The Day After Apple Pie Shakeology

The day after Thanksgiving, at my house, is a day filled with left overs.  Pies, pies and more pies.  For someone who is trying to eat healthy this can be a big temptation.

Normally, I am a chocolate or cafe latte drinker.  But I will make an exception for this one. Unsweetened applesauce and cinnamon make this Shakeology smoothie taste like apple pie filling with whipped cream.  It’s even better with home made applesauce which is super easy to make and well worth it. To make this shake even more delicious,add a dash of ground ginger and ½ tsp. of pure caramel extract. 

I say skip the apple pie and drink this instead.

Apple Pie Shakeology

Applesauce and cinnamon make this Shakeology shake taste like apple pie!

Author: Beachbody

Recipe type: Shakeology

Serves: 1 smoothie

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 scoop Vanilla Shakeology
• ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
• ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 cup ice

Instructions

1. Place water, Shakeology, applesauce, cinnamon, and ice in blender; cover. Blend until smooth

Nutritional Information (per serving):

Calories: 184

Total Fat: 2 g

Saturated Fat: 0 g

Cholesterol: 5 mg

Sodium: 215 mg

Carbohydrates: 29 g

Fiber: 5 g

Sugar: 18 g

Protein: 16 g

P90X/P90X2 Portions

1 Double Serving Snack

P90X3 Portions

1 Protein

1 Carb

Body Beast Portions

1 Fruit

1 Protein Liquid

Containers

1 Red

1 Purple

Sending strength, hope and love!

Darlene

Core De Force...Results from the First 11 Days

This morning I woke up to Day 12 of my journey with Core De Force. It was time to see if what I was doing was working. I felt different and I knew that I was getting results but I still wanted to see what the measurements said.

I mean, non scale victories this week including being able to wear a pair of jeans that I haven't worn in a long time. They are skinny jeans and I always felt horrible in them. I have worn them this week and was amazed that they are actually a little loose in the abs YAY!

I stepped on the scale I saw 188.6. I started this weighing 190.8. So then it was time to take some measurements.

Chest was 41 inches now 39.75

Left arm was 12 inches now 11.5

Right arm was 12.5 inches now 11.75

Waist was 38.75 inches now 37.5

Hips was 42.5 inches now 41.75

Left Thigh was 23 inches now 21.75

Right Thigh was 23 inches now 21.75

Body fat was 36% now 34%

So a total of 2.2 lbs lost and 7 inches! Needless to say I am very happy with my results so far. I honestly don't know how I would do if it wasn't for the support of some of my amazing challengers. It is so nice to have other ladies going through this with me. The support and motivation is awesome. It keeps me pushing play!

Thanks for the accountability ladies!

Remember to believe in yourself, stay strong and take time to fly!

Sending strength, hope and love!

Darlene

Stop Comparing Yourself to Other Coaches

For a long time I did not believe that I would ever be a good coach. I truly believed that I was NOT successful and at times I struggled with whether or not I should even give up coaching altogether. I felt like I just wasn't good enough. Have you ever felt that way?

You see, I made a huge mistake. I started comparing myself and my journey to that of other coaches. I would see them and think... I spend so much time trying to be a good coach. I run tons of challenge groups. I share my story in every raw, emotional detail. I was only getting 3-4 hours of sleep each night so that I could jump on every training call and I did countless hours of training on my own. I felt like I wasn't successful because I wasn't growing my team as fast as they were. I wasn't losing my weight as quickly as they were. I made myself sick with how much I compared myself to them. 😞  And I allowed it to steal the joy I had found in coaching.

But I realized that in order for me to be successful and truly happy with being a Beach body coach I HAD to STOP comparing myself to the top coaches.  This is my journey and I had to run my own race.  That meant I had to take a long hard look at my own journey and you know what?  I found my success!


My success isn't in how much money I make.  My success isn't in what rank I am at.  My success isn't in how big my team is.  It's NOT even in whether or not I have a team leader to get my training from.  My SUCCESS starts with me and my challengers!  😉

EVERY time I have a challenger share with me about how their clothes fit better or that they have come closer to reaching their goal...SUCCESS!

EVERY time I choose to workout instead of sitting on my couch...SUCCESS!

EVERY time I choose to eat a healthy meal instead of binge eating a bag of potato chips...SUCCESS!

EVERY time I choose to remain focused and positive instead of dwelling on what I think that I don't have or being jealous over someone else's journey....well, that is a SUCCESS too!

It's a choice.  Your happiness is found when you choose to stop comparing yourself to other people.  Then you can focus on how truly great you really are.  It's all about being confident.

Too many days are wasted comparing ourselves to others and wishing to be something we aren't.  Everybody has their own strengths and weaknesses, and it is only when you accept, everything you are and everything you aren't, that you will truly succeed in life.  ~ Ritu Ghatourey

Remember to believe in yourself, stay strong and take time to fly!

Sending strength, hope and love!

Darlene