Review

Okay guys so I'm a little late the party! SORRY! I'm almost done with week three and I'm just not getting around to talking about my week two! I've been so busy studying for the two tests I have coming up I haven't had time to make this post! I'll keep it short and sweet for y'all!

Week 2 is going down!!

Let's talk workouts first! If you are familiar with the Fix programs or have read my week 1 review you know the structure of this program is doing seven different workouts (a different one each day) for three weeks. This week went a lot better than the first I'd say. When starting any new program you never know what to expect so your workouts are always a little mixture of trying to do the move while watching what they are doing to make sure you're doing it correctly and second guessing and just now really getting the FULL intention of the moves. So week 2 you know what to expect and it is GAME ON!! 

Oh it burns so good!

Like I said before these workouts...no joke. They are INTENSE but I'm proud to say I can already feel myself getting stronger and maintain the moves longer without having to give myself a little break every so often! And the arm muscles! Y'all I have never had defined arms, never...I am so excited about my arms its not even funny! Oh and don't even get me started on this little booty I've got going whooo thank you Autumn!

Yoga is by far my favorite day of the week!

Look at the face "drop and give me 20!"

Moving on to the nutrition part of the week! I decided to switch up my dinners to try something new. I've preached up and down about how I eat the same thing every single day for breakfast, lunch, and snacks and the switch up the dinners for some excitement. This works for me, it helps my grocery bill and my bank account as well as prepping things ahead of time..There is a blog post to come soon about how I batch prep things for my week so stay tuned!

Week 2: Meal Plan

Sidenote: TRY THE CHICKEN FAJITAS! So good, you can find them here!! You will not be disappointed! Also, I tried out the turkey chili recipe that was in the Extreme booklet you get with your order. Delicious, this a definite staple in my menus from now on. If you want that recipe you'll have to join my challenge group *wink wink* :)

All in all, I am very happy with the way things are going. As I said above I'm almost done with my 3rd and final week and I cannot wait to see the final results. For now, let me leave you with the results as of 14 days into the 21 Day Fix Extreme

You're killing me Smalls!

Like I said, short and sweet! Come back here in the next week or so to hear my final review!!! As always if you are interested in having a little 1:1 coaching and joining one of my online challenge groups fill out the application below and we can chat!

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