Busy Mom, Healthy Life

An Excerpt from Shakeology and P90X. View the full article at http://www.beachbody.com/product/p90x-online/newsletters/p90xnl_003.do#article1 *How about as a protein shake?* Shakeology has an ample amount of protein. While many protein shakes on the market may have more grams of protein, the type of protein they use often digests so slowly that you can’t drink them when you’re active. Shakeology uses whey protein, which is one of the most (if not the most) bioavailable sources of protein. That means it absorbs quicker into the system than other proteins. Most proteins, especially when you get them in a whole food, take forever to digest. This means that eating protein right before, during, or right after exercise is generally a waste because your body is using energy to digest something that won’t help you for hours, energy that it could be using to enhance your workout or recovery. But when you combine whey protein along with Shakeology’s other nutrients, you have a high-protein shake that can fit into many different nutritional slots in your day, something lacking in a standard protein drink

Who wants to lose some extra pounds by March 31st? I will be hosting a Shakeology 10 Day Slim Down Challenge! What this entails is for you to commit to drinking a Shakeology shake as a meal replacement for 10 days starting on Monday March 21st. I can also send you the food recipes and workout ideas that are quick and easy, plus some snack ideas. You will also receive a one-on-one virtual accountability with me for the 10 days. In the end, everyone who participates gets entered into a drawing to win a Power Balance Bracelet and a Beachbody Fitness DVD. The cost will be $50 for 10 shakes. If you decide to choose this route you can purchase it directly from me and I will mail them to you. Otherwise, you can purchase the 30 day supply from my website at http://www.turbotammy.com. For more information on Shakeology, visit http://www.shakeology.com/tamaragomez BTW - Do you know anyone else who might want to enter? Have a FANTASTIC day!!

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Ok, how many of you made New Year’s Resolutions this year?  Do you make the same resolutions each year?  Do they include going to the gym, working out, eating better, losing weight?  I think these are probably at the top of everyone’s list, including mine, at the beginning of the year.  But it seems that for a lot of people, the motivation and effort seems to die down as the weeks go on.  

One of the things that it really helping me maintain my weight and feel healthy is drinking Shakeology every single day.  I’m absolutely addicted at how great it makes me feel.  It’s a phenomenal product and I wish everyone that I care about would try it. Syed and I both drink it daily, as well as many of my friends.  I just got my dad on it and I’m really expecting it to make a big difference in his health and energy levels. Next up, I’ll be getting my mom drinking it too.

So in an effort to share my love for it, and give people a boost with their efforts going into February, I am sponsoring a Fight The Flab In February Shakeology Challenge. I’m forming a 30 day accountability group.  All you have to do is purchase a 30 day supply of Shakeology HD and replace 1 meal a day for 30 days.  At the end of 30 days, I will randomly select some of the participants for a raffle.  We’ll be raffling off gift certificates to some cool places, just for fun and to thank you for participating.  We start on 2/14/11.

No obligation, no risk.  If you don’t like it or don’t feel any results, you can get your money back, even if you’ve used the whole bag.  However, I have a feeling you will love how you feel after 30 days!

A one month supply of Shakeology HD is $119 + tax.  Make sure you order HD (home direct) to get free shipping.  With HD you also get 2 FREE workout DVDs.  

If you don’t want to commit to 30 days, ask me to try a 3 day cleanse!  I’ve had friends lose up to 7 lb in 3 days!  A 3 Day Cleanse includes 9 servings of Shakeology, 6 Green Teas, and a shaker cup for $40.

Check out Shakeology here at http://www.shakeology.com/tamaragomez

If you’d like to try a sample, just let me know.  

You can contact me at tamara.gomez18@gmail.com

jenniferburgess:

My friend and fellow Beachbody Coach, Kristin, had AMAZING results with Shakeology.  So I had to share!

