How to enjoy a HEALTHY & HAPPY Easter!

HAPPY EASTER!! 

Can you seriously believe that it's already EASTER? Weren't we just talking New Years Resolutions and Little Black Dresses? 

Wow, It really is true what they say "As you get older, the time will go faster". I swear my parents told me that all the time and I didn't believe them. I was too worried about the time going faster and GROWING UP!

This Easter I plan to STAY ON TRACK! In my previous life I would of been all over this holiday chowing down on a handful of candy about every 15 minutes, enjoying several glasses of wine, and chowing down on some serious FOOD! NOPE, that's the old me. Yes, I still enjoy my favorites but I pick and choose what is most important to me. I work too hard to let all of it go down the drain.

I have some tips for you to keep you on track this holiday but still be HAPPY! You can be HEALTHY & HAPPY! I PROMISE! It's all about what you really want. So, if you tell me that you really want to look good in that bikini this summer, you really want to loose weight, and you really want to feel more confident - WELL THEN!?!? Don't OVER DUE IT! It can add up VERY quickly and before you know it you will be 5 lbs of bloat!

Let's avoid the bloat this year, enjoy of a few of our favorites, but still have a happy & healthy holiday.

1. Savor and enjoy each and every bite. It is a Holiday and I totally understand that. I love to have a few holiday treats as well. I'm human & I LOVE FOOD but sometimes you just have to pick and choose and not over indulge. Enjoy your Holiday. Have that glass of wine!! Depriving yourself is only going to leave you crashing and can lead to emotional eating. You need to have those cheats every now and then - They are good for you .. but with in reason. Limit them & Plan them out. Enjoy Life!

2. Tweak your family traditions! Most of us like those spiral baked hams loaded with sodium!! Yes, they are just as good but you could change up the family traditions for something just as tasty but healthier. You can still keep up with the family tradition just cook up a pork roast. You can season the roast your self and your sodium intake will be cut in HALF!

3. When going over to families pot luck brunch/lunch/dinner bring your own healthy options so that
you are never left feeling like you are FORCED to eat what is set out. Know that you are always in control and you don't have to bring that fatting dish everyone is asking you to bring. This will give you a healthy snack option and you can leave the guilt at the door. I like to bring veggies and hummus to get togethers or a fruit platter.

4. When it comes down to dessert choose the one with out the crust. You can still enjoy your dessert just cut some of the calories and fat by omitting the crust. Bake some fresh apples in the oven with a sprinkle of cinnamon and a bit of butter. You are still getting that sweet apple taste with out all the extras and you aren't setting yourself back with your results. Add a scoop of vanilla frozen yogurt to top it off.

5. Do not weight yourself before and after a big holiday event. Seriously, step off that scale RIGHT NOW! Okay, so you had a few glasses of wine and you weren't perfect that does not mean that you have completely failed and you instantly gained back the 20 lbs that you lost. NO, it doesn't work like that. If you eat clean 90% of the time that 10% is NOT going to hurt you. Enjoy your holiday, drink
plenty of water, and go by how your clothes feel. If you feel like they are a bit snug - No big deal. Give it a few days to let the bloat down, chug the water, pull out the clean eats, & get right back on track.

6. Hide that easter candy and after the party THROW IT OUT! You don't want to keep it in the house. It's only setting you up for temptations. If it's your kids candy limit them to some and toss the rest. No one needs that much candy. Don't keep a candy bowl around right in front of the door where you are greeting guests. It's only going to leave you to keep sticking your hand in the bowl. In fact, don't leave candy out at all. We have enough desserts and sugar drinks. April 1st - TOSS THE CANDY IN THE TRASH and say GOOD BYE! It's not worth it.

7. Where fitting clothing. When you where baggy clothing you tend not to care what you eat as much. Where something fitting and you sure are going to notice as you start to over do it. I'm not telling you to go in your closet and pick the tightest dress you own .. I'm simply saying where something fitting and comfortable BUT avoid wearing those baggy shirts and pants. The loser that your clothing is the greater chance of over eating and over indulging simply because you feel hidden. Show off that body you have worked so hard for and maintain it :)

Now go out and have a wonderful Easter and remember what it's all about. This is a time for family, thanking Jesus, and thanking God for giving his only son, so that we will forever be forgiven!!

I hope each of you have a blessed Easter and come back Monday STRONG and ready to CRUSH IT and get back on track.

Ready to Lean OUT & get READY for SUMMER!?!?

So.. Let's break it down and keep it REAL! I've noticed that many of you struggle with getting your meal plans together and figuring out what you can and can't eat. I get that!! I actually found my specific coach when I was googling "clean eating". I had NO idea where to start or HOW to form a meal plan. I was LOST. She gave us some tips and shared her meal plans (which I NOW do) but it would of been SO NICE to have a meal plan created for me my first month during the challenge so that I could get a good idea on where to go from there.

I really do like letting my customers and challengers LEARN how to create their own but I decided to do something SPECIAL for this next challenge STARTING APRIL 8TH!!! Another coach and I are going to team up together and create the perfect meal plan for you along with some recipes. It will be the perfect combo to get you the BEST results. Of course you will have to adjust the portions according to your weight and program you are using but since we know the jist of what you will be eating we can guarantee you the BEST results. We will work closely with you and teach you the clean eating principals and share our tips and recipes in our Secret Challenge Group through Facebook.

