Megan Thompson

What a fun way to end the year!! I ALWAYS love getting these boxes at my front door! It's so much fun to see different items that have been picked for me! If you remember last month the picks weren't so

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A new year is almost upon us!! That means a fresh start, resolutions and a clean slate! I have a new challenge group starting January 5th. It's a fantastic place to be with like minded people who have similar goals and

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It's here!! and I am SO excited to begin this journey!! I have to admit that for the first time starting a program I am a bit nervous :) I know Shaun T likes to push hard and I do LOVE

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We all have them right? Especially this time of year when our normally long list of things to do seems unattainable. We are all trying to squeeze in an absurd amount of things every day. Who has time for fitness...for nutrition?

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Put this together tonight!  If you're looking for something quick to do every day between now and Christmas to keep those extra pounds off go through this twice a day! :)

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This morning I decided to make myself a little treat.  It's Friday morning after all and a rest day right?! :).   It was pretty simple to make! One scoop of shakeologyOne crushed candy cane12 oz of almond milkIceAdd it all to

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FREE push up or ab challenge!!!! What would you LOVE to start working on in the NEW YEAR?!? FRIEND REQUEST ME ON FACEBOOK AND LET ME KNOW - Most votes by Monday Dec. 15th wins! SHARE - with your friends THIS

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I have been talking with my challenge groups lately about water. Water is a HUGE part of your health and fitness lifestyle. Doesn't matter if you're trying to lose weight or bulk up or maintain. You NEED water. The general idea

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It's almost that time of year again...new years resolutions!! We ALL make them...and truthfully most of us give up on them before the months end. I read a statistic yesterday that only 8% of people follow through with their new years

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Skinny fat is a relatively new term that has been floating around lately. What does it mean? Skinny fat people are people who look think but whose bodies are unhealthy. Skinny does NOT equal healthy. A skinny fat person lacks muscle

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So my third stitch fix arrived!  I'm always so excited to have it arrive in the mail.  This is my third month doing this and I have always found something that I LOVED.   This month I wasn't too thrilled with

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It's that time of year again when we all tend to over induldge :) We take a taste of this and a bite of that. One little bite won't hurt...unless we add up all of those bites over a holiday season....yikes.

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Last night the kids started their advent calendars once again.  It's so much fun to watch them get excited as they open the little doors.   I remember as a kid looking forward to opening them after dinner each night.  What

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Well my 21 days has come and gone! It was a great program that definitely showed results! Now I will say that while doing the 21 day fix I was also using Shakeology every morning for breakfast. 21 day fix comes

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I usually make my list for the month ahead of time but haven't gotten to it yet. That is on my list for tomorrow!  But we now have the first three days done and the kids are loving it :).  I

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With three elves visitng us this year I have a feeling we will be busy!  For their first night back they had some fun with spray snow on the sliding glass doors! :). The kids got a huge kick out of

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This morning we woke up to our north pole breakfast and our elf on the shelf...and he brought friends!! The kids were very excited to see the elves and all of the yummy treats for breakfast! Audrey named her elf Sparkle

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It has been a week since I finished my shakeology cleanse and after talking to many of you and hearing concerns about what would happen once the cleanse ended I am posting a picture of the scale a week later :).

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Tonight we made turkey pizza! The kids had a blast making it. It was super easy for the kids to do and lots of fun! I just used target brand pizza crust that was already made. We put the sauce on

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Tonight Mark and I went to see Big Hero 6.   It was such a GREAT movie!  It was filled with suspense, humor and I even shed a tear.   Mark was cracking up laughing...which I loved :).  Disney also did

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Black Friday is almost here my friends and that means SALES!! Beachbody is jumping on board with some amazing discounts on some great products!! The sale begins tomorrow, Tuesday Nov 25 at 7pm CST and ends Dec. 2. Grab some fantastic

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We had such a busy weekend!!  Between hockey, ballet, nutcracker rehearsals and birthday parties eating healthy is a tall order.  Being busy usually means being away from home and not having access to healthy food choices.  So what do you do?

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I will admit that now the cleanse is over it feels SO nice to eat!! LOL I am trying to be as careful and healthy as I can be though. After talking to so many people after finishing it I heard

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The three day cleanse is over!   And I feel AMAZING!!  I was curious to see if I would want to eat everything in sight today lol but to my surprise I didn't.  No cravings...no wanting unhealthy food.  It made following

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I survived day 2 :)....I will admit day 2 was much easier than day one. I had more energy and although I stuck to the two shakes a day I felt pretty good. I am thankful that today is the last

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Ok so I survived the first day...barely lol. It wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. The cleanse says you should drink three shake a day. I just couldn't After drinking two of them the last thing I wanted

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I have decided to try the Shakeology cleanse. It is a three day cleanse that can help jump start weight loss or break through a plateau. What happens in this cleanse is this.... *Breakfast - Shakeology shake *Snack - Piece of

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I know we always naturally show off and spoil our kiddos but for many of us before those kiddos we had a furry little friend who is still by our side today. He/she has gotten lost in the shuffle of diapers

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I know many of you have been asking me about what I eat and how the 21 day fix works.  In a previous post I explained the 21 day fix so I thought I'd give examples of what I eat throughout

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So this amazing little company popped up to my attention a few months ago. It's genius. For $20 you pay a stylist to pick out 5 items for you. First thing you need to do is sign up for a free

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Well I did it! I ran my first marathon! What an amazing experience. It really is an incredible thing to know that your body is capable of doing such a thing. I set a plan for myself to only focus on

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Rest days were something I used to look forward to when I planned my weekly workouts. It was something I "worked" towards. Now they are something I dread. Don't get me wrong it's nice to have a day where I'm not

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Raising healthy kids isn't easy. We are up against huge corporations that are constantly advertising garbage to our children. It's on tv and the stores and their friends are talking about it. It's up to us as parents to be a

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Just wanted to share my favorite shakeology recipe! I LOVE to blend chocolate shakeology with pbs2 (which is powdered peanut butter) and almond milk. SO good! It fills me up and gives me so much energy throughout the day! I love

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Head on over to my facebook page and vote! I am having a FREE push up or squat challenge. What would you like to work on most? Your booties or your shoulders? Let's get to work!! :) https://www.facebook.com/meganvthompson

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6 days away from a marathon run and I dread seeing you every night. Why do you cause so much pain. Everyone says the more time you and I spend together the less painful it will become but that doesn't seem

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