Meal Planning Monday June 1-7, 2015

Is it really Monday already?
Is it really June already?
Are both my kids really finishing school this week?

Well the good news is that I LOVE Mondays!

A day to hit the restart button should you need it and another day to remember we are blessed with LIFE!!

June means Summer will officially be here and Summer is my favorite season!! 
Sun, warm weather, more time with my family, cookouts...ahh Summer is so darn wonderful!!

School is finishing for both my kids which means Addyson will have completed her first year of school (preschool but it is still time she has been in a classroom setting), Leo will be graduating Kindergarten - WHAT?!?! I remember when he was born and now he is getting ready to move onto First GRADE!! Insert tears from momma here - bittersweet tears!! I am so happy for my kids to be growing up, learning, and enjoying life but I am also sad my babies are no longer babies!! 

I can't say it will be an easy week but for sure it will be a memorable one!! 

Well whether I am crying, smiling, or exercising you know me I like to go into my week with a plan in place for my nutrition and exercise routine!! I can tell you when I don't make my plan Sunday I start off Monday grazing. It is crazy how having that piece of paper (my meal plan) in the kitchen and my office totally keeps me on track!! When I don't I either don't eat (which isn't good) or I choose not so healthy options (also not so good). 

What's a girl to do then? Well MEAL  PLAN of course!! So today that is exactly what I did!! 
Here is my plan for the week....
I finished my 8 week hybrid schedule on Sunday and I plan on repeating it starting next week. Turbofire, Chalean Extreme, and PiYo - my Chalene Johnson hybrid I should call it!! 
It totally rocked!!
This week is my Fitness Fun week so I am mixing it all up!! 
Food wise I am trying a few new recipes - 
quinoa crunch yogurt parfait, tex mex quinoa bake, and grilled honey lime chicken.
Love me some new recipes!!

So What's on your agenda this week? Did you too make a meal plan? If not, get planning now!! Better late than never!!

Have a fabulous week my friends!!

LAST WEEK - August Promotions!!

Have you been wanting to try one of the Beachbody workouts that I continuously rave about each and every day? Well this month Beachbody has put together some amazing deals for us Coaches to bring to you. Back to school is on everyone's mind and cash flow is more than likely tight.  These deals are packages that offer you fitness, nutrition, and support all bundled in one. These bundle packages are called Challenge Packs. A challenge pack includes your entire fitness program, 30 day supply of Shakeology (flavor of your choice), free shipping and discounted price.  These offers also grant you voluntary access to my challenge group. This means that if you want that additional level of support you will be getting it from me through a closed facebook support group on a daily basis. Check out the challenge group post for details.

Here's what's hot this August - 

Turbofire, 

Body Beast, 

& T25

If you follow me on my social media sites you are constantly seeing me post about T25 right now. I am getting ready to enter my 8th Week of T25 and I have to say I am lovin' it.  I have never worked so hard for 25 minutes and I must say the results I am seeing are fabulous.  My legs have always been a problem area for me to gain strength but WOW, I see MUSCLE!! I am a part of my T25 challenge group and these ladies are amazing.  The support and dedication from each and every one of them is off the charts!!  So I have to point out that having a community of support to help you stay on track makes all the difference in the world. So don't try to go at it alone. Having a coach for support is FREE, you just have to find a coach that fits your style and make sure stay engaged with them.

Focus T25


FOCUS T25 is a new 10-Week program made up of workouts that only take 25 minutes to do. This fast and effective workout is about no nonsense, no wasted time, and all about getting great results. It's short in length, but intense, and has eleven workouts on nine DVDs that will push your whole body to new limits. These workouts are packed with cardio and resistance moves that require minimal equipment to do, but every ounce of commitment and dedication to get 100% ripped.

I am totally in love with T25!!! Seriously 25 minutes, that's it! Nah it can't really work! Well trust me, it does. Before you have time to talk yourself out of it, you are already done! Now that's my kind of workout.
Busy mom, working mom, busy dad, working man, whoever you are you can make it work!

Turbofire


I've done this one too and it was a great workout plus it felt like you were at a dance party with all the great music. I absolutely love Chalene Johnson so all her workouts are my favorites!!

