Why not you?

10 years. 10 years is what it took me to open my eyes and push myself to get my true grit back.

Grit- 

courage and resolve; strength of character.

synonyms:

strength of will, moral fiber, endurance;

I blamed everyone else for my problems and the way that I looked. I blamed it on my kids on my circumstances. It was everyone elses fault but my own.

There I stood in front of that camera not knowing what the hell I was going to get myself into. 10 years I hated that body I was in. I stood in the mirror, picked myself apart, and I didn't truly love myself anymore.

Why?

THIS is the person that I was. Of course all you see is a picture of someone that is overweight and that doesn't look happy but let's go inside the mind of Jeannette in 2011.

In May 2006 my life changed forever. I had experienced the ultimate betrayal of physical abuse in my marriage, then later I found that there was infidelity, I got into the Coast Guard months after these incidents, met my current husband, had a baby with him, got divorced and lost physical custody of my first son who now lives with his father. We do share 50/50 custody, not ideal but I am making the best of the situation at hand.

To top it  all off my job sent me and my new family to Kodiak Alaska so not only was my first son living in another state, I was going to be on the other side of the world! Everything was taken from me, my marriage, my son, my possessions, and my body was disrespected and trust betrayed.  I was blessed by having my husband and my second son but I had never truly gotten over the pain of my past in order to fully appreciate what was right in front of me all along and didn't see the blessing that had come.

In between getting divorced and getting pregnant and into another serious relationship alcohol was my best friend. I drank every night to escape my problems even though I was seeing a counselor alcohol was the ultimate way to get away. I knew my first marriage was over long before it was really over but my kid......that still gets at my core even now as I type. Now, years later things are forgiven and the anger gone but it sometimes cripples me that things didn't pan out the way I wanted or pictured them to.

So there I was in this picture standing looking at the camera never having gotten over my son being gone and the anger that I held with my ex in regards to the whole situation of our marriage falling apart and there was more to it and I was by no means a great wife either but the physical abuse was something that I couldn't move past. I was and am happy in my current marriage (7 years strong) and going through what I did with my son helped me to become a better mother and person overall but that part came later. I was in a place where I was away from everyone that I knew, my husband was gone on a patrol, so it was me and my second baby boy home alone in a world we didn't really know. The first part of that tour there was a hot mess and I was so angry and blamed everyone else for my current situation. I didn't realize how much that time alone away from everyone I knew was what I desperately needed. I needed to focus on myself and just having to care for my son at the time was really all I could handle.

I was sick and tired of being sick and tired and in Jan 2011 I decided to go back to the Jeannette that I was before "the rock bottom pit" of my life. Before my first marriage I was totally positive, I didn't have self esteem issues, and I was seriously SO determined to succeed, it was in me. I remember a moment when I was in the Army and we were doing an obstacle course and I told myself, "You need to run by 10 guys just push past 10 of them don't let them beat you." I wanted THAT girl back, the one that fought to better herself, not the one that was broken from everything going wrong in my life.

I wanted my old mentality back, so for me getting that back was physically getting myself back in shape and that is what I sought out to do.  I started my fitness journey. I joined a fitness accountability group and I was surrounded by the most positive people ever. Which was crazy. I mean all these people are really lifting me up. There are people like that out there in the world. Not everyone is mean and eventually I started seeing the good in people.

I thought to myself daily, "Why not me? Why can't I get me back?" I am good enough and I want this for me. I want to feel "normal." I want to have my confidence back. So, I started working out and eating healthy and there was no looking back. I sweat, cried at the frustration that I had because I wasn't as strong physically as I thought I was but I was getting there one day at a time. It was a true test for me which is crazy because who seriously would think that starting a workout program and joining an accountability group would change my life so dramatically. The thing is is that I decided to change, it started with my body and ended up being my mind and my life. The side effect was a reflection in the mirror that I loved inside and out.

I decided to be free of the negativity and look to the positive. I started reading personal development books, I quit smoking, I started creating goals for myself, and making everything that I felt was negative and putting a positive spin on it. In May of 2011 I gave my life to Christ and I have not turned back from that either. God has seriously changed my life in addition to fitness. it's crazy!

I also started taking care of myself, paying more attention to my little baby boy, calling my son in Florida more often, being thankful to my husband and showing him more affection, apologizing to those whom I had done wrong in the past, and gave up drinking so heavily. I seriously believe that faith and fitness has helped me heal myself and to get the ME back that I knew was in me all along but I had to push past the pain and the heartache and enjoy the good, focus on the positive, and look forward and refusing to look back and fester there. There is nothing in my past now but lessons learned that I am now grateful for. My past made me who I am today but it doesn't define who I am now. I was capable of change to get myself back.

Why not you? Why can't you overcome? 

I am here to tell you that you can. The road that I traveled was not a short and quick one. My healing continues today and the more I heal I can see areas of my life where I am still broken. I am not perfect but I am not the same person that I was and you don't have to be either. You are capable of change, you are capable of being happy and to have the ability to enjoy life.

You are worth of being happy and smiling all day everyday. Why can't you? Because someone told you you can't or is it that you don't believe that you can? I am here to tell you to stop listening to everyone else and DO YOU and be HAPPY! You were not put here to be unhappy and struggling, you were put here to be ALIVE!

So when you are looking at people that inspire you ask yourself why not me and do something about it!

My digestion struggles

It has been about three years that I have been having digestive issues. I was on a typical junk food diet in my 20's and it wasn't until I started P90X that I really made it a point to make health a lifestyle and not a weight loss thing.

I remember my birthday in Alaska my husband and I went to Taco Bell for my birthday and for a few days after that I got really bad stomach cramps and then I felt nauseous for months but the kind of nauseous that you knew you weren't going to get sick with. I went to the doctor and I was given medicine to lower my stomach acid and was treated for h. Pylori which is a bacterial infection from food.

Ever since that incident my digestion has taken a serious turn for the worst. It started with lactose. I can no longer eat that but it is a blessing because dairy is terrible for you. I am almost done mourning cheese ha ha. After the lactose it was onion. Now I cannot eat peppers, kale unless it is cooked, spinach, anything processed or spices because they all have onion in them. I am pretty much doomed to cook everything myself. On the regular I don't mind but here's the thing.......a girl likes to have a break to and because of my IBS type symptoms that are associated with eating things that I can't it makes it really hard and time consuming. I have had excessive gas, constipation, diarrhea, sometimes stomach cramps.

