I. Am. Exhausted.

SHEWIE! I am Exhausted.


There's a lot going on in my little world. I'm taking an accelerated calculus class. Hard. Stressful. I'm hosing my first challenge group (its started out pretty awesome, I hope it stays that way) and well, that's it for the extra stuff. But then there's the whole mom/wife/house thing I got going on too.


BUT, I had my first Shakeology sale!!! Thanks Mom!!! (Yes, seriously) She tried the vanilla and decided she wanted to try them all so she ordered a sample pack. You can order one that has one of each flavor so you can pick out your favorite.


I'm loving my Shakeology. I still want to invest in a blender so I can try some of the recipes that came with it. They look really easy and sound delish. I mean, there's even a PB&J one. YUM. I enjoy having it every morning. It makes life easier to just have a shake for breakfast. And since I'm in class ALL morning I'm no even hungry until I get out. Which is awesome because I usually have a mid-morning snack.


As for the health benefits, I haven't noticed much of a difference..... But I do believe it's one of those things you don't notice until they're gone. I am a little more energized, I'm not like bouncing off the walls but I do seem to get more done in a day.


My first MUD RUN is Saturday and I'M SO EXCITED. Let's get dirtyyyyy. I'll be sure to post pics and a review of the race!


Now, I REALLY need to find a workout I like. I did a group fitness class tonight and watched a little in the mirror and sheesh.... yeah let's find me a good one!....... and stick with it haha.


Still not really sure what I'm doing on the whole coaching front. I am in a training group I've been participating in that's really helped, I just need to break out of my shell and get a little more comfortable with knowing the products. But it's still been an awesome experience so far, and I'm REALLY enjoying it (even it has cut into my calculus time).


Alright, between kids, workouts, blog, website, and homework my husband has been neglects. Time to go snuggle on the couch :-)

GOT IT!

Yay! I'm so excited. My Shakeology arrived 3 days before scheduled! Now it's time to get this show on the road.


Side note: It's official. I have a gallstone (YUCK!). So the past couple of days it has been bothering me and I've not done any work out. Well no more excuses for me. As long as I stick to a low fat diet it shouldn't bother me. So one good way to stay away from fatty food is knowing that I'm going to be in unbearable pain for a day after. Kinds helps the diet along....


I'm hosing a challenge group on Facebook! It's just a group to help motivate and encourage people. It seems like that's my biggest hurdle is motivation. I feel as if I have a group to encourage me (especially since I'm hosting it) I have no choice but to stick with it every day.


Today on the eating front was a lot better. I had one slice of French toast & Shakeology for breakfast, a salad for lunch and a taco salad for dinner! Taco salads are my FAVORITE. Add in a brownie, a couple of animal crackers and few goldfish I may have stolen from Anna's stash. But overall I'd say it was a pretty good day.


So I tried doing a half of scoop of my Shakeo with my whole milk one time and it lost all of it goodness. But having to switch to low fat everything, I tried it with Almond milk to day and the flavor was STRONG. So maybe I can do a half scoop with my almond milk! We will see.... 

Also, it came with a list of recipes to try and OH MY! Some of them look absolutely delish. Now I just have to invest in a blender so I can try them!


Did a small workout for my challenge group today. Good grief, planks are TOUGH.


ONWARD to day 7!!!

...Still going... not so strong....

Not much to say about today, didn't eat well, didn't work out.... BLAH......


Hopefully I'll be hosting a challenge group soon and that'll give me some motivation!!!




I did send out my first sample of Shakeology, made me feel like I'm actually doing something!! Hopefully she likes it as much as I do!!!!

Day 2: A Solid 6

So today was okay, health wise. I took a few baby steps to get back on the right path.

• Had my shakeology this morning (it was chocolate, which isn't the BEST but it's not that bad either)
• I barley snacked all day, I was busy but I still didn't eat ONE animal cracker and that's a pretty big deal.
• I did have more energy even though I stayed up watching DWTS past my bed time

• If you know me you know what a HUGE deal this is: We went out to dinner at Olive Garden. Instead of ordering my favorite (Chicken Prigmivera, YUM) I decided that I would do a little better. So I ordered from their 'low calorie' menu. Love Salmon, but it came with broccoli, but I ordered it anyways. Not only did I eat most of it I enjoyed it. I am NOT a veggie person. But that broccoli was delish. - a HUGE victory in my book. Now if I can just figure out how to make it like that! 

