New DIAMOND Beachbody Coach Success Story- Natasha S.

I jump for joy every time I am able to talk about this coach success story!  This story is so special and touches me because I know so many people can relate with her!! Get ready to be inspired!

 Natasha signed up with me almost a year ago and was so excited to work as a health and fitness coach with Team Beachbody! She is also a Registered Nurse and works with me in the Emergency Room.  She came over my house and was so excited to get started with coaching... She had goals and all these intentions, but there was something missing.  She didn't pursue anything, never acted upon what her goals were, and never followed through.  It was sad because I saw the potential she had, and I saw it going to waste.  

When I asked her why she was not doing anything about her goals, her response was  "I'm afraid no one will join me, and I don't know who to go to." After that, she continued using SHAKEOLOGY and continuing to stay a coach for the discount.  

Then, just about 2 1/2 months ago, I saw an email that Natasha decided to cancel her coaching account...I quickly went to her at work and asked WHY?!?!? I see so much potential and she obviously loves helping people, loves health and fitness... I wanted to change her mind for her lol. She stated she was not doing anything with the business aspect and didn't think she could get back into it since its been so long and got nothing out of it.  

Within those 3 days she had to change her mind before Beachbody completely canceled her account, she came to me and said, Im changing my mind and ready to work the business and help people! I have goals of working part time so I can be with my family and watch my kids grow one day and not work holidays and weekends (Yes, this is what benefits you get as a Beachbody coach)!

Whatever clicked with Natasha, really clicked. That very next day, she started talking to people about joining her challenge group (support and accountability group) and join her team as a health and fitness coach! 

From that point on, she grew from a discount coach canceling her coach account, to rank advancing to diamond in 2 months, and adding other coaches who love helping others, and also running challenge groups to help people reach their own health and fitness goals! 

What a turn around! She has become so successful and now sees her potential.. She sees whats possible with Beachbody as a career!!

Being able to work your own hours, work from home, and having the accountability to reach and maintain your own health and fitness goals is such a great benefit with coaching! Natasha has even already signed up for next years Summit in Nashville TN, which is our biggest training event of the year with Beachbody! 

She has not only changed her life, but she is changing others every single day!!

I am so proud of you girl!! Keep inspiring and keep up the amazing work!! Im so glad am a big mouth and love talking back into things haha!! It paid off! :)

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Healthy Veggie Pizza

Happy 4th of July!!! So although most people are not working today, I feel the need to give you all one of my favorite recipes to take to a party! It has ALWAYS been a huge hit and Im not sure why I never have put it on here yet... I guess its the right time now :)
A couple things I do different with this recipe to make it healthy...
Instead of mayo---- I use plain Greek Yogurt
Instead oh white croissant as the crust-----I use whole wheat pizza dough
And of course, tons of fresh veggies!!

HEALTHY VEGGIE PIZZA

Ingredients:

• 1 tube whole wheat pizza dough
• 2 8 oz packages light cream cheese (you can use Greek Yogurt Cream cheese)
• 1 cup Plain Greek Yogurt
• 1 oz dry ranch dressing mix
• 1 cup raw broccoli
• 1 cup chopped tomatoes
• 1 cup raw green, red, and/or orange peppers
• 1 cup raw cucumbers
• 1 cup raw cauliflower
• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 1 cup low fat shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. Cook Pizza dough as directed on label and let cool completely
2. Mix Cream Cheese, Greek Yogurt, and dry ranch packet in separate bowl.
3. Spread mixture over cooled crust
4. Cut up all veggies and spread over cream cheese spread. 
5. Top off with cheese
6. ENJOY!!!

Homemade Almond Butter

I've been on an almond kick lately, so what better way to use almonds than making almond butter?  We all know the less ingredients you have, the healthier it usually is right?? Also, knowing how to pronounce the words assures you its clean, and not full of chemicals and preservatives that cause bloating, cravings, and health issues. 
Im such a fan of saving money and making food on my own to not only get more bang for your buck, but making my own food for my family shows them how to live a healthy lifestyle and teaches clean eating young so they can one day lead by example! 
My kids helped me make this for the first time and my 2 yr old LOVED IT!! 

