4 week Fat Blaster Program EXTREME starts Monday July 29th!

THIS IS A 4 WEEK INTENSE HEALTH AND FITNESS PROGRAM!!!!

If you're ready to GIVE ME ALL YOU'VE GOT & WORK YOUR BUTT OFF FOR 4 WEEKS!

AND

SEE THE MOST AMAZING RESULTS YOUR BODY IS CAPABLE OF,

THIS IS THE PROGRAM FOR YOU!!!

Why I created the 4 week fat blaster program extreme!

Shed Stubborn Fat

Detox The Body

Cleanse The System

Break Through a Weight Loss Plateau

To Recharge The Body

Break Sugar Addictions

To Reset Healthy Eating Habits

To Help With Digestion

To make healthy eating & exercise easy and fun!
To see CRAZY FAST weight loss and muscle definition!

What the 4 week fat blaster program extreme includes:

4 weeks of Detox/lean out meal plans

3 days a week of personal training sessions

Access to ALL My fitness classes

Weekly motivation and support from me!

unlimited online/email support

ENROLL NOW!

By emailing me at

erin.andon@gmail.com

Space is limited so hurry!

4 week fat blaster program extreme SCHEDULE

Monday July 29th @ 6:30 am Pictures and measurements! Initial Weigh-in and measurements at the ea  Studio, followed by the first WORKOUT/personal training session from 7am-8am

Wed July 31st from 6:30am-7:30am 2nd personal training session followed by the first program Workshop “Goal Setting with Erin” from 7:30am-8am

Friday Aug 2nd 7am-8am 3rd training session

Monday Aug 5th 6:30am-7:30am  4th personal training session followed by the second workshop, "Have Your Cake and Be Fit Too Nutrition Workshop from 7:30am-8am

Wed. Aug 7th 7am-8am 5th personal training session

Friday Aug 9th 7am-8am 6th personal training session

Monday Aug 12th 6:30am-7:30 am 7th personal training session followed by the 3rd program workshop, "fitting exercise into your life" from 7:30am-8am

Wed. Aug 14th 7-8am 8th personal training session

Friday Aug 16th 7-8am 9th personal training session

Monday Aug 19th 7-8am 10th personal training session

Wed. Aug 21st 7-8am 11th personal training session

Friday Aug 23rd 7am-8am 12th personal training session LAST CHANCE INTENSE WORKOUT!!!

Saturday Aug 24th 9-10am Final Weigh-in and Measurements, end of program party and workshop

Total cost for everything for the FULL 4 WEEKS!

$600

Run the Runners Stumbles 10K/5K THIS WEEKEND!

Looking for a great way to get some exercise in this weekend?!!!!

Run in the 

Runner Stumbles 10k/5k With me this Sunday!

The 33rd Annual Runner Stumbles will be held at Suncadia Resort. The 5K and 10K will run on paved roads and paths in a forested setting. The kids races will be run on grass courses. All proceeds benefit the Cle Elum Kiwanis Youth Fund.

The race starts at 9am!

For all the info, hit the link below

Runner Stumbles 10k/5k

guidelines to drinking on a diet and how to make your own skinny girl drinks

Let me start off by saying, Keep the drinking to a minimum. It should be a "treat" not a regular thing. But, with the 4th of July coming up, I figured this is as good a time as any to treat yourself. If you choose to treat yourself to a few drinks on the 4th, here's some of my rules to keep it healthy! (or as healthy as possible)

1st I always suggest drinking a glass of water before and after each drink. This way you are keeping hydrated, drinking less alcohol and flushing those toxins.

If you want a pre-made mixed drink, the best 

healthy...er choice on the market in my opinion right now is the Skinny Girl line.



"Skinny Girl pre-mixed Margarita"

Warning, this stuff is strong to taste, it is made of agave, tequila and lime. Simple, basic drink. It is really refreshing and nice. I recommend having it over a lot of ice and letting it melt some. It is a sipping drink in my book. It is roughly 110 calories per drink. Which is great for a premixed drink. It is the best pre-made drink I have found calorie and diet wise.


If you chose to make your own,



I always recommend that when having an alcoholic drink try to stick to the clear drinks with fresh fruit for the flavor and no added sugar. 

If you want to make your own skinny girl drinks here are the rules and guidelines:

Think for the mix – water, sparkling water, or stevia based pops (sodas).
Think for the flavor – fresh fruit and for sweetness stevia or a small amount of agave. Never go for the sugary bright colored drink choices.

