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 Shoo this week has been a doozy for me personally! I got some sort of stomach bug on Tuesday that took me out! Thankfully, my husband also works from home as a Beachbody Coach with me, so I could rest while he took care of our 2.5 and 5 year old on our FIRST SNOW DAY! I mean half of me hates that I missed it bc I was laying in bed and the other half is like hey...you didn't have to freeze your butt off this year in the snow!  Normally that's ALL ME bc in years past, my husband has always worked outside of the home at his corporate job on snow days.

To say I am grateful he now works with me, well that's a major gratitude in my life this week. He totally stepped up and took care of the family!

I have been doing a workout program called 6 Weeks of the Work, and I just wanted to share a little bit about my journey of it with you.

So prior to this program, I had completed MM100 (Morning Meltdown 100) and while I LOVED that no workout repeated, the music was upbeat and fun,...

Let's talk about cleanses. I actually had to have a hard discussion with my spouse, Neal, about cleansing. He finds cleansing, like our 3 Day Refresh quite easy and very helpful, whereas I find it OMG YOU'RE TELLING ME I CANNOT EAT THIS CHOCOLATE RIGHT NOW!?!  BUT bc I know they are good for me after doing research, I have learned to LOOOOVE cleansing my body quarterly.  And these are my results when I do the 3 day cleanse:

Some of the research I did that helped me lead me to these conclusions:  

1. These cleanse diets don’t just eliminate junk from your diet — they also focus on fueling your body with nutrient-rich foods that support your natural detoxification processes.
2. “There’s a ton out there in the media about what cleanses and detoxes are and what they’re supposed to do, but with the cleanses from my company (we have 2) a cleanse is really about putting clean burning fuel into your body to allow it to do the work...

Happy November! If you've wanted to join into the wellness thing, but you just can't motivate yourself, maybe doing it with a friend can help!  I'll share more in a minute, but wanted to sum up the goodness you're about to get right from this blog here!

1. Healthy Body + Grateful Heart ... some Partner accountability 
2. A book of meal ideas to rock your socks off, the chicken & white bean soup, dijon salmon & dark chocolate sea salt Shakeo treat and more than a dozen other recipes - I mean you're going to want to check it out!
3. A Shakeology inspired transformations - YES you can be your healthiest not just by sweating a ton in a workout, but by fueling your body too!
4. Recipe: Peppermint Mocha

I’ll get right to it....you’re invited to join my November support and accountability group: The Healthy Body + Grateful Heart Challenge! You’ll get access to the Netflix of workouts, meal plans, healthy recipes for the holidays, nutrition support, your...

For the last 4 years I have been helping people curb their candy cravings around this holiday & I'm back at it strong!!!

Ready for some recipes that will get your sweet tooth satisfied WITHOUT the sugar rush/crash or kill your health goals!?!

In the FULL ON Week of Sneaky Treats group, we are sharing recipes that taste like the best freaking desert you’ve ever made, only they are shhhhhh loaded with superfoods, some veggies, fruit and are healthy - but WHAT they taste straight up like the candy bar - I know, sneaky, right!?! We will share smoothies and we will be sharing non-smoothie things like pancakes, bars, pb cups, energy bites, and so much more!

BUT before the group ever kicks off, I want to share with you some of my TOP recipes for Healthier Holiday Candies!

I also want to share with you, you can easily hop into Week of Sneaky Treats RIGHT HERE:

It’s only $30 to join and with that you get:

• 7 different packets of the superfoods shake mix...

you'll need to add that "Because I am____ (state something true about you now) I will _____ (state that when you take those actions of truth you will have what it is you are seeking).What you sow, you will reap.  You find what you seek.

Tag me @TamaraLeeBratton on your stories when you make some new affirmations that work!

Related Blog Posts:

Side Hustle as a Stay at Home Mom:  https://www.tamarabratton.com/blog/sidehustle

How to Manage Your Time & Energy as a Mom: https://www.tamarabratton.com/blog/energy-tips-for-moms

5 Things to do as a New Coach: https://www.tamarabratton.com/blog/5tipsfornewcoaches

Testimonials from my team:  https://www.tamarabratton.com/blog/coach-testimonials

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If you've signed up for these meal plans then you've already seen the No-Cook one I sent a week ago! Well, this one is almost as good, because it's almost no-cook! And really the only cooked items are hard boiled eggs and rice -- you can't get much easier than that!

