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What's in your Ensure?

3/17/2015

This was mentioned in one of my facebook groups today and I just wanted to share this with you. This is a prime example of why you need to ignore the front of the label and flip it over and go straight to the ingredient list.

Anyone want to take a guess at what the first ingredient is in these little "complete balanced nutrition" packets of marketing BS are? Hint: It's NOT going to get you "strong on the inside".

You may have guessed it.... SUGAR!!! In fact, it's not only the first ingredient (behind water) but it's also the first THREE ingredients!!! In case you didn't know, the ingredient list is in order of most to least, so that's a LOT of sugar. And if you check out the rest of the ingredient list, it's no wonder this is produced by Abbott "Laboratories".... this reads like one giant science experiment!

So what are you to do? Easy, educate yourself. Learn to read food labels. Flip that package over... Can you read it? Do you know what the ingredients are? Can you picture those ingredients in their whole food state? Can you pronounce the ingredients? Or is it a giant list of chemicals?

This is also a great example of how marketers use buzz words to try and trick people into thinking their product is healthy. See that? Omega 3's, Vitamins and minerals, #1 Doctor Recommended, Gluten-Free, Suitable for Lactose Intolerance.... So it's got to be healthy, right? Wrong.

So know it's up to you. What do you do? Ignore it? Get angry at marketers? Get angry at yourself? Or use this to make better food choices in the future?

Whatever you do, don't beat yourself up if you have a fridge full of this crap and you thought you were doing your body good. You've been lied to for a very long time. But now you know. Now you have the power to make better choices and not let these companies fool you. YOU are now in control!

I really hope this helped you today. If you feel that anyone would benefit from it, please feel free to share this and spread the knowledge!

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Beachbody on Demand Streaming Workouts!

3/4/2015

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I lost my luggage!!

This weekend my husband and I got to treat the top coaches from our team to our annual Diamond Coach Leadership Retreat which was held in Virginia Beach in a gorgeous beach house right on the water. We ate, we drank, we laughed, we cried, we had an absolutely incredible time... despite all of our setbacks.

Unfortunately, the weather was NOT our friend this weekend, and Scott and I had to rent a car for the 2nd half of the trip after our flight was canceled and our luggage didn't make it on the plane to Norfolk for another few flights.

Usually when I travel I pack my workout DVD's, but this trip I was able to leave them at home because Beachbody just released their new Beachbody on Demand, which allows anyone to stream workouts from anywhere there's an internet connection.... your computer, tablet, and even your phone! Which is a good thing or I would have been one unhappy traveler if I had to miss my workout!

With Beachbody on Demand, you now have access to a TON of FULL workouts (meal plans, workout guides, etc) including ALL of the P90X workouts, Insanity, ChaLEAN Extreme, TurboFire (one of my favorites!) and (drumroll please.....) the workout that was chosen for our beach house workout.... Brazil Butt Lift! (Scott even did it... while wearing his Body Beast shirt) lol

You can also get sneak peeks from other workouts, like the 21-Day Fix, 21-Day Fix Extreme, T25 and Body Beast. And by the end of this month, you'll be able to access the full programs that you've purchased from your coach (me!) in the past! Seriously, how cool is that!!!

So do you want to hear what's even cooler??? YOU may already have access to this and you don't even know it yet!

There are a couple ways to find out if you have it already and how to gain instant access....

Option A: If you've purchased a Challenge Pack (workout + Shakeology) recently, you were given a free 30 day trial Club Membership that would have come in an email shortly after your purchase. Find that email and follow the link to activate!
Option B: Click HERE to get your new Beachbody on Demand Challenge Pack which includes one month of your favorite nutrient dense superfood Shakeology + THREE MONTHS ALL ACCESS to streaming workouts, meal plans and fitness guides. That's over $1500 worth of workouts, supplements and guides for only $140!!

See! I knew you'd be super excited about this! And our retreat? SOOO fun!! And we can't wait to do it again next year. If you'd like more info about joining our coaching team, fill out this short application HERE and I'll get in touch with you!

Happy Streaming!! xoxo

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Coach Retreat in Florida with Autumn from the 21-Day Fix

3/3/2015

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I'm back!! For this who aren't friends with me on facebook, these past couple weeks I've been traveling a lot and having an amazing time with some of my favorite fellow Beachbody coaches! First I was in Vero Beach, Florida for a trip I earned as being a top coach, and the week after that I was able to treat my top coaches to a weekend in Virginia Beach in a Beach house.

Florida was AMAZING!!! I got to hang out with some of the top coaches in the company who had flown in from all over the US and Canada for the weekend. The weather was in the 70's and 80's (I live in Buffalo, NY where we've just had the coldest February in history!) and our hotel was right on the beach, we literally woke up to the sounds of the ocean every morning. We also got to do a great LIVE workout with the creator of the 21-Day Fix, Autumn Calabrese.... who has a message for all of you! :) (And for as many times as I've met Autumn, I still geek out when I talk to her... as in this video! lol)

We had workouts by the pool in the mornings, and parties by the pool at night. We also got to listen to Autumn tell her story about how much she had overcome to get to where she is now. She talked about how her life always seemed like 2 steps forward and THREE steps back, but the one thing that kept her going was KNOWING and BELIEVING that she could accomplish anything. After hearing her speak for over an hour she's even more inspiring to me now than ever!

And it was great to connect with so many coaches from all over who we usually only see online! (And yes! There are men on the team, too!) :)

During our downtime, a couple of us split off and found an amazing raw food restaurant using the Happy Cow app. It's a complete lifesaver when traveling! And now I can't wait to try to recreate those kale chips with cashews we had. So good!!

On our final day in Florida, two of my friends and fellow coaches and I took our laptops down to the beach to get some last minute "work" in, then headed down the coast to a beach in West Palm before making our trip back home. It's a pretty surreal feeling to know that this is our work, our J-O-B. None of us had to ask off for work for this trip, we brought our work with us. We are in control and we are living our life by OUR design. None of us started like this, we didn't "come from money", we all had the same struggles that everyone else has. But what we all have in common is that we decided not to settle. We decided to take risks and do what most people won't do so we can LIVE like most people can't live because we knew we wanted more out of life.

If you're ready to start LOVING your life, dreaming big and pushing yourself out of your comfort zone to live your passion, I'd love to have you on the team and have you sitting here on this beach with me next year! Please fill out this application to see if you'd be a good fit!

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What's in your Ensure?

Beachbody on Demand Streaming Workouts!

Coach Retreat in Florida with Autumn from the 21-Day Fix

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