THE Challenge Day 1 & 2!!!

I was much too excited yesterday that by the time I remembered to write it was late and I wanted to be refreshed for challenge day 2!

Just to recap my first challenge day....GOOD! Felt great! Lots of people interested in what my "challenge" was. Anthony decided day of start....he will start his challenge next week. "No worries,"  I said. "I'm sticking to my guns and pushing myself through this challenge!!" I thought. ;) So we will "kind of" be challenging together, a week apart. LOL!! Boyyyyyssss I swear...always have to see a girl get on it first!! jk jk jk!

Anyhow - challenge day 2...much more interesting!! Vinnie and I got up...ready for breakfast! V was ready to eat (doing the sign for more) lol!! I love Primrose and all they teach him EVERYDAY! I was hungry too ready to get on with day2, FULL OF ENERGY!! Which by the way I NEVER have at 7am especially before coffee!!!! I mixed it up this am and decided instead of shake I'd make protein powder with oatmeal (piece of advice...cook oatmeal THEN mix in protein powder. I did it other way around :/ Funny texture.) None the less we got breakfast down and were ready to play!

I wanted to get errands done early so I decided "work out. shower. leave." Work out is where this whole day got interesting. Vinnie loves playdo....sooooooo I thought....."hmmmmm, if i can get him to stay in his play yard even though it will be half the size it normally is, with his playdo....i might get a 30m workout in on the elliptical." I thing there was more workout in setting up his play area by the elliptical for my workout! Music on; check! Baby in play yard with playdo; check! Shel on elliptical pumping out as quick as I can....although moving faster does not speed up work out...especially when little bits of playdo are being thrown at you. When Vinnie got bored throwing playdo at me while I'm dripping sweat....he decided he had had enough in the play yard and escaped (in our garage...no bueno.) So I'd stop working out...redirect. Then back to the elliptical...which still working out faster doesn't make the time faster! :P For some reason this concept wasn't making sense to me at the time.

After 20 minutes of on again off again the elliptical and playing what will keep Vinnie's attention the longest....I decided enough is enough. The sweat was literally dripping and Vinnie was all over the place, while bits of playdo were scattered all around elliptical.

So shower and out the door it was! I did good with eating a lot of small meals during the day. I've decided the only coffee I can do black is Starbucks! So now....I'll be buying a pound of that weekly, although I've found I'm not craving coffee like I did before! Which is awesome!

I'm getting more creative with food which is always fun! Last night I made chicken stir fry with balsamic and soy...sounds weird... tastes delish! Had leftovers for dinner tonight too! And an almond, pb, banana shake for dessert!

Ready to get comfy in bed and start my new Jennifer Weiner book and recover for DAY3!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stay tuned!

Preparation Day 3: July 20th

OHHHHHHH it's only Wednesday and I sooooo can't wait to start my challenge!! Anthony is on board to do the challenge with me!!!! I'm stoked!!! We've never worked out or done something like this together (other than raise a baby --- who knows if we are doing that right! haha!) But we are going to be each other's motivation! I'm really excited about this challenge!! Mostly because I can NOT wait to feel better!! By better I mean mentally and physically. Just the few shakes I've had and the all natural energy that I've taken from Visalus has made me feel AH-MA-ZING!!! I can't wait to feel the GREAT!!

Once our 90 day challenge is over...which is October...if I'm calculating correctly. We are entering the 90 Day challenge contest....which is when I'll reveal my before pic....prior to that! NO BUENO! hahaha!!! :)

After a slight dispute with BriFit, Saturday at Starbucks, about ordering my normal Venti Breve One Raw Sugar Latte (she wanted it to be a Venti Non Fat Skinny Latte).....I decided today....GO FOR IT!! Whats the worst that could happen??? You hate the non-fat skinny one and you throw it out! So I did. AND can I just say.....barely tasted a difference! Being a coffee-a-holic....I DID taste a difference but not a bad one. SOOOOOO yessssssssssssssss!! I'm still preparing for the challenge!!! Taking the precautions (??) needed to do this thing RIGHT!

I got the email that confirmed the package has been shipped!!! YESSSS!!!! So its just a matter of days. I told Anthony last night over his beer that he might want to think about "pre-challenging" too lol!!! Dont want him to be shocked! :P

I have to admit though...I did horrible today with the 6 meals! I let myself get too hungry (BAD!) and ate too much too quick (DOUBLE BAD!) Tomorrow is a new day! I think I'll start with a SHAKE! :)

<3Shel.

Preparation Day 2: July 19th 2011

Today I did my best to start remembering to eat 6 small meals a day! It helps keep your metabolism up and keeps the crazy hungry Shel from surfacing! I did ok with it.

The best part about today though was that I ordered my kit!!!!!!! I'm officially a distributor for something that is going to change my life!!!! Honestly, to me I don't care what I make off any of this....my #1 goal is to feel good again and be happy!!! All those ladies that said having a baby changes you forever....yes....but I want to be the BEST mommy I can be for my lil mister....and more to come!!! :)

So my kit should be here in about 4 days!!! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! I've been reading all about it on the Visalus site and learning as much as I can. I've never been one to be into fitness, but healthy!! YES PLEASE!

<3Shel.

Day 1: Monday - July 18 2011.

 Preparation Day 1!

I stopped and bought fat free milk for my coffee. Yes, me who SWORE I'd never do that, but honestly I'm ready to feel better!!!!!!!! In many ways! Health - Wealth - Mentally. So I was challenged last Thursday to a 90 day challenge with Visalus. Today I decided I'm JUMPING IN AND DOING IT!!! No more muffin top, no more bags under the eyes. I'm dertermined to feel my best!!! If not only for myself for my sweet energetic little mister!!! :)

Also instead of buying a Venti Breve one raw sugar latte......Brianna handed me a Neuro.....so I poured it in my bottle of water and drank it....NOW all who know me KNOW I'm a hard core coffee drinker!! I'm here to tell you RIGHT now the craving didnt even come. And trust me! I was waiting for it! :P

It's time to make some serious changes!!!! Some more know than others....but let's just go with......change is amazing!!! :)

<3 Shel!