Team Beachbody U.K. Coaching Opportunity

Beachbody is FINALLY going International!!! Launch date is Oct 19, 2017!

For those of you who are in the UK and might not know what this opportunity is all about, I wanted to put together some information for you about myself, my team, and Team Beachbody in general.

So what is a Beachbody customer? 

A Beachbody customer uses products such as Shakeology, our fitness programs such as Insanity, P90X, T25, 21 Day Fix, Core De Force, and more! You can join our fitness and accountability groups that we run and utilize our challenge tracker app and digital streaming platform called Beachbody On Demand. As your coach I provide mentoring to help you set realistic and achievable goals for your health and fitness and guide you to reaching those goals through our accountability groups I offer.  I help you with meal planning, making better food choices, accountability, support and truly making your weight loss a lifestyle change vs a crash diet.

So what is Beachbody coach?

Do you have a passion for health and fitness?
Would you like to earn an income by helping others to achieve their health and fitness goals?
Would you like to run online accountability groups?
Do you you have an entrepreneurial, go getter mindset?

If you answered “yes” to these questions, then you should consider becoming a Beachbody coach!!

A Team Beachbody Coach is an Independent Distributor. Your job is to help others achieve their health and fitness goals by using Beachbody fitness programs and supplements and enrolling customers in support groups through the Challenge Tracker App for the daily motivation and support.

As a coach you earn a commission from everything people purchase directly from your site.  You earn a 25% commission from the products and a challenge pack bonus when someone signs as a customer/coach with a challenge pack.  You also can earn fast start plus bonuses for enrolling 5 coaches with a challenge pack in a 5 week period.  You also have the opportunity to receive team cycle bonuses from our compensation plan.  We have advanced earning potential from our bonus pools as well.

Here is a glimpse into my story, I made this on my 4th anniversary. I have now been coaching 7.5 years! 

Sound interesting to you? The good news is I am accepting 30 international coaches on my team!!  I am looking for 30 SERIOUSLY driven, motivated and down to earth leaders who are ready to crush their Team Beachbody Business and become the next top coaches in Beachbody!

If you decide to take the plunge and become a coach, you’ll get to complete my exclusive 30 day self-paced new coach training program where you’ll learn:

• How to launch your business
• How to utilize social media to its fullest potential
• How to share and not sell
• How to handle objections
• How to run effective Challenge Groups
• How to grow a team of coaches that you can work with to build your tribe
• And more!

You will have:

1. Access to all of my resources, documents, guides, and scripts so that you do not have to reinvent the wheel but adapt the tools to meet your style
2. 1:1 calls as needed
3. Access to our team calls
4. Access to my exclusive training site with all of our resources
5. Access to our Facebook Team Page for daily and weekly updates
6. Access to our monthly new trainings to help you grow

So who am I?

MY NAME IS NICOLE JONES AND I AM THE FOUNDING COACH OF TEAM GO GIVERS --- BUT WHAT'S EVEN MORE IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS THAT A LITTLE LESS THAN 5 YEARS AGO I WAS AN UNEMPLOYED MOM WITH BABY 2 ON THE WAY. I WAS ON GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE. EVEN WHEN I DID WORK, IT WAS NEVER ENOUGH TO PAY BILLS, I WAS ALWAYS OVER DRAFTING MY ACCTS.

IN AN EFFORT TO GET BACK IN CONTROL OF ONE ASPECT OF MY LIFE, I DECIDED TO GIVE P90X A GO...AND AS I STARTED TO ACHIEVE RESULTS, I began to share my story on facebook. messages STARTED TO COME IN FROM OTHER WOMEN SAYING THAT I HAD INSPIRED THEM TO START THEIR JOURNEY! 

WHAT?! I HAD INSPIRED SOMEONE?! IN THE MIDST OF ALL my own mess and stress... I HAD HELPED SOMEONE! IN MY HEART I KNEW IF I COULD DO THAT FOR A LIVING... IT WOULD BE MY DREAM JOB. FOR $40 I COULD SIGN UP TO BE A COACH! I DIDN'T HAVE THE $40 REALLY, BUT DECIDED ENOUGH WAS ENOUGH AND I WAS READY TO TRY TO CREATE A LIFE I'D ALWAYS DREAMED OF. I DIDN'T KNOW IT THEN, BUT IN THAT MOMENT, MY LIFE'S path COMPLETELY CHANGED!

