THE HOTTEST BOSS GIRL IN THE GAME

There's a few women out there who I find myself completely girl crushing over because they just know how to take life by the balls and KILL IT. 

I look up to women who are hard working, healthy, fun, charismatic, 100% true to who they are, and if they can manage a successful relationship somewhere in there too, then more power to them. 

One of my favorites is Cameron Diaz which I've mentioned about 100 times before. She's successful and she found her calling to empower women all over the world when she decided to be educational AF and school us all on everything you need to know about your health. From your teeniest tiniest cells to accepting your body image, she's got it all.

There's been others but more recently, I am completely obsessed and in awe of the one and only

AMANDA CHANTAL BACON.

33 year old CEO, mother, open hearted, stylish bohemian business woman. 

Bacon grew up in Manhattan and made the city her own. As a young woman she grew up smoking cigs and dropping acid by the time she was 14, trying hallucinogens and letting her mind wander. To say the least - she wasn't at her healthiest. 

She was diagnosed with a hyper thyroid condition, respiratory issues and came to find that she was allergic to wheat, sugar and cow dairy. At the time it was unfortunate news for her and her mother Chantal Bacon (Betsy Johnson's Partner and CEO) to hear but now, A. Bacon refers to this as her divine intervention.

In this article, she states:

“I tried every drug multiple times,” she says. “And you know, tried swimming in the ocean at night on those drugs and tried green hair and making out with your best friend on those drugs and maybe like a tennis match while blowing bubbles in the middle of the night on mushrooms and really like taking you there to the highest peak, man,” she says. “This was that time in New York where things were really crazy, before Giuliani came in and straightened us all out.” 

After a few too many careless nights out, Bacon did what I feel like we ALL wish we had the courage to do and packed up her life to restart with a fresh cleanse in Italy. Um yes please!

She detoxed then moved herself back to America but this time exploring the West Coast. She landed in Los Angeles working for a chef where she was living the life of basically anyone that works in a demanding restaurant. Surrounded by greasy food, late nights and a demanding schedule, she re kindled her liking for what she had learned when she was combating her allergies and started playing around with healthy foods. 

She claims that she started out with some surface level things like green smoothies, hemp seeds and maybe an avocado here and there. 

But knowing her addictive personality, she wanted to FEEL more. She wanted to go deeper and see how much she could REALLY get from the health that was unknown. 

“I want more energy, I want more vitality, I want more hair, I want more kidney chi, when I have sex I want it to be sexier, and when I meditate I want to go out further!”

She began working with with kinesiologists, Ayurvedic doctors, and stayed up until 5 in the morning reading medical text books to gain a deeper understanding. Needless to say, she found her passion and ran with it. 

Her friends thought she was nuts. She was gaining momentum with the Moon Juice idea but was receiving negative feedback from people claiming that there was NO WAY anyone was going to pay 9 dollars for a juice. 

Not only did she say fuck it and start charging 9 dollars for juices but she also created the magic of "Dusts" which are available to you at $30 bucks a pop. 

This got some major lash back from strangers on their keyboards with comments blasting the internet saying that her dusts "taste like sweet n low mixed with dirt" and others went on to complain that her product was too expensive especially for not even being approved by the FDA. 

Bacon basically kept a smile and noted that you choose what you would like to invest in. Do you drink cocktails? Do you get your nails done? Do you want to pay for a new shirt or do you want these adaptogens? 

I agree 100%. When I tell people how much I paid for a few dusts people roll their eyes and say that "that's just too expensive." 

It's only too expensive if it's not worth it to you. 

I would probably pay more to be honest with you. When I have the brain and spirit dust in my coffee in the morning, I feel it. I notice that I'm focused, I notice that I am happy and I notice that things just seem to flow. 

Amanda opened up her first shop in Venice when she was pregnant and had a line out the door on day one without doing ANY MARKETING. INSANE.

She say's that she still doesn't understand how this happened but I think it says a lot about what people are interested in and what they are willing to learn in the health and wellness community. 

