My Top Selling Program for 2014!

My Top Selling Program for 2014!

21 Day Fix!

Why was it my top selling program?

    Because it’s so simple! You don’t have to count calories, points, or log your food into diet software. With 21 Day Fix, everything is laid out for you. All you have 

to do is use the specially designed portion-control containers and do one 30-minute workout per day. Commit to it for 21 days, and watch for the results! Oh yeah! 

My Personal Results! 

Interested in seeing more about this exciting program ? Click the link below! 

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Due to the success of this program I run a monthly 21 Day Fix On-Line Challenge Group!

 If that little voice in the back of your head is saying "Hey why not me?" 

 It’s time to message me at

 2eatwellbeactive@gmail.com 

New Challenge Groups starting

Jan 26th and Feb 23rd! 

Best Books of 2014!

This year has definitely been the year for me to enjoy Personal Development!

My Fave PD read of the year---

I loved this book and I will honest prior to reading this I had no idea who Sophia Amoruso was nor her business Nasty Gal. It appears sometimes I truly do live in my own world. There are very few books that I can honestly say that I will read more then once and this book is one of them! I loved the inspiration that Sophia shows in how we all just need to find our niche and then GO FOR IT with a whole bunch of tenacity! Highly, highly recommend this read! 

My Fave read of the year---

I originally picked this book up at the library and fell in love. I actually took a moment when returning it to the library as I wasn’t ready to let it go. Needless to say this book is currently on order to become a permanent member of my personal library! LOVED this book! 

Remainder of my top reads of the 2014---

  

10% Happier was  recommended to me by one of Yoga Students

 The Potato Peel Pie Society was a family affair! My Mom, Grandmother and Aunt all read this book so I had to be apart of the club and loved it!

Everyone needs a little humor in their reading material! 

 When I was a teenager I  read a lot about the holocaust and this book introduced to me events I had never heard or read about.   Double Bonus! When I tweeted about reading this book I received a tweet back by none other then Daniel Kalla himself. Sidenote: When Daniel Kalla is not writing a book he can be found working his other profession as an ER Physician right next door in our lovely city of Vancouver, BC

Tropical Energy Bites

Ingredients:

• 1 500 gram package of pitted dates
• 1 cup quick oats
• 1 cup fresh pineapple chunks
• 1 cup coconut flakes
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 2 scoops of vanilla Shakeology or protein powder of your choice
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation:

1. Place all ingredients into food processor and blend. Depending on consistency of the products you use you may need to add a little bit of water. This batch I added 2 tablespoons
2. Using your hands, press firmly to form one-inch balls. If too sticky you can use some extra protein powder on your hands to help when rolling.
3. Place in air-tight container and refrigerate until serving.

Tip N Trick' These freeze well, so you may want to make extras. 

Shannon White's 2015 Will Do List!

This is my year to focus on one word: “ME”

1. NO more stopping and starting All commitments are 100%

2. Starting Jan 1 2015 T25 with Shawn T and I will complete the 60 day program.

3. Jan 4th 2015, I have made a full commitment to Yvonne’s 60 day Back in your Jeans challenge group.

4. NO more focusing on the scale, rather focusing on inches lost and how I feel in my clothes and body!

5. I would like to be a Beachbody coach again, perhaps fall of 2015 or else 2016.

6. Lower my golf handicap.

7. Learn to Wake Surf.

8. Ride my Bike more!!!

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1. One of my Will Do goals from 2014 was to be true to myself if I were to be in another relationship and not forget about the fitness goals that were important to me, and I DID. SO this year, I have made a promise to myself to really focus on what’s important to me and my body, but also learn to enjoy special moments without guilt.

2. To complete my CFP course Wealth Management and Estate Planning.

3. I want to live in the same city as Andrew.

4. Love myself for my beauty inside and out.

5. I honestly don’t know where my career is going and what direction it’s taking right now.

All I wish for is that I’m happy no matter what I’m doing.

No Bake Caramel Almond Energy Bites

Ingredients

• 1/2 500 gram package of pitted dates
• 1 cup quick oats
• 1/2 cup almond butter
• 2 scoops of vanilla Shakeology or protein powder of your choice
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1/3 cup tablespoons slivered almonds
• 1/4 cup coconut
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon of caramel extract

Preparation

1. Place all ingredients into food processor and blend. Depending on consistency of the products you use you may need to add a little bit of water. This batch I added about a 1/4 cup
2. Using your hands, press firmly to form one-inch balls. If too sticky you can use some extra protein powder on your hands to help when rolling.
3. Place in air-tight container and refrigerate until serving.

