Do you have a Plan? Try this Plan!

Good evening everyone!

I am very excited to tell you all about my good friend, Jody Zarns, latest accomplishment. She has recently released her very own ebook called THE PLAN. And I want to tell you all how great it is. I just finished my copy last wk and it was amazing. Very personal, from the heart, and of course funny. You will always get a laugh from anything you read of hers. Amazing woman. The ebook is a weight loss strategy. It doesnt just tell you step by step what to do to lose the weight we all want to lose, but it goes farther indept and right down to the core of where everything happens. Why we gain weight in the first place. That is really what matters the most, right? I mean how can we expect to keep the weight off if we dont understand why we are putting it on in the first place. The Plan goes into detail the areas and different aspects in your life that you need to focus on to figure out where your weight gain comes from. Its amazing and makes so much sense. It even comes with a daily renewal journal and more to help you with your weight loss. There is a link under the picture of the book where you can purchase your own copy of the ebook for $21.95. Check it out!

So since I have started the Challenge and commited to eating healthier I have become obsessed with what I eat and looking at the nutritional value of everything when I go grocery shopping. I went yesterday and avoided all the middle isles because as we all know those are the worst. Once I learned that, I have tried my best to avoid all the middle isles of grocery stores. If I dont see bad food then I wont buy it, just like if you dont have bad foods in your house, you wont eat it. Very good to follow! I definitely suggest it if you want to start eating better.

All this motivation has led to me to clean eating. Which means not eating processed foods and foods full of chemicals and bad things that we cant even pronounce the names to, that do a lot of damage to our insides. But mainly just real foods, whole foods, its the best thing for you. Since I have been clean eating I have been feeling amazing. Not bloated and feling so full that I want to lay around. I actually broke yesterday and had a cheeseburger and french fries and started feeling so gross after. Which was the best way to motivate me more to continue eating clean. Never in a million years did I think I would be able to cut out junk food and greasy fried foods and all of the stuff I used to think was soo good. I just never thought about how bad it is for you. For those of you who want to learn more about eating clean then I suggest you also pick up a copy of The Eat-Clean Diet..Recharged. It is amazing and you learn so much about all the foods you should be eating and why.

I owe so much to ViSalus for my big lifestlye change. Bodybyvi has helped me to understand how badly i was eating before and what it was doing to my body and I am so excited to get to my goal weight and to feel as wonderful as I do long term. Starting the Challenge and combining that with my new ebook, The Plan, I am feeling very confident about myself and my goals. Its a wonderful feeling. So if you need some motivation then I suggest trying it out for yourself. Are you ready for the Challenge?

Time for me to get some things done around the house so I hope you all have a fantastic long weekend and have fun! Toodles!

Mardell

Vitamin D gives you wings! Thats how it goes, right?

Hello all!
Well its late and you are all probably laying in bed cuddled up in your blankets and sound asleep as I write this. Its late and unfortunately my body hasn't realized its time to shut down and catch some sleep as I am feeling so restless and twitchy (Yes I am aware this isn't a word but I'm going to ignore that). I have been having a hard time getting to sleep the last few nights and haven't been able to figure out why. And all I can narrow it down to is how active I have been the last few days. I made the decision to buckle down and really get into the exercise mode and that officially started on Sunday. The weather was beautiful and I was done work early in the afternoon so I decided to take advantage of it and go for a power walk. I was taking in the sun and it felt amazing! I didn't want to waste any minute of it, so when I got backed to my house I wasn't ready to go inside yet. Behind the house, the yard slopes down so I ran up and down for a good workout. Let me tell you, since Sunday, I have not been able to stop moving. I don't know if its the amazing weather or if its the Vi-shakes, but I feel great and so full of energy!