Recommended Healthy(er) Cocktail Choices

Vodka - water, stevia and fresh squeezed limes. Other great choices are sparkling water with berries, any of these flavored water recipes or any of the Zevia pops (sodas) (an all natural cola made with stevia).
Tequila - With agave or stevia and fresh limes! There you have your own homemade Skinny Girl Cocktail!
White Rum - With water and lemon or lime slices, some stevia and some fresh mint for a skinny mojito. Or, if you love cola try Zevia pop (soda).
Gin - With sparkling water and lemon it is refreshing!
White Wine - Made into a wine spritzer using sparkling water and berries!
Sangria - For a special cocktail treat you can always make Strawberry Ginger Sangria recipe below!


Remember, this does not give you licence to drink as much as you want! Be smart, keep it to a minimum, and only on special occasions, and you'll be right on track with your clean eating!!!!! :)



Strawberry-Ginger Sangria

Ingredients:

- 1 bottle of white or rose wine


- Half a litre of natural Ginger Ale

In your natural health food section of your grocery store there are some great selections of natural “Pops.” Some of my favourite brands include Organic Blue Sky, Santa Cruz Organic, and Zevia. Now your best choice is the Zevia brand. This brand uses Stevia to sweeten their Ginger Ale. This means the drink has no sugar what-so-ever. The others use all-natural ingredients and natural sugars which are great alternatives if you can’t find the Zevia.

- 1 Bag of sliced strawberries


- 1/2 Cup of Apricot Brandy

To be 100% honest I chose the apricot brandy because it was inexpensive. You can choose any of the fruity brandy’s or liquor. Other great choices include orange liquor, strawberry, or raspberry flavours. I’m really happy with the way the apricot turned out. I used Bols brand.

- 2 Cups of Natural Fruit Juice

This is optional depending on how strong you like your beverage. Go for an organic fresh squeezed juice in the clear varieties as opposed to the thicker-smoothie consistencies. I used the PC Brand Pomegranate and Berry Fresh Pressed Juice. You could also use orange juice, pineapple juice or any berry flavour you like.


*Place all ingredients in a bowl or pitcher. Cover and refrigerate for a few hours. A good idea is to only add 1/2 of the strawberries before marinading and adding the other 1/2 before serving. Feel free to add sliced oranges, lemons, and limes. They all work wonderfully.

my AMAZING WEEKEND!

1st off, thank you all for being patient with me for needing to cancel classes this morning!  

Dan and I were helping our Incredible friend Steve at a charity event in Coeur d'Alene Wa, and needed to stay an extra night!  I'll make it up to all you WONDERFUL people I PROMISE!

But before I do, I have to share my friend Steve with you. It wouldn't be fare if I kept his incredible story to myself!

Below is a Short video about Steve!

This weekend has been so AWESOME for me!  It has reminded me to not "sweat the small stuff", and helped me, again, recognize what a wonderful life I have!

I have a renued drive to live life every day to the MAX and show ALL THOSE I LOVE 

HOW MUCH I LOVE THEM!!!! (That's many of you reading this BTW!)  :)

HOW LUCKY WE ALL ARE TO HAVE HEALTHY BODIES TO MOVE!!!!  And to live where we live!  And know who we know... etc....etc

REMEMBER HOW LUCKY YOU ARE TODAY!  

But enough talk from me, let me let Steve inspire you,  he's MUCH more eloquent than me, When you're feeling like life is hard and not fair..

"News flash: life IS fair. It’s impartial to you, me and others. But (in my opinion) the impartial nature of this life is what makes it so awesome, and every moment spent dwelling on the “injustice” is a moment of loss.

We all have the choice of which role we will play in life. Victim or hero?"

-Steve Gleason

If ya want to be inspired even more, check out his website below

http://www.teamgleason.org/

NEW SUMMER CLASS SCHEDULE STARTS MONDAY JUNE 17TH!!!!!

Just click on the calendar to see a larger view!

What I'm taking to my MEMORIAL DAY BBQ!!!!! NO BAKE WATERMELON CAKE!!!!!

Now, mind you, this dessert is not meant to be a fixture in your regular weekly diet, but for special occasions it's GREAT!!!!  And you can have a HUGE SLICE and still stick to your healthy 

"em Health & Fitness" meal plan!!!!!

