Great video that shows the difference between two programs. A must watch if you want to get healthy!!
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Friday, January 30, 2015
21 Day Fix Extreme Meal Plan Review Erin Dowell Review
I love having a plan when I do a workout program. But this is so much more!!! Nutrition is 80% Of the work!!!!
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Monday, January 26, 2015
Winter Favorites
Thought I would add in a little fun into the mix on the blog!
I have a love hate relationship with winter. I love the clothes that fall and winter weather bring, and love how snow looks from my window in my house. But I don't like driving in it, being in it, or what it does to my skin and hair. So here are some of my favorite things for winter.
1) Satin Hands and Satin Lips By Mary Kay
I love this for so many reasons, enough to make a whole new post. My hands get very very dry in the winter and lotion alone cannot save them, I also break out with a weird rash that I have been told is a result of having asthma as a baby. This stuff keeps my hands soft no matter the temperature outside. If you don't have a Mary Kay lady, You should. I know a few! Just message me.
2) Good Hydrating Shampoo and Conditioner.
I love Pureology hydrate. By far the best hair car I have ever used. It just makes your hair so much softer and amazing! Trust me without it my hair would still be a straw like texture.
3) Vitamin C. in any form. For me it is mostly EmergenC or anything that helps my immune system.
4) A good gym alternative. Living anywhere winter comes, you always encounter the "weather" excuse. Now I have a good back up arsenal of at home DVD's. Like P90X, Focus T25, and Piyo. If you don't have backups you will always have an excuse. If you are ever interested in one of the workouts listed please visit the goals page here on the blog and simply click the Beachbody Logo and there you go. And don't forget that you get me as an added bonus, as your FREE coach.
Click here for more details
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I have a love hate relationship with winter. I love the clothes that fall and winter weather bring, and love how snow looks from my window in my house. But I don't like driving in it, being in it, or what it does to my skin and hair. So here are some of my favorite things for winter.
1) Satin Hands and Satin Lips By Mary Kay
I love this for so many reasons, enough to make a whole new post. My hands get very very dry in the winter and lotion alone cannot save them, I also break out with a weird rash that I have been told is a result of having asthma as a baby. This stuff keeps my hands soft no matter the temperature outside. If you don't have a Mary Kay lady, You should. I know a few! Just message me.
2) Good Hydrating Shampoo and Conditioner.
I love Pureology hydrate. By far the best hair car I have ever used. It just makes your hair so much softer and amazing! Trust me without it my hair would still be a straw like texture.
3) Vitamin C. in any form. For me it is mostly EmergenC or anything that helps my immune system.
4) A good gym alternative. Living anywhere winter comes, you always encounter the "weather" excuse. Now I have a good back up arsenal of at home DVD's. Like P90X, Focus T25, and Piyo. If you don't have backups you will always have an excuse. If you are ever interested in one of the workouts listed please visit the goals page here on the blog and simply click the Beachbody Logo and there you go. And don't forget that you get me as an added bonus, as your FREE coach.
Click here for more details
Mental Monday: working a full time job and being bipolar
Not going in to much detail but last week was a hard week for my professional life. As I have now reached my 30's I am finding it much harder to work than when I was first diagnosed. So this is a quick mental Monday post. Because I have to get up and go to work tomorrow. But sometime tough delicious have to be made. If you work it has to be the right environment but right now it just isn't. For the first time in 3 years I broke down and thought that I should be committed. I hate hospital stays. It is so depressing and I don't know how I would grow in that environment to become stable. Tough choices are on the horizon for me and my husband.
But on the bright sis he loves me no matter what!
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Wedding Season is Here
In December of 2010, I started preparing for my wedding on a physical fitness level. I worked so hard to get in to that size 16 dress, and I felt beautiful. I am proud of myself and my wedding photos.
The thing is, when you look back on your wedding day you should feel happy about everything. For instance here are somethings not a lot of people realize about my wedding day. When I see my photos I remember that it was 81 degrees outside. It was so hot my makeup needed some retouching. I didn't really eat, my brother-in-law brought my nieces some chicken nuggets, I may have had a couple. In true family fashion we argued during the photos. The bagpipe was so loud that the piper had to stand far away from the chapel. When Amazing Grace Started to play the wind began to blow and at that moment I knew my grandfather was there. And during the reception a waitress spilled the rose` Champagne on my dress, and I calmly left the room and cried my eyes out with my bridesmaids, who were the best! All of it I remember when I see a photo.
It wasn't always that way. I used to hate the way I looked in my photos, cause all I saw was FAT.
And now with my Brother-in-law's wedding coming up in May, I realize that where I was on my wedding day weight wise, is where I am now. But to me I look different. I still weigh the same. I gained and lost the same 35 pounds in the 3 years I have been married. I worked so hard for that one day and when it was over I gained it back. And As I was thinking today about their wedding, I began to think about all the women out there like me.
We always seem to focus on that ONE event to lose the weight for. But we never look at it like the event should be our life ahead of us. People should want to be healthy so they can live. We think about these life events and plan to be this size or wear that dress or that swimsuit.