You know that feeling, when you are on a roll, there is no stopping you? That is how I feel right now. Aside from feeling super sore because I have been giving er for the past 3 days, its not enough to slow me down. The motivation just keeps getting stronger and stronger as I start seeing results. I guess after being stuck inside for so much of the winter all this energy just comes popping out when summer hits. Gotta love Vitamin D! It gives you wings! Or so it feels anyways. But the feeling of having so much energy, man I missed it. I have gone through a rut of feeling exhausted and wiped and tired and I wasn't even doing anything to tire me out. It was frustrating. So now I don't want to lose this feeling. I'm going to keep going and going and going like the energizer bunny, and hope the battery doesn't run out. Lol. Ill just have another Vi-shake to fuel me back up. I think I'm picking up an addiction to those. They are just so yummy. I think this is the most healthiest I have ever been. Never have I continued to consume so much fruit. I pack those shakes up. Love it! But it also makes it so easy for me to eat well. I am still not craving bad crap. Ok, that's a lie. I had a craving for ice cream today but its natural to still have cravings. Its just much easier to control those cravings now. I settled for an apple and some peanut butter instead :)

In case any of you are wondering exactly how my results are since I started the Challenge. It has been 15 days since I started. I have lost 6 lbs as of Sat, that was the last time I weighed myself. But I have started working out as of Sunday so I am going to keep it up and then weight myself again on Fri. I don't like to weight myself everyday like some do. I have always gone by how I feel about myself then about the number. But because I am doing the 90 day Challenge, I would like an idea of how much I lose and how much more until my goal weight. But the most important thing to me is how great I am feeling. That means more then the number of lbs I lose.

Its feeling like my body is coming to terms with what time it is now, so its time to call it a night and catch some sleep. Then back at er again in the morning for a work out. Woo! Bring it! Have a good night!

Mardell

Kickstart the motivation!

A couple weeks have gone by since I started The Challenge so I will give you an update on how things have been going for me. I am not only going to tell you that I have lost 5 lbs, but I will tell you about how my health and well being is feeling the benefits. Stress doesn't seem to be as overwhelming, as I am more relaxed and calm. (Thank god!) No one likes to be super stressed and being set off by the smallest things. Not eating junk food and processed foods has been making a ton of difference in how I feel. I feel more energy and don't feel bloated and so full. It has been very surprising how well I am doing with the healthy diet. I have tried eating healthy and dieting time and time again and usually fall off the wagon and give up after a cpl days. It just felt too hard and made me feel like a failure every time. To tell you the truth, I always felt like I was gaining weight when I made the decision to try and lose weight. Because all I would think about is all the food I wanted and couldn't have. Which was the worsts food, the greasiest, saltiest, creamiest, fattiest. And for some reason, I wouldn't crave it as much when I wasn't "dieting". Its just that mentality of wanting what you cant have. Well all I can say is these Vi-shakes were made for me, and everyone like me who struggle with the same problems. I have my two vi-shakes a day and eat healthy snacks in between and then my healthy dinner and I feel satisfied. I am loving that i am not craving all the bad things that I shouldn't have, because I know I shouldn't be eating it anyways. Its all processed crap that is full of bad things doing harm to your insides. No one needs that. We only have one body, so we need to take care of it if we want to stick around for a good long time. :)

So its been a couple of weeks and I am feeling confident enough in myself now to know I can do this and keep up the good work and keep eating healthy. Now its time for me to buckle down with the exercise. It was a beautiful day yesterday and I love being out in the sun and feeling the heat so I decided to go for a walk when I got home from work. Thankfully (well sort of), there are hills by my place, so when I go for a walk its more like a hike in some areas. But I know its better for me so ill take it. I'm not really a morning person so waking up really early is very hard for me. Its at that time that i need a personal trainer or a robot or someone pulling me out of bed, literally. I was laying in bed this morning and I swear it probably took me a half hour of convincing myself to get up and do a workout. That's pretty bad, I know. I'm working on it. Normally I wouldn't end up actually doing a workout, so I was proud of myself. Gave myself a good ol pat on the back and told myself how much better I felt after working out. I absolutely felt amazing. No wonder why people who work out regularly are such happy people.Its good for your health and keeps you feeling great.
From now on, what I am going to tell myself first thing when I wake up is "I want to start the day feeling great." Because I know it isn't easy, but in the end, it will all be worth it. To feel great and know what you accomplished through hard work is always worth it. So if you are like me and struggle to get the motivation to work out or just doing something active, then tell yourself how great it will feel after and that it will be worth it. Visual reminders always help as well. Put up a poster or a picture of a healthy person who looks like how you picture yourself at your goal weight. Or who just looks healthy, if  that is what your goal is.

