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  • Cyber Monday Sale!!!

    November 27, 2017 / 0 Comments

    Happy Cyber Monday!!! It’s CYBER MONDAY! Today ONLY I am offering my IHF Fit Club Membership for $1!! Use Promo Code: CYBERMONDAY17 at check out!! https://www.ihffitclub.com/store/dtWvHLxM    Remember you have always been beautiful you are just deciding to be healthier, fitter and stronger! Will you join us? We’re about grace, not guilt. We are striving to bridge a gap in the fitness and self-love industries. There is a way to love and make peace with your body, while also striving to make positive changes. And there is a way to embrace your unique shape while sculpting new muscles and refining that shape into one that is happy, healthy, and strong. Join…

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    November 19, 2017 / 0 Comments

    Happy Sunday! BOGO Essential Oil Special Have you completed today’s Planksgiving Challenge?  I am so excited! Tommorrow (Monday, November 20th, 2017) starts day 1 of the BOGO Essential Oil Special!!! I use my essential oils every day. It took me a while to build my stash, and I am still in the process of building it up even more.  One thing that has made the process easier, is cashing in on free oils whenever I can. I started using essential oils a year ago this month! My family has experienced some great benefits from using them. Helps with my son’s anxiety, helps us focus and stay on task, boost our immune systems, helps us…

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    Gratitude I love this time of year!! I truly am so very Thankful for you!! “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”― Marcel Proust Thanksgiving is a special tradition filled with family, friends, lots of food and alcohol. You can enjoy your Thanksgiving while accomplishing your weight loss and health goals, all while enjoy your favorite holiday foods. No need to worry. There is a way to enjoy your Thanksgiving and still keep your nutrition and fitness goals. Did you know that the average person will consume approximately 2500-3000 additional calories during the Thanksgiving eat-a-thon? I’ve put…

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  • Butternut Squash Apple Soup

    November 1, 2017 / Comments Off on Butternut Squash Apple Soup

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  • Butternut Squash Soup

    November 1, 2017 / 0 Comments

    Healthy Butternut Squash & Apple Soup  Fall is here and in full swing! Time for soups and warm delicious meals. Today is November 1st! I can’t believe it! Can you? Our gardening has almost come to an end for this year. Which is bittersweet! I won’t miss weeding our large garden!  But I will miss grabbing some fresh veggies right from our garden. Now I just go downstairs to our large freezer for all the prepped and frozen garden veggies.  I just have a few herbs and kale that are still doing great. This year, we decided to grow butternut squash. After making this soup I am so thankful we decided…

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  • Planksgiving 2017

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    Planksgiving 2017 Challenge!!! Its that awesome time of year again! Time for our 3rd year of Planksgiving! I love this challenge and it has been a huge hit each year growing more and more. Well, the holidays are right around the corner. Let’s stay fit this holiday season. Do you if you want to work on your abs? Tone, slim, reveal your 6 pack?? Then this PLANKSGIVING 30 Day PLANK CHALLENGE is for you…. Are you in?? Please join us for 30 days of plank challenge starting NOVEMBER 1st!!! I will send you photos and descriptions each day for 30 days that you can easily perform each plank variations anywhere! So…

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    October 1, 2017 / 0 Comments

    Hello Fall! Which also means its Pumpkin Season!! Try this yummy clean and gluten-free chocolate pumpkin bread. This would be perfect for breakfast paired with eggs and bacon. When you buy Chocolate chips look for the highest Cacao 60% or higher. Stay away from milk chocolate its full of added sugar. cacao vs cocoa Cacao: Chocolate is derived from the cacao plant, which grows pods. When those pods are cracked open, inside there’s a seed that looks a bit like a coffee bean. Jackpot. That’s the cacao bean. Raw, it tastes like a very bitter version of chocolate, and the flavor profile can be different based on the variety of plant,…

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    Hello, October!!!   Can you believe it’s already October? I love Fall and everything it offers!! The fam and I will be decorating our house for Fall and Halloween today!! Yay! When do you start decorating? With a new month also means time for a new challenge? Will you join us?   IHF Fit Club an Online Gym!    Fat burning, muscle building workouts every month, healthy recipes, tips and tools to help you with all your fitness goals.   Do you feel like you have no time to workout? Or go to the gym?  Have no energy? No problem! This membership is for you! I’m a busy Mom so…

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    EGG SALAD I have to say I  love egg salad. I’ve been on a mission to find a way to make a healthy version.  I made this recipe a couple days ago and its so good! And to be honest, there really isn’t anything super special about this recipe. It’s just egg salad, but that’s what makes it perfect? To increase the protein in this recipe I added full-fat Greek yogurt to the egg salad. I like to get, at the very least, 25 g of protein at every meal. So adding in a little extra never hurt anyone. This egg salad will keep you full when you eat with…

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    Back to School!   Well, it that time of year again. Kids are headed back to SCHOOL! Or the “S” Word according to my kids. Do you dread it or celebrate them going back to school? I have mixed feelings each year. I don’t like that I don’t get to be with them all day but on the other hand, I get the opportunity to focus a bit more on my fitness and property management business.  I think the older they get the easier it gets to send them back to school. This year my kids are going into the 5th and 8th grade. Where does the time go? Seems like…

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As newly empty-nest empty nesters, Ryan and I sold it all and live full-time in our cozy camper—trading big house stress for simple joys, freedom, and adventures together.
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