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Making a Comeback – Week One

I’ve completed my first 7 days of the 21 Day Fix. Restarting didn’t come without a few hiccups.

The Prep:

I’m what you would call a Type B personality (to the core!). Meal prep was always my most dreaded part of the process. I decided to start on Monday because you know – tradition. I had made the decision on Friday and I still had most of my 21 Day Fix materials, but I wanted to start on the right foot.

Logistically, I had most of my 21 Day Fix materials ready to go. I used the colored containers as my measuring cups so I was well stocked. However, I had just recently given away my weights for a garage sale. (I hadn’t worked out in a long time and was convinced any future workouts would happen in a gym!)

I spent the weekend doing a LOT of mental prep work. Besides the re-training my mind to the framework of the nutrition, I spent a lot of time being introspective on how I had come to this point and how it was going to be different.

On Sunday night, I had grapes and watermelon prepped and portioned out into containers. Yep, that was my meal prep for the week! (I figured I’d catch up later).

The Start:

Monday started without a hitch! Fortunately, I do not work on Mondays, so I had an extra day to get myself transitioned into drinking more water, less coffee, and ditching the diet soda.

I also got myself plugged into a challenge group. I think one of the reasons I had so much success was that I was putting myself out there for accountability. I also realized I desperately needed the support that came with the accountability.

The Food:

I typically utilize a K.I.S.S. method for food. Really that’s fancy for me just saying I go through phases of eating the same things every day. (Once in awhile I’ll vary the routine). A shake for breakfast. Eggs for lunch/snack (because I spent half of the week not getting into a grocery store). Salads most days. For dinner I brought out some of my recipes like the Crockpot Beef Stroganoff (my daughter’s fave) and the Crockpot Salsa Chicken. I made enough for leftovers (but I never had as many leftovers as I wanted).

I’ll be honest. It wasn’t a 100% clean diet this week. I was really good at tracking the containers, but there were several foods that weren’t “approved” that I ate. Some of these foods I’ve just been working on getting out of the house.

The Workouts:

UGGHHH a little visit with Autumn is not so fun when you haven’t worked out in months. Hello, Kat, my modifier friend! We are going to be buddies for awhile! I realized halfway through the week that my second disc of workouts are mysteriously hidden in the house. So on Thursday (Pilates Day) I didn’t “work out” (I did spend a couple of hours at work moving files from one filing cabinet to another). On Saturday, I went to a nearby free gym, and spent some time doing cardio before pulling up a cheat sheet to do the Dirty30 workout without the video.

The results:

I lost four pounds on my first week. I’m happy with that! I lost more weight the first time I did this a few years ago, but I’m not going to compare myself to the girl I was. I’m getting older, and it’s getting harder, so I’ll take ANY progress!

So here I am in my #questfor50 and I have #46togo!!

I’ve got a recipe brewing this week that’s been one of my staples over the past couple of years. It’s an easy one so stay tuned!

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Making the Comeback – An Intro

Do you ever wonder what happens to weight loss success stories after the fact? ESPECIALLY, when they do it in the public light? Two years later, where has Tina gone? (I know, internet snooping is a real thing to satisfy the curiosity in all of us).

Excuses are a HUGE no-no in the health and fitness world. The internet is plastered with inspirational quotes about how excuses are pretty much worthless. I totally understand the reasoning behind not allowing excuses to stall your progress. However, what is beneficial to some may not be beneficial to others. You see, for the past two years, I’ve had some pretty valid excuses. Life (in a word) got ugly. It was an ugliness that drove me into some depressing moments (and I’m not even prone to dealing with depression, really). For awhile, I was just making it through the day, trying to make life as good as possible for those around me (including myself).

