It's up to you

It's been quite awhile since I've posted but I've had a few things on my mind that I felt the need to discuss.
It's no secret that I'm an independent Isagenix Consultant/Health Coach. It's what I love, what I believe in and what I'll always promote. However, with that being said, I'm not going to shove that down your throat. If you aren't interested, fine. If you want to know more or are ready to make a commitment to a lifestyle change, I will be here to help you the whole way through. I love nothing more than watching peoples live transform right before my eyes both physically & mentally and sometimes even financially.
What I think more people need to think about when making a decision to diet is this: Is this something that I can realistically do for the rest of my life? If not why waste your time? I guess if it's a quick fix that you want then go for it. But lets be real the minute you stop doing your "diet" you are going to gain it all back and maybe some additional. Chances are, like most diets, you have done more damage than good to your metabolism making it even harder to lose those unwanted pounds.

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Another thing that bothers me: Do you even care about your health and the consequences of what you are doing to your body? I'm not going to bash anything in particular but do research on what you are ingesting and by research I don't mean google and read reviews on what others think of the products. I mean really research the ingredients and educate yourself on what you are taking. Chances are if it sounds to good to be true (lose unwanted weight without changing what you eat and/or working out) it probably is. Just like you can't get paid with out going to work, you can't expect to lose weight without a little.
Ultimately it's your choice. I can only hope that you'll choose long term health and wellness over short term get skinny quick tactics. Strong & Healthy is the new beautiful 😘

Trying some new things

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One of the hardest things for me has always been meal planning. I know how to eat healthy. I know what I should and shouldn't eat. However, I just get bored with making the same things over and over again. (Not to mention, I'm really not the best cook) I guess it's not really as much as me getting bored as it is making things that my family will eat. So over the past few weeks I set out to try some new things to add to my "family approved" meals.
The first thing on my list was Kabobs. This isn't really a new thing at my house It had just been a very long time since I'd made them. These are always a hit at my house. And you can make it your own by changing up the vegetables you use. I generally make chicken and steak at my house and use sweet onion and a mix of red, yellow and green peppers. The most time consuming part of this meal is cutting the vegetables but it's well worth the effort. It's a great healthy dish. If you've never made them,  you should definitely add it to your menu.

My new recipe I decided to try was Kale chips. I've heard all the rave about how great they are and of course how good kale is for you so I decided to give it a whirl. I picked up some kale at the farmers market and looked up a recipe on Pinterest. It really is a quick and easy snack to make. For mine, I just used sea salt, olive oil and garlic powder. I enjoyed them however, my family? Not so much! This will not be going on my list of "family" friendly recipes. I will definitely make them for me for a quick snack though. I am a snacker and these are a good healthy snack to munch on.