Shift Shop Round 2



The groceries are bought for round 2 of Shift Shop. I'll do some meal prepping tomorrow. I don't like to meal prep for the entire week because it's too much work for me. I'll prepare a few things like the egg cups for breakfast, I'll make the Orange Chicken for dinner and separate it into the individual servings. I'll also make the Spaghetti Squash "Lasagna" tomorrow as I have to work late Tuesday evening. I'll make up some hard boiled eggs and maybe cut up some veggies so they're easy to grab. Otherwise, most of my meal prep I like to do the night before for the next day.

 

I finished round 1 a week ago and my results were amazing. In the three week program I lost 3.2 lbs and 5 inches!!

 

So, I'm ready to step it up and lose more inches!!! If you want to join me doing this program, or any other, comment and I'll help you!!



Weekly Meal Plan for August 14th

Weekly Meal Plan for August 14th

Resurrections

Hi everybody! I'm going to try and resurrect my blog. I may only post once or twice a week at first. I'll try to at least post my weekly menu and build up to posting more!! Here's this weeks menu based on the 21 Day Fix portion control system: (I'm going to need to play around with this lol)

Weekly Menu for August 7th

Insanity Asylum Volume 1, Day 1 Meals

I had the bagel with peanut butter and ate half the strawberries for breakfast. I drank my shakeology mid morning for a snack and then finished the strawberries from breakfast. I ended up not being able to eat my lunch but always carry a healthy protein bar with me so I had that in the early afternoon. When I got home from work I had some plain greek yogurt with blueberries mixed in. Dinner was delicious and so low in calories!!! Here are the recipes:

21 Day Fix Turkey Meatballs

Ingredients:
Nonstick cooking spray
2 lbs lean ground turkey
Sea salt, parsley, paprika and garlic powder to taste
1 large egg, beaten
2 cups rolled oats
4 tbsp. tomato sauce

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Coat a baking sheet with nonstick spray.
In a large bowl, mix together the raw turkey meat, seasonings, egg, oats and tomato sauce. Roll in to 1 inch balls and place them on the sheet.
Bake for about 20 minutes or until no longer pink inside.

Nutrition info:
Calories: 43 per ball
Fat: 2 g
Carbs: 1.3 g
Protein: 5.5 g
Fiber: 0


Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients:
Two fresh heads of cauliflower

Directions:
Rinse cauliflower to remove any dirt. Take a knife and chop the cauliflower into smaller sections and away from the center brine. Remove any greenery. Drop the cauliflower chunks into a large pot of boiling water. Cover.
Keep checking it for softness every 15 minutes. If a fork easily slides through it, then it's ready. Make sure you don't take it out before it's finished or it will be chunky with hard pieces. Use a mixer or food processor and blend until smooth. Add sea salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition Info:
Calories: 27 for a one cup serving
Fat: 0
Carbs: 5 g
Protein: 2.1 g
Fiber: 2.7 g

Health Bet Beginnings

Yesterday I took the fit assessment and here's how I did:
Agility Heisman--6
In & Out Ab Progression--16
Push-up--12
Mountain Climber Switch Kicks--46
Agility Shoulder Taps--2
X Jumps--20
Moving Push-ups--1
Agility Lateral Shuffle--6
Agility Bear Crawl--4

Now, I'm posting these because in 2 weeks I take the assessment again to see how I've progressed and then again at the end of the program.

This morning I weighed in & took my measurements, which I'll do again after a month.
Weight=118.8
Chest=34
Right arm=11
Left arm=10.5
Waist=29
Hips=33
Right thigh=18
Left thigh=18
(I'm not trying to lose weight. My main goal is to tone more & work on a 6 pack lol. And also to become stronger)

Day 1 workout, Insanity Asylum Volume 1 Agility & Speed, was intense but I got through the whole thing. Even though it's an "insane" workout, I absolutely love working out and taking care of myself. Between exercising, drinking shakeology and eating healthy, I feel the best than I ever have in my life! I'm so thankful I found Beachbody. It's not just the health & fitness piece but the Beachbody community is absolutely wonderful. Very supportive and motivating. I can't say enough good things about Beachbody.

