Monday 26 January 2015

Easy Loaded No Bake Granola Bars (AKA everything but the kitchen sink…)

Confession: I love granola bars. So I don't buy them because I could plow through an entire box of them no problem. But every so often I WILL make some. To the delight and joy of my kids of course. 


This recipe went over well, really if you throw cocoa powder into anything it will go over well. So here is the recipe. Enoy. Feel free to fiddle with your ingredient choices to customize them up for yourself. 





EASY LOADED NO BAKE GRANOLA BARS

Mix together your DRY ingredients in a big bowl:

2 cups large flake oats
1/2 cup almond flour
1/4 cup pumpkin and sunflower seeds (feel free to use one or the other or both)
1/4 cup little seeds mix (I used Q'ia but feel free to use chia, or hemp, flax, or buckwheat or a combo)
1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1/2 cup raisins (you could use craisins or dried cherries or small cut dried apricots)
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp cocoa powder






Melt together your WET ingredients in a small pot:
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup creamy natural peanut butter 
1 tsp vanilla 

Mix your melted ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix well. Then press well into a pyrex dish. 

Let them set in the fridge for a couple hours then cut and serve. The kids also liked them crumbled over their yogurt. 




Thursday 8 January 2015

3 Day Refresh: Coming SOON to Canada

The 3 Day Refresh is coming BACK TO CANADA!!!! 


And I can't wait so that I can do it after my current round of Body Beast. 

These are MY results from the 3 Day Refresh

One of my highest read posts on this little blog of mine is the one on the 3 Day Refresh. Why? Because so many people are looking for that one thing that is going to kick start them into their weight loss. Because so many people return from vacations feeling just a little bloaty and a few pounds heavier. Because so many people are intrigued by something that can give you even 5 lbs of loss in only 3 days!!


I had the opportunity to the 3 Day Refresh before Beachbody launched in Canada and I REALLY enjoyed doing it. My husband and I did it together and both of us had great results. It helped with bloating. It helped reduce some water weight. It also helped to snap us back to healthy eating after a summer of enjoying some little extras in our regular diet.












BUT when Beachbody launched in Canada the 3 Day Refresh was no longer available. Due to all kinds of technicalities from Health Canada that I do not understand. And that gave coaches Canada wide a major case of the sads. We saw our fellow American coaches doing it. We all felt the lull between Thanksgiving and Christmas. And now here are many of us feeling like a 3 Day Refresh is exactly what the post holidays calls for.












After what seems like an eternity of waiting the time is coming


SOON!!!!


The 3 Day Refresh IS coming back to Canada. And sometime in March before the Success Club trip to Cancun. I am SO excited about this.

We have not been given an exact date of release but as more details come out I'll post about it for sure.

Can't Wait to Rock the Refresh AGAIN! 


To find out more about the 3 Day Refresh you can check out THIS POST.

If you are reading this post from the United States aren't you a lucky duck and the 3 Day Refresh has always been available to you (since it came out of course). If you'd like to lose 3-5 lbs in 3 days message me on FACEBOOK for more info or go HERE to order. 

Wednesday 7 January 2015

Staying Fit Through The Winter

Winter can either be a time where you indulge over a two month span (because really that's about it), make a resolution to lose weight, and then rely on bulky winter clothing to cover up your lack or results

OR


Winter can be the time where you focus on yourself. Where you can create some goals for yourself and get working on them.





But what usually happens? 


We slow down. We get even more sedentary before. Because really…who wants to go outside when it is minus 30 FREAKING CELSIUS. I get it I really do. I am not a fan of the cold. As long as I get a white Christmas the rest of the snow can bugger off. But alas I live in the middle of Canada where the winters are long and hard.





Do I let that stop me? Well, I used to, lol. But I don't anymore!! It's been three years since I committed to myself and lost 100 lbs FROM THE COMFORT OF MY HOME! No time in a gym. No weekly weigh ins at uncomfortable meetings.







-Works out at home 30 minutes daily

-Drinks Shakeology daily

-Eats 80% clean daily

-Journals food daily










So just because you don't want to go to the gym. Just because you've struggled before. Just because going out in the dark to a weigh in sounds like the last thing you want to do when the wind is howling unless you get hot chocolate after which does defeat the purpose…

where was I… oh yes just because you have had failures in the past DOES NOT mean that you can't get incredible results this winter.

So if you, like me, have any intention of fitting last years summer wardrobe you've got to get a handle on things NOW because if you're like the average person you'll be dropping bucks on new everything come spring.

People who don't make changes to their general health and wellness 
by simply eating healthier and getting daily exercise add an average of 
close to 8 lbs each year (women) and 5 lbs each year (men). 



So what do we do about this little problem? 


Join my February Beachbody Challenge Group of course 


While everyone else has already jumped ship on their 2015 goals you will be surging ahead with a plan of action.

Weight loss is the #1 resolution every January 1st

Only 8% of people that make New Year's resolutions actually achieve them. 

A whopping 80% of those who get a new gym membership in January quit going by the second week in February. 

Like I said before I'm not a newb to this weight loss thing. I do have tricks up my sleeve. I'm no expert, I still have little ups and downs but I like to think that 100 lbs of lost flab experience has to count for something!!

I have helped other women just like me, just like you, get the results they are looking for. Some have even gone on to change lives of others as well. It's pretty awesome really. Helping other women gain confidence and feel better about themselves is a blessing.


Now you're probably wondering what is exactly is a challenge group…


Hey, are you on Facebook? Perfect. Because that is where all the action goes down. Every month I create a private Facebook group for my challengers, where I can motivate you, answer questions, and everyone is there for support.

Challenge groups are also a major get what you give type experience. The more you engage, the more you invest yourself into this the better. Share struggles. Share successes. Share sweaty selfies. Share food pix. Yes we share a lot, because as we learn when we are young, "sharing is caring".



Joining a challenge group is easy


All you have to do is get a challenge pack. Which is cheaper than a gym membership and going to weight watchers (been there done that). You get an amazing at home workout program, you get a 30 day supply of Shakeology, you get a workout guide, a food guide, and depending on which workout you get extras too (like weights, or resistance bands, or these adorable little portion containers)



But really I like to look at it this way. The REAL value is the group. It's the support. Having ME as your coach. So really the challenge pack cost is like paying admission to a life changing event and the Beachbody products you get to help get you those results are like the swag at the after party.


To get ready to set some goals and commit to your transformation find me on FACEBOOK and send me a message OR you can fill out an application HERE.

Even MORE Perks

One you have completed one of my groups there are a few perks!! Because not only is it my goal to help get you your summer body it is my objective to get you to an every day every season body. Because consistency and creating the healthy lifestyle takes time. 

-You immediately get to be in my Challenge Graduate Group where my previous challengers continue to work towards their goals as well as inspire those that are earlier on in their journeys. 

-You are able to be a part of any standard future challenge group I open up.

-Because you're getting killer results and friends WILL ask how you are getting them I can tell you all about how you can get your own ripple effect going. 

-I can also let you in on how to save 25% every month on Shakeology.