For me, getting up onto that scale is like taking the death walk. For people like me, I hit dissappointment whenever I step on. SO, I decided to ditch the scale and stick with inches! I have lost 4 inches around my hips, and I'm STOKED! Getting great news like this has helped me every day to stay motivated ! It's been a great adventure! Now I'm still human so I eat unhealthy here and there. Especially because of the holidays. But I recently read a Nutrition tip, and it noted that the holidays are no excuse to eating unhealthy. Just because you're on vacation, doesn't mean your eating habits are too. So she gave a couple tips which I absolutely loved! 1. Keep your high calorie foods small portioned, and your vegtables to a very LARGE portion when eating a meal. 2. When you're craving that yummy chocolate cake in the kitchen, distract yourself, they say it takes around 2 minutes for your craving to disappear. (Count me in for that one, I'm a big chocolate/sugar craver.) 3. When you are craving those things, ask yourself " What do I want more?" For ex. Do I want that chocolate cake, or a body I will feel proud of?" She also states, that on some occassions it is okay to choose the chocolate cake...and I'm assuming she is assuming that we know the difference between the " I want it more" occassion, and the traditional party. 4. Nobody is perfect. We all eat unhealthy sometimes. Just don't let that one time during the day, let you beinge on food the rest of the day because you feel like you've failed. Keep up the good work, and shake it off! 5. As hard as it is to stay fit, and get into shape in the first place, it's harder and more depressing to be overweight.
Remember, those who read this, What do you want YOUR body to look like for 2011? I know I want to get into shape, and feel GOOD about myself! Build my confidence, and have a smile on my face! When I accomplish this, I know I'll find even more blessings on the way!
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
So far...
So far, I'm doing great! I've had my bad days, but I'm always challenging myself to push play! So far it's worked out great! I've started working out with my friends now, and I absolutely love the positive support! We get together in the mornings or in the afternoons to workout and it's so much fun just being around other people who have the same goals as you! I have recently gathered a couple more people to join us on our journey, and we start that next monday! Hopefully it will go GREAT! I'm super excited about it and can't wait to start!
I'm still drinking Shakeology, and can I just say HOLY COW IT WORKS!!! I haven't felt this energized in...well I've never really felt this energized! I cleaned the entire house today and it felt AMAZING! I wasn't tired as much and I wake up earlier...I never thought that would've happened because I absolutely adore sleep! My husband doesn't understand how I can sleep for so long! But now that I'm on a good healthy meal plan and a good routine of exercising, I've been able to do more, and be awake for more! I see that as a plus! I used to hate waking up late knowing I've missed most of the day to do something fun, or productive! Now I don't worry at all!
I hope everyone finds their own fun way of exercising and eating healthy, because I believe in making it FUN! If I'm doing something and it's not fun...then I'm quickly bored of it, and I turn to do something else. Making working out fun has been GREAT! I listen to my favorite music, and I enjoy hanging out with other people who are having fun as well! Find your "FUN" way of doing this and DO IT! DIG DEEPER!
JUST REMEMBER: "PUSH PLAY TODAY!"
I'm still drinking Shakeology, and can I just say HOLY COW IT WORKS!!! I haven't felt this energized in...well I've never really felt this energized! I cleaned the entire house today and it felt AMAZING! I wasn't tired as much and I wake up earlier...I never thought that would've happened because I absolutely adore sleep! My husband doesn't understand how I can sleep for so long! But now that I'm on a good healthy meal plan and a good routine of exercising, I've been able to do more, and be awake for more! I see that as a plus! I used to hate waking up late knowing I've missed most of the day to do something fun, or productive! Now I don't worry at all!
I hope everyone finds their own fun way of exercising and eating healthy, because I believe in making it FUN! If I'm doing something and it's not fun...then I'm quickly bored of it, and I turn to do something else. Making working out fun has been GREAT! I listen to my favorite music, and I enjoy hanging out with other people who are having fun as well! Find your "FUN" way of doing this and DO IT! DIG DEEPER!
JUST REMEMBER: "PUSH PLAY TODAY!"
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Solution to Managing time!
