MOTIVATE ME!!!!

Starting today, every FRIDAY I'm going to post a little extra dose of MOTIVATION!!!!

I do not believe that getting fit is just about your body and looking good, I believe it is about getting better in every area of your life and being happy and content!  To that end, these quotes speak to fitness and life in general!

Weekends are usually the hardest for people to get through and still maintain there workouts and clean eating habits, so use this extra push to get you through!

If any of these quotes speak to you, PRINT THEM OFF!  GET THEM UP IN FRONT OF YOU! HANG THEM ON YOUR BATHROOM MIRROR,  Make them your screen saver OR the photo on the face of your iPhone!!!! Whatever you need to do to stay motivated!!!!

MEAL PLAN MONDAY-Super Bowl Snacks!

Meal Plan Monday

Every Monday I'm gonna bring you a new healthy meal you can incorporate into your meal
plans! :)

This week I've got 3 great recipes for your super bowl party, or any time at all!

mini bacon cheeseburger sliders

Toppings:
Turkey Bacon
Roma tomatoes
Red onion
pickles
Romaine lettuce

For the patties:
lean ground beef or ground turkey
About 2 Tablespoons of grated onion
1-2 cloves garlic, minced
About 2 Tablespoons Chiles in Adobo Sauce

About 2 teaspoons mustard powder
About 1 tablespoon sea salt

Mix all ingredients (except the toppings… obviously ) and form into approximately 1-1.5 inch round patties. (about the size of a bouncy ball, remember, you want to be able to pop them in your mouth) 

If you’ve never grated onion before, just use the fine grate side of your cheese grater and do it right over the bowl your beef is in.

When you’re ready to cook, make your bacon and cut into about 1″ pieces. Set aside. Slice up your roma tomatoes and red onion. On your platter, assemble a couple pieces of lettuce with a slice of tomato. Cook your mini sliders until juices run clear, then place on top of the tomato. Put onion and pickle on top of that, then bacon. Secure with a toothpick. Continue until all are done. 

** 3 MINI SLIDERS EQUAL 1 SERVING!

IF YOU'RE ON AN EM MEAL PLAN THIS IS GREAT FOR EITHER MEAL #3 OR MEAL #5

Guacamole with Lime Chile Cucumbers

There are about a million different ways to make guacamole, but for this, just keep it plain and simple: Avocado with a healthy dose of lime and salt. Just mash it all up!

Then slice cucumbers and squeeze lime over the slices then sprinkle with chile powder. The Cucumbers are perfect for dipping, though you can try any other veggies you like.


* A serving is 1/4 cup Guacamole and as many cucumbers as you want!

IF YOU'RE ON AN EA MEAL PLAN THIS IS GREAT FOR EITHER MEALS 2,3,OR 4 With the addition of a serving of protein

Steak Bites with Bloody Mary Dipping Sauce

Yield:6 servings

Ingredients
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
1 small onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup vodka (optional)
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce
1 cup tomato sauce
1 rounded tablespoon prepared horseradish
Salt and pepper
1 1/3 pounds beef sirloin cut into large bite-sized pieces, 1 by 2 inches
Steak seasoning blend or coarse salt and black pepper
6 to 8 inch bamboo skewers

Directions
Heat a small saucepan over medium heat. Add oil and onions and saute 5 minutes. Add vodka and reduce by 1/2. Add Worcestershire, hot sauce, tomato sauce and horseradish. Stir to combine the dipping sauce and return the sauce to a bubble. Add salt and pepper and adjust seasonings.

Heat nonstick skillet over high heat. Coat meat bites lightly in oil. Season with steak seasoning blend or salt and pepper, to taste. Cook the meat until caramelized all over, about 2 minutes on each side. Transfer dipping sauce to a small dish and place at the center of a serving platter. Surround the dip with meat bites and set several bamboo "stakes" or skewers along side meat.

IF YOU'RE ON AN EA MEAL PLAN, THIS IS GREAT FOR MEAL #4

How much water should you drink in a day?

TAKE THE WATER CHALLENGE!!!!

I want you to try to drink half your body weight in ounces of water (at least) throughout the day for the next 8 weeks! Here’s why this is so important…

Water increases your metabolism. 

Your body is made up almost entirely of water. It’s hard to believe, but everything in your body is floating in a water-based suspension. Also, many of our bodily functions require water in some part of their equation to function properly. In this case, we are going to talk about the liver…

Water cleans out your system. 

The liver is an amazing organ. Of its many functions, one is to take released body fat and break it down for use as energy (a process called lipolysis). However, when hydration levels get as low as 80 percent, the liver and kidneys have a difficult time functioning and filtering all that thickened blood. Since kidney function trumps liver function on the task-list of sustaining life, the amazing liver does what it can to take over for the kidneys. Wow, we are sure glad that is the case, otherwise we would all be in some serious trouble! If the liver isn’t able to do its job, our bodies cannot break down fat and use it for energy at the rate in which we need it to. Let’s just say that is not good for your body fat percentage.

In order for proper diet and exercise to be truly effective, you'll need to maintain a proper hydration level so that the body fat released into the bloodstream can be broken up into proteins. You want these fat cells to be broken up into proteins because those are the building blocks of muscle! It’s a simple equation…more water equals less fat and more muscle :)

How much water is enough? 
Water increases your metabolism so much that if you're chronically dehydrated, it can mean up to an 8-pound weight gain or more per year. No wonder weight creeps on! Your challenge is to drink at least half your body weight in ounces of water per day. For example, someone who weights 150 pounds should be drinking 75 ounces of water a day. This doesn't mean all at once, it means throughout the whole day.

We can all mistake thirst for hunger too, which leads to eating more unnecessary calories, so it's important to always have water handy. Get that calendar out and mark it down to remind yourself!

Can you do the water challenge?

$20 airbrush tanning throughout the month of January!!!!!!

I'm offering $20 airbrush tanning throughout the entire month of January, 

Learn a little more about it by clicking on the airbrush tanning picture to the right and then book your tan with me TODAY!!!!!!

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JAN/FEB Fitness class schedule

Finally!!!! I've got the Jan/Feb fitness class schedule nailed down, 

"see below" 

I'M SO EXCITED TO GET STARTED!!! And I've felt SO GOOD after the baby that I've decided to include 1 ZUMBA class! YESSSS!

Now remember, this 1st 6 weeks is an edited down schedule to kinda get us all back in the swing of things, so the cost for the 6 weeks is only $50

After this 1st 6 weeks I'll be adding many more classes and times so hang in there!

Also, I will be posting the sign-ups for xtreme cycle tomorrow.  Remember, if you want to attend that class you MUST sign up online, or text or email me tomorrow and let me know you want in. :)