Tomorrows Plan

Tomorrow morning I am waking up an hour early, going running for awhile, doing my NAEB 30 day endurance challenge workout, having 2 visalus shakes and a healthy dinner and going to bed early! I will make healthy decisions tomorrow. It's my time to do what's best for me.

Back to the Grind

Well, I did it. I got up an hour early this morning, went on my run and then did my workout for the NAEB 30 Day Endurance Challenge. I must say I can already tell that I have more energy today and I was actually craving a healthy breakfast. I could get used to this feeling. I need to remember in the morning that I felt like this yesterday.

That's something I've learned this past week, motivation doesn't stick around long. You have to be constantly finding ways to keep yourself motivated until it becomes a habit. Until you are in the habit of doing something, you won't keep doing it without continuing to motivate yourself. So, I am setting goals and laying them out here for all of my readers. I don't think there are many of you right now but, I will know that there are readers and that someone out there is expecting me to reach these goals.

So, here they are, my 30, 60 and 90 Day Goals:


30 Day Goal: Participate in the NAEB 30 Day Endurance Challenge and keep up with it every day for 30 days.


60 Day Goal: Be able to run a 5K without stopping and in under 25 minutes


90 Day Goal: Complete another Visalus 90 Day Challenge without cheating :)




Now, if these goals become easy before the time is up to complete them they may be re-evaluated to add more to them to keep me motivated. But this is a great starting point for me.

If anyone is looking for a challenge to do with me let me know!!!!

Starting Over

I feel like I'm constantly starting over. I get really motivated for a few days and I'm all about it. I make calendars and work out plans and food diaries and I do great for a few days. Then I have one bad day where I wake up exhausted and don't get my work out in. Next thing you know, I'm irritable because I didn't work out so I have a rough day at work and then I come home and eat my feelings. It's a vicious cycle and I continue to fail. But I've made up my mind. I will not stop this time. No matter what. I'm refocusing, resetting my goals, and restructuring my plans. I'm going to set 30, 60 and 90 day goals, which I will post tomorrow from work but all 3 of my goals and challenges start tomorrow.




For anyone looking to do a 30, 60 or 90 day challenge let me know and I will find a challenge that is right for you!!!!

Some Motivational Pictures that Keep me Motivated

Hey readers! Just thought I'd take a minute to add some pictures that help keep me motivated. Enjoy!!!


Also, I'd love any and all feedback! Let me know if there's anything specific you want me to write about! I'll answer any questions!

Getting Back Into the Swing of Things

I started the Couchto5K running program on Monday. It's a 3 days a week program where you basically run/walk intervals and at the end of 8 weeks you'll be able to run a 5K without stopping. The first day was pretty easy overall. I didn't understand what I was supposed to be doing for the 5 minute warm-up and I actually wore myself out too early but I still finished the 30 minute workout. The second day, which I did on Wednesday, was not as easy. I had done the first day on Monday and I was still excruciatingly sore on Wednesday doing day two. It wasn't easy but I pushed through. Let me tell you, I was feeling it about 15 minutes in though. 

Tomorrow is day 3. I'm still sore from days 1 and 2 so I'm sure tomorrow will be a little rough but I'm looking forward to it. I enjoy my time in the mornings when I get up and run. It gives me 30 minutes to myself to clear my head. Most of you probably already know this, but for those who don't, my husband and I work together. We also spend every minute outside of work together. We have the same friends for the most part and we play co-ed softball together on Sundays. We are together 24/7, 365, so my mornings that I get up and run are a nice little break to have time to myself. 

My Workout/Running Playlist

I have to admit, I'm one of those people who can no longer run without listening to music. I used to be able to run miles without any music at all, I actually preferred it that way. Now that I'm older and more out of shape, I just can't seem to run without listening to music. I get bored and start slacking. Well, I had a girl earlier ask me what songs I run to so I figured I would share my workout playlist. Now, don't judge me by my taste in music. I need things that are upbeat when I run. :)

Workout Playlist

If I Had You-Adam Lambert

For Your Entertainment-Adam Lambert

Crazy Rap (Colt 45)-Afroman

Smack That-Akon ft. Eminem

I Wanna F*** You-Akon ft. Snoop Dogg

Dirty Little Secret-All American Rejects

Skater Boy-Avril Lavigne

Cyclone-Baby Bash

Single Ladies-Beyonce

Boom Boom Pow-Black Eyed Peas

Imma Be-Black Eyed Peas

Pump It-Black Eyed Peas

My Humps-Black Eyed Peas

Teach Me How to Dougie-Cali Swag District

Emotional Remix-Casely ft. Flo Rida

F*** You-Cee Lo Green

I Can Transform Ya-Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne and Swizz Beatz

