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Why I am a Coach

Hey everyone so I am not a fan of making videos of myself... i hate hearing how I sound haha BUT I wanted to share my experience of ""WHY" I am a health and fitness coach for beachbody.

Its been a long journey but have grown so much personally and have been able to see the difference it can make in others life! I am so grateful for this opportunity and hope that this video makes sense... I am so bad at explaining things haha Let me know if you have questions

7 day workout

Sometimes we want to workout but the gym is expensive or we are simply to lazy to go anywhere. So here is a 7 day at home workout that you can do that will get you heart rate up and get those muscles movin! :)

Banana & Oats

So we really like breakfast at our house. I know a lot of people who say they don't like breakfast and usually skip it, but I have NO IDEA how they can do that! I go crazy unless I get food in my belly, I guess that goes to show how much I like to eat! In the long run though I am really glad I like breakfast, it starts off my day on a positive note. 

In my under grad I used to help people in the "University Wellness Center" on campus, with their daily nutrition and found that lot of people don't know the importance of breakfast. 

Here are a few things that skipping breakfast will do....

1. Make your energy levels go down, so even though you may have gotten a great nights sleep you will still be tired throughout the day.

2. Your body will be lacking in the nutrients and vitamins it needs to have proper and peak function. Leaving your body more hungry throughout the day making you want more substantial food like carbs and protein, and eating big portions of that can cause weight can and other health issues, and if you think about it your body will still be lacking in the nutrients it gets from fruit and veggies because those aren't as filling, well in some instances.

3. Decrease cognitive function! Everyone needs ALL the help they can get with that one ;)

Source(s): "Choose Your Foods" Healthy Management book from the American Dietetic Association

A 2005 Journal of the American Dietetic Association review of 47 breakfast-related studies

I know I sound all nerdy saying this but really everyone needs a yummy and quick breakfast that will taste good in their belly! Here are a few of our favorites with

Bananas & Oats

both filled with a good source of fiber which helps you stay full longer & gets you going for the day.

Breakfast Fruit Pizza

Ingredients:

3/4 cup dry oatmeal
1 mashed banana (1 medium banana)
1 tsp raw honey, or any other sweetener
Add-ins: Flax or chia seeds seed, cocoa powder, cinnamon, peanut butter


If it seems really mushy you can add more oatmeal. If it seems too thick you can add a little bit of applesauce or smash up more bananas.

Combine ingredients and make two 6 in oatmeal pizza. Place in oven at 350 and bake for 8 min. Flip it over and cook for an additional 6-8 min till browned at the top. Let it cool down and top with a few Tbsp of yogurt, I like Fage, plain greek yogurt and then top with berries and nuts!

** Rachel Maser has made something similar, I just adjusted it to what we had :)

Banana Cookie Ball 

(This is more of a snack)Thanks to my good friend Rebecca Tong for sharing this with me

Ingredients:

3 ripe bananas
11/2 cups of oatmeal
1/4 cup of any toppings, chocolate chips, dried fruit,etc.
Dash of pumpkin spice and cinnamon...you could get really creative here

Bake at 350 for 15 min. 

Banana Pancakes
Ingredients:
1 ripe banana
1/2tsp. vanilla
4 egg whites

Mix all ingredients in blender. The best way to do it is have your griddle on low, and make them
smaller cakes. This will help them cook more evenly and not break as easily.

Top with berries and Pure Maple Syrup
I really like doing 2tsp syrup and 1 Tbsp of plain Greek yogurt, mix till runny and drizzle on top with
your berries

Healthy Hearty Homemade Granola

This one is lengthy in time but it sure makes the apartment smell good and makes a lot!

Ingredients:

7 c. rolled oats

1 c. wheat germ

1 c. shredded coconut

1 tsp. Salt

1 . tsp vanilla

1/3 c. brown sugar

1/2 c. honey

3/4 c. Coconut oil

1 Tbsp water

Pre-heat to 225 degrees. Mix ingredients well and spread on 2 cookie sheets. Bake for 1

hour stirring occasionally. I have a gas oven and I just made it recently and it took about 2 to get it

the crunchiness I wanted. Just eye ball it till it looks like what you prefer for granola ☺

When its down and cooled I eat mine with a little almond milk and chopped bananas and chia seeds

Just a little of Noelle

Hi!! Thanks for reading more about me and my blog! I definitely have a passion for 

my Family, Faith and Health and Wellness and just doing and being yourself.

 I hope that through my post(s) I can help, inspire, make you laugh, cry and give you motivation to be the best you! 

In the previous post, just below you can read more about me, and my story and the purpose behind this blog.

     In a nutshell,  I am just a silly stay at home mom and wifey who likes to have fun, I run my own Health and Fitness business from my lovely coach & laptop at home, I love helping and serving others with whatever journey and goals they are pursuing, and I am a Strong believer in God and his Son Jesus Christ. 