Here's a little snippet of today's workout:
https://www.facebook.com/dawn.vezina/videos/10154898491625789/

Health Bet Challenge

Monday I'm starting a new workout program. It's taken me at least a week to decide what I want to do. I finally decided this morning to do Insanity Asylum Volume 1. Beachbody is having a Health Bet Challenge starting Monday so I will begin the program then. I just finished making my menu for the first week and tomorrow I will go grocery shopping and do any food prep needed for the week. I'll share my journey here.  Here's my menu:

Monday
Workout: Speed & Agility
Breakfast: 1/2 Whole grain or whole wheat bagel with 2 tsps. peanut butter & Sliced strawberries
Snack: Shakeology
Lunch: Lettuce boat, Shredded chicken, Chopped tomato, Dressing
Snack: Greek yogurt w/blueberries
Dinner: Turkey meatballs, Cauliflower mashed potatoes & Steamed carrots
Snack: String cheese

Tuesday
Workout: Strength
Breakfast: Oatmeal & Blueberries
Snack: Shakeology
Lunch: Turkey meatballs, Steamed broccoli w/shredded cheese
Dinner: Oven baked chicken breast, cauliflower mashed potatoes & steamed carrots
Snack: Greek yogurt w/fruit

Wednesday
Workout: Back to Core
Breakfast: 1/2 whole grain or whole wheat bagel & 3 strips turkey bacon
Snack: Shakeology
Lunch: Chopped lettuce, shredded chicken, tomatoes & dressing
Snack: Apple
Dinner: Turkey salsa soup
Snack: Grapes

Thursday
Workout: Vertical Plyo
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, 1 slice whole grain or whole wheat toast & sliced strawberries
Snack: Shakeology
Lunch: Ground turkey w/broccoli, apple w/peanut butter
Dinner: Leftover turkey salsa soup
Snack: String cheese & handful of peanuts

Friday
Workout:  Rest Day
Breakfast: Oatmeal & blueberries
Snack: Shakeology
Lunch: Slice of whole grain or whole wheat bread w/2 tsps. peanut butter & string cheese
Dinner: Oven baked chicken breast, cauliflower mashed potatoes & steamed carrots
Snack: Greek yogurt w/strawberries

Saturday
Workout: Speed & Agility
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs
Snack: Shakeology
Lunch: Hummus mixed with shredded chicken, pita chips
Snack: Apple w/peanut butter
Dinner: Whole grain or whole wheat pasta w/pasta sauce, steamed broccoli & carrots
Snack: 2 hard boiled eggs

Sunday
Workout: Strength
Breakfast: Greek yogurt w/berries
Snack: Shakeology
Lunch: Shredded chicken & veggies wrap
Snack: 1/2 whole grain or whole wheat bagel w/peanut butter
Dinner: Salad w/shredded chicken, tomatoes, shredded cheese & dressing
Snack: Grapes

Holiday Season

After the indulging I did yesterday celebrating the holidays, got right back on track this morning. Have you been over indulging? What's your New Year resolution? Lose weight? Exercise? Both? You pay for a membership, go for a couple weeks, then the excuses start.....before you know it, you're not going anymore. You've wasted how much money? And you're back to the same old habits? I researched memberships and they can cost $500 plus a year. What if I told you I can get you a better deal than that, you can workout in the comfort of your own home, you'll be provided all the tools you need to get healthy. Oh, AND for the month of January, you have the opportunity to earn money to get healthy!!! Comment here if you're interested in investing in yourself ❤

January Health Bet

Would you like to win a share of at least $2,000,000? And get healthy at the same time?? Why not??? It's a win win! Beachbody is having a Health Bet Contest next month. I would bet at least half of my friends will make a New Year's Resolution to get healthier, start working out, etc. Well, here's a way to stay accountable for that promise to yourself AND you could win money at the same time. I participated in a Health Bet a few months ago and it helped me get to where I am today. Yah, I won a bit of money too. I would love to help you reach YOUR goals.  Email me at dawnvezina@gmail.com and put Health Bet in the subject line or message me on facebook https://www.facebook.com/dawn.vezina so that I can get you started.

