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7 Tips to Start Seeing Results

As you all know, I’m on this kick lately to give you guys the best tips and tricks for the holidays because I am so freaking tired of holiday weight gain. This idea of a New Years Resolution is flawed in itself because it implies that you didn’t have those goals in the previous year. But what if we just stick to our clean eating goals throughout the holidays?? Wouldn’t that be way easier? I think so!

[ Wearing: Duskii Splash Underwire Bikini Top | Alo Yoga Goddess Ribbed Leggings ]

[ Wearing: Koral Lustrous Legging | Blue Life Fit Triangle Bralette ]

But, that’s easier said than done. The holidays are an emotional time of year, and they are inevitably associated with food binging and eating junk. It’s hard not to give into it when it’s all around you. That’s why I teamed up with Carbon 38 to give you 7 Tips to Finally See Results so that you can continue to feel motivated throughout the holiday season.

Tweet: In 2016, I will embrace at least 10 minutes of screen-free “me” time every day for my health @NikkiRSharp

 

[ Wearing: Duskii Splash Underwire Bikini Top | Alo Yoga Goddess Ribbed Leggings ]

Now of course I’ve talked about meal prep before, and as many of you know, meal prep is an essential part of my 5 Day Detox App, but it can be difficult when you are running around to different holiday parties. My advice is this: chop up some hard vegetables, make some hummus and have one or two veggie protein sources ready, like lentils or beans. This sort of meal prep takes away the pressure of making full meals, while providing you healthy and nutritious snacks to have on hand when you’re in the mood to indulge.

Tweet: Meal prepping on a weekend will save you time, money & energy when trying to eat clean after a long day! @NikkiRSharp #SeeResults

 

[ Wearing: Koral Lustrous Legging | Blue Life Fit Triangle Bralette ]

This next tip is not any news to you all, I’ve written plenty about the importance of counting colors. But, you may not know that this is a great way to moderate yourself at a buffet-style dinner party. Try getting just one of each of the major color groups on your plates before adding any extras. This way you’ll avoid eating too many starches!

Tweet: “Count colors, not calories” @NikkiRSharp #SeeResults #Motivation http://ctt.ec/RJ4q6+

 

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Working out tends to be the hardest part for a lot of people. I don’t know why, but for some reason working out often has tons of bad connotations, as if it’s a punishment. And don’t get me wrong, I totally understand the feeling of dreading a workout. But unfortunately this dreading feeling can become toxic, and is usually the reason we end up going weeks without working out, continuously promising to “start tomorrow”. That’s why it’s so important to find a workout you like and change your mindset about it. Repeatedly telling yourself that working out will make you feel good will change your attitude toward it overtime. This is a key in your long-term success.

Tweet: I work out because I love my body and want to feel good today! @NikkiRSharp #Motivation

 

[ Wearing: Blue Life Fit Colorblock Bralette | Mara Hoffman Long Legging ]

AMEN. I don’t know about you guys, but I will ALWAYS be more grateful to be on this journey and struggling than to not be on it at all. Getting healthy is the best thing you can do for yourself, so enjoy the ride!

[ Wearing: Blue Life Fit Sportmesh Hoodie | Mara Hoffman Long Legging ]

I have written a ton of posts about traveling so make sure to check those out and my YouTube channel to find out how I stay healthy while on vacation. If you can find tricks to staying healthy no matter where you are in the world, you will be successful no matter what time of year it is!

I hope you guys liked these tips. I had SO much fun working with Carbon 38 on this photoshoot and I just had to share these pictures and tips with you all. If you haven’t already, make sure to check out my Ex-Machina photoshoot featuring some of my favorite ab and butt workouts and my outdoor workout photoshoot to get a full body burn using your local park!

And of course, if you find yourself shopping around Carbon 38 this Christmas, make sure to use my code NIKKISHARP50 to get $50 off your purchase of $200 or more.

xoxo, Nikki

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When a Celebrity Did My Detox

Last week was as huge week! I’m still coming down from the adrenaline of it all. As you guys know, I went on Access Hollywood Live on Monday Jan 4 to make some recipes from the 5 Day Detox App and talk about the benefits. Needless to say it went incredibly well. I am thrilled to be able to share this with you: when a celebrity did my detox, here’s what happened…

Just to give a little background information on all the craziness, imagine that most people who do food demos on Access Hollywood Live pay a crazy amount of money to have a food stylist and a prop stylist come in and decorate the beautiful tables for camera. While I definitely considered taking some of the pressure off myself, I ultimately decided to just wing it with my assistant (who is the baddest chick of them all, so THANK YOU my lovely girl, Whitney Catalano). We made all the food the day before, decorated the table ourselves, and it turned out beautifully (if I do say so myself).

Filming was crazy. I had 4 minutes to get through 3 demonstrations and talk about all the health benefits of the meals. As soon as the segment was done filming, I saw Kit Hoover and Billy Bush immediately B-line for the demo table and start eating the food. I had no idea they would even care, let alone want to try any of it!

When a Celebrity Did My Detox…

Then Billy, who is such a naturally enthusiastic person, started undressing and declaring he wanted to do the Detox. Obviously I was freaking out, I mean come on it’s Billy Bush, a total celeb who I’ve been watching for years!! So we did a live weigh in on camera and then I followed Billy offstage to help him take his before picture. He was such a champ about the whole thing and seemed super excited.

Within a half hour of filming, it was decided that I would personally deliver Billy’s meals to the set everyday so that he could do the detox all week and then film the reveal on Friday. Needless to say, this was basically a dream come true. I couldn’t believe this was happening.

So all week I’m texting with Billy and he’s telling me which recipes he likes and how good he feels. I got to be on set everyday that week, to the point that I was learning everyone’s names and felt like I was part of the show. It was seriously so fun!