LISTEN, I AM HEAR TO TELL YOU, YOU ARE BEING GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY THAT CAN MAKE YOUR WILDEST DREAMS POSSIBLE! 7 YEARS LATER, THE GIRL I DESCRIBED ABOVE IS IN THE TOP 1% of THE COMPANY EARNING 6 FIGURES A YEAR. SHE IS 33 YEARS OLD AND OWNS HER HOME, BOUGHT HER DREAM FARM, OWNS BEACH FRONT PROPERTIEs, & has been able to start other successful business ventures. HER DAUGHTERS COMES HOME FROM SCHOOL EACH DAY AND HAS BOTH A MOM AND A DAD PRESENT IN HER LIFE. I WANT THAT FOR YOU TOO!

LET'S LOCK ARMS AND MAKE THIS MOMENT COUNT!

What is Team Go Givers?

Team Go Givers is a team of women, men, single, married, moms, dads, teachers, doctors, lawyers, and stay at home moms to name a few. I created my team 7 years ago when I started growing my team of coaches. My vision for my team is being able to provide support, training, guidance and accountability so that you can reach your business and personal goals. There is no reason for a new coach to have to go out and reinvent the wheel when I have created so many resources and tools to help you succeed!

When I first started, there was no "formal" training. My own coach was a newbie herself. So there was lots of trial and error and failing forward on my part. Over the years I've gathered the things that have help me grow and succeed and put them in a training site as well as a private team page. I'm always adding in new content because there is always something new to learn! As long as you are coachable and willing to put in the hard work, you too can succeed at this! 

Interested in joining my team?

Fill out the application below and I will contact you with more information! I can’t wait to get started! 

*Beachbody guarantees no level of success*

Love The Skin You're In

As a woman and a mom of 3 I know what it's like to be so hard on how you view your body. You nit pick every little flaw. You long to look like someone else. You wish babies didn't mean stretch marks and saggy skin in places. For me, after 3 C-sections, you wish the scar wasn't there.

I know what it's like to be so FRUSTRATED and DEPRESSED with your body. 6 years ago I was a miserable mess. I had NO clothes, no self confidence, I wouldn't even leave my house anymore with my family, it was that bad.

I was exhausted and I needed something NOW!  I didn’t love my skin, I didn’t feel good and I had to make a change.  I was introduced to clean eating, Beachbody at home workouts, and Shakeology for the first time through a friend on Facebook.  I was so mortified of my body I didn't even let my husband take my "before" photos.

I joined a support and accountability group because I was at a loss for how to change.  I didn’t have the money to go to the gym, to get a trainer, a nutritionist and pay for childcare.  But I did have a living room I could work out in when the girls napped, a dvd to play the workouts on and the 100% drive and determination to change.  

Over the course of those next several months I focused on “ME” for at least 45 minutes each day.  I would put the girls down for a nap and workout. Or I'd wait till bedtime. Sometimes I just had to put them in a bouncy chair while I worked out.

I sweated, I cried, I thought I would never change, but then right before my eyes my body started to change.  As I embraced clean eating and drank shakeology daily my skin began to glow, my hair and nails got stronger, and I had more natural energy to keep up with my kids.  I was stronger and I started to have more confidence. Family and friends were starting to notice changes. I went from not being able to do ONE sit up or push up to doing several. I was getting stronger by the day! I LOVED how I was feeling. Loved how I could see the depression and frustration melt away with each workout.  

I can say that because of my coach, the support of the challenge group and the other women in the group I truly have found a way to love the skin that I am in!  It’s never going to be my pre baby skin but hey I earned those stretch marks and scars!  I earned my imperfections and I learned to love them! They are a part of who I am.

So now, my job as a coach is to pay it forward.  I am going to be launching a specific accountability and support group that is geared towards matching you up and with a fitness program and nutrition guide to meet your needs but to walk you through the process of changing your unhealthy habits, creating a more positive mindset, embracing your imperfections and chucking the word diet to the wind.  We are not dieting, we are creating a healthy lifestyle.

