This is our amazing coach!  So interesting to read.  Goes to show you can start pretty much anywhere. :) thefameofhealthandfitness: Fatima Leite Kusch (as you know) is my coach. She is one of my biggest inspirations and has improved my life vastly. To look at her, you might assume she’s always been into health and fitness, but she hasn’t!! And to me, this is what makes her that much more inspirational! She’s a person who decided to change her life for the better and stuck with it. I respect and appreciate her honesty and realism so much. She has ups and downs like us all and she’s not perfect. But this IS what makes her perfect in my eyes. I am so happy and proud to read about my coach in Oxygen magazine. A bonus to this interview was that Oxygen even mentioned the competition team I am on! Team Blessed Bodies!! What an honor. I hope you can an opportunity to read this article and know that if you want change that you can have it. Inspire and be inspired. xo fitnessprint: Oxygen magazine has DIRT on Fatima Leite Kusch! Some people might assume that Fatima was always as healthy and fit as she is now but think again! She was a ‘skinny-fat smoker who only ate two meals a day’. Shocking, considering she now consistently eats 5-6 meals a day. It’s obvious from Fatima’s physique that she devotes time in the gym for both cardio and lifting weights. But did you know that for exercise she used to ‘head down to the local gym, do the weight machine circuit maybe twice, and then join her sister for a step class’? Here is the kicker: Her post workout meal was a CIGARETTE!! We were just as shocked as you! Now this Oxygen Fitness Model tops her workouts off with a lean protein source & starchy carb meal. WHAT HELPED FATIMA START HER FIRST STEPS TOWARD A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE? Oxygen magazine. She followed an Oxygen magazine weight and cardio routine so she could get bikini ready for a trip to Hawaii. This was the FIRST time she ever saw muscle definition in her arms! Now her pipes can’t be missed. Fatima continued with her journey and quit smoking. She has been cigarette free for 12 years! This is a great accomplishment (and it was ‘cold turkey’ - impressive). Today, Fatima Leite Kusch has her own online training system called FitnessPrint and she’s also the coach for TEAM BLESSED BODIES, her competitive fitness clients. So in case you didn’t think you could change, think of Fatima when times get tough. It can be done and not everyone in the fitness industry was always ‘fit’. [For more information: Check out the June 2012 issue of Oxygen magazine]

This is our amazing coach!  So interesting to read.  Goes to show you can start pretty much anywhere. :)

thefameofhealthandfitness:

Fatima Leite Kusch (as you know) is my coach. She is one of my biggest inspirations and has improved my life vastly. To look at her, you might assume she’s always been into health and fitness, but she hasn’t!! And to me, this is what makes her that much more inspirational! She’s a person who decided to change her life for the better and stuck with it. I respect and appreciate her honesty and realism so much. She has ups and downs like us all and she’s not perfect. But this IS what makes her perfect in my eyes. I am so happy and proud to read about my coach in Oxygen magazine. A bonus to this interview was that Oxygen even mentioned the competition team I am on! Team Blessed Bodies!! What an honor. I hope you can an opportunity to read this article and know that if you want change that you can have it. Inspire and be inspired. xo

fitnessprint:

Oxygen magazine has DIRT on Fatima Leite Kusch!

Some people might assume that Fatima was always as healthy and fit as she is now but think again!

She was a ‘skinny-fat smoker who only ate two meals a day’. Shocking, considering she now consistently eats 5-6 meals a day.

It’s obvious from Fatima’s physique that she devotes time in the gym for both cardio and lifting weights. But did you know that for exercise she used to ‘head down to the local gym, do the weight machine circuit maybe twice, and then join her sister for a step class’?

Here is the kicker: Her post workout meal was a CIGARETTE!! We were just as shocked as you! Now this Oxygen Fitness Model tops her workouts off with a lean protein source & starchy carb meal.

WHAT HELPED FATIMA START HER FIRST STEPS TOWARD A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE?

Oxygen magazine. She followed an Oxygen magazine weight and cardio routine so she could get bikini ready for a trip to Hawaii. This was the FIRST time she ever saw muscle definition in her arms! Now her pipes can’t be missed.

Fatima continued with her journey and quit smoking. She has been cigarette free for 12 years! This is a great accomplishment (and it was ‘cold turkey’ - impressive).

Today, Fatima Leite Kusch has her own online training system called FitnessPrint and she’s also the coach for TEAM BLESSED BODIES, her competitive fitness clients.

So in case you didn’t think you could change, think of Fatima when times get tough. It can be done and not everyone in the fitness industry was always ‘fit’.

[For more information: Check out the June 2012 issue of Oxygen magazine]

Yuummmm… If this was tweaked around a little bit, it could be an every day thing! :) veganlolly: Vegan coconut Almond hot chocolate with vegan whipped cream A thing of beauty. Click for the recipe. 

Yuummmm… If this was tweaked around a little bit, it could be an every day thing! :)

veganlolly:

Vegan coconut Almond hot chocolate with vegan whipped cream

A thing of beauty. Click for the recipe. 

