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Energizing Coffee Protein Shake

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  I’m currently eating my way through events with family and enjoying a relaxing day off. What comes after Thanksgiving?! Black Friday, of course. Call me crazy, but I do love Black Friday Shopping and will be partaking in the madness later tonight. Each year I tend to get extremely sleepy from all the turkey, carbohydrates and sweets that are consumed. This year, in order to prepare for my shopping festivities, I’ll be preparing an energizing protein shake. When I think of energy, coconut oil and coffee instantly come to my mind. You’re probably wondering how coconut oil […]

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Pumpkin Pie Protein Shake

For those of you who have read my blogs, I’m an absolute fitness fanatic! Being an athlete of the National Physique Committee, training for my competitions is very important to me. You’ll find me in the gym at least 5 days a week lifting weights and doing cardio. Along with exercise, diet is key in succeeding with muscle gain and fat loss. I try to focus on good supplementation and nutrition on a daily basis and have recently started to incorporate coconut oil into my diet as a serving of healthy fats. Coconut oil is made up of medium chain […]

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Starting and Keeping Healthy Habits

Starting and keeping healthy habits is an obstacle that we have all most likely been through. Before I got serious about stepping foot in the gym 5 days a week and eating clean, I was the average 21-year-old girl. Two years later, at the age of 23, I have completely transformed my lifestyle. I’ve eliminated all fast food and soda from my diet and allow myself 1-2 cheat meals per week. There’s a lot of knowledge to intake along the way, but the more I learn, the harder I work. I decided to set a goal of competing in my […]

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