That got me to thinking about creating a fitness accountability group for the brides for the upcoming wedding season. But it is about MORE than just looking your best on your day. I want you to look and feel your best for the rest of your life! So I am looking for 5-10 ladies who want this not only for their special day but for their new life! I'm calling it WEDSANITY. Because its insane to put this pressure on yourself for just one day!!
If you would like to join in on the fun or to just learn more about my fitness group click the link here
If you are interested in the possibility of earning extra income for your wedding day by joining our team please click the link here
Monday, January 19, 2015
Mental Monday: Bipolar and money.
As I write this the struggle to tell this story is hard. My family reads my blog, and not many know that in 2008, I filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy. This was right before my diagnosis. But money had always been a challenge for me. If I had a bad day, I would buy things I couldn't afford with my credit cards. If I was pissed off I would shop. In some cases this was a learned behavior, I saw this a lot with my parents. But it wasn't their fault, I own it, I did it.
Cut to diagnosis and a new(ish) relationship. My husband and I were together at the time of my bankruptcy, and I swore I was done. That was when I developed the hiding of my spending.
At first it was little things here and there stuff I knew I could get away with, makeup, etc.... Then it would be hundreds of dollars of things I would hide. But then the guilt would settle in and I would fess up. This was and sometimes is still an occurrence. It is a work in progress every day when I am in a manic time the struggle is there, and when I am depressed that urge is there as well, however it is more about things that comfort me in a depressive state, like food, pasta, wanting to eat out, trying to convince my husband that I want this food or that food. But the area that these two states have in common is spending money we don't have.
Being on medication helps. It always, for me anyway, softens the blow of my mental state. Don't get me wrong medications help, but they DO NOT solve the problem. And I believe the problem never gets solved, mainly because it is a daily struggle to constantly fight with your mind or constantly try you best everyday to be better.
Mental illness is always for me a work in progress. I know we all have our own feelings on if it can go into a state of consistency, for me I don't believe that is possible for me. Why do you ask? Because my brain chemicals are constantly changing and my meds are always needing to be raised or lowered. My bipolar "levels out" on any medication. Trust me we have tried so many cocktails 007 would be jealous.
Money for me now has become a bit of an obsession. I struggle everyday to not check our accounts, or make a new budget. Just yesterday we had to make a tough choice and buy something that is in most cases a temporary situation. It almost depleted our savings, but we felt like we had no choice left to barter with.
I also have my mothers heart and I have this need to help my friends or family. But now I have my life and future hanging in the balance with no cushion. Over the next few months we will be working towards rebuilding our savings, by doing a number of things.
For me that means really buckling down and working to become the leader I need to be to grow my business, because the other part of this disorder is the ability to have a job, which I do, but it isn't my passion. I am on a mission to change the way people look at not only mental health, but physical health, and gain a life of financial freedom. If this sounds like something you would like to know more about click the join our team tab at the top to learn about why I started my journey or simply click here to go to the page besides we are just two goofballs wanting to change ourselves and others, and together with the help of others we can get there!
Cut to diagnosis and a new(ish) relationship. My husband and I were together at the time of my bankruptcy, and I swore I was done. That was when I developed the hiding of my spending.
At first it was little things here and there stuff I knew I could get away with, makeup, etc.... Then it would be hundreds of dollars of things I would hide. But then the guilt would settle in and I would fess up. This was and sometimes is still an occurrence. It is a work in progress every day when I am in a manic time the struggle is there, and when I am depressed that urge is there as well, however it is more about things that comfort me in a depressive state, like food, pasta, wanting to eat out, trying to convince my husband that I want this food or that food. But the area that these two states have in common is spending money we don't have.
Being on medication helps. It always, for me anyway, softens the blow of my mental state. Don't get me wrong medications help, but they DO NOT solve the problem. And I believe the problem never gets solved, mainly because it is a daily struggle to constantly fight with your mind or constantly try you best everyday to be better.
Mental illness is always for me a work in progress. I know we all have our own feelings on if it can go into a state of consistency, for me I don't believe that is possible for me. Why do you ask? Because my brain chemicals are constantly changing and my meds are always needing to be raised or lowered. My bipolar "levels out" on any medication. Trust me we have tried so many cocktails 007 would be jealous.
Money for me now has become a bit of an obsession. I struggle everyday to not check our accounts, or make a new budget. Just yesterday we had to make a tough choice and buy something that is in most cases a temporary situation. It almost depleted our savings, but we felt like we had no choice left to barter with.
I also have my mothers heart and I have this need to help my friends or family. But now I have my life and future hanging in the balance with no cushion. Over the next few months we will be working towards rebuilding our savings, by doing a number of things.
For me that means really buckling down and working to become the leader I need to be to grow my business, because the other part of this disorder is the ability to have a job, which I do, but it isn't my passion. I am on a mission to change the way people look at not only mental health, but physical health, and gain a life of financial freedom. If this sounds like something you would like to know more about click the join our team tab at the top to learn about why I started my journey or simply click here to go to the page besides we are just two goofballs wanting to change ourselves and others, and together with the help of others we can get there!
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
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