Nutrition: Mind Over Matter

As many of you know, I run an ongoing health & fitness accountability group on Facebook with my fellow coaches for new and existing customers who are doing Beachbody programs. Earlier this week my cousin, who is also a coach and is known for her amazing recipe blog Taleen's Kitchen, posted the following in our group. I was so incredibly proud of her for sharing something that is often times the sad reality of how people believe they can "lose weight" or "get in shape". If you haven't seen Taleen's Before & After please take a look after reading what she shared. This is coming from someone who had an amazing transformation not just from the outside, but also from the inside and most importantly her thought process. 

Now that the holidays have come and gone, I'm looking forward to getting back on track with my nutrition. People have asked me, "are you still on your diet?" "Do you eat?" "Aren't you hungry all the time?" I've also heard people say, "I lost weight by starving myself." All of these statements are seriously flawed. When it comes down to it, our mindset about food and healthy eating needs to change.

Here are some ideas to keep in mind:

1. Everyone is on a diet. Either it's a healthy one that will fuel your body, or it's one that will slow it down and dismantle it.

2. When you eat with portion control, you're not only making sure that your metabolism is stable, but you're also giving your body exactly what it needs throughout the day, no more, no less.

3. Starvation doesn't work.

4. Cutting carbs for the sake of losing weight won't last long. Realistically, you're going to eat bread and grains (unless you have a gluten intolerance.) Instead of cutting it and depriving yourself, eat the right kind in the right amount.

5. Crash diets are a temporary fad. Eating clean is a lifestyle change.

Finally, just to prove that eating clean does not mean starving yourself, I've attached a picture of tonight's dinner. I had smashed sweet potato (1 yellow), lean ground chicken seasoned with low sodium guacamole seasoning...it sounds weird, but it was SO GOOD. I couldn't find a low sodium taco seasoning, so I settled for guac seasoning (1 red) and a broccoli/squash medley (1 green).

Change your mindset about food and I promise you it will change your life.

Healthy Chocolate Covered Banana Bites

So last week I tried these chocolate covered bananas from Trader Joe's and they were pretty good so I thought I CAN MAKE THIS with LESS ingredients and HEALTHIER!

So here goes....

Ingredients:

4 Tbsp Coconut Oil

1 Banana

1 Scoop Chocolate Shakeology ( I used Chocolate Vegan)

Ice cube tray 

Directions:

1. Slice the banana into small circles enough to fit in the tray. 

2. Melt the coconut oil in microwave for about 45 seconds.

3. Mix the Shakeology and coconut oil. Stir until it look like chocolate syrup.

4. Pour the chocolate mixture in each ice cube tray enough to cover the banana slices.

5.  Place the tray in the freezer for about 20 minutes or longer. 

6. Enjoy you healthy creation!

Hope you enjoy this recipe.
Like, Comment & Share this recipe with friends!
xoxo Laura Jayne ♥

21 Days of FITMAS!

Not sure what to do after you enjoy your Thanksgiving meal? Join me for 21 days of eating healthy balanced meals along with a short 30 minute workout in the comfort of your own home to help you shed some of those Thanksgiving treats and prepare for Christmas!

Here's what you will need to do to join the group:

1. Purchase your 21 Day Fix bundle program (Challenge Pack), that comes with a super food meal replacement shake (Shakeology).
2. Once I confirm your purchase you will be added to the group.
3. Purchases must be made by Friday November 27, 2015. 
4. Preparation days November 27-29
5. Start date: Monday November 30, 2015

Please feel free to contact me via email at LauraJayneFitness@yahoo.com or Facebook if you have any questions or would like to get more information about this group or any other health & fitness, motivation & accountability groups I run.

Note: This will be a very small group, 1st 5 people will be added to the group. This is to ensure that everyone gets to focused attention they need to reach their goals. 

{cannot be a coach or have a coach currently}

Transformation Tuesday! My Mom

Hey everyone! I want to celebrate a very special transformation today... MY MOM! I'm so proud of all her hard work, she looks AMAZING and SO YOUNG, I mean we could pass for sisters, RIGHT??

BUT that's NOT what I want to highlight today... today I want to highlight that this transformation DID NOT COME OVERNIGHT! Often times we get caught up in the end result and see all these before and after photos of people and what we don't see is all the hard consistent work, PLATEAUS, cheat meals turning into cheat days and sometimes weeks... I’m sure some of these hit home for you. This transformation did NOT happen after 1 round of 21 Day Fix, NOPE this happened after 13 ROUNDS of 21 Day Fix, after 9.5 MONTHS of 21 Day Fix, and she worked REALLY HARD!!! My parents were remodeling their house and in the middle of all the dust, minimal space, and 8+ hours of work SHE MADE TIME to get her 30 minute workout in. She didn’t have a kitchen to meal prep so she made healthy choices with the options she was given. Were there times she slipped up? YUP! Were there times she didn’t follow the containers because she thought she got it down? YUP! But guess what… she reeled it in and got back on track… SHE NEVER QUIT! You know why? BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A DESTINATION! She is learning NEW HEALTHY HABITS and when you change your focus from DESTINATION to JOURNEY then you will NEVER QUIT!

Mom, I’m so proud of you, you’ve truly shown me what it means to never give up!

Check out her story in the link below.

Before & After