2015 Healthy Holiday Survival Plan

The holiday season is HERE!  What does that mean for you and your health?  While the "average" weight gain definitely can vary in each person.  Some people say it's 5-8 pounds on average that people gain during the holidays.  And while that may or may not be accurate, most people absolutely FEEL as if they have just gained that much, whether it's true weight or being major bloated.  

What's your plan this year?  Do you have one?  How would you FEEL if you came away from your holidays being able to enjoy some of your favorite holiday treats, yet at the same time, learned some tips, tricks and ways to prevent the typical weight gain or bloated feeling that you have felt in years past?  Would that make FEEL amazing?  

Listen, I love the holidays just as much as the next person.  I love the traditions, the smells and the treats!  But I don't like the feeling of eating too much and feeling yucky and sick!  I have learned over the years how to balance my holidays and be able to enjoy them, yet not go overboard.  

My goal is to help you through the holidays!  We've got about 7 weeks before Christmas and I want to help lead you into a successful holiday season.  You could easily shed some pounds before Thanksgiving and then we would focus on getting you though the holidays in a healthy way.  Focusing on the time in between the holidays, learning how to get through your parties and be able to enjoy your special holiday traditions!

Are you in?  Are you ready to make this holiday different?  Check out the 2015 Healthy Holiday Survival Plan!!

What are the Requirements?  

1. You are required to have ME as your COACH through Team Beachbody.

2. Then together WE pick a fitness program through Team Beachbody that fits your needs. It does not matter what your ability level is, I have something for you!
{21 Day Fix, 21 Day Fix Extreme, T25, Chalean Extreme, P90X3, Insanity Max:30, Piyo, ect...}

3. You are REQUIRED to replace 1 meal a day with Shakeology only for the duration of the group.

*** Ask me about current specials going on with Shakeology!!!***

4. Then, it is required that you participate in the online closed group daily. Each day I will share a tip, recipe, motivation or meal plan. You check in, rate your day and get your inspiration for the next 24 hours. You can log in whenever you want just as long as I know you are there it's all good!

I am your personal support system so that you actually start, finish and truly succeed at changing your lifestyle. I will share with you the recipes that my family loves along with the quick easy recipes that don't take a lot of prep!

This group will be an ongoing group for the holidays starting on November 9th, so don't worry...if you don't catch in right at the beginning I will have it open and will be adding people throughout the month, BUT...don't delay!  This group is for YOU to help you through!  The sooner you get plugged in the better!!!  You don't want to miss out!  Strive for Progress NOT Perfection!!

If you would like to be considered for this group please fill out the application below.  Make sure to save my email so ensure you receive an email back from me and it doesn't go into junk!  (healthyfitfocused@gmail.com).  I will also send you a text letting you know I received your application and to look for an email from me!  :)  

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Thanksgiving Survival Guide - 5 Tips on How to Save your Waistline this Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a meal typically known to be a "gorge-fest".  Why is it the one day each year where we feel like it's ok to eat almost 4 days worth of calories in 1 day?  The typical Thanksgiving day, the average American will consume close to 4,500 calories and 229 grams of fat!  IN ONE DAY!!!  This usually comes from snacking all day and of course "The Big Meal"...and don't forget dessert...or 2!!

So...what is your plan for Thanksgiving?  Are you going to just throw your hands up and say, "who cares, it's one day"?  Or are you going to say, "I'm going to enjoy one cheat meal (not cheat DAY)"?

Well, my goal this year for myself is to enjoy my Thanksgiving dinner and have that be my cheat meal, but not go overboard.  Have ONE plate and ONE dessert and enjoy it!  Honestly, I HATE how I have felt in years past after Thanksgiving Dinner...so this year, it will be different!

My goal for YOU is to help give you tools so that you can do the same and NOT have the guilty and stuffed feeling after your dinner!

So...here are some easy tips for you this Thanksgiving to help save your waistline!

