If you like Piña Coladas...

Now that damn song is stuck in my head!!! Haha! Since today is the one week count down until the fella and I leave for the beach I decided to put myself into tropical mode!! 

What better way to get your tropical mindset on than adding coconut to a smoothie? I feel the sand between my toes now! 

Ingredients 

•half a banana

•4 whole strawberries

•2 handfuls of spinach

• 6 pineapple chunks

• 8oz of water

• half a fresh squeezed orange

• large spoonful of plain Greek yogurt

• small handful of coconut flakes

The coconut doesn't break up too well so if you don't want chunks blend of chop the coconut up before you add it to the smoothie. 

I personally liked the little coconut flakes! 

Adding coconut water or milk would make this Amazeballs too!!! Even better I'd say!!! 

Go make this smoothie and slip into vacation mode!! Sip and enjoy!! 

Mommy of 2 getting healthy and fit!!

I was so excited when Meg asked me to guest post. Meg is my future sister in law. She is the one that actually pushed me to get healthy. We will all be heading on a cruise at the end of November for The Big Wedding and I knew as soon as we booked the trip that I had to start changing. I made it my goal to wear a two piece on the cruise. (I am not sure when I have worn a two piece last….my guess 10 years.)

How did I get to be so unhealthy? I have a 2 year old and a four year old. After having my first baby, my focus was solely on her. My whole life changed and I jumped into motherhood full force. Two years later, I delivered my sweet little man. Now I had two kids to focus on and I stopped thinking about myself at all. I made unhealthy food choices and did not work out. I was lost in my own body. I started wearing baggy clothes to cover up my tummy and became depressed. I hated myself! I would barely look into a mirror and cringed to have my picture taken. This is not how I envisioned motherhood. I dreamed of being super mom and still looking good.

When I became a mom, I started following blogs. I am so thankful that I follow Skinny Meg. Skinny Meg In May she had someone guest post named Annie. Annie's Blog Annie told her story about how she had transformed her life. I sat there and cried. I wanted this so bad too! I sent Annie an email and she got me started. She suggested signing up for a Challenge pack. I was so ready to start but was worried that I wouldn’t get results. Annie was great at encouraging me.

On June 10th, I started out with the Shakeology 3 day cleanse. I was not a shake person. I had tried a few in the past and could never get down the whole thing.Shakeology shakes are different. They taste good!! I also started Turbo Fire (it’s a kickboxing video). Below are my results.

Honestly I am so happy with my results. I finally wore my two piece this weekend. If you would have asked me at the beginning of June if that would have been possible, I would have said no. I had no idea my body could transform this fast.

What am I doing now? I was so thrilled with my results that I signed up to be a Beachbody coach. I want to help others feel how I feel now. Please send me an email if you want help getting on the right track. I will be doing a T25 (25 minute workout 5 days a week) challenge group starting August 5th. I would love for you to join!!

My email: harryandshannondurbin@gmail.com
My Beachbody website: www.beachbodycoach.com/SDURBIN53

            Healthy and feeling good!!!
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Miss Sparksalot

What is Spark? Where can you get it? What does it do? Those are a few questions y'all have about this little energy drink mix I've been posting about. I'm obsessed!!! It gives me the energy I need to make it through the day without craving coffee or sodas. 

Today marks 10 weeks soda free!! Holla!!

Little info about Spark

AdvoCare Spark® Energy Drink mix is a unique multi-nutrient system that's designed to provide nutritionally advanced, long-lasting energy and enhanced mental focus.* Its 21 vitamins, minerals and nutrients work synergistically to give you healthy, balanced energy without making you jittery like other caffeinated beverages.*

Spark's unique combination of ingredients gives you fast-acting energy and B-vitamins enhance your body's natural energy-sustaining processes.*

For mental focus and clarity, the neuroactive amino acids in Spark help sharpen your mental focus and alertness by supporting your brain's ability to efficiently transmit messages within the nervous system.* With seven refreshing flavors and only 45 calories per serving, Spark gives you a lift that lasts for hours.

Yes I love it and everyone else seems to also! I really like the Mango Strawberry!! It's my favorite! 

Flavor Choices

•cherry

•citrus 

•fruit punch 

•grape

•mandarin orange

•mango strawberry

•pink lemonade

• watermelon

Watermelon is a new flavor and I've heard it's Amazeballs!!! 

