Exercise cured my anxiety and sinuses

Now you all know in I to fitness. But I wasn’t always into working out. A few years back I suffered from severe anxiety and panic attacks. If you’ve never had a panic attack, the only way I can describe them is that you feel like you’re going to die. I ended up in the emergency room more times than I want to count. Stress caused anxiety and then lead to panic attacks. On top of my anxiety I also had horrible sinus headaches and sinus pressure which got bad during the season changes. 

I was (still am) a single mother raising my son alone. He watched me deal with this disorder and my sinuses, and I felt completely not normal. I’d get scared of having another attack and ending up in the hospital, paying more Doctor bills than I could afford. Spending more money on medications than I wanted to. And worst of all I would worry that my son was not being cared for properly. I felt like a horrible mother, so I knew I had to do something. I knew SOMETHING had to change.

Of course we all deal with everyday stresses, that’s just how our society is. I quickly realized that exercising and eating right made me feel better. It made my sinus headaches start to go away. I noticed my mental health was better because I was feeding my body the proper nutrients and I was able to take hold of my thoughts better and eventually over power my worries. Then eventually get rid of my anxiety all together! And to top it all off I had the extra energy to deal with a 3 year old, I looked younger, lost weight and looked better in my clothes and ultimately stopped having to visit the doctor and even buy any more medications!!!

It’s looking back at what I struggled with that makes me realize why I keep pushing play, why I make sure and sweat everyday and why I want YOU to live the fitness lifestyle.

It’s not just about being skinny or being fit, it’s about being HAPPY and living the BEST QUALITY life you can live, for yourself and your loved ones. Once you feel it, you’ll never want to go back to being lazy or overweight again. I promise you that!😊 

#fitness #motivation #inspiration 

I realized I'm a grazer; an all day snacker

So I'm flipping through articles online and I come to the realization that I snack WAY TOO MUCH! 

All this time I thought I was doing a good job eating clean. But this article told me something I already knew but was also an ah-ha moment: if nutrition is the majority of your weight loss equation, why not focus more on nutrition vs exercise? I had been doing it all wrong! 

It's true what they say that counting calories is tedious. But guess what? That's what it takes to lose weight! It's science. Especially for me, the one who is having a difficult time shedding those last five pounds. Counting calories is thee key!

These past couple weeks I began not only planning my meals, but counting each and every morsel that was going to go into my mouth. I pre-counted each calorie I was going to consume, and I caught myself getting hungry between meals and snacks!! But this wasn't hunger, it was actually thirst! All the previous times I had not planned I was putting a snack in my mouth when really all my body needed was calorie-free water! Then almost immediately my thirst 

 (fake huger pang) was gone!! My body tricked me, ugh! 

Now that I know what my body is doing, I can trick it back by simply drinking water instead.

 Snacking can get dangerous! Before you know it, you've consumed an extra 500-1000 calories in one day! You can't lose weight at that rate unless you work out 4 hours a day. And I don't know about you but I have other things to do. 

Morning of Day 3 of Shakeology cleanse

The first photo was taken the evening of the first day of the cleanse. At that time of day I had already lost 2 lbs since the day before!

The second photo was taken the morning of the second day of the cleanse. Since the day before the cleanse I had already lost 5pbs! 

The third picture was taken this morning, and I'm shocked and excited at the total I've lost! A total of 6.5 lbs since before I began the cleanse! 

Now I do plan on taken a 3rd photo tomorrow morning because I personally feel that is the most accurate weight lost because we want to a see the effects of the full three days of cleansing. 

                     Stay tuned!

Shakeology 3 day cleanse - Day 1

My boyfriend and I decided we were fed up with our excess weight gain after our vacation late July. So we decided to go on a 3 day cleanse beginning 8/15/14.

My starting weight on Thursday 8/14/14 was *gasp* a whopping 132 lbs! A weight I hadn't been at since before I had my son! My goal weight range (without looking sickly) is 120-124 lbs. That's almost a 10lb difference. Sheeeesh!

Friday 8/15/14, my weight had dropped already 3lbs to 129.2.

This morning, before breakfast I weighed in at 127.4. That's a total lost in 2 days of 4.6 lbs!!  I mean I've lost that much in a week, but in 2 days?? That's amazing!

It's definitely not easy folks, but remember you are feeding yourself a lower amount of calories to create homeostasis (balancing out your body).

The purpose of this cleanse is to feed your body a sufficient amount of nutrients in the smallest number of calories. You will naturally flush out excess junk from your body built up from bad foods.

Stay tuned to days 2 and 3! 

Comment below or email me today if you'd like to try the 3 day Shakeology cleanse! 

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