I am a PROCRASTINATOR! As all the rest of the Procrastinators of the world know, it's a full time job trying to push things aside, and make room for a nice relaxing movie, eating that popcorn, and topping it off with a nice fluffy blanket, maybe even cuddled up with your spouse. We thrive off our relaxation time, and make sure that the evil monsters called "responsibility" "work" "DISHES!" Yeah, I definetely have stayed away from those for a long time now, until...DUN DUN DUN!!!! One day...I looked at my daily schedule. Something just wasn't working because I found myself rushing myself to do all these things last minute, and all these things in random orders! I was even late on a couple of bills! I was pretty off with my schedule. Then, I was on a conference call which had to do with Managing my own time! So I stayed on and learned. OH MY GOODNESS! It was so simple...this whole time I imagined time as this endless stress that I would always have, but NO! It's so simple! She gave me three pieces of advice!
#1. Make a Master List: This including things that don't have a timelimit to finish. Such as Videos to watch, Books to read in the future, small tasks like that, that don't necessarily need to be done right away. So I made this list thinking it would be histerically long, but it only held a couple items. So I moved on to List #2.
#2. Make a Monthly/Task List: This including any Monthly Bills that needed to be taken care of, Christmas Presents, or even a goal! So I wrote those down. This one was a lot longer, but it made sense now organizing these into three categories! Now for List #3.
#3. Daily To-Do's/Task List: This includes everything you need to do on a daily basis, as well as the small things you need to do every other day. She gave the advice, to always before you go to sleep, write out your To Do list out before you sleep so that when you wake up you'll be set to look at it and remember what to bring to work, or what to do after work, or anything that has to do with the next day! I tried this out and it worked miracles! I use a whiteboard, where I write everything down, and erase it when I'm done! I like it on my white board because it's big, and easy to see! Unlike the small notecards I used to use, that I would lose every day anyways. It's hard to lose a huge whiteboard!
I took these three List, and I CHANGED MY LIFE! Thanks to Team Beachbody, I was able to learn this new technique and I'm here to share it with you today!! Use it wisely and HAVE FUN!
#1. Make a Master List: This including things that don't have a timelimit to finish. Such as Videos to watch, Books to read in the future, small tasks like that, that don't necessarily need to be done right away. So I made this list thinking it would be histerically long, but it only held a couple items. So I moved on to List #2.
#2. Make a Monthly/Task List: This including any Monthly Bills that needed to be taken care of, Christmas Presents, or even a goal! So I wrote those down. This one was a lot longer, but it made sense now organizing these into three categories! Now for List #3.
#3. Daily To-Do's/Task List: This includes everything you need to do on a daily basis, as well as the small things you need to do every other day. She gave the advice, to always before you go to sleep, write out your To Do list out before you sleep so that when you wake up you'll be set to look at it and remember what to bring to work, or what to do after work, or anything that has to do with the next day! I tried this out and it worked miracles! I use a whiteboard, where I write everything down, and erase it when I'm done! I like it on my white board because it's big, and easy to see! Unlike the small notecards I used to use, that I would lose every day anyways. It's hard to lose a huge whiteboard!
I took these three List, and I CHANGED MY LIFE! Thanks to Team Beachbody, I was able to learn this new technique and I'm here to share it with you today!! Use it wisely and HAVE FUN!
Thursday, December 2, 2010
My story!
So, let's talk FITNESS!
Personally, I was NOT a big Fitness Fan. My whole life I was part of Athletic teams such as Volleyball and Softball and some church basketball here and there. I was always active,but I hated the routines we had to be put through for volleyball and softball. Running laps, and conditioning. It was awful and I hated every second of it. I would try making up excuses for me to take a break so I could lessen the pain. Unfortunately my body wasn't losing weight or looking any better. I thought it was just how I was and that there was nothing I could do to fix it, well I was wrong. I had been missing out on the KEY components to staying fit and healthy, and that's EATING HEALTHY! I had a huge issue with that my whole life. I grew up with my parents, my dad being Tongan, and my mom caucasion and we would eat a lot of food, not all healthy. Although, my mom was a fanatic at eating healthy. She would try and try to get us to eat healthy, but I kept eating and eating. Eating became part of a daily routine, and it became a habit, and then a hobby...NO BUENO!