Facts about RAW ALMONDS:

• Almonds are GLUTEN-FRE
• Promotes heart health and normal blood pressure 
• Helps ,lower blood sugar
• Lower bad cholesterol
• Good source of Omega fatty acids
• Nourish the nervous system
• Alkalize the body
• Good brain function
• Almonds contain more magnesium than spinach and oatmeal
• 1 ounce of almonds has as much calcium than 1/4 cup milk
• Also rich in minerals such as Iron, Copper, Zinc, and Potassium
• Casein and Lactose free

Facts about Agave Nectar:

• Low on the glycemic index (normalizes blood sugar)
• 100% natural from the agave plant
• Non- GMO

HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN ALMOND BUTTER

Ingredients:

• 1 cup raw almonds
• 1/2 tsp Himalayan or Sea Salt
• 1/4 tsp Agave Nectar

Directions:

1. Add 1 cup raw almonds to food processor or blender (I recommend food processor or good blender)
2. Blend almonds for approximately 5 minutes or until smooth and no clumps.  You may need to stop and scrape the almonds off the sides a few times.
3. Add salt and Agave nectar and blend for another minute.  
4. Serve with your favorite side!

CrockPot Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal

CrockPot Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal

Ingredients:

• 2 cup of steel cut oats (right now I have old fashion so that works too)
• 4 cups of milk (I used 1%)

• 2 tablespoon of vanilla extract
• 2 small apples chopped 

Directions:

1. Place oats, milk, and apples into the crock-pot.  Add vanilla and stir.

2. Cook on high for 1-2 hours, or low for 2-3 hours.  Check consistency and cook to your liking 

3. Serve and top with cinnamons, raisins, or whatever you would like!

4. ENJOY!

Week 1 Prep NPC Figure Competition

So last week, I made my announcement that I am going to start training for my very first Figure NPC show!  I am someone who goes all in when I commit to something, so I am thrilled to see what is to come!! When I was 18, I did a fitness show, but now looking back, was totally unprepared!! So lesson learned, I am starting just a little early and slowly get into the routine so I am not stressing so much towards show time!
I am learning so much even in my second day in with training!! I was a personal trainer years back, but this is a different world over here! I am already cutting back my favorites---- PEANUT BUTTER AND FETA CHEESE!! Oh you have no clue how lost I feel without these foods haha!! I think its all mental, but I know I want this bad enough, so I will be just fine!!
After seeing my trainer, and he took a look at my body and what I need to work on, I was surprised to hear his answer! I definitely need to bulk and tone my legs like crazy, and my back and shoulders need work, but my arms were too big? HAHA I knew they were huge, but I didn't know they needed to be smaller for the show! I am happy to hear this though, because I have some issues about how big they are, so hopefully with this training, it will help my own insecurities about them!
Yesterday was day 1 and leg day!! OHHHH leg day how I love you and hate you at the same time!!! HAHA! I love my squats and lunges, but after doing my workout, I thought my legs were going to give out on me! But who care, I MADE IT!!! This calls for tons of stretching!!!
This morning I did my light cardio (30 minutes) of power walking with a little hill, and then afternoon was my back day! So Im a fan of pull ups, but only when I whip them out and don't focus on holding at the top and contracting my muscles lol! This was different than what Im use to, so of course, I was tired after the first set! I know with time, I will get better so I will focus on progress, not perfection!!
Now, is the exciting part!! Im not sure if many people have done this, but many of you know I am a Beachbody coach... We have home fitness programs, and SHAKEOLOGY, our health shake meal replacement!  Well, I will be incorporating all of this into my regimen to prep for my show! I have gotten this far with ONLY using my home fitness programs and Shakeology and was able to get pretty lean, so I am going to continue getting my dense nutrition through my shakes!

WHAT AM I GETTING OUT OF SHAKEOLOGY?
Daily Multi-Vitamin
Pre Biotics
Pro Biotics
Superfoods
Digestive Enzymes
Amino Acids

Being that it is all natural, Im definitely going to continue this as long as possible!

For the workouts, since I am already pretty lean, I am going to stick with PiYo by celebrity trainer Chalene Johnson, to help me with my strength and flexibility.  It is low impact, so this is perfect for my training!  Eventually, I will get into higher cardio workouts, but not until closer to show day.  For now, I need to work on building muscle!

