weight loss

I’ll be honest: the first time I tried Shakeology, I had to force myself to finish the whole cup.

I didn’t get the proportions of water to shake to peanut butter right, and I wasn’t used to drinking nutrition shakes, so the taste was overwhelming to me. Once I stocked up on almond milk and bananas, and added ice in the mix, I was happily drinking Shakeology every day – at least for the first month.

At the second month of my get-fit journey, my sister was selling another brand of nutritional meal replacement shake, so I decided to give …

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Wow, what a whirlwind last weekend was! My apologies, as this WILL get wordy. I have so much to recount!

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Flying past Mt. Rainier. // First glimpses of Las Vegas!

I arrived in Vegas for Summit Wednesday night, meeting Kim and Dianna at the airport. When we got to our hotel (New York-New York), I walked through the doors and was instantly struck by how crazy everything is: an infinite sea of slot machines, lights, noise, cigarette smoke, and people, but no obvious sign as to where to check in.

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Cute feature in the New York-New York hotel. // An …

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size 25 bdg jeans

In October, thanks to my friend and coach, Kim Yager (The Fit-spired Life), I started on a ‘get-fit’ journey. Over the last few years, I was gaining weight from a very sedentary lifestyle: lack of exercise, sitting in front of a computer every day, and eating out lots (oh, and falling in love with craft beer).

Last year was the heaviest I’ve been and also the most unhappy I’ve ever been. My lack of motivation to get moving was based solely on how hard I find it to be accountable to myself and create new habits. Kim …

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