So I’ve been in a bit of a workout and diet slump.  I spent the better part of 2010 being very disciplined.  I ate well, worked out 6 days a week.  In spite of having a full time job and being alone with Novali, I made it work.  For a whole year, I could count on one hand how many workouts I missed.  I was on fire!  And it was easy to eat well, because I’m a creature of habit.  I could eat chicken breast and veggies every night and it wouldn’t phase me.  Now that Syed and I are living together, I feel like I need to provide more variety with my meals, which means more time to plan and prepare foods.  So I’ve let myself slack a bit.  I’m still working out 5-6 times a week, but I’ve slacked on the eating part.  I wish I could say that working out was enough, but clearly it’s not.  I also think that I became comfortable in that I maintained a very steady weight all last year.  Again, because I was consistent in my efforts.  In the past few months, I’ve gained a few pounds. Not a lot, but enough where I’m feeling the effects. I’m experiencing that dreaded “none of my pants fit” feeling.  At least not the pants I’ve been wearing the past year.  And I do NOT want to go back to my pre-weight loss clothes.  So it’s time to re-evaluate and focus!!!  Hey, I’m human, I probably burned out on my efforts and it’s time to get serious and back on track so that I’m ready for the warm weather clothes!  Not to mention, so that I feel healthy and confident.  

Starting tomorrow, I am going back full force to my favorite workout program ChaLEAN Extreme - http://goo.gl/F199I. Chalene didn’t let me down the first time around, and I’m sure that if I focus on my eating, I will be back at my goal weight in no time!

In addition to that, I’ve challenged myself and friends to a week of no fast food/take out.  To help me with that, this week I will be following the 5 Day Inferno meal plan that came with my TurboFire workout - http://goo.gl/z7ZeG.  It’s an eating plan that is designed to cleanse your body and change your daily eating habits.  I will be doing it with Syed Ahmed http://www.syedjahmed.net and Grisel de la Torre (follow her at www.griseldelatorre.com to get her take on it). Grisel will be following the actual TurboFire 5 Day Inferno workout schedule.   Syed is in the middle of P90X and will follow his regular routine.  

I’ll be blogging all this week about my meals and workouts.  I appreciate any support and motivation!  If anyone wants to join me for the next 90 days, we can help keep each other accountable!

I took my starting stats this morning on my digital scale and they were:

Body Fat: 25.3%

Body Muscle: 41.8%

I will take my before pictures and measurements tonight.  Now it’s off to the grocery store to get everything I need for the week!

A lot of people freak when I tell them the price of Shakeology.  A month supply of Shakeology, at retail price, is $119, or $4 per serving.  For a coach, it is $89, or $3 per serving.  To be honest, I understand them, because I thought the same thing, BEFORE I really knew what it was.  I thought it was just another protein powder, like I could get at GNC.  I was comparing it to the wrong thing, and now I know better.  So rather than explain this over and over, here are my top reasons why, in my personal opinion, the price of Shakeology is just right.  

1)  Shakeology is meant to be a meal replacement.  You wouldn’t be buying it on top of the groceries you already budget for.  You’d be replacing part of your grocery list with it. So say you commit to having it for breakfast or lunch every day.  You then would not buy what you usually eat for breakfast or lunch!  It’s that simple.  Just swap it out. Does your normal breakfast/lunch cost at least $4?  I would bet that it probably does. Not a breakfast person?  Even more reason why you need this.

2)  If you’re like me, you probably get breakfast on the go in the mornings, or eat out for lunch, at least sometimes.  I admit, I treat myself to Starbucks on occasion.  But every time I do, I shell out at LEAST $6, cause those breakfast sandwiches and pastries just look sooo good.  And as I hand over my money, I cringe at the little voice in the back of my head saying, “Your Shakeology costs you only $3!!!”.  Even if I get just coffee, it’s more than my Shakeology!  I bet a coffee and bagel at Dunkin Donuts, costs at least $3 too.  I love going to Jimmy John’s for lunch.  But everytime I go I shell out at least $7.  What meal can you buy these days that costs $3-4?  There aren’t many.  So Shakeology actually SAVES money!  And you can’t compare the nutrition you get to all this fast food.  Even if you brown bag your lunch, you’re probably spending at least $4 to make it.

3)  Do you buy supplements?  Multi-vitamins, protein powder, etc?  Shakeology replaces most of these.  I used to waste money on multi-vitamins that I would forget to take.  Either that or they would make me sick to my stomach.  I was throwing money away.  The protein powders that I would buy at GNC were full of artificial ingredients. Shakeology gives me the vitamins and protein I need in an all natural product.  Of course, I’m no doctor or nutritional expert.  So check out the opinions of actual doctors here: http://beachbodycoach.com/esuite/home/TamaraGomez?bctid=82906800001

4)  Now let’s talk about the cost of gaining weight.  It means having to shell out money on new clothes because the clothes you have don’t fit you anymore.  Shakeology helps you lose or maintain your weight, depending on how many total calories you’re taking in.  Isn’t $3-4 a day worth that?

