Protein Bar recipe

I’ve had a few people ask me about my delicious protein bars. I, unfortunately, cannot take credit for these. That credit goes to Arbonne International. Smarty pants.

But, I did throw on some raspberries and holy wow! They’re delish! I’m sure you can add strawberries, pomegranate seeds (arils) or blueberries and it would be just as good… I’ll let you know 😉

Here’s the recipe:

Basic Protein Bars
Ingredients
2 cups Arbonne Chocolate or Vanilla Powder (or 1 cup of each)
1 cup Agave nectar or honey or brown rice syrup (DO NOT USE HONEY ON DETOX PLAN, BROWN RICE SYRUP IS LOWEST GLYCEMIC CHOICE)
2 – 3 cups Gluten-­Free oatmeal or brown rice crispy cereal
1 16 oz jar Natural almond butter or peanut butter (check label to make sure there is no added sugar)  ONLY ALMOND BUTTER ON DETOX PLAN

Mix protein and oatmeal together in a bowl then stir in the peanut butter and agave. Press in a pan and then cover the pan with foil and put in the fridge. Cut into bars after 1 – 2 hours. Another option is to roll the mixture into balls the put in a plastic bag or plastic container and store in the fridge.

You could also add cranberries, raisins, pumpkin seeds, nuts and flax seed to make super yummy trail mix bars. BONUS: Add 3 scoops of Fiber Boost to the mix. It’ll help you stay fuller longer, and… ya know, fiber.

Enjoy!

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How to make a smoothie

I just love this quick newscast. This Dr. describes what you should be putting into your smoothie… (HINT: it’s not sugar, milk or yogurt).

Watch this: What to put into your smoothies

Fruits, healthy fats, water and/or ice, protein, fiber, greens. Mix. Grind. Pour. Enjoy. Pretty simple. I think we can handle that.

Hubs and I are on DAY 3 of our DETOX and so far so good. He’s actually kind of a ‘rule junkie’ – he follows each recipe to a ‘T’ and makes sure he records each meal. I am not so strict about this. I pretty much follow the recipe as far as ingredients ( I know what I can and cannot use) and I was ‘scolded’ this morning for not recording my meals on my tracker sheet. I smiled and said ‘yes dear’. 🙂 Ugh, he’s so freakin’ adorable…

So, whether you’re rule follower like my husband, or a rebel like me just make sure you make your smoothies right so you can get the right amount of nutrients and good stuff. Otherwise you’ll be starving. And that’s not good for anyone. 😉

ARBONNE PRODUCTS SHOWN IN VIDEO:

– Arbonne Protein Shake, vanilla and chocolate

– Arbonne Fiber Boost

– Arbonne Greens Balance

New Year New You…

Go ahead, make your New years resolutions… it’s okay, go ahead… I’ll wait….

Okay, now start an EVOLUTION! Did you see what I did there? 😉  yep…

Seriously, though, you can be a new you in the new year. It’s super cliche to start a detox but WHO CARES?!! As long as it works, you’re healthy and happy – be the cliche and be proud, girl. 😉 (even if you’re a guy reading this, me calling you ‘girl’ is a term of endearment. Watch an episode of Chelsea Lately for reference.)

Arbonne has a plethora of nutrition products that can help you GET HEALTHY! Now, getting healthy doesn’t have to be such a darn chore. You can do it easily and without guilt or pain. And after the 28 day clean eating challenge you’ll just feel good and you won’t even realize that you did anything different. It’s a mindset… it really is.

Look, do you want to keep feeling sluggish all day or do you want some energy? Do you want to clear your skin up or keep having acne? Do you want to be able to fit into THOSE jeans (yes, those ones… we both know the ones I’m talking about. The ones in the back of your closet that you keep WISHING you’d fit into… well, wishing won’t make them fit… getting healthy will!) PS… When you get healthy, you’ll lose weight.. it’s not the other way around.

I’m not here to make you feel guilty or crappy about those jeans or about your weight. I’m here to simply help you. Help me help you! Arbonne did ALL the ground work. They’ve given us all the tools we need to use to really have true health and feel FLIPPIN’ AMAZING!!! All we have to do is follow it. For 28 days. That’s it. You can do anything for 28 days. See → → → → → →

Our next Clean Eating Challenge (or detox, if you will) starts January 5th. There’s really very little you need to do to prepare. You need to buy groceries anyway, right? So I’ll teach you what to buy instead of what you’re already buying – a full shopping list, you’ll get recipes and tips and tricks and the whole shabang.

What in what is this all about anyway? Listen to this informational call. Feel free to take notes. 🙂 (See dial in number below.) UPDATE: Or watch this video! 

To the right is a picture of a gal I know. Her name is Jennie. Arbonne has transformed her wholey. She’s a different person inside and out. It’s given her financial freedom, it gave her her health back, and gave her pure joy. Talk about a pure transformation!!! Sooo exciting!!

So STOP THINKING about doing this and just jump in already! Give yourself the gift of health in 2015 and transform yourself. It really is simple. And oh so worth it.

 

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Sugar Addiction

Hi, my name is Heather and I’m addicted to sugar.

