10 Reasons to Try Vegan Shakeology®

10 Reasons to Try Vegan Shakeology^®

• 1. It's like your own personal cheat sheet. Get the benefits of a vegan diet without fully going vegan or even trying! The health benefits of a plant-based diet are well documented—from lower cholesterol and lower risk for heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, to easier weight management and fewer digestive issues. But you don't have to follow a 100% vegan diet to enjoy some of these health benefits. One vegan meal a day will put you well on your way to a healthier you!
• 2. No animals allowed. Chocolate Vegan is a completely plant-based formula with NO animal products. Give your system a break from heavy animal proteins by replacing one meal a day with Chocolate Vegan Shakeology^®.
• 3. Superfoods to the rescue! Chocolate Vegan includes 5 new superfoods: moringa, coconut flower nectar, luo han guo, Himalayan salt, and konjac root. All of the key nutrients come from natural whole foods. There are no added vitamin or mineral isolates and no fortification.
• 4. Try all-natural chocolate for the first time. Ever wonder what cacao tastes like right out of the pod from the cacao tree? This shake is the way nature intended chocolate to taste. It's rich, earthy chocolate taste is derived solely from whole-food ingredients with no additional flavoring agents.

• 5. It's FREE . . . lactose free and dairy free that is! If you're lactose intolerant or have trouble digesting whey protein, then this is the shake for you. Most people have trouble digesting dairy, whey protein, or animal proteins and don't even know it—until they try a plant-based protein meal and they just feel the difference!
• 6. Fructose is a thing of the past. It takes all kinds of sugars to make the sweet world go round, but there are a lot of fructose haters out there. Chocolate Vegan is made with coconut flower nectar and luo han guo—two whole-food superfoods that are so naturally sweet, there's no need to add fructose! We won't get into the pros and cons of fructose, but suffice it to say that if you're anti-fructose, then Chocolate Vegan or Tropical Strawberry are for you!
• 7. Protein PACKED. One of the first questions vegans get is "Where do you get your protein from?" Well, plants have protein in them too! And so does vegan Shakeology. 16 grams in fact. Chocolate Vegan and Tropical Strawberry are crafted from an easy-to-assimilate blend of whole, plant-based proteins including sprouted brown rice, pea, sacha inchi, chia, flax, quinoa, amaranth, and spirulina. Not only do they offer 9 essential amino acids, but together they are a complete protein source with sufficiently high levels of lysine and methionine, two important amino acids that are often a limiting factor in plant-based diets.
• 8. Kiss cravings goodbye. The new ingredient konjac root, in both Chocolate Vegan and Tropical Strawberry Shakeology, will help your cravings disappear! The fiber in this new wonder-food absorbs up to 200 times its weight in water, making you feel fuller, longer. No wonder places like Japan and China have been using it for centuries! Other perks include: help with regularity and healthy blood sugar and cholesterol levels.
• 9. Take a bite out of the "Tree of Life." Chocolate Vegan's new ingredient moringa is called the "Tree of Life," because it is one of nature's most nutritious foods. This superfood contains 90 nutrients and 46 antioxidants along with ALL of the essential amino acids. Plus, according to some studies, moringa can help boost energy, lead to faster recovery, and balance out blood sugar levels.
• 10. It's got the stamp of approval. Chocolate Vegan Shakeology is another addition to the Beachbody Ultimate™ line—a collection of the highest-quality products Beachbody has to offer. We are committed to putting the most perfect whole-food ingredients at your fingertips so you can operate at your highest level of nutrition, health, and well-being!

Shakeology

What is Shakeology?

Shakeology is a delicious, nutritious meal-in-a-glass. With over 70 healthy ingredients and low on calories, this is the perfect complement to any weight loss or fitness program. If you are doing P90X, Insanity, TurboFire or are on any other type of fitness or weight loss program, this meal replacement is a must! It is filling and satisfying and will help you slim down and get fit while providing you with essential vitamins and nutrients.

Shakeology is a perfect, healthy meal. It is a no-fuss, easy to prepare shake that comes in 3 amazing tastes: Greenberry, Chocolate or the new Vegan Tropical Strawberry. This power meal can fire up your metabolism, improve your energy levels and help you lose inches and pounds. Shakeology will ensure your body gets all the nutrients it needs for optimal health,it takes the guesswork out of nutrition.

Shakeology's Ingredients: Learn How It's So Effective & Natural.