For my meals, I am eating WAY more than I thought I would!! For this week, I am doing 3 heavy carbs a day, tons of protein (about 30 grams per meal) and veggies! I also am replacing 2 meals with Shakeology.  I have some healthy fats such as raw unsalted almonds and coconut oil.

This is what my meals look like this week... Each week will change, according to how my body is changing :)

TIME TO GET ACCOUNTABLE!!

DAY 1:
WEIGHT: 131

MEASUREMENTS
Chest: 35.5
Waist: 29
Hips: 36.5
Bicep right: 11
Bicep left: 11
Thigh Right: 20.5
Thigh Left: 21

PICS:

And here you are!! Time to get accountable and go all the way!! I am sooooo hungry right now, so Im going to have some green tea and go shopping!! HAHA!! What better way to get hunger off your mind!! :)

I would love for you to continue following my journey of 20 weeks of training to my first Figure NPC competition! I will need all the motivation I can get and cannot do this alone!!

If you yourself have been thinking about doing something like this, it doesn't matter how far you have to go, it matters if you want it bad enough and are willing to train hard enough for it! I would love to help you get into the best shape of your life!! :)

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PiYo Results- Beachbody Test Group

Let me just say after being on a Beachbody cruise, I completely fell off the healthy wagon and had no clue how to get back on track!! I felt terrible even showing pictures of myself because of how hard I fell apart with my nutrition and even lacking the exercise part- not a good way of being a role model as a fitness coach. But you know what? Were all human and we cannot be perfect every single day!  As I was thinking of getting into the right mindset of finding my way back into my healthy regimen and lifestyle, I received a phone call from Beachbody.....

That call from Beachbody was my game changer!  I was asked to be in the new upcoming test group PiYo! Of course the first thing I did was accept and then my game face was on!  

WHAT IS PiYO?

PiYo is a home workout Program without jumps, without weights, and without joint strain. Using body weight, PiYos uses low-impact, high-intensity movements inspired by Pilates and yoga. 

How long are the PiYo workouts?
20-60 min long

What type of results can you expect with PiYo? 

Long, lean, muscles, a high, firm booty, and tight, flat, sexy abs. PiYo will work every single muscle to stabilize, stretch, and strengthen every inch of a body. And since Chalene Johnson cranked up the speed and the fun, crazy calories will be burned too!      

To be the first to get information and the release of the Piyo program, please go to this link and put in your email address!

www.PiYoTBB.com?referringRepId=317176

MY PiYo TRANSFORMATION:

So I have been waiting and waiting to talk about my PiYo journey with you all! I had 60 days of eating clean, drinking SHAKEOLOGY, and following the PiYo schedule!  I am going to be totally honest... being a girl who loves the high intense impact workouts and HITT workouts, I was very skeptical on even getting results with PiYo because I feel like I need to burn those calories in order to get my results... I also felt I was very flexible to begin with, so I would not have much improvement.  

I took my Day 1 pics and measurements and was disgusted of course, but knew what I was doing is better than what I was currently doing.  I worked hard every day, following the meal plans, having 1 off meal a week, and even at first, after doing the workouts, I was not sweating much, BUT I was surprised with how I was how much stretching, plank, and push ups I did!  As I continued this journey and went through the first 30 days, I was feeling stronger, and more flexible, which is what I wanted! 

Including my boys to see how I live a healthy lifestyle is so important!

Meal Prep will set you up for success!!

There were times I wanted to skip a workout, but I made the choice to stay strong!

Feeling great and ready for 30 day pics and measurements to see my progress!!

Day 30 came and it was time to take my pics and measurements... I was very nervous because I did not feel my body changed a whole lot... and on the scale, it only moved 3 lbs. After looking at my day 1 and day 30 pictures, I was pleasantly surprised with how my body was changing and becoming more defined, even with a loss of just 3 lbs!! Woohoo I was getting my body back!! 

After day 30, I was so ready to kick it up a notch!! I really was happy about my results and wanted to show people what is possible, even if you have set backs such as back and knee problems!! I know having this lower impact program is going to help so many people such issues!! 

