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I'm Amanda! I'm a Beachbody coach and this blog is to hopefully motivate and encourage anyone who is trying to live a healthier life style. Why do it alone? It's a proven fact that with encouragement and positive motivation from other people, you are more likely to keep going!! I'll try to have motivating tips, recipes, healthy transformations and how to get involved and join the monthly challenge groups that I run!

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Thinking about becoming a Beachbody Coach??




Will you be the next person I welcome to the Beachbody team??  I feel an adventure coming on!! Do you want to join the adventure? Do you want to be on an amazing Beachbody team??? Do you want to have a business that you can call your own?? Work from home, go on amazing vacations (I’ll be for SURE going on the next one, and maybe with YOU!!!) If you have a passion, like I do, for helping people to get in the best shape of their lives then LET’S DO THIS adventure TOGETHER!! You will become a leader if you work it right, you will have other driven people help you succeed. If you are willing to learn, there are amazing people, including myself that will take you on the first steps to help you learn and grow, not only yourself, but your own team! It’s NOT EASY, it’s definitely a challenge!! You have to be dedicated, you have to WANT THIS…..BUT I promise you this much, the rewards are plentiful, especially the feeling of helping others!! Message me if this sound like an opportunity you don’t want to miss, I can help you decide if this is for you. Also, take a look at my blog. It’ll explain a little about the Beachbody coaching opportunity. It’s been an amazing journey for me so far, and I’m so blessed to meet the people I have through coaching, and how much they’ve all helped me take those first few steps in the beginning (you won’t go into this alone!! There is sooo much training!!) I’m ready to ROCK 2013….who’s with ME???

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Black Friday/Cyber Monday Beachbody Sale!!!

Okay, I know I've been bad about updating!  I promise I'll get to the rest of my Ultimate Reset and how it went on Monday!! BUT for now, if you've been wanting to try a Beachbody program or have a friend or family member who's hinted at trying one....now is the time to buy!!

BLACK FRIDAY SALE has started and ends Monday, November 26th 9PM Pacific (12am Eastern) There are LIMITED quantities of inventory!! GET IT WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!! Choose the offer you want, and press then link!! If you have any question, please message me!! Happy Holidays!
 
 
 
 
 


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Hip Hop Abs Offer

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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

8 and 9 of the Ultimate Reset are DONE!

Alright, I'm in the Release section of the reset, which is week 2.  I finished day 8 and 9 of the Ultimate Reset.  I started taking the Detox packet, and actually, it's really good.  I think it taste a bit like tea that has some spices in it.  Not quite like Chi tea though.  It's doable, but it does have a very grainy texture.  I did have some minor lower back and knee discomfort again on day 8, but NOTHING on day 9!!  YESSSS!!  I do notice my forehead breaking out a bit, I'm pretty sure it's from the lack of my Shakeology.....OH how I MISS THEE!!!  I had a little adult acne but when I started drinking Shakeology it cleared up!  I stopped for about three weeks in September to test my theory and the breakouts came back.  SOOO back on the amazing Shakeology I went!  And my face cleared back up, but sadly.....I had to stop for the reset :-(  The Vegan formula is approved for snacks, but ONLY if you need a snack.  Maybe I'll just start back up on it again for the sake of my skin!!  I really do miss it!  I also miss working out.  I've been doing about 20 minutes of yoga and a little bit of stretching, but I WANT TO WORK IT!!  I can't WAIT to start my 90 days of TurboFire.  I'll be starting a new challenge group, solely TurboFire, so if you have it let me know if the 19th or the 26th of November work for you!!  I'd love to hear your thoughts!!  If you don't have TurboFire, and want to get in the action......just hit the purple "TurboFire" and it'll take you directly to the page so you can order it. 

