Tip Tuesday

Here is a quicky for you all.

What do you love to do? What moves you?

To follow up with Mondays post, you can achieve what you want, with the right amount of work and dedication. If doing what you love seems out of reach, I promise, it's not. You have those desires for a reason and they will continue to burn until you tend to them. So start small, break down what you want and take the smallest step. Maybe you have always wanted to be a fine artist but never had the education. So you just stopped painting and drawing all together. Pick up a pencil and sketch for 30 minutes. Then maybe next week draw something you love. Before you know it you could work out to taking an art class and maybe even continuing education courses. 

It does not have to be an action that moves you or a hobby. It could be a place or a person that perhaps you have not gone to or seen in a while. Its healthy to keep these things in the front of our minds and hearts because before long to much time passes and those gears stop turing, you completely loose sight and maybe have even forgot what you truly love. 

How do you make time for things you Love? Are they priority? Or do you keep them in the back of your mind? I challenge all of you to write down whatever it is and keep it somewhere you will see it, like your planner or on your dashboard in your car. See how much more motivated it mae-ks you to find your love again.

Intro

Happy February! 

 Ok so it is obviously Love month, where everybody thinks about valentines day and romance...awww.

However! Here at Mae Movement! We are turning the tables! You can not love someone else properly, if you do not love your self first. I do not mean stare at yourself in the mirror forever. I mean do things that will better yourself! take care of yourself! That is what it truly means to love yourself! 

So lets just dive right in!

Consistency

I get asked all the time, “What Keep’s you do determined.”  “How do you stay thoroughly consistent.” Now most of the time they are referring to my diet and exercise but recently it has also been about life in general. Which is great because Mae Movement’s vision is to appeal to everyone even if your nut a health nut! Although that is not to say I won’t try to convert you ;)

I struggle with staying motivated too, there are some days when I just want to sit on the couch and read a book. The last few weeks Dee has had my car, meaning I am stuck in the city unless she or Dad comes to get me. It has been a humbling experience and I had to cooperate. I thought I would back slide completely and to be honest it did take a week to get use too it. We should be able to be flexible though and it should not distract you from perusing you goals and your best self. I had to evaluate, the situation and myself. Figure out something’s that was temporally different. Learn from them and make them better.

1.     ROUTINE. Not having a car broke my usual daily flow of get up, have breakfast, drive to the gym, work, etc. I became very aware of how having a set schedule is key for productivity.

2.     CONVENIENCE. If you live in the Mid-Atlantic you know just how cold it has been lately. Running outside has not been much of option for me, with the snow and ice.  And No car, means no gym.  That is like taking away oxygen to me, I have had to find alternatives, but in all honesty it made it much harder for me to want to work out because it was different and lets face it change is uncomfortable.  I started jump roping in my apartment and used my Toneitup workout DVD. Convenient? Yes. Don’t have to think about getting to a gym, being out in the cold. Its there, whenever. Done. Easy. Sometimes when we are teaching ourselves to be more disciplined giving ourselves a convenient option can help us achieve our long-term goals because it helps you too at least start!

3.      SELF TALK. Oh yes, I talk about it all the time. It is so true though. I noticed the BIGGEST difference when I would wake up and say “oh my gosh, I cant go to the gym, I cant run (insert anxious thoughts), verses “Ok, I cant change the fact I don’t have car, how can I make the best of it.” Those daily affirmation’s, make the biggest difference! Do not Focus on the problem, Concentrate on the solution.  Still dedicate time for physical movement even if you put your headphones in and dance…. Yes I do that.

Now like I said I use exercise as my metaphor but if you are a student, and you miss a class or your teacher changes your exam schedule or your boss at work changes deadlines on you. Or perhaps last minute you have a business trip or a meeting all the way across town. One big one people say to me all the time is, “ I started a diet, but then we went on vacation, so I blew it.” Or “I didn’t have a healthy option for lunch, so I ate junk at dinner too.”

When your flow breaks it is frustrating but I believe this little checklist is a great reminder that before we panic when things change and break our flow, we need to stop. Breathe, and adjust our situation to make it work. Do not let the change take over, YOU are in CONTROL!

As Promised here is the Protein Pizza!

