Welcome to the Jungle!!

Not really the Jungle but sometimes don't you just feel lost..

Weight lose, Getting  Healthy, Changing Your Life 

It is all a Journey. It helps alot of you have supportive friends and/or family so surround yourself by them.

Yesterday while at Pure Barre (aka the Barre because it is so much more fun to tell you boss at 3:30pm you are going to the Barre then the gym) I had 2-3 people tell me how much weight I had lost.. yeah you got that right. People who see me almost everyday are noticing!

It takes 4 weeks for you to see the change, 8 weeks for family and 12 weeks for everyone else.

Well today was day 65 in a row of me logging my food everyday. Yeah 65 days of changing my life for the better and I am down 12lbs! or more because I refused to record my heaviest weight.

So surround yourself with people who support you and encourage you. If they don;t get rid of them

I am starting a ChaLean Challenge Group on Feb 18th! Ask me for details!

Shakeology

Shakeology

No this is not a Shake Weight or an exercise class that you Shake it in..

What is Shakeology and Why do I love it so much?

Shakeology is a meal replacement shake that gives me a ton of enegery, makes me full and makes my chocolate cravings go away!

If you don’t know, Shakeology is a meal replacement shake that comes in four flavors … chocolate, vegan chocolate, greenberry, and vegan tropical strawberry.  Many people make the mistake of thinking that it’s just a protein shake when it’s really much more than that. 

Yes it has protein in it but it also has 70+ other whole food and superfood ingredients in it as well. 

Now alot of people get hooked on the price of it... Boil it down to this...
Are you stopping at Starbucks once a day for a Latte? There is the cost of your Shakeology.
And which do you think is healthier for you!

I just can say enough about this.. mixed with the right Healthy life style Shakeology will transform your body and lower your cholesterol..

Read more about it here and please send me an email with any questions
Flipperislosingit@yahoo.com


http://myshakeology.com/FlipperLosingIt

What I am learning from the Barre

As you may have figured out by now I have a bit of an obsession with Pure Barre...

What is Pure Barre?
http://www.purebarre.com/

"Pure Barre is a total body workout that lifts your seat, tones your thighs and burns fat in record-breaking time. Utilizing the ballet barre to perform small isometric movements set to fantastic music, Pure Barre is the fastest, most effective, yet safest way to change your body. Students see results in just 10 classes.

Pure Barre is intelligent exercise. The technique protects your joints as it does not involve any bouncing or jumping. Each strength section of the workout is followed by a stretching section in order to create long, lean muscle without bulk. The workout launches a full blown attack on the areas of the body all women struggle with: abs, hips, seat and arms. It defies gravity by tapering everything in and lifting it up."

That comes directly from their site... But really what is it?
No it is not a Dance workout like Zumba.
Yes it is done at a Ballet Barre.
Yes we do use weight 2-3-5lb weight
Yes we use our own body weight, exercise tubes, double tubes and a small ball.

What do we do in class?
A killer warm up with lots of core work like pilates, pushups and dip with upper arm work.
Then we work out thighs, seat and our Abs! and then we work our seat some more.
This is all set to motivating music.. Well for me.. I love upbeat music.

How do I feel while in class?
Well I sweat like some kind of crazy person! According to my Scosche Rhythm Heart Rate monitor I burn anywhere between 650-900 calories in 1 55 minute class.. Yes I said 55 minutes...
How it that possible? Well my HR stays elevated to my weight loss/cardio almost the entire class from the first few minutes of warmup!
It is normally all women in there.. of all shapes and sizes and abilities. No one says anything to anyone discouraging and no one gives each other dirty looks.. We are all there for a reason Lift. Tone. Burn!
The instructors.. well they are all just wonderful! I love having them in class taking with you! it pushes me just a little bit harder.

So today was day 12 in a row for me and 15 days since Dec23.. So yes 12 classes in 15 days..

Here are the changes I have noticed in and out of class:
When I walk, I don't slump over. I walk with my shoulder pulled back and stomach in and hips tucked under.
Even when I am in the car I "tuck" when the right kind of song comes on the radio... I am so glad people can't see this!
Last Friday I wore my size 14 "Skinny" jeans to work.. Yes they make them that size and they were comfortable for a change..
The pants I wore yesterday were lose.. I mean they haven't been that lose in a while!
I can feel a difference in my body. my legs feel leaner and longer on my 5'2" body
and I can tell... My thighs are smaller.. :)

Now for in Class results:
Hello Flexibility where have you been hiding! It is coming back with every class!
I can now do "girl" push ups and get almost all the way to the floor with them!
I have Abs.. I know there is a 6 pack just hiding underneath my fat on my belly... I can get through the warm up without wanting to just fall on the floor..
90 second plank at the beginning.. I can now hold it about 1/2 of that time and even when I go to my knees I shake like I have something from with me.. Plank I will own you by the end of the month! Still having a few lowered back problems.
Thigh.. I can almost make it through the whole three exercises of thigh!! Me and the Chair are still at Odds with each other!
Seat... well today I found my muffin top.. Hello that hurt.. my leg is getting higher and higher and higher when we do seat exercise.. improved flexibility! and I am a small Pure Barre Ledge forming.
Abs.. They are getting "easier" as I push myself farther..
once again my flexibility is coming back... Leg to the Barre on round back!! Points!!

I can not say enough about this.. If there is a Pure Barre in your area go. If there isn't order the DVDs and when you travel somewhere with a studio take a class...

I can't wait to see what the next 12 class does for me!!
LTB!

Motivated vs Committed!

So What is the Difference between Motivated and Committed?

