Well it got off to a rocky start!
I woke up Tuesday morning and had a little bit of sleep-fog because I was exhausted and the days seem to get earlier and earlier! I went downstairs to prepare my hot water + Ionix and decided to take my natural accelerator at the same time. Boy was I in for a surprise! I drank most of the ionix and took a shower, and suddenly realized I was TOTALLY going to throw up! Lesson learned: not to take an accelerant on an empty stomach, particularly one that uses extract from peppers and cinnamon to move things along in a healthy way! BURNED coming back up. Ouch.
I felt kind of crappy afterwards and really just wanted to come home and go back to bed and start over. These things aren't an option this time of year with my job, so I came to work and tried to power through. I carried on with the rest of my shake-day plan and tried to be positive.
The pollen is already in full force in North Carolina so my head was swimmy. My cycle is in full force so my belly feels all swimmy. BLAH. Did not want to succeed. Chose to succeed instead. I dragged my butt out of my chair and to the gym for 45 minutes of cardio, and the ab workout. No shock here: I felt a MILLION times better once I had done it!
I kept my momentum going with a few accountability posts to our group, kept drinking my water and powering through. Dinner has been late the past few nights so I'm STARVING when we eat and I really have to work on that. I blame the time change! After dinner I jumped on Periscope and listened to Erica (my fitness coach from last spring) talk about "being a transformation" and it was really inspiring because I have definitely transformed over the last ten months! It was great to talk about the habits I've developed over these challenges and how I've changed my mentality.
Keep it up friends!
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Fit Mom Challenge: Day 1 (Cont'd)
Day 1 is in the books!
And what a day it was...
I started the day feeling tired from the weekend's activities and ready for a fresh start!
Since I did the challenge before I have a decent memory of what comes when and how to do all the things. Much of it, I incorporated into my real life post-challenge so it wasn't a huge change for me. Supplements, shake, water, GO!
I had time for my morning snack in between my busy time at work, and just kept filling up my water bottle. I'm a better water drinker early in the day so I try to get as much in as possible.
I realized I was sort of hungry at 11am which was NOWHERE near my 1pm possible lunch time because of my event. So I just kept drinking water and tried to shift my thinking from food. This is my problem: I eat all the time. So my body cues that I'm "hungry" and I immediately eat. Instead I waited until 1 to eat, where I sat down with my coworkers and ate my salad and drank my shake. And realized, waiting two hours to eat didn't kill me! And I was much more satisfied with my meal choices. The biggest thing about this 30 day challenge is my chance to reset: my metabolism, digestion, hydration, hunger cues and mindset.
My afternoon went slowly until gym time, and it was LEG DAY. Biggest muscle group, heaviest weight, new routine I LOVED IT. Someone left the big girl plates (35s) on the Smith machine so I figured that was a sign to step it up a bit and go heavier. I felt so accomplished when it was done! I had a post-workout protein bar on the way home and got to work on dinner.
Since Jay had that big exotic game hunt in January, we have a lot of meat in our freezer! Waste not, want not so we are eating the lean meats and saving money on our grocery bill while also keeping me in line with the challenge. Addax burger (1/2 portion), brown rice and green beans for me along with my salad.
At the end of the day I realized that SO much of the challenge last time has been incorporated into my daily life that this time around should be easier. I have a lot of changes I still want to make, but I'm glad I started this journey last year and can see how I've progressed since! My mid-afternoon snacking and post-dinner snacks are my biggest competitors and I'm glad I could conquer them on day 1!
And what a day it was...
I started the day feeling tired from the weekend's activities and ready for a fresh start!
Since I did the challenge before I have a decent memory of what comes when and how to do all the things. Much of it, I incorporated into my real life post-challenge so it wasn't a huge change for me. Supplements, shake, water, GO!
I had time for my morning snack in between my busy time at work, and just kept filling up my water bottle. I'm a better water drinker early in the day so I try to get as much in as possible.
I realized I was sort of hungry at 11am which was NOWHERE near my 1pm possible lunch time because of my event. So I just kept drinking water and tried to shift my thinking from food. This is my problem: I eat all the time. So my body cues that I'm "hungry" and I immediately eat. Instead I waited until 1 to eat, where I sat down with my coworkers and ate my salad and drank my shake. And realized, waiting two hours to eat didn't kill me! And I was much more satisfied with my meal choices. The biggest thing about this 30 day challenge is my chance to reset: my metabolism, digestion, hydration, hunger cues and mindset.
My afternoon went slowly until gym time, and it was LEG DAY. Biggest muscle group, heaviest weight, new routine I LOVED IT. Someone left the big girl plates (35s) on the Smith machine so I figured that was a sign to step it up a bit and go heavier. I felt so accomplished when it was done! I had a post-workout protein bar on the way home and got to work on dinner.
Since Jay had that big exotic game hunt in January, we have a lot of meat in our freezer! Waste not, want not so we are eating the lean meats and saving money on our grocery bill while also keeping me in line with the challenge. Addax burger (1/2 portion), brown rice and green beans for me along with my salad.
At the end of the day I realized that SO much of the challenge last time has been incorporated into my daily life that this time around should be easier. I have a lot of changes I still want to make, but I'm glad I started this journey last year and can see how I've progressed since! My mid-afternoon snacking and post-dinner snacks are my biggest competitors and I'm glad I could conquer them on day 1!
Monday, March 14, 2016
Fit Mom Challenge: Day 1
So I'm really excited to be doing this challenge with some of my good friends: Carol, Sarah, Mary Hilliard, Lisa and Emily!
I'll admit yesterday was a stressful day for me and I almost decided to quit before I started. What? Why would I choose to fail?
