I will admit that working out every day is not the easiest or most convenient thing. You have to make it a priority. Some days are just so jam-packed that you don't think you could possibly have the energy by the time you get home. That is when I would work out first thing in the morning. I decided if I wanted to reach my goals there couldn't be any excuses.
Today, our a/c stopped working. Our house gets SO hot. Even with windows open, it was still 88 degrees in the house. The humidity was ridiculous. I had NO desire to work out today. But now, the sun has gone down and the house has cooled off. So as soon as I am done with this post, I will be working out! No excuses!
Things don't just happen without any effort. We have to work towards what we want. That is why they are called goals. We start at one end and have to get all the way across the field to reach that goal. There will be struggles and trials and things we don't foresee happening. You have to work through them. When you finally reach that goal, it will be completely worth it! You will have accomplished something great!
With that, I am off to work out!
Friday, May 31, 2013
Thirsty Thursday! Shakeology Style!
I am not the savviest when it comes to recipes. So for now, I have been trying out all of the recipes for Shakeology that are on the website. Some of them I absolutely love. So far, my favorite one is this:
Chocolate Banana Nutter
1 serving of Chocolate Shakeology
It is DELICIOUS! In time, I will get daring. I will mix it up. I will do my own thing. But for now?  |
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Watch This!
On Wednesday, I will post a video I want to share.
Todays video is pretty much amazing.
It is about Shakeology and where they get the ingredients for it. They use only the highest quality ingredients.
So, watch the video:
http://www.teambeachbody.com/showcase/-/bcp/637719395001/247801?referringRepId=247801
Isn't it absolutely amazing what goes into each package? Each glass?
So much work goes into it. But so much support to small farmers everywhere.
I love it.
Todays video is pretty much amazing.
It is about Shakeology and where they get the ingredients for it. They use only the highest quality ingredients.
So, watch the video:
http://www.teambeachbody.com/showcase/-/bcp/637719395001/247801?referringRepId=247801
Isn't it absolutely amazing what goes into each package? Each glass?
So much work goes into it. But so much support to small farmers everywhere.
I love it.
My Goals
When you make a big decision, you generally have a goal, a vision for the results you desire. I have a few that all correlate with each other.
My first goal is to get fit - I want to lose a little weight, yes. Our scale is a little busted, but generally I weigh in somewhere between 137 and 140. On a rough day? Even more than that. I am not comfortable with that. My goal is 125. But more than lose weight, I want to eat healthy and get better about exercise!
Second goal - I want to get all of the nutrients and supplements that my body needs. I have never liked red meat, fish, or pork. I would take 2 hours to eat my dinner because I did not want to eat the meat. I got sneakier as I got older and managed to throw it away some nights. So, when I was 14, I decided to make a decision for myself. I decided to stop eating those things. Other than one minor slip up of bacon ending up on a sandwich at a restaurant and another time with hamburger in my pasta... I have not eaten red meat or pork in 11 years. For a long time, I was not very good at replacing the protein and other nutrients I needed. When I went into college, I learned about all of the things I needed. I started taking different things. At one point I was taking 7 different vitamins and supplements a night. Ridiculous. So, now with Shakeology, I am getting everything I need!
My 3rd goal is my most personal goal. But it really is important, and somehow, I feel a lot of people probably have the same issue. I have terrible self-esteem, a poor self-image. A lot of this is because I struggle with depression. Major depression and a bit of an anxiety disorder is what I have been diagnosed with a few times since the age of 12. It has gotten pretty bad on some occasions throughout the last 13 years. I have been on medication for it a couple of times, but I just don't like it. The biggest reason? It made me gain weight. I kept trying to lose it, but it just didn't work. So not only was I feeling super depressed, but I was looking in the mirror and so unhappy with what I saw. When you are depressed, your motivation to do much of anything (never mind exercise) is rather limited.
Anyways. If you read my last post about beginning my journey (catch up here), then you know how I found out I would be getting laid off a few weeks before it happened. I spent time looking for a job, and somehow (though I knew nothing of the business opportunity at the time) kept getting sucked into the beach body website. I was starting to feel depressed about things going on. I was a little concerned. I didn't want to head down that road again. That is when I got proactive and joined beach body! I needed something for me to keep me going. I needed to keep focused and motivated. Not only that, but it has already been building my self-confidence. I am already feeling better about sharing my body. Not because I look good (because I don't yet), but because I know positive changes are happening. THAT gives me confidence.. A brighter future for myself.
My last goal involves others. I want others to know that they can be happy. They can be happy with themselves. Love yourself first before you can truly love others. Everyone deserves happiness. Everyone deserves respect. We need to respect ourselves, respect our bodies. I am still just beginning this journey myself. I have a long way to go. But it is worth it. I am worth it.
My first goal is to get fit - I want to lose a little weight, yes. Our scale is a little busted, but generally I weigh in somewhere between 137 and 140. On a rough day? Even more than that. I am not comfortable with that. My goal is 125. But more than lose weight, I want to eat healthy and get better about exercise!
