Get Geared UP!

Lets get geared up for the new year!  This is a perfect time to make a plan and organize your calendar.  This year add health and fitness to your priorities!  Decide on your goals for the year.  Make commitments that can get you there.  Choose your fitness routine, your diet, it's your healthy life!  
The first Step is to look.  Don't just leap, make a plan.  Choose your goals, write them down, then break them into smaller steps.  Baby steps eventually become a full run!  Make workout dates with yourself and your friends and write them into your calendar.  Make weekly meal plans.  Commit to Change.  Small changes lead to big success!
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Living Well, Responsibly: A Mom's Journey Towards Fitness

Living Well, Responsibly: A Mom's Journey Towards Fitness: "A Mom's Journey Towards FitnessThis is a blog written be my upline coach, Tina. She went to the recent Beachbody Game Plan Event. What str..."

Go Local!

Yesterday, I gave my Beachbody business card to Wynant's Family Health Food, (South A Street, Springfield, OR).  In return one of the cashiers gave me two hand made hair-clips for my daughter.  She makes them herself as her own side business.  If you live around here you should go by and check them out.  Oh, and I buy most of my organic produce, Bob's Red Mill products, Wilcox Eggs, Noris Organic Milk, Nancy's Yogurt, Cliff Builder's Bars, Spiru-tein, and vitamins there.  They are always very nice and very helpful.  There's a butcher shop just down the street if you want some free range beef too.
Buying local, and organic, supports your local economy and personal nutrition.  Get to know your local businesses and farmers, for the best products in your community.
Our Ducks are playing Our Beavers today, CIVIL WAR!
GO DUCKS!

Review: Shakeology and Spiru-tein

I just compared the Nutrition Labels of Shakeology (chocolate) and Spiru-tein (chocolate).....Spiru-tein is much cheaper per serving, uses non GMO soy along with rice and pea protein, and provides essential nutrients lacking in Shakeology, notably Niacin, Biotin, and Vitamins D and E.  However, Shakeology offers a much more diverse collection of nutrients, notably Vitamins C, B1, B2, B3, B6 and B12, as well as a variety of super-foods.  As ingredients go I'd say that Shakeology wins out with huge array of plant based nutrients, apparently no soy, and added probiotics.  Spiru-tein has a much lower cost and provides great nutrition, importantly many not in Shakeology.
There is a lot of overlap, they both provide quality nutrition with protein, and a wealth of nutrients that most meal replacement drinks can't match.  They both taste great!
In the end, I recommend including them both as quick, easy, quality, calories.  Fast food for the health-nut.  Ideally we would all have time and money to buy and prepare only raw organic meals.  We can try, but these supplements make it easier to be healthy.
I also recommend investing in a high quality juicer.
You can get Shakeology through me or your Beachbody Coach, and Spiru-tien from your local natural health food store ( around here: Wynant's, Friendly Street Market, and probably available at Capella's and Sundance)