My Beachbody Business Schedule As A Full-Time Working Mom

Last night, I had the honor of speaking on a fellow coach's team call! I love sharing my story about how I was able to grow my own successful online coaching business. The reality is, I have no social media background, no business background, and had NO idea what I was doing....but I HAD A DREAM! I had a dream of being able to work from home while earning an income to be able to stay with my son. 

One of the moms (so many coaches are moms looking for the same freedom and flexibility) asked if I would share my schedule I followed when I was a full-time working brand new mom trying to build my business. I know so many other coaches aspire for the same thing and I wanted to share with you all!

Here was my typical schedule as a coach when I had a full time job.

MONDAY - FRIDAY

5:30am-6:00am - Devotions & Personal Development
6:00am-6:30am - Workout
6:30-6:45 - 1 Chunk of my Power Hour (usually add to network and respond to some messages from the night before)

12:00-12:30 - Power Hour Activities during my lunch (follow up, respond to messages, check into challenge group, check into team page, invite)

WORKED 9:00am-6:00pm

9:00pm-10:00pm - Non-negotiable Power Hour
10:00-12:00 Power Hour Activities if I was feeling it (I did sacrifice a lot of sleep the first year because I was already running on “E” as a new mom and became a night owl through those first few really tough months as a mom -- so I decided to let it work FOR me and keep it going!)

SATURDAY-SUNDAY
I worked HEAVILY on the weekends while I had a FT job. I would go to Starbucks for 2-4 hours and knock out as many things as I could on either Saturday or Sunday. I would also try to take 1 day completely OFF minus posting and any urgent messages to try to keep my sanity.

I HOPE THIS HELPS YOU AND I HOPE YOU KNOW YOU CAN DO THIS!!! If you are interested in learning more about the coaching opportunity that has given me FREEDOM & FLEXIBILITY as a working mom, please send me an email to bbcoachheatherb@gmail.com - Subject Line: "COACH INFO!"

BABY BURNS #2 IS ON THE WAY!!!

You guys! I can't believe MARCH is the last post I made on here. I've been alive and well and sharing every detail of my journey at Heather Burns: Health & Fitness. I am sorry for being MIA on here but we have had A LOT go on in the last 4 months.




For starters...
-We found out we were pregnant in March while I was in Arizona for my friend's wedding!
-We traveled to Florida, Jamaica, The Bahamas, and Colorado! (Thanks to my amazing job!)
-We found out we are having a BABY GIRL!!! (You can watch our gender reveal HERE!!!)
-George resigned from his job in TX!
-We packed up our lives and moved back to PA (last week!!!)

and A LOT of other details I don't even have time to write about and to be honest, my pregnancy brain probably forgot 1/2 of them. #thestruggleisreal

Regardless, WE ARE SO EXCITED and so ready to finally SETTLE DOWN here in PA and I am so glad to be BACK! This pregnancy has been MUCH HARDER. I am 18 weeks and 3 days today and FINALLY feeling human again. I tried everything (natural) under the sun for the all day nausea and the only thing that gave me even the slightest relief was SEA BANDS! I've been keeping up with my workouts as much as possible (have only missed a few days despite the nausea because they actually do make me feel better) but my nutrition has been pretty rough! I'm giving myself some GRACE and actually today is DAY 1 of getting back on track with any sort of meal plan (no diet!).

I am more determined than ever to continue sharing my journey and the amazing coaching opportunity because now more than EVER, I know just how life changing this business has been. The last 4 months have been HARD but my business has not suffered. If I had been working in my previous corporate job, I would have taken a huge pay cut simply because I wouldn't have been performing the same. That's just how it works in traditional jobs. Knowing that our baby girl will never know what it's like for me to be away from the home for extended periods of time for work or what daycare is like is such a BLESSING and I want to share this with EVERY MOM OUT THERE! I have NO STRESS about this pregnancy and what I'm going to do once she gets here. With Nico, I stressed all the time but just thought I had to do what needed to be done....and I did...until my heart couldn't take it anymore.

I could go on and on and on...but I have to get back to some big GOD-SIZED DREAM goals (and playing dump trucks with little man)!



I wanted to share with you all that I'm here and I haven't forgotten about you all! I hope you'll join me for daily inspiration HERE!

