T25 WEEK 2 complete~

T25 End of week 2

This week was definitely more challenging than usual.  I did get all of my workouts in this week, including while I was away at the beach, my husband ran with me and it was amazing! I just love the beach and warm weather and having the support of your spouse trying to be healthy with you is amazing!

 Food wise, I did take healthy snacks with me to the beach, and did great throughout the day eating oatmeal with natural peanut butter for breakfast, whole wheat wraps, veggies and hummus, almonds, ostrich sticks, and string cheese for lunch and snacks, and for dinner, one night I had baked chicken with salad, stuffed peppers with turkey burger, and seafood without the butter, corn, and potatoes. 

But the bad part was sweet frog 2 times (Ice cream buffet), and 10 wings (into 2 meals). That definitely put me off track a bit.  The thing that is making the biggest difference is not having my shake for 5 days.  I now see why I drink SHAKEOLOGY! It is not because I am a coach and that is what I have for my product, it is because it TRULY makes a difference!  I feel bloated, not as energetic, and I am craving food like crazy!! So excited to drink my shake as soon as I am done with this post!!

Since last week was such a mess, it is the start of a new week and time for progress!! I will be waking up at 4 am for my workouts ( I have workout buddies to keep each other accountable), I have my grocery shopping done for the week, and my meals prepped!! I have some left- over turkey stuffed peppers, grilled chicken, veggie stir-fry, quinoa salad, and spaghetti squash! I am using a few meals from the Ultimate Reset, which I absolutely LOVED!! It really helped me understand food, even food that I would never eat prior to the reset.  Now, I use them in my weekly meal plans!  I also made a yummy snack that is easy to make, and healthy.. KALE CHIPS!!

 I am officially ready to rock this week!! Are you?? What are you doing to set yourself up for success this week? Meal planning, food prepping, get yourself into the right mind set?

Reaching health and fitness goals is not something that comes easy.  It is something that takes dedication, thinking ahead, preparation, and will power!! Persistence is key!! If you don’t stick with it, you will be stuck in the same place you started.  In my eyes, for me and my challengers… the only failure is when you give up!! If you TRY and KEEP going, you WILL SUCCEED!!  Do you feel it’s your time to make the change and reach your fitness and health goals? If you’re reading this, most likely, it’s for a reason!  Join me in my challenge group starting Aug 12^th! You will be in a support group and me as your coach to give you motivation, nutrition and exercise tips, meal plans, and recipes!  Do any work out with TEAM BEACH BODY of YOUR choice, along with drinking SHAKEOLOGY once a day!  You also will be held accountable to reach your goals by doing before pics and measurements, along with 30 and 60 day follow ups! This is a great way to make new friends, along with a new transformation!!

*If you are interested in joining my challenge, message me to get started deidra.penrose@yahoo.com

FIT CLUB 717!!

Our Fit Club 717 is officially up and running!! I am so excited to be able to have a place to have men and women get together to be healthy and have so much fun at the same time!! It is a place for everyone to make new friends, gain more motivation and support from each other!! It is a place to feel comfortable about yourself and the decision you are making to live a healthier lifestyle!! Sometimes it gets difficult to work out alone, so what better way to get a bunch of people together and do it in a positive environment?!? The first day was so awesome and we all worked up a sweat, but had fun too!! At the end, we tried a couple recipes of SHAKEOLOGY, which turned out great!!! 

 

 Our first workout was TURBO FIRE, but will switch around every week, depending on what everyone wants to do!! If you are interested in joining us on this awesome adventure, you can message me on facebook, or email me @ deidra.penrose@yahoo.com!! We have our Fit Club every Wednesday at 6pm at Fayetteville Fire Hall in Chambersburg, PA!!

Ultimate Reset Day 21!! THE END OF MY ULTIMATE RESET!!

Ultimate Reset Day 21!