Two years later, I look back and I’m truly amazed at how I got here. It wasn’t a complete two years of being in the bottom of the pit. Actually, most of my emotional junk happened in the earlier portion of that time period. However, the physical recovery was a struggle. I would gain weight. Then I’d set off to take care of the gain, trying numerous different things. I hated calorie counting. I tried Whole 30 (I had a successful month but then plummeted), Low Carb/Keto (I didn’t react well to depriving myself of carbs), Weight Watchers (too close to calorie counting), 17 Day Diet (too much chicken/limitations)….you name it, I’ve tried it. I would lose some weight, but then at the failure of the program, I’d gain it all back (sandwiched nicely between gaining a pound here and there in between).

Those programs are good programs! Many people have success with them!! But you know what? I didn’t. As a former coach, I struggled really hard to find something that worked for me that was NOT Beachbody. I have no ill will towards the company. But I lost a LOT of support when I dropped the Shakeology, and that kind of jaded me a bit.

The 21 Day Fix worked for me. I understand that (like all health/fitness programs), that it doesn’t work for all people. I’m okay with that, because this time, I’m in this for ME. I found a new coach (who was actually on my old team, and I followed her for a long time because she was REAL and inspirational). And today is day 1.

It’s really been a humbling process. My weight gain has been a huge source of embarrassment. I’ve allowed the embarrassment to hinder my success. However, I’ve been hiding too long.

This blog is going to take a temporary shift. Since I’m restarting my journey, I hope to bring a few followers with me in the hopes that someone might resonate with my story.

What are my goals?

I’ve got several goals. The generic “I want to be healthy for my family” should be a sufficient answer. And it is. However, for myself – my goal is to lose 50 pounds. I haven’t set a timeline, as I want to allow my body to cooperate as needed. If you see me on Facebook, I’ll be checking in on my page as much as possible with #questfor50.

I hope you’ll follow my journey!

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Getting back in the game

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Getting back in the game is TOUGH. Have you ever run out of gas in your car and had to push it towards the gas station? A car is difficult to push and requires a great amount of effort to get the car rolling. Once the wheels finally get in motion, it becomes easier to push the car. That’s because once an object is in motion, it tends to stay in motion until something causes that object to stop.

If you’ve ever made a complete lapse in your health journey, then same principals apply. Using the car example above, we can easily compare the principles. When you lapse, there is something that caused your vehicle of health to stop. Perhaps in your health journey, you’ve run out of gas (or steam!!). Maybe you had an unexpected health issue, some sort of emotional crisis, or even a slow walk into complacency. For whatever reason, your car is completely parked, and it’s not budging. It doesn’t matter how you got there. You’re there, and you don’t want to be there.

When you make the decision that you are ready to move again, you realize there is probably going to be a lot of work involved to get your car (of health) rolling again. You need to make a plan. You might need to clean out your refrigerator and your pantry. You’ll need to buy nutritious foods and make a meal plan. Beyond the nutrition, you need to figure out your fitness plan. Are you going to workout in the gym, workout at home, or just make plans to incorporate walking into your schedule? There’s a lot of work that’s involved, and you haven’t even started yet! The car is still sitting in the middle of the intersection, waiting for your next move.

Once you get the plan in place, it’s time to gather all of your tools together to put that car back in motion again. I’ll be honest, it can be extremely intimidating. Questions and doubts will start to come into your head. What if you forget your deodorant? What if people look at you with eyes of judgement? What if you fail? These questions and doubts are no different than if you were starting out for the very first time.

Last week when I had my restart, I had a plan. Everything was laid out in front of me, and ready for execution. My first day in the gym, I was extremely intimidated and wanted to immediately crawl into a hole. My gym, which is usually quiet this time of year, was bustling with a ton of people. I couldn’t work out alone? Yikes! I did 30 minutes of cardio, and knew I couldn’t delay going to the weights any longer. It was a moment of sheer dread. I didn’t dread the workout itself (well, honestly, I kind of did…), but it was working out next to people who were…extremely fit. And here I was wearing yoga pants because I didn’t have the confidence to wear my workout clothes. Fortunately, I ran into a friend. He was in the right place at the right time, because his voice of encouragement was what I needed to pull this off. Had he have not been there, I would have been okay. I was going to do it anyway, but speaking with him gave me an extra boost of confidence and allowed me to focus on the job ahead. My wheels were finally starting to turn.