I started research on my issues and I have narrowed it down to leaky gut, SIBO, Candida, or just plain ol IBS. The problem with this is that my insurance does not cover a functional medicine specialist so I am going to try and see if I can get a referral to a belly doc. I want a solution to my problem because it is going way to far. I have a vacation planned to go to Florida next week so I am waiting for that to get this referral in and to start the Paleo autoimmune protocol. It seems to be the only thing that clears up my symptoms. I did it for a week and it worked great but it started to get expensive because I was cooking out of recipes all the time and buying these foreign ingredients so I stopped and lets be real. I really wanted to eat some pizza. Any how. When I went to my Bible Study group and ate all the "bad" foods there and having to deal with my stomach being upset the entire day after I ate I realized it wasn't worth it anymore I needed an intervention. The only thing that I have found that has been somewhat helpful is eating gluten which makes me think it is bacterial because the cravings that I have for sugar and the gluten eating that is helping makes me think that I am feeding it and it is making me feel normal which is scary and it sucks.

To alleviate my digestive problems, I have been taking a digestive enzyme and drinking lemon water and that has helped 100%. Now all I have to do is get my L-Glutamine in the mail and start eating on the autoimmune protocol along with being low FODMAP. You are probably wondering why I am not just going ahead and starting the diet ASAP, well it's because of my vacation. It's already hard to eat the way that I do and adding a super strict diet I feel would stress me out too much and probably do more harm than good because there are times when I am all about diving right in but not for this.

With that said I am going to try my best to start eliminating things from my diet to ease myself into it because as soon as I get back it is on for 60 days. I can't believe that I am saying that LOL but I am going to be super strict. At this point after three years of smell gas and #3 in the bathroom I am more than ready to get this done and healed.

I am hoping to be able to see the doctor and at least get tested in regards to SIBO but we shall see what happens. I really hope that my medical office will give me more than just...."Well stop eating that food." It's not really that simple because I am becoming intolerant to the most popular foods and my food list is slowly shrinking. I hope to find a resolution to all of this and come back with good news. I will keep you updated on the progress here and let you know exactly what I am doing and how so that way, if you have something like this going on with you it may help you too.

Bible Study thoughts

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I was talking to my son awhile ago when he was talking to me about problems that he was having at school and he wanted revenge on the children that were messing around with him. I referenced Romans 12:14-18 it speaks about blessing those who are mean to you and not to pay back evil actions with the evil but letting God take control of that whole situation. I was speaking to him earlier this week and I had inspired him to read the whole book of Romans because I mentioned that it was my favorite book. I love it because when I am not acting right or feel that I am not I instantly read these pages and fix myself and attitude.

I started reading it as well and I have been reading it nice and slow to be able to capture more from it. Like half to one chapter in the book a day. I was listening to my You Version app one morning and I heard Romans 8. This chapter speaks of living with the spirit of God in you. It brought me such sweet revelation that I am still getting chills and smiles over it. I know that sometimes reading the Bible I just gloss over it just to read it because I made a goal to read a chapter or two per day and often times find myself not understanding what I am reading because of the context or the history related to the story. (I HAVE to attend a Bible school LOL for personal reference)Not this time. I read it slow and steady while it was being read to me and what happened was such a beautiful thing.

I sometimes have this evil voice in my head that tells me that I am not spiritual enough or that I was such a sinner before so I am not able to be so Godly. I know that is the devil speaking to me but damn it is a hard thing to hear and of course I pray and ask God to take this nasty out of my head and fill me with His grace. I digress, so I was listening to the reading that was being done while I was following along and I read this;

5 “Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit.”

9 “but you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you.

How beautiful is that?

For a long time I never understood that my sins had been forgiven if I couldn’t forget them because things that I had done in my past had come back to creep in my mind or things that people said about me came to mind and made me feel like I wasn't worthy. I now know that I HAVE been forgiven not because of this verse but because I have a better relationship with Jesus and I have grown in the Spirit that those memories come back to remind me of what I was and how I am now.

 I am now filled with the Holy Spirit and I KNOW through this now that I am no longer controlled by my sinful nature. You would think that I would have known that but I didn’t and God wanted me to see that for myself. I am now thinking good thoughts about helping people and seeing joy in people rather than thinking about my next drink,  who I was going to hook up with, or what kind of “trouble” I was going to get into that night. Those are events from WAY back in the day but I was shown how my mind has changed. That was me then and this is me now and I am living in the Spirit. I am not dominated by my sinful nature anymore and if you are in Christ neither are you. I thought it was truly amazing to read something and it just JUMP right off the page. Has that ever happened to you?

I know that I am not perfect and I still sin but it was nice to know through the word that I don’t live in that sinful nature anymore. I am changed and I am being changed by the Spirit daily. It reminds me of that Brandon Heath song. I am not who I used to be, and it makes me smile. I remember when I first started my walk with God how entirely ruined I was and I had a heart that was broken and a mind that was just wrong. I didn’t trust anything that the Bible said because I couldn’t believe that I could be a better person or live in happiness because I had been crowded by so much negativity and negative noise. Now I look up and thank God that he SHOWED me and let me know that he will have HIS way and he did and I couldn’t be happier at the gravity of how my life has changed. 

What kinds of revelations has the Bible shown you?

Insanity Max:30 Week 2

Week 2 was a great week! I just finished Pulse this morning and I made it through without stopping.

Shakeology my healthiest meal of the day!

Overall week 2 was great on Thursday I remember telling myself WOW you are a 1/4 of the way through this thing already. How awesome is that? I am really enjoying the workouts and I like that it kicks my butt in 30 minutes and I truly do feel spent!

Monday Cardio Challenge I maxed out in 9 minutes
Tuesday Tabata Power I maxed out in 12 minutes
Wednesday Sweat Intervals  I maxed out in 13 minutes
Thursday Tabata Power I maxed out in 10 minutes but I didn't do modifications
Friday I maxed out at minute 16.

On Friday I gave it all I had and I had to literally talk to myself and tell myself that I could do it and that I didn't have to stop. I also psyched myself up telling myself that I was not going to quit until I got halfway through the damned thing. I do feel like I need to push a bit more on Friday but it becomes this mental thing that you want to go as hard as you can and I did but I know that I had more in me! The bad part about giving my all in the first half was the second half I had to keep pausing the workout so I could breathe because I literally maxed out ha ha ha ha.