When ordering Spark you can order through my site since I'm an Advocare Distributor!!! My site link is below.

https://www.advocare.com/130630740

Y'all get ready to get all sparked up!!!!

Blackberry Smoothie

This southern girl loves blackberries! They bring me back to my childhood of picking them with my Granny. I used to eat them before they even made it into the bowl! Ha! Little Meg... I was a brat! Not even going to pretend I wasn't. 

When I found blackberries at Aldi for $.99 a carton I stocked up on 3 cartons. I put them in bags and froze them! No way would they go to waste! They were big too and juicy! I love fresh fruit! It's always been my weakness. But at least it's healthy and not chips or other crap! 

This smoothie was delish as always! I really enjoyed it and all the different flavors added. This is simple and easy! 

Either go pick some blackberries or go get you a carton today!

Blackberry Smoothie

• handful of blackberries- 5-6 berries 

• handful is spinach

• 1/2 of blueberries

• small handful of raspberries

• half of a banana 

• 8 oz of water

• 1 6oz carton of blueberry Greek yogurt

• half of a lime squeezed into the mix 

Blend all together and enjoy! This made more than 20oz... And I'm so full still!!! 

You've done WHAT?

Out of all the bad four letter words... DIET  is the worst!!! 

I'm not on a diet anymore... Like I always say I'm getting healthy and fit! Which has been a huge struggle for me for a while now. I yoyo diet with my weight and diet plan in the past. This girl wanted the easy way out! 

I've tried everything except plastic surgery... Trust me I've wanted liposuction sooo bad on the pudge. I've been a diet pill junky for as long as I can remember. I've tried EVERYTHING! It works for a while them I slack off or I stopped taking them. 

The worst thing I've done for my weight, stomach, anything to get skinny... I tried lipo dissolve!!! Yes!!! I'm crazy and spent $600 a session on getting around 60 shots in my stomach of God knows what... I was crazy and desperate! $1,200 later I still have struggled with the pudge and I have little dents from where some of the shots were done. Ugh! Way to go Meg... 

Diet pills have always been my favorite though because I've always seen results and always fast. Before they put a band on all the bad stuff I took a diet pills series called Release. I took that when I gained the freshman 15 when I went off to school. I dropped a lot of weight and fast! I went from 160 to 129... Crazy!!!! I am way too tall to be 129... And I had no muscle at all. I was so skinny and wasn't happy. 

Amazing to think... All I wanted was to be skinny! I depended on the diet pills for energy and appetite control. But I hardly worked out. And was out of shape! Skinny but out of shape! It didn't feel good either.

I've been up and down with my weight and size for years... Now that's changing! I'm getting better about food portion and what's good and what's bad. Also trying to drink water and lots of it!!! 

There is a little peak into my past of the yoyo diet scene! Remember not to be on a diet... You're on a journey to getting healthy and in shape. Do it for you!!!

Smoothie Recipes For Everything

Y'all this is going to be short and sweet! LOOK WHAT I FOUND!!!!! Holy Cow tons of smoothies and tips for what they're good for too! You're Welcome! ;)

Click the link below!!! 

Smoothie Recipes For Everything - Blog About Infographics and Data Visualization - Cool Infographics

Breakfast of Champs!

The fella is working nights right now and always eats a big ass breakfast from McDonalds when he gets off. I decided to join him this morning with a healthy breakfast. It was very filling and delish!

I went to the store last night to pick up a few things for lunch and prepping. I really wanted to get more oranges and limes for my smoothie. I love the fresh squeezed juice in my smoothies. I also picked up a grapefruit. Not a fan of eating them but thought the juice would be perfect for a smoothie. And I was correct! It was yummy! 

I decided to skip the smoothie this morning and have a plate full of yummy fruit and other treats. While at the store I bought my favorite Nutella and honey peanut butter. I could eat the jar of both! I bought the Nutella for smoothie and for other treats. Such as... Rice cakes!! 

First I spread peanut butter on the rice cake them a little bit of Nutella. OMG y'all... I could have ate 10 of them! 

My breakfast today included the following.

•1 peach

•1 kiwi

• 3 strawberries

• 1 banana

• small handful of almonds

• 1 rice cake with Nutella and Honey PB

I sprinkled strawberries and bananas on the rice cake which was AMAZING!!!  And very filling too. It was an all around great breakfast. Spent some time with the fella and watched the Today Show. 

Happy weekend y'all!!!