 This whole reset has really been a breeze for me.  I haven't had any crazy cravings or feeling like I need to munch, except for when I'm watching a movie or on my last break at work (big munch times for me)  I'm learning that clean eating is awesome, and tasty as well!!  I'll be incorporating a lot of these recipes into my daily meals.  I DO miss eating meat, so I know I won't be going vegetarian, but I will be cutting down on the amount I eat.  I'm not going to lie, now that I think about it.....I miss pasta!!  I'll be cutting down on that as well.  We'll see how I feel in the coming days.  I have 12 more days left!  I've been staying away from the scale and the measuring tape for now.  This reset really wasn't about the weight or inches.  Mostly to see how I feel when I eat better, how my energy levels are, and how different my muscle tone is, because they say, "Abs are made in the kitchen".  Not really sure why the chick is grabbing herself in the picture....but I want her boobs.......and body for that matter ;-P  Wait, that sounded bad...meaning I want to look like that!!  Okay so on to the food! 
 
The food portion has been perfect, and most of the time too much for me to eat, and I haven't been hungry between meals, unless I go to long between lunch and dinner.  This usually occurs when I'm working.  Day 8 I had an assortment of fresh fruits for breakfast.  Lunch was my micro salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, avocado and toasted pumpkin seeds with the ginger dressing.  For dinner I had brown rice and beans seasoned with a bunch of spices.  I also had steamed green beans with zucchini sprinkled with lemon and some Himalayan sea salt.
 

 
 
Day 9 I actually had Miso soup for breakfast and some avocado with mashed chickpeas with olive oil drizzled on it.  I also made this yummy condiment called Nori Gomasio that consists of toasted sesame seeds, nori, and Himalayan sea salt.  Grind it all up and sprinkle it on!!  Lunch was actually left over brown rice and beans, and also another salad just like day 8.  Dinner was amazing!!  I had roasted asparagus drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with the sea salt.  I also made a sweet potato and roasted red pepper bisque.  I roasted the pepper myself and the whole house smelled like, well, basically what you'd think a Grateful Dead concert smells like ;-)  Anyways, it was delicious!!!!  So there you have it!  Another 2 days DONE!!
 
Oh and the Miso soup was Hunnie approved, every time I have it he has to have my last sip!
 

Monday, November 5, 2012

Day 6&7! Done with week 1!

Day 6 and 7 of the Ultimate Reset are DONE!  I did have a little back pain in the kidney area and knee pain on day 6, the back pain went away by the next day but my knees have a slight ache to them still.  I also felt really tired on day 7, so I took a nap before lunch and I went to bed around 9pm instead of my normal time at 10:30.  I also felt a little sad on day 7, not sure if it's just my body detoxing or if it was the birthday blues.  Either way, I feel better today!!  Hopefully I'll have some energy today as well! 

I went grocery shopping yesterday for this new week, lots of veggies, and fruit!  This week I cut out dairy (no more Greek yogurt :-( ) and meat, and slowly start cutting out a lot of the grains.  I will also add a packet of Detox taken much like the Alkalinize....shot like!  This next week is called Release, and it starts today.

 For breakfast on Day 6 I had some marinated baked Tempeh, avocado, spinach and Ezekiel toast with a little raw honey on it.  For lunch I had the delicious quinoa salad and also a micro green salad with a ginger style homemade dressing with it.  Dinner was amazing!!  I made zucchini and cashew soup, toasted millet and roasted root medley, which consisted of yams, onion, carrots and beets.
 Day 7 I had oatmeal with flax seed, apples, cinnamon, and maple syrup with vanilla Greek yogurt with blueberries.  Lunch was left over zucchini and cashew soup and I also had a micro green salad with tomato, and avocado same dressing as day 6.  Dinner I did a repeat, because we're aloud to do that.  So since it was my birthday, I decided to do the bean and rice burrito with kale and pine nuts and fresh guac.  It was one of my favorite meals!!
The picture above is of the Alkalinize (I take 1 a day) and the rest of the supplements I have to take.  The mineralize goes into my gallon of distilled water that I drink daily, the optimize I take 2, 3x a day and the oxygenize I do 15 drops 3x a day.  SO there you have it!!  Week 1 wasn't bad at all!!! On to week 2!