Super B****-Christina Aguilera

Fighter-Christina Aguilera

Dirrty-Christina Aguilera

Good Girls Go Bad-Cobra Starship

I Wanna Sex You Up-Color Me Badd

Sexy B****-David Guetta ft. Akon

Get Back-Demi Lovato

La la Land-Demi Lovato

Bootylicious-Destiny's Child

Survivor-Destiny's Child

Soldier-Destiny's Child

Out Here Grindin'-DJ Khaled ft. Akon, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Lil Boosie, Plies, Ace Hood, Trick Daddy

Swing-DJ Nasty

2 Step Remix-DJ Unk ft. T-Pain, Jim Jones and E40

U and Dat-E40 ft. T-Pain and Kandi G

A** Like That-Eminem

Not Afraid-Eminem

Love the Way You Lie-Eminem ft. Rihanna

Lose Yourself-Eminem

Shake That A**-Eminem ft. Nate Dogg

I Like It-Enrique Iglesias ft. Pitbull

Drop It Low-Ester Dean and Chris Brown

Right Round-Flo Rida ft. Ke$ha

Hand Clap-Hurricane Chris

Pretty Girl-Jarvis ft. Ludacris

Ridin' Solo-Jason DeRulo

Whatcha Say-Jason DeRulo

Run This Town-Jay-Z ft. Rihanna and Kanye West

Down-Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne

Imma Star (Everywhere We Are)-Jeremih

My Ride-Jeremih

Down On Me-Jermih ft. 50 Cent

Back That A** Up-Juvenile

California Girls-Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dog

Hot 'N Cold-Katy Perry

Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)-Katy Perry

I Kissed A Girl-Katy Perry

Your Love Is My Drug-Ke$ha

We R Who We R-Ke$ha

TiK ToK-Ke$ha

Boots and Boys-Ke$ha

Get Outta Your Mind-Lil Jon ft. LMFAO

I'm In Miama B****-LMFAO

Shots-LMFAO and Lil Jon

My Chick Bad-Ludacris and Nicki Minaj

Up Out My Face-Mariah Carey ft. Nicki Minaj

Cooler Than Me-Mike Posner

G.N.O. (Girl's Night Out)-Miley Cyrus

Start All Over-Miley Cyrus

Party In The USA-Miley Cyrus

7 Things-Miley Cyrus

Gunpowder and Lead-Miranda Lambert

Jack Daniels-Miranda Lambert

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend-Miranda Lambert

Air Force Ones-Nelly

Batters Up-Nelly

Country Grammar-Nelly

Hott In Here-Nelly

Promiscuous Girl-Nelly Furtado ft. Timbaland

Patron Tequila-Paradiso Girls ft. Lil Jon

I'm On Patron-Paul Wall

U and Ur Hand-Pink

Raise Your Glass-Pink

So What-Pink

Becky-Plies

Buttons (remix)-Pussycat Dolls ft. Snoop Dog

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia-Reba McEntire

S&M-Rihanna

Crank That-Soulja Boy

Turn My Swag On-Soulja Boy

Midwest Swing-St Lunatics ft. Nelly

Dirty Picture-Taio Cruz ft. Ke$ha

Should've Said No-Taylor Swift

Lolli Lolli-Three 6 Mafia ft. Project Pat, Young D and SuperPower

Bottoms Up-Trey Songz ft. Nicki Minaj

Boy Shorts-Treal

Billionaire-Travie McCoy ft. Bruno Mars

Say Aah-Trey Songz ft. Fabolous

LOL :)-Trey Songz ft. Gucci Mane and Soulja Boy

Hey Daddy-Usher ft. Plies

Lil Freak-Usher ft. Nicki Minaj

OMG-Usher ft. Will.i.am

Black and Yellow-Wiz Khalifa

Peaches and Cream-112 and P.Diddy

Just A Lil Bit-50 Cent

In Da Club-50 Cent

Get Low-50 Cent ft. Loyd Banks

Lighters-Bad Meets Evil ft. Bruno Mars

On The Floor-Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull

Better With The Lights Off-New Boyz ft. Chris Brown

Moves Like Jagger-Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera

That is my full playlist as of right now. Typing it all out made me realize that I really need to update it though. What are some songs that YOU listen to while working out?

How Body By Vi has Changed My Life

Every single person I know has something in their life that they want to change. For the most part people either want to lose weight, be healthier, or make more money. Those are three extremely common goals. In fact, all three are my goals, which is why I started the Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge. I have been on the products and promoting the products now for a little over 2 months and I am LOVING the Vi-Life. 

Since starting the 90 Day Challenge I have lost 23 pounds and 4 pant sizes. I have results pictures that are incredible and I have so much more energy and just FEEL healthier. I am in love with the products and the company is INCREDIBLE!!! I'm making more money and should qualify for our free BMW by the end of May which is so amazing. This company has blessed my life in so many ways. Within the next 3-4 months I will be in a position that I could legitimately quit my job if I want to and with 6-8 months I will be promoting The Challenge full time. 

