Lean, Mean, and Squeaky Clean Challenge – March 30, 2017

Hey Yall!

I can’t believe my northern friends are STILL experiencing illness! Ugh! Hope the sunshines in your neck of the woods soon!!!

Lean, Mean, and Squeaky Clean Challenge!

Here is another clean gourmet meal from Anne! It’s so colorful! Curry chicken and veggies over beet noodles. Whoa! Thank God for you ladies, you are the only way that I have exciting food to share on this blog.

And she got some cool stuff from Thrive Market!

Have any of you ever bought from Thrive Market? I have, they are great. When I was pregnant I would get my “uterus tea”  and dates from them haha. Red raspberry leaf tea and dates are supposed to make labor easier and after Ryan’s labor I was pulling out all the stops. I think they worked! I basically laughed Anna out. What a pleasant labor that was! I was so surprised! Of course, the epidural probably had a little to do with it. 😉

Questions:

What did you eat today?

Any exercise?

Where do you like to buy your health food?

*If you are just tuning in, we are doing a summer ready challenge that runs until the first day of summer June 21st, 2017. You are welcome to join now or at anytime until then! The sooner you start the more time you have to be your best self by summer. Post your healthy food and workout here for accountability or I can help you come up with a plan for success if you need one. Just email me at coachangel7@gmail.com!

Lean, Mean, and Squeaky Clean Challenge – March 29, 2017

Hey hey!

This post is going to be very short and boring because today was SUPER packed for me! I don’t even have any cool pictures or anything!

Heres a little greatest hits reel haha.

I will catch you in the comments! Have a great night ladies!

Questions:

What did you eat today?

Any exercise?

*If you are just tuning in, we are doing a summer ready challenge that runs until the first day of summer June 21st, 2017. You are welcome to join now or at anytime until then! The sooner you start the more time you have to be your best self by summer. Post your healthy food and workout here for accountability or I can help you come up with a plan for success if you need one. Just email me at coachangel7@gmail.com!

Lean, Mean, and Squeaky Clean Challenge – March 28, 2017

Good Evening Fair Madens 😉

I meant to share this with you Sunday but forgot. Check out Jason’s second weekend cheat. We went out to Applebee’s Friday night and that was supposed to be our cheat but then Jason decided he was going to cheat on Saturday night too. Here is his cheat “meal”. It’s amazing.

• 6 cheese sticks (the breaded ones)
• 4 blueberry Eggo waffles with syrup.
• A chicken bisquit
• Huge bowl of Fruity Pebbles
• Powerade Zero haha!
• Strawberry Banana V8

Haha! I laugh but I’ve totally eaten meals like this…….pizza and donuts come to mind…..

In another life of course….. 😉

Lean, Mean, and Squeaky Clean Challenge!

Tuesday! How is everyone doing? I think everyone is feeling better? Melanie I know you said a stomach bug hit your house. Ugh, hope everyone is doing ok now. xoxox

So you know my nutty “cereal” (berries, nuts, almond or cashew milk). Well Anne’s been eating it and she sent me this pic….

SLICED ALMONDS!

I usually use whole. So today when I was at Costco I got the sliced ones and cherries!!! I have been craving cherries for literally weeks. Cherries + Sliced Almonds = My snack for the next several weeks 🙂

So good!!! I love the texture of the sliced almonds. And I just love that pic of Anne with her kombucha haha! It has nothing to do with the snack.

Here’s my food and workout! Workout was MHC Hammer Conditioning.

I hope you all are having a great week!

Questions:

What is a crazy cheat meal combo you’ve had?

What did you eat today?

What did you do for exercise?

*If you are just tuning in, we are doing a summer ready challenge that runs until the first day of summer June 21st, 2017. You are welcome to join now or at anytime until then! The sooner you start the more time you have to be your best self by summer. Post your healthy food and workout here for accountability or I can help you come up with a plan for success if you need one. Just email me at coachangel7@gmail.com!

Lean, Mean, and Squeaky Clean Challenge – March 27, 2017

Happy Monday!!!

I hope you all had a fantastic weekend and your week started off with a bang! It’s the last week of the month, let’s finish strong!

And if you are just tuning in and have yet to begin your journey, here is my Facebook post from this morning…

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Alright y’all, it’s the last week of the month. Let’s do this! 💪🙌👊
Whether you have had a good month or a bad month let’s make this week something amazing. It is tempting to want to wait until the 1st but don’t. Start now. After the first will be Easter, then after Easter will be May 1st, then after May 1st will be Father’s Day, then after Father’s Day will be the 4th of July and so on and so on and so on.
Do your very best with what you have where you are RIGHT NOW 💛

*If you are just tuning in, we are doing a summer ready challenge that runs until the first day of summer June 21st, 2017. You are welcome to join now or at anytime until then! The sooner you start the more time you have to be your best self by summer. Post your healthy food and workout here for accountability or I can help you come up with a plan for success if you need one. Just email me at coachangel7@gmail.com!

Lean, Mean, and Squeaky Clean Challenge!

