The Rest Of My Life

So, I have decided that today is the first day to the rest of my life! I have been sick for the past week and a half, and I have done absolutely nothing. I slept, and ate lots and lots of popsicles! I had a sore throat, and a cold, then a sinus infection, and then to top it all off I got a double ear infection? What?! I must have really pissed God off.

 

I finally went to the doctor after I got the ear infection, and when I stepped on the scale, I was not a happy camper. It pretty much ruined the rest of my week. I decided then & there that I was done messing around. This is it. I have said it before, but I am I determined that I will not let myself gain another single pound! I was pretty excited when I got on the scale this morning to get a *starting weight* and I according to it I have lost 6 pounds! So I guess I can't complain about that, but.. I am still not happy.

 

I am planning on finally starting Focus T25 again on September 16th. There is a challenge group going, and I am super excited to do it. If you're interested in joining, let me know. It's kind of last minute seeing as how tomorrow is the last day to join, so sorry! I did decide though I wasn't waiting till then, and I got up in the early, dreadful morning, at 4:00 a.m. Who in their right mind does that? Yup, this crazy chick and her mother.

 

I was bright eyed and bushy tailed, seeing as how I actually got up at 2:30 and couldn't fall back asleep. Then I realized that Shaun T. was about to make me his bitch. There is no doubt about it, that's definitely what he did. It feels sooo good to be working out again, and I am going to be sore tomorrow. No pain, no gain.. or should I say lose.. Hmm.

 

 

Also, I'm letting the cat out of the bag and *drum roll please.*  I am finally moving!! Sioux Falls, South Dakota, I am coming for you! I am so excited for this new chapter in my life. It's moving much faster than I had planned, but I just have to trust in God's plan, and know that everything is going to work out the way it should. I am so excited to see what my life holds for me!

 

My Dream Board for the rest of the year. Sorry some of it's hard to read!

 

There is still 3 and a half months left in the year, people! You know how much you can accomplish in that amount of time? Let's do this! I want to see you succeed! If you would like to join my private motivational group as well, let me know! Together we can do this!

 

 

 

 

 

Can I Be A Baby Again.?

Hey everyone! I know what you're probably thinking, "Girl, it isn't Friday, AND you missed last Friday too!" Okay, maybe you aren't thinking that, but I would be if I was you. 

Sorry I have been so MIA. My life has been crazy busy and I've been making some major life decisions  that I will possibly be telling you about when it all happens. I had every intention of doing this blog yesterday, but it just didn't work out. It might be late, but at least I am doing one, right?

Another reason I didn't do a blog last week is because my motivation and my commitment has been seriously lacking. I am not sure what my deal is, but I need to get it under control. This is ridiculous! I just seem to have no willpower, no motivation, no energy, no nothing. I just want to sit around and do nothing, and believe me that is doing absolutely no good! 

I need this shirt!

So anyway! I wanted to let you guys in a little somethin', somethin' I am going to be starting on Wednesday which I hope will be the kick in the butt I need! It's called... drum roll please.. The Ultimate Reset! 

Now some of you may have heard of this and know what is, and some of you may be asking, "What the heck is The Ultimate Reset?" Well to put it simply, it's a cleanse, detox, and reset without all of the harsh chemicals or starvation. It's a 21 day, 3 phase program. I will be taking some natural supplements and eating 3 meals a day and 1 snack. I have been wanting to do this forever, so with my lack of determination being at an all time low, I decided that it was time to just go for it. I like to call it "Spring Cleaning."

I have talked to multiple people about this program, and from what they have told me it just all around makes you feel better. They say you lose an average of 15-20 pounds, but that's just a bonus and the real results come from the way you feel. They say they sleep better, and have more energy. I mean, how couldn't you? It's cleaning your body of all the toxins that you have taken in over the years. It will reset your body to when you were a baby and put you back in working order! I can say that I am sooo excited about this, but I am also pretty nervous. I do feel determined to stick this through! Kind of ironic with me mentioning my lack of determination up above..