I got married last March and am very happy! I found though that when you first get married, all you want to do is spend time with your spouse, like 24/7! I did, and I focused all my time and effort on him. I would make sure my "priority" was him at all times. Well, a couple months after we were married, I hit a bump and started gaining weight non-stop. The sad part was, that I wasn't even noticing my body slowly slipping away, until one day. I was walking down the hall with one of my students, and he looked at me and said to me straight, "Wow, you've kind of..." He pointed towards his mid section and his legs and then everywhere. I looked at him confused and then looked down, I couldn't see my belt. AH! When did this happen! I ran to the bathroom and looked in the mirror! Trying to get out of the way of the fat person in front of me, I realized I was chasing my own reflection. Staring at myself in the mirror was like staring at a complete stranger. I didn't recognize my own self. How did this happen? Well, I thought about the last couple of months and figured it was just stress, and not eating right. So the next day I signed up for Zumba! I took the class every Monday and Wednesday and it was so much fun, just way too much money to spend on one class. So I decided to go out to a local store and I purchased Turbo Jam! I took it home and did it a couple times, losing my motivation because of more stress in my life. After a month or two, I took a trip to Colorado where we met up with my sister n' law. She introduced INSANITY to me. It looked very intimidating and I was kind of scared because she challenged me to get it and work with it. I took the challenge. I came home and bought INSANITY and started working out with it. It was SO HARD! I didn't think I was going to last through it! The first day was a FIT TEST, and wow can I just tell you...FAIL! I would've quit after the first day because of how hard it was, but I promised myself I'd get through at least two weeks of it before I thought about quitting. So I went on to the next day and the next and it came up to my second week and I was feeling so good! I had already lost 2 inches off my side and was losing some weight, and gaining muscle. I was so impressed with this workout. The third week came about and the third week you take another Fitness Test. So I did, and wow the results were AMAZING! I was doubling and even tripling my score! It was unbelievable! I was so excited. Then tragedy hit, and I got really sick. I was out of the workout for two weeks with a rough cold, and uneasiness every now and again, and I was really dizzy making it hard to jump or even walk. So I stayed off the workout for two weeks, unfortunately gaining all my weight if not more back on. I was down on myself for a while because I knew all my hard work had gone to waste, but I took that back as I remembered the feeling I had when I finished a workout with Insanity! It motivated me later on to do Insanity. I find it accomplishing, and rewarding to finish one of Shaun T's workouts! I am now doing Turbo Jam, Insanity, and am going to purchase Hip Hop Abs. I'm super excited to keep sharing my story, and hopefully hear some of your stories about your "Success Stories" as well! Thank you for taking your time to read my blog, I hope you get to look at my website www.beachbodycoach.com/teamelora some more and see the wonderful things we can offer you!
I recently purchased SHAKEOLOGY, and am super excited to try it out. It will be my first time so I will make sure to update everyone on how it works out and which flavor I prefer (Chocolate/Greenberry). Questions? Go to my website, and click "Learn More" underneath the add for Shakeology!
CONTACT ME THROUGH MY PHONE NUMBER OR EMAIL FOR OTHER QUESTIONS!
GOOD LUCK AND REMEMBER, DIG DEEPER!
Personally, I was NOT a big Fitness Fan. My whole life I was part of Athletic teams such as Volleyball and Softball and some church basketball here and there. I was always active,but I hated the routines we had to be put through for volleyball and softball. Running laps, and conditioning. It was awful and I hated every second of it. I would try making up excuses for me to take a break so I could lessen the pain. Unfortunately my body wasn't losing weight or looking any better. I thought it was just how I was and that there was nothing I could do to fix it, well I was wrong. I had been missing out on the KEY components to staying fit and healthy, and that's EATING HEALTHY! I had a huge issue with that my whole life. I grew up with my parents, my dad being Tongan, and my mom caucasion and we would eat a lot of food, not all healthy. Although, my mom was a fanatic at eating healthy. She would try and try to get us to eat healthy, but I kept eating and eating. Eating became part of a daily routine, and it became a habit, and then a hobby...NO BUENO!