According to the dictionary:
Motivated - provided with a motive or given incentive for action

Committed - pledged to do, or to support, something, obligation, to put (oneself) under a particular obligation

To me Motivated is something that can come and go. Where being committed says that I am going to do this and stick with it until I meet my goal for a certain item.
So How does this play into getting fit?

Motivation can come from several things.
1. Seeing a picture of yourself and saying Wow I am that heavy...
2. Someone asking, if you are a woman, when the baby is do
3. Stepping on the Scale for the first time in a while
4. Your fat pants are too tight
5. Someone telling you that will be hard.

For me someone telling me that will be hard if more a motivator then anything. Some people say it is because they want to be around for their kids which this is true but after watching someone walk off the Biggest Loser last night after 1-2 workouts you know they might have been motivated by their kids but they were not ready to commit!

So for me I am committed. I am committed to go to the Barre (Pure Barre, now that there is another Barre in town). I am committed to completing the Les Mills Combat Program (order it at www.beachbodycoach.com/FlipperLosingit)  in the 8-9 weeks the Program runs.. I might not be at the top level but I will be doing. I commit to eating Healthy. And No that does not mean I am swearing off all sweats and the food you shouldn't eat, but yes they will be limited! After while having them is Blah and you don't want them.

Why have I become so Committed? I am sick and tired of feeling sick and Tired! I want to be able to play baseball or basketball with my sons. I want to feel better about myself... What other motivation do I need.

Last night on the Biggest Loser they stated that our children today have a lower life expectancy then our parents because of Obesity!

Yesterday was my 10th day in a row at the Barre! I got caught up on the Les Mills Combat program and I am ready to Rock the Rest of January!

I am using www.stickK.com to track my goals!! You can follow me there to at FlipLosingIt

Happy New Year!!

So it is that time of year again. Time to reflect on what we wish we would have done last year, what we did do this year and what we plan on doing this year! Well I am here to tell you.. This year will be different for me!

Today started off with my Pure Barre Class at 8:15am yes early for the day after what I normally would have spent up late celebrating with friends but this year, I went to a movie alone and come home to watch the Ball on times square drop and be with my kiddos!

Class was rough this morning. I don't know if it was because it was so early or because it was my 5th day in a row on top of doing the Les Mills Combat! Oh my.. Yeah I am motivated, I can do this.

Who wants to join me? I am on facebook under Flipper is Losing it. I will be starting a Challenge Group On January 14th if you are ready to take your life back. Contact me for details.

www.beachbodycoach.com/FlipperLosingit

3 Weeks in and Doing Great!!

Well it has been three weeks now and I am doing GREAT if I don't say so myself.

I am down 9 pounds and wish I would have took measurements before I started but I did take them this week before I started Les Mills Combat. It was a rough one last night. Yes you can lose weight during the Holiday Season.. You just have to BURN more!! I have found that I have missed the gym. I have missed Pure Barre...  I enjoying feeling good and even the taste of some of my favorite Christmas things (homemade Reese, fudge, all that good stuff) don't taste as mood after only three weeks.

So What changed in me? I just got Sick and Tired of being Sick and Tired!

I hit an all time high and it was just time to make a change.
I have had the same goals for several years and never reached them:
1. Pay off my debt
2. Get Fit and Healthy
3. Spend more time with the Kids
4. Become a Personal Trainer
5. Run more Races or play a sport.

Well 2013 is going to be my year.
I may not pay off all of my debt but I am sure going to make a dent in it. I will get fit and Healthy. I will lose the weight finally and be someone my kids can be proud of. I will spend more time with the kids even if at the time they don't like me because I am dragging them away from the TV, the xbox or the computer. There are so many thing that we can do as a family that does not involve a movie or sitting inside.

Well it is time to get going...
So far in the last three weeks I have joined a group to help me learn how to grow my business.
www.beachbodycoach.com/FlipperLosingIt

I have started a women's group on www.myfitnesspal.com  for women that are under 5'3" and I am going to challenge them to meet their goals in 2013 and support each other. No one says we have to go at this alone.

After the New Year I am going to start studying to sit for ACE. I came close to applying for a Pure Barre Instructor Job but I didn't the ladies that I have grown to love so much as they Lift.Tone.Burn..Shake (they forget that one) my body into shape to laugh to hard right now.. Though after last weeks tragedy they could have used it I am sure.... Yeah I love Pure Barre but I am not ready to be an instructor yet. Give me 6 months and the next time they are looking for Ladies who love the Barre I will be the first in line and I will have that Pure Barre Body!

End the Trend,
Flipper Is Losing It

Let's see, What Happened?

Well it seems that I totally got off track again. Blame it on the farm, baseball, life, work anything but really all I have to blame it myself! So here I am making a commitment to get Fit and Healthy in 2013 but I am starting now! Well actually Monday November 26 2012! There is not time like the present!

I will be making Goals.. 31 exactly to hit in 2013 during the Month of December!! We should all know was the #1 Goal will be!!

So this week has consisted of getting back on track eating and exercising...

I am using www.myfitnesspal.com to track my calories for both food intake and exercise!
I have joined the YMCA to do classes, cardio and some weight training and even some training in the pool. Today will be my first day back at Pure Barre and thought I am looking forward to it I am a bit scared..

So why I am blogging this.. I want to help people. I want to see people reach those goals that they want to or have to for health reasons accomplish. I will be trying lots of new exercise classes, using beachbody products (shakes and DVDs) and will be posting my results for the world to follow!

Nothing like a little accountability!

See you on the Flip side of things! It is time for me to take back my life!