1.  Plan Ahead
I know this sounds silly but if you have a PLAN you are always more successful!  I know you may be in a situation that you are a guest and don't know what you will have, but you can still mentally prepare.  If you go into your day knowing that you are going to stick to your portions sizes and certain dishes, etc. then you will be FAR more successful.  Now, same goes if you PLAN to have cheat items.  Plan for it.  KNOW what you are eating and be ok with that.

For me, I know what is always cooked at Thanksgiving dinner and I know where I want to indulge a little more and what items I want to pass up.  Then, when I follow my plan, there is no guilty feeling that comes with it!

2.  Know Your Portion Sizes

Proper Portion Sizes

Let's face it...when we think of portions, generally speaking, Americans are used to super sizing everything.  Right?  So, we need to focus on what a serving size really is...check out this image over to the right.  Eat small portions of the dishes.  Keep it small so you can enjoy your dinner and all the sides that go along with it and not be stuffed at the end!

3.  Have ONE serving!
Raise your hand if you've ever gone back for seconds or thirds for Thanksgiving dinner?  I'm guilty...but do we really need it?  Have you ever gone away from those extra servings saying, "WOW, I felt great after that extra serving?"  Not me...I'm always feeling super yucky after extra servings.  So, plan your meal out and just eat ONE time!!!

4.  Limit your alcohol!
Ok...you can really go overboard with the booze and just start packing on the calories here.  Go into your day with a PLAN again with how much alcohol you're going to allow yourself.  Will that be a glass before dinner?  One during?  Plan for it!  You definitely don't need to be drinking all day long!  And don't forget to load up on your WATER!!!

5.  GET MOVING!!!
This should actually be Tip #1...But it can really go for number 1 and 5!!  First thing's first...get up on Thursday morning and get your body moving.  Yes...it's a holiday, but you know it's a day where you are going to be eating a lot of food. So, GET UP and do some kind of exercise.  Whether it's a Turkey Trot in your local town or you get to the gym or like me, I'll be working out with Shaun T and T25!!  The point is, get your metabolism moving first thing in the morning.  Then, after your dinner, get
outside and walk around the block or do some family activity, play a game of family football in the backyard.  Something instead of sitting on the couch waiting to eat dessert!!!

You may not want to...but do it anyways!

Go out for a morning run!

CHECK BACK THIS WEEK FOR HEALTHY HOLIDAY RECIPES

Do you need a little extra TLC after Thanksgiving?  You don't have to wait until the New Year to get your health and waistline back in check!!  Why not start after Thanksgiving?

Join me on December 1st for 21 days of focus...wouldn't it be great to lose 5-10 pounds before Christmas??  It's possible!!  But...don't delay, I want you to be all set and ready to go by December 1st.

If you're interested in shedding some pounds before Christmas please fill out this application below to  join my Holiday accountability group!

I would love the opportunity to be your COACH and help you survive through the holidays and New Year!!!  Get your FREE Beachbody account to make me your coach!

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The "Little" Halloween

I thought I'd share a little bit with you and our Halloween this past weekend!  Nothing fancy...to be honest, I'm not much of a "Halloween" person and have never liked dressing up.  But...it's totally for my kiddos and that's great!  I do love carving pumpkins though so we do a couple of those each year!

Living in Southern California, we really don't have much of a fall (this so deeply disappoints me, fall is my FAVORITE time of year!!), it really doesn't cool down much until we hit Halloween.  By this time I'm ready to pull out my sweaters and boots and change over my wardrobe!  Unfortunately I find myself in summerish type clothes far too much!!  But...back to Halloween...

So, being that it is so warm in October, we really have to wait to the last minute to carve our pumpkins so they don't rot before halloween.  So...nothing like REALLY waiting till the last moment.  My husband went out the night before to go get a couple to carve, only to find that every store was sold out.  Finally on the 4th store he found 2 small ones!!  When the kids were in bed that night he prepped them so they'd be ready to be carved before they went to school on Halloween morning!