TurboFire is a crazy-intense and fun cardio program designed to awaken your inner athlete andhelp you get a leaner, sexier body—fast! This 90-day program is packed with kickboxing drills,aerobic exercises, and intense intervals perfectly choreographed to the hottest music, so youstay motivated to push hard and get awesome results. Award-winning fitness expert ChaleneJohnson is with you every step of the way, getting you hooked on the adrenaline high, burningtons of calories, and shedding those extra pounds.

Body Beast

Body Beast is on my TO DO list. It is for someone that has a basic knowledge of strength training but wants to take it to the next level. I would highly recommend the BEAST workout to anyone who truly wants to change the look of their body. This muscle building program is designed to transform your body in just 90 days. World class bodybuilder Sagi Kalev is with you every step of the way guiding you through 12 extreme workouts such as Super Sets, Giant Sets, Progressive Sets, and Combo Sets.

Are you interested in purchasing one of these programs or just finding out more information.


Contact me with which program you are interested in and if you would like to participate in an upcoming challenge group for additional support. When you join my challenge group my job is to help you start and finish the workout program. My job is to help you set realistic health and fitness goals, give you a meal plan, recipes, tips and strategies for you to reach success based on your own individual circumstances.


Don't delay, the spots fill up fast and I limit the number of individuals so that everyone can get my support!

Don't forget,  CONTACT ME and we will set up a time to discuss 

your specific needs and wants. 

Now is the time to learn how to live a 

FIT, HAPPY, and HEALTHY Life 

and we will do it 

TOGETHER!!!!

~Alyson

  

  

  

 

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Happy One Year Anniversary to ME!!!!

One Year ago today, 2.27.12, I took a leap of faith and started Day 1 of a Challenge Group.  It was the Spring Slim Down Challenge Group and I was scared beyond belief.  What if I couldn't keep up , what if I failed, what if I didn't like Shakeology, what if I couldn't cook clean meals, what the heck is clean eating anyway, what if something else terrible happened and this would be a total waste of my time.  I had so many emotions going on inside of me I didn't know what the heck was going to happen.  Regardless, I decided to join the group so I figured I should probably get started...SO I DID!!

here is what I looked like at the beginning...

Besides when I was actually pregnant with either of my children, this was the heaviest I had been.  I am not proud of my frumpy self in this picture for one reason and one reason only - I was NOT taking care of myself.  I was not exercising, I was eating junk, I was not fueling my body properly and it showed.  My face was a mess my hair was lacking luster and overall I just felt BLAH!!!!  Hello, I was suppose to be a happy mother of two beautiful children and the wife to one heck of a husband.  We had just purchased a new home and it had everything we had ever hoped for.  I should have been sky high with excitement but instead I just wanted to crawl inside my dark, deep, black hole and stay there forever.  I was a new stay-at-home mom and I was not adjusting very well to my new "assignment" to say the least.  Life just was not what I was wishing and praying for at the moment.  I could have just gone about with the way things were and not  make any changes but thankfully I did not do that.  Thanks to one of my younger sorority sisters I was able to learn about this company called Beachbody (you know the one that has the infomercial for Insanity, P90x, Turbofire, etc.).  Luckily Beachbody has these wonderful people called coaches and so my COACH (friend from sorority) helped me choose a workout program that I thought would fit me!  She also helped me get set up to be a Challenger in one of her Challenge Groups.  The one I happened to join was called the Spring Slim Down Challenge!  This group forever changed my life. 

When I began my journey with the challenge group I really had no idea what to expect.  My coach told me the basic ins and outs of the group but what she didn't tell NOR could she tell me was how this group would help CHANGE ME!! Our group was made up a few women of all ages, doing different programs, had different goals, different lifestyles,  but what we all had in common was that we were working out together and drinking shakeology once a day.  We also committed to clean up our diets and start incorporating the principles of clean eating.  We held each other accountable not only to our exercise programs of choice but to eating healthy and drinking our shakeology.  We never once had to leave the comforts of our home to go to a gym or meet in a public setting.  We did all of our communicating through a closed facebook group.  In these groups only the members of the group would see what you were posting.  I felt very safe and secure here and even felt so safe that I would post pictures of myself. Anyone that knows me, knows I have never liked pictures taken of myself.  It is just recently I have been okay finally getting pictures taken.  