Check it out! Me "before" about 6 months after my 2nd daughter was born. Then 6 months later, abs after 2 C-sections!!! Crazy ain't it?!

What Do I Need For This Group?
-Each participant is required to have me as their coach.  You can create an account here. If you have a coach already, please get with them!

-You are required to do a Beachbody fitness program, which I will help you to pick the one that best fits your needs.

-You are required to replace 1 meal a day with Shakeology for the duration of the 6 weeks because as I am teaching you how to change your eating habits and give you the tools to make this a lifestyle change we want to have at least 1 meal each day that is quick and easy but isn't lacking in your nutritional quality.  Shakeology does that!  It is my saving grace because quite honestly there are days that I am so busy that I don't have time to make a balanced meal so this is my go to!!!  Plus it really does taste awesome!  

-You are required to log into our online closed Facebook group daily where I am going to share tips, recipes, meal plans, & support/motivation.

-My goal is to get you a program that you are excited about and that you start and complete it. I do not want it to be something that sits on your shelf and collects dust!  

Does this sound like something you would like to do?

If so, take the time to complete the application below.  I will contact you within 24 hours to discuss whether this would be a good fit!  I am accepting a small group of customers for this group and I would love to have some motivated women who are really ready to make a change!  Lets face it, there will never be a perfect time.  The right time is now!  So lets get started!  

I am NOT going to let you fail!  I am giving you my word that I am going to support, guide and help you to truly make a change, live a more positive life and embrace who you are on the inside out!  We live in a world full of comparison and its time to chuck that to the wind and just BE YOU!!  

Fighting Hashimoto's Disease Naturally

Now that I know I have Hashimoto's, I've been coming up with a "protocol" for Candida overgrowth which causes the autoimmune Hashimotos disease of the thyroid. Fix the candida and you can stop suffering from Hashimotos (weight gain, memory loss, brain fog, hair falling out, etc) all of which I'm definitely suffering from. And pure exhaustion too! That's no way I want to live.
I have a good friend who has it too and it's so nice to talk to someone who is like you and to reassure you that you are NOT crazy bc you can't remember a darn thing or even make simple sentences sometimes bc you forgot the word you were trying to say. I'm talking super simple stuff like me pointing to shoes on the floor and asking the kids to pick them up but can't say shoes bc I can't think of the word I'm trying to say. It's scary. 

I see a light at the end of my tunnel thanks to my friend who is in my shoes and seeing positive changes with her natural approach. 

It will be a long process to be healed, but I want to do this right. No just "fixing" the side effects but instead, fixing the root cause.
Now just to get started on my low hormones and I'll be a new woman here soon! 

I have had so many ladies message me saying they too suffer the same issues. Ladies, and even men....if you feel like something is "off" or you notice things are changing, PLEASE don't be like me and wait it out for a year to see if things change. Get some lab work done and get answers! Then do your research...with the internet, you could read tons of info and figure out the best method for you.
For me, I've decided to go about it naturally and to start a Paleo way of eating once I'm done with the Reset. I'll update y'all as I see progress. If I can help just one person by sharing my own journey, then it's worth it!

What is Hashimoto's?

Hashimoto's disease is a condition in which your immune system attacks your thyroid, a small gland at the base of your neck below your Adam's apple. The thyroid gland is part of your endocrine system, which produces hormones that coordinate many of your body's activities.

The resulting inflammation from Hashimoto's disease, also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, often leads to an underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism). Hashimoto's disease is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in the United States.

Symptoms?

You might not notice signs or symptoms of Hashimoto's disease at first, or you may notice a swelling at the front of your throat (goiter). Hashimoto's disease typically progresses slowly over years and causes chronic thyroid damage, leading to a drop in thyroid hormone levels in your blood. The signs and symptoms are mainly those of an underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism).

Signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism include:

• Fatigue and sluggishness
• Increased sensitivity to cold
• Constipation
• Pale, dry skin
• A puffy face
• Hoarse voice
• Unexplained weight gain 
• Muscle aches, tenderness and stiffness, especially in your shoulders and hips
• Pain and stiffness in your joints and swelling in your knees or the small joints in your hands and feet
• Muscle weakness, especially in your lower extremities
• Excessive or prolonged menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia)
• Depression

So here is how I am approaching this disease...naturally! I ordered in this highly recommended book, The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook.

I ordered these supplements too, which aid in helping you reduce Candida overgrowth...

I'm happy to know I can still have my daily Shakeology, just has to be the vegan version! 

Now I'm just waiting for my book and Now supplements to arrive so I can get started! I also have read on multiple pages that the recommended exercises for these issues are HIIT or lifting weights. Thank goodness for all my Beachbody DVD's, I can do both of those right here at home without the stress of getting to a gym! 

I'll update ASAP on how everything is going. Thanks for following my journey!

{I am not a licensed medical professional nor do I pretend to be one on this site. Take what I write as a launching off point to do your own research. My advice, experience, and suggestions are not to be considered medical advice}

Why I Love Shakeology

Five years ago I started drinking a protein shake with some fruit and veggies added in cuz I KNEW I needed something. I kind of laugh now though looking back. I figured since I was getting in lots of protein and added spinach and a bunch of green stuff that I was doing good, right?? 

Well it was better than nothing. But I'm SO GRATEFUL to have found a DENSE superfood replacement instead. And for so inexpensive too! I mean, have you priced out super foods lately?? I'm no nutritionist, but after a quick run to the grocery store {and search online} I can see the prices for myself.....

Sacha Inchi - 5.3 oz $15.25

Flax seed - 14 oz $9.00 

Quinoa - 28 oz $11.29 

Moringa Leaf Powder - 8 oz $10.69 

Dried Spinach - 1 Quart $10.26

Ashwagandha - 8 oz $15.75

Yacon Root Powder - 8 oz $19.97

Chicory Root - 12 oz $17.80

Goji Berry - 4oz $12.99 

Grape Seed - 35 oz $13.96

Reishi - 5.5 oz $14.99

Pomegranate - 8oz $18.99 

Rose Hips - 12 oz $9.00

Chia Seed - 8 oz - $16.99 

Camu-Camu - 3 oz $19.99 

Acai - 4oz $18.99 

Acerola Cherry- 12 oz $31.99

Bilberry - 8 oz $22.99

Amaranth - 16 oz $4.99

Tulsi - 12 oz $14.99

Wheatgrass - 17 oz $32.39

Whey Protein - 1oz $18.99 

Maca powder - 8oz $29.99

Cacao powder 16 oz - $18.99 

Add that all up and you're at over 400 bucks. And you STILL don't even have all the super foods and nutrients that you get in Shakeology.

But guess what? ALL THAT IS IN SHAKEOLOGY >>>>> And more! <<<<<< It's the most DENSE superfood I've ever found. And I say it's dense because it has protein, essential amino acids, prebiotics, probiotics, digestive enzymes, adaptogens, antioxidants, phytonutrients, and 23 vitamins and minerals. AND..... it's WAY below 400 dollars. 

After having a shake everyday for the past five years I can honestly tell you I STILL crave this and look forward to my daily dose of dense nutrition. AND I appreciate the savings too.

There is even a VEGAN version! How awesome is that?!

My Own Weight Loss Journey

Hello to those who follow my blog! Today I wanted to share my own struggle with weight loss after 3 kids and 3 c-sections! I want to show it IS possible to change if you only just get started. It's always a bit embarrassing sharing my photos, but if this helps inspire just one person, then it's worth it! I can't wait to see what 2015 holds for me, I am determined to get in the best shape of my life! Will you be joining me?!

New Year New You

21 Day Fix challenge pack is ON SALE early for the New Years!!! And to show you how AMAZING this deal is, I wanted to compare to something somewhat similar out on the market. NO COMPARISON!!! Beachbody products deliver the most bang for your buck. You get nutrition, fitness, and support all in one! You can't beat it!
So if you are ready to get to work on a new you, message me! We have 4 programs on SALE now through January! Don't wait, commit now. I'm here with you the whole way!

