Motivation Shaker, Ashley Tabb

This is a great summer recipe and was enjoyed by our entire family...including my 8 year old and 3 year old daughters!!  It's a recipe adjusted slightly from the cookbook, A Man, A Can and A Grill.  I gave my husband this cookbook 12 years ago when we were dating and we still use it regularly!! Ingredients: 6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves 15 oz can mandarin oranges in light syrup, drained 14 oz can diced tomatoes Italian style 8 oz can pineapple chunks in juice, drained 8 oz can Italian-style tomato sauce 1 tsp chili powder 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper How to Make it: Mix the tomato sauce and chili powder in a big zip lock bag.  Drop in the chicken. Seal the bag and refrigerate for a few hours or overnight.  In a big bowl, mix the oranges, tomatoes, pineapple and pepper.  Let it sit for 30 minutes.  Fire up your grill to medium.  Once grill is ready, debag the chicken and grill, turning and basting with marinade a few times for about 10 minutes or until

Cleaning up your eating habits, exercise and home can be difficult but here are some tips to make it easier. 1. Set small goals: write down everything you want to work on and then pick the top 3 to start with. 2. Set a schedule and be realistic: determine how much time you have each day to work on your goal.  Be realistic and don't overwhelm yourself.  Starting with 10-20 minutes of exercise in the morning and 10-20 minutes of organizing at night is a great start! 3. Team up: Whether with a success partner or an accountability group, you are more likely to stick to your daily tasks and goals when you have someone to check in with.  It's best to find someone with similar goals that will be tackling daily tasks around the same time of day. 4. Change your thinking: Instead of determining goals purely based on weight lose and completion, focus on how you feel and your progress.  Start with tasks you dread the least and find a program with a trainer you enjoy.  5

It’s been a crazy winter but now spring is here and there are 57 days until Memorial Day….and only 3-4 weeks until summer break If you are a college student!!  I’m thinking beautiful, warm sunny days and evenings at the park and weekends at the pool are in the near future!! That means all the bad choices from tailgates, the holidays and winter will be uncovered.  No more hiding behind sweaters and coats…it’s almost time for sundresses, tanks and swimsuits. So I’m on a mission to help busy, working moms of young kids transform their body and nutrition to increase confidence, improve body image and gain energy to keep up with all the summer activities. And with so many workouts available to do at home in under 30 minutes, there is no more “I’m am too busy” excuse!!!  Plus they include easy portion control meal plans with foods choices even your family will enjoy!! When I started these programs 2 years ago… *I went from 1 hour cardio workouts at the gym once a week to 30 m

Who's ready for a tasty, rich snack?   This recipe is from t he FIXATE cookbook written by Autumn Calabrese, the creator of the 21 Day Fix and the 21 Day Fix Extreme workout programs . These programs include a portion controlled clean eating meal plan which is included within the nutrition guide that is included in the Challenge Pack. The nutrition guide also contains some other great recipe combos that won’t leave you missing old comfort foods! Autumn has included everything from Vegan to Gluten Free to Paleo and Vegetarian broken down by breakfasts, main dishes, sides, snacks, shakeology and of course deserts in the FIXATE cookbook. It is available in the UK and Canada and is available in English and Spanish.  smile emoticon ————————————————————————————— INGREDIENTS: 1 1/2 cups all natural smooth peanut butter 1/2 cup raw honey (or pure maple syrup) 2 tsp pure vanilla extract 2 large eggs (at room temperature) 1/2 tsp baking soda, gluten free PR