Honey, dinner is served.

Shakeology by Beachbody has been a blessing to me and my family. My struggle with Psoriasis and weight loss is now so easy to handle. Why? Because I drink Shakeology. Best of all it takes like a frozen treat, it is economical and so easy to make. My whole family loves it! Try it.

With love and gratitude,
Filipina

Filipina & Vince
Team Beachbody Coaches
avibrantlife@beachbodycoach.com
http://beachbodycoach.com/AVibrantLife

What is Shakeology®?

Shakeology® is a nutritional protein shake that provides a wide spectrum of healthy nutrients in a low-calorie formula. Whether you use it as a meal replacement for weight loss or simply to ensure your body gets all the nutrients it needs for optimal health, Shakeology® takes the guesswork out of nutrition.

What’s in it?
Shakeology® contains over 70 ultra high-quality ingredients conveniently located in one glass, to deliver nearly all the nutrients you need to maintain a healthy diet. It’s good for you—and good for everyone—because everyone’s diet is deficient in some of the key nutrient groups packed into just one Shakeology® serving†:
- Protein from whey, which is highly absorbable, gives you 8 essential amino acids that help you build muscle, lose weight, support brain function, and keep your skin and bones healthy.

- Vitamins and minerals support optimum health.

- Antioxidants boost the immune system and help reduce free radical damage that can lead to heart disease, heart attacks, blood pressure, and stroke.

- Phytonutrients support immune function and have anti-inflammatory properties. Many phytonutrients have antioxidant properties as well.

- Prebiotics support digestive and immune health.

- Digestive enzymes help in the digestion of foods and increase the absorption rate of those foods for optimum health.

What can it do for you?
Shakeology® is an effective way to help you lose weight, increase your energy and be the healthiest you can possibly be. In an independent 90-day study*, participants who replaced at
least one meal per day experienced some amazing health benefits.

Shakeology® can help you†:
- Lose weight
- Reduce cravings
- Increase energy and stamina
- Promote healthy digestion and regularity

Proven results:
As part of the recommended Shakeology® program of replacing a meal with one shake per day, along with regular exercise and a balanced diet, participants experienced even more remarkable health improvements. The study also showed that participants were able to*:

- Reduce total cholesterol by 30% on average
- Reduce LDL (“bad”) cholesterol by 38% on average
- Reduce cardiovascular risk ratio by 24% on average
- Reduce oxidative damage caused by free radicals on average by 45%, which can help decrease the risk for developing degenerative conditions like heart disease, dementia, and arthritis

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*In a 90-day study, participants replaced one meal per day with Shakeology, ate a balanced diet and exercised moderately three times per week. Total cholesterol was reduced on average by 30% and LDL cholesterol reduced on average by 38%. †These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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Why do you need Shakeology®?
It’s hard to eat the recommended daily servings of fresh fruit and vegetables every day, especially with today’s busy lifestyles. Convenience foods, like packaged or fast food, are so processed that important nutrients have been destroyed. Shakeology® helps provide what you’ve been missing, delivering a wide variety of nutrients from whole food sources to meet your body’s needs. Plus, each highly nutritious, low-calorie serving helps to keep you full and and
satisfied between meals.

How to use it?
It’s simple. Mix 1 scoop of Shakeology® with 8 oz. of water. If you like, add ice. Or, if you want something more filling and maybe even more satisfying, blend your Shakeology®with ice and nonfat, almond, rice, or soy milk. Shakeology® dissolves easily, but blending it will give it a thicker, creamier texture.

Here are some favorite recipes that we enjoy:
Make it like a frostie: 1 scoop of Shakeology® with 8 oz. of water, ice, 1 banana, raw almonds soaked in water overnight, flax seed meal and wheat germ. For a more berry flavor, add fresh or frozen blueberries, strawberries and/or blackberries.

How does it compare?
Many other products can give you a few of these nutrient groups, but as a breakthrough in nutrition, Shakeology® provides them all in one shake!

Where do I order my Shakeology®? Easy. Order your Shakeology® today at

http://beachbodycoach.com/AVibrantLife

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Data Source: Beachbody Shakeology® Product Guide

Stepping up our game...