Fitkini Challenge

Is $4-$5 a day for 60 days worth achieving your New Years Resolution ?!

Wow I cannot believe it is already that time of the year again! This time last year so many women joined me in my Fitkini Challenge group and saw some incredible results!!! Today they are rocking their new bodies and new control over their health and fitness!!

Tonight I am opening up 10 Spots in my 4th Annual New Year's Challenge Group! This group will begin January 5th! This year is your year to really lock in your New Years resolutions to get fit! Most Americans make a resolution that they will lose 10-50 LBS. They get about 3 weeks into the year, make some progress, and then fall into old habits! WHY?!?! THEY LACKED ACCOUNTABILITY and a sound game plan.

This isn't about quick fixes, pills, wraps, starvation diets. This is about fitness, clean eating, and a lifestyle change.

Together we will complete the appropriate fitness program for you!! We will discuss your goals and figure that part out together.

You will follow a dialed in meal to keep you from being super hungry, and tired while burning body fat!

We will replace one meal a day with a super dense dose of nutrition.
You will pay $4-$5 a day for 30-60 days (replacing the cost of lunch btw).

I will be hosting this group with a select few of my personally sponsored coaches to help you achieve the results that you desire.

You will also work with a group of other women as equally motivated as you!!

Space is limited to 10 women so act now!
Email me if you are interested in locking in your spot {NicoleJonesFitness@yahoo.com}

I Help Change Lives

Another success story! I never tire of seeing these. I love when others start feeling good about themselves.
You do not have to start your journey alone, I can be your support through one of my private challenge groups! People with support and help find the most success!!! Let's make 2015 YOUR year!

Success Story of the Day

Alison wowed her husband and her wedding guests by losing 92 pounds with INSANITY®! She's even inspiring others to exercise. See her results and submit your own and you could win $500!

Never Too Late To Change Your Life

I know well the desire to be COMFORTABLE. I believed when things were hard it was a "sign" that it wasn't meant to be. 

Luckily I reached a point in my life where I was in so much PAIN, that I had a wake up moment. Cuz that's all pain is - a wake up call, an opportunity to pull your mind into the NOW, and face the results of the choices you have made. 

And boy oh boy did I get to face the results of my choices!! My choices were to do what's EASY. I was sleeping on the couch while my kids played on the floor, never engaging as a mother. Eating junk food with my husband while wasting hours watching TV each night. I had always given up on my goals when things got tough. There were so many choices I was making at that time that weren't working for me. And the result? I was uncomfortable being ME. 

My very painful moment that woke me up? Realizing I was not even leaving the house because I hated how I looked. I was MISERABLE, embarrassed, & uncomfortable. I find it amazing I even have "before" pics to show because I sure did avoid the camera!

I drew a line in the sand and said "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!! I am FINALLY willing to be uncomfortable. Struggle is far less painful than regret, right?!!" I had the regret, and knew first hand how PAINFUL that was. So I was ready to struggle for the things I knew I deserved, that my family deserved. I knew it was time to LIVE. Time to BE the kind of person I would be PROUD of my kids modeling. 

It wasn't easy. I had do a lot of things I didn't want to, like eat vegetables and get up and work out when I really wanted to sleep. lol. I had to train my mind to think differently. There were a lot of habits I had to break, and new habits I had to create in it's place. 

I started reading personal development, filling my mind with positive affirmations, surrounding myself with people who were headed where I wanted to be, and I EVEN set goals. And I'm not gonna lie, those goals made me really uncomfortable. It was a constant reminder that I'm not where I want to be yet. 

But guess what??!!!

I changed my life. I CREATED a life that I'm proud of.

So now I feel a responsibility to spread the word that we have ONE life, ONE body, ONE chance here on earth. Don't let life pass you by! Don't let life HAPPEN to you, take control!

You get to CHOOSE the kind of life you want. So design your dream life, and then take action! Because all it comes down to is choosing different daily behaviors to bring about different RESULTS.

Just remember - it's worth it. Even if those daily behaviors are uncomfortable at the beginning. 

It's never too late to change your life.  

Ready to make a change in your own life? Join one of my challenge groups where you can workout in the comfort of your home, have one on one support, & all the tools for success!!

