Camu-Camu....What's THAT??

Camu-Camu (Myrciaria dubia) is the name of a bush grown in the Amazon rain forest in Peru.  The Camu-Camu bush produces a fruit with the same name which contains powerful phytochemicals with health benefits, including the amino acids serine, valine, and leucine, and more Vitamin C than any other known plant in the world. The camu-camu fruit has a surprising range of therapeutic effects.  Many people have stopped using large dosages of synthetic Vitamin C because they find that Camu-Camu is energizing, mood-lifting and highly effective in strengthening the immune system.

Although the number of milligrams of Vitamin C, which Camu-Camu contains, is low compared to the milligrams in synthetically derived Vitamin C tablets, it has more natural Vitamin C than any known botanical on the planet, the effects on the human body are incomparable.

Other possible health benefits of camu-camu:

1) Anti-depressant
2) Antiseptic
3) Good source of beta-carotene
4) Improves circulation
5) Lowers blood pressure
6) Powerful antioxidant
7) Effective at treating colds
8) Promotes mood balance and immune system
9) Strengthens the immune system
10) Supports health red and white blood cell formation

And guess what?  This ingrediant is IN SHAKEOLOGY!  It is only ONE of 70 natural ingrediants in Shakeology. 

At it AGAIN!

Happy Monday to everyone!  Hope your week is starting off good.  So I am doing the 3 day Shakeology cleanse again, starting today!  A couple things I am doing differently though, I have 2 good friends that are doing it with me to help with accountability.  And I am NOT doing the salt water flush with it either!  I think that was a big mistake!  The purpose of the Shakeology cleanse is to flush your body of toxins, but still get proper nutrients.  So you aren't really intended to lose tons of weight, but to feel better.  I believe when I did the flush I actually hindered my cleanse, which is why I didn't make it!  But I will this time, feeling good, drinking lots of water and just had my 2nd shake for lunch!  Day 3 might be a little bit of a challenge since it's Gage's birthday and he wants pizza and we are having cake, but I can do it!  :)  I can eat cake anytime!  Have a good week and I will be updating my progress.  If anyone is interested in how to do the cleanse, let me know!  :)

So WHAT is Beachbody all about???

My thoughts on Shakeology...

Other than I love it, lol! 

But seriously, I started using Shakeology in February, shortly after I became a Beachbody coach.  I was hesitant at first, but I decided to go for it since I was a coach and I could not suggest a product to someone that I have never used!  So anyway, from the first time I tried it, I LOVED it.  I could not believe that something so healthy for me could taste so good!  It is so filling too!  So I started drinking it every day, just like recommended and after about 2 weeks or so I noticed that I was getting fuller a lot faster with meals.  Especially dinner, that was always a hard one for me because I would eat a huge plate, then get seconds!  Later feeling really full, but I never could stop myself from eating before that point of extreme fullness.  So that's all my husband heard about for weeks, lol, at dinner I was constantly telling him how amazed I was at how I couldn't even finish my FIRST serving, let alone get seconds! 

So I kept with it because I was feeling amazing, super impressed with the energy it gave me and how it really helped me eat less (or maybe eat a normal portion!).  It was after about a month of being on it I realized that I was not craving or caring to have candy or sugar or sweets.  Something I have been ADDICTED to since I was young, very young!  I came from a family that always had some sort of dessert or sweets after a meal, so that's what I was used to.  I couldn't believe that I would eat my lunch or dinner and didn't want anything sweet afterwards, amazing! 

I have been using Shakeology for four months now and I have been able to fit into pants that I couldn't fit into for 5+ years, I lost over 7 inches off my body and that number keeps going up!  Why wouldn't I want to share this with everyone?  Shakeology has done SO much for so many people, just research it, reducing cholesterol, reversing Type II diabetes, reducing sugar cravings, losing weight, reversing IBS, have more energy, and the list goes ON and ON!  Why not try it for yourself?  There is a 30 day money back guarantee, you can send the bag back empty and still get your money back!  What really do you have to lose?  Weight?  Possibly get off medications?  Why NOT? 

Check out my site to read more about it and let me know if you are interested! 

http://myshakeology.com/JustineVann

How to properly measure your transformation.

Stumped for lunch idea?

Try THIS!

A little blurry, but you get the idea. 

All it is, Flatout wrap with a little hummus spread on it,

then spinach, tomatoes and some feta cheese sprinkled on top, then roll up! 

YUMMY YUM, Sooooo good! 

I love Flatout wraps! 

Are you curious WHAT is in Shakeology? Watch this!!

ChaLEAN Extreme works!

Seriously, I cannot believe how much my arms have changed since I started using ChaLEAN Extreme! I'm on the Lean phase and it is truly changing my body with muscle, I LOVE it!!! You can see in these pictures how much my shoulders have sculpted and I have a LOT less jiggly, awesome!!!!! This is the best program, muscle burns fat baby!! First picture was in April, 2nd picture today, June!

It's feeling a lot like SUMMER!

I don't know about you, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE summertime!  Especially after this past winter I will NOT complain about how hot it is, I will enjoy every second of the sunshine and warmth we get!  A couple of reminders though, make sure you are drinking LOTS of water, especially if you are working out!  And I am trying to get my workouts in earlier in the day so it's not as hot.  And remember, the more you exercise, the more you will be ROCKING that bathing suit!