Beachbody On Demand: workout anytime, anywhere!

I’m so excited, because Beachbody just launched Beachbody On Demand, and I want to share the details with you! This service new allows you to workout anytime, anywhere and is perfect for those who travel or for those who quickly get sick of one fitness program. All you need is an internet connection and your technology of choice! 

This new service gives you the ability to instantly stream any workout in the Beachbody Digital library to your laptop, tablet, or mobile device wherever you have an internet connection!  Plus you can get digital versions of the program guides and workout calendars, so you can start getting results today!  The digital library will be updated monthly with fresh workouts and different programs, so you never run out of the on the go options.  No need to bring the DVD's with you if you are traveling, you can access them from anywhere. 

I’m traveling next week, and I’m excited, because working out on my trip just became EASY! I don’t need to pack the DVDs nor worry about bringing a computer with a disc drive or having a DVD player to play them. On demand allows me to play the workouts on a laptop, desktop, tablet, or even my phone! This means I can workout in my hotel room, or anywhere else I can find room.

This service is also perfect for those that quickly get bored of one fitness program and like variety. This service provides options! You can take your P90X workout to the gym and do it at the gym or you can hit up a spare room and bust out some insanity!  At work, on the go, you can workout anywhere!   

How do you get Beachbody On Demand?  

As of March 2, Beachbody On Demand will be available to every Team Beachbody Customer that has the club membership.  The club membership is the all access pass to many amazing tools to truly help you get great results.  It includes customizable meal planners, recipes, tips, and tools to help you start and complete an entire program, support groups and online communities of likeminded people. NOW, the club membership also gives you Beachbody on Demand.

How much does it cost?  

The club membership is $2.99 a week, and it is billed quarterly at $38.87.  You can cancel or change it at any time.  You are not locked into the club for a specific period of time.   There is no additional cost to stream the workouts.  

Also with the club membership you also get 10% off all Beachbody products and programs including Shakeology, supplements, and all other products!

What workouts are included in the Beachbody On Demand?

• P90X base and deluxe kits
• P90X2 base and deluxe kits
• P90X3 Base and Deluxe Kids
• P90X one on one volume 1
• Insanity Base and Deluxe Kits
• Insanity:  The Asylum Volume 1
• Turbofire
• Brazil Butt Lift Base and Deluxe Kits
• ChaLean Extreme
• 10 Minute Trainer
• Hip Hop Abs

You also get an insider "sneak peak" of the new releases, so you can sample a workout before you buy the DVD program.

• 21 Day Fix Total Body Cardio Fix
• 21 Day Fix Extreme Plyo Fix Extreme
• Piyo sweat
• Focus T25 Alpha Cardio
• Insanity Max 30 Sweat Intervals
• Body Beast Build Chest and Tris
• P90 Sculpt A

New workouts will be added to continue the variety!  

If you already have the club membership then when you log into your account you will have access to this program.

You can also purchase Beachbody on Demand as a challenge pack which will include your access to On Demand for 90 days as well as a 30 day supply of Shakeology and placement into one of my upcoming challenge groups. The cost this month of the On Demand and Shakeology combo is $140.00. You can click here to sign up for the Team Beachbody On Demand Services and have me as your coach! In the event that you need my contact info to have me connect as your coach

Towards the end of March, Beachbody is working to have updated your online library with any program you had purchased before in the past. Therefore, if you already owns some of the Beachbody programs you would have access to those in your library as well in addition to the programs already included in the service.

If you are interested in trying out On Demand you can join me on March 16th for an exclusive On Demand challenge group, which will run for 90 days. You pick the workout program (I can help with this too), and you commit to replacing 1 meal a day with Shakeology, and my commitment to you is that I am going to teach you how to plan your meals, give you snack ideas, recipes, tips, and help you truly get that body ready for the warmer weather! Does this sound like something you would like to do????

Then don't wait! Get into my On Demand Group today!