Summer Bodies Are Made In The Winter

I was never one of those skinny pregnant people. I got fat from head to toe all 3 times :) 
Even after 3 c-sections, low thyroid, & jacked up hormones it is STILL POSSIBLE to get fit!! If you are a lady looking to get your sexy back, fill out the form below and let's get you to your goals!

Spring will be here in 5 months! That’s really not far off so join me this winter in building your summer body!! NO PILLS, NO WRAPS, just eating healthy and exercising! AND doing it all in the comfort of your own house!!!

5 Delicious Shakeology Desserts

Vanilla Almond Energy Balls
These sweet pick-me-ups taste like truffles. Get the recipe!

Shakeology Chocolate Peanut Butter Oat Bars
The classic flavors of chocolate and peanut butter meld together in this brownie-like treat. Get the recipe!

Peanut Butter Shakeology Cups
Peanut butter and chocolate combine in a new take on this classic candy. Get the recipe!

Vanilla Peanut Butter Ice Cream
Make your own guilt-free ice cream with Shakeology and peanut butter. Get the recipe!

Chocolate Shakeology Pudding
This creamy chocolate pudding will satisfy your sweet tooth. Get the recipe!

P.S. Don’t love peanut butter? Don’t be shy about substituting!

Why Clean Eating is Important

Is your health your priority?  Well most people would automatically answer YES.  Most people would say that yes they do care about what they are eating, they do care about keeping unhealthy choices to a minimum.  But what I find is what people say and actually "DO" is two different stories.  I feel like I'm calling out the elephant in the room, but its the honest to goodness truth.  When it comes to your health most people are healthy when its convenient for them.  So, when you are getting ready for a wedding, a vacation or the New Year are the times when people place the highest value on health.  But the other 350 days of the year its optional.  I always hear people complain about the way they look, not having any energy, being overly tired, having bad cravings for sugar and sweets that they can't control, lack of will power, and body aches and sore muscles.  But very few people are willing to actually do something long enough for it to reverse the bad and bring in the good!"There is no such thing as a bad workout, but there is such a thing as a bad diet!"  So true, you can do Zumba, run on the treadmill, take the dog for a walk, do yoga and it's exercise!  But nutrition, you can do that all wrong.  80% of your results come from the foods that you eat.  You cannot out exercise a bad diet. I know this from my own experience. Working out 1-2 hours a day with little to no changes in my body. I thought because I worked out so much it didn't matter how I ate. Or I'd attempt to eat healthy but would still be eating processed "low fat" "no fat" crap foods!I embraced the idea of clean eating and slowly started to change my nutrition!  What happened was actually something very shocking.  I not only lost weight, but I was eating more food, more frequently but it was the RIGHT kind of foods vs the wrong ones.  I started to gain more energy and the weight naturally came off.  Not because I was dieting but because I was eating the way that God intended food to be.  Food as fuel vs comfort!!!  The more I embraced clean eating the more I was convinced that this is the best way to eat!!!  I am not dieting and I never did diet, I literally changed my lifestyle.  My food is a way of life, its healthy portion sizes, spaced every 2 1/2 to 3 hours, cutting out processed foods, and drinking lots of water.  I can eat this way no matter where I am at, of course its challenging because we live in a society that prides itself on convenience, food in a box, and low cost portion controlled diet food!  

I know so many people that do the diets where they eat pre packaged foods, count calories, and still lack energy, are not losing weight, are holding onto fat and do not feel fulfilled and satisfied.  I am and have been on a mission for the past 4 1/2 years to lead by example and to teach others that they can do it too!  So one of the biggest parts of my nutrition has been Shakeology.  And I've tried other shakes out there. You're starving 20 minutes later, you don't feel any better or full from it. 
Also, there are mornings where I am trying to get the laundry done, 3 kids dressed, myself dressed, and one kid off to school and the last person to eat is always me! That used to lead to the McDonalds drive thru- the kids pop tarts, a breakfast bar or donuts!  I would sabotage myself before the day every got started.  I would end up eating whatever was quick and easy because I was so hungry and then I would feel bloated, sick to my stomach, I would lack energy, I would feel GUILTY for not having will power to make a better choice, and I would then CRAVE more of the bad stuff!  AM I DESCRIBING YOU??  Are you on this vicious cycle of wanting to be healthy, not having enough time, and just lack of energy and will power?Well here are a few things that can help you to get on track!!!