Shakeology is made up of essential amino acids, vitamins and minerals that work together to curb cravings, reduce hunger and keep you feeling fuller for longer. It is loaded with anti-oxidants and phytonutrients which help eliminate toxins and shed stored fat.

The digestive enzymes and prebiotics in it's proprietary blend work in an incredible way. It can help reduce bad cholesterol, reduce oxidative stress and even eliminate build up toxins from highly processed foods that have become stored in your system over time.

This  is the ultimate in meal replacement shake or snack. It offers 20 different antioxidants not only give you the best meal of the day but also has a lasting impact on your health. It can reduce free radical damage that can lead to heart attack, high blood pressure and stroke, all in one easy meal. With three delicious flavors that can be combined with your favorite fruits, veggies and many other creative combination, this is a revolutionary new way to get healthy, lose weight and feel incredible.

Not sure you can afford Shakeology?

THINK AGAIN! Watch the video below for Dr. Ornstein's view. At the end of the day, Shakeology costs only $4 a serving. Have you had a perfectly balanced meal for that kind of money lately?






We believe in Shakeology so much that we offer a bottom of the bag 30 day money back guarantee.  That's right bottom of the bag.  


Feel free to message me with any questions you may have or if you are interested in finding out more about a Trial Pack.

Shannon

Hard Work

Everything that you want to be successful in your life requires hard work.  If you want a great education, it takes hard work.  If you want a successful career, it takes hard work.  If you want a successful marriage, it takes hard work.  If you want to raise smart, respectful, confident children, it takes hard work. If you want that amazing body you dream about it takes hard work.  

I can't think of one meaningful thing that could just be handed to you as you sit there on the couch doing nothing.  Yes, there are some people who are born into money and inherit companies and great lifestyles.  But all that will disappear if you don't work to keep it.  Think of all the famous people that you have heard of going bankrupt.  This of all the rich children that you can't stop reading about in the gossip columns.   

This is why so many people do not have everything they hoped for.  Those people sit there on that couch waiting for good things to happen to them.  They wait for that big mysterious check to show up in the mail, or for the bank to make an error and now there rich.  Or they go to work everyday and just do the basic requirements and wonder why they do not get that big promotion or raise.  Or you have the people who walk on the treadmill for 30 minutes to get off and eat a 1200 calorie dinner and wonder why they are not loosing the weight they are hoping for.  

It's because you have to put in the work.  You have to step outside of your comfort zone and chase down that dream you are looking for.  Why waste another day waiting for it to happen to you?  Go out there and get it now.  Make the decision that you are going to take back your life.  You are going to go out there and work for what you deserve, fight to get the things your heart desires.  Stop making excuses and saying amazing things don't happen to people like you, and make them happen.  

I am 29 years old, I fell into a rut waiting for my good luck to come along, and bad thing after bad thing kept happening to me.  I woke up one day and said I'm fed up.  I have had enough of this type of life.  I know what I deserve.  I know what I am capable of  and I know what kind of life I want my children to have. So I am going to work my tail off to make it happen.  I am looking at the bright skies.  I gave up the excuses and the negative thoughts.  I don't have time for those things in my life, they just hold you back.  I wake up every morning knowing how lucky I am to be here and have my family.  I know that I am powerful enough to make things happen in my life, and I am going to do it.  

  

Shannon           

10 Commandments of Weight Loss

I found this image online of the 10 Commandments of Weight Loss.  

I couldn't agree with number 1 more.  People are always talking about dieting. What diet are you on? Whats a good diet to loose weight quick?  This is why people fail so much.  It's not about finding a quick fix, or soup diet, all liquid diet, stand on my head when I eat diet.  Its about changing your lifestyle.  Changing the way you eat for good.  I am not saying you can have that cheesecake when you go out to dinner on Saturday night.  I think it is perfectly fine to indulge every once in a while.  I think you should even have one cheat meal once a week   But you need to realize if you want to loose the weight right, and keep it off for good.  Then you need to adjust your lifestyle.  Your perfect body is made 70% in the kitchen and 30% with exercise.  

Are you ready for that lifestyle change?

Priorities

I am reading a book called PUSH by Chalene Johnson.  She is the trainer of TurboFire and TurboJam, and she is a great inspirational/motivational speaker.  So the beginning of the book is a 30 day Challenge to help you get your priorities in order and become better organized.  I am only on day 4 so I still have a ways to go, but it has really got me thinking.