5) Shakeology helps reduce cravings by giving you the nutrition that your body needs. That means less money spent on snacks, trips to the vending machine, soda, etc.  All those things that we spend money on out of convenience, but that are not good for us. Shakeology replaces all of these.

So if you think about it Shakeology can SAVE you money, and improve your health.  It’s a no-brainer to me :)  Best $89 I’ve ever spent if it means I feel healthy and good about myself :)

Your comments are appreciated!

I used to think this way.  I would look at the personal development/self-help section in the bookstore and laugh, thinking that the people reading those books were people that couldn’t manage their own lives so they had to turn to a book for help.

Now I realize that the people reading those books are leaders, go-getters, ambitious, open-minded people who are SMART enough to recognize that life is about continuous learning (or at least it should be) and that we don’t know it all. 

In the past 5 months I’ve learned more from personal development books and audiobooks than I have in years!  So think outside of the box and nourish your mind. Find books that relate to your job, career, hobby, organization, motivation… There’s something for everyone!

Some of my favorites (see I’ve read 7 books in 5 months that I never would have given a second thought to a year ago!): 

Eat That Frog - Brian Tracy

Goals - Brian Tracy

The Art Of Closing The Sale - Brian Tracy

Art Of Influence - Chris Widener

Crush It! - Gary Vaynerchuck

The Secret - Rhonda Byrne

The Slight Edge - Jeff Olson

CarSmart (audio series) - Chalene Johnson

and currently reading Failing Forward by John C. Maxwell

One year ago today, I was pretty much in the best shape of my life, and proud of it.  I’d gone from my heaviest ever at 128, to about 115.  Now to a lot of you, 128 might not seem like a lot, but keep in mind that I am barely 5 ft. tall.  128 was a lot of weight for ME.  

My best friend Grisel and I had been doing Jillian Michael’s 30 Day Slimdown, which consisted of 30 Day Shred, No More Trouble Zones, and Banish Fat Boost Metabolism.  We’d both had amazing results and as of 1/1/10, I’d lost about 12-15 lb. We were ready to step it up.  So we did our research, well SHE did the research, and found a program called ChaLEAN Extreme.  She purchased it for me for Christmas, and that was the beginning of a total life change for BOTH of us.  I started it on 1/1, and I was hooked.  Chalene Johnson is a phenomenal trainer and I loved working out with her!  This program changed my body, I lost another 5 lb., doesn’t sound like a big deal but it was to me!  But what amazed me is how STRONG I felt!  It transformed my body.

Even better was that I could do it all at HOME!!!  I’m a busy mom, at that time I was a SINGLE mom working full time, with a 2 hour commute.  It was just me and Novali.  Which meant it was not realistic for me to go to the gym.  So what I would do was, I’d come home after work, start a quick dinner, and workout while dinner cooked.  I had a tiny place so it was easy for me to keep a eye on everything.  Novali had dinner first, and then I would eat after my workout.  It was the only way for me to be able to balance it all.  And I was determined.  

After ChaLEAN I went on to do several more at home programs, including Insanity, P90X, and now TurboFire.  They kept me in great shape.  But ChaLEAN was the program that inspired me, and still it is my favorite.  It’s my soulmate workout.  

2 months ago I started TurboFire, also by Chalene Johnson.  I LOVE it.  But I’ve realized that the best workouts for me are the ones that incorporate a lot of resistance training.  I love to lift weights and my body responds better that way.  In the past few months, I’ve gained a few lb. back, and I’m determined to get back to where I was with ChaLEAN.  

So in honor of my soulmate workout, I’m going to come full circle for 2011.  I will continue TurboFire, but I am going to do the ChaLEAN Extreme/TurboFire Hybrid.  The best of both worlds!  I know that this will get me the results that I want…  Tomorrow morning I will take my before pics and measurements so that I can compare in 3 months and see how far I’ve come!