1.  Start today, don't wait until Monday, or after Thanksgiving or after Christmas start now!  There is 2 months until Christmas which means that you can lose an average of 2 lbs per week with clean eating and even light exercise which means about 16-20 lbs by the New Year.  Can you imagine what that could do for you???  
2.  Start small- cut out the processed sugars, the refined white breads, the soda, and excess carbs.  Real your labels and stop buying foods with ingredients you cannot pronounce or understand.  1 thing each week, finish what you have, throw out candy, give away the cookies, send the Halloween Candy to work with your spouse and start fresh. 
 3.  Don't feel guilty for not buying sweets for your kids.  THEY do NOT DESERVE IT!  If it makes you feel weighed down, sluggish, and tired can you imagine what it is doing to their little minds?!?  Consider a bowl full of sugary cereal and then sending them off to school.  Can you say major brain fog and lack of attention! How can we expect our kids to eat like that and then have a good day at school.
4.  If you struggle with finding the time in your day to make healthy meals then replace 1 meal a day with shakeology. Why???  First of all shakeology is NOT A PROTEIN SHAKE which most people just throw it into that category or they compare it to all the other shakes on the market.  I want to stop you dead in your tracks and explain why it isn't.  Shakeology is a meal replacement and not a protein shake.  It has the right carb to protein ratio your body needs to stay full for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.  It has the fast burning carbohydrates with the slower burning protein to keep you satisfied.  It has a ton of natural, not processed ingredients that are going to meet your daily requirements for vitamins and nutrients. So you notice that the energy you were lacking is decreased because you are now getting vitamins and nutrients that give you energy.  Your cravings for sweets are decreased which is originally caused by vitamin deficiency and you are no longer deficient.  You are not over eating because Shakeology is portion controlled, so your portions are in check.Shakeology is not for weight loss.  It's for nutrition, and of course when you have proper nutrition you naturally lose weight!  So shakeology is something I do everyday because its convenient, it's healthy, it does not add to my grocery budget but it replaces something I used to have that was less healthy!  Its $4 a day which is on the low end of an average meal which is $4-$7 for the average healthy meal.So when you look at clean eating and Shakeology as an investment in your health how can you deny it!  It's the one thing that keeps me on track when life gets busy!  HECK there are days when I am on the go from the minute my feet hit the ground and the old me would of just not eaten at all bc I didn't have time.  Now I grab a shake and go!  Your body is the ONLY body that you are going to get.  If you don't treat it with respect now it won't do you good later on!  
5.  Lastly, look at your food as fuel and not as comfort.  When you eat, always ask yourself is this giving me energy, is this giving me nutrients or is this purely comfort and to fill a void?  There will be instances where you eat for fun, you have some cake, you do a little party with fancy appetizers and you enjoy!  But that is not an everyday occurrence. So balance the good with the bad, be flexible, be realistic and know that you are not living a boring life eating clean.  It is going to give you more health, energy and life to do the things you love!
So what are my suggestions for you?#1 if you are serious about your health and nutrition you should commit to Shakeology once a day!  You should invest in your health because when you feel better you are more confident, healthier and happier!  Then #2 you should join my next clean eating support group because I don't want you to just have 1 meal a day that is healthy I want them all to be healthy and I truly want to teach you how to make this a lifestyle vs a crash diet.  I have so many recipes, meal plans, grocery lists, crock pot meals, travel tips, vacation tips, holiday survival guides that there is no way that you won't succeed unless you don't put in the effort to change!So if I am not your coach on Team Beachbody your next step is to create a free account and click the "contact your coach" button on the site to connect with me to start your consultation about how you can improve your health and balance the good with the bad!  Your body is the only one you have, treat it like you would treat your children!  You would bend over backwards to make sure your kids medicine for an illness so why would you diminish your own health?!  

FOOD for THOUGHT!!!!