Since then she has opened up 2 more stores and is obviously in the process of opening more, in between being a full time single mom and just recently launching her first book (which I'm about to go figure out where to buy as soon as I'm done writing this!). 

She inspires me to know more, read further, feel deeper, and work harder. 

Amanda if you ever read this, THANK YOU! 

Leave a comment below if you have a favorite dust or let me know who you're favorite girl boss is right now! I always want to find more women who inspire me!

XX

MOVING IN WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND BEFORE MARRIAGE...THOUGHTS?!

Well you guys....! The time has finally come. 

I'm getting my very first place with just myself...and my cooler half!

I. AM. STOKED. 

Turns out that we are signing the lease on Valentine's Day (which I thought was super cute...I'm already planning the whole night! Sign the lease, grab some blankets, some wine, some snacks, games and the iPad and have a full blown slumber party in there with no furniture.) Ha! 

Ever since I moved out of my parents house in SD when I was 21 I have lived in LA with two of my best friends from High School. 

We went from The Valley in LA, to the Marina where we stayed for 2 years then back to the Valley where we've been for the past 12 months. 

What's kind of funny though is that my boyfriend (Esteban) and I discussed moving in together LAST time my lease was up.

He was SUPER cute about it. He took me out to dinner with a view (my fav) and pretty much laid it all out and asked if I was ready to move in with him.

Then there's me...miss indecisive. I said yes at dinner and then thought about it for a few more days and decided that I actually DIDN'T feel ready. 

I felt like I was still having a lot of fun living with my roommates and I know he's the one I want to be with so I figured we have a lot of time to live together so I didn't want to rush into it. (I'm SUUUUUUPER slow in relationships).

I'd say it wasn't until the last 6 months that something clicked and I was DYING for us to have our own place.

I FELT READY. 

As I started talking about it to people though I was getting mixed feedback. 

I'd say mostly everyone was really excited for us and already told me what they're getting us as a house warming gift.

But then...there waaas I'd say, a handful of people that we're a little more hesitant. 

They we're either asking me if I was sure I didn't want to wait to be married first or they were telling me their nightmarish stories of back in the dayyyy when they lived with a boyfriend and they broke up and it was the worst break up ever because you still have a leaseee and what do you do with the furniture and blah blah blah. 

Which I totally get BUT. 

What do you guys think?

I feel like for me PERSONALLY, I want to take things slow.

And moving in together is FAR LESS of a commitment than getting married so I feel like it makes sense to do that first. (even though I definitely plan on marrying him ;) )

I want to experience us having our own space together and letting our styles intertwine and just enjoy the journey. 

I'm not really very interested... in fact I'm bored at the thought of doing 'what people usually do" or " doing things in the right order".

I think you should do things in an order that makes sense to you and the person you're choosing to spend your time with. 

So with that said. I'm pretty effing excited. 

If you think about it, this is going to be my FIRST PLACE EVER that I don't have to hoard everything I own into my bedroom.

So obviously I've been SUCH a Pinterest slut lately. 

I'm already planning the house warming party and picturing my mornings at the new place plus getting hard over the fact that Trader Joe's is like 5 minutes away! UGH. WHAT IS LIFE!

I can't wait to bring you guys along on the move and show you the new spot. We're both veryyy laid back, minimalist to an extent (or trying to be) and into some artistic ish so I'm picturing plants, pink walls, comfort and LOTS of blank space. 

EEEEEK. Wish us luck! 

And leave any comments below if you have been or are in a similar situation !

XX

MACA ROOT IS THE NEW V-DAY GIFT.

First of all, please allow me to set the scene for you right now.

I'm chillin in the most comfortable robe I've ever felt (it's 150.00 if you want to take it home...l'm kinda considering???) at the ACE HOTEL in downtown LA for the coolest event I've ever been invited to. 

I'm probably going to do an entire blog for the event so don't worry, I'll keep you in the loop BUT while I have some downtime right now in between this mornings brunch and tonights run, I want to talk to you guys about MACA powder. 

I placed an order with MRM again the other day to re stock on pre workout and L-Carnitine (which I also brought with me today so I can take it before today and tomorrow's run haha, seriously HATE working out without them), AND I looked into MRM's superfood powders. 