If you would like to learn more about Bodybyvi and The Challenge or would like to try it out, then check out my website.

mardellryckman.bodybyvi.com

Have a great weekend and I will keep you updated!

Mardell

My Challenge By Bodybyvi!

Here it is, yet again. Another weightloss solution that promises to help you lose weight through shakes. We have all heard and tried (or maybe just myself) so many different products that claim they are the number one go to for weightloss and that all you have to do is replace your meal with these shakes or pop these pills. Well when i heard about Bodybyvi, all i could think was not again. Ive had enough of being let down and getting my hopes up that this was finally what was going to help. So instead of signing up right away and joining into what all of North America is raving about I decided I wasnt going to be one of them. Well here it been quite awhile and Bodybyvi is only growing and you see more and more pictures of transformations and success stories. So it was getting to me. All I could think when I heard Bodybyvi was, Is this really it? I never knew anyone personally that was on The Challenge so I couldnt ask how they liked it. Until one day, I saw on my newsfeed page that my High school history teacher had jumped aboard the Bodybyvi train and was keeping everyone updated with her results and success. After keeping up with her for some time, I was really enjoying what I was hearing. It all sounds much better when someone you know and trust tells you it really is great. And thats all it took for me to get the guts to jump in and follow what everyone else has been getting excited and raving about.

Ive created this blog so I could help out and be an inspiration and a motivator for all of you out there, wherever you are, who also want to lose weight or just live a healthier lifestyle. I want to share my results and success with bodybyvi and why I wanted to join as a promoter and help others reach there goals of losing weight or just getting healthier. I know how tough it is to struggle with weight and to feel self conscious of your body, as well as many of you do, and its important to me to help others not to feel the same way. There are solutions to these feelings and its great to get motivation to overcome them.

It was only a week ago that I got my big box of bodybyvi product delivered to me. After hearing so much about it from Jody, my high school teacher and now bodybyvi team leader, I was so excited! It felt like christmas and I ripped into the box and pulled everything out to check it all out. I dont even think I waited 15 minutes to try my first shake. I kept hearing ppl say "Its the shake mix that tastes like cake mix" and wow, does it ever! As soon as i opened the bag and got a whiff of the mix, the first thing I thought of was "It smells like cake mix!".  For my first shake I decided to use almond milk, because it has way fewer calories then 1% milk. I also added a banana and some strawberries and some ice. Oh and the shake mix, cant forget that! Lol. I took my first sip and it was like heaven. I literally look forward to my 2 shakes a day. No other protien shake I have ever tried has ever tasted this good and been so effective. I would still be hungry with the walmart brand names and other types and didnt feel any results. They always just ended up in the garbage just like the money I had spent on them. But with the bodybyvi shakes, I can say in all honesty that I am sooo happy I decided to cave in and try it. I no longer crave bad foods, junk food, fast food. I feel so satisfied! The weight isnt coming off as fast for me as it is with others, mainly become I am focusing on just my diet right now. I havent been exercising like I should be mostly because I have a very active job so I get my caleries burned there. I can feel some results in the one week that I have been on The Challenge though and am very motivated to keep up with the good work and plan on starting a work out regimen so I see better results. By the way, summer is just about here.

Well that is all ive got for today. I hope you enjoyed my first ever blog post and I am looking forward to sharing my experience with you and hoping to help get you motivated in helping yourself lead a healthier lifestyle and lose weight or tone up, whatever it is that your looking for. Have a good one and enjoy your day! We only live once!

Mardell