1. I worked until 11pm.
2. I haven't studied the workout plan
3. I don't have a shake day plan
4. I know I'm going to be tired.
Turns out, what I needed was to fail first mentally to succeed mentally!
1. That's an unusual work time for me; it's one day. Not a consistent schedule.
2. Once I sat down and focused, it took me TEN minutes to read over today's workout, watch the videos and make my notes. I can do ALL of those exercises!
3. Duh, I have all the products. Literally everything I need. So I fired up the Keurig for hot water at 630, mixed in my ionix supreme, drank it, filled up my water bottle and shaker cup, and walked out the door. The REASON I use these products is for their convenience for an on-the-go mom! Tossed my shake packs in my bag so I have a few at work, I keep almonds at my desk now and grabbed my orange. Today is a weird day in that we have an event at work and lunch is provided; I'll bring my shake with me and eat the salad that I know will be offered.
4. Of course I'm going to be tired. I got 5 hours of sleep. But I'll feel much better about what kind of tired I am when I get to bed tonight because I will have done great things for my body.
I also listened to the Periscope I missed last night while on the way to work this morning. Love the positivity and the support I'm surrounded by in doing this challenge! I love our group texts! I am so excited to see what I can accomplish and what I can help my friends accomplish.
I'll admit yesterday was a stressful day for me and I almost decided to quit before I started. What? Why would I choose to fail?
1. I worked until 11pm.
2. I haven't studied the workout plan
3. I don't have a shake day plan
4. I know I'm going to be tired.
Turns out, what I needed was to fail first mentally to succeed mentally!
1. That's an unusual work time for me; it's one day. Not a consistent schedule.
2. Once I sat down and focused, it took me TEN minutes to read over today's workout, watch the videos and make my notes. I can do ALL of those exercises!
3. Duh, I have all the products. Literally everything I need. So I fired up the Keurig for hot water at 630, mixed in my ionix supreme, drank it, filled up my water bottle and shaker cup, and walked out the door. The REASON I use these products is for their convenience for an on-the-go mom! Tossed my shake packs in my bag so I have a few at work, I keep almonds at my desk now and grabbed my orange. Today is a weird day in that we have an event at work and lunch is provided; I'll bring my shake with me and eat the salad that I know will be offered.
4. Of course I'm going to be tired. I got 5 hours of sleep. But I'll feel much better about what kind of tired I am when I get to bed tonight because I will have done great things for my body.
I also listened to the Periscope I missed last night while on the way to work this morning. Love the positivity and the support I'm surrounded by in doing this challenge! I love our group texts! I am so excited to see what I can accomplish and what I can help my friends accomplish.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
The Fit Mom Challenge is BACK!
I'm so excited that we're doing this challenge again!
In January I decided to actively start selling Isagenix because it's a product and company I believe in, and has helped me be successful, not only weight loss but general better health and fitness. I figured, I paid that associate fee when I did the first challenge and that allowed me a year of access to my own personal website, why not use it? So I jumped on board with Val's team and there are 5-6 of us that are working together to grow our business.
A huge selling point for me to use the products and introduce people to them was my results from the first challenge I did last spring. So when Val & friends decided to host the Fit Mom Challenge again, I knew I would be successful in getting some friends sign up for it with me!
As of right now I have to friends/former co-workers that are joining me, along with two members of my wine club and one mom-of-wine-club. I can't wait to see how different this experience is when I'm one of the support folks cheering people on! I had a tremendous amount of support when I did this, and can't wait to help cheer my team on.
My products are already here and I can't wait to get started!
Last time I did the challenge I spent the week before as sort of "the last supper" and ate a bunch of stuff so I wouldn't feel like I was missing out on things during the 30 days. I have such a different approach this time, because I know how much my health and wellness revolve around my mental game. So I'm actively making good choices this week and trying to hit some of my targets (water consumption, 4 days of gym time) before I even get started.
Emily, Lisa, Mary Hilliard, Sarah, Carol...let's do this!!
In January I decided to actively start selling Isagenix because it's a product and company I believe in, and has helped me be successful, not only weight loss but general better health and fitness. I figured, I paid that associate fee when I did the first challenge and that allowed me a year of access to my own personal website, why not use it? So I jumped on board with Val's team and there are 5-6 of us that are working together to grow our business.
A huge selling point for me to use the products and introduce people to them was my results from the first challenge I did last spring. So when Val & friends decided to host the Fit Mom Challenge again, I knew I would be successful in getting some friends sign up for it with me!
As of right now I have to friends/former co-workers that are joining me, along with two members of my wine club and one mom-of-wine-club. I can't wait to see how different this experience is when I'm one of the support folks cheering people on! I had a tremendous amount of support when I did this, and can't wait to help cheer my team on.
My products are already here and I can't wait to get started!
Last time I did the challenge I spent the week before as sort of "the last supper" and ate a bunch of stuff so I wouldn't feel like I was missing out on things during the 30 days. I have such a different approach this time, because I know how much my health and wellness revolve around my mental game. So I'm actively making good choices this week and trying to hit some of my targets (water consumption, 4 days of gym time) before I even get started.
Emily, Lisa, Mary Hilliard, Sarah, Carol...let's do this!!
Monday, February 15, 2016
Scholarship weekend, 16 years later
It's bizarre enough to know it's been 16 years since mine. But this view never existed bc the building didn't!
Body forward: postscript
So I've kept up with my shakes and until the last two weeks of travel, my workouts! It was great for the last two months to know that a doughnut or skipping a day of the gym wasn't going to derail all my progress.
This week my travel season is officially over so my scheduled workouts are officially back! I have lunch prepped for the week, snacks ready and can't wait to get my hands back on a barbell. Baby Sarah I'll post my workouts and what I'm eating just for you!
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