I saw that they have Maca root powder which I haven't really experimented with yet but I've been hearing a lot of about it.

Two days later it was at my front door and the day after that I was hooked. 

I put a TBS of it into my smoothie that I've been taking with me to work and drank it throughout my shift. 

Now, if you read my last blog, then you know that my smoothie is already pretty stocked with lots of vitamins, minerals, collagen and other goodies but I could still notice a difference this time around. 

Without knowing anything about it, the first thing I noticed was that I was EXTRA focused but had lots of energy (someone actually asked me if I took an adderall HA! No.)

I got home and was still loaded with energy so I dove into Google to get alllll the deets. 

The first thing I read besides Maca being one of the worlds few SUPERFOODS is that some of it's primary benefits include:

POSITIVE EFFECT ON HORMONE BALANCE,  ENERGY LEVELS AND HEALTH BOOSTER. 

So I wasn't crazy about feeling energy.

Now I was intrigued by the hormone balance...which is why I put this blog in the girl section. PREPARE...TO THANK ME ;)

Maca root has been historically known as a very potent aphrodisiac that increases fertility in both men and women, balances hormones, boosts the immune system, increases stamina and improves sexual function, memory and focus. 

This article says that "Consuming Maca often makes people feel more "alive", energetic, and leaves them with a sense of well-being, all of which are thought to be due to it's ability to restore proper hormone balance and elevate "feel good" endorphins. Another benefit of Maca is it's relatively high amount of absorbable plant-based nutrients, including protein, fiber, calcium and magnesium, among others".

I personally know that this is something that I'm going to have everyday now thanks to it's nutritional benefits. As a vegetarian, I kind of have to search for other foods that will supply me with enough vitamins and minerals since I lack iron, magnesium, and of course my protein mainly comes from protein shakes and beans.

Maca offers me PLENTY of nutrients including but not limited to over 20 amino acids, Calcium, Magnesium, Iron, Zinc and 20 free-form fatty acids. 

After doing some research I found that there is no set serving size for consuming Maca, but most people suggest starting with 1 TBS because it does give you energy (which is why a lot of people like to have it before a work out) and then you can work your way up to 2-3 TBS a day. 

Want the specifics? Here's some more 411. 

TOP 3 MACA ROOT BENEFITS: 

1. MENOPAUSE, CRAMPS, PERIOD BS.

As I've already mentioned a million times, Maca root helps balance our hormones. An unbalance in our hormones is basically why we feel like we're on a psycho girl roller coaster when we're on our periods. We cry watching any commercial, reconsider being vegetarian for an in-n-out burger and hate everyone then love everyone. 

I think we would all love some balance during that time yeah? Ha, shit. 

2. INCREASED SEXUAL LIBIDO:

Maca increases the sexual libido in women, most likely due to it's ability to raise serotonin levels " the feel good hormone". It also restores the health of our adrenal and thyroid glands which regulate A TON of our feelings including stress levels and appetite. 

3. ENERGY, MEMORY AND MOOD. 

People that regularly use maca report that they feel more driven, awake and energized which I can DEFINITELY vouch for. Since the Maca decreases levels of anxiety and depression, it is easier to maintain a stable level of positivity! And unlike coffee, it gives you a FOCUSED energy that doesn't give you jitters, AND it lasts longer. 

I put it in my coffee this morning and it was actually really good! It has a slightly nutty and sweet flavor ALTHOUGH, try to only use it with COLD recipes. So use it in a cold brew, smoothie or on yogurt for example. Pairing it with HOT recipes takes away from it's nutrients. 

DON"T FORGET!!

You can save 40% on the Maca Powder I'm using from MRM-USA simply by buying it here from MRM and using my code CHELSEY at check out! Make sure you spell it with a "Y" and not an "A" haha. 

ENJOY!!

HOW TO HANDLE A BREAK UP - MY 4 BEST TIPS

UGGGGGGGHHHH. 

It's been a while since I've personally been through a break up but I DEFINITELY know how it feels and that it completely blows. 

