My new toys-

I am an engineer turned entrepreneur/direct seller.  One of the key passions in my life though is showing my kids how to live an active  & healthy lifestyle ( something most of us had to learn the hard way)!

My first love:

I found this at Target, but I think it was a mistake !  I'd been tired  & down and was getting this as a pick me up.  I didn't buy at Best Buy to get my 5% red card discount but was so excited to find this!  God breeze! 

Last week, using the FitBit app alone, I lost 6 pounds.  I drank my water, hit my 10,000 steps 6 of 7 days and stayed inside my allotted calories 6 of 7 days.

This came today:

One of the downfalls of the fitbit is it can't account for the exertion level of your workout, so I believe it under estimates calorie burn for Zumba, etc.  I'm going to try it out for a bit & see how the numbers compare.

I'm excited both for the numbers , the results. & of course, how much better I am feeling.  Next up?  A great cross trainer & a good dance shoe.

Staying Motivated through the Holidays

So, while I didn't "exactly" reach my goal for our trip, it was AMAZING and I felt great.  Now that we're back, and the holidays and fall are approaching, I went quickly from vacation mode and continued it at home.  But, I don't want January to come this year and me to be where I was last January.  I want to do better...

So, I am made a motivation board for my kitchen:

The bright squares are printed on Post It notes- quotes that I liked from Pinterest and then some images that I liked as well.  They are motivating for sure!  The blue notes stand for days of the week and are stapled together.  I cross off one each day that I get a work out in.  The yellow note is to cross off the pounds.  The pink is my meal "plan" calorie wise- breakfast, snack, lunch, dinner to be within my daily calories. 

I also recently got a FitBit- found one for 1/2 price at Target, and love the challenge!  Last night, I was doing jacks to get to my 10,000 mark.  I think the calorie burn might be a little low so I can't wait to try out a heart rate monitor to compare the two.

First weigh in after refocusing is tomorrow.  I cheated and weighed on Wednesday- noticed a positive change! :)  

Hope that helps someone else!