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Clean Eating Mexican Layer Dip

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0 years ago, my youngest sister came to visit me and made me this delicious layer dip, AND it was healthier than the usual fat-laden dip, without sacrificing any cheesy goodness or flavor!  The best thing about this, is the versatility. Personalize it any way you want.  Add spicy-ness, omit ingredients you don't like, and you'll get a dish customized to your tastes! I serve it with some organic blue and yellow corn chips and a platter of cut veggies. Perfect to bring to any party! I'm making it today for the Superbowl!

INGREDIENTS
One pound ground turkey breast
1 TBSP chili powder
1 TBSP cumin
2 containers of fresh salsa (usually found in the produce department)
2 ripe avocados, peeled and mashed
16 oz. plain Greek yogurt
1 block of Neufchatel cream cheese (cream cheese with 1/3 less fat)
1 8oz bag of 2% milk shredded cheddar cheese
Chopped scallions for garnish
Chopped black olives for garnish
Chopped tomatoes for garnish

DIRECTIONS
1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a skillet on the stove, saute ground turkey breast with chili powder and cumin, until cooked.
3. Stir in one container of salsa.
4. Spread ground turkey/salsa mixture in the bottom of a 9x13 glass pyrex dish
5. In a mixing bowl, combine Greek yogurt and Neufchatel cream cheese until thoroughly mixed together.
6. Spread yogurt-cream cheese mixture over the ground turkey.
7. In same mixing bowl, combine mashed avocado and half of the second container of salsa.
8. Spread avocado-salsa mixture over the yogurt-cream cheese layer.
9. Spread rest of salsa container over the avocado layer.
10. Spread shredded cheddar cheese over the top.
11. Warm the layer dip in the oven at 350 degrees for about 15-20 minutes or until the cheese on top starts bubbling.
12. Sprinkle olives, scallions and tomatoes on top and serve.

You can vary this dish any way you like.  Love olives? Add some to the cooked ground beef.  Love hot and spicy? Use extra hot salsa or add hot sauce to the ground beef. Leave out the avocados if you don't care for them.  Add black beans as a layer to up the protein and fiber.  Enjoy this easy, customizable dish at your next fiesta!

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Free 7 Day Clean Eating Group

It's January and summer feels so far away. Maybe you made a New Year’s resolution to get healthier and fitter, but don’t know where to begin. Maybe you started off strong at the beginning of January, but now motivation has waned, as the cold and snow has set in. Summer is 5 months away, the winter blues have set it, and maybe you feel your healthy goals can wait a bit.

Why wait?  Why not tackle them now, and chase away those winter blues! If you need a little extra motivation, inspiration and excitation (or a lot!), join my free 7 day clean eating group. Many people come to me wanting assistance with clean eating basics, fitness and how to get started.  

I really have found my life transformed by clean eating and exercise and I want everyone to find their own formula of what works for you with your nutrition and fitness so that it is indeed a lifestyle and not a one-time crash diet.

I remember back to my first few weeks and even months of clean eating and it was HARD!  It was hard to kick some of my previous bad habits like diet soda, carb overload and pizza addiction!  It was hard to cut out the cream and sugar in my coffee and to find recipes that our whole family enjoyed.  So this was a whole new ball game for me.  Yes it did take me time to understand but I was determined to change my body more than I wanted to stay the same!

So if I can help the process along by giving you a 7 day meal plan, daily accountability, motivation and support then I am all for it!  

What are the requirements?

1.  You must make me your official Beachbody Coach by going to my site and creating a free profile.  This way I can send you recipes, meal plans and monthly motivation and tips to keep you on track with your lifestyle.

2.  You must participate for the next 7 days in our online closed facebook group each day!  

3.  Commit to checking in 1x per day, rating your day and charting your progress.

4.  Invite 1-2 friends to join!  Why not bring a few friends along for the ride! There is nothing better than having an accountability partner in the next 7 days!!!!  You are more likely to stick with it if you have someone by your side.