Tip N Trick' These freeze well, so you may want to make extras. 

The greatest things in life start with "Change"

 I am kicking off my traditional

 New Year project with just that --Change! 

For the previous 5 years I have kicked off my adventure of the upcoming New Year by creating a list of "Will Do's"! Focusing on my personal, career and financial goals. My "Will Do" lists were an amazing tool to keep me on task and having a direction to steer my ship for years but now.....

My life has taken an amazing turn and is forever evolving with new opportunities and wonderful challenges. Needless to say my carefully crafted "Will Do List" was unable to keep up with the new ideas and inspirations so it was shelved very early into the year. As we entered into the final couple months of this year my mind out of habit began to think about creating my new "Will Do List" but my heart wasn't into it and I knew it was time for something new but WHAT?

Ironically within days of my light bulb moment I received a message from one of my girlfriends letting me know that she would not be participating this upcoming years "Will Do List" but instead she had been introduced to One Word 365. Needless to say having hit my own roadblock and eager to ensure that I did have some sense of direction for the upcoming year I was all over that "google" and checking it out. 

My first instinct was "WHAT!! ONE FREAKING WORD! How is that possible?!" 

The weight and the power of that one word- Oh my! Then the inquisitive introvert in me took over and surprise, surprise if I didn't realize I had already been living my one word "YES".  At the beginning stages of my new journey I was scared and living outside of my comfort zone everyday. I made the commitment to myself that if any opportunity provided itself and it aligned with my ultimate goal my answer would always be "YES"! Whatever hurdle I needed to get over after that was mine to figure out. Who knew that one word and in my case and a very little word could make such a HUGE impact and live up to the weight! 

Insert this upcoming year and the responsibility of picking my new word to match the expectations I have of this upcoming year. I knew needed a big word with lot's of excitement and open to opportunities...... I have mediated and stewed over this word for probably 2 months-- hey this is a big deal I am giving a year of my life to this word! Then the light bulb hit again and I realized my word has been sitting here this whole time just waiting for me to see it......

2015 My Year of Adventure!

 I can not wait for the opportunities that word is going to give me the courage to do and accomplish! 

Oh Carbs..... you sneaky little devils!

For over a year now I have been enjoying and living the most consistent foodie lifestyle of my lifetime- Paleo! I began my journey 15 months ago entering into the Paleo world following the Whole 30 and wow was it ever a life changer! I dropped 16" within the first 30 days and lost around 25-30 lbs within the first 2-3 months. I had finally found my dream foodie lifestyle and it has been for the majority of this past year and almost a half   BUT.... as time has continued my weight loss has stalled, my energy levels have begun to plummet. Now apart of this is not necessarily Paleo itself but my personal choices of limiting starchy carbs ie sweet potatoes (I can only eat so many) and the fact that I am not a huge fruit person which in turn left me on a permanent low carb venture (routinely below 20%) Can you say Carb Fog?! 

Over the last few months I have been experiencing ridiculously low levels of energy, my brain has been in a permanent fog and thank goodness for the creation of pre-workout and coffee or I might have just elected to nap on the floor versus hit a workout. 

• Your workouts are beginning to slip
• Recovering from your workouts is becoming harder
• Feeling that brain fog
• Irregularity (TMI)
• Adrenal Fatigue

So now what do I do..... This past week I was tired, frustrated and decided it was time to just listen to my body and reintroduce carbs. Now I have reintroduced carbs twice before and both times it hasn't been a good experience. This time I am yet again feeling that fluffiness that comes from eating carbs but my oh my--- ENERGY and my brain functions! Is this how normal people feel?! 

I am excited and scared all at the same time as I head into my next foodie journey- playing with Carb Cycling! I know my body enjoys those moments when my carbs are low >> insert fat for fuel and hello weight loss! I also know now that my body needs those carbs to power me through my workouts and give me that much needed brain function. Excited yes but as in all journey's it's also scary to trust in the process.... did I mention that I am trusting this process with a trip to Mexico coming up in less then a month! Yikes! I have decided I am either going to Mexico with a 5lb weight loss or I am going with 5-10 lbs surplus! Only the future will tell but I do know it's time for me to make a change for better health and my long-term success is way more important then postponing it in fear of one trip looming that involves sand, sun, surf and gasp a bikini! I got this and most importantly I have faith and am excited!! It's amazing what can happen when your brain functions?!