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Hello Friends! The girls and I are back again for more fun tips on how being a busy mom doesn’t mean sacrificing our own health and fitness. So when we last chatted, Stephanie and Jen gave us tips on eating right to help us reach our goals. The ladies both said without a doubt they are most successful when they have prepped their meals out and have quick food available for them to grab and go! Our recipe for Cilantro Lime Tacos is on my previous post that you can see here. I have been loving this recipe and tweaking it more each time!

So now, we decided that my Egg Roll in A Bowl recipe will be next! If you have followed me for any amount of time you know this is actually already one of my favorite weekday recipes. I can make it in less than 30minutes and I feel like it’s a bit of a cheat meal but its not! In our recipe we use turkey sausage which keeps the meal lean and high in protein. I’m telling you friends its SO GOOD!

Stephanie and Jen gave us some great advice on our last post, mostly about how they balance their meals. Now I think by now you might know that all three of us are die hard OTF. And we would love if you join us in this workout. You can take it with you anywhere, member one location and you can take your membership anywhere worldwide.

But we all know there are days where the kids are sick, you are snowed in and you just don’t have an option to leave the house! That’s life! But another both Stephanie and Jen gave me is that in order to stay on track, think of your back up plan and execute it. If life gets in the way, have the 20 minute in home workout ready to go and get to it. More than the physical changes that the exercise brings, there will be so much more to be proud of in sticking to your goals. Jen suggests “taking the dog for a walk, or go for a bike ride.” Stephanie says it really helps her to have an accountability partner– If she can’t make it to a class, she always has that person to meet up with for an hour. Being committed to another person always helps!

We all leave you with this friends: If you mess up, don’t beat yourself up about it. Move on and then get back at it the very next day! Just like my mama told me, “Tomorrow is a new day”. Its a new chance friends to get out and crush it!

As always thank you for stopping by! I so hope you have enjoyed this series of fitness tips and you get to see a more in depth window into my everyday life. I do hope you join us for a workout Wednesday August 1, 2018- You can find all the details below.

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Thank you to Sarah San Pedro for bringing Orange to Ohio, my life is forever changed.

Thank you to Stephanie Woodrow and Jennifer Bulugaris for your helpfulness and collaboration tips!

Orangetheory Dublin Sawmill Location

Orangetheory Dublin Avery Square Location

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Natasha Anne Photography

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! : Now I know your DYING to try this workout, and I would love to have you come! Orangetheory Dublin Avery Square Location has so kindly opened up a class JUST FOR US! Whether you are a member with a friend who you are dying to bring in, or you just haven’t tried it and you would like to — this is your chance! I am hosting a class on Wednesday August 1, at 8pm!

Whether you are a member, or just want to try, this class is open to everyone! Come workout with me! Register through the front desk VIA Email: studiomanager0709@orangetheoryfitness.com or phone 614-852-4222. You can check out their website and location information here.

If you are a member and you want to come to the class, you cannot register for the class on the App– You will need to tell the front desk you are registering.

Working out has not always been a priority to me. If you have followed me for any amount of time, you may know that I REALLY have struggled with this area of my life. I played sports in school, sure… but once adulthood hit… I working out and eating healthy were NEVER on my list of priorities. But when I had my boys, that changed for me. I began wondering how I was going to keep up with them. How would I do all the things I wanted to do? I said this to myself while I was pregnant with my youngest, and my weight topped out at nearly 300lbs. Now, I am a tall person, but I would literally see photos of myself and not recognize it. I would go up the stairs and get out of breath, and not be able to stand all day. I REALLY let myself get out of control.

I vowed to make sure that I would not let my weight get in the way of ANYTHING anymore. Not my kids, not my activities and DEFINITELY NOT my self esteem and worth. I was better than what I had allowed in my life and I had totally snapped.

This fitness journey that I am on has not been without its bumps in the road and setbacks. Sometimes I do fall back and binge eat or drink. I do talk badly to myself and say that I haven’t made enough progress. Yes… there are those days. And for a while I struggled with the “mommy guilt” of taking time for myself to make this life a priority.

What I have learned though, is that I am more. I deserve more, and so do my kids. I feel that I have a responsibility to do my best to remain as healthy as I can for my family. They deserve to have me be in attendance at their activities and play outside with them. The moral of the story is that when Mommy is better, they are better.

Ok, so cut today… group fitness has really changed the landscape of my life. Not just where I workout regularly, but who I am around and who my friends are. I stumbled upon Orangetheory shortly after the first location opened roughly 4 years ago here in Ohio. I IMMEDIATELY fell in love with this workout. It left me exhausted and energized at the same time. It’s quick pace and heart pounding music had me going back nearly everyday initially. And you might want to know who the ladies are that are pictured with me! Clearly they are telling me what to do! I have introduced the girls in the captions below. From here on out, it’s Jen and Stephanie. I loved having these girls collaborate with me because they are two moms, both with kids of different ages and work hard each day to keep their families running, giving so much of themselves in their classes, and make time for their own personal fitness. Seriously these ladies are killing it, they are so inspiring and just total bosses!

This is Jen…she was my first trainer at OTF– she is so so kind, and has always wanted me to succeed. She inspires me because not only is she giving of herself in classes all day, she trains other trainers at new studios AND has TWO active kids! I don’t know how she does it!

This is Stephanie, we go way back to my early OTF days too. She is always smiling, laughing and pushing us to be better. i LOVE her playlists, she plays my favorite songs all the time! She is inspires me because she too gives a lot of herself to us in class, but she also has two kids…. a Pre-teen AND a baby!

I also collaborated with them because I wanted to know if they have an tips they can share with me (us), on how they make it all work. They both live such busy lives and I would LOVE any tips! We have chatted a bit, and asked them to share something I can take back to you all!

Believe it or not, they BOTH said that one of the keys to their daily success is planning their meals. They are both often short on time and need meals that are quick! Jen likes to prep her food on the weekends.. things like overnight oats and protein pancakes. Stephanie does the same thing and likes to pre cut her veggies or make a smoothie. It’s obviously working for you girls, because Ya Look Amazin’!

Given they BOTH told me that, I asked them to provide a recipe for us for dinner that we can all take and enjoy! I have a few photos of it below as well as a printable recipe for you to try at home. Literally took me 20 tops to prepare it, and its delicious!

They both attribute their own personal fitness success to fitting in a quick at home workout or having a buddy to help keep them accountable to their goals. Stephanie says that she has a lot of home support balancing sports and work– her husband is also really great at making dinner so she loves that he helps with that as well! Sounds like I need an invite Steph!

Both these ladies are super inspiring in their for their own commitments to their health journey, but we should all feel so lucky to have them as coaches and cheering US on in our own journeys!

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CILANTRO LIME SHRIMP TACOS