Cleansing

Ooooooooooooooooh!  It's that time again.  So here's a really short story:

When I was 28, I became a Personal Trainer.  I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED being a personal trainer.  The main reason I became a trainer is that I love helping people feel good about themselves.  I prided myself on walking that line of pushing my clients hard, but also truly feeling what they were feeling & making sure they were getting well rounded sessions.  I was making great money & it never felt like work.  Then I met my husband & my training career took a turn for the worse.  Actually, all of my weight problems started when I got married.  My husband, as much as I love him, can be a real idiot about certain things.  Anyway, let's just leave it at my world crumbled at the hands of my husband, which in hindsight I wish I had been a stronger person. 

Then I worked at S Factor & truly had the biggest heartbreak of my life there.  It was the WORST PLACE EVER TO WORK.  I was humiliated in front of my peers & students & the people in charge there didn't give two shits about it.  It was awful.  I was scarred for years after I quit.  The one redeeming factor from working there is I made two great friends - Melissa & Leslie.  I will forever be grateful for that!  In the midst of my shitty life working at S Factor, I started teaching boot camps.  Boot camps were fun, but 5 am was way too early for me!!!  Don't worry, there is a reason I am bringing all of this up.  When I started teaching Boot Camp, that is when I was first introduced to AdvoCare.  I was so gung ho about AdvoCare because as a trainer, I was incredibly picky about what supplements to take.  Now, I don't think everyone needs supplements, but these actually work :)  So I bought into it & went straight to Advisor thinking I could make some mad bank selling this stuff.  Well that didn't happen because I hadn't been in the right mindset.  For years I haven't been in the right mindset.  Anyway, I taught boot camps for two years & made a buck or two off AdvoCare, but nothing life changing.  Fast forward to today...

As you know, I was diagnosed with metabolic syndrome.  The shame & embarrassment that has gone along with it could have been  crippling, but I am in the right mindset to conquer this.  I've been back & forth with food, blah, blah, blah, blah.  My point is....My weight loss has plateaued & that's only after 7 out of 50 lbs I need to lose.  So, it's too slow for me.  I still have back problems & the weight is still hindering my life.  I remembered the energy I felt when I drank a Spark & took ThermoPlus.  So I made an executive decision - I Am going to supplement to get me over the hump & then go from there.  The past couple of days, I have only been using Spark & TP & it's been great!  The energy I feel is not jittery & my appetite has really been suppressed!  A little too suppressed as I need to eat more. 

I was going to start my cleanse today, but remembered it is Father's Day, so I will start tomorrow.  I plan on blogging my cleanse experience (10 days), so stay tuned.  I am excited & look forward to the great shape I'll be in & NEVER look back.  When I am on my A game, I'm pretty unstoppable & I know the supplements, zig zag diet & just overall perseverance is going to get me where I need to go.  Thanks for taking the journey with me & talk to you soon!!!

Peace!

What's up?

Hey Party People!

So my story is the same as last week.  But, I am happy to say I've made an actual concrete decision.  I ordered some supplements to get me through my plateau.  Here is the link if you are curious about the products https://www.advocare.com/120611562/default.aspx  I'm SUPER excited because now I'll have the energy to get through the day & leave all these lbs behind me!

Tomorrow I am starting the zig/zag diet & can't wait to post my results!!!  Last time I lost about 12 lbs in 3 weeks, so here's to hoping I set everything on fire!!!

Once I get through the 21 days I am going to move on, but I have been lacking in the consistency area & really need to prove to myself that I can do this.  I know I can - for the first time in a long time, I have the right mind set.

Still dealing with back issues, but I also know that once the belly fat is gone, the issues will go away.  Well, sorry for the boring stuff, but I am really excited about the next 3 weeks.  Updates for SURE to be posted.

Hugs!

Stalemate

This is the wikipedia definition of stalemate: Stalemate is a situation in the game of chess where the player whose turn it is to move is not in check but has no legal moves.

This is how I feel about my weight loss!!!  I am trying to stay positive, but since my husband got back, I've neither gained nor lost any lbs.  It's not his fault, but can you say easy to fall back into old habits?!?!?!  UGH!!!

I never thought I'd be the person who has trouble shedding weight.  I've been so healthy & fit my entire life.  Just the past, oh I don't know, marriage I've had this weight gain.  SO FRUSTRATED.  Not to mention that my back stuff is still bothering me.  

Anyway, that's just my latest update.  I am hoping to move into a more positive direction so I can just get on with my life!!!

Peace out!

Sorry I've been Awol

Hello!!!!!  So my husband got home on the 18th & I've vaporized into thin air.  Ok, not really - NOW that would be a cool party trick.  I've actually been busy getting off track with my food & exercise.  HOWEVER, I weighed myself this morning & nothing gained nor lost, so I am truly happy about that!  I was just talking with my friend Melissa & she said slow & steady weight loss = keeping it off longer.  Which I wholeheartedly agree on!  I just want that just add water weight be gone thing.

Let's see...So I have been trying to do some form of physical activity every day.  It's not a consistent thing, but ti's something.  For instance, I play wii Just Dance 2 & totally love that!  I sweat my ass off & enjoy dancing.  Other days, it's walking on my treadmill or playing a different wii game.  This past couple of weeks have been killer though because my PMS has been AWFUL.  The fatigue I feel is unparalleled to any type of fatigue I've been through.  Thru my throes of menstrual sorrow, I am wondering how anything gets done.  Well, a lot doesn't get done, but my body can only handle so much.  I'm ok with that.  I am ok with closing the curtains in my bedroom, turning down the a/c & sleeping for 4 hours straight.  I guess what I am getting at is, listen to your body!!!

