Last week I posted on my personal facebook page,
"I wish I was thinner"
I really should have lost all of my baby weight by now. I mean, hello, she's 2, right?
But...I haven't.
I'm still living in chubbyville.
In 2009, I looked like this.
Then later that year, this happened.
I had placenta previa and had every symptom of pre eclampsia except the protein in the urine and was a puff ball of fluid. Bed rest. So, I ate. And slept. And ate. And gained 60 lbs. And had a c-section.
And this little piece of perfection.
8lbs 9 ounces, born at 39 weeks
and yes, worth EVERY pound gained.
She's so cute in this pic I wanna gobble her up.
(I meant that less weird than it sounded)
Oh, and then I quit a huge career. And moved out of state. And lost my trainer. And became a stay at home mom. And felt clueless. And lost my identity. And didn't know how to feel successful.
And became depressed even though I was IN LOVE.
I literally just got off Lexapro, an antidepressant, last week.
How's that for throwing it all out there?
And you thought I was just a blogger. HA
I wasn't joking when I said that this blog
saved me in many ways!
I'm sick of being a chubbo.
I cannot TELL you how much that I wish THIS was ME in sweet Megan's post. Talk about jealous! And I'm so proud of her journey! It made me cry I wanted to be her so badly.
So I gotta start somewhere, right?
I'm going to do a 90 day nutritional challenge.
Why THIS challenge?
Because I SWEAR there is crack in these shakes,
they taste so good.
My trainer first told me about these shakes but I blew him off.
Vinny from The Biggest Loser is using them at our gym and that is why my trainer wanted me to try them
(insert evil eye to trainer for mentioning me and Biggest Loser in same sentence- HA)
Do you KNOW how many shakes, etc I've tried? UGH
But then I got a hold of a sample, and now I'm hooked.
Wanna do it with me?
I'll be blogging my journey. Keepin it real.
If I can crossfit, surely I can do this, right?
(look at my cute new mini blender!!) (Its the little things people...lol)
I told my therapist last week,
"I would NEVER treat you like I treat me."
So today it ends,
no more beating myself up emotionally.
no more hating my body.
I'm going to continue to make healthy choices and exercise!
Say a prayer for me please.....
*I signed up a' la mode to be a distributor for the shakes to make it easier if you'd like to try them too
(have I lead you astray yet?)
click here if you wanna try my new addiction. *I've created a facebook group for those of us participating so we can have support for each other and share tips and thoughts while on the challenge...email me if you'd like me to add you to the group! *I have tried a LOT of programs in my day and would NEVER endorse any of them but this one has me hooked so I wanted to share (just like everything else on this blog)
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***EDIT***
(I got a bajillion emails requesting info so here's a little synopsis on the shakes for you)
1. What is unique about the Vi-Shape® Nutritional Shake mix?
There are so many unique benefits, and ingredients, so here are a few:
a. It tastes amazing. We call it the “Shake mix that tastes like a cake mix”. If you do a blind taste test vs. other
shakes, you’ll see that many have either a gritty texture, can have a bitter or metallic after taste that lingers.
Other shakes can smell bitter, or like chemicals. Ours is different because of the unique, high quality
b. Our shake is lower in sodium, fat, and carbohydrates than other shakes. Many companies will use sodium
to make the bland ingredients taste better, fat to make flavor carry, or add sugar to mask bitter notes. You
can see from our comparison chart that we surpass the competition, due to our high quality.
c. Our shake is diabetic friendly. Many shakes use sugar, fructose, or other sweeteners that can spike blood
sugar. This may result in low energy, hunger, and more. Ours has no added sugar, and is diabetic friendly.
d. We use 3 specially processed proteins. This provides fast, and long lasting hunger control, and can also
help maintain lean muscle while targeting fat. Our shake has been specially processed to remove lactose,
remove fat, remove carbohydrates, and remove isoflavones from the soy that can impact estrogen.
Therefore, body builders, those sensitive to hormones can use our shake.
e. We include ingredients that other shakes don’t. We include digestive enzymes to help maximize protein
absorption, prebiotics to support the bodies detox process and digestive health, vitamins, minerals,
f. Affordability. There is simply no other shake that matches what we offer, for the price! By having a shake a
day you can not only help fuel your body with powerful nutrients, but you can save money too.
2. What are the primary benefits of the Vi-Shape shake mix?
›› The shake mix provides complete nutrition – fast
›› Helps control appetite
›› Provides bone-healthy calcium
›› Provides heart healthy, low fat protein
›› Helps promote & maintain lean muscle mass
›› Supports protein digestion and nutrient absorption
›› Helps support healthy energy levels while cutting calories
›› Provides non-gassy fiber benefits for digestive health
›› Includes two unique fibers for health, and for hunger control
›› Supports a low glycemic lifestyle
›› Supports healthy metabolism
›› Gluten free. Lactose free. Low sodium, diabetic friendly. Low sugar. Tastes amazing