I've had a few people hit me up recently telling me that they're going through a break up and wanted some advice. 

I think I've seen enough happen and I've seen where people mess up too often after a break up that I kind of just want to talk about it.

First of all, I've never been that girl that's an "on and off" person in a relationship. We're either dating or we're not. I don't see the point in leaving that grey, in between area open to kind of just do whatever you want. 

It kind of just seems like an opportunity to do something wrong and not get in trouble for it.

SO, when I break up with someone, it's DONE. 

PS: I'd love to hear any of your tips or stories so comment below if you have any!

So if you're in a situation where it's DONE, especially if you're the one that got broken up with, then consider some of these "tips?" I guess I would call them... Because none of your friends want to hear you talk about your on and off relationship for 10 years. THEY'RE OVER IT, you need to be over it too. 

1.

DON'T STALK THEM ON SOCIAL MEDIA. 

Always and forever, this will be number one. You are COMPLETELY 100% torturing yourself when you go see what the last thing was that they posted, who they're following since the break up, what their captions say, where their geo-tags are....BLAH, STOP. 

It's also silly to me because it's so easy to block someone but it seems like a lot of people after a break up make a huge effort to stalk their ex on social media ALL DAMN DAY. 

You are not going to get over someone if you are obsessing over their every move and breath. You stay extremely attached to that person and it's just un healthy. I mean, especially if they broke up with you then I think you need to realize that you need to move on. 

Don't torture yourself. 

2.

DO YOU.

OMG. Maybe this should be number 1? It's a close call. If someone breaks up with you, DO NOT SPEND YOUR TIME TRYING TO GET THEIR ATTENTION. This is such a bad move. I feel like I can even see right through posts where people are trying to get back at their ex. 

Don't post a picture of yourself in Europe and talk about how your so happy to be there only because you know your ex REALLLLY wanted to go to Europe. 

Don't even post a picture of you drinking a Caramel late when you hate Starbucks but you know that was your ex's favorite drink. 

Get what I'm saying? Because at the end of the day, THE ONLY REASON you are posting that picture is because you are waiting to see if he or she is going to react to it. So you're still technically using SO much energy throughout your day just to get that persons attention. 

And the worst part? They know what you're doing. I mean they dated you right? They know you. They're going to know if you're being genuine or fake so don't let them have that satisfaction that you're still worried about what they think. 

DO YOU. 

3.

DON'T POST YOURSELF PARTYING 

Okay - for some this might seem totally appropriate which yeah go have some cocktails with your girls and if you want to post a picture of that I think thats okay BUT don't make the caption ANYTHING about him, or her. 

But if you never party, don't purposely go out and get hammered and post pictured of yourself with people you don't know JUST to "get back" at your ex. 

If I saw my ex do that I would laugh. especially if they never liked clubs you know? It would be so obvious that they were still wasting energy just trying to get back at me, which is kind of pathetic. 

If someone breaks up with me, I go off the radar. You won't know where I'm at, what I'm doing, how I'm doing...and at the end of the day, that's going to drive your ex more insane that him being able to see your every move and see that you're still clearly obsessed with them. 

4.

GET BUSY. 

Post break up for me is like crack. I feel like it's the best time to do all the shit you forgot that you wanted to do while you were in a relationship. This is also why you never want to get to this point in a relationship. 

You should be able to be you + MORE in a relationship...not 1/2 of who you are because you were too busy giving yourself to someone else. 

If you're going through a break up then you need to make sure you're busy all day doing things for yourself. This helps keep your mind off of your break up and it helps push your forward. 

Start going to the gym again and get your diet on point. Start hanging out with friends that you haven't made time for in a while. Go work on what YOU want to do. 

People that go through break ups and spend all day doing nothing other than trying to get the attention of their ex end up digging themselves deeper into a hole of depression, and girllllll you don't have time for that. 

I feel like whether you're going through a break up or if you've been single for a while and you feel like you want to start dating, the absolute best thing you can possible do is DO YOU. 

Be yourself, don't play games, and focus on your goals.

Doing you will always be the most attractive thing you can do.

Comment your tips, tricks, and stories below!