I survived it!! This was by far one of the best things I know I could have done for my body!! Before I started, I was frustrated because although you should not go by the scale, I felt I could get lower and my body fat definitely could be lower.  Within one week, I was seeing awesome results and feeling energetic and better about my body.  It is now day 21 and I have completed the Ultimate Reset.  I will say, I lost that weight that would not come off with my regular exercise and healthy eating and I can tell my body fat is lower.  I am not saying that eating healthy and exercise would not work for me, but I was at that plateau.  It is those last few pounds that are the hardest to get off and I will say, I got to my goal weight, and more!! Whether you are just starting out with a new regimen for fitness or you need that switch or boost to trick your body, I will recommend the Ultimate reset.  It has made me look at food completely different!! I never would even touch an avocado, alfalfa sprouts, bok choy, swiss chard, carrots, or raw cucumber, and now I love all of these foods because your body feels so good after eating them!  They do so good for your body and I am so thankful I had the opportunity to do this or I would have never even attempted to eat these foods.   I have more energy, I have less cravings, especially for the unhealthy foods, and I feel like I am in control of myself.  I was craving egg whites with hot sauce, feta cheese with fruits and nuts, and more quinoa salad! Ok and a steak salad, which I will have this week some time lol! I am going to be honest, I tried a half of a piece of pizza tonight because I felt free for a minute, and I was at the toilet ready to vomit.  Sorry again probably tmi, but I am saying this because it has changed me for the best! I have never been so happy with myself and just the way I feel overall!! I am ready to continue eating clean and back to my shakeology and chicken and ground turkey and encourage others who want a change to give the reset a shot! 

  If you want more details on how to get started on the Ultimate reset, message me on face book or email me at deidra.penrose@yahoo.com!  It is a change for the best and you never know what you are capable of until you try it! 

http://www.MyUltimateReset.com/deidrap8

Healthy and Clean Snack Ideas!!

Healthy Snack Ideas- Made quick and Simple!!

So we all know how important our nutrition is to our weight loss right?! Our weight loss is approximately 70-80% all about how we eat!! So when we are busy, which we are with jobs, children, older parents, pets, school, you name we all have a thousand to-do’s on our list, it is important to be able to have clean snacks ready to go!! So we should be eating 3 regular meals daily (breakfast, lunch, and dinner, along with 2 smaller snacks in between.  It seems like a lot, but this is what helps speed up our metabolism!! You may be only eating 2-3 meals a day, but when I say 5-6 meals a day, this means SMALLER MEALS, not eating everything you see at each sitting.  It’s all about PORTION CONTROL!!  So here are some ideas that I myself love that may benefit you also!! May I mention some of these are great for people who travel a lot.  I have a few friends that travel for a living and found it difficult to eat clean until doing a little trial and error! Guess what?!? There are ways to eat clean! It’s all about how bad you want it!!

1.    Shakeology- Shakeology is a meal replacement protein shake that has over 70 NATURAL ingredients, but does so good for your health and heart, along with fighting cravings and giving you energy! You can even make yummy deserts, or on the run shake it in a shaker with water or almond milk and WALAH!!
2.    Cottage Cheese and Fruit- Cottage cheese (fat free or light) is the way to go to get your protein!  Of course, you should be getting some kind of protein in with each meal you eat!
3. Greek Yogurt and Fruit- Greek Yogurt has your protein and less sugar than flavored yogurt.  You also have your FRESH fruit that is not packed with any oils or extra preservatives and sugars.  Eating fruit during the day will give you energy to go on with your day!
4. Rice Cake and Peanut Butter- Ok, so some people think rice cakes taste like cardboard?? I LOVE my rice cakes and what is even better is adding a couple slices of banana on top of your peanut butter!! BTW, make sure you use either NATURAL peanut butter, or I also use flax seed peanut butter (I get at GNC or walmart, weis, or AMAZON.com), or almond butter.
   
