Finding the Courage

"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9

To be honest I am so not a super religious person. I have a belief in God and am eternally grateful I have Him to guide me.

I work on Sundays, which I don't like and I want to make a deeper commitment to get to church. I am realistic in the fact that it isn't really doable, as I haven't found a church in my area that I have connected with that have services provided for the times I am available.

Anyway-that was way off track-

I pray daily and I take time out of each of my days to reflect on my life and where I want to take this ride. What is the end goal? How can I ask Him to guide me in my footsteps?

This was the quote at the top of my devotional (I am a little behind, so if you have the same one as me-you didn't miss something).

It is so relatable to everything in life. Without courage, there will never be change. Without courage, there will never be growth. Without courage, there would never be love.

We all have to be courageous enough to step out of our comfort zone to really live a fulfilling life.

Whether or not this coaching thing has peaked your interest, I urge you to look deep into yourself and start to peel back the layers of everything you have let in to define who you are-whether you realized it or not. Once you get to the root of you and who you are-to the point where you could cry and visualize where you want to go, I challenge you to take one step this coming week to get you to where you want to be.

If you want help with that? Entrust this new found info and epiphany with someone that you can be vulnerable with and that will support you into following your right path.

Sorry this was so long, but that quote really got to me and I wanted to share my take with you.

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News and info about the Club membership as well as info about the 21 Day Fix Extreme program, which is being launched on February 2nd, 2015.

Club Membership Link and sign up for me as YOUR coach:
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What can a grapefruit do for you?

My recent meal plan has me eating lots of grapefruit, but do you know why?

Here's 5 fun facts and I think I found the reasons why I am supposed to eat them on my meal plan!

1. Naturally curbs hunger (YAY!)
2. Helps to protect your heart by having the ability LOWER the bad cholesterol
3. Can smooth your rough skin by rubbing a piece of grapefruit sprinkled with sugar (don't use on face, though!)
4. Boosts your metabolism and is great to jump start some weight loss! (OOOOOH YEA!)
5. Firms your skin because of the high amount of vitamin C needed to produce healthy collagen

Healthy Holiday Treat

Need an easy, healthy TREAT to bring to the Christmas parties this weekend?

Here you go! I got this idea from a teammate and am totally thinking about bringing these on Saturday!

Ingredients:
1 c. old-fashioned rolled oats
2 ripe medium bananas, mashed
½ c. mini semi-sweet choc. chips
¼ c. sliced almonds (more if desired)
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
¼ tsp. sea salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350⁰ F
Coat baking sheet with coconut oil spray.
Mix all ingredients together: I mashed the bananas, and then mixed in the oats, cinnamon and salt. I stirred in the almonds and chocolate chips.
Drop by Tbsp onto baking sheet and flatten with spoon.
Bake 14-15 minutes or until firm.
Makes 8-12 cookies

21 day fixers --- this is similar to the recipe in our book with a few substitutions. I would use less chocolate chips if on the fix. 2 cookies=1 yellow

Christmas for YOU!

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Bruschetta Chicken Pasta

I am IN LOVE with pasta. IT is easily one of my biggest downfalls to eating healthy, but every once in a while, we just gotta do it, right? Here's how I made this yummy dish cleaner! I had two servings of pasta under my chicken because I hadn't had any carbs yet today and thought I had the extra room, but boy did I fill up QUICKLY!

BRUSCHETTA CHICKEN PASTA
1 package chicken breast, thawed
1 can diced tomatoes, drained
1 8oz can tomato sauce
About an oz of basil/italian seasoning
3/4 cup shredded cheese
1 teaspoon minced garlic
Whole grain pasta noodles of choice (I like angel hair)

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Mix diced tomatoes, seasoning, and cheese together in bowl (not pictured)
2. Flaten chicken breasts into 1/2 inch thick and then top with mixture from step one. Picture #1
3. Place tomato sauce and garlic in bottom of large skillet. Picture #2
4. Add chicken with topping to pan and bring the sauces to a boil. Picture #3
5. Cover and cook for about 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked all the way through. Picture #4
6. Cook whole grain pasta noodles to preference.
7. Place about a half cup of drained noodles on plate or in a bowl.
8. Place chicken and toppings on top of noodles. Drizzle some extra sauce around the pasta for added moisture and flavor. Then INDULGE and ENJOY! Picture #5

21 Day Fix Containers:
About 1/2-1 green depending on sauce/tomato on your serving
1 1/2 red
1/2 blue (1 blue is you like a lot of cheese and added extra)
1 yellow (Mine above is 2 yellow)
Seasonings and garlic are FREE!

I'm helping people through the Holidays, you?

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