We all depended on one another - when one of us had a bad day we were there to help them get back on track (myself included) and when we had a great day or we took measurements and saw success we were all there cheering each other on. We became our own little family and none of us wanted to let each other down so we kept pushing ourselves to the very end.  When day 90 came of the group (the last day of the group) I have to admit I was sad to say goodbye to these women.  The great thing was, is that I really wasn't saying goodbye to them we were just starting another chapter of our journey.  

My first program of choice was Chalean Extreme I started this program on 2.27.13 and completed the 90 day program.  I then continued on with the Chalean Extreme Lean for Life Phase for two months.  My next step was when I decided to become a coach and I started my next program - Power 90.  After Power 90 I did a short hybrid of TurboFire and Brazil Butt Lift.  Most recently I started Les Mills Combat and as of today I am on Day 52 of 60 for this program.  My next program which I will start on March 11, 2013 is RevAbs - I want those rock hard beautiful abs by summer baby and I will get them!! 

Power 90 Day 90

After I completed Chalean Extreme I met my goal weight and I was beyond thrilled. After I completed Power 90 I dropped an additional 8 pounds and I was even more thrilled, although I felt my weight was too low so I started upping my weights and eating more so I could get to a weight that I felt was just right for me.  All of the following programs my goal was to maintain my weight and increase my tone.  and now I want to continue with those same goals but get those beautiful abs.  

This is what I look like today...

Day 30 Brazil Butt Lift/Les Mills Combat Day 0

The journey was one I am still taking part in and I will continue as long as I live because this is what great feels like. I became a Beachbody coach so I too can help others feel the amazing feeling I feel each and every day!! I am not going to lie not every day was sunshine I had my range of emotions from time to time but the good always and continues to outweigh the bad.  I am human, I have bad days too.  What is great though is I am now back in the driver seat of MY LIFE.  

How do I stay fit and healthy - I work out 6 days a week.  I eat clean. I drink Shakeology daily. I stay positive.  I share my experiences with others so they too can live a healthier and happier life.  I continue to take part in challenge groups by running my own and being a participant. 

So many wonderful benefits came from this journey not only am I in the best shape of my life but I also enjoy life more now.  I have two young children and let me say keeping up with them is hard at times but I am able to keep up with them more and more because of the life I lead.   I enjoy cooking now, it is no longer a chore because I know the choices I make are helping my family for the future.  I am a positive role model for my family and this I will continue to strive to do better and better. At the end of the day everything I do I do for my family. If it means taking better care of myself so they are better taken care of then so be it.  

So I am shouting it from the rooftops today that it is my One Year Anniversary - I am so proud of myself and I am so proud of the person I have become!! I want to help 80 people in 2013 feel the same way I feel - AMAZING!!!!  If you are interested in learning more about my experience and more importantly how I can help you please CONTACT ME!  I am a very down to earth type of girl.  I am a stay at home mom with my two kids so most times it is crazy in my house so anything goes around here.  We can talk through facebook (friend request me at facebook.com/alysonhorcher), or chat on the phone, EMAIL - whatever works best for you!! The  most important thing I want from you is to NOT be afraid to take that first step. 

 It is the first step that you need in order to make a difference!!!! 

My next challenge group will be starting March 11th and if you are even the slightest bit interested contact me TODAY!!  Remember that was my first step taking part in a challenge group - it is because of that one particular challenge group that I am who I am today.  

Now is the time to learn how to

Live a Fit, Happy, and Healthy life

and WE will do it 

TOGETHER!!!!

~Alyson

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TurboFire 12 Week Challenge - JOIN ME

Excited does not even begin to tell you how I feel right now...
Chalene Johnson the creator and instructor for TurboFire announced today that Turbofire is hosting a 90 Day (12 week) Challenge starting VERY soon!  How soon might you ask?  Well we don't know yet!!

What is so special about this particular challenge is all you have to do is order your TurboFire kits and be ready for when the Challenge Begins.  Every entrant  who submits all Day 1, 30, 60, and 90 photos get a free TurboFire Water Bottle, and the Grand Prize winner gets $250 worth of Apparel!!

