Hello Gettin' Fit for Fun readers! How are you doing in your personal transformation to a Healthier, more Fit you? Me, I'm doing great!
So, now I want to share something very important to me....
I want to motivate you to Getting ' Fit.
I want to motivate you to becoming the best you.
And for me to motivate you, you need to join my FB page, Gettin' Fit for Fun!
Like the page, stay tuned for upcoming events.
If you are in Texas, Central Texas, then really pay attention to Super Saturdays coming in November.
I'm looking forward to seeing you there!
~
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Four Weeks Complete
Ok, guys and gals....many of you are probably wondering how I'm doing on my amazing transformation, and let me tell you, I'm quite excited about what's happened so far.
After 4 weeks of TurboFire and 3 weeks of Shakeology, here are my results:
- Lost 6 pounds
- Lost 5 inches overall
- Lost 4% body fat
TurboFire and Shakeolgy both come with a diet plant, which I do not follow. I don't follow them mainly because I live in Germany, and it's difficult for me to find all of the foods here. Two, it's not cost effective for my family while in Germany. What is cost effective though is just eating clean, which I am able to do.
I'm sharing this with you because I want you to have the same results. I want you to be successful in finding a New You. I want you to decide to change your lifestyle to have a healthier future, not only for you, but for your loved ones. So, are you ready?
First, to get started, you should choose a program. If you want to lose weight, then you should try TurboFire. If you want to gain muscle, then you should try Body Beast. Both programs are on sale this month as a Challenge Pack for $160. What's in a Challenge Pack you ask? Well, let me tell you.
A Challenge Pack contains the program, starts you on your Home Direct delivery of Shakeology, and a 30 day membership as a BeachBody Club member where you'll get tons of advice, a diet plan to help you reach your goal, and mentorship from tons of people who are all trying to reach the same goal that you are.....to get healthy, and End the Trend of Obesity. If purchased separately, TurboFire or Body Beast and Shakeology would cost you over $200. Once you have Shakeology on Home Direct delivery, you'll receive it automatically every 30 days, and not have to pay s/h. For $129.95, the healthiest meal of the day comes to just about $4 a day.
For more information on either program, please click on the links below. Or, email me here!
I encourage each of you to get serious about your fitness, decide what you are going to do, commit to it, and I can help you succeed.
I look forward to helping you reach your goals.
Melissa
After 4 weeks of TurboFire and 3 weeks of Shakeology, here are my results:
- Lost 6 pounds
- Lost 5 inches overall
- Lost 4% body fat
TurboFire and Shakeolgy both come with a diet plant, which I do not follow. I don't follow them mainly because I live in Germany, and it's difficult for me to find all of the foods here. Two, it's not cost effective for my family while in Germany. What is cost effective though is just eating clean, which I am able to do.
I'm sharing this with you because I want you to have the same results. I want you to be successful in finding a New You. I want you to decide to change your lifestyle to have a healthier future, not only for you, but for your loved ones. So, are you ready?
First, to get started, you should choose a program. If you want to lose weight, then you should try TurboFire. If you want to gain muscle, then you should try Body Beast. Both programs are on sale this month as a Challenge Pack for $160. What's in a Challenge Pack you ask? Well, let me tell you.
A Challenge Pack contains the program, starts you on your Home Direct delivery of Shakeology, and a 30 day membership as a BeachBody Club member where you'll get tons of advice, a diet plan to help you reach your goal, and mentorship from tons of people who are all trying to reach the same goal that you are.....to get healthy, and End the Trend of Obesity. If purchased separately, TurboFire or Body Beast and Shakeology would cost you over $200. Once you have Shakeology on Home Direct delivery, you'll receive it automatically every 30 days, and not have to pay s/h. For $129.95, the healthiest meal of the day comes to just about $4 a day.
For more information on either program, please click on the links below. Or, email me here!
I encourage each of you to get serious about your fitness, decide what you are going to do, commit to it, and I can help you succeed.
I look forward to helping you reach your goals.
Melissa
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Three Weeks Complete!
Ok, so I've completed 3 weeks of TurboFire and 2 weeks of Shakeology, and I've seen results. Great results!
The other day, my husband put his hands around my waist and was impressed of how solid my waist felt.
I have pajama pants that I haven't worn in awhile because they were too tight, and now they fit just right.
The bloaty feeling that I had because I wasn't regular, well, that's gone. What I thought was normal for me, really isn't apparently, and I didn't know any difference. Now, I'm going to the bathroom more frequently, and I feel better because of it.
My tastebuds have changed. Sweets taste weird to me, and I don't crave them. I'm not saying that I don't like them, because I do. I don't feel that I 'need' them like I did before, and when it's a special occasion, I do enjoy, I just don't indulge.
I sleep better. I actually feel rested when I wake up.