On another note, I've been talking to my brother a lot about fitness & nutrition.  Now I am the OG personal trainer, but I've hung that hat up since I started with my own weight struggles.  We bounce ideas off each other when it comes to workouts, but mainly we talk nutrition.  One thing we've come to agree on is eating whole foods.  What I like about this concept is that it doesn't leave anything out.  I have had ethical issues with eating animal meat, but right now I am sticking to tuna fish & free range chicken eggs.  A little turkey here & there.  I allow myself to bless my food & thank the animal that gave his or her life so I may nourish mine.  It gets me through my days & gives me peace of mind.  I've also decided that I am not restricting myself on anything.  If I'm hungry, I eat something as long as it came from nature.  One thing I've noticed is that I like pairing protein with a healthy fat.  Right now I am all about avocados + organic turkey breast deli meat.  Slice up an avocado & smush it in a piece of turkey breast, roll it up & eat.  I am not hungry for quite some time after that. 

I've been loosely following the paleo way of eating.  I know, I've been ALL over the map when it comes to food, but in all honesty, I've just been trying to find my niche.  I dig it.  I am not going to be all dogmatic about it, just going to do what works for me.

Ok, I think that's it for now.  So far 7 lb loss is where it stands.  I'll weigh in again next Friday & see how it's going.

Til then...

Peace & Love!!!

Giggle

I have to say...I really miss my husband & am glad he's coming home on Friday.  He's been gone a month & was only supposed to be gone a little over two weeks.  One of the things I love about him is his ability to make me laugh.  Well, he makes everyone laugh, but I get to laugh every day all the time.  His sense of humor is so wicked & so smart!  Giggle...I love laughing, one time when I was working out with my trainer we started laughing right when we were about to do abs & we laughed, and laughed, and laughed & didn't need to do abs after all.  I do believe laughter makes the world go around.

Ok....that was my random thought for the day.  Anyway, back to why I started writing again.  Weight loss journey!!!!  I am getting SUPER HUNGRY at night.  I am beginning to wonder if I am not eating enough.  My guess is yes.  Mainly because I should be satiated and not ready to climb the walls.  It's funny because I will start to day dream about junk food, but I won't act on it.  Today is cheat meal day & I got hot dogs & fries.  I KNOW RIGHT?!?!?!  But, I still believe in indulging...Actually, it's more like a reward.  Anyway, I am not going to worry about.  I save my cravings for cheat day & indulge in a cheat meal!  No cheat days, just one meal.  Hopefully, I'll be able to move away from cheat meals altogether.

Updates:

I won't weigh in until Friday, but there are some things I am noticing.  For one, the body odor is back.  I'm not sure if it's detox or if it's that I haven't been eating as much.  It's weird because I stopped eating junk, but then I kind of stopped eating a lot overall.  Great...all I need is to become anorexic.  I am having a love hate relationship with my green drink.  I was gung ho about my green drinks, but now I am kind of over them.  So now what?  I'm having coffee with a good friend of mine tomorrow who loves vegetables, so I am going to pick her brain on how she eats them. 

Green tea is awesome.  I thought I'd have horrible withdrawals just drinking green tea, but I literally only need one cup to get me through the day. 

Well...I guess that's it for now.  I need to get busy around my house - want to spruce it up for when my man gets home!

Love to you all!!!

What day is it?

Still getting that weird metallic taste in my mouth which in turn is still making me nauseous.  I hope this passes soon.  Also, the ringing in my ears is non-stop.  I've always had it, but it seems to be worsening...I am truly hoping that it has to do with detox.

I did ok today with food.  I am addicted to carbs, so I had 4 slices of rice bread (but I swear they are TINY).  I did finally get my green drink down.  But that's also funny because normally I can suck those down with no problem, but it's like my intestines are so full that any bite or drink fills me up instantly & then I have to go to the bathroom.  Whatev.

I did hop on my treadmill for half an hour & that felt good.  I am enjoying sweating it out!  Nothing too exciting going on.  I miss my husband, he'll be home in 4 days!  Yippee-there will probably be a lot of celebrating!!

Might I add that my hunger cravings shoot through the roof at night?  I think that is telling me that I need to eat more!

Til next time

K I S S

Has anyone ever said to you - Keep It Simple Stupid?  Yeah...I think that's what life is all about.  KISS. 

I am not sure what's going on, but I think my detox is going through some strange twists.  For the past two days, I've been super nauseous & sleeping a lot.  I usually sleep a lot when I start to withdraw from the normal junk foods.  But the nausea I think is induced by the gluten free cereals.  They have sugar & now it's making me sick!  Blech....In my defense, my bananas are just now getting ripe.  Ok, that's not an excuse.  I did eat a few peaches today and then had two pieces of rice bread with swiss cheese (not vegan) & tomato.  I wanted something to sink my teeth into, ya know? 

I haven't exercised today or yesterday, but I am ok with that.  I am just listening to my body.  One of my other many guesses is that I also haven't had a lot of caffeine today.  I had some green tea, but no regular iced tea.  Uuuhhh...It's hard to type, I feel icky & want to go back to sleep. 

So tomorrow is a new day...

Hugs!