Like I said I am beyond excited for this challenge and am now revamping the next couple of months to take part in this TurboFire Challenge Group.  I am personally inviting YOU to join me.  What I will do is create our own personal and private facebook group for this TurboFire Challenge.  I will create a private group for us to share our daily triumphs, struggles, and anything and everything else that comes along the way.  I will help keep you motivated, I will help you learn how to eat healthier, I will share recipes, and I will be there for you and with you every day for the complete 90Days!!!!  We will be having our own CHALLENGE within the 90Day Challenge.

Watch this video to see why so many people are already on the TurboFire fitness train - incredible workout, incredible results, and oh you get to have a dance party the whole time while working out - WOOT WOOT!!




So my question for you is this...
Does working out bore you? Does working out feel like a chore?  Does the music sound like elevator music? Do you hate getting in your car and driving to the gym just to share other people's sweat? or get to the gym and find out your class has been cancelled?  Do you need motivation even after you have started a particular workout? Want to lose weight? Tone your body? Shed the baby belly pooch? Lower your cholesterol and/or blood pressure (hello your doctor keeps telling you diet and exercise are key components to this one!!)?

Whatever your reason may be, you have a reason why you are currently NOT working out or why you WANT to work out or possibly BOTH.  Stop battling yourself!!!! I can help you do that - ASK ME HOW!!!!

If you can't handle THE SWEAT, Don't Play with THE FIRE.  But if you're ready to get hot, IT'S ON.  

TURN UP THE BURN  WITH 

TURBOFIRE

Chalene Johnson is one of my favorite celebrity trainers.  I started her ChaLean Extreme program in Feb. 2012 and it forever changed my life.  She has several other fitness programs available too - one being TurboFire.  TurboFire is one of the most intense calorie-burning, cardio training classes ever put on DVD. Yep, that is right TurboFire is a workout program that is available on DVD.  You don't have to leave your house to get your SWEAT ON!!!! 

What is TurboFire all about?

Chalene Johnson incorporates HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) workouts - these are known as the FIRE DRILLs in class.  HIIT workouts are 9x more effective than traditional cardio.  There are also kickboxing drills, aerobic exercise, and AWESOME MUSIC.  Each move in the TurboFire workouts are perfectly choreographed to music that's been hand-selected to give you the best workout.  

Motivation is KEY to your workouts, no matter what you plan on doing or are currently doing now.  TurboFire uses the AWESOME MUSIC to keep you motivated (well besides the amazing Chalene Johnson!).  The music is YOUR Motivator during the workout. It's your energy boost! It's what keeps you pushing even after you felt like you had all you can give...but then you find you can still give MORE!!!! You sweat your A$$ off in these workouts and before you  know it you will see results like you've never seen before...oh and each and every time you are taught in CLASS by none other than CHALENE JOHNSON!! Now you have your very own personal training sessions right in the comfort of you home!! No one has to see you tripping over your feet, no one has to see you sweating like a pig, no one has to see period - besides YOU!!!! 

How is the TurboFire program set up? 
How would I know what to do?

You would need to purchase TurboFire from ME - your BeachBody Coach!! 
Not a customer of mine yet, no problem - CLICK HERE

The TurboFire Workout Program includes the following:

12 Smokin' Hot Classes on 5 DVDs
Fire Starter
Low HIITs: Low HIIT 20 & Low HIIT 25
Fire HIITs: Fire 30, Fire 40, Fire 45, Fire 55
Extreme HIITs: HIIT 15, HIIT 20, HIIT 25
Abs 10
Stretch 10
Quick Start Guide
Fuel the Fire Nutrition Guide (great recipes included) 
Class Schedule (full 90 days of which workout to do on which day - makes it so easy!)
Instant Online Access to the first workout
24/7 Online Support

What are you waiting For???? 

REAL PEOPLE, REAL TRANSFORMATIONs WITH 

TURBOFIRE

The following women were all apart of a Challenge Group.  These Women are REAL!  What they did was simple - followed a Clean Eating Lifestyle, Drank Shakeology once a day, and followed the 

TurboFire schedule (included in their TurboFire packet).  

Click HERE NOW to purchase your TurboFire Challenge Pack - an a la carte pack that includes The TurboFire Workout Program,  1 month supply of Shakeology (your flavor of choice), 30 day free trial to BeachBody Club Membership (oodles of great tools to help you succeed), and free shipping!!!!

Now, let's check out these TRANSFORMATIONS!!!!