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND!!!!!

SAVE $$$$$ ON YOUR FAVORITE HEALTHY FOODS!

If you're looking to save some money on some of your favorite healthy foods, buy like I do from The Apricot Barn!!!   I get ALL my Rolled Oats, (oatmeal), Almonds, etc from them!  It will save you TONS of money and these are things you will be eating a lot of, plus, they'll keep forever so buy in bulk!!!!!

Also, My NEW favorite things from The Apricot Barn are they're HANDY, HEALTHY FREEZE DRIED TREATS!!!!  Just throw them in your bag and take them anywhere!  You're kids will love to eat them and they're just good, old plain fruits and veggies, (NO ADDITIVES!!!!)

I LIVE ON THE PINEAPPLE ALL SUMMER!!!!!  And I MUNCHED ON THE FREEZE DRIED CORN THE ENTIRE TIME I WAS ON VACATION LAST WEEKEND!

Ordering info is below!

Order Healthy Food in Bulk

Dear Friends:

Our deadline for orders on this email is Tuesday, May 14.

Pineapple  12 cups (2-6 cup re-sealable bags) $18.10
Rolled Oats 9 lbs. (6-1.5 lb. re-sealable bags) $13.26
Dried Apples 6 lbs. (4-1.5 lb. re-sealable bags) $27.60
Almonds 8 lbs. (4-2 lb. re-sealable bags) $45.52
Freeze Dried Corn 40 oz. (4-10 oz. re-sealable bags) $25.15
Pinto Beans 15 lbs. (6-2.5 lb. re-sealable bags) $11.40 

***Shipping: We are planning to have the orders available for pick up during the last week of May. You are welcome to pick up your order at our office for no extra charge or at one of our convenient pick up locations for a $5 delivery charge per order. We do have a few locations along the Wasatch Front not currently served by a pick up point, so if you know someone who would like to earn a little extra money helping us out, please let us know. Our email address is food@apricotpress.com.  Please include your name, email address, physical address and phone number so that we can be sure to include your order in the correct delivery pick up location.

***You may also look on our website for items not on our email order or in smaller quantities. Add them to your order for one shipping charge and we will deliver them to the pick up locations. Our website is www.theapricotbarn.com.

***Please also note that all items are based on availability. If for any reason we are not able to get the product you order, we will notify you promptly.

New 6 week block starts Monday May 6th!

Here's the new 6-week block schedule!!!!   There are a few changes.   Zumba is now at 6pm on Monday and Wed, and there will be no morning yoga on Wed.  There just hasn't been enough demand for yoga as the weather gets warmer.  We'll try a class at a different time this summer!

At the end of this 6 weeks, the schedule will change quite a bit for summer!

6 week sessions cost $60!

Come to as many classes as you want!  See ya soon!

Pina Colada Smoothie

It's getting warm outside, which means I'm craving something fruity!!!!!   Plus, I hate spending tons of time cooking in a hot kitchen, when it's nice outside!   I'm loving this Pina Colada Smoothie for Breakfast, Lunch, or even dessert!!!!!

Pina Colada Smoothie

Serves: 2

Ingredients

1 large Banana

¾ cup canned Crushed (no sugar added) Pineapple (or 1-1/4 cup frozen or fresh pineapple chunks)

2 Tbsp Shredded Unsweetened Coconut, or sometimes I just use a few drops of coconut extract

1 cup Coconut Milk (I use what I have on hand: canned, carton, or homemade)

1-1/2 cups Ice

*Stevia to taste, this is optional depending on how sweet you like your colada!!!!

Instructions

Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until thick and smooth.

Garnish with a pineapple slice or some more shredded coconut if you want to get all fancy.

Drink 1/2 and freeze the other 1/2 for a bedtime "ice cream" snack!

Get your cardio in this saturday with the Bright Beginnings for Kittitas County 5k Walk/Run Fundraiser

Now that the weather is warming up, em Health & Fitness will be participating in as many local runs as we can!  It's a great way to have fun, and get your workout in on the weekend!   This Saturday is the Bright Beginnings for Kittitas County 5k Walk/Run Fundraiser!   It starts at 9:30am at the west Ellensburg Park!  For all the info about the race, hit the link below!

Bright Beginnings for Kittitas County 5k Walk/Run Fundraiser

Hope to see you there!