And, TurboFire is addicting! I look forward to my next workout. I've never done that before. I surely don't look forward to PT with the Army, never have. I enjoy working out in my home. I enjoy seeing the results. I am enjoying this new lifestyle of getting healthy and fit.
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
What Shakeology and TurboFire have done for me! part 1
Ok, so I have to share this. I'm week 3 into my 90 day transformation, and I must say, I've already seen incredible results with TurboFire and Shakeology.
I don't want to share all the results now, but what I will say is that they are INCREDIBLE! For the first time ever, I HAVE ABS! Yessir! Even when I was 19 and pre-baby, and as skinny as a stick, I didn't have abs, and at the time, I was FIT. Now, I'm healthy, and getting toned, and feeling better every day!
For Shakeology, my sugar cravings are gone! And, I have a serious sweet tooth, and some days it was really bad. I'd snack all day on candy and junk, and now, well, except for the occasional scoop of German ice-cream from the ice-cream truck, I don't really want it anymore. Also, I find it easier to eat the recommended 5-6 meals a day, and my weight loss has been accelerated. I WANT to make healthier food options because I would hate to sabotage what Shakeology does with putting crap back in my body.
For TurboFire, the workouts are FUN! I'm excited to workout, even on the longer workouts days. The time flies by so fast, and sometimes I want to do it twice a day because it's so much fun! I'm seeing actual results, and not just my abs, but also my calves, arms, shoulders....everywhere. I'm already down 2" in the waist! How exciting is that?!?!?!?!
If you are interested in making a permanent transformation, contact me, and I can help get you started!
Until later!
Melissa
I don't want to share all the results now, but what I will say is that they are INCREDIBLE! For the first time ever, I HAVE ABS! Yessir! Even when I was 19 and pre-baby, and as skinny as a stick, I didn't have abs, and at the time, I was FIT. Now, I'm healthy, and getting toned, and feeling better every day!
For Shakeology, my sugar cravings are gone! And, I have a serious sweet tooth, and some days it was really bad. I'd snack all day on candy and junk, and now, well, except for the occasional scoop of German ice-cream from the ice-cream truck, I don't really want it anymore. Also, I find it easier to eat the recommended 5-6 meals a day, and my weight loss has been accelerated. I WANT to make healthier food options because I would hate to sabotage what Shakeology does with putting crap back in my body.
For TurboFire, the workouts are FUN! I'm excited to workout, even on the longer workouts days. The time flies by so fast, and sometimes I want to do it twice a day because it's so much fun! I'm seeing actual results, and not just my abs, but also my calves, arms, shoulders....everywhere. I'm already down 2" in the waist! How exciting is that?!?!?!?!
If you are interested in making a permanent transformation, contact me, and I can help get you started!
Until later!
Melissa
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Win $25......Rename my Blog
The offer is still available. Send in your ideas for $25!!!
Hello all. So, here's the deal. I am hosting a contest to rename my blog, and here's why:
My blog originally was to show people how to save money but still live a good life while living on a small budget. However, since I've joined TeamBeachBody as a coach, I will be blogging about my personal experiences about that as well. So, all you have to do to win the $25 is rename my blog. Yep, that's it. Something catchy that will get people's attention that explains what this blog is all about.
So, here are the rules:
1) Keep it clean! Yes, no vulgarity here. I don't use vulgar language, and will not show myself as such.
2) Must be an original thought.
3) You must be at least 18 to enter. If I know you personally, then I already know whether or not you are 18 or older, however, if I don't know you personally, then proof of age will be verified if you are the winner.
4) In order to receive your prize, I must have a way to contact you. So, I need a FB, Twitter, or email in order to contact you.
5) All entries must be emailed to: m.devore75@gmail.com with BLOG CONTEST in the subject line.
6) You may enter more than once with each original thought. Each email counts as an entry.
*The $25 will be a e-card for Team Beachbody. You can use the $25 to jumpstart your new life as a better, improved version of YOU! All entries must be in by August 1, 2013. Contest winner will be notified on August 3rd, 2013, and formally announced on August 5th. Good luck!
Hello all. So, here's the deal. I am hosting a contest to rename my blog, and here's why:
My blog originally was to show people how to save money but still live a good life while living on a small budget. However, since I've joined TeamBeachBody as a coach, I will be blogging about my personal experiences about that as well. So, all you have to do to win the $25 is rename my blog. Yep, that's it. Something catchy that will get people's attention that explains what this blog is all about.
So, here are the rules:
1) Keep it clean! Yes, no vulgarity here. I don't use vulgar language, and will not show myself as such.
2) Must be an original thought.
3) You must be at least 18 to enter. If I know you personally, then I already know whether or not you are 18 or older, however, if I don't know you personally, then proof of age will be verified if you are the winner.