What do you get for joining? 

1.  You get a free 7 day meal plan.
2.  A grocery list
3. A place to check in daily, ask questions, get support and motivation.
4.  Daily tips that have worked for me.
5.  Strategies to handle emotional eating and temptations.

Are you ready to get started?  We will begin the group on Monday, February 2 so please reserve your spot today!

Go to beachbodycoach.com/vanessamc246 to sign up now, or message me at vanessamc246@gmail.com

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Fit in '15

New Year’s Resolutions.  How many times have you made the same resolution to achieve a fit and healthy lifestyle? Year after year, I would make the same ones: lose weight, exercise more and eat healthier. Maybe you’re considering a gym membership.  Maybe you’re considering an extreme diet plan. I was in the same boat, until I found a LIFESTYLE change that worked for me.

After I made my resolution, I would join a gym or go on a crash diet, completely eliminating certain food groups and think this was the perfect plan to quickly get in shape. However, after a few weeks, my days at the gym would grow further apart, and I would just have a slice of cake, or chocolate, because I just needed a treat! I deserved it, after three straight weeks at the gym, for over an hour on the cross-trainer and treadmill, right? I couldn’t stick with the extreme plan. Maybe you’ve had the same experience?

What I eventually learned is that change in fitness and nutrition comes at a slow and steady pace.  I knew this in my mind, maybe you know it too, but I needed to experience it. In September I started the 21 Day Fix challenge group, lost weight and began to experience health and fitness lifestyle changes.  I made small, livable changes, like 30 minute daily workouts, and I learned to prevent the state of hunger where I would grab the closest junk food and scarf it down! I had a coach who would tell me what to do and hold me accountable when I felt like quitting. It’s motivating to start a new fitness and nutrition program in the New Year, but then the excitement wears off and that’s when you really need someone to push you. 

I am starting a brand new 21 Day Fix challenge group on Monday, February 16th for everyone that wants to be fit in 2015 with a healthy lifestyle! NO GYM. NEEDED! Let me ask you, what happened when you joined the gym last year as your New Year’s Resolution? Was the gym packed and then you got sick of going after three weeks?  Did you get the results you hoped for? Or did it all fall to the wayside?

I provide meal plans, workout programs, a month supply of Shakeology, motivation, support and accountability. I will push you even when you don’t feel like it, and I will support you for as long as you need. Being surrounded with like-minded people and striving for the same goals is what makes our challenges successful. Are you ready to be Fit in '15?  Are you ready for a lifestyle change? If you are interested fill out this application below, and I will reply within 24 hours.

Make 2015 your year! Come join me!

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Festive Healthy Holiday Dessert

This is an old recipe of my grandmother's, and while she passed away over 15 years ago, she is always with me and my family, whenever we get together. My family has made it for every holiday and family get-together for as long as I remember. It used to be my grandmother making it.  Now, as we've all grown and started our own families, far from one another, we make it for our own gatherings, and text each other photos of how it looks this year!

I brought this to a holiday party the other night, and everyone who was there commented on how delicious it was.  Best of all: LOW CALORIE and HEALTHY, and everyone still loved it. Fruit and Jell-O are the focus of this dessert, making it sweet and light, while Greek yogurt adds a tart creaminess, and packs in a bit of protein!

The recipe calls for Jell-O.  Usually, I don't use this, as it is a packaged processed food. For this recipe I use the sugar-free kind, which is made with sugar substitute.  However, I never eat sugar substitute any other time, but feel free to use full-sugar jello (this will increase the calorie count), the recipe doesn't change. Otherwise, there are just 6 ingredients!

