How on earth do I resist all that candy?!?!

How on earth do we resist all of that delicious candy and chocolate??  Yes, definitely great to treat ourselves - a lot of value in that - but how are we going to resist eating 4 little Mars bars in a row?!?!?




What if you were full already - would you still want a ton of candy in your stomach?  Maybe, but what about those goals of ours?

Before I tell you the specifics of the challenge, I want to explain to you how much this challenge will change your body. I’m not kidding. Honest. This challenge will give you more energy throughout your entire day. This challenge will cut fat. This challenge is backed HUGELY by science and is proven over and over.

I posted this a long time ago, before a lot of you were reading my page, so I wanted to re-post it.  There is value in your green veggies.  A lot of people say that veggies don't fill them up.  My opinion?  I think it's more psychological than anything.  If you decide before hand that it's not going to fill you up, how does it have a chance? Plus, people say they need carbs to feel full.  Did you know veggies have carbs in them?  The good kind, but still - they can fill you up if you want them to. 

Leafy greens or any green veggies. Simple as that.

Take time to read what I’m gonna write – don’t skim and I promise you’ll understand why it’s gonna change your eating.  People in our history ate from the earth - ate vegetables galore and were a heck of a lot healthier than we are today.  There's value to them.

In leafy greens there are micronutrients like protein, complex carbs (the good carbs!) and even essential inflammatory-fighting omega 3’s. There are tons of nutrients (B vitamins, manganese etc etc) What those nutrients do is ensure that the body uses the complex carbs for energy instead of storing it as fat. That’s why when people say that green veggies to cut fat, they’re not kidding. 

Leafy greens also allows you to train harder and longer, which means you can build those muscles up quicker, which increases your metabolism.

I’m gonna give you some examples of green veggies – and these are cheap at the grocery store! Buying frozen doesn’t make it less good for you too! Don’t feel like you have to buy everything fresh for it to be good for you – maybe steer clear of canned as that usually adds salt, but frozen veggies have been a staple here.

Greens are very high in folate, which supports your heart health. This folate helps maximize your training by aiding in protein and carb metabolism. It helps develop red blood cells that carry oxygen-rich blood to the muscles. When you have a deficiency in folate, your muscles can fatigue waaay faster. 

Greens are high in Vitamin K, which signals your brain to the muscles, telling them to work harder. It’s that burst of energy you get sometimes.

Greens are high in Vitamin C. Broccoli and Kale have the highest amounts of this. It helps keep your tendons, ligaments strong, and actually keeps your skin strong as strange as that sounds. It also helps ward off body fat. 

Greens are high in Calcium. Calcium, I’ve been learning, is in every nerve impulse in your body, every muscle contraction; the body literally cannot move without calcium. This makes calcium essential in muscle contraction, blood vessel expansion (which is what is needed when we push ourselves really hard and we need our legs moving faster etc).

Greens have a very high dose of potassium. I remember learning in high school that potassium is the happy vitamin – makes you happy. It’s not a vitamin, but an electrolyte. It lives in each cell where it delivers nutrients in and out of the cell to maintain balance. It actually helps the body rid itself of excess belly-bloating sodium.

Okay, here’s some examples of green veggies to add to your diet.

Romaine Lettuce
Spinach
Green Beans
Broccoli (absolute best one – power veggie)
Brussel Sprouts

Think of ways you could incorporate them in your diet. 

My challenge to you: 4 cups of green veggies a day. 

Fill your fridge drawers with green goodness.