All Around Me - Day 4

Everyone around me is getting sick - and I can feel my body trying to fight it off - HARD.

It makes me even more thankful for shakeology and healthy eating.
Today I had a pretty spot on day of clean eating. Oatmeal for breakfast with strawberries, a whole wheat chicken sandwich with walnuts and cranberries for lunch, my strawberry shakeology, and a brown rice and steak bowl.

I have also been drinking a ton of water. Which is another thing that I feel is helping me stay healthy when the rest of my family is sick.

Todays workouts were Pilates Fix and Upper Fix.
I LOVE pilates days.
It refreshes my muscles and gives me the perfect amount of stretch and challenge for the middle of the week.

Water is so important to keep your body strong and healthy so, today, make sure you get the amount you need!

I Am ALL in: Day 2

Today is Day 2 of the 21 Day Fix.

AMAZING. (the description of how I am feeling, how easy the eating plan is, and description of the workouts.

Have you ever just felt SO pumped after a workout!? That is how I feel after every one. Today was Upper Fix (like always) and then I did the 10 minute ab workout 3 times.

Another thing that is great about 21DF is that i never feel starved. 

Meal 1: Eggs, veggies, fruit, toast

Meal 2: veggies, hummus, hard boiled eggs

Meal 3: turkey burger with cabbage "bun" and jalepenos and mushrooms

Meal 4: toast with natural PB

Meal 5: Shakeology with fruit

On top of that I already lost weight!
I wouldn't normallt weigh myself daily, but I wanted to take a starting pic of the scale (figuring it would be the same as the day before)
But it wasn't.
Yesterday I weighed in at 185.
Today...

A pound is a pound. And after on one day - I am down 1.4 pounds. 

YAY

I am feeling on fire - and nothing is going to stop me from meeting my goals.

Support Groups

After 2 rounds of T25!

Changing my HEALTH.

The picture on the left is where I was a few weeks ago - and I am still working hard this month. Isn't it amazing being able to notice progress. I have never been one to be "I need to get my bikini body ready for summer". Maybe because I have never had an "ideal" bikini body - HAHA - but now I have that motivation but for a different reason. I have always loved myself and my body. It has taken encouragement and strength over the years but I loved it.

After I had my baby - it became more about health and less about "looking hot". I could care less about what I look like in a bikini but I DO care about being healthy and not letting my body get in the way of enjoying things with my son and husband.

Prepping Time

Last minute prepping for my Ten Day Clean Eating Challenge.

These are free challenges that I will do every once in a while.

I love these because it gives people an opportunity to see how beneficial it is to change your diet - even for just a week! When my husband and I first signed up to do one of these, we were BLOWN AWAY by how we felt. And it is actually kind of funny because we didn't fully realize how great we felt until we skipped a day and started eating badly again. We felt horrible.

It is amazing how good you feel and how great your body feels when you fill it up with REAL food. There are so many benefits to eating clean. And "Abs are made in the kitchen" anyway right?

What will you do today to make sure your body gets the right amount of nutrition and none of the wrong kinds?

Will you drink only water for a week?

Will you cut out sweets?

Will you change your afternoon snack from chips to veggies and hummus?

What step will you take this week to ensure a better you?