One week into my re-start (read more about it here), my vehicle of health is finally moving in the right direction. While I did not have a perfect week, I managed to lose 2.8 pounds. Have I lost more in previous attempts? Yes, but I’m not concerned about it. I can’t compare myself to others, nor can I compare myself to my own past. My car’s moving, and it doesn’t matter how fast or how slow my car is going. As long as it goes in the right direction, I’m going to reach my destination. In the meantime, it’s up to me to continuously keep the wheels rolling.

Week One Restart: Nobody Likes to Talk about Weight Gain!

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Nobody likes to talk about weight gain!

The subject of weight gain (especially after a loss) is a hard pill to swallow. This is my humble journey as well as some advice. When you struggle with weight issues and finally overcome them, your world starts to become flooded with compliments. As humans we live off of positive reinforcement, so the extra attention becomes an extra bonus to further reward your hard work. However, if by chance the weight should return, that positive reinforcement disappears into the abyss into a world of silence (hopefully!). Nobody likes to talk about weight gain, especially if that person has struggled with the gain. What happened to the dedication? Did they give up? What can one even say when the weight comes back? Not much.

As a fitness blogger, my blog has thrived while my personal fitness journey has utterly failed. Over the past several months, my journey has been interrupted by well…life. Life has been HARD. When you’re in an emotional firestorm, your basic instincts call you to survive. Any fitness enthusiast will preach “NO EXCUSES!”, and to that I only have one thing to say…. BALONEY. My life has been pretty much the good makings of a country song, from tough family issues to job transitions to everything in between.

In my own efforts of survival, my eating and exercise habits effectively got thrown out the window. It wasn’t an immediate retreat, but rather a series of cutbacks of physically taking care of myself. Little bites here, a skipped workout there, an OH MY GOODNESS I NEED CHOCOLATE RIGHT NOW, and you get the drift. Ironically, it was during this time that my blogging became a success. It reached a point of success where I was able to say “I am a blogger!”, and of that, I was very proud.

My blogging pride was very quickly overshadowed by one huge, mega, gargantuan detail. When people would hear I was a blogger, the immediate follow-up question was always “So, what kind of blog do you have?”, to which I would have to mutter in embarrassment “I’m a health and fitness blogger”. Not only has my weight gain in recent months been enough of a failure, but it has been compounded by the fact that I was failing (in epic fashion) to live was I was preaching. I’ve tried to hide it and pretend it wasn’t happening. Over and over I’ve tried to start my comeback only to fail quickly. I’ll be honest – the comebacks were half-hearted, which explains some of that failure. I’d lose 2 pounds and regain 3, then be absolutely sick with frustration. I had to swallow hard and buy clothes in bigger sizes to get through the summer, with the hopes that by Fall, I could get back into my smaller wardrobe.

Humility is a super hard pill to swallow, and when you’re swallowing that pill in a public eye, it becomes an even bigger pill to take on. However, as much as I don’t want to, I need to swallow that pill. I want to get OUT of this upward spiral. This is not the life I want for myself (besides that, my wedding rings aren’t quite fitting and that HAS to change). I know there are some keys to success, and I want to share them with you whether you or someone you know shares my story.

  1. Admit you have a problem. (I didn’t mean to steal that from AA, but hey it’s super applicable). I know I have a problem because my clothes are snug. I know I have a problem because I still struggle to turn to food to help deal with my emotions. Figure out what your problems are, and how you got there.
  2. Swallow that humility pill with someone. Whether it is your spouse, your BFF, or all of social media, tell someone that you have been struggling.
  3. Discover what has failed in the past, and make alternate plans. Stop repeating the cycle if it isn’t working for you. This is your journey, and it’s not going to look like anyone else’s.
  4. Hook yourself up with some accountability. Find a way to keep accountable to sticking through with it. (See #2 – those with whom you swallowed the humility pill would be a great place to start). As for myself, my comeback accountability will come in two forms –  I am joining a private health/fitness challenge, and I will be posting my journey on Instagram. I welcome you to follow my journey there with #myfitjourney.

