Shake, Shake, Shakeology

This morning I started out my day with Shakeology meal replacement shake! 

First, I want to say that this is definitely a sufficient breakfast. Many people believe that without having real food, you will be hungry within an hour of eating, but that is not the case. Packed with protein, amino acids, tons of vitamins and whatever you add to it, this shake fills you up in replacement of a meal. 

I've tried these a bunch of times, and have done the 3-day cleanse, but the best tasting way is adding it to a shake like you would with protein powder. 

Having the powder with water, in my opinion, does NOT taste good, so I tried to add some healthy ingredients to make it taste better. 

I have the chocolate powder, so if you have that, or the vanilla, this recipe will work for you. 

Ingredients: 

1) 1 scoop of Shakeology powder

2) 1 tbsp of peanut butter (or almond butter) 

3) 1/2 frozen banana (cut up) 

4) a few ice cubes

5) drizzle of honey 

6) fill the rest of the cup with almond milk

After you add all these ingredients to the cup, you can put it onto the magic bullet and you have your meal replacement for the morning. 

You can add these shakes to your diet once a day at any time, or you can do a cleanse-type diet with them. If you're looking for something to kick-start your healthy habits, you can definitely start here. 

Stay Healthy! XOXO

Habits take 21 days to form... Don't get discouraged!

"Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going." -Jim Ryun

Start the day with this motivational quote & begin forming your healthy habit! 

It takes just 21 days to form a habit, but the hardest part is getting started. 

A great trick I found on Pinterest is pictured below. Buy a stack of thin Post-Its, number them, and keep them by your desk. Everyday you can take that number off and you will physically see how far you are from your ultimate goal. Try it out! 

Start it up today and see your results come to life! Once you form your healthy habit, it will be like second nature, without even having to think about it!

Gotta keep working on those summer bodies, or START if you haven't yet! 

Stay Motivated! XOXO

Start you day the RIGHT way!

Start your day the RIGHT way! 

Everyday you should start off with a healthy breakfast to fuel your body for the whole day. 

Eating a big, healthy breakfast kickstarts your metabolism for the day. Eat within the first hour of waking up, especially if you have a big test or something important going on that day. 

This is my Healthy & Delicious breakfast from this morning: 

1) Double protein english muffin with peanut butter and honey. 

2) An organic gala apple (which I keep in the refrigerator, because they taste better cold)

3) A bowl of grapes 

4) 1 full 16.9 FL OZ water bottle. 

Drinking water in the morning will hydrate your body and leave you without that sluggish feeling. The more water the better!

This is just an idea of what you can have for breakfast to start your day the healthy way! Stay away from sugary cereals and breakfast bars in the morning, they will hurt you more than they help. Always remember to keep your body fueled the right way with healthy fruits, veggies and grains. 

You can check out my personal Health board on Pinterest for some more healthy food ideas! 

https://www.pinterest.com/jillianlabriola/health/

Stay Fit! XOXO

Welcome back, now get back on track!

Good morning followers!! 

I am truly sorry I have not posted in WAY too long, but just like getting back on track with a healthy lifestyle, you have to start somewhere. 

Between school and balancing my own life, I have gotten lost in the blogging world, but I have found my way back to motivate you all once again. 

"Weight loss is like driving: If you ever veer off the road, just make a U-turn and head back in the right direction." 

This quote not only applies to weight loss, but also to a healthy lifestyle, workout plan or many other things. Nobody is perfect and we all make mistakes. If you have a bad diet day or skip the gym, don't let it ruin what you have been working for. Chalk it up to a bad day and jump back on tomorrow! 

Don't let one slip up or bad day keep you from reaching your goals. A new lifestyle is hard to adopt at first, but once you accomplish it, you will be so happy you stuck with it. 

Start Today! Motivate yourself & others around you!

Stay Fit!

Attention Followers!! Its MOTIVATION MONDAY!

Stay Girly and Fit will be posting weekly, on Motivation Monday, of course, to fuel you for the week and keep you motivated.

Tune in weekly for our new Motivation Mondays!

Stay Fit! XOXO

A really yummy healthy dessert for the warmer weather is grilled pineapple with a scoop of vanilla frozen yogurt on top.

When trying to eat healthy, you may get bored with the constant salads and grilled chicken, but there are ways to make eating healthy delicious, especially in the dessert world.

To make this healthy, sweet dessert, cut all the skin off of the pineapple, but leave the leafy stem on, leaving the stem will help when you try to grill the pineapple. Then, throw the pineapple on the grill and rotate it until its just a little grilled on each side, like shown in the picture. Once it looks grilled to perfection, take it off the grill, cut it into slices and core the hard part out of the middle.

To finish it up, place it on a plate and add a scoop of ice cream, or a healthier option like frozen yogurt, on top and enjoy your healthy and delicious summer-time dessert.

Stay Fit! XOXO

Top 5 Rules of a Cheat Meal!

Cheat meals are allowed and you can still reach your goals. Actually, they may be important in the journey to a healthier lifestyle.

Everyone believes that eating bad for one meal ruins your diet, but that is not true! One bad meal will not, I repeat, will not, make you gain weight back that you have lost, unless you do NOT know how to control yourself. Control is key!

Here are 5 tips to help you with cheat eating. They are very helpful and all extremely true and valid points to bring you a successful indulgent meal.
1. NO GUILT. You have to enjoy what you're eating! You made the choice to eat it, so savor the flavor and if you feel a little worse after it, make it up in your next workout. Do an extra couple of reps or run and extra half-mile. It's not the end of the world!

2. PLAN. If you plan when to have your cheat meals, you will less likely to cheat the rest of the week. For example, if you're going to cheat for Sunday dinner, make sure you tell yourself that when you go reach for that double chocolate chip muffin Wednesday morning...

3. PORTION CONTROL. This is a HUGE part of weight-loss and healthy living. You can be the healthiest person out there, but if you eat more than you should and don't control your portions, it will only negatively affect you. A cheat meal is a treat for you, its not a ticket for a junk food binge day. Be mindful of that, because even when it tastes really good, you shouldn't go for multiples.

4. LIMIT THE NUMBER. You should allow yourself about 2-3 cheat meals per week. This allows you to remain a healthy-eater, but not cut yourself out of real-life eating. If you always deprive yourself of what you want, you are destine to fail.

5. MOVE ON. So now that you have had your cheat meal, think about how great it was, but also think how great you look because of your change in lifestyle, to one that's healthier. Remember that once you have one bad meal, it doesn't warrant you to go off and revert back to your old, unhealthy ways. Love every minute of your meal, and when its over, its over. Move on and take it out of your thoughts, and replace those with how much you love the feeling after achieving a new PR at the gym. Those are my fav!

Follow these steps when having your cheat meal and you will learn to control yourself in a whole new way!

Stay Fit! XOXO

STAY POSITIVE!

 

Positivity will take you to great places. I wanted to tell all of you to believe in yourselves. You can do it and you will do it, you just have to keep up, push yourselves and don't give up!

 

Stay Fit! XOXO