Crust

1 packet plain brown rice protein powder

1 tsp Coconut Flour

2 tsp Flax Meal

1 tsp Psyllium Husk meal

3 tbsp egg whites

3 tbsp plain unsweetened almond milk 

1/2 tsp Psyllium Powder

1/2 tsp Gaur Gum

1/4 tsp baking powder

Eye ball the next ingredients to your liking

Garlic Powder

Parsley

pinch of baking powder

McCormick All purpose seasoning

McCormick Garlic and Herb

Oregano

1 tsp Hummus

Toppings 

Tomato sauce

Almond cheese

Nutritional Yeast

Spinach

olives

Cottage Cheese

Onion 

Mushroom

Peppers

Red Pepper Flakes

Basil

Preheat the oven to 400 F

Mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl 

Pour mixture on sprayed baking sheet, spread out evenly (add toppings) and bake for 15-25 minutes depending on thickness. I tried this a few times and let it bake till the edges got a little burnt. I then sliced the pizza and toasted it.  

Happy Friday! 

Foodie Friday! Funfetti Protein Pancakes!

Well it is clear that I have been cooking and baking a lot lately! Everything I create is 100% clean and healthy!... pancakes? Yes! Im going to jump right into it because you are getting a few recipes today! 

Funfetti pancakes... yup you heard me

Ingredients 

you can eye ball the amount of mix- ins this was not exact, I did not use all that I grinned up.

1TBSP ground dried Strawberries and Golji Berries

1 TBSP ground dried apple you could us pineapple, pear, banana chips or golden raisins.

1 Tsp ground dried Blueberries

about 10 shelled and ground Pistachios 

3 TBSP Jay Robb Vanilla Protein Powder*

I do not usually use this but its pretty crucial for the cake batter flavor! 

I must say though I have really been enjoying his products lately.

1 Tsp coconut Flour *optional 

1 chuck mashed banana ( batter )

1/4 banana frozen ( icing )

2 TBSP Stevia

1 tsp + a dashVanilla extract

2 TBSP TruWhip Topping (use Greek yogurt or Cottage Cheese, preferably one the has been slightly frozen if you do not have truwhip)

1 tsp Cottage Cheese

3 TBSP Egg Whites

dash of baking powder

3 TBSP Almond Milk ( Vanilla, Unsweetened) 

dash of gaur gum *optional

If need be add more egg whites or almond milk for desired consistency 

 

Combine Protein Powder, coconut Flour, 1 1/2 TBSP Stevia, baking soda, dried fruit and pistachios in a bowl. Add Mashed Banana, egg whites, almond milk, vanilla, combine.

Spray pan with non stick spray I use Spectrum Organics Coconut Oil Spray

One pan is heated pour batter in pan and cook thoroughly on one side. flip and cook half as long on second side.

 In a food processor...

combine Cottage Cheese, Truwhip, dash more vanilla, 1/4 frozen banana, dash of gaur gum.

Once Pancake is done, top it with the icing and 

presto ! Funfetti Pancakes! 

Enjoy!

Love

Haley

xx

<3

Try-Angles

I have been getting a lot of questions about Mae Movement and what it means. The last post was all about how we started but today I wanted to go a little further. Do not worry it will still be a motivation Monday post :)

Last year when I was diagnosed with Chronic Insomnia... let me just say that is a novel in of itself,

I put a quote on my chalk board in my studio... " Let her sleep for when she wakes she will move mountains." I slept about an 1/2 hour to an hour every night for months. Just after of week of little sleep, I became rather ill from it, I was pulled out of school for my senior year and was at the doctors constantly. I would wake up in the night and early mornings to draw, paint, dream, etc. I designed and dreamed up Mae Movement, because I did not want my current condition to make me loose sight of vision. The quote for me was hope that I was going to get over this mountain. Mountains became a very symbolic thing for me and I felt like they showed up all time. I felt ok when I woke up, very alert but around 6 in the morning the pain started. I could feel every nerve in my body and it begged for sleep but I just couldn't. Then around 8 my body gave out, and I would black out for hours. When I finally would wake up I was so week because it felt like I was in a boxing match, I had very poor motor skills, I fell a lot and dropped more dishes and plates than I could keep track of. I also suffered from cognitive memory loss and had a hard time finding the right words. I kept those details from the people at school so nobody really knew what was going on and the " why isn't Haley in school, its just a sleep problem." started... 

I was afraid of letting people down. My family, friends, our movers and my subscribers on youtube. I was trying to be a light, to inspire people on health and lifestyle tips, but how could I in this condition. Over the corse of about  4 months I felt like I had lost myself. I was not strong anymore, I certainly could not run 1/2 marathon, I was lucky if I felt strong enough to get myself to the doctors. I was moody, miserable and I am almost positive my family did not know this person I had become. My dreams of going to New York City for Art school seemed to evaporate. Most of all my attitude on life was becoming negative. I did not see the light at the end of the tunnel, the top of that mountain was nowhere in sight and my faith was not strong. If it was not for Dee I really do not know what would have happened to me. No matter how mean I was she always said " Hale I have to Love you through it." I did not deserve that. I knew how terrible I was acting but in my mind I couldn't help it. That is why so many of my post's deal with the power of self talk and choosing your  happiness, because trust me, for months I had to work hard to overcome it. 

