Transformation Tuesday: Lindsay Roy and Ultimate Reset

This beautiful woman did Ultimate Reset- WITH HER FAMILY. Talk about accountability. She (a well as everyone else) all got some SERIOUS RESULTS. Great job Lindsay! If you are interested in following her on her journey you can do so here!

Find a Workout Buddy

Finding someone to workout with you is SO much better for everyone involved. It is a built in accountability partner that you don't want to let down. It is someone that makes sure you show up and try your hardest. When I workout with Mike, I push myself much more than I would otherwise because I am crazy competitive and I just want to "win." This isn't saying that I am always trying to be better than everyone else- because I'm not! The feeling of having someone else there watching me and knowing when I am not giving 100% gets to me and pushes me to "show" them that I can do it. 

Broccoli Salad

This cold salad is a nice way to enjoy broccoli on a hot day.  It is also a great picnic meal to take to those many summer events!

Basics:
2 heads of broccoli- chopped into small florets (or you can be lazy like me and buy it pre chopped!)
5 small carrots- sliced
3 bell peppers- I use a variety of colors- this time I used red, orange, and yellow.
1/2 onion- can be yellow or red- sliced
2 cans artichoke hearts- in water- quartered is best but you can always do that yourself

Combine all of the above in a large bowl. Then you get to add your dressing!

Pre dressing!

Dressing Options:
Creamy Garlic
Balsamic (Our Fav!) Add some sliced black olives and this is our favorite to take to cookouts!
Sesame Ginger- add some slivered almonds and green onion!

Shakeology: Jenna's Favorite- Creamy Chocolate Banana

There are SO MANY ways that you can enjoy Shakeology. Unfortunately I am a creature of habit and really only stick to one or two different ways. I do realize that maybe you all won't like my two favorite ways, so I have asked my friends and family what THEIR favorite recipes are and am sharing them with you! My beautiful friend Jenna started Shakeo around the beginning of the year. I totally used to let her have some of mine when we would meet for our workout/dinner/wine/ LOST watching dates :) She is a nutrition buff- and she prefers the nutrition of the vegan flavors.

Creamy Chocolate Banana

Shakeology: Chocolate Vegan 

Liquid: 1 cup coconut/almond milk

Fruit: 1 medium  banana

Extra: Ice and 1/4 cup Fage non-fat greek yogurt

Blend all of the above in a blender until smooth.  Then enjoy!

Shakeology: Erica's Favorites- Orange Julius and Chocolate Banana Nutter

There are SO MANY ways that you can enjoy Shakeology. Unfortunately I am a creature of habit and really only stick to one or two different ways. I do realize that maybe you all won't like my two favorite ways, so I have asked my friends and family what THEIR favorite recipes are and am sharing them with you! My lovely older sister Erica recently jumped on the Shakeology Bandwagon a few months ago to prep for my wedding. She started with the vanilla chocolate combo pack- these are her favorites for each chocolate and vanilla. 

Orange Julius Recipe

Shakeology: Vanilla 

Liquid: Almond milk

Fruit: frozen banana

Extra: Ice

Blend all of the above in a blender until smooth.  Then enjoy!

Chocolate Banana Nutter

Shakeology: Original Chocolate

Liquid: Almond milk

Fruit: Frozen Banana

Extra: 1T peanut butter

Blend all of the above in a blender until smooth.  Then enjoy!

Best Salad

I was never a salad eater. Given the option- I still usually will not pick a salad over other food. Something about it just made me feel like it wasn't food. I am not a rabbit and I want REAL food! Even while starting my weightless journey I felt like every time I ate a salad I was taking one for the team-haha. Well, during the Ultimate Reset you get salad for lunch pretty much EVERY DAY. Well- not every day technically- there are other options but I wasn't about to prep that much food. So due to my laziness I ate a salad for lunch almost EVERY DAY for 21 days. I can honestly say that I love salads now. Really, truly, LOVE them. Below is basically the salad I ate most of the reset tweaked a bit (and added chicken- although this salad would be great with any meat). I eat it at least 2-3 lunches a week now.

Ingredients:
2 cups Mixed Greens
1/8 cup onion sliced
1/4 cup bell pepper sliced into small matchsticks (any color)
1/4 cup shredded carrot
1/4 cup Jicama peeled and sliced into matchsticks
1 small roma tomato- diced
1/4 avocado sliced
3 oz chicken breast (can be grilled, baked, shredded whatever!)

Directions:
Combine all of the ingredients and toss. Top with your favorite salad dressing. For some clean dressings- check out my Clean Kitchen tab at the top!

Shakeology: Mike's Favorite: Tropical Strawberry and Tropical Strawberry Banana

There are SO MANY ways that you can enjoy Shakeology. Unfortunately I am a creature of habit and really only stick to one or two different ways. I do realize that maybe you all won't like my two favorite ways, so I have asked my friends and family what THEIR favorite recipes are and am sharing them with you! My wonderful fiancee Mike started drinking Shakeology shortly after I did. He really is not a huge fan of sweets so he only likes the Vegan Tropical Strawberry. He prefers to drink it for breakfast, and his two favorite recipes are really similar. 

Tropical Berry:
Shakeology: Tropical Strawberry Vegan
Liquid: coconut milk
Fruit: plain frozen strawberries or frozen mixed berries
Blend all ingredients above and enjoy!

Tropical Strawberry Banana:
Shakeology: Tropical Strawberry Vegan
Liquid: coconut milk
Fruit: frozen banana (and maybe a few frozen strawberries)
Blend all ingredients above and enjoy!