I am going to make this for my birthday cheat! veganlolly: Vegan peanut butter chocolate chip pie Click for recipe

I am going to make this for my birthday cheat!

veganlolly:

Vegan peanut butter chocolate chip pie

Click for recipe

This is some sage advice!  Especially for those of us that are planning on spending our summers at the beach and outdoors in general, where sometimes it is too inconvenient to carry around a cooler for food, particularly if you do not drive! evepostapple: Eating Clean On The Beach Just because it’s beach season does not mean that a bag of Doritos and some fish and chips or a burger should lure you away from your healthy eating.  If you don’t have the time to pack a picnic, there are many take out options.  Some of my favs: Brown rice sushi Wholefoods salad bar Mexican take out (I normally get a tofu taco salad with corn and black beans) For all of you meat eaters out there, pick up a rotisserie chicken from places such as Nandos or from your local market Fish stands that offer grilled or raw options Grilled chicken burger wrapped in lettuce BBQ’s are an especially great way to eat well over the summer. If you are planning to spend the day at the beach, don’t head out without some clean snacks and lots of water. Start the summer off on a healthy note by eating clean on the beach, you will feel fabulous and by the end of the summer you will still be toned and fit :)

This is some sage advice!  Especially for those of us that are planning on spending our summers at the beach and outdoors in general, where sometimes it is too inconvenient to carry around a cooler for food, particularly if you do not drive!

evepostapple:

Eating Clean On The Beach


Just because it’s beach season does not mean that a bag of Doritos and some fish and chips or a burger should lure you away from your healthy eating.  If you don’t have the time to pack a picnic, there are many take out options.  Some of my favs:

  • Brown rice sushi
  • Wholefoods salad bar
  • Mexican take out (I normally get a tofu taco salad with corn and black beans)
  • For all of you meat eaters out there, pick up a rotisserie chicken from places such as Nandos or from your local market
  • Fish stands that offer grilled or raw options
  • Grilled chicken burger wrapped in lettuce

BBQ’s are an especially great way to eat well over the summer.

If you are planning to spend the day at the beach, don’t head out without some clean snacks and lots of water.

Start the summer off on a healthy note by eating clean on the beach, you will feel fabulous and by the end of the summer you will still be toned and fit :)


I cannot wait to try out Zain’s smoothie. :)  

evepostapple:

Zain’s Supercharged Solar Eclipse Smoothie:

Harness the energy of the solar eclipse with this energized smoothie made with eclipse charged water and a rich blend of sun kissed fruits and power foods.

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup Solar Eclipse Charged Water (fill a dark bottle with purified water and leave outside for at least 2 hours today - you can charge more water if you wish)

1/2 Cup Unsweetened Cashew Milk OR Almond OR Flax Milk

11/2 Cups Ripe Mango

1 Tbsp Cashew Butter

1 Tbsp Raw Manuka 25+ Honey OR your choice of sweetener

1/2 Frozen Banana

1 Cup Kale (optional)

15g Chia Seeds

Directions:

1. Blend all ingredients in magic bullet or food processor, serve cold

Yuummmm…. I would love to make this a very clean… lovely cheat. :) hee hee. shestonedandstoned: I used the following recipe. I didn’t have everything on hand, so I improvised, aaand THEY’RE FUCKING AMAZING. The cookies & cream flavor made up for any sweetness that vanilla extract would add. I probably could’ve cut down on the actual sugar as well. I don’t know, I’m always trying to tweak things. CLEAN EATING CHOCOLATE BROWNIES INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup Oatmeal 3 tbsp Coconut Oil (preferably Organic) Canola Oil 1/2 cup Stevia 1/3 cup Plain, Nonfat Greek Yogurt 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 1/4 cup Unsweetened Baking Cocoa 1/4 cup Chocolate protein powder (preferably casein) Ultimate Muscle protein powder in Cookies & Cream (all I had) 1 Egg and 1 White 1/3 cup Dark Chocolate Chips or Nuts (optional) DIRECTIONS 1. Mix dry ingredients together2. Mix wet ingredients together3. Combine everything together4. Put in 8 X 8 pan5. Heat Oven at 350 for about 20 minutes.6. These can be stored in the freezer if you cannot eat all at once or want to space out eating proportions.

Yuummmm…. I would love to make this a very clean… lovely cheat. :) hee hee.

shestonedandstoned:

I used the following recipe. I didn’t have everything on hand, so I improvised, aaand THEY’RE FUCKING AMAZING. The cookies & cream flavor made up for any sweetness that vanilla extract would add. I probably could’ve cut down on the actual sugar as well. I don’t know, I’m always trying to tweak things.