I'd highly recommend the Herb Grilled Salmon (even the accompanying broccoli)

So I know Olive Garden isn't a great place to be on a diet (and I'm not gonna lie, I scarfed down a bread stick, too)  BUT, baby steps people. I'm working on it... slowly but surely!!!

Also, I FINALLY ordered my Shakeology (yay!). Hopefully it'll get here soon because I'm officially out of samples! (I feel so much better that I just finally ordered it instead of worrying about ordering it- haha I'm such a worrier)

One of the main reasons I started this is to share my Beachbody journey. So here's what I've decided. I'm not going to pursue people as a coach just yet. Before I reach out to people to try products I want to have first hand experience of the product and what it does for me. I'm still looking at different workouts, and when my Shakeology comes in Step 1 of my journey will be on like Donkey Kong!! However, if you're interested in trying this with me then I would LOVE company. Having people to share Journeys with is SO much motivation for me.

Alright- calculus time........Night all!

Day 1: FLOP

Well today was a flop. For some reason I can't seem to get back on track.


Not too long ago I found my fitbit and started doing really well. I was tracking my food on my fitness pal and really trying to hit my daily goals in steps. Well, my fitbit won't hold a charge and so as I lost battery life I lost motivation. I keep telling myself I'll do better tomorrow. But there will always be a tomorrow.


Here's to holding myself accountable, and doing it RIGHT.


I tried 2 Beachbody workouts yesterday and didn't make it through either of them. Not because they were hard, but because I was got bored.


I have done the workout of a "Total Body Blitz" group I'm in for the past 2 days (yay, 2 in a row!!!). My son walked into my room as I finished the work-out yesterday and a few minutes ago he said "MOM, Let's go exercise in your room." What a great inspiration to keep going. He even did it with me :-).


As for my coaching, I'm trying to hold myself accountable in participating in groups and learning all I can...


Now, to go order my Shakeology...... :-\

Step 1

Well, I've gone and done it. I've signed up to be a Beach Body coach. Yikes. I feel like I jumped into the deep end before I remembered I have no clue how to swim. So what better way to do this journey than to broadcast it out to cyber space!


First of all let me say, the main reason I signed up to beach a coach is for the discount. I REALLY want to try Shakeology and get a good workout program but I just can't seem to bring myself to pay that much for it. So since coaches get a discount, I said 'why not?'.


But since signing up I've been thrown into a world of Beach Body. I'm officially interested in this whole coaching thing. It seems like I have found an awesome group and I'm swimming in a pool with some awesome people who are excited to teach me how to swim!


But here's my deal. I haven't officially TRIED it yet. I've done samples of workouts and drank samples of Shakeology, but sticking with it has NOT been my thang. So I feel that it would not be right for me to become an active coach if I can't even stick to it myself. So here, I'm bringing you along on my Beach Body ride....


Step 1- Getting enough motivation to order it. YIKES, that seems like a lot of dinero. But I've been reading reviews all night, and by golly, it just may be worth it. I can always do one and if it doesn't work out just opt out. I feel like I'll never know unless I try....

The History of Shakeology... and me!

I've tried Shakeology here and there. Nothing stuck. Most of the people who added me on Facebook took over my newsfeed with Beach Body posts (pretty annoying ones, too) so I ended up deleting them.

Joined a Beach Body training center. They set me up with a coach who was busy ALL THE TIME. Never once met her. She told me she was going to meet me at a workout and never showed. So that's when I gave up on that.


When we moved to Wilmington I joined a group and added a few people, hoping to have some play dates. And one of them just happened to be a Beach Body coach whose post didn't drive me crazy! I bought samples, she didn't push me to buy more, I bought more samples, she just asked me how I liked them and nothing more. At a play date once I mentioned I'd never tried Vanilla before and she gave me a sample. Took it home. Tried it. BOUGHT 5 MORE.


Vanilla taste like cake batter. So. Good. It was finally a drink I could see myself drinking and enjoying every day.


Used my samples, spilled my last one (was pretty upset about that). The first day without my Shakeology was rough. I actually noticed a difference in my motivation levels, my appetite, and my energy! I wanted to eat ALL DAY. I wanted snacks, I wanted big meals. I really hadn't notice what a difference it had made until I didn't have it!

That's when I decided it was time to take this seriously.

The day before my classes I found another packet that had fell in my pantry. I WAS SO HAPPY. So today, I started my semester off on the right foot!

Now.... just to order the stuff.......