Shakeology 7 Day Challenge

For those of you who know me, you know that I drink Shakeology daily and swear by this shake in my diet! It is full of superfoods and no artificial ingredients. It has given me the energy I need to make it through the day with two little boys, it has taken any junk food cravings I had away, helped me lose weight, and has increased my stamina during my workouts because my body is getting the fuel it needs to perform at its best! Most people don't give their bodies the proper fuel that it needs and having this shake once a day will do it for you! I'm starting a 7 days Shakeology challenge for those who are interested. This way they can try it and see its effects for 7 days. It's only $35 for those 7 days to try it before you buy it! If you are interested my email is cmcollins62808@gmail.com or you can message me on FB at https://www.facebook.com/Christinacollinsfitness?ref=hl

First meal prep

Lately I have been noticing that even though I'm eating clean, it becomes hard when it comes to being busy or not planning my cheat meal each week because I give into temptation with food more than I need to. I realized that I need to try meal prepping each week! This way I won't be tempted to go through a drive thru or grab junk on the run. I will have healthy food already prepared at my house so there is no excuse. I have seen plenty of people do this strategy in their own lifestyle and they seem to be pretty successful with it. I've always been too lazy to try it and thought it was a waste, but now I am willing to try it out! If I want to reach the fitness goals I am aspiring for then I need to be more prepared. You know the saying" if you fail to plan then you plan to fail"? Well that has been me recently. I'm so proud of the spread I made and so grateful that my husband is willing to go along with all of this! I went to Walmart last night and bought a lot of inexpensive Tupperware to use just in case this isn't for me! I'm thinking you have to make it be for you if you want to reach certain goals:)! Here are some pics of my spread:)! My Meal Prep List: -Boiled eggs -Steamed Broccoli -Quinoa -Whole Wheat Couscous -Ground Turkey -Chicken breasts -Turkey Burgers -Mahi Burgers -Fresh Fruit (Grapes, Strawberries, Kiwi, Plums) -Cut up fresh veggies in baggies (Bell peppers and cucumbers) -Sweet potatoes (I didn't prepare them though because I don't know how to properly prepare them and refirgerate them yet without them becoming mealy) -Energy bites (From pinterest!) They ARE DELISH by the way!! All clean ingredients too:) I have tortillas, spring salad mix, and other things to help go with these items. It just gives me things prepared so that I don't have to take more time in my week to prepare:).

Keep going!

At the beginning of July we went to the beach on vacation with my hubby's family. While I was there I went running/walking a few of the mornings and really had a lot of time to think. I'm not a runner so it was a challenge for me to push myself. I gave myself landmarks to run to and then I would walk for a minute and start again. One morning while I was doing this there was a lady in front of me and at first I thought, "Well now I'm going to have to slow down and stay at her pace." Then I thought, "No I DON'T! I'm not going to let anyone get in the way of me reaching my goal." In this case it was running to the nearest stop sign. So I RAN super fast past her and at that moment I thought about how that pertains to life. How many times do we let others determine or get in the way of goals that we set for ourselves? It has happened in my life more times than I would care to count. We have to keep our eye on the prize no matter what goal we have set. It doesn't have to necessarily pertain to fitness. It could be school or a relationship or even your career. I just felt that I should write this down and encourage each and everyone of you to fight to achieve the goals you have set for yourself. However big or small, just do it! Don't let someone or something get in the way. If they do just run super fast past them and keep going!