The picture below was taken from the BCBS Wellness Card benefits page which you can find HERE. 

So what does this mean for you? If you've been on the fence about using Shakeology, please check out my blog "Is Shakeology Really Worth It?" and send me a message! I can help choose the flavor you'd like and also help you get started with a workout and meal plan to get you seeing the best results possible!  

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! 

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

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! 

Don't be afraid to mix and match your veggies. Each container doesn't need to be just one kind!  

This was my best attempt to eyeball the pasta without having to cook it first. Works for me! 

Tonight I used organic sugar, but you could also use maple syrup, brown sugar or omit it completely. 

So this is seriously the simplest recipe ever.... Just toss it everything except for the lime juice and cilantro in a pot and cover it! You can cook it on medium heat until it simmers, and then reduce to low. It's done when the pasta is cooked and the veggies are soft. 

Stir in the tofu (if you haven't already) and then add the lime juice and cilantro. Makes 3 servings! 

So this entire recipe makes 3 servings. For you Fix'ers, each serving breaks down to:

• 1 green
• 1 yellow
• 1 red 
• 2 tsp

So simple! Don't overthink it, don't worry about being perfect. Remember, the point of this is to make it a lifestyle change that you can live with, not to drive yourself crazy! I hope this helps and I'll be sure to post more Fixify'd recipes in the future! 

Seriously! Are you as surprised as I was!? Almost every ingredient is sugar, corn syrup or hydrogenated oils. So, what's a girl to do to get in her calcium? Easy! Whole foods. (I mean really, you KNEW I was going to say that!) :) Check out the great pic below of some whole food sources of calcium! 

If you've found some surprising mystery ingredients in your "health" foods, or if there's a food you'd like me to check out, comment below or PM me on facebook! And be sure to share this with your friends. They're doing what they can to get healthy, know they just need to know not to believe the marketing BS that's being shoved in their faces on the daily! 

If you know me at all then you know I was the very first person to order this today (at least that's what I'm telling myself) and I also had it expedited. :) Summer is coming up too soon to wait any longer than I have to! 

I'll be running a private group for everyone who will be joining this group with me. I will only be selecting a few serious people to work with, so please fill out this form HERE if you're ready to get crazy results like these! 

* As always, if you're vegetarian, vegan and/or gluten-free I can help you customize this to work for you! 

Crazy, right!? Alright, let's do this!! Here's where you can get your copy so you can start asap with me! 

You can also purchase Shakeology containers HERE, but this is great for the DIY'er.  

Scott's favorite Shakeology recipe

• 1 scoop vegan chocolate Shakeology (this is new, he's been on a vegan tropical kick for the past year or so)
• 1 frozen banana (once a week he buys a bunch, peels them, cuts them in 1/2 and freezes them)
• 2 cups packed kale (you seriously have NO IDEA just how much kale this man eats every week!) 
• 2 Tbsp chia seeds
• water

For all you 21-Day Fix'ers, this breaks down to:

• 1 red
• 2 purples
• 2 greens
• 1 orange

Enjoy! We'd love to hear what your favorite Shakeology recipe is. Be sure to post it in the comments below! 

BUT... he stuck with it and followed it to a T and was super impressed with his results. In fact, the first thing he did was hop up on his pull-up bar to see if his strength was still there. He got a big surprise when he found out that not only was his strength still there, he was actually able to do MORE pull-ups than usual. And it only took me a year to convince him to try it. :)

If you're feeling stuck, you've plateaued, or you just don't even know where to begin, fill out THIS FORM and I'll get in touch with you shortly to begin your 3 week transformation! You deserve to feel this good!! And as always, feel free to share this with anyone you think would be interested!