I'm SO excited about this opportunity that I get to offer you and I'm only Taking the first FIVE! These will be the ELITE FIVE because I have NEVER offered this type of service until NOW!

Let's roll back to where I started. I had my second baby 16 months ago. Before having my baby girl I was a size 8 and was pretty content with my body. Of course like every girl I wanted to loose those last 10-15lbs.
I was always searching for the EASY fix though - The magic Pill, The diet plan, the workout, the perfect cream ... but let me let you in on the little secret ... THERE IS NO EASY FIX!! It's HARD work and DEDICATION and BEACHBODY workouts WORK and Shakeology has given me the nutrition that my body needed and it was a great stepping stone on teaching me how to eat clean. It's the one meal I don't even have to think about.

After having my baby girl I gained 40lbs. It was a HUGE SHOCK to go from weight 130-135lbs to 175. I about fainted. I'm only 5'4'' and was just SHOCKED! None of my clothes fit, I was depressed and cried daily.

I decided to get my booty to the gym when she was 3 months old. I went and worked my booty off but wasn't really seeing the results. I was eating healthier and trying to make the best choices I could but I just wasn't getting anywhere.

So I joined a challenge group and decided that I was going to give Shakeology a try and TurboFire. Over 90 days I lost 40 lbs and was in a size 6. Because of continuing with Shakeology I am now in a size 4.

I learned how to eat clean and what WAS and WASN'T good for me to eat. Over the process I learned so much about Nutrition and what I needing to fuel my body for the BEST results. I want to give that to you. I KNOW that you can do this!! Nutrition plays a HUGE role in your success.  I'm here to support you and push you to success. I want to provide you with everything that you need to succeed and be in those shorts and bikini's in time for summer.

Here is an Example Day in the meal plan you can expect to get when joining this SPECIAL challenge:

Breakfast: One serving or Shakeology, 8oz of Unsweetned Almond milk, 8oz of water, handful of ice, pb2 or all natural pb and Blend. 

AM Snack: 1/2 cup of Greek Yogurt, drizzle of honey, and a handful of blueberries. 

Lunch: Chicken, Apple, and Hummus Pita

  1 Small 4-inch whole wheat pita

  2 Tbsp Hummus

  3 oz of grilled chicken breast

 1/4 small green apple, sliced 

 2 Tbsp Chopped red onion 

 1/4 cup baby spinach leaves 

 Open Pita, spread hummus, thin layer of chicken, onion, apple, and spinach 

                     

 PM Snack: 1 Celery Stalk, 1tbs of all natural PB, and 5 raisins 

  Dinner: Chicken Cacciatore 

  4 oz Chicken Breasts 

  4 medium zucchini, cut into 1- inch pieces 

  1 medium onion, cut up into wedges 

  26 oz tomato sauce 

  1 12 oz box whole wheat rotini pasta 

  Place the first three ingredients into a slow cooker. 

  Pour in the sauce. Cook  for 8 hours on low, or 4 hours on high. 

  Prepare the pasta as per the box directions.

  Serve 1 cup of Chicken mixture over 1 cup of pasta. 

I'll be doing it right along with you. I have exactly 12 weeks till My Beachbody Summit Trip to Vegas and i'm ready to CRUSH IT! So join me!! Let's do this together.


So are you with me!? It's right after Easter and it's the perfect time to get things together just in time for summer.




Where - YOUR HOUSE!!!

When - Monday April 8th

Contact me HERE ASAP to reserve your spot and added to the secret challenge group.

You are required to join my challenge group and commit to posting daily. My services and training are FREE, but i do require some control so that I can guarantee your weightloss success in the 30 days working close with me and Alyson.
Shakeology is a requirement and you have the option of getting a new workout program and getting a discounted challenge bundle package which includes both a new workout of your choice and a 30 day supply of shakeology at a lower price.

And just for a little PROOF, below is a picture of a current challenger who is doing Slim in Six and Shakeology. She is eating clean and has been staying in close contact through the challenge group.

** Remember this is the last WEEK to lock in the current shakeology price before it goes up $10 next month. If you get Shakeology Home Direct you are locked in at the current price until you cancel. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THSI OFFER! www.myshakeolgy.com/marlenahedine

It's Transformation Time Again!!! SAY WHAT!?!?

I can NOT believe that we are already at 60 day transformations in my first challenge group of this year. I shared with you some of their 30 day results and now I'm here to share with you some 60 day transformations and also some 30 day transformations from another group of ladies ROCKING IT!

