Empowering Women to Take Control: A Journey to Fulfillment

Hello Marvelous Monday! Today is another fresh new start to work on you, to become better, to be better in all you do. Even though life may be giving you lemons 🍋 right now, guess what it’s ok 👌🏽  Always remember everything in your life is there to give you the opportunity to grow mentally, physically and emotionally. Sometimes you may have to take a step back and then proceed with your process all over again but this time it will be different, this time you will get it and you will approach the situation with a different aspect.  Through it all, life lessons are to be cherished which turns into knowledge which you then are able to help someone who may be going through that exact experience or you may be able to give your wisdom to help someone not go through that experience. Either way sharing is caring, knowledge is power and it is always better to give than receive!  Coach Yulonda 💜 #Shareyourknowledge #Helpthoseyoucan #Bethankfulfiryourblessings

Everyday I am not sure what my life will look like. As a mom of 6, A CEO of my own virtual health business, a wife and let's not forget that I also am a Manager for one of the busiest industries in Maryland. My life is pretty chaotic. Someday's I just want to crawl under a pillow and live there forever, but my reality is that is so impossible. I remember I use to question myself and wondered If I am good enough. Am I good enough to raise 6 children who all have very different personalities? Am I good enough to be a wife a second time round? Am I good enough to run a virtual business and be in Corporate America? Am I good enough just to be me? These questions would flood my mind every waking hour and even on the days I didn't want to think about these things, I needed to and I had to, in order to find my way. I had to stop self doubting myself, My husband would always tell me that my life is designed and ran by me, by my everyday actions, by my everyday involvement in me

I use to add sugar to my Spaghetti and drown it with that dominos sugar lol 😂 all because I didn’t know any better. I was addicted to sugar and not even realize the effect it was having on my body which was so unhealthy, as time went on and I started to educate myself, I wanted better not just for me but for my children, I changed.  This meal is one of my family’s favorites, our Veggie Spaghetti includes  1Box of Barilla Spaghetti Noodles (Whole Grain) 3 Tomated crushed (chopped Finely) and sautéed  2 Cans of Tomato 🍅 paste (No Salt Added)  1/2 cup of water 💦  2 bell peppers  2 cups of Mushrooms  1 Red onion  Seasonings: Black pepper- Garlic & Herb Seasonings  Directions: Boil noodles for 10 minutes, drain add seasonings of choice, in sauce pan add tomato paste and finely chopped tomato’s, water 💧 simmer on stove for 10 minutes, on cutting board chop veggies, add tomato sauce and veggies to noodles, mix together and delicious 😋  Now if you just can’t be without sugar in your S

You know I was looking at my son and seeing him run and play without any of his skin problems he use to face and it was just amazing 😉  About 3 years ago DJ was diagnosed with having extreme eczema and it was brutally bad for him, he would scratch his skin all the time, especially his neck and for arms, it was to the point that I would just help him scratch because that’s just how bad and irritable he was. he would cry his self to sleep at times just scratching 🥺 Seeing him suffer like that wasn’t easy for me nor his dad, it would hurt my heart ❤️ so bad that I would just pray 🙏and cry 😢 for my baby because I just couldn’t understand how and why he had it. So of course we took him to his pediatrician and she recommended a topical medication for him!  When I picked it up from the pharmacy I was absolutely floored at the information and ingredients which one of the ingredients was a form of steroid😲 I told my husband we are not putting that on my baby, for me that was the last straw

Sunday meal Prep is one & done ✅ I could have just relaxed for the remainder of the day and have came up with so many excuses on why I just don’t feel like it, or I just don’t have time, or better yet I will Prep tomorrow but guess what when tomorrow comes, so does  the next set of excuses!  I want more for myself, I have set my goals and it doesn’t involve eating on a whim, or just putting crap in my body all because I just don’t feel like it. There will be days when I don’t feel like it and those day are when it truly matter most.  It is imperative that I stay the course, keep my focus and understand that distractions will always be in my most, heck life is a distraction but I’m come to realize that if it has nothing to do with goals, I must keep my focus!  Weightloss is definitely mental first and then once that’s under wraps the body will follow in such a awesome way!  Who’s Prep their meals for the week?  #Mealprep #DinnerandLunch #OneandDone #DivaDashFitness #mindseti

Man as I have gone through my journey, sometimes you just have to take a look 👀 back as to how far you have come!! My days was hard, my nights were dreadful but as I continued to stay consistent and continued to think about my Goals and what I truly wanted for myself it became habit!  It has been my life! For me it was more about why??? I would always ask myself Why?? Why can’t I just lose this weight? Why can’t I just eat what I want and not gain weight? Why does my Stomach have to be so Fat? Why did I weight so much? Why can’t I just make it disappear??  I had so many Why questions that I was tired of asking myself Why?? I knew that I needed to do something and I wanted to change but how was I going to do this? I thought that my problem was my stomach area. I figured that if I did crunches my stomach would go down.  What I had to understand was this situation with my weight and stomach was all depending on what I was eating every single day of my life, but it was hard for me to conn

On any given day you can have one of life's most refreshing drinks.. Smoothies🏖🤗They are so delicious and packed with so many nutrients that your body will love. My smoothies are exactly what your body craves😀 Most crave sugar and when you think about it hard and long enough a smoothie is a natural way to satisfy those addictive sugar cravings. I was at the mall the other day and I went to this smoothie stand and ask for a Kale 🥬 Strawberry 🍓 Banana 🍌 smoothie, boy o boy was I disappointed 😔  Let’s start with what they didn’t have. No Kale 🥬 which is one of the best superfoods on the market. It’s natural healing mechanism is everything and let’s not forget the iron, the vitamins especially for brain development and the protein, 3 grams of protein!!  The lady at the smoothie stand pulled out this bottle with liquid syrup that said strawberry and one said banana and proceeded to ask me if I wanted to add whip cream! Stop ✋ I politely declined the smoothie altogeth