Above all, be KIND. Be kind to yourself. Be kind to others. You may never know the battle another person is dealing. It’s a journey, and road bumps happen. Give yourself some grace when it happens, and never give up. <3

Followup: Part 2 Getting Back in the Game

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Spring Cleaning Giveaway

Click here to find out how to WIN this amazing Spring Cleaning Giveaway! Contest runs through May 8, 2016! For more health and fitness resources (including 21 Day Fix), head to www.FitFunTina.com

Now that I am no longer a Team Beachbody Coach, I’ve got some extra resources on my hands! I want to put them into YOUR hands, so how about a Spring Cleaning Giveaway to liven the party up? The giveaway will end Sunday, May 8 10 p.m. EST (Mother’s Day).

The prize package, valued at over $100, includes the following (links will take you to Amazon for more information on each prize):

12 Shakeology packets (9 Chocolate and 3 Strawberry) Value $48 These 12 packets each contain an individual serving for Shakeology. The packets are great for when you’re on the go! For more information on Shakeology, you can read my article HERE.

Hip Hop Abs Program by Shaun T. Value $19.95 This program is SO MUCH FUN! It really feels like a dance party in your living room, and with Shaun T leading the way, he makes it a lot of fun.

Fixate by Autumn Calabrese. Value $26.90 This book came out just last year and has many easy recipes and container counts included for each recipe

The Eat-Clean Diet Cookbook: Great-Tasting Recipes that Keep You Lean! by Tosca Reno. Value $14.83 This book is full of clean eating recipes that could be used to complement 21 Day Fix (or other healthy eating plans!).

The rules:

  1. Winners must be residents of the United States or Canada.
  2. Contest is open to anyone over the age of 18, regardless of your status with Team Beachbody. In other words, this is open for customers working with a Team Beachbody Coach, Team Beachbody Coaches, customers who have no affiliation with Team Beachbody, people who just want to be healthy, etc. If you’re over 18 and fit the geographic rules of #1, then you’re welcome to enter!
  3. Contest ends Sunday, May 8 10 p.m. EST. At that time Rafflecopter will randomly draw one lucky name and announced on social media!

Good luck to everyone!!

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Update 5/8/16: Congratulations to Karen Senior! You’ve won this awesome prize pack. Thank you to everyone who entered!!

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A love for self – when the scale will not budge

If you're frustrated, here's some advice on what to do when the scale will not budge!

Dear Tina,
For real, the scale has not budged in five days. I’m doing everything right. I’m eating the right foods. I’m exercising my butt off. I’m drinking water. I’m doing all of the right things, but the scale will not budge!! Why is it not cooperating in my favor?
Signed,
Frustrated

Dear Frustrated,

I get it. I know who you are because I’ve been in your shoes. As a chronic dieter and scale obsessor, I can remember those pains of frustration when you’re absolutely doing everything right, and yet not getting rewarded with the number you would expect. It is the very reason why I would quit any diet I ever tried. My thought process would tell me that if the scale isn’t going to cooperate on my terms, then I may as well go back to my old eating habits so I could at least ENJOY myself. Why yes – I think I will help myself to that piece of delicious chocolate. Oh, a spoonful of ice cream? Make it a bowl! Oh potato chips, I never really enjoyed you but I have deprived myself for so stinkin’ long… Then, a few weeks later, I would step on the scale and my pulse would start pounding at the sight of the number I was now seeing, and the dieting process would restart once again. This time is for real, I’d tell myself. I’ll buckle down and do what it takes, and…it’s just.so.exhausting.

The cycle kind of repeats itself, doesn’t it? This very cycle is probably why the diet industry is so successful. The diet industry wants you to believe you’re going to lose weight. Losing weight means a lower number on the scale. We all (well, most of us!) want a lower number on the scale! So this industry will sell you products with the promise to fulfill your scale dreams. Sometimes that industry will give you a promise to achieve losing a certain amount of weight in a time frame. Therefore, not only is the diet industry promising you’ll have a lower number on the scale, they are often promising to do it in a quick amount of time. And the best sellers will often be the companies that offer the biggest promise with the smallest amount of effort.

