Thursday, February 20, 2014

Cravings? What cravings?

The most glorious part of my new, incredibly simple health adventure is that I am finding that I no longer crave sweets. Every morning at break time, I walk downstairs to get my cup of ice, and to get ice for my morning shake. While I'm waiting for Dave, I wander around the cafeteria.

In the past, I was constantly sucked in by the delicious looking muffins, strawberry or blueberry cream cheese croissants, or (if I was able to talk myself out of sweets that particular day) a bacon, egg and cheese burrito.  Lately, those cravings are gone. Instead of craving junk food, I don't even have to try to resist - it just happens. I look forward to enjoying my breakfast shake, and I try to get every last drop out of my Blender Bottle (yes, I'm guilty of the slurpy-straw noises, but I can't help it!  It's so good!) but when it's gone, I'm full and satisfied, and it actually costs less than what my other half gets for breakfast in the cafeteria every morning.  It's great!

In other news, tonight I hit the gym and for the first time in my life, I was able to run a mile without stopping!  I've never been able to do this!  Not even when we had to do it every semester in gym class!  And I could have kept going, but I didn't want to burn myself up in the first ten minutes!  I can't wait to see where this takes me!  I feel unstoppable! 



Wednesday, February 19, 2014

A New Beginning

Greetings from Snowy Wisconsin!

Six months ago - in August, 2013 - I took a leap of faith and tried a product that I had very little exposure to previously.  I made the decision to try it then because my boyfriend was traveling for work (to Germany, the lucky punk!) and I had hoped to be a "changed woman" in the time he was gone. The month came and went, and results I did see - I lost weight, gained energy, and felt better than I possibly ever had, simply because I was providing my body with the right nutrition.  However, as the end of the 30 days approached, I was afraid it would be too difficult to maintain my healthy lifestyle when my regular life schedule returned.  I told myself that I would take the lessons I learned during that 30 days and incorporate them into a healthier lifestyle.  After all, getting healthy is all about putting the right things into your body to get what you want out of life!


So, the truth is, I failed at that.  Miserably.  Try as I might, I couldn't provide myself the right nourishment to maintain the vitality, the energy, the inches I lost in August.  As time passed, I knew I needed to go back.  2014 is my year for self-improvement - which encompasses so many mini-goals, ranging from paying off my credit card debt (and saving for a 2015 wedding) and any additional health-enhancing goals I can come up with along the way.  So I reordered.  And now, after less than a week in, I feel fantastic, reminiscent of my time on the 30 Day nutritional program - satisfying meals, no afternoon crashes (those are the worse, aren't they?), inches seem to be slipping off parts of my body that were a little wider than they used to be...  Plus, it's easy to prepare a shake anywhere with 8 ounces of water and a Blender Bottle!  I am so happy I have returned, I couldn't wait to share it with you!


In addition to the products that are designed for weight loss or increasing energy, there are also products for athletes looking to up their game as well as people who are interested in aging healthfully.  I feel like it is important to mention that these products are even conducive for people with many types of dietary restrictions, including diabetes (with minor adjustment and monitoring).

If you are interested in more information, please contact me!