Hot Weather = DRINK SMOOTHIES

Got a blender!? Please dust it off and USE IT!! No better time than now or any of the other 364 days of the year to whip up a delicious, nutritious, cool, treat! Everyday is a smoothie day for me! Here are a few fool proof ways to ensure you will always have the fruit available to whip one up at any given time !

• Always buy fruit, even if you don't need any more
• Cut up, chop, the fruit that is "going to fast" on you and place it on cookie sheets lined with waxed paper. Place in freezer. When frozen, add all the fruit to a gallon sized freezer bag. Do this every couple of days. Then before you know it, you will have a bag of frozen mixed fruit ready to be zapped into a refreshing smoothie.
•Don't use ICE! Period!-- It waters down the taste and if you do the above frozen fruit trick, you can say bye bye to ice in your fruit smoothie!
• Be CREATIVE.. There are no set rules or recipes! Be bold... add spinach!
•Write down your favorite blends to share with friends, or to remember for another day!

Here are some SUPER FOODS to keep on hand if you want to really boost yourself through your smoothie!

 What are they? They are whole, natural foods that provide more vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids, fiber, phytonutrients, and antioxidants than other foods. Here are some you might want to add:

• Acai Berries
• Almond Butter
• Aloe Vera Juice
• Avocado
• Chia Seed
• Flax Seed
• Ginger
• Pumpkin
• Sprouts
• Wheatgrass

One of my favorite concoctions is :
1 banana
1 orange
1-2 c. of my Mixed Frozen Fruit
chia seeds
splash of coconut water
splash of Orange Juice*
* or enough to get the blender going!

Pour into favorite glass plug a straw in there! Sit back, sip, and enjoy!!!!

Almost Day 30... Eating Yummy!

Wow! This past month has gone by very quickly... but at the same time I feel like it has dragged on forever. Part of this is because on June 1st, I began my P90X . I had read, researched, learned, watched success stories, read blogs, and so on. I thought if I am going to do this, I am going to have to start and not look back!
 Fast forward 29 days, and here we are! I am about to wrap up my very first month. It has definately been a learning experience for sure. I have learned to be dilligent, be constant, consistent, eat well, keep organized, keep my eye on my goals, and most of all try!  I have learned I can't do it all, but I am trying my hardest, and giving it my all. I am learning that practice certainly does make perfect.... or working towards that goal. I have learned that "Rome was not built in a day", nor will my my results! I have learned to keep plugging away, and pressing play! I have learned that this is not some "health kick", as some have called it. "Oh I hear you are on some health kick!?"  Umm, no not a health  kick,  but a way of life. A way to forget about all the tempting crap that we face every day and choosing the best I can.

Here is a sample of what eating CLEAN and eating HEALTHY looks like:

Here you have a:

 Homemade Veggie Burger on a Homemade Whole Wheat English Muffin w/ Hummus. The salad: Mixed Baby Greens with Black Beans, Feta Cheese, Avocado, and Hard Boiled Egg Whites. Topped with a Raspberry Vinaigrette.

Sounds a whole lot better than Hot Dogs and Mac& Cheese, doesn't it!?
If this is a "health kick", then kick me already, it looks delicious!

It was! Not only did this taste A-maz-ing, but It was simple, easy and best of all homemade! I do a lot of hamemade around here! It's cheaper, it's better, it's fresh, and I love to cook. So it's a all around win win for me!

I will share this recipe with you tomorrow, and some other healthy and easy ideas, to keep your summer easy & healthy!!!

Try Before You Buy! Beachbody-- Trial Packs

Are you ready for this!??

Beachbody is introducing a "Try Before You Buy", during the month of July! This is the most fantastic deal ever! I wish it would have been available when I was shopping for my program!

So, get started NOW and pay LATER. Try a Challenge Pack for FREE today! It has everything you will need: A fitness program of your choice (P90X, Turbofire, or Brazil Butt Lift),  along with Shakeology®( Chocolate, Greenberry, or Tropical Strawberry) and Team Beachbody® VIP Club membership. Just pay $14.95 S&H plus tax today and pay for the Challenge Pack after 30 days* IF you want to keep it. What do you have to lose?

Please visit my website:
www.beachbodycoach.com/misschristy78

•Go to SHOP
•Go to TRIAL PACKS
•Choose P90X, Turbofire, OR Brazil Butt Lift
•Thank yourself for making the first step to making your life BETTER!
• Join me in my latest Challenge Group for accountability,motivation, and inspiration!

I am always available for questions, concerns, insight, input, tips, tricks, recipes, and more! Don't hesitate to give me a shout!!!


*After 30 days if you'd like to hold on to your Challenge Pack you will be charged the full price of the program (P90X and Turbofire $205, and Brazil Butt Lift $160). The best part, you do this on your own time, in the comfort of your own home! No more gym membership!