Love you guys

xx

PROUDLY CAPPING OFF 2016, AND SETTING GOALS FOR NEXT YEAR

December really seems like it can be a hit or miss right? I think that we all get caught up in the fact that a whole year has gone by (again) and we wonder if we could have gotten more done. 

We're really just moving on from the month of December to the month of January but we don't really look at it like that. I know for me at least, I spend time in December writing down all the things I want to accomplish for the following year. 

When I look back on it I can easily see all the things that I was able to check off vs. all the things I didn't even come close to finishing - which can be kinda depressing right? Do any of you do that?

Being bummed out is pretty much one of my least favorite things. I hate being in a bad mood or upset but sometimes it's hard to avoid, especially when it comes to the progress of myself.

SO! I always try to turn things around by finding the positive which is why this year I decided to take a look back on 2016 and write down everything that I was proud of and what I had accomplished. 

I highly recommend trying this! 

It really showed me where my focus was this year, which helps me figure out what I neglected and allows me to make more of an effort in those areas for the following year.

Some things I'm grateful for in 2016:

• branching off into chelsey rose health
• launching my first physical product
• getting better at my photography
• being more consistent with my blogging
• doing my biggest collaboration so far 
• getting paid for my first fitness video shoot 
• traveling to NY for my first time
• living with esteban
• Working with someone who i've wanted to work with since i moved to LA
• Staying Healthy
• Understanding my direction and getting a better grasp on who I am and how I work
• Doing collaborations with Breville, Perfect Bar, FItMoo, BeFit, Persu, FabFitFun, and more

 I definitely noticed that my focus this year was all about work and growing my brand which I'm very excited about. I knew that that was what I wanted to focus on this year and I'm happy with the progress that I made. I'm so grateful for new people that I've gotten close to and how I've managed to be more consistent.

I'm HUGE on writing down goals and keeping them somewhere where you can see them at all times. People sometimes ask me if I have a journal, or a notebook, or a planner to organize...I literally have all 3 plus two white boards, and keep reminders and notes in my phone.

It is so important to figure out what you want in the long run and then working backwards to figure out what you need to do DAY TO DAY to get to that end goal. If you don't write these things down then you can't be aware of the progress you've made and you might lose direction and motivation. 

I just wrote down my goals for 2017 in the notes on my computer but I plan on transferring them to my white boards at home and I plan on talking to a few people about them. 

Talking to people that support you about what your goals are and what you want to accomplish is SO IMPORTANT. 

When I tell people that I want to do something, they tend to check in on me about them and the progress I've made. They also can be a helping hand because they know what I'm wanting to do so they might meet people that could help me accomplish my goals.

So, to take a step in holding myself accountable, I want to share with you guys some of the things that i want to accomplish/ some things that I'm excited about for the upcoming year!

• Spend more quality time with my family
• Start a podcast
• Create a membership for my readers with exclusive content
• Offer my health guide and fitness guide
• Spend less time at my 9-5 and more time at home doing what I love
• Move in to a place with my boyfriend!
• Take my sisters on a trip
• Start a new hobby
• Meet new fitness goals
• Fix my back
• Start meditating
• Start a serious savings account to buy a house
• Pay of my credit cards
• Take random trips throughout the United States

That's just some of the things that I want to focus on this year but I'm realizing that I want to try to spend more time exploring and spending time with my family this year. 

I also hope to make new leaps in my career and try to back away from being at my normal job as much. 

Now i'll take this list and try to start planning it out. I'll try to plan trips, I'll start seeing what I need to do to start a podcast, how long it takes and what I need to do weekly to make sure that everything runs smoothly. 

I'll write down fitness goals (maybe one for each month?) and I'll start making appointments for physical therapy to get my back straightened out. 

See how this all helps me work towards my goals? Without this list, I would just enter the new year with a few ideas that I would probably only work on casually when I decided to think about it. 

Now I know what I want, and I can have a game plan. This is so important in reaching your goals so I highly recommend that you try it and also try writing down everything your proud of from 2016 rather than being bummed out about what you didn't finish. 