I also dealt with extreme anxiety of not being in school, worrying about what people thought of me and socially I had become a hermit. I was very involved in school, sports, vice president of my school and the Delaware state student senate, theater, worship team, you name it I did it. So when all of sudden I was just gone, cut off from everyone and everything it caused a lot of rumors and negative talk about me. What hurt the most was some of the talk was coming from people I thought were my friends, I felt like a freak and very alone.  

Before Insomnia in September and during Insomnia in the Winter

 ( yes I even started to lose my hair, thats what it looks scraggly)

It did not have my picture taken at all the first few months so this was when I was doing better. 

I got to a point in February where I was sleeping 3 hours a night which was HUGE for me. I started telling myself I was going to go into school for an afternoon to see my friends But there was that self talk again. I was letting fear control me. Dee kept telling me to try. Just try and push yourself, step out of your comfort zone.  Do you know it took me a month to finally go in, but I tried it, I did it, and slowly I was able to go in, I even managed to work past my anxieties and went on the senior class trip. I did re-lapse again in the spring right after IMATS... crazy to think of the timing of all of this. So the next mountain for me.... was graduation. I almost let myself not walk at graduation. I can not imagine now, how I would have felt if I did not walk with my class. Again I had to wrestle with myself, push aside the fear my not feeling accepted by my class and me not feeling like I deserved it. Walking at graduation was a huge accomplishment but if I would have never made the decision to TRY, I would have never went into school, never gone on the trip, or graduated with my class.  

I truly believe all this happened as test. Satan tries to bring us down and get in the way of us reaching our full potential. If it had never happened to me Mae movement would not have the substance and the real life examples it needed. I most certainly would not have been as aware of the life lessons we talk about.  I would never have come up with all those healthy sweets recipes because before insomnia I NEVER had a sweet tooth but lack of sleep will make you crave sugar !!!! so I had to figure out a way to handle it but in a healthy way : ) The past year I had to try different things that were way out of my comfort zone I had no choice but to approach life from a different angle.... A TRY-angle ;) Mountains in a sense are triangles. If you think you can not get over that mountain, chances are you have not tried yet. Every accomplishment starts with the decision to TRY. 

Like I said this story is long enough to be a few chapters in book and who knows mae-be one day it will ;)

As always,

Much Love and Many Blessings

Haley

xx 

<3

What is Mae Movement?

We get a lot of questions about "what Mae Movement really is", and how did it start? where did the name come from?

Well to tell you the truth it is a whole lot of things, a whole lot of stories and I would need a book to honestly explain everything. I am sure a lot of you only know about the bracelets, right? Well the bracelets are beautiful and we love them but they just the beginning for us.

Dee and I have a vision for Mae Movement far beyond them and we are excited to be moving forward. We are constantly growing, all humans are and that is what makes us so a-MAE-zing ;)

As we grow, Mae Movement grows and develops. Trying new things, going out of your comfort zone, growth in your relationships, helping another soul. They ALL are movements that generate, a larger one. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

Two years ago this week marks the anniversary of my clean eating and fitness journey. Before that I struggled with confidence in so many areas in my life. Doing something to improve the quality of my life ended up being such a positive and influential movement for not only me but so many others, because I teach and share my experiences with living a healthy life. I always had aspirations of helping others but because I lacked self esteem I would not try out for leadership roles in school or really use my voice to speak my own truth. When I finally set my mind to my goals and achieved them, I was able to do so many things that I did not think I could do before. That was when we found the bracelets... or I should say the bracelets found us. We never intended on selling them full time, but they started to sell themselves with out us trying. friends, family, co-workers even ladies in the check out line at the grocery store wanted them and wanted to know more about the women of Nepal who make these precious little bracelets. I realized it was great platform to use to speak about in my student government conferences, because it was entrepreneurial and it made a difference in someones overall quality of life. Over the course of a year, Dee and I spoke at trade shows, and other local events. The bracelets wound up playing a huge role in our lives. They were even bringing us to different states, I don't really know how. All I know is the bracelets were always a part of it and each time Dee and I would travel, A-MAE-ZING things would happen. We have met people and learned about their movements, shared stories and let me tell you. Those real life experiences are where the growth happens. You can learn so much from another persons story. Then it all started to come together. I loved health and wellness, Dee loves Personal growth and  helping others... ( she is one of the most selfless people I know). So many signs came up for us through out the year that were reoccurring symbols and words. We talk in metaphors a lot within our brand. Waves, ships, mountains, love, infinity, etc. 