CLEAN EATING CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 cup Oatmeal
  • 3 tbsp Coconut Oil (preferably Organic) Canola Oil
  • 1/2 cup Stevia
  • 1/3 cup Plain, Nonfat Greek Yogurt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1/4 cup Unsweetened Baking Cocoa
  • 1/4 cup Chocolate protein powder (preferably casein) Ultimate Muscle protein powder in Cookies & Cream (all I had)
  • 1 Egg and 1 White
  • 1/3 cup Dark Chocolate Chips or Nuts (optional)

DIRECTIONS

1. Mix dry ingredients together
2. Mix wet ingredients together
3. Combine everything together
4. Put in 8 X 8 pan
5. Heat Oven at 350 for about 20 minutes.
6. These can be stored in the freezer if you cannot eat all at once or want to space out eating proportions.

Something I have to remind myself every day….. The key is consistency.  I had a tendency in the past to slip up every few days, but once I realized that no matter how much solid, clean food I was eating, if I was supplementing with something NOT on the plan, I was going backwards, not forwards. :)

Something I have to remind myself every day….. The key is consistency.  I had a tendency in the past to slip up every few days, but once I realized that no matter how much solid, clean food I was eating, if I was supplementing with something NOT on the plan, I was going backwards, not forwards. :)

I cannot wait to try this… DELICIOUS!!! :)  Our team is so creative with their recipes! haveyourcakeandbefittoo: YOGURT CHEESECAKE by our Team Blessed Bodies’ competitor, Veronica. Part of this recipe is from The Eat-Clean Diet Cookbooks. First, I made yogurt cheese (strained yogurt) but one day I experimented with my sugar-free jello and it tasted and had the consistency of cheesecake! Yogurt Cheesecake DessertWhat you need: 1 container of liberty fat free plain yogurt cheese cloth a fine mesh strainer(sifter) bowl package fat free/sugar-free cheesecake jello pudding To make yogurt cheese:Put strainer over bowl, line strainer with cheese cloth, place yogurt in strainer and let sit in the fridge overnight.To make one serving:Mix about 3 tbs of the powdered jello mix with approx. 4 to 5 tbs of your choice of milk (skim, almond, soy). Basically just enough to make it look like pudding. Then mix in your dairy serving of yogurt cheese (I use approx 1/3 of a cup) and enjoy!

I cannot wait to try this… DELICIOUS!!! :)  Our team is so creative with their recipes!

haveyourcakeandbefittoo:

YOGURT CHEESECAKE by our Team Blessed Bodies’ competitor, Veronica.

Part of this recipe is from The Eat-Clean Diet Cookbooks. First, I made yogurt cheese (strained yogurt) but one day I experimented with my sugar-free jello and it tasted and had the consistency of cheesecake!

Yogurt Cheesecake Dessert

What you need:

  • 1 container of liberty fat free plain yogurt
  • cheese cloth
  • a fine mesh strainer(sifter)
  • bowl
  • package fat free/sugar-free cheesecake jello pudding


To make yogurt cheese:
Put strainer over bowl, line strainer with cheese cloth, place yogurt in strainer and let sit in the fridge overnight.

To make one serving:
Mix about 3 tbs of the powdered jello mix with approx. 4 to 5 tbs of your choice of milk (skim, almond, soy). Basically just enough to make it look like pudding. Then mix in your dairy serving of yogurt cheese (I use approx 1/3 of a cup) and enjoy!

Keep it solid every day!

Keep it solid every day!

WOOOO GO TEAM! divabikinileslie: fitnessprint: Congratulations to Leslie, Carla, Tanya, Chandan, and Trish for successfully completing your journey to the stage. It was a blast!!!

WOOOO GO TEAM!

divabikinileslie:

fitnessprint:

Congratulations to Leslie, Carla, Tanya, Chandan, and Trish for successfully completing your journey to the stage.

It was a blast!!!

(Source: myworldinterrupted)

Yeah, can’t deny that. :) francaiskitty: Truth. #paleo #primal (Taken with instagram)

Yeah, can’t deny that. :)

francaiskitty:

Truth. #paleo #primal (Taken with instagram)

"In matters of so vital import as diet, nothing should be taken for granted…every time we allow a child or ourselves to indulge in the output of the candy shop, the soda fountain or pastry counter, we introduce into their lives those very elements that corrupt their existence: denatured, devitalized and demoralized foodstuffs… the field which at present, more than any other, offers the individual an opportunity to gain or lose, rise or fall in his dealings with destiny, is the field of diet." Medical Standard, 1922 (via thosehimalayasofthemind)
My teammate Leslie’s awesome idea.  So going to do this. :)  May as well make meals as relaxing and awesome as possible! divabikinileslie: I had my dinner in the bath the other night! It was heavenly. :) TWO DAYS OUT FROM MY SHOW!!!!

My teammate Leslie’s awesome idea.  So going to do this. :)  May as well make meals as relaxing and awesome as possible!

divabikinileslie:

I had my dinner in the bath the other night! It was heavenly. :) TWO DAYS OUT FROM MY SHOW!!!!

Violent dreams: 10 reasons to be vegan

monsterdolll:

1. SLIM DOWN AND BECOME ENERGIZED

Is shedding some extra pounds first on your list of goals for the new year? Vegans are, on average,up to 20 pounds lighter than meat-eaters. And unlike unhealthy fad diets, which leave you feeling tired (and usually result in gaining all the weight back…