Friday, November 2, 2012

Uneventful Day 4 and 5!! :-)

I decided to combine days 4 and 5 because, well, this is probably so boring to everyone!  I honestly thought I'd have more to tell you during the first week of the Ultimate Reset.  BUT that's actually a good thing, in a way.  I joined a Beachbody forum on Facebook that goes by weeks.  Week 1 I joined a few weeks a head of time to kinda gauge how I may feel during the first week.  I wanted to know what I should expect!  I read that headaches/migraines for the first 1-4 days are VERY common, going to the bathroom a little more throughout the day, muscle and joint soreness from day 3-7, some back pain due to your kidneys releasing toxins, tiredness, foggy feeling, light headed, mood changes and the list goes on!!  The only things I have felt, like I said when I posted on Halloween, was that I had a slight headache that day.  I'm pretty sure it was from the wig and headband I wore all day.  I woke up with a slight headache today, but it went away as soon as I drank water and ate breakfast.  I had slight tiredness during day 2-3 but it just felt like I worked long shifts.....and actually, I did.  Oh and my knees hurt a tiny bit today, like I worked them out....hmmmm.  I'm very thankful that I haven't experience a lot of the side effects that I mentioned above, and hoping that the rest of my journey goes as smooth.  The food has been amazing, they give you all the recipes and shopping lists you need.  I'm learning a lot about clean eating and hope to incorporate a lot of the recipes in my life once I'm done with the reset. 





The foods in day 4 and 5 where really good, I had oatmeal for breakfast both days.  I put raspberries in day 4 and also had some Greek yogurt, blackberries and toasted walnuts are in day five's oatmeal.  Day 4's lunch was a sushi roll (or an attempted one, since the brown rice was left over from the day before and on the cold side, it didn't stick correctly) I actually ended up mushing it all up in a bowl and it was just as good.  The roll bowl had carrots, avocado, cucumbers and tempeh. I also had the lentil salad that I had the other day.....it's sooo good!!  For dinner I had a cucumber and tomato salad with basil, olive oil and balsamic vinegar and also veggie stir fry that had zucchini, broccoli, red peppers and carrots, over quinoa.  I had the same thing for dinner on day 5 but also had miso soup as well.  Today's lunch (day 5) was a quinoa salad with olive oil, liquid amino, lemon juice, mint, tomato, cucumber, and kalamata olives in it.  Plus a side dish of veggies and hummus.  There is always a lot of food, and the goal is to eat slowly until you are full.  I'll have to take a picture of the Alkalinize that I do daily as well, just to show you all how green it is!

Well, that's really the extent of it.  I'll be combining the days instead of doing it daily.  Thanks for reading!!

Thursday, November 1, 2012

IT'S BACK!! TURBOFIRE SALE!!


ITS BACK!!! But....ONLY From 12pm EST Friday 11/2 to midnight.

Turbofire will be available at more than 50% off!!! That's right! From $120 down to $53!!!

This will be available for a limited time, Friday 12pm EST to midnight) so DO NOT wait!!!  I will be starting a 90 Day TurboFire challenge soon!! http://www.teambeachbody.com/shop/-/shopping/TurboFire?referringRepId=153789


Short and Sweet Day 3

Day 3 of the Ultimate Reset is done!! Still feeling pretty good!!  I have a very slight headache right now, first time since starting the reset. I'm pretty sure it's from the wig and headband I wore for Halloween (Cheshire Cat) and not actually from the reset. I had to skip making the sushi rolls and miso soup that were scheduled for dinner due to prep time and working a weird shift.  I didn't want soggy sushi rolls!  I had a ton left over from last nights dinner, so I swapped! It was soooo good!!  I was really looking forward to the rolls and soup, but they are actually for lunch in a couple of days, so I'll get to make them then. I had a repeat for breakfast, scrambled organic eggs, spinach and 2 pieces of Ezekiel toast, but this time I spread some raw honey on them. For lunch I had an AMAZING lentil bean dish.  It had shredded carrots, and seasoned with Braggs amino acid, lime, cilantro, some cumin and a dash of Himalayan sea salt.  I was also suppose to have a salad as well, but I was too full to eat it!!  Dinner was the same as last night :-)