I think I'm most excited to try the Coconut Mango Chia Pudding though :)

And since this is a simple plan, I'm going to keep this blog post simple - meal prepping has SIMPLIFIED things for me. I used to prep breakfasts, lunches and dinners every Sunday or Monday, but now I like to just prep on Monday 2-3 meals, my lunch and snacks are typically what I prep. Why?  because for the most part, I am basic when it comes to breakfast, I'm always craving saute veggies and eggs and I have the time to make them in the morning, so I do. BUT that wasn't always the case and now that my kiddos are older and going into a preschool program, my time is limited, so I'm back to trying more prepped breakfasts to make going out...

While everyone is racing to Starbucks to get their PSL, make your good-for-you version at home using Pumpkin Spice and Café Latte Vegan Shakeology! 

This uses both Cafe Latte and Pumpkin Spice Shakeology, but I'll let you in on a secret ...I have used 1/2 - 1 cup chilled coffee + the almond milk and just used a full packet of pumpkin spice. 

Again, if you don't have the Pumpkin Spice Shakeology, you can still get some while it's limited release OR you can add in 1/2 cup pumpkin puree + 1 tsp pumpkin along with your Cafe Latte, Chocolate or Vanilla Shakeology, the almond milk and coffee to still get that coffee house flavor - I know SO MANY COMBOS to try...but below is the most basic for you!

ENJOY MY PSL FANS!

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
• 1 cup ice
• ½ scoop or packet Café Latte Vegan Shakeology
• ½ scoop or packet Pumpkin Spice Vegan Shakeology

Instructions

1. Place almond milk, ice, and Shakeology in blender; cover. Blend...

There is a way to keep things super simple with your meal plan, still see results and not get bored with what you're eating!

This 5 day meal plan - which includes 

• sweet Potato Veggie Hash (if you've never tried sweet potato has oh em goodness you are int for a treat!)
• Tuna Melt (I'm not gonna lie I do not enjoy tuna, but this...this I can handle, I think it's bc I like that the flavor of red bell pepper comes through AND that it's warmed - I will put mine all together and NOT bake them until I'm ready to eat them - and taste bud explosion!

This one is just so easy to prep & still yummy - basically, I feel like you just cook chicken and then put/combine some foods together and wa-la - you've got meals!

Try them out for yourself by signing up below!

In your email (below) you'll get the full meal ideas, a how to prep it, and a grocery list - easy peasy!

If you're in the Be Well Community on FB you already have this meal plan in the Files Section of our...

Give me ALL the pumpkin flavored things this fall, am I right?!

Add these No-Bake Pumpkin Pie Shakeology Squares to your fall and winter recipe rotation! Made with Pumpkin Spice Vegan Shakeology, these No-Bake Pumpkin Pie Shakeology Squares are a fun treat when you’re in the mood for something creamy and a little bit crunchy! 

If you didn't order your Pumpkin Spice Shakeology yet & LOVE pumpkin then Oh My Gosh, order it NOW since it's on LIMITED release meaning they stop making it soon <3  Just this last week while on vacation, I had a girl go out of her way to text me to tell me how much she was grateful for trying the pumpkin spice and how it's helping her not go to her normal coffee house addiction!  WIN WIN she's saving money, saving calories, and saving a sugar rush!

Now, if you're reading this and you're NOT a pumpkin fan or maybe you don't have pumpkin spice Shakeo, no worries, make this with Vegan Vanilla Shake mix (add a tsp of your favorite...

Let's get spicy!!

This week's meal plan heats things up a bit with Jalapeño & Cheese Turkey Burgers and Black Bean Burrito Bowls. - YESSSS! this is one of my absolute FAVORITE meal preps because it's SOOOO up my husband's alley so he loves when we make flavors like this!

If you're not a fan of spicy food, NO WORRIES! There are plenty of yummy recipes in this plan. And you can always nix the spice if you need ;)

Example - we have spaghetti squash with meat sauce and parmesean - it's an even healthier spaghetti squash than you may have tried and as I personally slowly ween my own kids off of wanting as many carbs all the time, I am able to mix a little spaghetti squash with some regular pasta noodles to give them what they really want!  I typically go ALL in w/ the spaghetti squash, but will occasionally mis. 

You're also getting

• Sauté kale & pepper cups
• A SERIOUSLY GOOD yogurt parfait 
• roast beef salad
• strawberry coconut shake (bring me back...