Where You Live Affects Your Body Image!

Wow I totally am happy to see that other women think like I do! When I left Texas to go to U of AZ, I definitely felt more pressure to be thin. Many of the girls were from the coastal towns in California. This didn't get better when I moved to Florida! But nice to know I wasn't alone! Crazy isn't it ladies?

"Your ideal is based in part on your visual 'diet' or the bodies that you see," says Martin Tovée, Ph.D., a psychologist at Newcastle University in England who has studied how different environments affect our body image and preferences. "If you're in a culture or society that places importance on a thin body and it's considered attractive and high-status, you suddenly think, I want that!" A couple of years ago, Tovée and his colleagues traced what happened when women from an area of rural South Africa—where curves were highly valued—moved to the U.K., where the ideal body mass index (BMI) was much, much lower. Within 18 months, the South African women had modified their body preferences to thinner physiques, a pretty seismic cultural recalibration. Tovée adds: "Your ideal shifts as your environment changes."

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Choose This, Not That: Lettuce vs Tortillas

Bibb or Boston lettuce works very nicely. Get the recipe for these black bean tacos with mango-avocado salsa here.

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xoxo,

Michelle Naomi

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Success with Brazil Butt Lift and Shakeology!

This is one of my Challengers who is now PAYING IT FORWARD and KILLING it right now in HER OWN PERSONAL JOURNEY & being the INSPIRATION that so many people NEED!! So PROUD of YOU GIRL!!

Here's Reyna Michelle Lozano's story! 

"May of 2013 I reached a point in my life where enough was enough! I was exhausted, fatigued, obese, and depressed. I was embarrassed to go out. And then I realized "what am I doing?! I can change all of this!" It was then when I decided to take the Beachbody challenge. I started doing Brazil Butt Lift and drinking Shakeology.

I lost 11 lbs in the first 30days. Now, almost 3 months later.... I'm at -22lbs and -5in off my waist. It's amazing.

My initial motivation to lose weight was to make myself feel better. I wanted to boost my confidence, look good and set a good example for my kids.

Once the weight started coming off... I began receiving comments, messages all telling me how inspiring and motivating it was that I was doing this. So I decided to take it to the next step. I became a coach to pay it forward. I had finally found the solution to all of my problems and I wanted to share it with the world. I'd feel selfish if I didn't. My push now is waking up and knowing that someone out there is making healthier choices because of ME! That's the best feeling EVER!"

I would LOVE to help you out on YOUR MISSION to a HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE!

YES I WOULD LIKE A FREE COACH

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That is ME Day 1 - Day 90 of TurboFire and Shakeology!

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tons of calories, and shedding those extra pounds.

Not only do you get Turbofire, you get a monthly supply of Shakeology! Shakeology is the most delicious, nutrient-dense, superfood-packed protein shake on the planet. It contains more than 70 natural ingredients derived from rich, nutrient-dense whole-food sources from around the world. I drink it everyday! It boosts my energy level, curbs cravings and even my hair has grown!

• This is Beachbody’s lowest price ever for the TurboFire Challenge Pack—and this low price is only available for a limited time!
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I AM READY TO COMMIT TO THE CHALLENGE

The Secret to Success

**** ONE OF THE REALEST & BLUNT BLOG POSTS EVER ****

It's not a coincidence that there are some people that seems to have it ALL! Good job, good relationships, always smiling --- they have a sense of "richness" attached to them. I used to think these people were lucky.

Also, it's not a coincidence that there are others that never feel content. No matter what they feel poor, they are stuck in a job they hate and they have crappy relationships. One bad friend after another. One boyfriend that's abusive. (Disclaimer on this statement -- a girl is NEVER AT BLAME, nor is this EVER DESERVED).

I was girl #2 right before I turned 30. I felt lost. I'd ask myself -- why did I attract the abusive friendships and relationships. Where was my passion? I graduated from a great college and had some good careers -- why at 30 did my best friend stab be behind the back and steal money under my nose, I had zero passion to wake up. No job of substance to walk into and no best friend to be by my side.

I DECIDED I could CONTROL my UNIVERSE. I dove into dedicating time into ME as opposed to anything else. For what I was attracting REALLY F-king SUCKED. I learned that SUCCESSFUL and POSITIVE PEOPLE took RISKS!

For instance, I could look and say I have no good job, I am not rich and I can let that consume me. Well guess what happens? You will stay poor. You'll attract these situations because that's what you're expecting. You then come to realize that's what YOU DESERVE. YOU just CREATED a rather SHITTY DESTINY.

At this EXACT DAY last year, I DID IT! I took a RISK. I COMMITTED to CHANGE. I wanted to be person #1. I told people I was going to be a part of Beachbody and I was gonna do ANYTHING IT TOOK to be a SUCCESS STORY.

I could have bought a couple dresses, but instead spent money on a challenge pack in order to become a Beachbody Coach. Since spending this money was a risk, completing this program had even more added value. So I did it. I committed and I knew I would fail if I gave up. Not only was this about changing my UNIVERSE into one FULL OF RICHNESS, I knew deep down I could ENRICH someone else's life. I thought ok maybe a couple people might want to lose some weight and maybe make a few dollars on that side.

Boy was I WRONG. I took a RISK putting up my before and after pictures, letting people into my personal life and WOW it PAID OFF not only physically, but mentally and fiscally.

It gives me CHILLS everyday, that if I decided to keep CRYING about what I DIDN'T HAVE, I would keep NEVER HAVING! And now I have been able to MENTOR around 200 people on my team to their first couple pounds lost to over 20.. I have seen coaches' first paychecks start from small to covering bills.

You'll see over and over again SUCCESSFUL people didn't get just LUCKY. They took risks to better their surroundings. And all of this in one sentence...

They made shit happen.

I hope this above status can help at least one person today make their dreams come true!

Effects of a Beachbody Challenge

I just made this video on HOW a BEACHBODY CHALLENGE changed my LIFE. 

And I actually started CRYING. Tears of HAPPINESS, RELIEF and SHOCK. 

I have been reflecting on the last YEAR on how I started as a Beachbody Challenger to now a Two Star Diamond Coach -- LEADING CHALLENGES and MENTORING my coaches.

Here I explain from BEFORE BEING A BEACHBODY CHALLENGER to NOW..