Knocked Down

I've been extremely defeated lately.

I have the HUGEST fire in my belly. I can't describe the feeling - it's literally impossible. All I know if I have this itch, this INSANE desire for something greater, something more. ...and I'm not going to stop until I get it.

But like I said...I've felt defeated.

I've spent countless hours talking with people that want to see a change or a difference in their lives. I've gotten up early, stayed up late, I've been on top of my workout game and I've been bringing Jesus into the middle of my business. I've been creating engaging posts, staying in check with my challengers...EVERYTHING we are told to create, establish, and love as a coach - I'm on it.

And I'm not seeing it.

There's a saying we have in the Beachbody world. It's not about the money for us, it's about the people.

"Your business is a direct reflection of the people you are helping."

BAM.

It hits me heavy and it hits me really hard. I missed some major goals I had set for myself in January. I had SO MANY ladies that want to be involved, that want help, that WANT change - but in the end, they had reasons for not committing right now. Which is definitely okay! Life happens!

But now, I feel like I've helped no one. (The awkward "am I doing everything okay?" person inside of me questions if this is right for me!?!) The passionate fire in my belly fires back harder with YES. YOU CAN DO THIS.

So...although I'm knocked down right now, feeling pretty low...I'm looking back on January like this...

1. I stepped up my workout game
2. I am making Jesus the CENTER of my business, one day at a time
3. I'm focusing on helping - not earning
4. I got to talk to amazing women who need a change, who need help with their health and fitness, and maybe sometime soon, they will realize their right time is right now!
5. Somewhere, some part of me, thinks that I needed to be brought to this moment to get to bigger and better things. I'm a dreamer, and I know with some hard work and a whole lot of elbow grease - I'll get to where I need to be.

Praying for you, dear reader. Know you are right where you need to be for this very given moment. I'm working hard on learning that for myself. Until next time - I've got some February goals to hit hard!

Love you much.

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Turkey Chili Recipe

Hey friends!
This is my turkey chili recipe - totally doable in a crockpot for those busy evenings! This is taken from the book, FIXATE, by Autumn Calabrese and it's totally 21 day fix approved.

2 tsp. extra virgin organic coconut oil, melted
1 medium chopped onion
1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 pound cooked 93% lean ground turkey breast (or lean ground grass-fed beef)
2 cans kidney beans drained (or pinto beans)
1 can organic diced tomatoes, no salt added
1 cup red wine
1 tbsp ground chili powder
1/2 tsp sea salt
2 tsp crushed red pepper (optional)
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
8 tsp crumbled goat cheese

1. Heat oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat
2. Add onion, peppers, cook - stirring occasionally
3. Add garlic, cook
4. Add turkey, beans, tomoatoes, wine, chili powder, salt, and red pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, gently boil, stirring occasionally for 20 minutes or until slightly thickened.
5. Evenly divide between six serving bowls.


Crockpot method - dump all ingredients in a crock pot and put on low for 6 to 8 hours :)

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Love Yourself

I was going to wait to post this.
I was going to make a video. (and I still probably will.) (and actually... I did...you can find that here...)

I was going to just simply take a photo.
I was going to do so many things to get this message across, but the only thing I can think of that would possibly work would be too write out the words, the feels.


As I've been on this health and fitness journey, a word I would never use to describe it is EASY. It's just not - it's hard, it's difficult, it's tempting, it's rigorous...really. It is.

My team was at a dinner and we were discussing different themes for challenge groups and because February is the month of love, we were talking about love and we were like...LOVE YOURSELF. We struggle with this daily.

I mean, let's be real, we got into this health and fitness business because we weren't loving ourselves, we weren't enjoying the way we looked, we weren't happy. Loving yourself is such a hard concept, such a weird...selfish sounding...concept.

But in reality, it's the most vital part of being happy and healthy - loving yourself!

You need to love your body in order to want to feed it healthy.
You need to love your heart in order to want to exercise.
You need to love yourself in order to put yourself through a mental and physical battle each morning to be the healthiest and best you possible!


Why stop before you even start? Why lose out on a chance without even giving it a shot?

LOVE yourself enough.
and if you'd like to join my group starting on February 8th - go here!




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