Overall it was a great week but I gave in BIG time with candy! I don't know what I was thinking but I bought a big bad of Charms Blow Pops and I ate the whole bag in 2-3 days..........FAIL I know. Then I went to Bible Study and we had recipes that we made from our Bible study book What Love Is by Kelly Minter and I ate like crap....well, not really but I ate a lot of stuff that I can't eat like dairy and beans so I was totally jacked up the next day and I felt TERRIBLE for it. Later on next week I am going to talk about my digestive issues but for now we can say that I was inflammed and gassy and I just felt terrible even though what I ate was fairly healthy. I did eat a lot of bread........like 6 slices well anyway.......

Brown rice noodle lo mein
 

Our Bible Study Spread. How can you say no to THAT?!

I can say that I did not lose any weight and I did not check my inches but being at the top of my goal weight I am not too worried about losing weight. I bought Max 30 to tone my thighs and rear and to try to get to my 120 pound goal weight. Measurements will be up on Day 30 so that way I can have a good gauge of how I am doing.

Progress not perfection

My goals from today on is NO CANDY and do my best and forget the rest!

A Day in the Meal Plan

This was my meal plan for Insanity Max 30 during week 1. It shows you how I eat and it is pretty typical to my daily eating. It's not anything special. I do notice that when I try to get super creative is when I tend to derail. I am trying to keep my food pretty general because it is easy and with 2 kids my time has been cut drastically. I also have some food intolerance's that I need to take care of. For the sake of not going on the Autoimmune protocol (more on that later) I am trying to keep things as simple as possible.  So here it is!

This weekend I did go a little bit too far with lollipops (my guilty pleasure) and i had to throw them away because I couldn't stop eating them. I do keep things that I cannot eat out of the house because my health is more important but it did take me three years to get to where I am with my diet and it's not just for my health health it is for my peace of mind which I will touch on more later as well.


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Insanity Max 30: Week 1 Meals

Day 1: Shakeology

3 eggs with broccoli and some plantain chips

Banana for a snack with some green tea

Salad with romaine cucumber and chicken with oil and apple cider vinegar dressing.

Chicken wings with zuchinni

Day 2: Shakeology

Brocoli eggs and strawberry and banana

Chicken with tomato sauce, potato, salad with kale green pepper red pepper, yellow pepper, romaine cider vinegar and oil dressing

Enjoy Life bar

Steak with the same left over salad

Day 3 Shakeology

Chicken and Broccoli strawberry and banana

Chicken and zuchinni

Enjoy life bar

Avocado with plantain chips

Dijon pork tenderloin with potato and asparagus

2 cups popcorn (monthly moment!)

Day 4Meal 1 Shakeology

Meal 2: 2 eggs with zuchinni

Meal 3: strawberry and banana

Meal 4: pork tenderloin with broccoli and ½ avocado

Meal 5: Roast beef with asparagus

Healthy Eating On a Budget

Healthy Eating on a budget

I think that one of the biggest misconceptions and truths (oxymoron right) is that eating healthy is expensive.

Misconception if you are already eating healthy

Truth if you are eating pasta and rice with something on the side or meals in a box

I spend about $150 a week to feed my family and I eat very healthy and this covers my breakfasts lunches and dinners.

Here are 5 tips that I have learned along the way to help me to eat better and to maintain my budget.

1.) Meal plan – I can’t express how important it is to have a meal plan and a grocery list to shop off of. I create a meal plan only for dinners and I cook enough to make lunch for the next day. For breakfast I always eat the same thing because I am a creature of habit.

2.) Don’t go completely off of recipes. I used to do this and I would spend so much money going through my cookbooks and buying every single herb and ingredient in the recipe. If you are going to do the cookbook thing my advice is to try 1-2 recipes a week or try to keep the ingredients in the same family or use the same types of ingredients.

3.) Buy the same things all the time. I like certain vegetables so I buy them all the time and I use pretty much the same meats so anytime I have to buy something different I do but within reason. This keeps prices down for me because I am always buying the same things almost all the time. When I buy something new like salad, I will leave another vegetable behind because I am replacing it. This kind of goes hand in hand with the above tip but I thought it worth mentioning.

4.) Don’t shop in the aisles. As a real food eater I seriously do think that staying in the aisles is not the best of ideas. The only reason I go into aisles is to get broth, mustard, vinegars, and oils. Oh yeah! And the frozen food section to get my vegetables J

5.) Buy frozen vegetables when you can. I know that I don’t eat broccoli as fast as I should so I buy the freezer ones I get more and I pay less for it. I pay 1.49 for a big bag and usually get 2 for the week but for some reason if I buy it fresh I let it sit there. So if you can stand the texture of some vegetables get them frozen. I usually do green beans and broccoli. What I do is boil the green beans of course but for the broccoli I just put the frozen broccoli in a dish with no water and microwaver for 1:30 to 2 minutes and it comes out perfect! And it is an easy side for work!

I hope this helps you get on your way to healthy eating. I have added what my grocery list looks like so that you can see what it is that I buy. I promise if you use the right portions than you are going to have enough to feed yourself!

30 Day Accountability Group - March 28th

I am so excited to announce that Beachbody has an On Demand service for their workouts. You are now able to stream workouts from the comfort of where ever it is that you are. It is compatible with you laptop, iPad, iPhone, or whatever it is that people stream on now a days LOL.

Beachbody is doing an 30 day trail and I want to take full advantage of FREE and help you out on your fitness journey!

There is no commitment to buy a specific workout program because you will have access to Beachbody's most popular workouts. I don't know about you but I am researcher. When Insanity first came out some guy on YouTube posted videos of him working out to the whole video and I watched him before I committed to buying and when I started P90X I was AGAIN on YouTube watching the womens transformations. I totally understand researching something before buying it especially if you want to take more than 100 bucks from me. I just can't be ripped off but there is some serious value in these workouts. I have been able to lose my baby weight and my weight weight with Beachbody's programs. So why not try them for free? You aren't losing a thing!

There are requirements for this group though :)

You have to participate.
You have to sign up for a memnership to access the videos
You have to buy a Shakeology Sampler pack because nutrition is vital and while you will be learning more about nutrition in the group I want to get you started on some of the most nutrient dense shake there is out there. Many people tell me they don't have time to cook or they don't eat breakfast so this is a good way to start AND you get to try all the flavors that are offered before committing to a BIG bag of it right?

Here ya go 30 days with me! Are you ready?

If you are interested please fill out this form and I will get back to you as soon as possible and see if you made it into the challenge!