I really made my nutrition fun and tried a few different recipes, which I added all of them to my blog here!! So if one looks satisfying to you, its on here so don't worry!! :)

I am obsessed with breakfast foods! A little sweet potato fries with turkey sausage... YES PLEASE!!

ok Im starting to kick butt!! HAHA

If you are a fan of hot sauce, I recommend trying the Sriracha! I use it on everything!!! 

I cannot believe I am almost through this challenge!!!!!

This officially made me realize, this program MAKES A DIFFERENCE!!! I could not hold myself up with my hands before!!!!

It's all about believing in yourself!!

Ok can you see how much I eat eggs??! Haha but I use them all different ways! :) 

One of my favorite meals!! quinoa salad and cod!!

Last week of PiYo!!! My body has CHANGED!!!

Love me some cucumbers, peppers and hummus!

Finally a fan of sprouts!!

 

OK ARE YOU READY FOR THE RESULTS?!?!?

CAN YOU SAY PiYO improves your flexibility?!?

I cannot be more thrilled that I am back to my low weight and have so much definition!!! I am beyond pleased with the results I got from Chalene Johnson's PiYo workout!!! 

It does not matter if you are just starting your fitness journey, if you need to lose the last 10 pounds, or if you need to get off a plateau you hit, PiYo will give you results!! 

I am so excited for the release of Piyo in just 3 more weeks!! 

NOW SOME MORE EXCITING NEWS: If you are ready to follow my journey to train for my first FIGURE NPC COMPETITION, stay tuned on my blog and follow me on Facebook at Facebook.com/deidra.penrose!!! Get ready for some new exciting changes!!

If you are ready to start your fitness journey, or become a part of my team and share this amazing opportunity with others, please fill out my application below! 

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Coach Success- NEW DIAMOND KERRI S.

Part of what I love so much about my career is helping people have financial freedom and just watch them grow into successful leaders! Being a part of the #32 team (my team), and also a part of #2 and #1 (my coach) team is such a blessing! We have great training that will help you grow an amazing business and into a great leader! My team has trainings every month for coaches just starting out their business, and for coaching needing more leadership skills.  So you are never left alone to learn how to work this on your own! We all work together to help each other and it is so much fun!

I actually ran my Emerald to Diamond group and it will be over this weekend, but out of this training, one of our newest Diamond coaches Kerri S. totally rocked it! She became a coach just 92 days ago and has been able to grow an awesome business, along with having two more coaches on her team that are kicking butt and growing their own team!

Kerri is a full time nurse, and we actually met in nursing school, but lost touch when we graduated.  We did not live in the same area and you know how it goes when you get a job and have kids.  So how crazy that she ended up somehow meeting and dating one of my husband's old co-workers that is a trooper as well! Well, the dating got serious and they got married! And we got in touch!

We got a hold  of each other and I thought she would be the perfect person to coach with Beachbody! She is a country girl with a great personality, is friendly, and very easy to talk to! When I have a gut feeling, its 99% right! I told her this.... she still said NO! HAHA.... But I didn't give up on her and she ended up finally giving Beachbody a try, and when she started using the programs and SHAKEOLOGY, she was amazed! Kerri was in good shape to begin with, but after doing the 21 DAY FIX, she found her abs!! She was realizing what this is really about... She was sharing this opportunity with others and now they are getting results!! It is a WIN WIN for everyone!!

Kerri is now earning a great income to her new house being built and has hit Success Club 10 every single month (high recognition when you help more people) and has been a top producer on our team Forever FIT!

Reaching such a high rank as diamond is not easy to do! It takes communication skills, knowledge, helping others, and leadership skills to do this (esp as a full time nurse)!  But she is committed and ready to make things happen in her business!!

I am so proud of this girl and cannot wait to see what is in store for her in the next few months!!!

Do you have a passion for health and fitness and are looking to help people and starting earning a higher income for yourself and your family? Maybe $200, $500, $1000 or more in a month?  If you are a mom, do you want to stay at home with your children to watch them grow and not miss important events in their life? I know for Kerri and I, this is exactly what we wanted and she is reaching her goals, along with me being able to spend more time with my kids at home while earning a higher income yearly than I was as a nurse!

I am looking for 10 people who are ready to get serious about health and fitness, and turn their passion into their profession.  Please fill out this application below to start your journey as a successful health and fitness coach with Forever FIT!

