Chocolate Peanut Butter Shakeology Mug Cake

I can't believe that its taken me THIS long to finally give this recipe a try! 

Seriously, this is by far an amazing way to satisfy your sweet tooth and keep you from falling off the wagon and blowing your clean eating plan.




Ingredients:

• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1 scoop chocolate Shakeology (I like vegan, but either will do!)
• 1 Tbs sweetener of your choice (honey or agave) OPTIONAL
• Dash of salt
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp natural almond butter

Directions

• Lightly greasy a mug with coconut oil
• In the mug, mix in 1 scoop of Shakeology, baking powder, salt and sweetner.
• Mix in 1 egg and enough water to make mix moist.
• Add 1 tsp of almond butter and push it into the center.

I didn't use any sweetener in mine and it tasted just fine!

Microwave for 55-90 seconds depending on how moist you like your cake. If you like if more like a lava cake less time does the trick. For more cake like consistency microwave for longer.

This is so chocolatey and rich that one serving is MORE than enough!

21 Day Fix conversion:
1 red 1 tsp

21 Day Fix Extreme... The Nutrtion Plan

 I have to be honest, after I did the coach sneak peak workout on Saturday morning, I wasn't all THAT excited about this program and couldn't quite figure out what the buzz was all about. But then I listened to the Beachbody Coach National Call and heard it straight from Autumn Calabrese herself. And let me tell you I am now seriously considering getting this program when its launched on February 2nd.

When describing this program overall Autumn said "I created this program to get you seriously shredded in the shortest time possible. It’s a breakthrough 21-day fitness and nutrition program that combines simple portion control, focused nutrition, and extreme 30-minute workouts to help you finally get the lean, defined, hard body you’ve always wanted".

Who is this program for?
According to Autumn Calabrese this program is " for people with a dramatic short-term weight loss deadline like a big event, vacation or photo shoot. It’s also for 21 Day Fix graduates or graduates of other extreme programs like P90X^®, INSANITY^® and FOCUS T25^®. The next group is those who don’t have much weight to lose, but just want to shred up and see their abs. Lastly, this program is for people who don't want to count calories, weigh their food or follow complicated recipes. It was designed to make losing weight and getting shredded simple. Just follow the Extreme Eating Plan and get ready to see serious results!"

So how is this program different from 21 Day Fix?
The food lists have been changed. Some things from the lists have been eliminated and other more nutrient dense foods have been added. Cheats have been eliminated. That means no chocolate, no wine. The nutrition component of this workout is a lot more dialed in. This program also comes with 2 different meal plans. The "regular" everyday 21 Day Fix Extreme meal plan and also Autumn's "Countdown to Competition" meal plan. This is the exact meal plan Autumn uses 21 days before a figure competition or a photo shoot. According to Autumn "It’s my secret to shed fat and lean out every inch of my body. When you have to look great and have only 21 days to do it, this is the plan for you. I follow it when a big competition or photo shoot is coming up. It's a tough mental challenge, but so worth it."

The Workouts
Weights are incorporated into EVERY workout. Even Pilates uses resistance bands. There is an upper day, lower day, Pilates day, cardio days and an active recovery yoga day. There is high impact but there are modifiers for all workouts and you can take the high impact out and make it low impact.

This program is results driven, meaning that if you stick to the meal plan and do the workouts for 21 days you will see results. This program is for people that are ready to see serious results in terms of muscle definition and weight loss.

Are you ready to get the best results of your life in only 21 days? You can ONLY get this program through a Team Beachbody coach.  I am inviting you to be a part of the first group of the general public to use this program, in my upcoming 21 Day Fix Extreme Challenge Group. The test group  will begin on February 9th.

Fill out the application below or contact me to learn how you can be a part of this group!

click here to complete the application to be in my 21 Day Fix Extreme Test Group

Vacation Time!

Loving the Florida sun!

WOW! What a great family vacation we had. We traveled from Idaho to Florida in search of sun, sand and lots of fun and I must admit that Destin, Florida DID NOT disappoint! We were really just looking for a relaxing beach getaway. Not a ton of running around sight-seeing. Just hanging out at the beach and pool. Maybe hitting up a few local tourist spots and a dinner or two out. But that was it.

The beautiful white sand beaches of the Emerald Coast!

                                 
We typically find ourselves running here, there and everywhere in an attempt to "get it all in". And I personally find those types of vacations with two young children exhausting. So this was a great getaway for us that was very relaxing and completely stress-free!

Our motto for our trip!

                                                                                                       

This was the children's first trip to the ocean and it seems as if they may have had mixed feelings about it. First of all the beach in Florida even in September is HOT! My 2 1/2 year old was fine in the shade but out of the shade he was pretty miserable. He mainly enjoyed the pools (there were 3 to choose from at our resort as well as a lazy river). Our 4 year old liked the beach a bit more and wasn't too bothered by heat (perhaps because she enjoyed the waves?) or the sand. So we made it to the beach for at least a little bit each day.

Our little guy enjoying an overcast morning at the beach!

                         
                                   

Our very own "Little Mermaid!"

                                                         
The most stressful part of traveling this time for me was food. Not so much the actual part of being on vacation but flying. As anyone who has ever flown knows, airline food is a) over-priced and b) horrible! So I was a little stressed out about sticking to my healthy eating plan.

The night before I came up with a plan that would help me stick to healthy eating and am I glad I did!

I packed a small soft sided cooler with my 21 Day fix containers and packed the following:

• Peanuts
• Wheat Thins
• Hummus
• Strawberries
• Celery
• Two packets of Shakeology (individual packets)
• Shakeology shaker cup (empty)
• 2 gallon sized zip lock baggies

My 21 Day Fix containers

                                                        
                                                       
Once I got through security I went over to the McDonalds and filled one ziploc baggie full of ice then placed it in the other just in case to avoid any leaks. Then put the ice in my cooler bag! Then I bought a large bottle of water and filled my Shakeology shaker cup.

I was all ready for the flight! (I had also thrown some kid snacks into my carry on so they had snacks as well). We had boarded our first flight at 7:30 and literally had no time at our connection to stop and eat. We pretty much had to hustle through the airport to catch our connection! So, for lunch I added my vanilla Shakeology to the water that was left in my shaker cup and that was my lunch. We bought the kids snack packs on the plane.

On the second flight I still had plenty of healthy 21 Day Fix snacks to get me through the last hour and a half so my eating during travel was clean! Before we landed I dumped out the melted ice in the airplane bathroom sink.

As for the rest of the trip we mainly cooked at our condo (turkey sausage, veggies, salad) and had turkey wraps for lunches with hummus, fruit and fresh veggies that we dipped in hummus. We did go out for dinner a few times. And the great part about vacationing in a beach town in all the delicious seafood!  There were a few indulges (hush puppies, biscuits and gravy and some adult beverages) but they were in moderation and so very worth it!!!

A bucket of Bacardi Brian and I shared

Date Night!

                                                                

Hitting up the gym to make up for the Bacardi, hush puppies and biscuits and gravy!