Beach Sexy Summer 2013-Goals

"A Goal isn't a goal until you put it out there"-Blake Mallen

So I am putting out my goal and my plan! 

Because a goal without a plan is a resolution and we all know no one keeps their resolutions! 

Goal: Beach Sexy Summer 2013

Fitness:

• Workout No Less than 4 Days a week,even if it's a walk You will do it!
• Complete a competition run before May, even if your walking it, your going to start and finish it!

Nutrition:

• If your not going to workout..Your not going to get carbs! 
• If your not going to workout, You can only have 1400 Calories for the day
• NO MORE than 2 sweet tea's a week, no more than 5 half/halfs.
• Non-sugar creamer only in coffee.
• You can't have Starbucks if it doesn't have Skinny in front of it.

2013 it's on....Check back for our starting challenge pic's and weigh ins!

365 Days of the Vi-life!

Today I am celebrating my 1 year Vi-anniversary! I never in a million years thought it would be the journey that it has been. Matt Ward always says there are two times you get into Visalus. The first time is when you click that button that says join the challenge, and the second time is when it get's into you! I didn't understand that for a very long time, but I do now. I sat here and read back through everyone of my post over the last year! How hesitant I sounded in those first couple. A few I even sound a little beaten and angry ha ha! Which was probably true. 

 Changing your life is a LARGE journey and not everyone will understand what you are doing. Basically that is what it takes if you don't want this to be some "fad" thing you tried! You have to change! Your mindset is the BIGGEST thing you have to change and frankly the hardest to convince!

Some days people will hurt your feelings (ALOT) and some days you will get support from a stranger and it will completely make your day! So many times I get asked how did you do it, first I say dedication because will power isn't always there! Second- I had hit a point in my life where I knew I had to change it all no matter what the cost to make ME better. It didn't need to have anything to do with anyone else but me! Third- Support-Support-Support you need someone to lift you up and also someone who occasional will commiserate with you(briefly ha h a)!

For every set back you will have bigger strides forward! Just keep faith that you can do this! If you don't think you can... pick up the phone and call me and I will tell you.. YOU CAN!!! There are failures right along side every success story! It's ok to fail it's however not ok to QUIT!

So quick flashback to 1 yr ago.. 

I weighed 150 lbs

 (that day I happened to weight 147.9 so by gosh I went with that for a starting weight, but lets be honest.. most days it was 150!)

My chest/waist/Hips were all 38 inches around! What a perfect blob I was! 

I was squeezing into size 32/33 jeans which is like a 12/14 I believe!

My first Weight loss goal was 130. Then I thought well 127 was the lowest I had gotten taking diet pills so let's shoot for 125 and while I had been able to hit this before with aide it never really changed my size cause I just couldn't drop the inches like I wanted to. I blew that outta the water and hit 118 which is where I decided I didn't want to lose any more weight. This is also where I picked up working out! I have maintained a weight between 118-121 lbs since March. I also have gone down two jean sizes without losing any more weight! (yay for the flabby stomach going away) 

Currently today: 119.8

Chest:32.75 :( lol inches

Waist: 26.75 inches

Hips:30.125 inches

Size ranges from 25-26 which is like a 2/4 I think!

(Can you believe that! I get excited every time I get to talk about that!)

I am not writing this to toot my own horn. Although I also know that it's ok to do so! I write this so hopefully you will read this and think "hey if that chunky chick can do it why can't I" Let me answer that again with YOU CAN! I have faith that whatever your journey may be a life change-health change or even a prosperity change that if you set reasonable goals and go public with them to both hold yourself accountable and get the support you need, there will be no obstacle that can hold you back. We can't always jump to avoid Obstacles sometimes they trip us, but always remember if you fall forward when you trip that once you dust yourself off, your two steps ahead!

#3 Complete- Cheers to not being defined by a chart, a scale, or others!

April of 2011 my cousin proposed to his fiance' I set a goal right then that I was not going to attend another wedding in my family looking fluffy! I don't even like to look at my own wedding photo's because I was fluffy! So I struggled from April-July to loose 10 lbs! Gave up in July and that's when I went to get a Mommy Makeover consult. You can read back through my blogs to see that was tramatic enough to make me want to jump off a cliff! Which left me at the bottom of the barrel and facebook stalking Bryan's cousin Leigh and all this Body By Vi crap she is always posting about! Man if facebook stalking ever payed off this was it! So here it is the wedding is upon us and while I am not at the goal of what I want my body to look like I am completely SATISFIED with where I am at. Being comfortable in your own skin is a major accomplishment for an insecure person such as myself. I put off shopping for a dress to wear until the last minute and when I finally started trying on and got to the SMALL and it fit I was so excited I almost cried. A small... I don't even think I wore a small in highschool lol

So official challenge results.. I tried not to weigh but every once and a while. I will tell you it ranges from 118.2 to 120.8 throughout my whole challenge. I haven't measured at all since the end of my last challenge. I  get the transformation kit still but most days I only do one shake a day and 2 sensible meals and lots of snacks of course but I love all the other goodies that come with it! Also Bryan gets the Fit kit and I will admit at first the cookies and I were not friends but in March when they came out with the new ones I LOVE them. Especially the Oatmeal, pop that lil guy in the microwave for 17 seconds and heaven awaits! I work out 3-5 times a week. Mostly cardio and resistance training. I am a Body Rocker! I have several home workout programs and some list of my own I go by. So here it goes!!!