21 Day Fix Approved Pesto

Dairy Free Zoodles and chicken pesto

The 21 Day Fix Extreme caused me to get creative with my food choices because it can be really easy and boring to just fall into a pattern. I am a creature of habit but I do think that getting creative every once in awhile is a great thing and keeps the momentum going. This was my “cheat” meal on the 21 Day Fix Extreme because I wasn’t allowed pasta in the evenings so this gave me my fix.  

Photo from Food Network

1 zuchinni for each person and spiralize each zuchinni

1 4-6 oz chicken breast sliced for each person. Get a pan and put 1 tsp oil in there let the oil heat on medium heat sauté until no longer pink inside.

1 bunch of basil, ¼ c walnuts, ¼ c olive oil mix in a blender to create the pesto. Add salt and pepper for your taste.

Mix your zoodles, pesto, and chicken together in the hot pan to incorporate and cook the zoodles a little bit and  put in a bowl and enjoy!

Bulletproof Coffee Recipe

I love the idea of bulletproof coffee but I wanted to come up with something that wasn't so laden with calories and fat and that I could actually drink. I am lactose intolerant and can't do dairy of any kind so I came up with my own Bulletproof coffee. HA HA here is the recipe!

1 C cold coffee of your choice
1 C Ice
1 scoop Shakeology
2 TBS coconut oil

This bad boy kept me full and satisfied.

I love the way that Shakeology keeps me full and I have gotten rid of my intense sugar cravings during the monthly time. I still get them but they are not as intense and I can fight them now. I also save money on probiotics ($40) and multivitamin ($20) and feel great! I am so happy to have found a nutrient dense way to keep me full and give me everything that I need in addition to a little caffeine boost!

Enjoy!

What I learned at the Living Proof Live Conference

I like to take Sundays to reflect and go over my week. This week has been a wonderful one. I had the chance to go to Beth Moore and I had time to fellowship with my cousin whom I hadn't seen in over two years.

Beth Moore seriously left an impression on me, one that I don't think will go away in some time. I am not sure if I mentioned it but I had not had a word of God give me that much of an impression and I feel like God is just such a loud and powerful voice in my mind right now which is funny because I never thought that I would "hear" Him. I always thought people were special if they were able to discern the voice of God in their minds!

I wanted to reflect and share how that conference stirred my soul because I feel like getting it out somewhere will make it real and hold me accountable and you will be able to read about what He has done for me.

 The theme of the entire conference was "Watermarked" each story reflected on a time in scripture that involved a person or people, water, and a divine presence. There were 5 scenes in which all of us will go through during our relationship with God. Each season was different and for me personally they seemed to follow perfect suit which made it even more relatable to me. I don't want to spoil anything really but in order to talk about which scene hit me the most I have to disclose the specific scene.

Matthew 14:22-31  This is where all the disciples are on a boat, there is a storm, it's windy and the boat is rocking. Jesus comes to His disciples walking on water. Peter asks if he can walk on the water with Jesus and Jesus tells him to come and through the faith that he had Peter was also able to walk on the water toward Jesus. Peter realized exactly what was happening lost faith and fell into the water and started to drown. Jesus asks him why he had so little faith and doubted Him.

The point given by Beth: We are never more personally exposed then when we are doing God empowered exploits. God can enable us to do something wild, crazy, and BIG. It is a crisis of faith if you don't believe that you can do it. Do you believe that God can do something that you are not capable of?

The wise don't hide when they are sinking they cry out "God, help me"



For 3 years now I have been feeling this calling to help others in their health and fitness. Every time I get involved and into it I quit because there is this fear that overcomes me with leaving my current employment and I begin to doubt what God is doing for me and in turn doubt myself. Beachbody coaching feels like my calling and like the point above I didn't believe that God could make me a kick butt Beachbody coach because I didn't believe in myself either. I was also scared of all the money that comes with being as successful as my coach and my upline. The thing is, that up until now the voice that this was what I was supposed to be doing with my life was just a whisper which I thought was just me, now things are happening and I am seeing these crazy things of people doing what I consider fearless in my face all the time and this point just hit me like a ton of bricks!

Being a health and fitness coach exposes me way more than I am comfortable doing because I have to go out of my comfort zone and speak to people and ask the how I can help them along with sharing what Beachbody is about versus sitting at my desk and doing what I am told. I like to help people and it gives me no greater joy than to hear that someone has did something wonderful with their health and their self confidence. I mean it SERIOUSLY makes my day! I probably have an identical reaction when my kids do great things! I want women to feel beautiful inside and out. I want that for women but the way that God wants me to do it through Beachbody is CRAZY to me. He allowed me to see that I could succeed at it and again I quit because I was pregnant and tired and I was thinking about myself and not others. I knew He was calling me because I asked Him for a clear sign that I was to do this as His will and I have been getting small commissions and women asking me to help them recently.

I remember sitting at the conference and when Jesus told Peter WHY DID YOU DOUBT ME? I felt like he was talking directly to me. No if's ands or buts about it. That was exactly what he was telling me. Why did I doubt His will for me over and over. You see I could also swing this on the side of my current job as in why I am trying to leave my job when I haven't succeeded there but that's negative and God isn't negative and the only thing on my mind is coaching and empowering women and how I can do that successfully. Does that make sense?

With the past that I have had with abuse I want women to feel good about themselves and get out of any pit that they are in with weight or struggles with them being abused or mistreated themselves. I feel like this has so much more of a positive faith voice. I truly believe that my current job isn't one that puts me "out there" or exposes me the way it states in the point.

I think it is crazy that this was confirmed for me and how my cousin and I sat at the same place right next to each other and received different messages from the same exact message. It was like magic! It was seriously crazy how it all happened and how on fire we are even after it has been almost a week since we went to the conference. I love how we received a word from Him but how much closer it has brought us. This past weekend was seriously INTENSE. I didn't think that I would get as much as I did out of it or that it would light my fire for Jesus brighter than it already has which is bananas to me.

I know I promised this post to be out the day after my other but I had to let it all settle in and let the word move through me and move me. I also just wanted to keep it in me and think through it well before putting what I wanted to say out in the world without being impulsive. :)

I think that if there is a conference in your area you should make the time to go because being in a room with so many believers is crazier than being in church to some degree. It is just simply.............amazing

Insanity Max 30: Week 1 Review and Meal plan

Here is a tid bit of my week. I had my feelings for every day written out but I left it at work. FAIL!