A year ago I had no idea you actually be addicted to sugar, and the sound of that, at first, sounded preposterous! Sugar is just something you add to bake a delicious cake and to make coffee more tolerable. Right?

Wrong. You can actually CRAVE it, like a smoker craves nicotine, or a drug addict craves their drug ‘o’ choice. Thankfully, breaking this craving is much easier than quitting smoking! (I know first hand! I quit both!)

This is how sugar addiction works – it’s a never ending cycle.

 

 

Okay so how do you know if you’re a ‘Sugar Addict’?

* Here are five clues you may be addicted to sugar, flour and processed food:

1. You consume certain foods even if you are not hungry because of cravings.
2. You worry about cutting down on certain foods.
3. You feel sluggish or fatigued from overeating.
4. You have health or social problems (affecting school or work) because of food issues and yet keep eating the way you do despite negative consequences.
5. You need more and more of the foods you crave to experience any pleasure or reduce negative emotions.

Turns out, according to Dr. Oz, there are 4 types of Sugar Addicts! Click here to read the short article! It’s VERY interesting and informative! You need to know how and why this is happening so you can stop the cycle!

Also, 4 ways sugar could be harmful to your mental health. Within this article, it talks more about the addiction side of it.

Okay, now, how can Arbonne help you BREAK this cycle and get over your sugar addiction?  By nutritionally detoxing. Arbonne offers something called the 30-day Feeling Fit Program! You’ll be provided with everything you need- including meals for the entire 30 days with shopping lists!- to detox your body, get back to zero, and break this sugar addiction! You’ll also get my full support, and accountability!

WATCH THIS VIDEO ABOUT THE 30 DAY FEELING FIT PROGRAM!

 

* Info from this site.

Thyroid, and sea kelp

What do they have in common? Well, nothing, really. But sea kelp is a promoter of glandular health. And why in the world would anyone care about this? Well, because I know many people with thyroid and hormonal issues- myself, included.

Actually, my ‘issue’ is that I was born WITHOUT a thyroid. Yes, it’s true. 75% of people I say this to don’t actually believe me, but it’s the truth. They call it ‘Congential (born with the condition) Hypo (not enough) Thyroidism, and only 1 n 6-7000 people have this. So I’m, like, a rare breed! HA!

If you have thyroid issues you understand how it feels and how FRUSTRATING it can be to try to talk to people- even doctors!- about how you feel! Here are some symptoms us folks deal with:

– extreme exhaustion even after sleeping for 14 hours!

– low or non-existent sex drive (guys, this doesn’t ALWAYS apply to your ladies, so don’t go rushing her to the Dr. for a blood test!)

– brittle nails and coarse hair

– mood swings: one minute you’re happy and the next minute you’re taking something WAY too personally, you’re super sad, or you’re VERY mad. One of my Dr’s called it ‘situational depression’. I’ve grown to realize it’s actually called ‘Time for a new doseage, doc’ syndrome.

– and some other symptoms you’re welcome to google!

The point in this blog post is to let you know how AMAZING I feel. And it really may not be amazing. It may just be normal.

My whole childhood and into my young adulthood I was told that I was lazy (I am, not going to lie, but it used to be at whole other level!) and I need to ‘get off my butt’. I slept. Like, a lot! And the idea of getting out and running around to do sports or anything like that made me cringe. It would literally make me so tired that I could do nothing but sit.

So, enter Arbonne. I tried the skin care- it was great, I loved it, obviously. But then my friend and sponsor, Margie, gave me some of the SeaSource Detox Spa products to try out (I was a brand new consultant and she was just trying to help me get to know the products better that I’d be selling to people). I did a foot soak, and was impressed with how soft my feet were! But I was flabbergasted the next day when I WOKE UP with energy, and happiness and feeling like I could take on the world! I had NEVER in my life felt that great!

THEN I tried the Arbonne Essentials protein shake. Holy cow!! I felt even BETTER!!Now, I don’t go one day without the shake (my lunch). I love to throw strawberries, maybe a banana, some baby spinach, and almond milk in a blender with the shake- DELISH!

I did some research (actually, I just read the script we use for Foot soak parties) and discovered that sea kelp is super good for folks with my condition! It was an Aha moment, and frankly it makes me cry tears of joy when I think of this. (I’m tearing up writing this.)

I used to think that getting through the remainder of my life was going to be a physical and exhausting challenge. I thought that I’d simply be TIRED the rest of my life, never feeling the desire to do ANYTHING simply because I didn’t have the strength, the go-get-it attitude, or the mental strength to do what I wanted to do.

These products SAVED MY LIFE! The fact that I get to SHARE them with people is a blessing. I think of this often- how I kept praying to God for something that’ll allow me to be happy and feel full of love and light. I prayed to Him to let me FEEL ‘normal’ since I was a child. I prayed to Him to let me have the desire and energy to be better and HELP OTHERS. Arbonne has been the answer to ALL of these prayers. With one swoop, one simple holiday craft show, God brought Arbonne into my life and answered these prayers.

I encourage anyone and everyone who has hormonal issues, thyroid or pituitary gland problems to look at Arbonne closer. It could be the blessing you’ve been waiting for. ❤

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