How---Participate in a Challenge Group on My Challenge Tracker, log a minimum of five (5) Shakeology uses with photos and three (3) workouts during each of the four qualification weeks during the Challenge Period.
Prize---Qualify by meeting all requirements and automatically win an equal share of the Beachbody Health Bet prize pool.
When---The Beachbody Health Bet contest runs from January 9th, 2017 - February 5th, 2017. Qualifiers must meet all requirements for each of the four (4) qualification weeks during the Challenge Period:
 Week 1:  Jan. 9th - Jan. 15th
 Week 2:  Jan. 16th - Jan. 22nd
 Week 3:  Jan. 23rd - Jan. 29th
 Week 4:  Jan. 30th - Feb. 5th

Qualification 1
Must be a participant in an active Challenge Group on the My Challenge Tracker app during the Challenge Period.
-     Participants must have a valid First and Last Name, email address, and shipping address on record with their Team Beachbody Account by February 6th, 2017 in order to be paid out. 
 
Qualification 2
Log a minimum of five (5) Shakeology uses, each accompanied by a Shakeology photo, during each qualification week.
-     To be eligible, each log must be accompanied by a Shakeology photo (participant does not need to be in the photo).
-     The logged photos can be of your Shakeology on its own, your Shakeology preparation on its own, or of you preparing or consuming your Shakeology.
-     All Shakeology uses must be logged no later than 11:59:59 p.m. PT on the last day of each qualification week (1/15, 1/22, 1/29 & 2/5). 

Qualification 3 
 Log a minimum of three (3) workouts during each qualification week.
 -     All workouts must be logged no later than 11:59:59 p.m. PT on the last day of each contest week (1/15, 1/22, 1/29 & 2/5).
You can order your Challenge Pack/Shakeology** here http://www.beachbodycoach.com/dmvezina

**You must place your order by December 29th in order to get it in time for the contest

Prepping for the week, part 1

Done shopping and all put away. I'll do food prep tomorrow as I have plans this evening 😊

Lazy Morning

Lazy morning because I could ✔
Workout ✔
Shower ✔
Energizing, super food ✔
Now I'm going to head to the grocery store to get my healthy foods for the week. Just because the program I've been doing is over in a couple days doesn't mean I'm going to ruin all my hard work. This wasn't just a challenge, it's a lifestyle now

New Beginnings Part 2

I promised you the second half of my story this week, so here it is.....

The second half of my story is how my transformation turned into why I became so passionate about Beachbody. A little over three months ago, my boyfriend's knee became swollen and he was in a lot of pain. For about a week, I was going to work and then coming home and taking care of him. I was so thoroughly exhausted. He finally decided to go to the Dr and ended up having emergency surgery. They said he would be in the hospital for a maximum of a couple of days. Well, he never came home. He died a week later from an infection that had spread through his body. I have been through so much in my life that had resulted in a diagnosis of PTSD and anxiety. So, when Shawn died I was devastated and thought that I can't handle life anymore, especially without him. I fell into a depression and the anxiety came back with severe panic attacks. I didn't care if I died. I didn't eat at all. I would somehow make it through my work day, come home and lay in bed crying until I fell asleep. Then one morning I woke up and realized this is not the life Shawn would want for me. I, all of a sudden, had a new passion for life. My transformation then began in my mind and my soul. I began my shakeology again, starting working out every morning, eating healthy and reading/listening to personal development books. I feel so great physically and mentally now. This was the best thing I ever did for myself. I still have deep grief and an empty hole in my heart but I now have the energy to get through more than just my work day. I have energy for my daughters and grandchildren. I feel hope now. Hope for the future, whatever it may bring. Hope for myself and my family. Now, my passion is to help other people in similar situations. My pain has helped me to grow and I want to help other people grow as well. I also want to say that I've met the most wonderful people through Beachbody that support me with my goals AND with what I've been going through!!