Life with just a little bit more...

It's funny how life takes you places sometimes you never knew you wanted to go to. That was coaching for me. I loved my job as a teacher. I had a comfortable life and I didn't think I needed anything else. Except to maybe lose the mom muffin top that I was carrying around after having my son. 

After two years of making excuses about the "baby weight" I joined a challenge group. I wasn't looking to become a Beachbody coach that's for sure. I just wanted a little bit of help. While I got the results I was hoping for, I also found a new passion. I started to consider becoming a coach myself because of how much I enjoyed the challenge groups that I was in. 

This was an opportunity that I knew could be big for my family and I but I just didn't know "how big." I was intrigued about the possibility to give my family "just a little bit more." As you might be able to guess my income as a teacher was "fixed" I got a raise once a year and paid once a month. While it was "comfortable" there was often little left for the "little more stuff." 

I soon learned that the harder I worked a little bit became a lot. It became grocery money, debt relief, date nights, family vacations, shopping sprees and more than anything the opportunity became freedom. 

Freedom to take the road less traveled and freedom to design life on my terms. Next Tuesday I am hosting a coaching opportunity event. This is your chance to learn what I do and how you could do it too. 

I am looking for a specific person to fill the slots in my new coach mentoring program I will be soon opening up. Maybe you know her or maybe you are are. She's driven, she's busy, she's smart and successful and she's looking to give her family and herself "just a little bit more." 

If that person is you fill out the application below and I will be in touch. 

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To be clear - I hustled to earn this lifestyle and you would have to as well. Anything worth having in life takes work and this is no different. 

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Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

This is the ONLY way I can eat a sweet potato.  wish I loved them because they are so good for you but I just don't. Unless I make it this way. So weird! Regardless this recipe just works for me and might work for you too incase you struggle with this too. 

Give it a try and let me know how you like it. 

Makes  4 servings

PREP TIME: 10 minutes

COOK TIME: 2-3 hours (on high) or 4-5 hours (on low)

TOTAL TIME: 2-3 hours (on high) or 4-5 hours (on low)

Ingredients

• 1.5 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 3)
• 3/4 cup hot sauce, such as Frank’s Red Hot
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne
• 4 sweet potatoes
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 bottle of yogurt ranch dressing or yogurt blue cheese or just regular if you prefer.
• Cheddar cheese I used about 8 ounces

Directions 

1. Lightly coat a slow cooker with cooking spray (I used a 6-quart but believe a smaller size would be fine too). Place the chicken in the bottom of the slow cooker.

2. Place the hot sauce, salt, garlic powder, and cayenne in a bowl then stir until smooth. Pour the sauce over the chicken. Cover the slow cooker, then cook for 1 1/2 – 2 1/2 hours on high or 4-5 hours on low.

3. About 30 minutes before the chicken is done, bake the sweet potatoes: Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Prick the sweet potatoes all over with a fork, then place them on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake until the sweet potatoes are tender, about 45 minutes to 1 hour, depending upon the size of your sweet potato. Turn off the oven and leave the sweet potatoes inside to keep them warm.

4. Once the chicken is shredded and while the sweet potatoes bake, mix the cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water together. Add it to the cooking liquid in the slow cooker, then whisk to combine. I added in about 4 ounces of cheese at this time. 

5. Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for 30 minutes to allow the sauce to thicken, stirring once halfway through. Once thick, return the chicken to the slow cooker and toss to coat. 

6. You may need to take some of the sweet potato out. I had to scoop about a spoonful and set it aside so that the chicken would fit inside of it. Then top with your dressing as well as cheese. I used green onions as a garnish but it wouldn’t be necessary.

Pork Carnitas

Last week I hosted a 5 day free crock pot boot camp with some of my clients. We cooked up lots of different recipes. Everything from desserts to drinks to dinners. This pork carnitas recipe was a winner by a landslide. They all loved it and so did my family so I wanted to share it with all of you. This one won't disappoint. 

Enjoy! 

Serves 4

Cook Time - 8 hours

Ingredients

• 3 lbs of Pork Loin
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 1/2 cups of water
• Corn Tortillas
• Black or Pinto Beans in a can
• Romaine Lettuce
• Diced Tomatoes
• Diced Avocado
• Shredded cheddar cheese

Pork Rub Ingredients

• 2 tbsp of chili powder
• 2 tsp of cumin
• 1 tsp of ground coriander
• 1/2 tsp cloves
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp oregano

Cilantro Lime Topping

• Greek yogurt
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro chopped
• 1 lime cut into wedges for garnish

Directions

Mix all spices together except the bay leaf in a bowl.