So, the plan is that I will be posting daily during The Reset. I will be keeping you all updated on how I feel, what I eat, and of course my results. I did some grocery shopping today, and it's a lot of foods I have never eaten before. Like seaweed?? Uhm yeah, pretty nervous to try that.. But I keep telling myself that it's all for the best and it's going to be worth it! Oh! And Whole Foods is now my favorite store. See, I live in a rinky dink town with absolutely nothing! I am not exaggerating, the closest Walmart is 50 miles away. Yeah, you read that right. What am I thinking, huh? 

I am going to be eating a lot of fruits and veggies, and trying new things. I am excited. Change is a good thing and I love fruits! I could probably live on fruits. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.

Speaking of fruits... I am addicted to juicing! I absolutely love it. I cleaned out my fridge today for my new groceries and found a bunch of fruits that are on the verge of going bad, so what did I do? Yup you guessed it, I juiced the heck out of them and a made a yummy drink! Mom and dad even approved of it. If you don't have a juicer, I highly recommend it! Not only is it good for you, but it's delish also!

Well it's pretty late, and I have church in the morning so I should probably be getting to bed. I am pretty tired now that I think about it.. So I start my reset on Wednesday, and as I said I will be posting every night at the end of my day. I am excited, and I am glad to have you all along side me as I do this. It's going to be an amazing 21 days. Bring It On!

Goodnight you sexy people!

There's no finish line, so enjoy the journey.

It's Friday, do you know what that means?! That's right, new blog baby! I wasn't sure if I was going to wait till next Friday to post this, but then I got done with my workout, was feeling great, and decided today was the day. I am going to talk about my reasoning behind this blog, why I decided to do it, and what I hope to get out of this. :)

 

I guess I will start at the beginning. I have always struggled with my weight ever since I was young. I am not 100% sure when it started, but I remember being in like 4th or 5th grade, and going to my biological father's house for the summer, and trying on some clothes that I left there, and I was barely able to get them up my legs, let alone buttoned. I'm not really sure why I didn't decide to start then, maybe because I was so young?

 

Well after that I just kept going up and up and up in my weight. It has always bothered me a little, and I do feel like I have missed out on some of my younger, teenage years, but I have always been a happy, bubbly, full of life kind of person and have had many friends. Sometimes I think that it can be more of an act, then truly happy, but most of the time I am genuinely happy. As I have gotten older though, I am still happy, but I am 21 years old, and most of the time I don't want to go out and live my life to the fullest. I don't have confidence in myself.  

 

Now this isn't to say that I haven't tried to lose weight. I have tried a couple of the fad diets, such as Ideal Protein, and Slim Fast. I actually lost 25 pounds with Ideal Protein, but as soon as I started eating normal food, I gained it all back and plus some. Nutrition is definitely the hardest part for me in this whole journey. I just love food! I heard about the Eat Clean Diet, and that is what I try to follow. It's something I could see myself on for the rest of my life. You need to find something that is a lifestyle diet, not a quick fix.

 

Now working out is a new found love of mine. My mom ALWAYS tried to get me to workout with her, and I wanted nothing to do with it. I hated it. I wanted to be able to lose weight without all the hard work and hassle. I wanted to wake up skinny. Well I hate to break it to you my loves, but that never works! I now want the satisfaction and the accomplishment when I reach my goal to be able to say that I literally worked my ass off to get where I am. I have tried many workout programs from The Firm, Turbo Jam, Insanity, ChaLean Extreme, and TurboFire. I am currently doing TurboFire, and it is definitely my soul mate workout!

 

What changed it for me and what made me decide to take my health into my own hands was stumbling across Kenna Shell. I remember seeing her picture and just right away was drawn to her. So I had a couple questions that I asked her about, and she would always answer right away. It was nice to know that she had tons of questions, but she took the time to answer all of those. She then talked about coaching and we set up a phone call, and that was when I decided that this is what I wanted to do. Not only did I want to get myself healthy, but I wanted to help others and inspire others along the way. I became a coach in October of 2012.

My life has changed drastically since October. I am still at the beginning of this journey, and I will be on it for the rest of my life. I wanted to start this blog, to have a journal for myself to look back on of course, but most importantly to help others! I want to share my struggles, my accomplishments, and let you know that you are not alone in this. I want you to know that you can do this, and I will be beside you the entire way! I want you to join me on this journey. I want you to take your life and your health in your hands and change your life. I want you to succeed. I want to help you succeed. I want to be held accountable and have you as my accountability partner.
 I want to inspire you.