I got married last March and am very happy! I found though that when you first get married, all you want to do is spend time with your spouse, like 24/7! I did, and I focused all my time and effort on him. I would make sure my "priority" was him at all times. Well, a couple months after we were married, I hit a bump and started gaining weight non-stop. The sad part was, that I wasn't even noticing my body slowly slipping away, until one day. I was walking down the hall with one of my students, and he looked at me and said to me straight, "Wow, you've kind of..." He pointed towards his mid section and his legs and then everywhere. I looked at him confused and then looked down, I couldn't see my belt. AH! When did this happen! I ran to the bathroom and looked in the mirror! Trying to get out of the way of the fat person in front of me, I realized I was chasing my own reflection. Staring at myself in the mirror was like staring at a complete stranger. I didn't recognize my own self. How did this happen? Well, I thought about the last couple of months and figured it was just stress, and not eating right. So the next day I signed up for Zumba! I took the class every Monday and Wednesday and it was so much fun, just way too much money to spend on one class. So I decided to go out to a local store and I purchased Turbo Jam! I took it home and did it a couple times, losing my motivation because of more stress in my life. After a month or two, I took a trip to Colorado where we met up with my sister n' law. She introduced INSANITY to me. It looked very intimidating and I was kind of scared because she challenged me to get it and work with it. I took the challenge. I came home and bought INSANITY and started working out with it. It was SO HARD! I didn't think I was going to last through it! The first day was a FIT TEST, and wow can I just tell you...FAIL! I would've quit after the first day because of how hard it was, but I promised myself I'd get through at least two weeks of it before I thought about quitting. So I went on to the next day and the next and it came up to my second week and I was feeling so good! I had already lost 2 inches off my side and was losing some weight, and gaining muscle. I was so impressed with this workout. The third week came about and the third week you take another Fitness Test. So I did, and wow the results were AMAZING! I was doubling and even tripling my score! It was unbelievable! I was so excited. Then tragedy hit, and I got really sick. I was out of the workout for two weeks with a rough cold, and uneasiness every now and again, and I was really dizzy making it hard to jump or even walk. So I stayed off the workout for two weeks, unfortunately gaining all my weight if not more back on. I was down on myself for a while because I knew all my hard work had gone to waste, but I took that back as I remembered the feeling I had when I finished a workout with Insanity! It motivated me later on to do Insanity. I find it accomplishing, and rewarding to finish one of Shaun T's workouts! I am now doing Turbo Jam, Insanity, and am going to purchase Hip Hop Abs. I'm super excited to keep sharing my story, and hopefully hear some of your stories about your "Success Stories" as well! Thank you for taking your time to read my blog, I hope you get to look at my website www.beachbodycoach.com/teamelora some more and see the wonderful things we can offer you!
I recently purchased SHAKEOLOGY, and am super excited to try it out. It will be my first time so I will make sure to update everyone on how it works out and which flavor I prefer (Chocolate/Greenberry). Questions? Go to my website, and click "Learn More" underneath the add for Shakeology!
CONTACT ME THROUGH MY PHONE NUMBER OR EMAIL FOR OTHER QUESTIONS!
GOOD LUCK AND REMEMBER, DIG DEEPER!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Team Beach Body WONDERS!! Dig Deeper!
I have recently been involved with the association Team Beach Body and have been very impressed by the products and programs they sale. I looked into it and found myself sold when I ran into the workouts Insanity, Turbo Jams, and Hip Hop Abs. I have Insanity and Turbo Jams, and have yet to get hip hop abs. I was also interested in their nutritional shake called, Shakeology. I watched a couple video clips about this wonderful shake, and decided to sign up for a free membership online, so I could keep up with this wonderful team. After a week of looking into it, my coach who was assigned to me explained the bussiness to me. He showed me a couple more videos and I was hooked. I signed up for their LIMITED TIME OFFER fot their club membership which usually is around 40.00 dollars but is FREE FOR THE HOLIDAY! I took that opportunity and started up my website. It was a bit tricky at first, because I'm not a brainiac when it comes to computers, but I was determined to get it all right. Thanks to my Team Beach Body coach, and his wife, I was able to become a coach myself, and am now in the progress of sharing my story with EVERYONE!!! The opportunity to do this is extremely fascinating. I have listened to many success stories, that have come from our programs and our nutritional value options, that I'm positive that these programs that we offer are garantee to work!
Stay close, because I will be posting my journey so far, tomorrow! Good night everyone, and Love you all!
And remember to DIG DEEPER!
Stay close, because I will be posting my journey so far, tomorrow! Good night everyone, and Love you all!
And remember to DIG DEEPER!
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