You have to come up with your top Life Priorities and go into detail about your number one priority.  It was easy for me to decide that my family was my number one priority and that I wanted the best for my kids and husband.  Going into the details took a little bit more work.  However, I finally got it done.

Now I look at my life as it is today and know that I have a lot of work to do.  I mean I thought I did what is necessary to keep them happy and provide for them.  But after looking at the details of my priority that is just the minimal.  I need to find the time to actually be more involved instead of just being present. I mean I get up and take the train an hour to work in the morning, work all day, take the train an hour back to my home town, drive 15 minutes to pick up my oldest, drive home, start prepping dinner(that is if I don't have to actually run to the store or do some other errand,) exercise for about an hour, finish off dinner, and we are looking at 7-8 at night already.  REALLY??? Come on! I just finally sat down to relax. Then there are the 100 other little things that need to be done before we all get to bed, plus trying to devote time to my business.  This is why I am lucky to make it bed by 11:30pm.  My schedule feels non stop but when I step back and look at it, did I really do anything to improve my number one priority.

Let's see:

I didn't get a chance to actually sit down and play with my kids.

I had a 20 minute car ride to talk about each of there days.

I only had 5 minutes to look through JJ's backpack and try to get him to talk about what he did today at school.

It only took 3 minutes for him to read his baggy book to me.

Story time and tucking into bed, took 15 minutes.

See I only devoted 43 minutes of my direct attention to my kids, if you could call talking while driving direct attention.  With little small talk conversations or little hugs and kisses mixed in throughout the day or short conversations while I am cooking we can round it up to 60 minutes.  So my kids barely get an hour from me???  That's not the mom I want to be.  So I need to change some things up.  I need to change my schedule.

Sometimes we get so sucked into all the things we believe that need to be done, now, now, nowwwww. But we are neglecting the true reasons we are doing any of those things in the first place.  Our families.

This is the beginning of my mission to change things around.  I will be actively involved in my families life.  The gears are spinning and hopefully leading me to a new path of less stress and more happiness.

We will see how I make this happen.......

Shannon

Time For A Change

My name is Shannon Lemos.  I am happily married to my high school sweetheart.  We have been together for over 13 years and we just celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary on April 8th, yes that was Easter Sunday.  We have two amazing boys, James Jr. is 6 years old and Daniel is 4 going on 18.

I have been been through many things in my life.  We have had great experiences, bad experiences and "could it get any worse???" experiences.  My life has been a constant roller coaster or events and emotions.  But I have finally set my foot down and determined 2012 would be the turning point.  I know there is no way to completely avoid bad experiences, but I will do everything in my power to make sure we will not be held down any longer.  I decided I am taking control of my life and I'm going to stop sitting around waiting for good things to happen to us. I am going to grab them as they try to sneak by.


My first step was making sure I felt good about myself.


I was always a skinny minny growing up.  I was even in my regular clothes right after having my kids.  But gradually the sizes started going up, and gradually I didn't like the way my clothes looked on me.  This added to all the other issues in my life, so this was a big one for me.  


I only had 15 pounds I wanted to loose, which I know is not a lot to many people but it was my 15 pounds that was making me unhappy.  I started TurboFire on January 2, 2012.  I changed my eating habits, which included taking Shakeology once a day.  I counted my calories, and I stuck to the home program, 6 days a week of exercising.  I held on to my goal.  12 weeks later I lost 9 lbs and a total of 17 inches (from all measuring points.)  I felt great.  By this point all of this was a habit.  I  didn't want to go back to my old eating ways or stop exercising.  This is my life now.  What made it all so much easier is that my husband was doing it too.  He has been doing much longer than I had and he was my motivation, well along with the picture I cut out of the Victoria Secret model wearing the bathing suit I want. But you get the idea.  


So I have been doing the extended program of TurboFire, which means I still have another 5 weeks left. I am still loosing the weight and now I truly believe I will be able to wear that bikini this summer.  Yeah for me.  I haven't been in a bikini since, since, well let me think.........I know its been over 7 years.


So my first step has been successful.  I am happier, I am no longer getting panic attacks,  I have more energy everyday and now I also have more goals and dreams. I plan on sharing every bit of them and helping as many people as I can in the process.  I tell ya, 2012 is the year.  

Shannon