So here is a quick run down of what I did and later I will edit it with what I ate because I logged my food.

Day 1: I thought that because I was doing so well with sweat fest and maxed out at 23 minutes that I was going to be golden and well we can just say that HELL no I wasn't. Looking back it was the worst time that I had all week LMBO! MAN that one was tough the cardio drills were good but I noticed that he started out CRAY and then went back down little by little becauseof course you have maxed out so it's not as intense but still REALLY intense. I know that does not make sense ha ha ha but you'll see if you purchase it! I maxed out at 7:36

My lunch pork tenderloin, avocado, broccoli

Day 2: Tabata drills. This was one crazy too. We did 20 seconds on and 10 seconds off for each exercise and we did them twice before we moved on the to the next. I maxed out in 11:33 which I was cool with it was almost half way so I really felt good about it. This one we do two times in a week which was cool because I knew what was coming on Thursday. The push ups are a beast in this workout which is where I maxed out on both but I made it a BIT farther on Thursday because I did the modified version where on Day 2 I did them full so I think next week I am going to do a combo.

Day 3: WOW this cardio day was a BEAST! 12:12 I gave in and that was at the stance jacks. I was a little bummed because I only have like 15 more seconds to go but I told myself that I would push and try to get 12 minutes and I did exactly that. My goal for next week is 13-14.

My signature bulletproof coffee

Day 4: Tabata again I maxed out at 17 minutes this day because I modified the push-ups but the ab workouts got me because of my diastisis recti but I felt really good about it.

Day 5: Friday Night Fight. Ok ya'll I almost cried on this one because I was so frustrated that I couldn't get to at least half. HA I know I am an overachiever but I just wanted to put an awesome number on the board. I was going to give in at the wide leg pike ups but I kept telling myself to MOVE. I felt like I was back in the Army trying not to fail on a PT test so that the drill seargants wouldn't yell at me and it motivated me to keep pushing. I maxed out at 12:24 and I am more than happy with that number.

Day 6: Pulse was an optional workout but I wanted to get the most out of it and I did it. It is only 20 minutes long and I did the whole thing and I enjoyed it. It reminded me of Insanity's recovery day with the squat and lunge pulses but it wasn't as intense which was nice. I will more than likely continue to add this day in even though it is optional.

Overall I felt that it was a GREAT week! I felt challenged and I felt strong through the week and this determination that I had been hiding came out and I am SO glad that the FIERCE Jeannette is back and ready to play! I guess i just needed some Shaun T to ignite that! I am totally confident that I am going to get some GREAT results from this program!

I have attached my meal plan for next week so that you can see what I am eating.

 I got the template from Nourishing Traditions bloggy and is just a screen shot of how I eat.

What exactly is a challenge group?

I post for challenge groups on my Facebook page and here often because I run them monthly. I didn't even realize that many may not even know what I am talking about. It's kind of like the military where I talk about a SPO or the PX people outside of the military mostly have no idea what it is that I am talking about. 

Maybe you just have no idea what it is that I am talking about at all and if you are a researcher like me you want more information but everywhere you look it is almost secret squirrel. I know this because I was the SAME WAY!

Obviously I am a Beachbody Coach so sometime I will post for a free 7 day challenge group or a group specific to a program that Beachbody offers. When you sign up for them there are some requirements that enable you to join the group. 

1.) You sign up to my email list and make me your coach.
2.) I need to know why you need help. If I don't know what your goals are I can't exactly help you get there. 
3.) You purchase the challenge pack if there is a purchase necessary. 

That gets you into the group!

You hear me talk about putting you in a private group and that I will support you and motivate you and help to keep you accountable and what not and that's all great right but what does that mean???

Keeping you accountable - It is required that you participate in the group. I am NOT the coach that is going to have you purchase a product and leave you hanging out in the wind never seeing how you are doing. You are not commission to me you ARE MY MISSION. My goal is to help you succeed and my intent is to get you to know that I am there for you when you screw up and when you are just having a bad day. I will keep you accountable in the group but if you need that extra text or FB message to see if you did that workout and ate right than I am that girl. My job to keep you motivated your job PARTICIPATE! If you don't than I CAN'T HELP YOU and you probably won't help yourself. 

Motivation - This is where I may post quotes and help you think of things in a more positive light. You are making a LIFE change and we need to rework your habits! SO I help you do that by keeping you motivated with quotes, success stories, and activities that will help you change your mindset into a more positive hopeful mindset. 

Support - You will be in the group with people that are just like you. That have the same goal, maybe different reasons and what not but it is a place for you to just let it all out. I know that weight loss is usually a solo thing. I am STILL the only person in my home that eats the healthiest and I eat all the "weird" stuff. I am just used to doing it by myself but I KNOW that in the beginning when there is change around it is nice to have people around you that are going through the SAME THING! 

I also make it a little bit more personal by adding videos so it is as if you are hanging out with me and you will actually get to know ME and not the person who is writing. I have a LOT more personality outside of this blog ha ha! 

I want your journey to be one of value, seriously I do. I still keep in touch with every single person that has joined one of my groups and have created a genuine friendship with them and I want that for you. SO with that said here is a sample of what you may see in one of my challenge groups! 


ENJOY!

 

Pho Recipe PLUS make your OWN broth

I love pho, I can't eat onion for whatever reason so that leaves me with having to make my own food all the time. Which is ok because I am blessed to have the time to do it and it is more affordable but more on that later.

Pho was introduced to me by a friend and we went out to go eat it and I was so amazed that 1. There was a soup restaurant and 2. This soup was like nothing I had ever tasted. It became a bi weekly thing for us to do. I also introduced it to my husband and he feel head over heels in love with this soup as well. When we got stationed in Kodiak Pho was no longer and I set out to find a recipe for it. I found one in my Food Newtork magazine which is where this recipe is from but instead of broth from a can I am going to show you how to make your own broth and an alternative if you don't want to.

(I think this broth recipe came from the autoimmune paleo cookbook) I just have so many recipes memorized now I forget where they come from but I do want to give credit where it is due

Broth:

8 quarts of filtered water
1 bay leaf
2 TBS Apple Cider Vinegar
salt and pepper to taste.
2-3 pounds of marrow bones.

Throw in the crockpot for 8-24 hours and you are set.

2 carrot, celery stalk, 1 onion halved.
Throw this in the last hour that you are cooking your broth for the flavor.

Strain and there you have your broth! 