INGREDIENTS

2 large boxes .60 oz of red Jell-O (I use a box of raspberry and black cherry, my grandmother used raspberry only)
2.5 Cups of boiling water
1 one pound bag of frozen mixed berries (strawberries, blueberries and raspberries)
1  17.6 oz container of plain 2% or full fat Greek yogurt
2-3 mashed bananas
1  8oz. can of crushed pineapple in its own juice (no sugar added)
1 non-stick bundt cake pan or other type of round pan with a whole in the middle

1. Boil water.
2. Open packets of Jell-O and place powder in large bowl.
3. Pour 2.5 Cups of boiling water over the Jell-O powder.

4. Stir until all Jell-O is dissolved.5.  Add frozen berries, mashed bananas and pineapple (with the juice) to the liquid Jell-O and stir.
6. Ladle 1/3 of the Jello/fruit mixture into the bundt pan.

7. Place pan in the refrigerator for at least half an hour to let Jell-O mixture set.
8. While this is setting, keep the bowl with the other 2/3 mixture in it over a burner on the lowest heat setting, so that it does not set, but stays liquid.
9. When a half hour or more is over, spoon yogurt over the set Jell-O in the bundt pan, and spread evenly, making sure it touches the outer and inner edges.
10. Slowly ladle the rest of the mixture over the yogurt.
11. Let set for at least 2-3 hours.
12. To remove from pan, fill kitchen sink about 1/3 full with hot water.
13. Place pan in the water (jello side facing up).
14. While the pan is in the water, run a knife around the inner and outer edges.
15. Take a plate larger in circumference than the pan.
16. Take pan out of the water, and place plate on top of pan.
17. Quickly flip pan and plate over, keeping them together, in one swift motion.
18.  Jell-O mold should slide out of the pan.
19. Decorate on the sides and middle with fresh berries if desired.

NOTE:  If making in advance, keep Jell-O in bundt pan until at least an hour or less before serving.

Here is a copy of my grandmother's handwritten recipe, well used!

If you’re looking for some new recipe ideas, or meal planning tips or maybe just some accountability to stay ON TRACK especially when times get tough – then join my next online Health & Fitness accountability group! My next group is now forming and I am looking for more women who would benefit from the support network and accountability of achieving their goals TOGETHER! Fill out the form below to reserve your spot.

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6 Clean Eating Hacks for Dining at Holiday Parties

This time of year, there is food and parties everywhere I look!  These next two weeks I have an office holiday party, an office holiday luncheon, my husband's holiday party, a gingerbread house making party for my kids, and then my family comes for Christmas with all sorts of treats and family favorite recipes to eat.  To navigate these parties and stay true to my clean-eating principles, I follow these principles:

1. Bring an eat clean dish. For every holiday party, I always volunteer to bring a fruit or vegetable tray, or a healthy fruit or vegetable based dish, like roasted veggies, to share. This way, I'm guaranteed to have some healthy food to eat.

2. Skip or go easy on the dips and condiments. I go easy on the mayonnaise and cheese based dips and even the guacamole and the hummus.  While guacamole and hummus are healthy foods, they are also high in calories which can quickly add up.  So, I put just a spoonful on my plate to eat with veggies, or skip these dips all together.

3. Drink lots of H20. I drink lots of water before, during and after the party. It helps me feel full and hydrates me, so I quench my thirst, which can sometimes be mistaken for hunger.

4. Limit alcohol consumption. Alcohol lowers inhibitions and will-power.  After a few drinks, I'm more tempted by the sweets and calorie-laden foods. I take a few sips of my drink, and when I've reached the halfway point, then drink a glass of water. My goal is to drink two glasses of water for each alcoholic beverage, which I limit to two.

5. Start small and take it slow. I start with the fruits, vegetables and clean proteins.  After filling up my plate with these, I eat them and don't go back to the buffet table until I've chatted and visited with my family or friends for half an hour. This gives me time to digest and feel full.  When I'm ready to go back for some treats, I make sure it's a dish I really love and will enjoy.  Then I eat it slowly, savoring each bite.

6. Back to business the next day. The day following a party, I go right back to eating clean and get on a good sweat! 

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