4 tips on how to survive the temptation of the weekend

Friday has arrived and the weekend is just about to start. Don't allow the weekend to unravel your progress. Here are some tips to staying on track over the weekend:

1. Stick to your Meal plan. Take a picture of it. even if you're not eating that exact meal for that time during the day, keep up with WHAT you are eating. for example protein, carb, veggie instead of tuna, wheat bread, lettuce for lunch.

2. Don't be afraid to eat out. Have a blast. Once again just zone in on your meal plan for that particular time.

3. Meal preparation is very key especially when it comes to your snacks. We use the weekend to run errands, travel, shop, etc. so make sure that you prepare your snacks the night before or the week before so that you won't stop and purchase food along the way.

4. This is a great time to experiment with recipes. For example, have a pizza a night. Yes I said it, a pizza night. I believe whole foods and fresh market sell fresh pizza dough. Make a pizza instead of ordering out. Make your own entrees. Recipes are every where for you to be able to experiment.

These tools  to help you stay strong throughout the weekend.

Refining Yourself

So can I be real with you all? For many years I struggled with my appearance and actually seeing my beauty. My mother always told me I was beautiful, my grandparents always did, aunts, etc. Even though I was being told that, I never could see what they saw. I remember being called an ugly duckling by one of the popular guys in high school. I also remember how people would tease me for being into my studies and called me a nerd. When I was at a pivotal point in my life I still fought to see the not only the beauty of myself on the outside but on the inside as well.

After the birth of my daughter I began to little by little to see myself in a different way. I saw myself as a strong woman who fought hard through the prodromal labor, experiencing back labor, and then 12 plus hours of real labor. I saw myself as beautiful on the inside but struggled to see the beauty on the outside. It wasn't until recently, after I became a beachbody coach, that I realized that I was beautiful from the inside out and outside in. 

Beachbody has helped me to increase my self- esteem and self- worth. I became a coach to inspire other women who have struggled with refining themselves and couldn't give value to who they were. I want to encourage women who have been teased and/or bullied that they are more than those words uttered from pure ignorance. Team beachbody has pushed me out of my comfort zone and also has taught me to keep improving myself mentally and spiritually. I may not have a major weight loss story to share with you but I have a heart for helping women achieve such goals and more. Fitness is not just about your physical state but improving on how you see yourself and the internal mindset to change in your favor. It helps you refine yourself in so many ways beyond the physical. I became a team beachbody coach to supply women with the answers to how to increase their self- esteem and self- worth.