Weight: 119.4

Chest: 32.75 (Ahh geez really)

Waist: 27.25

Hips:31.25

Legs: 19 inches

Arms: 10.75

I AM OFFICIALLY UNDER 20% BODY FAT!

17.47%

 BY THE CHART STANDARDS THAT'S AN ATHLETE! HA WHO WOULD HAVE EVER THOUGH OF ME AS AN ATHLETE! I have always hated those charts because they always put me in a category I didn't want to be in! The dreaded Borderline state, which is almost worse than the actual above or below cause it screams hey idiot do something or else! So cheers to not being defined by a chart, or a scale for that matter!


I have no clue what my next challenge will be.. so comment or msg me with some ideas! I am ready to take it to the next level!

Challenge #3 update!

My third Body by Vi challenge I have labeled "Be the fit chick" as some of my haters have pointed out skinny isn't fit. YOUR RIGHT but I spent a lot of time in chunky unhealthy land so I am ok with skinny for now. Someday I will be that other girl who likes to workout and go for a jog. Today I still struggle with it, I workout 4 to 5 days a week. I use various home programs or the c25K program. I currently use a Core Kit somedays if I am in a hurry I still have two shakes. I had a really busy week where I got into a run of Shake for breakfast and eating nothing else until dinner. I felt HORRIBLE!! Then after I was naggin a teammate for the same reason I though geez take your own advice! So those days I am too busy to grab lunch I Shake It!

What a SIZE 3!!! LOVE THAT FEELING!

So we are a little over half way through this challenge. I have maintained my weight loss! In fact I have gone down a lil from my last end challenge. I also haven't measured purposely. I am doing my very best to not live by the scales! I know I went WAY beyond what I thought I could ever do so I don't need those scales to validate me anymore so I put them away! Occasionally though they do find their way out! So I can tell you that as of today I have maintained since the end of February a weight in range of 118-121. It's never the same lol that is why you shouldn't rely on your scales! We have completely changed out eating habits! Listen when I tell you this is a lifestyle change you couldn't come off any plan and eat pizza and beer and maintain a weight loss. We eat as "clean" as possible! Don't eat a lot of red meat more fish and chicken and pork and Oh my weakness sushi! I don't consume alcohol except for rare occasions, pop is a major no-no :) and I haven't kicked my sweet tea habit completely although I can drink smart water, it just taste better not bitter !

THE HATER NOTE:
A. Seriously if I wanted to photoshop my pictures they would love a heck of a lot better than what they do. It took some major gustos to be able to post my true bare all photos, and I couldn't even do that until I had lost 20 lbs. So for once have some tack and hold your damn tounge or finger in this case cause typing filth is about all it amounts to.

B. I've said it before I will say it again! There are 100's of programs out there. Whatever you do I am HAPPY for you! Way to go for taking your life seriously enough to make a change. No matter what road you take it isn't an easy one. We didn't get unhealthy over night and we aren't gonna get healthy overnight. There will be slip ups and you will have small failures it's OKAY!  All I can do is tell you about my journey and the journey's of my amazing Vi-family and help you out if you choose to join us. Even if you choose not to join us it isn't going to change the fact that I want to help you. Ask around my advice is free lol

C. If you want to insult me either through technology or face to face. It is going to change the way I look at you and probably won't have that much to do with me in the future. Body By Vi is not just a shake I drink, it is a community of very tightly nit SUPPORTIVE people and it reaches far beyond the stretches of your small town. So if you think that it is some "FAD" that I brought from the big city to the small town that will soon run it's course and be gone out of your life like yesterdays garbage..YOUR WRONG! and trust me any insulting of Body by Vi I do take as a direct insult to me. I also don't mean you saying it didn't work for you or you didn't like it, that's not an insult. If you tell me it just wasn't for you hey that's perfectly fine! It is however the fastest growing health and fitness company in NORTH AMERICA not just your neck of the woods! They average over 100,000 new customers a MONTH! Over 1000 promoters a month qualify for BMW's do you get it yet? It's way more than the $$ and cars but let's face it people it takes some HARD work to earn those cars so when I post pics on facebook it's not to brag or show how materialistic we are or rub it in your face. It's a pat on the back for all our blood sweat and tears.When was the last time you worked hard and loved what you do for a living and even after that your company rewarded you with a car allowance? "Celebrate your Victories" in whatever form they come in. If you lost 5 lbs don't think of it as just 5 lbs. People that is FIVE LBS  that is alot! If your struggling...pick up the phone and call me or anyone of our team members I am always here for support! Ask my poor husband I am on the phone 24/7!