Here are some BUMP pics to update you!!! The bump is my FAVORITE part of pregnancy!!!!



In Love & Light,
Heather

HAPPY MARCH: Healthy Shamrock Shake Recipe

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IT'S SHAMROCK SHAKE SEASON! Are you EXCITED or dreading the extra calories! No stress! I can help! 🍀

The difference between the big yellow arches and my version is that my recipe is like consuming 5 salads, all my daily vitamins, and my after workout protein all in ONE!🍀

RECIPE

🍀- 1 serving Spinach
- 1/2 Banana
- 1/2 Cup Unsweetened Almond Milk
- 1 Cup Water
- 6-8 ice cubes
- Organic Vanilla extract (to taste!)
- Organic Peppermint Extract (to taste!)
- 1 Scoop Greenberry Shakeology

DO YOU LOVE SHAMROCK SHAKES?!

PS: This is only $1 more than a Shamrock Shake!😳
PPS: If you want to buy a sample of Greenberry Shakeology, send me an email (bbcoachheatherb@gmail.com) for a single packet OR you can order a combo pack HERE -- Combo Pack Shakeology Sampler (and please email me for recipes OR you can check some of my favorites out on my Pinterest board HERE!

CHANGE IS HARD!

"YOUR DESIRE TO CHANGE MUST BE GREATER THAN YOUR DESIRE TO STAY THE SAME."👊

I wrestled with my health and fitness my entire teens and 20's. Most times my desire to change wasn't bigger than my desire to quit my bad habits....like binging on Ben & Jerry's🍨 after a break-up, or getting a little TOO happy at happy hour, or stepping outside my comfort zone at the gym and getting off the dang elliptical and treadmill for 60min (going nowhere fast😜).

BUT I also think for SO MANY YEARS, I really did not know HOW to change.

I am SO thankful for a SIMPLE to follow lifestyle change that has completely CHANGED our lives. It really is 75% nutrition and 25% workout.

Having simple 30-40min workouts we can do together in the comfort of our home❤, easy portion control meal plan that feels nothing like a "diet"🍝, and the right daily vitamins that tastes like dessert = GAME CHANGER

IS YOUR DESIRE TO CHANGE GREATER THAN YOUR DESIRE TO STAY THE SAME? If so, then I have to ask....

DO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS TO GET YOU THERE? If not, I want to help! Email me at bbcoacheatherb@gmail.com! 

There's more than one solution. You simply have to find what works best for YOU!👌

Shrimp & Feta Zoodles Recipe

ANYONE HUNGRY FOR DINNER YET?!😋

We've had this the last two nights and I wanted to share since it's SO yummy and SOOOO easy!

INGREDIENTS:
- Shrimp
- 2 zucchinis (made into zoodles)
- Garlic
- Spinach
- Feta crumble
- Himalayan sea salt

DIRECTIONS:
1. Sauté garlic in pan (I use spray coconut oil)
2. Add 2 cups of spinach
3. Add shrimp and cook in the same pan and season with salt (to taste)
4. Set aside
5. Cook zoodles in the same pan (if needed add 1tbsp chicken broth)
6. Portion zoodles and shrimp/spinach and top with feta
7. ENJOY!😁

If you don't have a Veggetti, GET ONE--- and splurge for the PRO. It's SO worth the extra $5!

XO,
Heather 

Delicious Sun-Dried Tomato Feta Spinach Chicken

Don't fix something what's not broke, RIGHT?!

😜

We had this for dinner last night and it was SO GOOD, we are having it again tonight.

👊SO EASY & SO GOOD!

This delicious dish is SO easy and SO good!

GIVE IT A TRY! 

INGREDIENTS:
-Sun-dried tomatoes (Trader Joe's)
-Spinach
-Feta
-Balsamic Vinegar
-Chicken
-Coconut oil or EVOO

DIRECTIONS:
1. Cut chicken in half (if possible)
2. Stuff with sun-dried tomatoes, feta, and spinach (it's ok if everything sits on top!)
3. Heat coconut oil or EVOO in skillet on medium heat
4. Add chicken breast to skillet
5. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar
6. Cover the skillet and let cook until done (about 10 min)
7. ENJOY!