On Friday, I went in for the final weigh in segment and I felt like I was on cloud 9 because Billy had texted me that morning saying he weighed in (without clothes on) at 184 lbs, down from 193 lbs on Monday. 9 pounds in a week!!! Why do guys always have the best results??

His overall comments were that he was sleeping way better, had more energy, he was excited he lost weight and he was super proud of himself for not drinking when he went to the hockey game the night before the weigh in. I’ll add that his face looked way more rested and I received comments from his colleagues on set that he was much easier to be around because he was more focused.

As a little surprise for him completing the detox and as a thank you to the rest of the crew for having me back, I made a raw vegan cheesecake which everyone loved. (Find the recipe here.)

Overall, this was such an amazing experience and I am beyond grateful to Billy for taking the chance to do the detox, for the crew of Access Hollywood Live for having me on a few times last week, and for the opportunity to be able to share this all with you.

With Love, Nikki

P.S. Check out the pics below to see the meals that I made for Billy last week as well as some extra BTS photos from the show. 

P.P.S. If you live in the LA area and would like me to prep your meals for you, please email me nikki@nikkisharp.com.

 

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How To Deal With a Bad Day

It’s 2016 and that means it’s time for the new year, new you, new beginnings and new thoughts. As we turned the corner into yet another 365 days, we are expected and expect of ourselves to begin afresh. We tell others our goals, our dreams, and what our resolutions will be for the next year and how our life will be better than before. Now I don’t know about you, but I was excited for this year. I mean, after 2015 and having some pretty big ups and downs, I was definitely ready to get going on what I hope to be a better year. I started the first week off with a massive bang and then it seemed to crumble (in my mind), which has left me feeling a tad disappointed that this year might not be what I hoped. Yet, what people see on my social media channels is that I’m flying high and everything is amazing. While I definitely will say that in this first 13 days of 2016, I have accomplished more than I thought I would, it’s also put in me a place that it’s a bit hard to tell what exactly my reality is. Is reality what others see I’ve done and accomplished? Or is reality what I believe to be true?

This got me thinking tonight about the expectations that we put on ourselves and how hard it can be to truly sit back and appreciate what we accomplish as individuals.

Let share a little bit more about this. In the first week of this month, I was invited on Access Hollywood Live to present about my 5 Day Detox app and share some detoxing tips for viewers. Billy Bush decided he wanted to do my detox and I was then invited back for the reveal a few days later. He had amazing results (click here to see!) and I was utterly stoked that I was able to share my program which I know helped him feel better. In that same week, I manifested going to the Golden Globes and I was invited by an amazing company, Hearts on Fire, where I got to mingle with so many awesome people. These, teamed with the fact that my book- I mean, MY BOOK (!) comes out in a few months… it seemed like the world was in my favor and things were going onwards and upwards after a pretty rough ending of 2015.

Then the second week happened. I got sick, and I know that everyone goes through this so it’s not a big deal. However, that coupled with not feeling good enough to workout has led me to feel a bit down. Then I found out I wasn’t mentioned on the Greatest 100 list of Most Influential People in Health and Fitness this year and this made me feel pretty down. Add on some conversations with my book publisher that makes me super fearful that my book will not sell as much as I hoped it would, a relationship that I was really excited about going south, and not making as much money as I needed to, and I can say I don’t really feel as good as I did last week.

Now, by no means am I sitting here complaining or trying to put myself down, it’s just been an interesting time to have such an amazing week, followed by a not so good one. It’s made think a little bit about this expectation that we put on ourselves to always do good, be better and how hard it is to really see the amazing things that we do. Others have looked at my career and I am getting comments up the wazoo of how crazy well I’m doing, yet it’s so hard for me to see what others compliment me on. So this goes back to my question on what exactly is reality.

It seems so hard for us to take a moment and truly be proud of who we are. I mean, how many times have you done something amazing whether it was getting promoted, getting into the school of your dreams, acing a test, or helping someone in need, and not given yourself the full credit you deserve because you are then aiming for the next thing? It’s happened to us all for sure. It’s so hard for us to take a deep look at our own life and be genuinely proud of who we are and what we have accomplished. That’s because we put so much much mental effort into achieving something that when it finally happens we are already aiming for the next thing.

So does this make our reality something that only others can see, or is this something that comes from when we take a deep look at ourselves and become aware of the greatness of who we truly are? I don’t know answer, as much as I wish I did, so really all that I can say is that it’s made me become a little more aware that I  need to stop and smell the roses. I need to be present in my own life and stop comparing myself to others. So what that I didn’t make the Greatest list? I mean, it’s the first time that Oprah has been on it… and so what if my book doesn’t make it to the New York Times Best Seller off the bat, I still have achieved something that many dream of and that is a book deal!

As I write this, I realize that I’ve had a not so good day. But instead of focusing on all of the bad things that happened, I have decided that I will choose to focus on what good has happened in my life. I will make my reality that of what others see in me. I will be the person that the think I am, because really, I believe that IS the reality. I have accomplished more than imaginable and I should be damn proud. Just as you should be damn proud of what you have done. We are what we think, therefore we should believe in the truth of what others see in us. It’s time to stop the self judgement that we are not enough, that we have not accomplished enough; instead realizing that we are everything and more of that of which others see.

So those are my rambling thoughts tonight. I share this as an intimate moment into my mind and how to deal with a bad day. It’s scary as hell to put these thoughts out there, but I do so because I know it will help me overcome my negative self-talk and at the same time hopefully show you that no matter how bad of a day, week, month or year that you’ve had, it’s all in up to you to change the way you think about how amazing your life has been. And hey, if you don’t think you are living the life that you want- then why not make a change right now to become the person you want to be?!

All my love, Nikki

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