Challenge Day 22

Happy Good Friday everyone! What a glorious day it is going to be today! The sun is shinning bright and I get to see my baby brother tonight who just turned 19 yesterday!

So yesterday was day 21, it was kind of chilly yesterday morning so I had to find a pair of pants to wear to take our morning walk. So I tried on a pair of athletic pants that someone gave me that I have never been able to wear before since they were to small. I had kept them around because I've always had good intentions to loose weight. So anyways, I put them on and they fit! And they aren't tight, and these aren't stretchy athletic pants, if you try to wear them and they are to small you are in danger of ripping out the butt if you bend over! LOL!

Before we went on our walk yesterday morning I made sure to check the weather to make sure it wasn't supposed to rain. It wasn't, so dressed in pants and jackets Mikey and I took off with Beau in tow. It wasn't to bad out, besides a little chilly. We got about 1.5 miles from home and it started sprinkling...I didn't think it was supposed to rain I thought. Well I decided to turn around anyways. Well a few minutes later it started sprinkling a little heavier. We were still about a mile from home and Mikey started to get cranky because he was getting wet and that was making him cold. Before we made it home he started throwing a huge fit! I didn't know what to do but walk as fast as I possibly could to get home. The poor guys hands were freezing by the time we got home, so I got him inside and warmed up as soon as we got home!

So after that disastrous walk we stayed inside the rest of the day! Yesterday evening I had John take me to get an Easter dress. I was planning on wearing the one I got last year, but of course it was way to big, which is a great feeling! So I went to try on dresses at my favorite store Maurices. I love the dress I got and I can't wait to wear it on Sunday! And get this, it is 6 dress sizes smaller than the size I started out with! I couldn't believe it! What a great way to end what started out as a disastrous day!!!


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Challenge Day 20

Yesterday was day 20! I started my morning like every morning (but I have no problem getting out of bed anymore!), getting up at 7am and doing my morning Bible study before Mikey wakes up. The weather was beautiful yesterday!

Mikey and I took Beau on a nice long walk yesterday morning, 2.2 miles in just under 45 minutes! I can't even express to you how much energy I have and how great I feel! Some of you may be thinking that I am just feeling better because I had several surgeries in the past couple years so that is just what made me feel bad in the first place. Well that may have very little to do with it, but I feel better and more energetic than I ever have, even before that! Just for example in gym class in school when I was younger, you have to run the mile twice a year. It took me almost the longest in my class to finish, I can't remember exactly but I think it was approaching 25-30 mins for one mile. Right now I am even walking faster than that! I am still not really able to run or jog, even though I would like too, but my balance isn't good enough, and the slight weakness on my right side makes it more difficult!

One of the reasons this challenge isn't really considered a "diet" is because its not just "weight loss", its promoting a better lifestyle. It gives you energy that makes it easier and even desirable to work out and gain muscle, which weighs more than fat, but doesn't take up as much room in your body. So even though the scale doesn't show weight loss, your body will. That is what is wrong with a lot of "diet" programs, they only focus soley on the weight loss side of it. I know I am gaining muscle from all this walking because I can feel it in my calves when I walk, and arms when I am pushing the stroller and hanging onto Beau's leash. And I see that fat, especially in belly area (where I have a lot to lose from my pregnancy belly) disappearing!

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Challenge Day 16

Yesterday completed challenge day 16! I am down 7.5lbs in only 16 days! Wow! I am feeling great and so energetic! Late yesterday morning Mikey and I took a walk, and not just any walk, but a long walk! We walked (well I walked, and he rode in the stroller) for 3.5 miles in 1.5 hours, stopping at a few garage sales on the way! I think that is probably the farthest that I have walked willingly! The awesome thing is, I didn't even feel worn out when we got back home, like I used to when we went for walks that weren't nearly as far as that! I was hot from walking in the direct sun on part of the way home, and my legs felt a little "rubbery" for a while (since I'm not used to walking that far), but other than that I felt fine! That was a great feeling, to know I can walk that far without completely crashing when I'm done!

Then later that evening after my hubby got home, we took Mikey and our dog Beau to the adopt-a-thon at Wayside Waiffs, we have been thinking about getting another dog, and adoption fees this weekend are only $25. We had to wait to have our "meet & greet" with the dog we wanted to see for 3.5 hours! Since we knew that we were going to have to wait for several hours we went a head and got something to eat while we waited. When we finally got to see the dog it was about 9:15pm. Jazzi was the dogs name, she was a medium size black lab mix, and she was a little over a year old. When she was in her kennel she seemed super calm and mellow, but once we got to meet her out in the meet & greet room she was super hyper. Which may be just because she had been locked up in a small space, but Beau didn't like it, and she knocked Mikey over a couple of times. So after waiting for about 3.5 hours we went home empty handed. Oh well, I guess it just wasn't meant to be!

After that super busy, active day, I should have been exhausted, but I wasn't! I wasn't any tireder than I should be at 10:00 at night. I love how Spark makes me feel! Spark is a tasty and overall a great drink! If your used to drinking, or even crave soda, coffee or any other sugary and caffeinated drink full of carbs, you really need to try Spark! Spark gives you loads of energy without the "crash" that you get after drinking a typically caffeinated beverage! I used to drink coffee every morning full of creamer and sugar because I do not like coffee black (and it you drink coffee you have to agree that liquid creamer is much tastier than powder, even though powder has less calories), and I would drink soda when it was around, just because. Now, since I started drinking Spark in the morning in place of coffee, or during the day when I want something "sweet" to drink, I feel much more energetic and aware! I no longer even make coffee in the morning, and I don't miss it or soda! There are so many different flavors of spark, I think my favorite is the mango strawberry...yum!

Anyways, these are great products and so far I love how they make me feel, and the results they have given me!

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Challenge Day 14

Yesterday was Challenge day 14! Yesterday was a scorcher, it hit around 81 degrees but it felt much hotter! Yesterday Michial and I spent the day with my mom. We ran around most of the day getting prizes for Bunko tonight! Normally with as much running around as we did, I would be completely exhausted. But I wasn't, amazingly I felt great the whole day!

We decided to have lunch at Red Robin, because we love their salads. But as you may know, Red Robin is known for their bottomless basket of fries! We could of just asked them to not bring any out, but Mikey was with us, and he loves them! So we got the fries, and I avoided them the entire time we were there. I didn't have one fry, and believe it or not I didn't even miss them! Mom and I got a salad to share, and I could only eat half of my half of the salad and I was already full! Normally, I would eat probably about half of the basket of fries (at least) and my whole half of the salad!

Its great not to have cravings for these non healthy foods! I wasn't a big coffee or soda drinker so I haven't had much of a problem wanting those, although the spark actually gives you more energy than any kind of sugary caffeinated drink. I did however crave other sugary foods that were full of carbs! I think I probably ate chocolate about everyday! Now, I don't even crave it or other sweets! It's great, I feel free from these foods that I thought I had to have and I couldn't live without!

One of the big things I have learned in these few days, is listen to your body. It will tell you when your full or if your really hungry. I was an emotional eater and I snacked when I was bored. But with the 5 mini-meals you eat everyday I no longer think I'm hungry or feel the need to snack at random times.

If you want to loose your cravings, have more energy, and even loose weight, (there are plans that don't encourage weight loss if you don't need that, they just promote feeling better and more energetic) then ask me about how you can get started! I would love to help you reach your goals!

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