The older we get, the longer we are being fed these promises. For as long as people buy into these promises, the diet industry will continue to thrive. However, that’s a whole another post. Let’s get back to you, Frustrated.

I understand that you are writing because you’ve been working hard. You’ve probably got some goals, and you’ve been working hard to achieve them. If the number on the scale is not cooperating, you’ve possibly entered the mode of analysis to see what exactly you’re doing (or not doing) that is not allowing the scale to work in your favor. If you’re in analysis mode, I’d like you to check out my related article on Scale Frustrations – Why am I not losing weight? (It will open up in a new tab, so come back when I’m done!)

If you have done the analysis and are still frustrated, I have some very important suggestions for you to consider in this journey. I think these questions and suggestions are far more important than your analysis of what you are doing right/wrong.

  1. Ask yourself: What are your non-scale goals? Why did you start this process? What are you hoping to achieve? Do you want to be healthy? Do you want to be active? Do you want to make better choices to set an example for your children? What kind of behaviors does your healthy self exemplify? Are you proud of your work?
  2. Drop your time goals. Type A people – I’m talking to you! It’s understanding to want to lose weight in a certain period of time, but sometimes our bodies do not want to cooperate. You can take all of the scientific models of calories in/calories out, overanalyze how many calories you should be consuming to get a certain result, and you can have the perfect plan in place. In the end, our bodies win. It is up to our bodies to cooperate, and there are so many complex factors such as muscle mass, our exact metabolism rate, water fluctuation, hormones, and the actual nutritional content of foods – it is impossible to be fully and completely precise.
  3. Take measurements! I cannot stress this enough! Chart your measurements. The scale will not tell you if you are gaining muscle mass, but the measuring tape will! Sometimes “weight loss” comes in the form of a smaller body without a reflection on the scale! Your clothes will start to feel looser. Here’s a guide with printable chart to help you out: How to take measurements
  4. How do you physically FEEL? Forget the scale – let’s talk about the stuff that really matters. How is your energy level compared to before you started your journey? Has your sleep pattern changed for the better? (Moms of babies – I know that’s a silly question!) How do you feel after eating a nutritious meal? Journal your progress, and take note of these markers. (If you don’t have a blog or a journal, you can always send yourself emails!!)
  5. Stop beating yourself up. Seriously. It’s OKAY to slip a bit. I’d even say it’s okay to slip a LOT. As long as you’re getting back on that wagon right away, you’re still in the game. When you slip, take note of how you feel. Determine whether there were triggers, and see if there are ways you can deal with the triggers in the future. Then, move on.
  6. Put away the scale for awhile. Send it to time out! If you are working on living a healthy lifestyle, the scale won’t matter. Your body will react accordingly to however you decide to fuel it. At the end of the day, it is not about the number on the scale. Sure, seeing a lower number can give us great satisfaction. But living a lifestyle that is healthy will be far more rewarding. Let me say this again – your body will reflect your healthy lifestyle. It may take you longer than you hoped, but this is not a short-term process!

Above all, be kind to yourself. Love yourself and take care of your body. It is the greatest gift you can give to yourself.

With much love,

Tina

P.S. Can you please SHARE this post? Perhaps there is someone else that needs to hear this. Thanks!!

 

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Confessions after 60 pounds of weight loss

Confessions after 60 pounds of weight loss

Can I just be real here? THIS is my pic from Super Saturday today (which, by the way…was AWESOME!). I had a great workout (this is the after shot) But this. I’ve lost 60 pounds on my journey so far, and I’m not discrediting that in any way – because I’ve worked my butt off for each of those 60 pounds! But I see this pic and I’m like…where’s my progress? While 99% of the time I am confident with the person I have become, the inner fatty in me still struggles. And I don’t even like to call myself a fatty…not even my style. I guess this is all just to say…sometimes, the inner workings to creating a new self is just as much of a challenge as the outer workings. Both have to work together at the same time.