Rub down the entire pork loin with the spices and place in your slow cooker.

Add the bay leaf and water and cook on low for 6-8 hours.  

Your pork should pull apart easily so you can shred it.

Once it is able to be shredded, take it from the crock pot, shred and then place back into the crock pot.  Stir the meat to coat with the juices.

Combine the dressing ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.

Add the drained beans with 1/2 of a cup of water to a pot on the stove over medium heat. Cook until heated through.

Lightly spray your corn tortillas with cooking spray and place on a foil lined baking sheet.

Crisp in the oven on 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes until desired crispiness.

Next step is to assemble the tortilllas.

Take your corn tortilla and add your toppings. You can top it with the lime yogurt dressing.

She decided to believe in the girl looking back at her in the mirror

Country Heat Transformation  - Meet Sherry 

Before I share with you Sherry's story I wanted to give you a little back story to her journey. We formed a social media friendship around the spring of 2014. We chatted SEVERAL times back and forth after the last few years about Beachbody programs, Shakeology and clean eating. While she was interested in what I did as a coach she never was ready to join me. I respected that but kept inviting her and offering her a spot in my challenge group. I knew that eventually the timing might be right. I really wanted to help her and get to know her better and finally this past December she gave herself a gift. The gift of heath. She bought the 21 day fix challenge pack. It actually ended up being too hard on her joins so we switched her over to Country Heat. It's such an awesome program for beginner and I knew it was going to be a better fit since she was struggling with the fix. Sure enough it was exactly what she needed. One thing that she really did was well being active in the challenge group that I had her in. She shared her struggles, her workouts, her foods basically all of her journey with the group and with me. There were days when she wasn't feeling it but she showed up. 

SHE LOVED THE PROGRAM and as you can see she got some awesome results so far and is working hard right now on her round two transformation. 

The pictures says a lot but her smile really says it all. This is a woman who is taking back her life. 

I asked her to share a few words with you all to give anyone who might be where she was hope and inspiration to be willing to bet on yourself and give this a try. 

"Before beginning my weight loss journey with Beachbody, I had got to place in my life where I was unhappy with just about everything. My entire life has been finding different ways to change physically without working on the inside.   I was very ashamed at what I had let myself become both mentally and physically.  I had given up on myself, I definitely reached rock bottom! I was pretty hesitant to move forward with Beachbody for a long time but eventually the risk outweighed my fears. I’m so glad I decided to give it a try; Beachbody has given me my life back.  I have tons of energy and confidence. My cravings and sweet tooth have been cut down dramatically. I have lost 14lbs and 13.5 inches and counting. "

-Sherry

Please keep cheering her on. She actually was contacted by Beachbody's Success Story Team. They will be reaching out to her in March and are considering possibly sharing her story in some of their marketing for Country Heat. Here's to wishing her the best of luck with her journey! So so so proud of you! Keep believing in yourself!

Think you are ready to change your life like Sherry did? Fill out the application below. I will be in touch with you about joining me in my next upcoming challenge group.

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Focus On Food - February Nutrition Challenge

As I near more closely into the thrid trimester of my pregnancy I am focusing hard on my nutrition and a little bit less on my fitness like I had before I was expecting. I am doing yoga and trying to keep my body limber and strong, but my nutrition has been what has been most important to me. When I had my first baby I gained 57 lbs because I ate whatever I felt like it. I treated pregnancy as a pass to go hog wild on junk foods. This time around I have been much more concious about what I was fueling my body with. There are going to be five years between my two children. Over the course of those five years I learned a new way when it came to nutrition. 

I spent the first two years of my son's life reaching for fast food. I could have lived off of potato chips and lattes from the drivethru at Starbucks. I finally woke up one day and said enough was enough. I had to learn to be healthier not just for ME but also because I needed my family to be healthy too. I decided to make a change and joined a challenge group because even though I wanted to be healthy I really needed help. I needed someone to hold me accountable and teach me "how" to actually make it happen. 

