Oh Hey!

What do you know, I DO exist! I’ve been a VERY VERY bad blogger as of late but I HAVE been a GOOD vlogger and been doing daily videos every.single.day as well as update my intagram and Facebook page on a daily basis. I do, however, vow to update on here a bit more.

Ok…let’s back up a bit, so on my last post I TALKED about hiring Michelle Davis as my coach/trainer and guess what??? I’m on week 5 baby!! I did it and I will NEVER look back. She’s basically everything I expected and more. I train 5 days a week and am LOVING it! I will start uploading weekly progress pictures starting this Saturday:) This journey DOES, however, go hand in hand with The What’s Beautiful Campaign by Under Armour, which I am a proud to say am taking a part of through FitFluential.

So what exactly IS the What’s Beautiful Campaign? It’s a contest to redefine the female athlete by setting your own goals and PUSHING your limits!! I’ve already created my own page where I’ve set my goal to stick to my lifting and cardio training with Michelle. Not only am I sticking to it but I’m truly PUSHING past my limits to be the best version of myself possible.

What I love about the campaign is that it’s PURE motivation for me. I love setting goals and surpassing them <3 Especially when I’m in such good company (Robyn, Morgan, Krysten and I are all training for the Warrior Dash and including it as one of our goals to shave 4 mins off our last year’s time of 54min54sec – WE GOT THIS). Not to mention you can win some pretty awesome swag by participating;) Here’s where you can find all of the details.

I truly appreciate this opportunity to challenge myself and others with this campaign. Let’s get ready to CRUSH these goals! 

Now it’s your turn, what are your goals? State your OWN #IWILL statement! *

Much love,
Jess
xoxo 

*This post is sponsored by Under Armour through FitFluential

Hi loves!

Yikes, it’s been a busy few weeks! Andrew and I are finally back in Toronto and we couldn’t be happier! If you don’t watch TrulyDaily, let me give you a quick update. Andrew’s parents were travelling Australia and New Zealand for 3 weeks and we house sat for them! This meant a much bigger house with a big backyard, perfect for Annabelle! While we loved our stay, there was a lot about our Toronto home we missed. And you know what they say, there’s NO place like Home <3

We’ve been back for a week now and I’m back to my routine and feeling great! SO many exciting things are in the works, one being my 10K race next week! EEP!! If you follow me on instagram or twitter, you already know that I’m running The Toronto Yonge Street 10K as part of the Digital Champions Team! Bloggers REPRESENT!! I’ve been training hard and am HOPING to run the race in 55 mins with my friend Lisa!! We GOT this!!

In other news, I’m really proud of my fitness accomplishments this year. I’ve dealt with a lot of ups and downs throughout the years and I knew that 2013 was going to be MY year and man, I really have worked hard and haven’t stopped…

The picture on the left was taken 2 years ago and the pictures on the right were taken yesterday. I LOVE to workout in shirts I had back then. Not only are they comfortable but they also remind me of how FAR I’ve come. Weightloss isn’t EASY in any means, it’s constant HARD work but you know what? All that work is WORTH it. And I’m officially letting you know that I’m ready for MORE. Ready to take my fitness level to the NEXT level. How? Easy! I’m going to start training with my main inspiration, Michelle Davis. I’ve been following Michelle on instagram for over 6 months now and I’ve always wanted to train with her but I wanted to WORK my way there. This year was all about sticking to my goals and to CHALLENGE myself. Well, since January 1st, 2013, I’ve done just that. I’ve been going to the gym, religiously and eating well, with some hiccups along the way, of course! But the point is I’ve found it. The motivation, the dedication, the strength, the willpower and now, I’m ready to train my little heart out with none other than my inspiration, Michelle Davis (How cute is she?)

I’ve never ever had much experience (if any) with heavy weight training and I’m ready to CHANGE that around. I’m ready to push my body like I NEVER have before. I’m ready to set NEW goals. I’m ready to be 100% ON POINT. I’m ready to be an MShell Bomshell

The next months won’t be easy – nope – I don’t expect nor want it to be. On the contrary, I’m so excited to be pushed to my limits. I’m ready for you MShell Fitness

I’m so happy and excited about LIFE <3 So much in store…the sky is the limit!

Much MUCH more updates to come. Promise. 

Much  love,
Jess
xoxo 

Hi Loves!

Woah, four posts this week? I think it’s some kind of record for me;) I told you I’d be having my Apple Crumble Pancakes again but alas, I had no apples so bananas it was!!

Ingredients
1/2 cup Buttermilk FlapJacked Protein Pancake Mix
1/3 cup cold water
1/2 banana, sliced
1/4 cup Muesli (I used Good For You Fruit and Nut)
2tbsp Walden Farms Caramel Sauce

Directions
1. Mix your FlapJacked mix with 1/3 cup of cold water and set aside
2. Cook your pancakes as you normally would, I split the batter in 4
3. While your pancakes are cooking, mix your banana slices with the muesli. Due to the banana’s texture, the muesli will stick perfectly:)
4. Once your pancakes are done, place one pancakes on your plate and top off with 1tbsp of your syrup of choice, I used Walden Farm Caramel Sauce as it was what I had on hand, however you can skip syrups all together!!
5. Once you reach your last pancake, top off with your banana “crumble”
6. Dig IN my friends!

Sounds similar to my last recipe? Guilty! I used the exact same one but subbed the apple for banana and the buttermilk mix for the cinnamon apple.

Hey is something is good, why change it when all you have to do is sub some ingredients?? I say go for it! And it’s not hard to make these pancakes taste good – I honestly couldn’t say enough good things about FlapJacked and no I’m not paid to say that!! They are just so easy to make! For example, this morning I had to wake up at 4am to head to the gym and then head to the train station to head to Toronto – that meant having breakfast packed and ready to eat on my way to Toronto! So this morning I woke up, made my Apple Crumble Pancakes, had some tea, did some dishes (while the pancakes were cooking) and I was off to the gym! The pancakes were even delicious cold! That’s what I’m talking about!

That’s it for today my friends! Have a wonderful Friday and kick-booty weekend! Stay active, eat well, be happy!

What’s your easiest t0-go breakfast? 

Much love,
Jess
xoxo