Second goal - I want to get all of the nutrients and supplements that my body needs. I have never liked red meat, fish, or pork. I would take 2 hours to eat my dinner because I did not want to eat the meat. I got sneakier as I got older and managed to throw it away some nights. So, when I was 14, I decided to make a decision for myself. I decided to stop eating those things. Other than one minor slip up of bacon ending up on a sandwich at a restaurant and another time with hamburger in my pasta... I have not eaten red meat or pork in 11 years. For a long time, I was not very good at replacing the protein and other nutrients I needed. When I went into college, I learned about all of the things I needed. I started taking different things. At one point I was taking 7 different vitamins and supplements a night. Ridiculous. So, now with Shakeology, I am getting everything I need!
My 3rd goal is my most personal goal. But it really is important, and somehow, I feel a lot of people probably have the same issue. I have terrible self-esteem, a poor self-image. A lot of this is because I struggle with depression. Major depression and a bit of an anxiety disorder is what I have been diagnosed with a few times since the age of 12. It has gotten pretty bad on some occasions throughout the last 13 years. I have been on medication for it a couple of times, but I just don't like it. The biggest reason? It made me gain weight. I kept trying to lose it, but it just didn't work. So not only was I feeling super depressed, but I was looking in the mirror and so unhappy with what I saw. When you are depressed, your motivation to do much of anything (never mind exercise) is rather limited.
Anyways. If you read my last post about beginning my journey (catch up here), then you know how I found out I would be getting laid off a few weeks before it happened. I spent time looking for a job, and somehow (though I knew nothing of the business opportunity at the time) kept getting sucked into the beach body website. I was starting to feel depressed about things going on. I was a little concerned. I didn't want to head down that road again. That is when I got proactive and joined beach body! I needed something for me to keep me going. I needed to keep focused and motivated. Not only that, but it has already been building my self-confidence. I am already feeling better about sharing my body. Not because I look good (because I don't yet), but because I know positive changes are happening. THAT gives me confidence.. A brighter future for myself.
My last goal involves others. I want others to know that they can be happy. They can be happy with themselves. Love yourself first before you can truly love others. Everyone deserves happiness. Everyone deserves respect. We need to respect ourselves, respect our bodies. I am still just beginning this journey myself. I have a long way to go. But it is worth it. I am worth it.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Beginning a New Journey!
I dig through my clothes, looking for the perfect shirt. the loose fitting pink one. It’s the one I NEED today. I can’t find it anywhere. I need to hurry up. I know that no other shirt will look right with these pants. They hug in all of the wrong places, and so do my shirts. I am not comfortable with my fat hanging out of my pants, or my shirt tightly hugging all of my bumps. I change my pants and grab a loose fitting shirt. I look in the mirror, not happy, but it will do.
This is probably what most people go through each morning when getting dressed.
I am tired of it. In fact, I got SO tired of it, that I decided to make a change.
I had seen a lot of friends posting on Facebook about how they were losing weight, getting fit, and eating healthy. Day in and day out, I saw their posts and I was envious of their will power, but did not feel I had enough of my own. A couple of friends and their posts caught my eye. They were drinking extremely healthy shakes and doing workouts at home. I wanted that. I looked into it and found out they were following a Beach body challenge pack program. I looked into it. a lot. I am always really skeptical about those things.
But honestly?
How can you be skeptical about 70 of the highest quality nutrients and supplements making up a shake?
How can you question other peoples progress?
You can’t.
I got really excited and wanted to do it so bad!
Then I saw the price. My heart sank.
So much more than I could afford.
So, I continued looking on in envy.
In the beginning of May, I found out I would be getting laid off from my job at the end of the month.
I started looking for another job, and continued reading their posts with envy.
Then one of my friends doing shakeology told me about the business opportunity with beach body.
Become a coach? Me?
I was so excited about the possibility. but still hesitated.
Finally, a week before getting laid off, I made a choice.
I jumped in head first, no idea WHAT I was getting into.
But I was excited!
I signed up on a Tuesday, got my stuff on that Friday, and jumped into it all on Monday!
I have been doing Shakeology and Slim in 6 for a week now and I feel great!
I have energy.
I have motivation.
I have goals!
And I have progress.
Follow me along on the journey!
This is probably what most people go through each morning when getting dressed.
I am tired of it. In fact, I got SO tired of it, that I decided to make a change.
I had seen a lot of friends posting on Facebook about how they were losing weight, getting fit, and eating healthy. Day in and day out, I saw their posts and I was envious of their will power, but did not feel I had enough of my own. A couple of friends and their posts caught my eye. They were drinking extremely healthy shakes and doing workouts at home. I wanted that. I looked into it and found out they were following a Beach body challenge pack program. I looked into it. a lot. I am always really skeptical about those things.
But honestly?
How can you be skeptical about 70 of the highest quality nutrients and supplements making up a shake?
How can you question other peoples progress?
You can’t.
I got really excited and wanted to do it so bad!
Then I saw the price. My heart sank.
So much more than I could afford.
So, I continued looking on in envy.
In the beginning of May, I found out I would be getting laid off from my job at the end of the month.
I started looking for another job, and continued reading their posts with envy.
Then one of my friends doing shakeology told me about the business opportunity with beach body.
Become a coach? Me?
I was so excited about the possibility. but still hesitated.
Finally, a week before getting laid off, I made a choice.
I jumped in head first, no idea WHAT I was getting into.
But I was excited!
I signed up on a Tuesday, got my stuff on that Friday, and jumped into it all on Monday!
I have been doing Shakeology and Slim in 6 for a week now and I feel great!
I have energy.
I have motivation.
I have goals!
And I have progress.
Follow me along on the journey!
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