Here is Anne’s pic of the Kombucha that we both love. Since I quit sugar, I have to make sure to read the label because some of them do have it but there are quite a few that don’t! The Lavender Love and Strawberry Serenity are amazing! I haven’t tried the others yet.

Anne also found these chips that are just potatoes, salt, and coconut oil if you are looking for a cleaner cheat!

 

Here’s my food! I know, shocker.

Today’s workout was ISO Chisel Strength from the Master’s Hammer and Chisel. Only 9 more days left of this program!

 

Questions:

What did you eat today?

What did you do for exercise?

Have a great night!

Master Your Craft

Lean, Mean, and Squeaky Clean Challenge – March 26, 2017

Happy Sunday!

I hope you all had a fabulous weekend! I had a fabulous weekend even though it won’t seem that way to anyone else. Jason’s mom and aunt watched the kids for several hours yesterday so that I could catch up on things I needed to do. I got A TON of stuff done! Aaaaaaah!!! Such a good feeling!!!! Thank you thank you thank you Teresa and Barbara!

Ok Challengers, let’s gear up for the week! If you have been rocking along with us already, let’s get our head in the game. If you have been wanting to join us, do it now! Just jump right in and introduce yourself.

Lean, Mean, and Squeaky Clean Challenge!

My plan is set so I am not adding anything or taking anything away for this week. The plan is only to execute haha!

Look at Anne’s beautiful food!

Homemade home fries, chicken fajita soup, and paleo apple muffins!

Here’s my food today and I did a quick Body Beast abs workout before church this morning.

Have a great night ladies!

Questions:

Is your head in the game for the week ahead?

What did you eat today?

Any exercise?

*If you are just tuning in, we are doing a summer ready challenge that runs until the first day of summer June 21st, 2017. You are welcome to join now or at anytime until then! The sooner you start the more time you have to be your best self by summer. Post your healthy food and workout here for accountability or I can help you come up with a plan for success if you need one. Just email me at coachangel7@gmail.com!

Proverbs 28:1

Good morning!

Lean, Mean, and Squeaky Clean Challenge – March 24, 2017

Hey Ladies!

Here is one more quick check-in post. I promise tomorrow’s post will be more motivating! Thank you for bearing with me. I had a great time at a church function last night and tonight I is our weekly mommy call!

I hope you all had a great day and I’ll catch you in the comments!

PS- This is not just my food haha. Anne, Kathleen, Mary, and Heather’s as well.

LMSC Challenge – March 23, 2017

Hey Ladies!

I’m about to go into hear a speaker at our church so here’s today’s check-in post and I’ll catch you all in the comments. Hope you all had a great day! 🤗

 

5 Facts About The Introvert

Hey Everybody!

Today’s post veers from the norm a bit. Are you an introvert or an extravert?

This morning, I took some much needed time to be quiet and ponder. I am at my core an introvert. In my 10 years of being on social media and 3 years as a blogger I have noticed that introverts make great bloggers and they also tend to have a strong online presence. I love being an introvert because we have an extremely rich and fulfilling “inner world” as I call it but at the same time, my friends and even family are often times confused at my need for alone time because when I am with them I am pretty outgoing and chatty.

I think the confusion comes from the belief that introversion means you are shy and quiet. This is not true. Being an introvert or an extrovert simply means that your energy comes from either being alone or being with others. So an extravert will feel energized coming away from a gathering while the introvert will need some time to be alone afterward although they thoroughly enjoyed the gathering just as much.

Coming away from my morning of introverted indulgence, I decided to share some fun facts about introverts that will maybe clear up a little of the confusion.Enjoy!

5 Facts About The Introvert

-Introverts Do Not Hate People

Well I guess some do but it’s definitely not a the case that all introverts hate people. As stated above, they just need time to be alone to recharge. But this introvert definitely does not hate people. Love you Readers!

-Introverts Enjoy DEEP Discussions

If you wondering how you ended up engaged in a discussion about the origins of the universe, the meaning of life, or wars through the centuries, congratulations! You’ve found yourself an introvert!

-Introverts Lives Often Appear to Be Less Than Fabulous

But they aren’t! Due to the incredibly colorful “inner world” the introvert is pretty content with the simple life. Because to us, it’s not very simple at all!

-Introverts Are Not More Intelligent

This assumption comes from the stereotype of the “introverted” prodigy that stays alone in their basement staring at a computer day and night and has an extreme awkwardness in social situations. Nope. We are social, we are outgoing, we love friends and family and shopping and fun just like the extravert. We just need to go home afterward and regroup!

-Introverts LOVE Their Friends

If you have a good friend who is an introvert, know that you have been carefully scanned and analyzed and  deemed extremely valuable to that person. This may sound terrible and judging but it’s not. There is a difference between acquaintances and friends and because the introvert needs time to regroup, they have to make sure to keep friends who are understanding and accepting. This doesn’t mean that they don’t like anyone else, but the introvert holds these few near and dear to their hearts.

And to be clear, introverts enjoy extroverts! I love mine!

 

Questions:

Are you an introvert or an extrovert?

What are some facts that you wish the opposite knew of you? 

Have a great day!