NOTE: If this is your first time making broth it does not smell so you may want to cook it outside or another room. My son hates it when I make it so I try to make a bunch to make it worth it.


Soup Ingredients

Soup Base:
8 c broth you can also use Better Than Bullion that is pictured.
5 star anise pods
1 piece ginger cut in half
1 cinnamon stick 
1 TBS fish sauce or low sodium soy sauce, coconut aminos, or braggs (your choice)

Other:
1 sirloin steak 
1 package rice noodles or mung bean noodles

Add In:    (these will be optional but you put it in the soup when it is done)
1 bunch cilantro
1 onion sliced thin
green onion sliced
1 lime sliced
Siracha - to taste
Oyster sauce - to taste for broth

Directions:
Put broth, star anise, ginger, cinnamon stick and bring to a simmer for 20 minutes or longer to let flavors meld. Add soy sauce or fish sauce and simmer for 10-20 more minutes. 

In separate pot boil noodles as per directions

In a separate pan heat up a small amount of oil and sear the steak about 2 min on each side and slice thin

Your steak will be rare but when you add your steak to the soup it will cook through. I usually cut mine and stick it in the fridge. 

When broth is done add noodles to your bowl, then steak, broth. 

You can dress your soup up with the add in ingredients that you like and make the soup special to you and your tastes I do think that siracha and oyster sauce are a must but the soup will taste fine on it's own. 


I hope you enjoy and come back and tell me how it tastes! XOXOXO

Wellness Wednesday: Why you may not be losing weight

Weight loss is probably one of the hardest things I have had to do, but it has also been the most rewarding. It is an actually way that you can see and experience the compound effect or the results of consistency. Do the “right” thing daily and you will reap what you have sown.

Having just completed my weight loss and knowing that it took me 9 months to lose 45 pounds but 15 of those pounds took me about 6 months to lose. I wanted to go over some reasons as to why you may not be losing weight as fast as you want to but please keep in mind that losing anymore than 2 pounds a week is not healthy weight loss unless it is your first week or two when you are losing that inflammation weight.

Stress- This is probably one of those invisible reasons. You can be eating right and exercising daily but you weight isn’t budging. The problem is when you are stressed your body produces cortisol which is the hormone that is released when you are stressed. A good example of stress would be you seeing a poisonous snake in your yard. It makes you jump and you run away. Your body releases cortisol which suppresses your digestive tract, increases the use of sugar in your body and alters your immune system for the period of time that you are under stress. Your body then goes back to a normal state and things operate on the norm. If you are constantly in a state of stress like being unhappy in your job or marriage you operate under a steady stress level and your body will have an imbalance of blood sugar which will cause weight gain.  

Not enough sleep – If you aren’t sleeping well as I wrote in this blog post you are increasing the cortisol and operating as if you were drinking because your mental clarity is impaired and you make bad food choices typically your carb intake is a lot higher.

Too much or not enough eating – depending on your exercise you could be eating too little and putting your body in starvation mode without knowing it which causes your body to keep everything that you are eating for fear that you aren’t going to feed it again. If you are eating too much you aren’t burning enough for weight loss. I can tell you that a 1200 calorie diet for something like crossfit, P90X or Insanity is TOO LOW and if you are eating 2500 calories and doing yoga than you are probably eating too much.

Not knowing what is in your food – This is probably the biggest reason why I am an advocate of cooking your own meals and eating at home. This way you have more control over what you are eating. I am not a big calorie counter but I looked up the calories of a few slices of pizza and I was shocked that two slices was about 1,000 calories. Who the heck knows what is in there but if I make my own I can shave off a few hundred calories and still get the flavor and textures that I am looking for.

I didn’t want to leave this post with just an educational post so I am leaving you with a DIY salad bar graphic so that you can print and keep with you to keep things healthy along with a few of my favorite dressings so that you would be inspired to eat at home more often.

Fear and Freedom

Inspired is probably the best word to describe how I have been feeling probably for over a year now.

I have met women in person and “met” women online that just are doing it. They are working but they aren’t working. They are living the dream……their dream.

I don’t feel as if I am living that dream. Here I am in a cold state that I have no desire to live in, with a job that is safe, with the intense feeling that I am just getting by. It’s a terrible feeling to feel. You pay rent, you pay the bills, care for the kids, go to work, come home, sleep.

Where is the joy? It’s missing. It’s not that I am not grateful for my home my job security, a guaranteed retirement check and most of all my family. I love my family and I am blessed beyond means but I am seeking happiness at work and I can’t find that. Therefore I feel unfulfilled in this one aspect of my life it bleeds over into the next part. Then I think that if I find something that I love to do and I have meaning with what I spend the most time doing (work) than I would feel more fulfilled. I have several things that I would love to do and at the end of the day what brings me the most joy and satisfaction in this life is helping other people in creative ways. That fuels my fire and it makes me smile even now as I am typing this dream of mine on the page.

 Here’s the problem = I’m safe.

 When the heck did I become safe? When I became a Mom?  After I was left with nothing after my divorce? or was it when I got married again? Somewhere in all that time I have become SAFE? I am an introvert by nature but one that flew off the seats of her pants.

I wasn’t this SAFE person. I got into the Army so that I could travel and see the world. I was leaving the nest and I didn’t ever know when the heck I was going back home. Life of course had other plans for me, I fell in love, made babies, went through a divorce, got married again, and made some more babies. I did get in the Coast Guard, but I did that……..to be safe. It wasn’t supposed to be a forever thing. My ex husband was stationed in Germany and I got the USCG job because I didn’t make it in the highway patrol in FL. I took the next best thing. The easy thing. What I knew……the military but not the branch that I dreamed of when I was in 8^th grade. REVELATION: I am unhappy because I am not living my dream. I am not doing my thing and suddenly, I want to cry about it. Where is the wine?

After my divorce I was supposed to finish my contract and go back to be with my son. I fell in love and got married and now I am living a life where I have to follow the man that I love and live his dream? Hmm that doesn’t sound right but sounds exactly what I am doing isn’t it? I can look back and see that I have done great things and through being married to my husband I have found passions that I may not have found otherwise. I feel almost as if the move that I have made for myself IN MY LIFE is choosing to go into the Army. Isn’t that something? Oh the revelations that are strewn across this screen right now are even surprising to me…..