It really helped me jump start my weight loss goals and changing myself into a healthier person. Without BodyByVi I would probably still be at my miserable, scary weight and I would be continuing to eat fast food 4-5 times a week. Now, I'm only 8 pounds from my goal weight and still losing, I have made some amazing friends through this company and am making extra money just by social networking and talking to people about my weight loss. It's incredible.

Honestly, since my products come FREE every month, I don't see there ever being a time where I would go without at least one shake a day because they make me feel so amazing. I'm in love with this company and these products!!!

Until next time,

Meagan

First Post of a New Challenge and a New Life Ahead

Since this is my very first post on my blog I figured I would start off by telling my story. So here goes nothing...

My story probably needs to start in High School...I was a long distance runner in the off season from playing Fastpitch Softball. It kept me in shape and it kept me sane. Running was my escape. When life got too stressful, I would lace up my shoes and go for a good long run. But, going into my senior year of High School I decided to quit playing softball and along with that, I got lazy and quit running as well. I gained weight my senior year, but nothing too drastic. I went off to college and lost most of the weight I had put on my senior year in the first semester because I was walking to all of my classes up multiple flights of stairs and I was climbing stairs to get my dorm room everyday, multiple times a day. Of course, the pounds didn't stay off once I left Christina College and went to Culinary School. 

While getting my Culinary Arts degree I actually didn't put on much weight at all, until of course, I got in a relationship and got comfortable. Well, getting comfortable in a relationship made me put on the "relationship weight." I wasn't obese but I was definitely overweight and wasn't doing anything to lose it. When that relationship ended I started to realize that I had been carrying too much stress in the relationship and my unhappiness in my relationship was keeping the weight on. When it ended, I started dropping weight and dropping it quick. Part of that is because I was actually happy again but another part was because I was working for FedEx Home Delivery and running packages all day 5 days a week. I went from a size 6-8 to a size 2 in around 2-3 months just from being happy again and running packages. 

When I decided to stop working for FedEx I went to work at a restaurant waiting tables and started eating 2 meals a day almost everyday at the restaurant. It was never healthy meals either. I was consuming close to 4000 calories per meal. I started putting the weight back on rapidly. None of my clothes were fitting right, I was unhappy with how I looked and how I felt but I wasn't willing to make any changes. I had absolutely no willpower to change whatsoever. I tried doing the Insanity workouts 2-3 different times and never stuck with them. I tried eating healthier and always fell off that wagon within a few days. I even tried extreme things like "The Master Cleanse" or "Lemonade Diet" and only made it around 24 hours before I broke down bawling my eyes out because I wanted food. 

I was addicted to food. Not just any food, though, terrible, unhealthy, processed food that was destroying my body. I stayed on this path of destruction for right around 2 years give or take. At my highest weight I was getting close to 170 pounds. At 5'2", 170 pounds was not looking good on me. I was up to a size 9 in pants and a Medium-Large in tops. I couldn't fit into any of my jeans. I decided to start calorie counting. I was doing really good with it. I lost around 15 pounds or so in the month and a half I stuck with it but when my husband and I had to move for our jobs, life got busy and we started eating crap again 3 times a day. I only put around 5-7 pounds back on but it would have been more had I not changed what I was doing.

Just over 2 months ago my husband and I were working on planning our wedding and I decided I had to do SOMETHING to not be so miserable on my wedding day. I didn't want to look fat in my wedding pictures, or on the beach on my honeymoon. I wanted to look slim and be confident and be proud of the pictures for the rest of my life. This is where it gets good...my husband and I decided to sign up as promoters for the Visalus 90 Day Challenge, or what's also known as BodyByVi. 

We started our 90 Day Challenge on February 27, 2012 if I remember correctly. I haven't worked out a single day since Feb. 27 other than co-ed softball on Sundays that started 2 weeks ago and have lost 22 pounds and 4 pant sizes in around 70 days. Now, keep in mind, that I went on my Honeymoon for 5 days and those 5 days I wasn't doing the challenge, so it's really been 65 days or so. I'm only 8 pounds from my goal weight of 125 pounds and I haven't felt this good since High School. I had a revelation last night though that I don't want to just be smaller and weigh less. I want to be healthy and fit. I want lean and toned muscles and I want to be in good shape. 

So, starting tonight, I will be working out. I will workout at least 4-5 times a week to start out, maybe more depending on how this goes. This blog is to hold me accountable. I will post motivational pictures, workout plans and things related to BodybyVi as well. Additionally, my next post will be entirely dedicated to BodyByVi. What it's about, how it works, why I believe it, all of that good stuff. 

As far as this post goes though, here's what I know:

I want to be fit, healthy and have toned muscles.

I want to live a fuller life because of these things.

This blog will help keep me accountable and hopefully inspire others.

My starting weight (as of Feb. 27, 2012) was 156 pounds.

My current weight (as of this morning) is 134 pounds. 

More to come :)

Meagan