If you don't start following your dreams now, you will always be missing something from your life! Do not settle for just being average, when you can be a masterpiece!

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T25 TRANSFORMATION- Erin T.

AHHH!!! One of my favorite days are TRANSFORMATION TUESDAYS!!! I seriously am SOOOOO proud of this girl for having such a HUGE transformation!! When people think, 60 days is not long enough to make a change and see results, then your doing the WRONG THING!! Because guess what?! Erin T. totally showed this is possible! Erin and I went to high school together but have not talked in 10 years before reuniting again, thanks to Beach body!! She was looking for an outlet after having her second child and being at her lowest with feeling unhappy and overweight. 

It brought me to tears when she told me she wouldn't even go to the pool with her kids because she did not want to be seen in public.  At that moment, I knew I needed to do something to help her and I knew exactly what she needed! She needed my support and encouragement to change her lifestyle so she can feel comfortable in her own skin and be able to confidently go to the public pools with her children and watch them have fun while they are still young! 

So what did I do? I got her involved in my challenge group (support group) for 60 days where I gave daily motivation, tips, recipes, and encouragement to help her reach her goals! She willingly provided me with her before pictures and measurements to stay accountable and I truly believe by her doing this was a push to not let go of this journey of hers! 

Every day, she checked into my group and told me how her day went. She told me if she completed her daily workout, drank her SHAKEOLOGY (meal replacement health shake full of dense nutrition), and rated her food on a scale 1-5, 5 being the best and 1 saying she totally fell of the wagon with her meals.  She kept herself accountable every day and focused on making progress every day, rather than being perfect.  

I am so excited to share her story and transformation with you!!


ERIN T.
             DAY 1                                          DAY 30                                            DAY 60 

And there I am, naked in a dressing room... Standing in front of a three-angled mirror... My 

ah-ha moment... The moment that changed everything... I just stand there and stare at my 

body, I hadn't looked at my 6 week postpartum body like this. In fact, I couldn't remember 

the last time I stood in front of a full length mirror; much less one that showed me so much

of it. How did this happen? Yeah, yeah I know, I heard it all the time "oh, you just had a 

baby". No, this was more than just that, a lot more. My teenage self would've been mortified.

She starved herself, she hated her body. I couldn't hate my body today. You can't hate what 

gave you two beautiful, healthy girls. But I knew I couldn't live in this body... I came home and told my husband, Dan that I needed to do something, but I didn't know 

where to start. He told me about a girl we went to highschool with how she did some kind of 

Beachbody workout and now she is a coach. I went on her site, and I couldn't believe her 

transformation. I knew this was what I needed... I decided on T25 and Shakeology... I didn't really know much about it, but I knew I could 

give up 25 minutes a day and even if it killed me I figure for 25 min I could deal with it. I 

became part of a Challenge Group. Day 1 - March 24th. To sum it up, I thought "WTF did I get myself into!?!" The workout was 

intense... Little did I know that in a few weeks it would be some much easier. Everyday got 

better and better.... Shakeology decreased my cravings and for the first time in my life I was able to give up my

nighttime bowl of cereal or ice cream in bed... The shakes kept me full, focused, and 

energized even with a new baby and a high maintence 3 year old... 4 weeks into it, the workouts were still intense but I got closer and closer to nailing it! I loved

it, I looked forward to it. My results were amazing - 15.2 lbs and 22.5 inches... If I didn't 

experience it, I probably wouldn't believe it... I am addicted... I feel completely different... I have energy, I have confidence... I realized 

that giving just 25 min a day to myself was the best thing I could've ever done for my family.

I found the 'me' that was under all the pounds and inches, under all the anxiety and 

depression... There was me... And on Day 60, I had lost 30 lbs and 39 inches... I could 

never explain how awesome that feels

Are you ready to create your own happiness and lifestyle? It's ok to ask for help.... I did to find my own transformation, along with thousands and thousands of people who have reached their weight loss goals! There is no need to do this alone! Having 1:1 support and motivation will only help you keep the weight off forever and not go back to your old ways! It will help you do it "the right way". 

Please fill out my application for a spot in my next challenge group! If you are waiting for a calling to  make the commitment and change, THIS IS IT!!!

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