Before - stencil

After- First session

My mom doesn’t think I should finish off the top flower because it’ll be too big for my frame. Thoughts?

muffintop-less:

THIS IS SO TRUE

What you put in your body should be healthy, natural FUEL!! Pumping it full of chemicals and processed crap is not what it was made to run on and you WILL feel the side effects… if not now… later down the road when the serious health problems start arising. Learn healthy habits while you’re young! Make healthy choices and you will thank yourself later! <3

fitvillains:

For those of you who are still putting more emphasis on the number on the SCALE and not your overall progress: STOP.

I often get requests for exercises that tone certain areas, but from people who don’t want to gain muscle. It doesn’t work that way. Toning IS gaining muscle. But gaining muscle does not mean gaining size. Many women have an unnatural fear of the word gain so the marketing world uses words like toning, tightening, flattening, slimming, shave inches etc. ALL of these words mean gaining muscle & losing fat. 

Muscle is more dense than fat: pound for pound it takes up less room. You can lose fat & inches without the scale moving. You can get the body you want without losing weight.

The purpose of this photo is to visually demonstrate why the scale doesn’t matter if you’re training hard & SEEING results. If you feel like your balloon gets bursted each and every time you step on the scale, you NEED to change the way you think/feel about it or give it up all together. The scale can be a valuable tool to check in on your progress when you’ve got loads of weight to lose, but beyond that it doesn’t tell the whole story and does not tell the whole story.

In other words, at the end of the day, the numbers do NOT matter.

Pic via Sean Light - BodyRock.Tv Host

thehealthproject:

Chicken Noodle Soup

• 2 Chicken Breasts
• 4 Carrots, sliced into chunks
• 3 Stalks Celery, diced
• 1/2 Onion, chopped
• 1 Cup Spinach (optional)
• 1teaspoon Garlic, minced
• 6 Cups Water
• 1/2 box Quinoa noodles
• 1 box frozen mixed veggies
• 1Tablespoon oil of choice (I like coconut, but olive works, too)

Heat oil in large pot with garlic and onion.  Sautee until the onion is clear.  Add chicken and cook until chicken is done all the way through (no pink).  Add carrots halfway through cooking the chicken.  Once chicken is cooked, add the remaining veggies, water, and any spices (since I’m sick I’m adding cayenne, crushed red pepper, salt, italian seasoning, and black pepper).  Bring to a boil, then simmer for 20 minutes.  Add noodles and cook until they are tender. 

Did my yoga at 6 AM today :)

and I was horrible. Haha. But I just kept moving and modified so that I could get as close to the move and feel a burn.

Only downside was I didn’t break a sweat until about 30 minutes in. (I blame p90x haha)

healthyisclassy:

One medium tangerine contains 50 calories, 13g of carbohydrates, 9g of sugar, 2g of fiber and 1g of protein. A tangerine is considered a healthy snack because it is low in calories and is low in fat, cholesterol-free and sodium-free. A single fruit provides 45 percent of the day’s vitamin C, 6 percent of vitamin A and 4 percent of calcium. The Produce for Better Health Foundation states tangerine can be stored in the fridge for two weeks.