This was my 10th grade homecoming on the left and the picture on the right was my senior graduation. 

Adventures With Dee

WHERE DID THE NAME COME FROM

We played around with names for months... no really it took forever! Dee and I practically paced around our office, aka the pit, aka our dinning room and could not agree on a name to save our lives. For any of you that do not know this, MAE is my middle name. We tried using both of our names, our initials, my brothers, dad, cat, dog, you named it we tried it... well just not the cat and dog part. I noticed a trend in our lingo at the events we did and the motivational  post's we had on Facebook, used words like amazing, make and made. Then one day it clicked. Made and Maed, stemming from my middle name. It was perfect. I loved it. Not only was it personal but it maed sense. see what I did there ;) We added movement because that is the goal! to generate a movement by maeking yourself the best you can be so you can Maek someone else the best they can be too! As we have worked with name it really became a part of us, I would not want to call it anything else. What is even more special is hearing other people say the name or use it in a blog or instagram post. What defines Mae Movement is growth, we will never know 100% what it means simply because it is always going to be growing because we are always growing. 

Where is Mae Movement Going?

I am an artist, a designer, a health and fitness nut, a self proclaimed instigator  and inspor-ator. I have big dreams for this brand. Meshing it all together is goal. Inspirational designs, an awesome community of Movers... meaning you :) A whole lot of faith and hard work has gotten us this far and we are going to keep moving. 

So What is Mae Movement? It is a mountain, a wave, it is infinite, it is love. Its the ships that mae have not left the harbor yet, or it it the one toughing it out on the open water's.  Whatever it is, Maek it yours and Maek your move.

Its your turn, what will you move today?

Love and blessings

Haley xx

Tuesday Tip Of the Day- Letting Go.

Simple Steps for overall Happiness... 

POST 1 

This will be a three part post :) 

We are all on the same boat in one way or another. Well... sort of. A Boat that will take us to the same destination... Happiness. However you may be on a sail boat, coasting along the shore line, easy breezy. While someone else may be on a fishing boat, in rough, uncharted waters. Both boats will eventually get back to port, but how will each one get there? They certainly will not take the same corse, that is for sure. They will not encounter the same obstacles, and they most likely they will arrive at port at different times. 

You being the captain of this boat, map out your route. Carefully trying to avoid these obstacles. You can not always see everything that is ahead, but, you can prepare yourself. Your ship carries the tools to tackle these situations, to make your voyage less stressful. They are there for you, you just have to use them.

1. Sometimes listening too your First Mae*t is essential.

We all want to be right all the time, it is how we are wired. We would rather jump at the chance to argue with someone over who is right or wrong. Half the time it ends up being more about that, than the actual problem. We need to just sit back, and think " would I rather be right, or would I rather be kind." What happiness is being " right " really bringing you?

2. The Sails during a storm.

Have you ever tried to hold down a ship, in a storm? Or better yet tried doing it by yourself? yeah me either. There are things in life that we have ZERO control over and that is OK! It makes me think of the  Parable in the Bible where Jesus Slept through the storm at sea. Now I know we all have different beliefs but regardless the Bible is beautiful Literature and I think you can take something from it no matter what you believe. Sometimes we just have to sleep through the storm. Just wait in the situation and allow things to be as is. Trust me you will feel better

“By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond winning.” Lao Tzu

3. Your Boat is bigger than my Boat...

Do not blame others for what you don't have. You are the Captain no matter what type of boat you have. Do not give the power away just because you feel inferior. Take responsibility for you life. You too can have a bigger boat.

4. Give up your self-defeating self talk.

  “The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive.” Eckhart Tolle

Like I said your ship is equipped with tools, too help you on your voyage. Use them wrongly and you can very easily get off track. That is how our mind works. Your mind can feed you negative, polluted, self defeating thoughts, but you ARE better than that.

5. Give up on Limited Beliefs 

Why is your anchor still down. Yes you. You know what I mean. You have not even left Port! You do not think you can handle the journey, I get it. It is ok, but do not worry about what you can and can not do. From now on you are not going to let your fears keep you stuck in the wrong place. Pull up your anchor and sail.

It is a lot to take in. So just think about it. What are some things that are keeping you from overall happiness? Write them down, keep them somewhere you will see, like your planner, on your bathroom mirror. Start thinking about ways you can overcome your old self-talk. The next Five Tips in the series will be up next Tuesday. 

Go be A-MAE-ZING.

LOVE 

Haley and DEE

xx

P.S Have you Seen Our Destination Bracelets, " Castaway", "Voyage" , and "Stowaway" ? If Not check Them out on the Mae Movement website.