Tess lost 7 lbs and 6 inches in 90 days with TurboFire!

Jackie lost 8 lbs and 16 inches with TurboFire!

Melinda lost 18 pounds and 12 total inches

Click HERE to become a member of my exclusive TurboFire 12 Week Challenge Group!!

Remember, we do not know when the creators of TurboFire will announce the official start date of the 90 Day TurboFire Challenge so do not delay ORDER NOW!!!

TurboFire Basic Package

TurboFire: The Complete System

TurboFire Challenge Pack

Questions???? Email ME

No EXCUSES!!!

WE are all busy People!!!!

Looking forward to TURBO TIME WITH YOU

~Alyson

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Brazil Butt Lift and TurboFire Hybrid Week 2 Review

Here is my Week 2 in Review of my current workout.  I am in my second full week of a Brazil Butt Lift and TurboFire Hybrid.  I really  need to start keeping a daily log of how I like the workout because by the end of the week I kind of forget.  So bare with me as I rack my brain and remember.  

Monday - Fire 45 & Stretch 10

These long TurboFire days are killing me!  I am not complaining because when I am finished I am so happy and proud of myself for sticking it out!  The workouts are great just really long and unfortunately are not fitting into my schedule all that great.  I was dripping in sweat after I was done and I felt energized!!!!

Tuesday - Bum Bum

Love this workout! I love Brazil Butt Lift! I was looking forward to it all last night! It is fun, energizing, great music, and awesome workout!  Everytime I see or hear the name of the program - Brazil Butt Lift I really wish they would have added something else into the name so people know you work more than your butt.  

Wednesday - Hiit 15 & Stretch 10

Ahh, now this is my kind of workout!  If all the TurboFire workouts were as intense AND short like Hiit 15 was I would be in Exercise Heaven!  As I told you last week I love stretching, so I enjoyed Stretch 10 again just the same!!

Thursday - High & Tight and Secret Weapon

Okay, so these two workouts combined make for a long amount of time for me to be exercising.  I have to say, I still love them!! My legs feel like jelly after I am done these two workouts.  Today I had to take a break in between the two workouts because my legs, butt, and stomach were on FIRE!! High and tight is right up there as one of my favorite workouts!! Secret Weapon makes the burn even more intense.  These two workouts combined are sure to produce incredible results! 

Friday - Fire 55EZ

Well I gotta say I like 55 EZ better than 45EZ.  I like the choreography and the actual exercises better.  Honestly thinking about it though, I probably liked it better because I could follow along better.  The choreography was much easier I think than 45EZ.  Although this again was a longer than normal workout for me, I loved the intense feeling of a total body workout.  I did wake up 15 minutes earlier to make sure I got the workout in though...this still weighs on my mind.

Saturday - BBL Sculpt

So I was not prepared for Sculpt today!  I did not have my bands ready to use and so I just used weights and for some of the exercise I used nothing.  Next time I do this workout for sure I will try using the bands for the added resistance.  Some exercises I was okay with using weights and others it was just too awkward.  Come to think of it, I will have both the band and my weights available.  

I really enjoyed this workout as I have missed weight training very much.  It was not all that intense so I think someone just beginning with weights would have no problem at all following along.  

Sunday - Rest Day

I usually do something light on my rest days but today I did not do an exercise program. I took the rest and apparently my body needed it!  

Well that is my week in review, if you have any comments or questions please feel free to post below or Email ME.  

My next week's schedule will be:

Monday - Bum Bum & Tummy Tuck

Tuesday - Hiit 20

Wednesday - High & Tight and Leandro's Secret Weapon

Thursday - Stretch 40 & Core 20

Friday - Fire 45EZ

Saturday - Hiit15 & Sculpt 30

Sunday - Rest Day...Pilates

and here is my meal plan for the week:

I love my new lifestyle...well I guess it is not so new anymore but I like to keep changing things up so I don't get bored.  I love exercising and I love eating healthy!  I wish I would have learned sooner how simple these two things could be incorporated into my life.  I will continue to work harder to make sure it stays in my life, my family's life, and hopefully I can help others too!  Where are you at in your life when it comes to health and fitness?  Is it time for you to start making changes too?  CONTACT ME and I can share with you all that I learned and help you too!!!!