   
    
5. Hummus with raw veggies- I honestly never would even attempt to try hummus, but got the nerve to when I was losing weight and eating healthy and needed more ideas, so I gave it a try and LOVED IT!! I do not like raw red and green peppers, so I tried eating the peppers with hummus and SCORE!! Obsessed!! My favorite hummus is roasted red pepper and spicy hummus!! You can do so much with humus and it is a great protein source!!
6. Hummus and wheat roll up- Make sure when you get a wheat roll up is says 100% whole wheat.  Throw that hummus on and you got yourself a yummy roll up!! Can’t get much easier than that!
7. Apple with Peanut Butter- 1 apple away keeps the doctor away!! And what better way to eat it than with some natural peanut butter?!? Nothing wrong with adding a few raisins if you need a little extra calories too!!
8. Mixed nuts and berries- I actually go to an Amish or Mennonite store (yes I live in the country and LOVE IT) and they have isles of nuts and berries that you can mix. My favorite is dried cranberries, dried apricots, pumpkin seeds, tree nuts, raisins, almonds, walnuts, and last but not least, goji!!  These will give you energy and tastes AMAZING and can take this ANYWHERE!!
   
9. Dry- roasted Edamame- If you use ¼ cup, it is only 130 calories, 14 grams of protein and makes a delicious snack. Or try them raw!
10. String Cheese and almonds- I have a love for cheese, so a fat free or light string cheese will do great with 1 oz almonds- Great sources of protein and fat!!! Yes, you still need fat.. the good fat that is for energy!! Also my favorite almonds other than raw are cocoa covered almonds and cinnamon by EMERALD.  Also, I love the habanero BBQ , but not as healthy.. still better than a cheeseburger!!
11. Nutrition bars- This is where you need to be careful.  When you go shopping at the store, you will find that most of these bars have way too much fat, sugar, and/or carbs. I make my own of course because I know exactly what is in them.  Look for bars that have no added, refined sugar and choose the one with the highest fiber content.
12. Hard Boiled Eggs- Made in advance and easy to take along! If I eat more than 1 , I only eat 1 yoke so you do not get those extra calories and cholesterol.  You can even add some almonds to eat with them or some raw veggies!!
13.    Raw veggies with HOME MADE Ranch dip- Yes taste like Ranch, but CLEAN!! Just mix 1 cup Greek yogurt and 1 dry ranch packet (I use Hidden Valley) and done!!
    
    
14.   Ostrich Stick- Ok I am sure many of you are like what the heck is this!! Ok so if you like slim jims, or beef sticks, you will LOVE THIS!! I found it first at GNC and fell in love.. I was looking for something quick with protein and low in carbs and sugar.  This is what I found and now I buy them in bulk off AMAZON.com!! I had to become a prime member from amazon because I shop there sooo much for my ingredients!! FREE 2 day shipping too!!  My favorite sticks are the pepper or teriyaki!!
15.  Popcorn- Popcorn is light and easy, but make sure you do it the right way.. NO BUTTER!! You can add a little Himalayan salt and sesame oil to give it a little extra taste!  You can have 2-3 cups for a serving!
16. Tuna on melba snacks- I love melba snacks! They are easy to take along and have that crunch that helps satisfies me! You can get the tuna in WATER in packets or have it pre made for where ever you are going! 
17. Cottage Cheese and Tomatoes- Easy, simple, add some pepper, you got your protein and your veggies!!
18. Banana Almond Butter Wrap- Can you say YUMMY!! Use a small banana, 100% whole wheat wrap, and some almond butter and ENJOY!!!
19. Greek Yogurt with Kashi Cereal- Keep the Greek yogurt plan because you add an awesome taste with the Kashi cereal!! My favorite is the mixed berry!! Delicious!!!
20. Fresh Fruit Plate- Ok so I found doing this on my UltimateReset was filling and yummy- I added only FRESH FUITS such as kiwi, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, and whatever else may be cheaper and in season (peaches, pears, pineapple). 3 cups of fresh fruit and if you would like to top it off, add some sugar free fat free cool whip!! 
    

P.S. Now that you have some recipes, make sure you PREPARE!! I prepare my snacks and meals every Sunday, so when I am in a rush or on the go, I am prepared.. Remember, PLAN + PREPARE = SUCCESS!!! Set yourself up for success and you will achieve your goals just in time!!