So here are some of my confessions that I have either celebrated or had to deal with as a result of this journey:

1. Clothing. Sixty pounds later, my wardrobe is changing. It HAS to – none of my old clothes fit any longer! For the first time ever, I can walk into any store in the mall and try on just about whatever I want without worrying about squeezing into it and hoping the item will zip. I knew the exact styles that would be flattering to my figure, so shopping was fairly easy. Having new options completely overwhelms me. Whereas before I bought anything that fit and looked decently on me, now I’m to the point where my level of options has MULTIPLIED. I didn’t have much of a fashion sense before (plus size clothing is not always fashion forward), and now I’m in trouble! However, wearing mediums and larges are a very welcome reward.

2. Body Image. I LOVE how I look in my new clothes. I feel good in my skin. I haven’t finished my weight loss journey, but I’m very proud of where I have gotten to. However, there are some days when I look down at myself and still see the 254 pound person. It takes a moment before I realize I am not that same girl. I can fit into places that used to be a tight squeeze. Airplanes? I used to turn sideways and suck it in, so make sure I never bumped into anyone. Yep. Now it’s no longer an issue (except for the occasional clumsiness). Roller coasters? I no longer have to worry.

3. Health. I FEEL amazing. I now have a new energy that was not there before. Eating poor foods will actually put my body into a little shock. Physically I can do things that took effort before. Playing with my toddlers is FUN, and I love the fact that I can easily keep up with them. As a coach, I have high standards for myself, because I don’t want to let my team down. Even when I get together with other coaches for workouts, I push myself harder because I don’t want to let my fellow coaches down. I’m not to a level of 100% fit YET, but each day my goal is to be closer than I was yesterday.

4. Internal matters. When I first joined Beachbody  my first challenge group, the first piece of new advice was personal development. Honestly, I thought that was a little hokey at first. I don’t read. I’m a toddler mom on the go and who has time for that? But I found ways to stream books and podcasts to listen while I’m in the car. It’s made an incredible difference! It has given me time to focus on ME becoming a better person not only for myself, but for my husband and family as well. It has helped support me on my journey to not only giving me a healthy mindset (beyond the fitness and nutrition), but helped me to build and grow my business as well.

5. Other random confessions. I still adore chocolate. It is now a “sometimes on occasion make it the good stuff though” food. Except for Shakeology. Don’t touch my chocolate Shakeology! There are many other “sometimes on occasion make it the good stuff though” foods in my life. However, I have found that clean eating CAN be delicious and fun. But if I’m going to stray, then the calories have to be worth it.

If you read this far, thanks for hearing me out. I’d like to hear from you. Can you relate to any of these confessions? Whether you have already been down this road, or are waiting to start your journey, I want to hear from you. Find me on Facebook (www.facebook.com/funbetty) and send me a message.

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Confessions of a scale-aholic

Confessions of a scale-aholic...and the road to recovery.

This is my confession. When I first started living in a healthier lifestyle, I found myself stepping on the scale. A LOT. The thrill of seeing the scale number going down was a bit of an adrenaline rush! Every morning, I would weigh myself as soon as I woke up to see my progress. There were some mornings, when the scale wasn’t cooperating in the way that I thought it should be, and I would hit a mound of frustration. I would spend the entire morning analyzing my previous day. Did I really burn enough calories? Did I eat too many calories? Did I eat too little calories? Am I experiencing water retention? The questions were endless and they would fill my mornings (and sometimes the entire day).

I was so desperate to see the scale drop, that I started almost obsessing with the scale. Daily morning weigh-ins added to the occasional nightly weigh-ins (because I had calculated that on average, I weighed 2 pounds less in the morning than I did at night). Weighing in at night gave me a glimpse of what to expect in the morning, so either I’d go to bed either happy, grumpy, or confused.