I put EVERYTHING into my challenge groups because It's truly where my passion lies. I stay up long nights working to make things perfect and successful. I wake up early to get my workouts in and work on me and then run straight to my computer to see how my challengers are doing and answer any questions that I have. I help them create menu plans, share recipes, and support them through their whole journey. I wouldn't have it ANY other way. I love this little busy life of mine!! I juggle being a full time online student, a stay at home Mom to two beautiful girls, Coaching multiple challenge groups and a total of about 45 ladies at this moment.. All at different stages in their journey. Yes, we aren't all perfect and some of us have fallen but It's my job to pick them back up and get them back on track. It's not about how long it takes or how fast you go but it's about GETTING THERE! Feeling better about yourself, changing your life, living a more positive, confident, and fulfilling life. THIS is what the Dream Team Challenge is all about!!

Together we can make your dreams of fitting into those jeans you have envisioned slipping on for years. Think now .... You have kept a pair of jeans from high school - JUST IN CASE! You imagine fitting back in them one day but that dream seems so far and impossible to fulfill...that you have put that dream aside .... Well what if 90 days you tried them on and not only do they fit - But they are loose? How would you feel?

These are the kind of dreams that seems impossible but suddenly come possible!! I will NOT let you fail!

I want to share with you some amazing success stories. Ask any one of these ladies if they weren't skeptical at first? Of course they were. There are so many diet gimmicks and quick fixes out there that it's hard to believe that this one could ACTUALLY BE THE ONE! Little did they know that they would see results and not only see results but feel better and create a whole new lifestyle - No gimmicks, no starving, and no quick fixes that will only leave you ready to quit and right back in to your old ways and putting on even MORE weight.

I'm so excited to share their success! I'm so very proud of these ladies that put in the hard work, dedication, and made the time!! I know it wasn't easy .. the beginning never is but they have created habits and are only getting better each day that goes by!!

Hannah has been in my challenge group for 60 days now. She has always been a fan of the Beachbody Programs and has used them but never really committed to finishing a whole program in a challenge group setting. Life lead us to each other and she decided to join the 90 day challenge group and shed her baby weight. Her little one is now 6 months old and just look at this Momma!! I mean come on!!!! 6 months postpartum and ROCKING IT! She has committed to P90X and Shakeology!! HELLO BOMBSHELL!

"Marlena, Meeting you has literally changed my life!! You cannot know how amazing this journey has been for me and how you and this challenge group have changed my way of looking at reaching my goals!" - Hannah 

I pretty much cried after readying her comments and THIS IS WHY I COACH!! 

The next challenger is a 47 year old Momma that has committed to eating clean, replacing one meal a day with Shakeology, and Slim in 6 . In only 30 days she lost 9.5 lbs and 6.5 inches. WOW. My mouth literally dropped when she submitted these pictures. 

"I can't tell you how excited I am to see my waist coming back! I actually have a curve there!! I also have collar bones again, YAY! I didn't realize I could loose weight in my next but I definitely have. It's been a very long time since I've been able to succeed at loose weight and I'm really just thrilled with my progress so far. I CAN'T WAIT to see my 90 day pictures. This 47 year old Momma is going to ROCK IT. Thank you for everything you doing to help me along the way"

So proud of her .. Right now she is enjoying a vacation in the Bahamas with her family and I bet she is LOVING how she feels in her Bikini. She even committed to brining her workout videos with her and bought a small blender to pack in her suit case to have her Shakeology. It's called COMMITMENT and DEDICATION! How bad to you want it!?!?

Ashley is a new Mommy to a beautiful baby boy. She is also a fellow Air Force Wife and was eager to loose the extra baby weight. Fate brought us together and we were really able to connect being fellow military wives. I am so blessed to have her in my challenge group. She is such a beautiful girl and I am so excited for where this journey is taking her. She looks amazing. She committed to my soul mate work out TurboFire and Shakeology. Most challengers send in their pictures thinking that their isn't much change - BUT as you can see ... HELLO, She looks AHHMAZING and there is a huge change. She has come such a long way and I am so proud of her progress. Life isn't always easy juggling Mommy Duties and a workout program but she DID IT and still has 30 days to go. How can it get any better!? Her 90 day pictures are going to blow me away. I can feel it.

"Marlena, You have been a blessing in my life!! I've become a better happier person and this group is awesome. All the ladies are so sweet! We are all in this together"

I am SO blessed!! Just look at how one decision I made June of last year impacted so many others lives. I decide to join the Beachbody challenge group with my coach last June. I lost 35 lbs with TurboFire and Shakeology. NOW I am able to pay it forward and help impact and change others lives. What would of happened if I never joined that challenge. Where would I be today? I wouldn't be able to make an impact on others and then in turn have them inspire others with their own transformations. It's a ripple effect. Where would I be if my coach didn't join the beachbody challenge and have a goal of loosing her baby weight and then choose to become a coach? Who knows where any of us would be! All we know that the knowlege we have is GOOD and it's so GOOD that we can't keep it to ourselves. We have to share it with the world!! Join my next challenge - You won't regret it. I hope this inspires you to take a leap of faith and invest in your health. You really have NOTHING to loose. All programs and supplements have a money back guarantee. I want you to succeed SO bad. I want it as bad as you do! I KNOW you can do it - because I've seen what others can do. I've seen what I can do!! These programs work. These challenge groups work and they are TOO good not to share with you.

Let this be your inspiration to take that leap of faith and change your life so that one day you may inspire and change someone else - All by one Decision that you decided to make that one day.

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