Let me know what some of your goals are below so I can help hold you accountable!

xoxo

Chelsey

HOW TO EAT HEALTHY WHEN YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND

I think we all know how this goes right? You eat like a bird when you're just talking, then you eat like a born again 15 year old once you've been dating, and then you try to figure out the 'when', 'how' and 'why' of nothing fitting you anymore. 

Classic.

Damn boys. And it's so EASY at first right? You're still going on your first couple of dates so you order appetizers as entrées or just stick to a salad and a drink, my fav. 

Then something happens as time goes on where eventually you're both hungry, you could go for light bite but he says he's hungry for a beer and a burger and suddenly...SHIT. YOU ARE TOO.

Next thing you know you're just two guys sitting at the bar ordering 3 beers each and french fries and wings and you don't even eat meat.

UGH BUT WE SECRETLY LOVE EATING ALL THE SHIT, DON'T WE? WE REALLY REALLY DO.

I feel like there comes a point where we realize that they love the shit out of us and forget that we're supposed to care about our bodies. French fries? YES. Dark beer? DOUBLE YES. Veggie Burger with the bun even though I'm full from the second beer. HELL MF YES.

SO. After a few months of that I realized I had to get my life together and stop eating like a 6 foot man. 

But seriously, enjoy that time while it lasts because it definitely is a huge cheat card (the whole falling in love thing) and it's glorious. We're supposed to enjoy drinks and fatty foods and pancakes with them on Sunday mornings. But not for forever.

Now, here's what you need to do. You need to get them into eating healthy foods. That's it. Here's how. 

1.

MAKE THEM HEALTHY FOOD THAT'S NOT BORING.

Breakfast for example. At some point you need to stop eating out every single day and actually start eating at home. Half the battle with THAT is being able to feed them something that will actually be satisfying. I can personally totally get by in the morning with bullet proof coffee and toast or a piece of fruit and be chillin, but that's me. 

Boys don't really dig that too much.

SO, I started making my boyfriend egg sandwiches in the morning and he's obsessed. It's so easy you guys and honestly, I'm obsessed with them too so give it a try. 

- 2 pieces of Dave's Killer Bread

- 4 eggs

- 1/2 an avocado

- Small handful of Spinach

- 1 TBSP Vegan "Mayo" Spread (trader joe's)

Just cook the eggs in coconut oil, throw the bread in the toaster, add the avocado and spinach to a piece of bread and throw it all together. SO EASY. 

2.

DON'T TELL THEM YOUR SECRETS

If he likes spaghetti covered in sodium and fat filled pasta sauce, try making a slight adjustment like swapping out the white pasta noodles with whole grain pasta noodles. Tell him it's all the store had or something, who cares. Then grab a healthy organic marinara sauce, top it all with some mozzarella style vegan almond cheese and shredded basil and call it a day. They're just going to see that it's pasta, and eat it. 

ALSO my curry cauliflower rice is the best because it's filling and they think they're eating rice, it's perfect. 

Then after he admits that he likes it you can tell him it's healthy so he can just fucking accept the fact that he likes it. Or don't, whatever.

3.

TAKE HIM TO HEALTHY PLACES

If he's asking you where you want to eat and you always leave it up to him, then you can't get mad that your only options are pizza and cream filled soups. Take him somewhere where they have LOADS of healthy options. He really needs to understand how good a veggie burger is or a vegan mushroom quesadilla. SO GOOOOD. 

4.

MAKE HIM CURIOUS

If he's unwilling to try your healthy stuff, say F it and just do it for yourself. Then make small little mentions like, "I was starting to get sick but I had 3 green juices and it went away". Or "MMMMMM this bullet proof coffee is SOOOO good". You say that every morning and soon enough they'll be asking for some.

5. 

IF ALL ELSE FAILS. LET HIM ORDER THE SHIT FOOD

Okay this is actually kind of a plus. This is what I do. If we go out to eat and I want the pasta but I know I'm going to order the salad, then you point out how good the pasta looks, then they order it, and you can steal a few bites without having to finish the whole entree. Best of both worlds. 

Any other tips? Leave them below!