Superfoods for GORGEOUS Skin

Anyone else out there every struggle with their skin? I've tried like a GAZILLION products... basically if it's on the market, I've more than likely bought it. Lately, I've been looking into how the foods I am eating (you know, in my quest for everlasting health and fitness, right?!) affect my complexion, and here's what I've discovered...

Not only does eating clean help you keep extra weight from creeping on, but it actually makes you MORE BEAUTIFUL. I don't know about you, but I'm not in a position to be rejecting extra beauty, haha. When you take care of yourself your health radiates from the inside out! Good nutrition naturally nurtures healthy, glowing skin to help keep it free of acne. I always wondered why many skin-nurturing beauty products on the market sound like you could eat them... a lot of them have ingredients like citrus, acai berries, camu-camu and other potent superfoods in them; apparently, these ingredients are as good for you insides as they are for your exterior.

Good nutrition also can do wonders for strengthening your hair from heating products you may use every day and it also supports healthy growth and texture. Finally, when you’re eating right you may also notice your nails become stronger, grow faster and maybe don’t crack and break as often. This is all thanks to good nutrition! So what should you be eating to enrich your hair, skin and nails?
Here are a few ingredients that are great for all of the above. You can find these ingredients in many foods at your local grocery store and you can find ALL of them in Shakeology, which is ridiculously easy for a crazy busy teacher like myself!

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I'm BAAAAACK!! Time to get BEASTY :D

My FITFAM!!

Thanks for bearing with me as I took the summer to reconfigure LIFE a bit. :)

As a middle school teacher, summers are pretty precious. This summer, my husband and I decided to do a good bit of traveling and spend time at the beach, as well as re-evaluate some of our plans for the rest of 2015 and 2016. And let's just say that in this summer whirlwind, my proverbial dance card got mega full. Unfortunately, the blog was one of the things I took off my plate for a few weeks. HOWEVER, I have been collecting TONS of great content to share with you! From recipes to fitness tips to PERFORMANCE SCIENCE... (yes, this teacher got SCHOOLED this summer!), I've got so many fun things to share in the coming weeks! 

So you may (or may not) be wondering... what the heck have I been up to?! Lazy middle school teacher, vacationing all summer! Well, not exactly. On a personal note, David (the hubs) and I have been struggling with selling our town home. It's been a vortex of showings, offers, and... no contracts. Our buyers just can't seem to get their financing. So in true teacher fashion (yes, he's a teacher too... it's how we met! ) we've been working on a "Plan B"... saving money like it's going out of style, and paying off debt. I'm really happy to announce that as of last week, we have completely ELIMINATED our credit card debt. HAPPY DANCE!!! 

Fitness-wise, I took on a challenge I thought I'd NEVER do. I'm a cardio girl and love my Insanity workouts, so lifting weights has always been something I've shied away from. Enter... THE BEAST: 

I'm tackling one of the toughest programs I've ever encountered... it's called Body Beast, and it's all about heavy weight lifting. I'm trying to grow muscle and also decrease my body fat percentage, and I'm learning so much about the nutrition side of what occurs in your body post-workout, overnight, and during the workout so I can fuel it correctly for maximum results. I'm now in Week 5, and I've got 8 more to go... so not quite half way! I'll keep you guys posted as I continue to learn and experience more in this new realm (well, new to me) of my fitness world. :)

New post coming soon! xoxo, Alison