Our Journey to Total Fitness

By: Coach Filipina

I just turned 37 in June and realized I have gained a few more pounds since Vince and I got married in September of 2008. Vince and I love to cook. Our diet was filled with carbs, rice for me and pasta for him. Coming from an Asian descent, rice was difficult to get rid off. Likewise for Vince, coming from an Italian descent and being a Chef for a few years, he couldn't stay away from pasta, pizza and garlic bread. Vince makes the best homemade Italian gravy (marinara, vodka sauce, meat sauce, pesto, you name it) and pizza I've ever tasted. We both love to cook and have family and friends over to enjoy and share our cooking. Vince & I also love desserts, unhealthy snacks and coffee. It didn't take long before Vince and I grew fatter.

YES FAT and UNHEALTHY!

We would kid with each other when we hug that one day we really wouldn't be able to reach each other since our bellies will be on the way. Funny but not really amusing. We also love to cuddle and sit in our beautiful leather coach and watch the tube and eat popcorn with lots of butter and Goobers or Rocky Road. It was fun at first until we started getting sick and complain with aches and pain. We also always felt tired. I had a skin condition called Psoriasis since I was 17 and it comes and goes depending on how stress and healthy I am. At this point my body was very acidic and unhealthy that my skin was all flared up and covered with Psoriasis. Vince had experienced a couple of injuries - knee and shoulder - and it gives him pain every so often. Since we met in 2006, we both gotten unhealthy and our cholesterol had soared because of our lifestyle. If it weren't for taking vitamins, we would probably be worst.

We've told each other how we should start exercising, loose the weight and eat healthy but we've only gone so far with it. Probably like most people we've talked to, we've faced the same challenges, mostly excuses before we finally committed to stepping up and just take action.

Here are a few excuses we came up with:

- I'm too tired today, let's do it tomorrow.
- Let's just relax today, my body hurts.
- Maybe we can start on Monday.
- Maybe we can start after the holidays.
- We can't afford to pay a personal trainer.
- Maybe when we make more money, we can make more time to exercise.
- Too tired to wake up early to exercise.
- Too late to work out after work.
- Too expensive to join the gym.
- Not enough time in the world.
- I love pizza. I love Pasta. I love Rice.
- We can start tomorrow.
- Honey, I can't run. It hurts.

And the list goes on. Okay, so how many of these BS can you relate with?

Yeah, we know! We gone through it and sometimes we still can come up with excuses.

Until one day, we both got fed up by own bull shit. So we tried assessing our options:

- Local Gym Subscription
- Running and calisthenics
- Pull up and Push up machines and Ab Lounger, Rebounder, etc.
- other workout videos like Billy Blanks and core secrets, etc.
- Even bought a Total Body Gym and started working together in our basement
- Martial Arts or kickboxing classes, etc.
- Tried being semi-vegetarians

These options worked but we couldn't sustain the lifestyle and most are too costly. We wanted something we both can do together, something practical and something we can commit to in our lifetime.

One Saturday morning while Vince was working overtime, I've decided to turn on the TV and check out what's on. (I usually don't watch TV without Vince unless it's prime time every once in a while.) Flipping the channels, the only interesting thing that caught my attention was the P90X infomercial with Tony Horton. I could not believe my eyes...WOW!

Muscle confusion, 12 workouts in the comfort of your own home...Weight Training, Sculpting, Yoga, Pilates, Martial Arts...I was hooked!

I took immediate action and purchased the program. I've never played in any sport in my life, always at the sidelines cheering. I did however learned a little martial arts and kick boxing and even competed in tournaments when I was in my twenties. I know my husband would love it since he served in the Marines for 7 years. He had showed me and my daughter how he worked out with just body weight. I know he would love the pull ups and push up exercises and the weight lifting.

My husband was skeptical at first but he trusted my decision. We got the DVD program end of March but we didn't get started until almost the last week in April and the rest was history. (Please check out my blog entry, Healing Myself with Love, for details on how we prepared before starting the program.)

Day 1 (April 21, 2009) to Day 60+ (June 28, 2009)

It's been 63 days since we started. I have seen an impeccable improvement in my skin. I also lost about 5 lbs and 1 and 1/2 inches in my waist so far. My husband was able to slowly rehabilitate his knees and shoulders as Tony Horton shows the workouts in different levels and modified moves. Vince lost about 11 pounds to date and 2 inches around his waist.