It was also Crazy Hair Day at school...hence the reason Anthony's hair is all crazy!!!

Finally old enough to cut them all 100% by themselves!!

The finished product!  Looks great!!

We had a little neighborhood potluck and I decided to make a healthy dish that I found on Pinterest...turned out pretty good, but it definitely was a little more difficult than I expected!!  LOL

Healthy Halloween Side Dish!!

Plus...I decided to bring my meal along with me as I was finishing up the Ultimate Reset, so here's my healthy Halloween meal!!!

Ok...Halloween night!!  I realized I didn't get good pic of my kiddos in the hustle of everything, but here's a few!  It's tradition that we always go trick-or-treating with the cousins...so they made the hour trek up and off we went!!

Halloween 2014

Cousins and Best Buddies

Jeremy...my Chia-Pet!

So, this was really awesome...We got back a little early from Trick-or-treating because it started raining.  (Yes...the one day that it rains in probably over 100 days in Southern California is on Halloween night!)...well, we had run out of stuff to hand out at our house, so Anthony and 2 of his cousins decided to take their candy and hand it out to other kids coming to our door!!  Seriously?  That was the easiest way to get rid of candy EVER!!!  So, he handed out most all of his candy and was only left with a small zip lock baggie full!!!  Love it...train them to be healthy at a young age and this is what will happen!!!

Now, I know that the holidays are difficult with all the food and sweets but I want to invite you to join my 3-session accountability group...you can join at any session but it will help keep you on track between Halloween and New Years!!  If you're interested in having success or not being one of the statistics of gaining 5-8 lbs during this holiday season, fill out the application below!!

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Healthy Holiday Survival Plan

Well, Halloween is officially OVER...on the the NEXT holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas!  Are you ready for that?  Well, I'm teaming up with Beachbody in making this the HEALTHIEST HOLIDAYS EVER!!  Who's with me??

You all know that between Halloween and the end of the year there are so many temptations that we all fall prey to.  Sweets, savory, drinks, more sweets, food, food, food....around every corner we look there's something else to tempt us.  Americans can gain easily 5-8 lbs between Halloween and the end of the year!  That's crazy.  Why do we put up with that?  Well...let's make it a goal to NOT put up with it this year!

So, I have a plan...and it starts NOW.  Who's with me?  This is a plan to be on track from now until Thanksgiving...enjoy Thanksgiving GUILT FREE.  Start back after Thanksgiving until Christmas...enjoy Christmas GUILT FREE...and then start back up after the New Year!!

We're going to do 3 rounds between NOW the new year!  Get you success through those 3 rounds and help keep you on track but then you'll be able to enjoy your Thanksgiving and Christmas traditions!

So, now that it sounds all awesome and fabulous what is involved?

Requirements:

1. You are required to have ME as your COACH through Team Beachbody.

2. Then together WE pick a fitness program through 

Team Beachbody that fits your needs. It does not matter what your ability level is, I have something for you!
{21 day fix, T25, Chalean Extreme, P90X3, Turbofire, Insanity, Piyo, ect...}

3. You are REQUIRED to replace 1 meal a day with Shakeology ONLY for the duration of the group.
Once it is over you can decide if you have enough healthy recipes in your pocket to prepare meals without needing shakeology or if you find its convenient and it takes care of 1 meal you can keep going!

4. Then, it is required that you participate in the online closed group daily. Each day I will share a tip, recipe, motivation or meal plan. You check in, rate your day and get your inspiration for the next 24 hours. You can log in whenever you want just as long as I know you are there it's all good!

I am your personal support system so that you actually start, finish and truly succeed at changing your lifestyle. I will share with you the recipes that my family loves along with the quick easy recipes that don't take a lot of prep!

If this sounds like something you would like to do please complete the application below to be considered for a spot in this group.  There is limited availability so that I can keep the group small and individualized.   

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