HEALTHY "FRIED" RICE

I love Chinese food...but it doesn't always love me. This is one of my FAV go-to quick, easy, and ‪#‎healthy‬ ‪#‎lunch‬! 

INGREDIENTS: 
Garlic, EVOO (or coconut oil), onions, veggies of choice, ginger, brown rice, Bragg's Liquid Aminos, and eggs

DIRECTIONS: 
➡-Sauté garlic in 1tsp EVOO or coconut oil 
➡-Add onions (I like a lot!)
➡-Add veggies (any you want---today was mushrooms and mixed veggies)
➡-Add ginger (fresh or organic powder works!)
➡-Add brown rice (I prep mine on Sunday in single serving portions so I have them prepped for the week but @_traderjoes_ has an awesome frozen ‪#‎organic‬ brown rice that takes 3min!)
➡-Squirt in some Bragg's Liquid Aminos (in place of soy sauce)----use to taste---a little goes a long way!
➡-Prepare 3 eggs in another pan
➡-Add eggs and chives
➡-Grab some ‪#‎chopsticks‬ and go to town! 😋🍚

LET ME KNOW IF YOU TRY IT BY COMMENTING BELOW!🙌🏻
‪#‎faithfullyfitmama‬ #lunch ‪#‎recipes‬

FEBRUARY "LOVE THY SELFIE" ONLINE HEALTH & FITNESS SUPPORT GROUP NOW OPEN

You guuuuuuuyyyyysssss! These shorts are from my cheerleading HIGH SCHOOL days....and they are literally FALLING OFF! ‪#‎im32‬ ‪#‎ihaveababy‬

Growing up, I battled with my weight, confidence, and body image. I was never the naturally "thin" girl and was always so uncomfortable in my skin. I had to work REALLY HARD to lose weight and had to follow a very restricted diet eating Lean Cuisine meals, Slim Fast, diet pills, and any other quick fix I could find. I began to believe it was genetics and that I would NEVER see abs or muscle definition and just knew having a baby would totally ruin my body.

Then in my late 20's, I finally achieved the size I wanted to be at...problem was, it was thanks to an EXTREMELY stressful job, not a new healthy lifestyle. Even though I looked thin, I had NO energy, lived off
Starbucks (holy expensive☕💸), never worked out, had NO social life, and basically lived to work. What's the fun in THAT?

Gaining 60lbs during my pregnancy was a blessing in disguise. It was no longer about ME but it was about US. I nursed our son for 18 months and became OBSESSED with what I was putting into my system (no artificial sweeteners, processed foods, ingredients I couldn't pronounce, soy, etc). It forced me to find a solution.

Insert Beachbody....but it isn't really the programs or products. Let's be REAL----I had already tried tons of PROGRAMS & PRODUCTS! Don't get me wrong, our stuff is GREAT....but they aren't necessarily why I am STILL HERE!

You see...my whole life, I yo-yo'd. I would find a quick fix and then go back to my old ways. BUT NOT THIS TIME!!!! There was something different about this whole Beahcbody thing. ‪#‎hencewhyimobsessedwithsharing‬

Why?! What's so different now?

One word ➡ TEAM

I have a group of people to do life with.🙌🏻 A group of online health and fitness coaches (my team!) and a group of online healthy friends (my challenge groups) to celebrate, laugh, cry, learn, and KEEP PUSHING!!! I thought "challenge groups" seemed corny and I had no interest in being active in one....until I experienced it. THE ENERGY. THE ENCOURAGEMENT. THE REAL-NESS. THE SUPPORT.

➡G.A.M.E. C.H.A.N.G.E.R.⬅

Actually, it's been a LIFE CHANGER! Heck, this is now my JOB! What the what?!😜👊🏻👌🏻🙌🏻

If you can relate to the "old me" and if you're still looking for something to finally work for you, I want to invite you to JOIN ME on this journey!

My February "LOVE THY SELFIE" group starts Feb 15!

In my group, you will get.....

✅30-40 min in-home workouts
✅Meal plans
✅Superfood nutrition
✅Support, Motivation, Accountability
✅Recipes, Tips, Tricks
✅Life Coaching practices to make this STICK and not be a temporary quick fix
✅Friendships and Fun

COMPLETE THE QUICK FORM BELOW FOR MORE INFO AND TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT!

https://coachheathershriverburns.wufoo.com/…/qqjsrk70tz5fm0/

The Master's Hammer & Chisel Progress: 26 Days In

IS THIS REAL LIFE?!?!