Besides working out 6 days per week with Tony Horton, we also found a solution to our nutritional challenges. The program came with a Nutritional Guide and you can signed up to be a Club Members and got a personalized meal plan and free coaching. Since we love shakes, smoothies and frosties, the Shakeology Meal Replacement is the best reward ever on a hectic day. We can replace a meal with our favorite delicious treat - Greenberry Shakeology - whenever we want. The best part is, it is also good for our growing kids. It is so delicious that our daughter loves it too. It has all the essential vitamins and minerals including the fatty and amino acids from natural and organic sources. We are thrilled to jump start our health and not give up our love for desserts:-) but replace it with something healthy. We also take protein shakes after our workouts to help us build and maintain our muscle mass and eliminate or reduce soreness.

Vince and I still get to spend time together and cuddle in front of the tube only this time we are more active while "pushing play" with Tony Horton and his gang. We can hug even closer now, with less belly fat on the way. We hug and kiss more as we bump fist or when we X our biceps for P90X. It is extra special to workout with a buddy especially a loved one. It's a date! A great fore play for couples. (Yes! I said it. It keeps the passion alive and makes us healthy.) We both feel healthier and energized. Ask Vince about it. LOL. Now I can throw a football and loving it; I even learned how to play softball. We both can keep up with the little kids and teenagers in our families. Thanks to P90X! Plyometrics X!

Bring it!

So this is the beginning of our journey to total fitness! Now we are on our way to succeeding our physical goals and getting financial fit as well as while we workout by signing up as coaches. Now besides sharing healthier meals with our family, we can also share our new found passion of getting healthy, staying fit and getting paid.

What a empowering feeling!

Join us in this journey! We'd love to be there with you. Together we can make our lives so much better. Together we can succeed. Together we can make a difference.

Join Team Beachbody and fulfill the life you've always imagined.

Here's to your success!

With gratitude and love,

Filipina

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DECIDE. COMMIT. SUCCEED.

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Living Healthy and Vibrant - A Lifetime Commitment

An Excerpt from Healing Myself With Love
By: Filipina Perez Schlesier

On March 28, Saturday morning, while Vince was at work, I saw an infomercial by Beachbody on Tony Horton, P90X program and it hit me! Muscle confusion work out mixed with cardio and strength training, martial arts and yoga. I was thrilled. So I decided to buy it and I committed to doing it. I knew it was what I needed to do. Thank God for my supportive husband, he decided and committed to do the program with me. We both agreed that this would be a lifetime commitment!

So on April 21, Vince and I started the program by taking our "Day 1" pictures, performed a fit test and took our body measurements, weight, body fat analysis (Army Method), BMI, and set our goals. Then we tried the workouts throughout the week as a trial run to establish a schedule that worked for both of us. We committed not only to a lasting lifestyle by also to doing it more effectively and efficiently this time, so we also took the time to do the following:

• Reassessed our eating habbits and food choices
• Consulted on a few health books about my skin condition and proper eating habits
  
• Read up on the P90X Nutrition Plan and assessed our meal plans accordingly
  
• Cleansed our pantry and refrigerator from any unhealthy condiments and treats
  
• Shopped for energy foods like whole grains (bread, wraps, pasta, flour) and brown rice
• Stacked up on fresh green and leafy vegetables, sometimes yellow, water vegetables
• Eliminated red meat from our diet instead we have tofu, fish and occasionally have lean meats like pork loin, turkey and lamb for extra protein.
• Hydrating by drinking water, water with electrolytes or greens
• Stacking up and taking the the proper supplements (i.e. vitamins and minerals)
  
• Protein Shakes or Recovery Drink
• Researched and obtained the proper equipments (i.e. dumbells, bands, pull up bar/machine, mats, etc.) we needed to do the workouts successfully.
  
• Prepared the forms and logs we needed to document our progress
  
• Rearranged the basement and made it our P90X Gym
  
• Brought ourselves in peak state and positive energies

Now we were really ready to "BRING IT!" On April 27, we officially started the program with full force, going through the workouts daily, Monday to Satuday and resting on Sundays.

We also committed to eating healthy, breathing, hydrating, taking proper supplements, thinking positive thoughts and being in a state of gratitude as much as we can each day. The best part is, we hold ourselves accountable for our actions and keep each other motivated each day.