Saturday, July 11, 2009

Isn’t protein just for weightlifters?




After a great workout, my husband and I enjoy a delicious Protein Shake or Frosty by Melaleuca.

Our Favorite Recipe

Ingredients:
Cup of puffed wheat
Handful of Ice
1-3 Fresh banana ( I prefer freezing my own before they turn brown)
2-4 scoops of your favorite Whey Protein (or Soy Protein) chocolate or vanilla flavor preferably Proflex 20 by Melaleuca
Cup of low or non fat milk (you can also use soy, rice or almond milk)
You can also add your favorite fresh berries (eg. strawberries, blueberries and/or blackberries)

Makes 2-4 servings

Gadget:
Blender and cups

Mix all ingredients in the blender, puffed wheat first and the milk last. To make a Frosty, replace the mild with cold water.
Cover and blend. Enjoy!!!



FUN FACTS:

Isn’t protein just for weightlifters? Definitely not.

Protein is the basic building block of muscle. It is essential for proper growth and maintenance of everything from muscles and skin to hair and fingernails. Everyone should be aware of their protein intake.

  • Beginning at around age 35, you can lose about 1% of your muscle mass each year
  • Without protein, you can’t keep or build muscle—no matter how much you work out
  • Without protein after exercise, your body may break down existing muscle.

Melaleuca's ProFlex15’s proprietary blend of 4 diverse proteins gives your muscles what they need to build lean muscle.

Vitamins C, E and lipoic acid provide powerful antioxidant protection so you can recover faster.

Two plant based enzymes help you absorb the protein while fiber aids in digestive comfort.

New ProFlex15 Shakes gives your muscles what they need to Build, Recover, and Absorb.

Available in Classic Vanilla or Dutch Chocolate Protein Shake Mix. Also available in Doble Chocolate or Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bars.

How do I order my Melaleuca Proflex Protein Shake and Bars?

To order email, Vince or Filipina at JourneytoTotalWellBeing@gmail.com or call (732) 721-0408 and get a preferred customer price and save up to 30% to 40% on all Melaleuca products.


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Data Source: Melaleuca Proflex20® Product Guide

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Living With Love and Gratitude

What are we grateful for in our life right now?

1) I am grateful for my life as it is right now, what I have, what I don't have this moment and what I will have in the future waiting for me to receive.
2) I am grateful for my family, my friends, my relatives, my peer group, colleagues, acquaintances, even those who may not like or agree with me very much. Because of you I've learned a lesson or two and loved my life even more.
3) I am grateful for the love of my life, Vincent my husband who inspired me to love unconditionally and not be afraid with being IN LOVE FOREVER!
4) I am grateful for my daughter Amanda, who is the wind beneath my wings since she was born, who has been my inspiration, my Angel a gift from God to guide me each day and strive to be the best I can.
5) I am grateful for all the powerful women in my life esp. my mom who raised me to believe in God and that He is always my Savior, my mom also taught me the real value of faith, she always believed in me no matter what; my sister Amanda, who taught me to stay focused and keeps me accountable for my actions; my Aunt Betty, who taught me how to give and have faith always and most of all my fairy godmother and mentor; Ana who taught me to love myself first so I can give more of myself to others and to soar like the phoenix always getting up from fire and flying higher each time.

With Love and Gratitude,

Filipina


1)I am grateful for my ability to learn how to change my life for the better. To be able to learn a better way to succeed.
2)I am grateful for my wife, Filipina,my one and TRUE LOVE, she has taught me to see myself as who I can become and not who I was. She overlooked my mistakes and saw that I changed them into positives. She also showed me how I can shine even on a sunless day!!
3)I am grateful for the family I have, my mom and dad and sisters who help me along the way. They don't realize how. But by the disagreements and kinds words they have helped me strive for a better life.
4)I am grateful for the LORD. He has shown me to forgive, and to love those who are not mine friend. Without HIM I would not be able to succeed.
5)I am grateful for my children, they have shown me how to laugh even at the worst times. They have no idea how grateful I am for them. They also teach me in a way.

With Peace and Gratitude,

Vincent

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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Let's work out together!

Vince and I officially started working out everyday since April 27, 2008 using Tony Horton's P90X program by Beachbody. We usually do it between 4:30pm to 5pm on weekdays and in the morning on Saturday (as much as possible). We realized we needed proper diet and supplements to help us achieve our goals effectively and efficiently. So to help us enhance our results, we take one Melaleuca Access Bar 15 minutes before the workout each day. This is very important since the Access Bar helps increase our performance by turning fat into fuel and reduces the lactic acid build up during the workout, which makes your muscles tire and give out.

At the end of our workout, Vince and I take Proflex15 Whey protein shake by Melaleuca to keep and build our muscles. "Protein is the basic building block of muscle. It is essential for proper growth and maintenance of everything from muscles and skin to hair and fingernails. Everyone should be aware of their protein intake. Beginning at around age 35, you can lose about 1% of your muscle mass each year. Without protein, you can’t keep or build muscle—no matter how much you work out. Without protein after exercise, your body may break down existing muscle. We recommend Melaleuca's ProFlex15’s since it has proprietary blend of 4 diverse proteins gives your muscles what they need to build lean muscle.Vitamins C, E and lipoic acid provide powerful antioxidant protection so you can recover faster." We love the Dutch Chocolate flavor, it is a great treat after our hard work!"

Our 17 year old daughter, Amanda, also committed to working out about 4-5 times per week. She started on May 4, 2007 and usually joins in with us on nights when she doesn't have to work or have any extra curricular activities in school. Before the workout, Amanda also takes the Melaleuca Access Bar but since she is only 17 she doesn't need a protein drink after a workout. Instead we let her drink Sustain Sport by Melaleuca which is "the only drink made with four key electrolytes (calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium) to give you maximum athletic performance."

To ensure our maximum daily performance, we also take vitamin and mineral supplements daily. We prefer Melaleuca's Vitality Pack. Vincent's takes the one specially formulated for Men while Amanda and I take the one formulated for Women. "Melaleuca's Vitality Pack is the first and only multivitamin supplement in the world to utilize the patent-pending Oligofructose Complex. This groundbreaking process addresses the fundamental problems found in traditional multivitamins, making it the ideal supplement to close the nutritional gaps found in everyone’s diet—no matter their age." We choose Melaleuca's products because they are proven effective, safe, environmentally friendly, very economical and most of all Melaleuca's Mission is congruently aligned with our journey to total well being.

Finally, we strive each day to eat healthy, stay hydrated, breathe properly and always try to be a peak state. For healthy eating, we utilize a combination of the P90X Nutrition Guide and what we've learned from other sources throughout the years (such as Tony Robbins's Living Health, Michael Turmond's Diet, Ann Gittleman's Fat Flush, etc.) tailored to our lifestyle. (Stay tuned to our blogs for other Nutrition tips and delicious recipes.)

To be able to sustain this enthusiasm and way of living, we realize we would need support from each other and from family and friends. We encourage you to join us in our quest and support each other!

Let's work out together and keep each other pumped up and schedule the workout together wherever you are (eg. at home in your living room, garage or basement, in the gym, on the streets or in the park) or whatever exercise program you are using (eg. walking, jogging, running, other cardio workouts, kickbox, weight lifting, rebounding, dancing, martial arts, sports training, etc.).


Together we will be unstoppable. Together we will succeed!!!



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