4) In order to receive your prize, I must have a way to contact you. So, I need a FB, Twitter, or email in order to contact you.
5) All entries must be emailed to: m.devore75@gmail.com with BLOG CONTEST in the subject line.
6) You may enter more than once with each original thought. Each email counts as an entry.
*The $25 will be a e-card for Team Beachbody. You can use the $25 to jumpstart your new life as a better, improved version of YOU! All entries must be in by August 1, 2013. Contest winner will be notified on August 3rd, 2013, and formally announced on August 5th. Good luck!
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Why I chose TeamBeachBody Products
Hello followers. This is a very personal blog for me, one that I am now willing to share with all of you.
Some people that I know purposely make unhealthy choices, such as drink, smoke, use smokeless tobacco, eat primary junk food, refuse to exercise, etc. I would often chat with my husband about these habits, and question: "Don't these people know what they are doing to their bodies?" Well, the truth is, even though I don't have any obvious bad habits (smoking, excessive drinking, etc.) my bad habit was processed food. I didn't realize it until the signs started adding up.
When I was in Afghanistan just last year, I was diagnosed with Hypertension. When I got out of Afghanistan, I weighed 154. I did drop to 151 naturally, but it was hard. I had a PT test coming up, and I did get down to 149 (my max weight for the Army) but how I did it was very unhealthy. I was taking diuretics to make weight! Not good. Then, I kind of blew off the weight until I about three months ago. My weight started having a yo-yo effect, except it was creeping higher. Every Tuesday I weigh myself, and where some weeks were good, (I'd be down 2 pounds or so.) most weeks weren't. 151, 153, 155, 153, 157, 156, 158, 159, 161, 159, and so on.
Well, my husband already did Insanity, and it worked for him, and I thought that because of a permanent injury (that I got from the Army) that I couldn't do it. Well, I was wrong. Until I injured my ankle a week ago, I had already completed month one, and had just started month two. My energy levels went up. My abs, calves, and arms were becoming defined. And I wanted to work out. My fitness me was born!
Now, things that I've tried in the past that didn't work:
1) Counting Calories - I ate what I wanted, just smaller portions. Not for me because I was still consuming bad foods.
2) Wii U Fitness Evolved - While fun, I spent more time choosing programs to do rather than exercising. I'd burn 100-120 calories an hour. I needed more than that.
3) Riding my bike to work: While this is a great idea, at the time it took me 7-10 minutes to get to work. With it being really rainy this year, the bike made it to work only 1 week this year. Not very effective.
So, on my l-o-n-g hard road to a better, more fit me, not only am I sticking with TeamBeachBody products, I'm also cutting processed foods. Eating more whole foods. With the exception of pasta, coffee, baking goods, and spices, I primarily stick to the outside aisles of the grocery store. I'm slowly learning new recipes that are healthy, tasteful, and budget friendly, that I can make with foods that I purchase on the outside aisles.
Now that you know my story, you need to know that you can make the change too. You can change your habits to become the new, more fit you. YOU are NOT too late to change, nor too busy. I'm an active duty Soldier, a college student, a mom of 4 boys, and a wife. I still have time to travel, study, hang with the kids, and get everything done that I want to do in the day. If I can change, you can to!
If you are serious about getting fit, becoming the best, fit you, check out my pages.
My Beachbody Homepage!
Shakeology!
My Ultimate Reset!
And, as a bonus, if you have tried any of the Beachbody products, and want to make yourself a little extra money, ask me how. I can help get you started.
As always, Live Well!
Some people that I know purposely make unhealthy choices, such as drink, smoke, use smokeless tobacco, eat primary junk food, refuse to exercise, etc. I would often chat with my husband about these habits, and question: "Don't these people know what they are doing to their bodies?" Well, the truth is, even though I don't have any obvious bad habits (smoking, excessive drinking, etc.) my bad habit was processed food. I didn't realize it until the signs started adding up.
When I was in Afghanistan just last year, I was diagnosed with Hypertension. When I got out of Afghanistan, I weighed 154. I did drop to 151 naturally, but it was hard. I had a PT test coming up, and I did get down to 149 (my max weight for the Army) but how I did it was very unhealthy. I was taking diuretics to make weight! Not good. Then, I kind of blew off the weight until I about three months ago. My weight started having a yo-yo effect, except it was creeping higher. Every Tuesday I weigh myself, and where some weeks were good, (I'd be down 2 pounds or so.) most weeks weren't. 151, 153, 155, 153, 157, 156, 158, 159, 161, 159, and so on.
Well, my husband already did Insanity, and it worked for him, and I thought that because of a permanent injury (that I got from the Army) that I couldn't do it. Well, I was wrong. Until I injured my ankle a week ago, I had already completed month one, and had just started month two. My energy levels went up. My abs, calves, and arms were becoming defined. And I wanted to work out. My fitness me was born!