So back to where I was taking this whole blog post right? The reason that I have not moved is obvious reasons I am married and have kids to take care of. I can make these helpful creative dreams happen with my husband but part of the dream I have is to be settled down in a house that I am going to have forever. One that I can have the grandkids come to and my children look at their room and tell the kids the memories that they had in the very room they are sleeping in when they visit. Life is all about compromise though isn’t it? I’m scared. The thought scares me. The planning and execution of this whole event, this life changing event is unreal. I can think of 5 thousand reasons not to do it but one awesome reason TO do it. That’s happiness.

 I just want to be the author of my story and my life and not just go with the flow of things. I want to be free, happy, travel and make awesome things happen. I want to live a life where I create memories of me and for me with the people that I love. I want to be a weaver of memories for my personal life and I want to have a job that is fulfilling no matter what the hell people think and no matter how crazy I am for leaving the “cush” job for something that I really truly have to work for but that makes me insanely happy right? I want to go back to the person who KNEW that she would do whatever in the world she wanted and not be stopped just because she had a kid and a family. I want to be the girl again that just got up and said I am doing THIS today and actually did it.

 I know that I can be part of that person here and now and I plan on putting that piece into execution. I want to feel whole again and there were points in my life where I felt that way, a point with my kids and before them. I want to truly smile again and laugh and just enjoy being me. I don’t know when my time will be up and if it is soon, I want to be able to look back and leave a legacy that no matter what Jeannette lived a life that was amazing and she was fulfilled in every aspect. God I am crazy but I have a feeling that the closer and closer I get the more I want to be unstuck. Obviously I will have to think things through logically and get my bearings together but I also want to be with no regret.

Join me In a real food challenge

I believe one of the biggest things that women struggle with is nutrition.

We get SO busy running around with our children, working full time, trying to spend time with our husbands, fitting in a workout, all while trying to read a chapter of a book that we have been meaning to read for months now.

We DO IT ALL and proudly I must say. The problem is is that we sacrifice ourselves to meet everyone elses needs. THAT has to stop. I want to help you. Putting food on the table should not be a chore but a joy and it being healthy should be simple and tasty and not complicated.
I want to provide you with a meal plan, healthy portions, short workouts, and ways to make it easier for you to take care of YOU so that you can take care of your family.

 Will you join me?



Requirements:

I must be your Beachbody Coach
Email me and let me know why you want to do this and how it would change your life.
jeannettealverio(at)yahoo(dot)com
 Commit to buying the 21 Day Fix and Shakeology


In return? 

I will be there with you as your mentor as you go through 2 rounds of the 21 Day Fix and I will give you my meal plan that I used when I did the program in addition to helping you MAINTAIN this LIFESTYLE that you will be learning over your time with me. 

I want to guide you to healthy so that you don't have to feel the way that you do anymore.  

Beth Moore Living Proof Live

 God works in such wonderful ways and I can't tell you how amazing it has been to experience God with Beth Moore and in a single place with over 5,000 women! I mean seriously it was AMAZING. I am still on a spiritual high over this whole weekend! If you want come and grab some tea or something and join the ride that I had this weekend in Atlantic City because it might be long winded!!

I had wanted to go to a Beth Moore Conference the year before last when she was in Rhode Island and I wasn't able to go because my son was here from Florida and we all know about priorities. I looked her up this year and saw that she was going to be in Atlantic City but thought it too far, so I kind of let the thought go until I got a post card in the mail. It said, we are saving you a seat and I turned to my husband and said I HAVE to go to this conference. I love Beth Moore studies and because of her I am more in love with the Bible and have a better understanding in it than ever. So, I have a cousin that lives in New Jersey and I thought to ask her to go but I didn't know what kind of Christian she was (strict or liberal) and didn't know if she knew who Beth Moore was. Religion is something I can talk about freely here becuase this is my space in the internet world but it can be a scary thing when you are talking to people about theirs it's just a place where I need to get more confident in. So anyway I was kind of being internally pushed to ask so I did and long story short my fears were dumb and we were able to go.

I drove down to New Jersey and hung out with my cousin and her kids we just had a great time, we chatted and chatted the day away about our family, goals, and happenings. It was seen the very day I got there that God had planned this out for us perfectly. She had some personal dealings with finding a church she could call home and I was trying to find my will with God in terms of work and changes in my life. Things recently happened with my son that created this awakening in me to see how much he actually needs me at home. So the next day we head out to Atlantic City and we check into our hotel and this serious sense of excitement HIT ME! I couldn't wait to see someone who I had admired in the word so much and to be able to share this moment with my cousin. I truly knew when we got there that we were going to be seriously blessed! I seriously have chilly bumps thinking about it all.

We get into the conference and it starts with the story in Matthew on the screens, the story in which Jesus is walking on water and Peter comes out and starts to walk with him in the water, then lost faith and fell in and BAM the band starts worship with Oceans. I was amazed. 5,000 women all singing the same song and it sounded SO heavenly. There were women crying, dancing, praying, I couldn't help myself but to look around at the amazing portrait that was around me. After worship Beth came out and talked about 5 different things that we go through as we walk through our Christian walk with God and each of us is in a season and she related them to stories with water. There were 5 stories and 3 characters. I am not going to spoil it all for those of you who are reading and plan on going to the event but I do want to talk about the one that I am in and where I believe I am in Christ tomorrow, but I will say that this event was beautiful and she and her team put SO much time into this it was truly amazing. Travis Cotrell and his worship team were GREAT! I got the CD for free and I have listened to it on the way home and Beth Moore is just a doll. The first night was getting the 2 scenes out of the 5 and the first part of the morning was getting the other 3 scenes and how they related to life.

Yesterday she took apart time in the 2nd morning part and was a little bit more personal with us and told us that she wanted to hear testimony and how the lesson had impacted people in the audience. We heard one womans that just broke my heart. She had something traumatic happen to her at the hands of her husband and was lost because those she thought that were close to her are now further away and she has lost the ability to trust. My heart just broke for her because I know her pain. I know her story. I prayed for her and the other women that shared their journey.

Another amazing part was watching SO many women trust and give their life to Jesus! OH my we prayed the prayer of acceptance of Jesus in our lives together as a whole and just clapped and praised at the Glory of God just shining through the whole entire place. If you get the chance to go the the conference I would strongly suggest that you go! It was an absolutely amazing experience that was unique to every. single. woman in that auditorium. I could probably write a 5 page blog post on everything that happened.