Well guess what... it worked for me. Clean eating became the norm and my desire to eat junk food began to diminish. I learned that healthy foods can actually be delicious and that 30 minutes of exercise a day actually made me a less stressed crazy mom. 

I drank Shakeology daily because it actually made me feel better. I stopped craving junk foods and saw a huge change in my digestion. I never realized how much I was lacking in vitamins and minerals until I started to add them in. Shakeology helped make my skin glow and hair and nails grow like a weed. While I will admit I was so skeptical at first, I have hardly missed a day since I started drinking it. I really can say it's worth every penny. 

During the month of February the challenge that I am going to host a challenge will have a HUGE focus on food. I want to share with you what I have learned about what a powerful tool nutrition can be to taking back your life and creating new habits so you can live longer and be stronger. 

Not only will I be teaching you how to meal plan, but also how to fall in love with HEALTHY eating. I promise during this time you will NOT feel like you are on any type of diet. In fact, by the end of the challenge you probably won't event want to return back to your old ways. I will teach you how to manage portion control and tips for keeping up with this lifestyle on a budget. 

In addition to our focus on foods I will also help you to pick a Beachbody fitness program that best suits your goals. After we pick a program you will be added into the challeng group for support and accountability. It's easy to buy a fitness program with good intentions but it's hard to stick with it. That's why having a coach and a support group is the piece that so many are missing. I find those who commit go "ALL IN" as a challenger are the ones who get the best results. 

If this seems like something you are in need of and are ready to join me please fill out the application below. There are a limited number of spots so apply quickly to be considered. We will begin on Monday February 20th, 2017. 

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Total Life Transformation Challenge

Starting on Monday January 23rd, I will be running a month long group for anyone looking for more than just help with weight loss. I am looking to work with a small group of women who are ready for a TOTAL LIFE TRANSFORMATION. We are going to be focusing on creating a life that looks and feels good both on the inside and the outside. 

We will work together to make exercise and clean eating your thing while also working on creating some killer confidence on the inside. One of my favorite things to do is empower women and to help them find the beauty in themselves and their own journey. This group will do just that. 

Many will ask so what is required of me? Your going to be required to show up. For 30 days you will  commit to doing a daily Beachbody workout, to eating clean and following the meal plans, drinking Shakeology and committing to personal growth. Don't worry I will help with all of it and coach you along the way.  

It's time to stop settling for an average life and start designing an extraordinary one. Intersted? Fill out the application below. As promised this group will be small so snag a spot while you can. It's going to be one of my best challenge groups yet. 

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The Search Is On...

Exclusive Mentoring Opportunity 

BACK BY POPULR DEMAND. Once again I will be gearing up to kick off my two month exclusive coach mentoring program. The search is on to find my next 5 new coaches for my team - Team Fit & Fabulous. I will be taking application and conducting short interviews to find the perfect fit and group of women to work with. 

I am hoping to keep this mentoring group small intentionally. These five women are going to get a lot of individual training time with me so they can learn to build their business faster. As you know my background is in business. As a former business education teacher mentoring these types of groups is one of my favorite things to do as a coach.

The two months will be laid out like this. The first month I will be devoted to helping them get results as challengers. They will be in my January challenge group working to get their own results and transformation from using a Beachbody program of their choice and drinking Shakeology. For that month they will watch what I do as a coach and learn the basics of running a challenge group. This will prepare them for leading their own in the coming months. 

During month two they will still have an open invitation to be a challenger in my group, but I will also begin training them as a coach. We will do a month long training with SHORT daily activities to teach them how to build their business on social media. I will do a weekly mentoring call with these women as well. 

I have been working as a coach for almost three years now. One of the biggest lessons that I have learned is that the best coaches are the ones who are challengers first. You can't be passionate about something that you have never tried. It has to have worked for you first before your going to start seeing success. Those coaches who come into the business that way are often the ones who have the most success. 

If your apprehensive about this opportunity, I get it. I was too but I don't want you to be. I want you to stop watching, stop considering it but not acting on it. I just want you to say I'm going for this. While you will find is a change to improve your own health from a fitness and nutrition standpoint, you'll gain new friends and also get a chance to LEARN SOMETHING new and hopefully if you do it right begin to earn an income for yourself. My mentoring group will kick off on Monday January 23, 2016. Interviews will be conducted during the week of January 16th. Please reach out to me to be considered for one of the five spots that I have open.

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