Tuesday, April 9, 2013

On the road to FIT!!!

       I finished the 24 day cleanse and I feel AH-MAZING!!!!! And in the midst of it all I found a new part of myself that I have been searching forever for.........DRIVE!!!! I started working out with 3 girls at 5am baby.... 6 days a week and let me tell you we are KICKING ASS!! I finally believe that I will achieve what I have always wanted......a healthy, sexy body!!! Not a skinny one......one with muscle definition and strength!! ( damn thats a lot of exclamation points in those last few sentences......lol can you tell I'm a little excited?) I gave up the stupid scale and just started tracking my progress with inches lost and how my clothes feel. Some pictures from our hard core workouts.....


Lordy I need a tan :)
 
 
 
And my quote for the day!!!!

 
 
Last but not least my dear friend and work out buddy sent me this picture this weekend to show me how much my hard work is paying off! The picture on the left was last March 2012 and the one on the right was Saturday. THAT right there was proof that I am doing something right and makes me so excited for the future!!

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Cleanse and my weekend


      Well today is day 6 of the cleanse and I have to tell you that I feel AHHHMAZING!!!!! Honestly it really hasn't been as hard as I thought that it would be and I really don't miss anything except for my occasional glass of wine......and by occasionally I mean nightly :) !! I have only weighed myself once on the cleanse and I am down about 4 lbs. W will not weigh and measure myself again until Saturday morning when the 10 days are done. I have been doing a lot of research on the day 11-24 and I think I will be ordering a few more products and following the lean in 13 plan which is kind of a continuance to the 10 day cleanse. After the way that it has made me feel and the energy and push that I have felt in the gym and running I think it would be very easy to become addicted to this feeling!! Some of my favorite recipes have been.....

Turkey Chili and Spinach



















Spaghetti Squash with Shrimp and Broccoli
               Speaking of run, this weekend was the Lucky Run in Davis and I had signed up to run the 7k. I love this run.... easy course...everyone all dressed up in green and festive.......I even bought some St. Patricks Day socks to wear....... please disregard my non matching shoes........really need to invest in something more festive for next year :)

 
            
            Sunday I  was luck enough to get to throw a baby shower for one of my oldest and dearest friends from high school. She has a daughter who is 8 and she tried for years to get pregnant again and one day ......a few years after they had given up trying she found out she was expecting!!! SOOO EXCITING:) We decided to go with a country chic theme and I could not have been happier with how it all came together. I love and have always loved being crafty but with life and many kids I can never find time.....well I was so excited to finally have a reason!! Here are a few pictures from the shower...... 
 




 

 
 


 
 
 
       What was the favorite part of your weekend? Do you have a creative gene? What is your favorite healthy recipe?
 
 


Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Back from a long break!!!

          The last year has been full of lots of changes.......I found an amazing man who has really become my best friend, I received a promotion at work and business has gotten extremely busy which has created many more hours a week of work but is GREAT for the company, and around the new year my other half and I decided to take the next step and move in together....with my 3 boys and his 4 kids...... a house full of 9!!!! Its been a transition but a fun one :)  A gym opened up next door to my office which has been a huge blessing on trying to stay on track with my fitness goals and that combined with an awesome coworker/workout partner it has helped me to not through out those excuses on not working out!! Have I been perfectly on track.....oh hell no, but now that the craziness and the life adjustments finally starting to settle I am ready to get back to achieving my goals and I have to tell you I am soooo excited!

          I have heard so much talk lately about Advocare......seems to be the new thing, even though its not new at all. A friend of mine tried it and so much success that she became a distributor and loves it. With my new goals in sight I decided to get on the band wagon and start the 10 day cleanse/ 24 day plan myself. Not to lose a bunch of weight and inches but to get my body in a good place. A fresh start. I don't want to be "skinny" I want to be fit. I want to have tone and muscles and arms that I can be proud of!!! THAT is my goal! I don't want to focus on the number on the scale or over analyze it all to death. I want to eat clean and provide the perfect fuel for my body and be as healthy as I can be. Does that mean that I will never drink again or splurge on a meal occasionally?? UMMM NO!! It does mean that I will live a normal life and treat myself time to time. This is a life change. Not a diet and I am so excited for this change!!

       So to keep myself accountable........I will weigh in once a week just to have a number documented but I will not over analyze that number. I will weight train, get back into running again and make sure that I incorporate a decent amount of cardio into my training. My other half is also big into fitness and I love that we will be able to have fitness as such a big part of our life's...for us and all of our kids. What a great example for them!!! Can't wait to share my journey with all of you!