I found it wonderful that my cousin and I heard the same word and we each found something completely different and we heard two totally different messages from God. It was beautiful. I can't even begin to imagine how many more different confirmations and such were given there. I do know that I saw a lot of women in pain over their current situation and tears for maybe what God was doing in their lives right there and then and let me tell you, it was a beautiful thing to see through eyes that were not mine. The sympathy that I felt was something else. AH I can't even explain the intensity in which this conference just touched the heart of my cousin and I and how much closer we are for the moments that we shared there.

Insanity Max:30

I just got Insanity Max:30 in the mail and I am seriously SO excited about it.

For those of you that don't know here is a brief overview of what the whole thing is about.

30 minute workouts
5 days a week with an optional 6th day called pulse
2 calendars to follow regular and Shaun T's Ab routine
10 different workouts
150 new moves

The whole point of the workout other than fitness and getting a new bod is to try to complete the ENTIRE workout without a break! If you do then you are considered to have maxed out. Maxing out happens when you either stop because you are tired or reach muscle failure during the workout. You rest and then finish the rest of the workout. You are also working M-Th to gear up for the Friday Night Fight round on Fridays of course and from what I gather this workout is probably NO JOKE. I bought this workout because I read a bunch of reviews that said that it was amazing on hip and thigh inches lost. For this girl..........I WAS IN!

The workout does have a modifier track on the workout and it splits the screen so that you can see the modifier the entire workout which I thought was pretty neat and the nutrition plan follows the colored container plan from the 21 Day fix without the choices you get plan A or B.

I did Sweat Fest today to give you a review on what it was about and to prepare myself for the torture of tomorrow. I was at a Beth Moore conference for the past few days and I didn't get to workout never the less eat well. By well I mean not enough. When I am on the go I tend to forget to eat! Shakeology to the rescue right!? Anyway, I digress.

So the workouts have a warm up just like Insanity and you do 2 rounds. We got a 30 second break and then moved into the stretch we then began the circuit. We did 4 exercises, 30 seconds each, when we finished the 4 we got a 30 sec break and did another round. It was INTENSE. I made it ALMOST to the end but we had these burpees to do and well.....that got me winded and PS Don't eat bananas before a workout! I should have known that because I had done it before but an hour had passed but it made me burpy and not feel too hot so I maxed out at 23:59 UGH I SO wanted to beat Tanya! BTW she is in the videos which is a good motivator for me right there LOL.

I really enjoyed the workout I felt the burn and the eating plan seems to be legit! I am so excited to be back on track and I am a cardio queen by nature so this gives me my cardio fix all while maintaining my muscle mass which is really important to me. Muscles = stay healthy!

21 Day Fix approved meal

I am by no means a recipe maker, so when you season your pork you can season in with however much you want. Be mindful of the salt! 

I hope that you find this an easier way to make a meal that will cover you for lunch and dinner. I am a big fan of making bigger cuts of meats like roasts and things so that you can pick off of them for the week for lunches. Soon I am going to share more about how I eat so that you can have some inspiration too! I know how hard it is to have tasty and healthy for someone just starting out but I am on a mission to help! 

Stay tuned tomorrow! I am going to be sharing my story......the real one.

 

21 Day Fix Extreme Review

I have completed the 21 Day Fix Extreme. Boy I am glad that it is over!

I don't mean that in a bad way, I just not used to being that strict on myself but I can clearly see that I needed it. I needed the structure and discipline and for that I would do it again.

I remember starting out with the meal plan and knowing I was going to make it Real Food friendly but in order to get used to the whole program without deprivation I started my carbs out with steel cut oats before transitioning to sweet potatoes for all carbs. I would say that for a person that is on a Real Food Diet this is probably the crappiest part about the whole thing.....carbs! I love plantain, yucca, among other Real Food carbs but they were not added.


Let's go into the PRO's of this.

I love how everything is laid out in an easy to understand format. Nutrition made simple! I think it is great to have a food list not a recipe list because it allows the person to make the type of recipe they want and exhibit creativity which can create a long lasting habit toward healthy eating.

I loved the workouts. They were challenging and that step up that a lot of us extreme workout peeps were looking for which I really liked. The first few days I was a bit LOST as to what was going on but by week 2 I was charging through those workouts. I liked that you have a different workout every single day which was a great way to experience different kinds of fitness techniques out there.

I love the color coded nutrition cups. Those are a great and different way to speak nutrition and portion control. I liked that the colors are lively and fun and there is no real measuring if it fits in the cup and you can close it than you can go ahead and eat it.

I was NOT hungry! There were a few days in there where I was a bit hungry but with my containers I had 3 meals and 1 snack and my 3 meals were big and pretty balanced. Had I taken the time to be more crafty with my meal plan I would probably have done a bit better.

This program overall was great and I am glad that after my pregnancy and breastfeeding debacles I was happy to actually get through a program!

The CON's to it.

Pilates sucks. I hated the use of the band it was a HOT mess and I spent more time adjusting the damn band than getting the workout done.

It was very leg heavy. I LOVE working out my legs but during the first week I was super sore and didn't feel like my legs had a proper chance to recover. This is more of an observation though. I got the best results from my thighs and hips so hey! Whatever!

The meal plan was a bit TOO strict. I am not trying to be a bikini model so the meal plan here was just a bit to strict for me but that is because I decided to do the program on a whim and I didn't really have my WHY in place to get this done so with that said I kind of in some terms flexed between this and the regular 21 Day Fix meal plan.

Overall:

I think that you need to be in the mindset to follow this meal plan. I would call this meal plan the little black dress meal plan because if you need to tighten up your diet in order to get ready for an event or your bikini body than this is the one for you. If you are looking to lead a healthy regular person lifestyle than the 21 Day Fix Meal plan would be the one for  you to follow. I am going to keep portioning out foods that I tend to over eat (fruit and carbs). This meal plan was pretty close to how I was eating but I like my weekly happy meal and or alcohol day. I LOVE the 85/15 rule. I like to eat things that aren't real like Sour Patch Kids, Pizza, and WINE! I love being slim and normal.

The workouts are amazing and I can't wait to add them into the rotation!

I REALLY think that you should do the 21 Day Fix first before this simply because the meal plan is that much stricter and if you are just getting into a new healthy lifestyle I can probably almost guarantee you that you are going to slide off.

My results?

I lost 5 pounds and 4 inches all over with the most change in my legs, hips, and thighs which I am SUPER thankful for. I have seen more tone in my arms which makes me happy because I can have fat arms if they aren't toned out.

If you are interested in knowing more about the program you can email me at jeannettealverio(at)yahoo(dot)com