Now, things that I've tried in the past that didn't work:
1) Counting Calories - I ate what I wanted, just smaller portions. Not for me because I was still consuming bad foods.
2) Wii U Fitness Evolved - While fun, I spent more time choosing programs to do rather than exercising. I'd burn 100-120 calories an hour. I needed more than that.
3) Riding my bike to work: While this is a great idea, at the time it took me 7-10 minutes to get to work. With it being really rainy this year, the bike made it to work only 1 week this year. Not very effective.
So, on my l-o-n-g hard road to a better, more fit me, not only am I sticking with TeamBeachBody products, I'm also cutting processed foods. Eating more whole foods. With the exception of pasta, coffee, baking goods, and spices, I primarily stick to the outside aisles of the grocery store. I'm slowly learning new recipes that are healthy, tasteful, and budget friendly, that I can make with foods that I purchase on the outside aisles.
Now that you know my story, you need to know that you can make the change too. You can change your habits to become the new, more fit you. YOU are NOT too late to change, nor too busy. I'm an active duty Soldier, a college student, a mom of 4 boys, and a wife. I still have time to travel, study, hang with the kids, and get everything done that I want to do in the day. If I can change, you can to!
If you are serious about getting fit, becoming the best, fit you, check out my pages.
My Beachbody Homepage!
Shakeology!
My Ultimate Reset!
And, as a bonus, if you have tried any of the Beachbody products, and want to make yourself a little extra money, ask me how. I can help get you started.
As always, Live Well!
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Peach Upside-Down Cake, anyone?
Ok, so summer has officially started, and while peaches aren't my favorite fruit, I've got a craving for them lately. I actually have a healthy craving for all sorts of summer fruits. I've got frozen peaches and berries for smoothies, canned peaches for a quick desert, and I recently had a summer fruit salad. mmmm.......
So, while pineapple upside down cake is my new current favorite dessert, I decided to apply an upgrade to the favorite and I've come up with Peach Upside Down Cake instead.
Before I share the recipe, I must admit, that while I'm trying hard to rid my cabinets of processed foods, when the Commissary has box cakes on sale for about 80 cents, and I have a coupon, I can't resist. So, I picked up a French Vanilla Flavor, and stored it in the pantry for a few weeks before I decided what to do with it. With a jar of Dole canned peaches (in the plastic jar), butter, brown sugar, and about cinnamon, I created a nice dessert. You could, and I recommend, use fresh peaches, and any homemade recipe of vanilla cake, but this was quick and easy to put together in about 5 minutes. So, here's how:
Preheat Oven to 350.
Ingredients:
1 stick of butter
1/2 cup of brown sugar
4 Tbs of cinnamon
1 jar Dole peaches (drained)
1 Vanilla Cake Mix
3 eggs
1 1/3 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
In a 12" cast iron skillet, melt butter. Add brown sugar and 2 Tbs cinnamon. Stir over medium heat until well blended. Remove from heat, set aside. On drained peaches, toss with 1 Tbs cinnamon. Arrange in skillet. In bowl, combine cake mix, remaining cinnamon, eggs, water and oil. Pour into pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
This can be served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream, or cooled with whip cream. (My mixer finally died in the process, so we will just enjoy it plain.)
Enjoy this dessert and may it become one of your summertime favorites!
So, while pineapple upside down cake is my new current favorite dessert, I decided to apply an upgrade to the favorite and I've come up with Peach Upside Down Cake instead.
Before I share the recipe, I must admit, that while I'm trying hard to rid my cabinets of processed foods, when the Commissary has box cakes on sale for about 80 cents, and I have a coupon, I can't resist. So, I picked up a French Vanilla Flavor, and stored it in the pantry for a few weeks before I decided what to do with it. With a jar of Dole canned peaches (in the plastic jar), butter, brown sugar, and about cinnamon, I created a nice dessert. You could, and I recommend, use fresh peaches, and any homemade recipe of vanilla cake, but this was quick and easy to put together in about 5 minutes. So, here's how:
Preheat Oven to 350.
Ingredients:
1 stick of butter
1/2 cup of brown sugar
4 Tbs of cinnamon
1 jar Dole peaches (drained)
1 Vanilla Cake Mix
3 eggs
1 1/3 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
In a 12" cast iron skillet, melt butter. Add brown sugar and 2 Tbs cinnamon. Stir over medium heat until well blended. Remove from heat, set aside. On drained peaches, toss with 1 Tbs cinnamon. Arrange in skillet. In bowl, combine cake mix, remaining cinnamon, eggs, water and oil. Pour into pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
This can be served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream, or cooled with whip cream. (My mixer finally died in the process, so we will just enjoy it plain.)
Enjoy this dessert and may it become one of your summertime favorites!
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