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It has happened to all of us. I have put something off until later and it never came to realization. I've had friends with projects they talked about but never came to fruition. It's so easy to procrastinate and January is the month of the year with the most depression and break ups and not exactly bright and cheery weather. It's so easy to stay in bed under covers, back out of social invites, skip the workout, and order Chinese. I consider myself a productive person but I will admit that I hate waking up early and I especially hate waking up to an alarm. I much prefer waking naturally as light filters into the room or as my cat starts pawing at my blanket for food. Successful people get up early, right? Well, I am only covering procrastination right now :) Why do we procrastinate? Do we think that it'll feel better to do something later than right that instant? I'll be stronger tomorrow than I am today? I'll have more willpower next week than this week? H...

Today I completed Power Hammer, part of Master’s Hammer and Chisel, Team Beachbody’s 60day program. I had to get motivated because I knew I would feel drained at the end … .I really enjoyed this workout today! I was successful and now I feel strong and accomplished in my “out of comfort zone” experience. Here's a recap of Power Hammer - 2 rounds, 40mins total including warm up: Eqpt: Band needed for warm up, 1 set light weights, 1 set Medium weights, 1 set Heavy weights Round 1 - L=Light weight    M= Medium weight  Overhead press, 10reps L,10 reps M Squat, 10 reps L, 10 reps M Thruster (squat up to a overhead press) 10reps L, 10 reps M Jerk press, 5 reps left leg L, 5 reps right leg L, 5 reps left leg M, 5 resp right leg M Dead lift, 10 reps L, 10 reps M Shrug, 10 reps L, 10 reps M with slight hip extension Upright row, 10 reps L,  Deadlift to shrug to upright row, 10 reps M Clean, 10 reps L Deadlift to full range clea, 10 ...

Last Sunday I had the opportunity to participate with 1500 other friends and colleagues in the largest Team Beachbody event held in Texas. I was able to sample the new Shakeology flavor, Cafe Latte, before it was available to the public, meet new friends and take pictures with Autumn Calabrese, creator of 21dayfix & 21dayfixextreme  and get workout & nutrition tips regarding her newest co-creation, Hammer & Chisel. Hubs came along & we had great seats for sessions by Casey Walker, Amber Blanche, Danielle Natoni, & Jeremy Redd. There were prizes & photo booths and a fun dance/workout at the end. What a great day! I met many other Beachbody coaches and well as regular folks who were just fans of the workouts. During the day, any picture tagged #tbbdallas on Instagram was projected up on a big screen so you could actually see your pictures and so could everyone else - it was more fun than the last one I remember! Do you know exactly what ...

Day's 5 & 6 of Hammer & Chisel have worked me over. Surprisingly, I'm not as sore as I expected to be which has me worried that I need heavier weights. I was taking this first week instride along with learning the program I was using moderate weights...5lbs for dual weighted moves, 8lb for single weighted moves.....I was exerted but not depleted. This next week I'll have to pump up the volume....the weight, that is. Santa Fe Stuffed Peppers-Fixate cookbook Ingredients  4 medium bell peppers, cut in half  2 tsp olive oil  1 cup chopped onion  3 clove Garlic, finely chopped  1 1/2 pounds raw chicken chopped into 3/4" pieces  1 tsp chili powder  1 tsp cumin  1/2 tsp sea salt  1/2 tsp ground black pepper  1 cup low sodium no salt added tomato sauce  2 cups cooked quinoa  1 cup canned black beans, drained  1 cup frozen corn kernels  5 Tbsp cilantro, reserve ...

One of the most popular questions trending on google right now is How to solve a rubix cube. There are videos and step by step but I'm old enough to remember the only people to ask this question to were our friends and parents.....there was no internet! There was no YouTube! C'mon....people......use brain power. I cannot solve a rubix cube without taking it apart.......maybe I should do a video on how to do that??? Starting off in reverse order.....we had a delicious dinner last night from the Master's Hammer & Chisel Nutrition guide.... Sharing the recipe with you now: Tuesday was Day 2 of #HammerandChisel and the workout was Hammer Plyometrics. Now, I will say that it was challenging but 2 specific moves made no sense to me as I followed the modifier. I do not have a pull up bar because our house doesn't have traditional doorways in any kind of space I would want to workout. The band option is a great tool and I think it will be great for my chicken ar...