Somedays you will have all the time in the world and then there will be days where time will not be your friend, trust me I definitely get it. On my days where I am pressed for time, whether it be with my personal life or professional life, I try my best not to neglect my health. So tonight I whipped this meal in less than 20 minutes. it took me no time to think outside of my box. First I knew that my day was  going to be longer than expected and by the time I got home, helped my boys with homework and helped everyone get situated for the next day ahead. it was now 7pm and dinner needed to be cooked, but I knew I didn't want to stand over a stove for hours,  so I just threw together my favorite go to, which is Shrimp, Kale, mushrooms and Bell peppers. Simple and delicious. I used a medium sized  sauce pan, added 2 tbsp of water threw my shrimp in the pan, thawed of course and sautéed my shrimp until done added Mrs Dash for seasoning. then I added my kale, 2 tbsp of water and to

 I think back to when I would make market runs and ow boy o boy the unhealthy cheap items that I would throw in my cart 🛒 would be unbelievable! The funny thing about shopping is the cheap affordable foods are always the cheapest lol 😂 so you think!  I had to learn what to purchase and how to create meals that my family and myself would enjoy. That also would keep us fullest longer. It definitely wasn’t going to be fast food, that had no nutritional value, it had to be foods that were wholesome, delicious and let’s not forget colorful!  I took to Pinterest, which is one of my favorite sites to find all types of meals that I can prepare quick and easy for my family to enjoy. You can also take a fatty, unhealthy meal and change up some of the ingredients and make that bad boy into something Devine for your family to enjoy.  It’s a Snowy day here on the East Coast but that doesn’t stop me from keeping my goals in focus and my health on Q! I save more money 💴 now by prepping and prepari

Looking for a quick & simple meal for your family, where you can set it and forget it lol 😉Well this is not it 🤷‍♀️However here is one of my favorite meals that I make for my family.  My Veggie Quiche contains:  1 Pie Crust of your Choice 1 Cup of Broccoli  1 Cup of Carrots  1 Cup of Cauliflower   1 Cup of Mushrooms 1/2 Cup of red onions 2 EggWhites 1 Cup Almond Unsweetened Milk...  1/3 Cup of Bread Crumbs!  Directions: In a Large Mixing Bowl, combine all veggies, then in a smaller bowl combine all wet ingredients, place all veggies inside of pie crust then pour in wet ingredients inside of pie crust, bake for 1 hour then sprinkle bread crumbs on top of Quiche place back in over for 20 minutes, then pull from oven, let cool then serve😋 This dish is definitely one for the books❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍💋💋 #SimpleandDelicious

Every time I sit down to think of a way to incorporate a healthier burger for my family, I think about the variety of beans that are in the market. There are so many different ones such as black beans, kidney beans, chickpea, navy, black eyed, black turtle, lentil, the list goes on and on.  I decided to make my family a delicious Sweet Onion Pinto Bean Burger. The recipe is as follows:  💜 2 Cans of Pinto Beans Drained and rinsed throughly with cold water 💜 1 Red Onion Chopped Finely  💜 1 Red Bell Pepper Chopped Finely 💜 1 Can of Corn Drained and Rinsed Throughly with Cold Water 💜 1 Teaspoon of Garlic Powder 💜 1 Teaspoon of Black Pepper  💜 1 Teaspoon of Garlic & Herb Powder Directions: In a Large Bowl add your beans and corn and mash, then add the remainder of your ingredients. Each patty should be 1/2 diameter thick and as large as you like them. Place in frying pan with Olive oil and fry for 2 to 3 minutes on each side and then serve!  When it comes to transitioning my fami

Let’s talk about snacking🍫🍟🍕🍭🥧🧁 Snacking is a time when you aren’t too hungry but you would like something to chew or just something in your stomach for that particular moment in time. I use to snack heavy, big time, my snacking would consist of candy 🍬 chips, cookies 🍪 pies 🥧 cake 🍰 which are all sugar filled.  Now I’m not going to tell you how addictive sugar is because I’m pretty sure you already know that and have heard it a million times,  it I am going to tell you how hard it is for your stomach and your overall body to be be able to break those processed foods down😩 So as I continue in my journey I began to snack healthier, I knew that I only wanted sugar and I craved for sugar so bad, I had to think 🤔 what could give me a satisfying feeling and help my cravings, for me it was fruit 🍉 🍓🍇🍊🍌 and as time went on I learned how to incorporate other healthy snacks that would make me happy 😃  Like Hummus, cheese 🧀, homemade baked pita chips, granola, nuts 🥜

Sometimes I think my journey is in vain, and then there are other times when I feel my Journey is great, but overall it is am amazing journey to travel. There will always be ups and down as you embark on your health and fitness journey. I remember there were times where I would just cry my eyes out because I was just too fat and the weight seemed to not want to go away, there were days when I knew without a shadow of a doubt that I was sabotaging my own journey, It seem to be harder and harder to keep the weight off, my reality was it was hard keeping the weight off and that was because I had a weakness for sweets, or fatty foods, especially cake, cake was my favorite snack, you give me a piece of chocolate cake and I was good to go. I would eat that cake and be just as happy and content as I was eating, but once the cake was gone, my self respect was at its lowest. my emotions would get the best of me, I would feel so bad and defeated and along came all the self doubt and my emotion