I’ll be honest: the first time I tried Shakeology, I had to force myself to finish the whole cup.

I didn’t get the proportions of water to shake to peanut butter right, and I wasn’t used to drinking nutrition shakes, so the taste was overwhelming to me. Once I stocked up on almond milk and bananas, and added ice in the mix, I was happily drinking Shakeology every day – at least for the first month.

At the second month of my get-fit journey, my sister was selling another brand of nutritional meal replacement shake, so I decided to give …

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summer in Vancouver

Summer’s around the corner! Does that have to mean overindulging at barbecues, beers on the patio every week, and worrying about how you look in a bathing suit? NO!

Being healthy brings an immense amount of confidence. Let’s kick-start good habits now that we can bring into the summer months (and beyond)!

To me, summer means spending time with family and friends outdoors, whether it’s walks along the seawall, picnics and barbecues at the park, hiking, or hanging out at the beach. My personal goal for the summer is to spend more time outdoors by going on more hikes and …

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(Oops, I started writing this and never posted!)

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Full house at 6am for T25 with Shaun T!

I woke up early Friday morning with the intention to do the T25 workout, but honestly just felt like going back to bed. Thanks to Dianna’s encouragement, I dragged my lazy butt out of bed and got changed. Once we got to the conference area, we decided to line up for the 21 Day Fix workout instead, but we weren’t even close to getting in, so we ended up at T25 after all. This was my first time doing T25 and it was …

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Wow, what a whirlwind last weekend was! My apologies, as this WILL get wordy. I have so much to recount!

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Flying past Mt. Rainier. // First glimpses of Las Vegas!

I arrived in Vegas for Summit Wednesday night, meeting Kim and Dianna at the airport. When we got to our hotel (New York-New York), I walked through the doors and was instantly struck by how crazy everything is: an infinite sea of slot machines, lights, noise, cigarette smoke, and people, but no obvious sign as to where to check in.

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Cute feature in the New York-New York hotel. // An …

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