😳😁😳😁
I used to say I'd NEVER see abs because I don't have "good genes" and my body isn't made "like that"....especially after having a baby.👎

Ya know what that was?! ME LIMITING MY BELIEFS AND GIVING MYSELF AN "OUT". 

FRIENDS, be it your health, your career, your goals, your dreams....YOU CAN DO HARD THINGS!👊

👉--It is going to take sacrifice.
👉--It's going to take HARD WORK.
👉--It's going to make you question your sanity at times.
👉--You are going to want to QUIT.
👉--You are going to have doubters.

BUT YOU CAN DO IT!👊

The first step is BELIEVING you can!!! 

I am absolutely LOVING my new program, THE MASTER'S HAMMER AND CHISEL. If you're looking for a muscle toning, lifting, CRAZY results program, send me a message for details -- bbcoachheatherb@gmail.com.

If you are looking for more motivation, support, workouts, meal plans, accountability, and tips to reach YOUR own health and fitness goals, I would LOVE to help you!

FILL OUT THIS FORM!!! (and I will be in touch ASAP!)

#nsv #YOUCANDOHARDTHINGS #faithfullyfitmama

1 Week Into The Master's Hammer & Chisel Progress Update

I forgot to share with you all that I started a new program, The Master's Hammer & Chisel last week! (I'm share my journey every day on Facebook and would love to have you follow me there to stay updated every day -- simply click "LIKE" after clicking on this link HEATHER SHRIVER BURNS !

I've had a lot of people ask what the program is like. The best way to describe it...it's as if BODY BEASTand 21 DAY FIX EXTREME had a baby....and out popped THE MASTER'S HAMMER & CHISEL!

I'm 1 week into The Master's Hammer & Chisel and am IN LOVE with this program! I get to workout in the comfort of my home with 2 PERSONAL TRAINERS and my hubby. My body is already starting to see amazing results. The meal plan is more strict than anything I've done in the past but I've been strong the last 8 days and am looking forward to see what my body can do within the next 52 days. I love that the meal plan is very similar to 21 Day Fix and uses the container system!

I'd be wrong if I didn't give a shout out to my January Online Health & Fitness Challengers in this update because they are also ROCKING their fitness programs and meal plans!!!

GIRL SCOUTS HONOR: MY JANUARY ONLINE HEALTH & FITNESS CHALLENGE GROUP IS AMAZEBALLS!󾮖

We are 1 week in and this is what a few of them have to say....

--"Down 3lbs in week 1!!! Already feeling SO much better."

--"Proof statement for 21 Day Fix Extreme:  my husband says to me when he gets home last night, "babe, YOU'RE SHRINKING." #winning #itworksifyouworkit"

--"Just did lower body WITH my husband. This is a big deal because he's such a gym rat and thinks you can't really get good results from at home programs, but I am living proof you CAN! And he's catching on!!!"

--"Today I had my first NSV moment! I went to Target to get myself some new warmer work out pants. After looking around I found a perfect pair but they were only in a size small. I always have to get mediums. But I tried them on anyways and THEY FIT!!! They weren't even too snug! These are the FIRST small pants I've been able to fit into for about 4 years! I had to share!!!"

I used to cry every Monday going back to work doing a job I no longer loved. NOW I CRY JUMPING FOR JOY!!! This is a DREAM job and I'm honored to be part of every woman's journey in this new year!!!


I can't wait to see what everyone accomplishes at the end of this month! I'll be sharing some of my meals with you all once I get a better routine of what we are eating. I like to keep things SUPER SIMPLE the first week I start a new workout and meal plan. I find so many people overcomplicate it their first week and then become defeated (I used to), so once I get into a better rhythm, I'll share some recipes here!

In the meantime, I thought I'd share my healthy SAMOA recipe since it's officially Girl Scout season.

       

1 Scoop Chocolate Shakeology (my protein and vitamins mixed in one)
1/2 tsp Organic Coconut Extract
1/4 tsp Caramel Extract (or real caramel if not on super restricted meal plan)
Ice
8oz Water & a splash of almond milk

YUM!