I cant wait to get to know you more :)

Hello Spring

You know that feeling when you get that urge to clean your house...like DEEP clean your house, and the temperature is just right you can open your windows at let the fresh air in  and you start listening..or blaring, Rascal Flatts because "summer time" is coming...eventually.  Well its been about 85 degrees here, and I know all you with "actual" winters hate me right now, but don't worry your time is coming, I see the sun in your future ;) Well earlier this week that happened to me, I woke up, did my morning routine, then Tanner and I went out on a walk and I kept thinking about what a beautiful day it was and when we got home it hit me...that "Spring Cleaning" I used to hid from growing up was all I wanted to do all day.  ( i feel like this was me and my siblings )

I feel like a lot of us now as we are older have that similar feeling of just wanting to scrub every little thing and de-junk our homes.

Well I had a thought as I was doing my spring cleaning, "what else do I need to de-junk in my life, and deep clean?".

I know it may sound weird but it got me thinking,  what am I doing daily that is just adding clutter and mess to my life? What unnecessary task am I putting on my list of "to-do's" that may be getting in my way of the important things.

I made 2  list. The first was of activities I do everyday and week in the order I usually do them. Some of them were, going to the library, the store, work, making meals for the family, watching my shows, taking tanner to the park,  working out, etc.  The second was of daily activities that I knew I needed to be doing more of or  needed to add.  Some of these were, scripture study, listening to more uplifting music when working out, don't always multi task and play with tanner--set time aside for just me and him, prayer, make sure Ryan knows you appreciate him, get ready for the day, etc.


Nothing I was doing on the first list was bad,  but some of it really wasn't adding much value to my life.

As spring time comes closer for most of us and we get that urge to clear out all the old winter junk, get outside and soak up the sun,  and make some yummy marinated bbq chicken...maybe we should also clear out things that maybe preventing us from bettering our marriage, time with our kids or self. Throwing things out that maybe prohibiting our happiness. Soak up all the time and moments we have with those close relationships. Letting ourselves absorb and marinate in the things that really will make us happy.

My life wasn't uneventful, awful, and didn't need a whole lot of changes but because I did throw out a fews things, re- prioritized to what I knew would be the best for my family, for my personal growth, and for true happiness, I get way more out of my day and what I am doing during it than I was before.  So heres to your "Spring Cleaning"

Understanding the role I play

Just so you know ahead of time, this entry is a little churchy. But hey, I’m a little churchy so this should be expected, right! :)

Anyway, I have done a lot of thinking this week about my role as a mother...well more of just a parent in general, and what it is that I am supposed to be doing.  Has anyone else ever had that thought?  I feel like its always on my mind, and to be honest I never have an answer!

“What am I supposed to be teaching Tanner right now? Is he developing as he should? What can and can’t he eat again at this age? What words is he supposed to be saying? Do I talk or play with him enough? What if I can’t get him to sleep through the night?, etc.”

(Every mother knows that there are so many more questions than that).

Sometimes I feel like the moment you become a mom you're supposed to have this abundant knowledge of how to raise your kid, like you’re supposed to become this childhood development specialist and know everything there is to teach and understand about your child.  Well, lets be honest. If that is the case, I somehow missed it because then I wouldn’t be calling my mom and using google or youtube every time I had a question. :)

Well this week I was reminded of a very sweet moment from a journal entry from about a year ago,  "Tanner is 5 days old today! It is amazing how much joy this little bundle brings me....I had a special experience tonight as  I was rocking tanner to sleep in his room. He was fighting the sleep  but to calm him down I sang him one of my favorite primary songs, “ I am a child of God”. When I came to the verse, “has given me an earthly home, with parents kind and dear. Lead me guide me walk beside me, help me find the way, teach me all that I must do, to walk with him some day”.  I couldn't even finish the song I was so overwhelmed with the spirit . Those words meant so much more to me than they ever had before...I knew that this little chubby cute and precious baby was brought into my life so I could raise him, and raise him to know, to trust, and to recognize his heavenly parent. "

I am so grateful I wrote that down because it reminded of me that the answer doesn’t come from the early childhood psychology book, youtube, blogs or the baby sites online. The answer to, “what am I supposed to be doing as a mom and parent” comes from the parent of us all: Our Heavenly Father.

Its through His doctrine where we will find the principles and lessons we should be teaching our children. It is through bended knees that we are able to raise our kids. By loving, caring, and making the Lord a priority in our lives and in theirs, we will be able to become all that He knows we can be.

I am very grateful to know that the tools that will help me be a good mother are already present in my life. I don’t have to take a parenting class or spend hours on youtube to know that.

I may only be a mother of one really happy baby, and to most of you you probably think I have it so easy, but being a mom/parent is hard….for anyone, no matter how many kids you have or how old they are. It’s just hard. And although I don’t know everything there is to know about the stages my little Tanner should be at with his learning, I do know though that turning to the one source that knows all, will be a blessing to us both, no matter the circumstance.  

I love that I have been given this opportunity to try and sometimes fail at being a parent. And let’s be honest. We all do a lot of failing, we’re not perfect. But I’m grateful because I know that if we do the things that matter most, even thought we might not ever be perfect, we can become better.

If you have a few minutes, I loved this amazing talk about raising our children in the gospel. You should give it a listen:

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/10/parents-the-prime-gospel-teachers-of-their-children?lang=eng