When I started making specific weight goals and deadlines to reach those goals, I became even MORE obsessed. We are talking major stress to hit the goals I had in my mind. Add the stress to the fact that I am a recovering emotional eater, and it was too much for me to take. If the scale had a drop that morning, I’d slip in a tiny bite of something as a “reward” (I know the logic seems funny but it really came down to getting too relaxed with my mini-celebration). If the scale had a significant increase, I’d get moody and eat…well, more than a few bites. I was chained to the scale, and allowed it to determine my mood for the day.

After joining Beachbody and the 21 Day Fix, I was on FIRE. The scale was dropping by leaps and bounds, the inches were coming off, and I was in the fast lane to success. I knew that the initial drop would slow down, and it did. I slowly slipped back into my scale-obsession, desperate to continue making progress. Finally, after a week of the scale going UP every day (despite that I was keeping everything in check), I hit the proverbial wall, knowing that something needed to change.

And so I decided to do something completely different than I had been doing – I stepped AWAY from the scale. I knew what I needed to do to be healthy, so I made a little challenge to myself to NOT look at the scale. Admittedly, it was pretty hard the first few days. I was working my tail off, and I wanted to SEE some kind of results. But as each day passed, the anxiety decreased. I even started to feel a little glimpse of freedom! Stepping away from the scale also challenged me. I knew that if I was cheating, then when I came back to the scale I’d see a less-than-desirable number. I love a good challenge, and this really helped me to focus more on my nutrition and less on my progress.

While I do have a specific goal weight in mind, my ULTIMATE goal is to be healthy. To eat healthy, to be fit and strong, and live healthy. I have the right tools within me to make it happen, and I KNOW that when I focus on the healthy, my weight/body is going to follow. Focusing on the health as opposed to the number on the scale has been a definite game-changing experience.

Are you a scale obsessor? I’d love to hear your story, and hear how you triumphed over it. Send me an email at fitfuntina@gmail.com

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FitFunatics 2015 Give Kids the World Fund Drive

Join us as we help to raise money to grant dream vacations for children with life-threatening illnesses.

On May 22, my husband, stepdaughter and I will be going to the Magic Kingdom for 24 hours. While the trip is to celebrate my husband’s upcoming 40th birthday, we decided that we wanted to bring awareness to an awesome charity and raise support for the cause!

The Charity:

  • Give Kids The World Village is for children between the ages of 3 and 18, who have been diagnosed by a licensed doctor with a life-threatening illness. Children are sponsored in their local communities by one of over 250 wish-granting organizations and children’s hospitals that partner with Give Kids The World to grant these children their special wish vacation to Central Florida. If the child expresses the wish to visit Central Florida, then Give Kids The World Village is contacted and arranges a joyful, week-long vacation, at no cost to the family.

Why this charity matters:

We take our vacations and personal health for granted. Tomorrow is never guaranteed, and these families know that all too well, unfortunately. These families have to endure countless medical appointments (and expenses), and the uncertainty of the health of their loved ones. Their vacation to central Florida is a time when they can briefly put those worries away while they enjoy their family time in a magical environment. As a former Disney cast member, I saw several of these families every day. It is heartbreaking to see a young child, knowing this may be their last vacation with their family. At the same time, it is joyful to see these families ENJOYING every moment that we take for granted.

The Event:

On May 22, we will enter the Magic Kingdom at 6am for 24 hours. During each hour, I will be completing a set of exercises (previously determined by friends and supporters), and broadcasting them on social media. Follow the hashtag #fitnessforwishes, and join us in our Facebook group for interaction and to rally behind me throughout the day.

How you can help:

DONATE! Whether it is $5 or $50, every little bit helps. In the fiscal year 2012, 91.7% of funds donated went directly towards helping families. Your gift is also tax deductible. CLICK HERE TO DONATE

SHARE! Share the event posts on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest! Rally your friends to support this cause.

RALLY! Come to our facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/FitFunatics to see the event unfold and support me as I not only attempt to stay awake for 24 hours, but physically challenging myself for the duration of the day.

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