Anyway at the end of the day it isn't a dang diet. It's a lifestyle choice you HAVE TO MAKE THE CHOICE. If you don't want it for yourself it's never going to work. I will push you to the ends of where you want to be, yet I can't drag you because then one of us would be looking backwards when we should both be pushing forward. No one can force you to make this choice. You have to find your "WHY"  If you don't get that...Why am I doing this?? For myself, for my kids, for my family, for extra cash, to dig myself out of the hole I am in...WHY!! It also goes without saying.. YOUR WHY SHOULD MAKE YOU CRY if you feel that passionately about something you won't have a problem following through with it! Mine constantly changes, it started out I wanted to be able to stand in front of a full length mirror and not be disgusted with myself. As I go along I add more why's! When I get close to marking one off the list I add more so I am never not reaching for the better in life!


It's really cliche but I am gonna close with "Rome wasn't built in a day" So keep Challenging yourself!

8 months of Visalus!

8 months ago today I started what I thought was gonna be some plan to appease my husband. I had no idea drinking that first shake was going to change my whole entire life. Open so many doors for me, help me find who I am and who I was meant to be. Improve some relationships, worsen others lol, give me life long friends across the country and a chance to be apart of a community that wants to set out and change the world! Matt always says there are two times you get involved in Visalus..1st was this day when I chose to set a goal and follow through with it. 2nd is the day this amazing company and it's mission get's into you! Most people don't get it and think I am over here blowing smoke.. but to the ones that do... TOLD U SO!!!

Bryan's Beach Ready in 90 Challenge

I would like to say I have a photo of him before he lost 30 lbs but sadly NO, he wouldn't let me take pics when he started his weightloss challenge! So this is his first challenge that didn't involve weightloss. He is currently in his 3rd challenge which we will finish right as summer starts! Wahoo so ready for boating season!!!

ps: He now wishes he would have had that before photo! Love it when I am right!

"Don't look at the task as how far you have to go, look at the how far you have come!"

Another 90 Down!

Well the girl who never finishes anything has officially finished her 2nd 90 day challenge! I still LOVE my products. In fact I don't wanna ever go without! Being apart of the Visalus community has also taught me so much and helped me grow so much personally. Nothing is impossible..I have come so far and have not gotten to where I want to be but I do appreciate where I have come from!

So let get onto the results...

For those of you who haven't been following from the beginning.. July 19th I weighed 151 lbs at a Dr. apt weigh in, My start date of Body By Vi was Aug. 18th at 147.8 lbs. 38" in chest waist and hips and around 35% Body fat.(that calculator and I don't get along well so that's a guesstimate)

I finished my first 90 Day challenge the week of Thanksgiving, which was rough lol  and rolled straight into number 2 which ran through Christmas-My Birthday-New Years & the Superbowl. So by gosh if I can make it through that I can do anything right ha ha! I hit cardio 4 days a week minus the last 2 weeks due to being sick and having some other health issues. On top of that I have a 10 sets of 10 workout(v-sits-bur pees-bridge-push ups- and a few others that I don't know the technical name for lol) that follows with 60 jumping jacks..60 sit-ups..60 Crunches that I did 3-4 days a week. Still looking for something to kick me into high gear for my next 30. I keep kicking back and forth between ordering a home program or taking my butt to the gym.

So Final results for this 90 days...

Weight:120.8 lbs

Chest: 34 inches

Waist: 28 inches 

Hips: 31.75 Inches

Leg:19

Arms:10.4 Inches

Around 23.27% Body Fat

Beginning Photo and 30 Days into 2nd Challenge Photo

IT FITS!!! Before there was not even Squeezing into this bad boy!

End of Challenge

This Challenge I also set some non-fitness goals, I wanted to make Regional Director by March 15th and earn my FREE BMW!

If I can do this..YOU can do this!

Now Onto Challenge #3 Starting March 1st.. Time to challenge myself beyond my wildest dreams and maybe even a few nightmares!!

Wishing all of you the best luck with your goals whatever they may be! There is no goal not worth giving it everything you have. I promise if you do, you will be a better person for it in the end. Even if you don't make it! 

Have a VIBRANT day friends! 

"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly 

find out how far one can go." - T. S. Elliot