This Just In!

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Motivation...Where Is It?

Someone asked me the other day "how do you find the motivation to work out? It seems so easy for you!" HA! It's not always easy to work out, or eat right, especially when I'm surrounded by temptation! I struggle every.single.day. I have to make the decision to be a strong, healthy, skinny girl about 17,367,259 times a day, and that's only a slight exaggeration! But I know deep in my heart that I'm worth it. Having the body and health that I want is worth it. Being a good example for my children is worth it. Living to see my grandchildren is worth it. And being sexy naked is worth it! That's what motivates me, and depending on the day and the temptation, I pick one of those, and I pass up the temptation or I turn on the DVD. Today, it's not easy. And tomorrow might not be either. But it will get easy, and it will get normal, and in a few months I'll look back and wonder why I ever thought it was hard. I'll get there. And so will you. But it takes work. Anything worth having takes work. So let's do this! NO EXCUSES!

Beachbody Challenge - Day 12

Have you seen the movie "How Stella Got Her Groove Back"? It's a good movie...has nothing to do with my life or this post, but came to mind when I was thinking about posting tonight.
I only worked a half day today, which was fine since I worked a bajillion hours this week, and that meant I could come home and work out! Yes folks, I'm old, and I like to start my weekend with a nice sweat session :) As I type this, I can feel my body cramping up a bit. That's what I get for not working out this week, and that's ok. That means I worked out hard, and my body is kicking my fat's ass! I'll hit it hard again in the morning before I head out to work for a bit, and by then I should be nice and sore to go sit for a 3 hour tattoo session. Yes, the motto of this weekend is pain, and I'm going to love every minute of it!
Have you started planning your menu for next week yet? It's week 1 of my first challenge group that I'm running on my own, and I'm super excited! I have fun prizes planned and fun recipes to share! Speaking of, have you signed up yet?? You don't want to miss out!! Strong and sexy by Christmas, that's my goal :)
Speaking of menu planning, have you heard of Hungry Girl? I have gotten some YUMMY recipes from her, and they come right to my inbox every day. Can't be that! You should head over, sign up, and then sign up for my challenge group. You won't be sorry!

Struggling!

It's obviously hard to anticipate all of the things that will challenge us while we're trying to challenge ourselves to greatness. I anticipated things like laziness (let's just be honest!) and bad influences, but I didn't anticipate a crazy work schedule! Tuesday all hell broke loose at work, and I left in tears and completely overwhelmed. I went home, sat with my pups for about 30 minutes, and was in bed by 7pm. Wednesday (yesterday) I worked from 415am to 745pm. I went home and fell into bed so I could be back at work by 5am today. Needless to say, this schedule doesn't leave room for things like eating and exercising. So, I'm drinking my Shakeology and hoping that this weekend and next week will be better. I try to live by no excuses, but sometimes, there truly isn't enough time or energy left in a day. It doesn't mean you give up though, it means you try again tomorrow!!
In other news, my Beachbody Challenge starts MONDAY! Have you signed up yet and ordered your challenge pack? It's not too late!!! Let's all be strong and healthy on Christmas morning!!!

Beachbody Challenge - Day 4

Is it normal that I've already had a day of struggle?
I live out in the country on a little hobby farm. There is no mail service, so I normally stop and grab the mail at our little country post office on my way home. I was so excited yesterday to see that the movie Apocalypto had arrived from Netflix!!
On the short drive home, I told my son that I was going to work out real fast, make dinner, and then settle in to watch the movie. When we got home though, I realized it was later than I had planned, and I needed to get dinner going. Then I fed the dogs, the chickens, watched something the boy-child wanted to show me, and sat down to eat dinner. I can't exercise right after eating, I'll vomit (YUM!), so I decided I'd take a day off and just watch my movie.
By the end of the movie, I was feeling so guilty that I was going to have to check in with my Beachbody Challenge group and tell them I didn't work out, that I popped in my Slim in 6. At 10pm. Knowing I had to get up at 430am. Was it worth it? YES!!! Am I tired today? Not too bad actually. I think my body is already responding well to the exercise and the Shakeology, and for that, I am so excited!
The moral of this story is two-fold: don't procrastinate, and NO EXCUSES!

And just for fun, a picture of my breakfast, snacks, and hydration. Yes, I'm secretly 4, and I eat Foodles!

Planning Ahead

Although I knew this challenge was starting, I didn't exactly plan for it. I had my Shakeology and my Slim in 6, but I didn't go grocery shopping like I should have. It was a crazy weekend, filled with homecoming football, homecoming dance, hair, make up, and Alzheimer's bake sale. I think I saw my house long enough to mess it up! In that sense, it worked out well that I was sick all day yesterday and had no appetite! I did go to the store yesterday afternoon, however, and grabbed some chicken and broccoli for dinner (yay me!), so I had that today for lunch. NOM NOM NOM!
I still haven't done any actual shopping though, which means I have no idea what I'm eating for dinner tomorrow night! At this point it's silly to go shopping because I leave Friday for Oregon for 4 days. So, I'll be winging it, in a healthy way, and kicking myself in the butt for not planning ahead!

Beachbody Challenge - Day 1

Today is the day. The day I take control of my health and my life. Sounds dramatic, yes, because it is. I want to live a long life, playing with my grandchildren and enjoying my children as adults. In the here and now, I want to enjoy my children as children. I don't want to be bogged down by my weight, or the health issues that come with being over weight. Right now I'm mostly ok. Healthy, aside from heart burn and an aching back, and active with my children, but it's just a matter of time before the weight my body is carrying catches up to me! If you talk to my back pain, it already has!
The time to change is NOW. Not tomorrow, NOW. So today, I will drink my Shakeology and I will work out to Slim in 6, and I WILL start to notice changes immediately! I know this, because I have friends that use the products, and the results are undeniable! Tomorrow, I'll wake up sore, and I'll know that my body is changing back into the healthy and athletic body it used to be.
Join me on my journey, literally, through this blog, whatever is comfortable for you. If you'd like more information on the Shakeology product, or the other Beachbody products, you can message me, leave me a comment, or visit my website. I look forward to taking this journey with you guys!