Last weekend we had the chance to attend the Idaho Falls Home and
Garden Show with Barry's sister and her family. We had so much fun and
got a great idea for improving the yard. Eventually the dads and the
kids had enough, though, and left with most of the kids. That gave my
sister-in-law, Debra, and I the chance to peruse the venue with our two
oldest girls and do whatever we wanted.
As mentioned in one of my previous posts, I joined the
40 Bags in 40 Days Declutter Challenge by blogger
White House Black Shutters. I've been toying with the idea of "decluttering" a few pounds
while I was working away decluttering the house. Little did I know I'd
run into the perfect opportunity at the Home and Garden Show!
On our last circle around I ran into Anna Larsen,
owner of
Your Body Better. I had met with her before about a different
business venture and been to her studio. Somehow Debra and I got sucked into
her booth and she told us about her
6 Week Boot Camp Challenge.
Normally it is $189 but for the next little bit it was $159. But it
got even better, she gave us a $100 gift card for our first boot camp
which made it only $59 if we wanted to sign up. NOW she had my
attention!
Anna explained she provided personalized meal and
fitness plans for each person to help blast away fat and build muscle.
I'll admit her
before and after photos of clients looked impressive.
Also, I'd already heard good things about her gym. So that got me
thinking. Either A) I will have to spend $59+ anyways buying new
clothes because mine no longer fit or B) I can spend $59 on the boot
camp, get in better shape and enjoy the clothes I already have, along
with enjoying a slimmer, healthier me. You guessed it, no brainer, I joined
the 6 Week Boot Camp Challenge!
I'll admit I'd reached the frustrated point with my weight. I am NOT a morning person and she said we could come in anytime between
5 - 6 a.m. and boot camp workout time ended
at 7 a.m. I
used to think people who went in that early to work out were crazy!
But, this fit my schedule perfectly. I didn't have to get a
babysitter, I could get a workout in before the kids got up and get home
just in time to get everyone up and ready for school. Plus, I/d have someone planning on my being there so I had accountability.
I'm also not an aerobics class lover. I actually
hate them because I never know what I am doing and I can't keep up.
Anna explained that everybody works at their own pace on the workout
exercises listed so I didn't have to worry about that. AWESOME.
After having gone for three days already, I can say
that I LOVE it! She provides a list of workout exercises and directions with
youtube video links. We can either do the workouts in the gym or at
home.. She has this totally figured out and it is awesome. It also
enables her to help clients all over the country. I already knew she
had some in New York and other places. Since workouts don't require big
machines, they really can be done anywhere. And they are GOOD
workouts! I can already tell a difference in how my clothes fit. Yay!
But the real kicker for me to sign up was the
customized meal plans. I'll admit it. I have HORRIBLE nutrition! I've
never learned how to properly eat and what my body needs. My mom cooks
fantastic but somehow I just didn't pay enough attention growing up.
So, learning how to eat and what works best was really the big
motivation for me to sign up.
I got e-mailed my meal plan on the first day after I
weighed in and entered some personal info into the database. At first I
thought, "I'm going to starve!". Everything was in grams which meant
absolutely NOTHING to me and it looked very basic. The one thing we are
required to get is a digital scale that will do grams. You can get
them anywhere for around $15 and up.
Apparently my guessing at measurements was not very
accurate because once I got the scale and started measuring food I
realized I had the opposite problem - how am I going to eat it all?
She'd mentioned this in the welcome letter that we did have to eat
everything and now I know why.
I'm really loving the Your Body Better 6 Week Boot Camp Challenge. I am learning new ways
to eat healthier and to incorporate a lot more vegetables into my diet.
Normally I am a carb/meat loving fiend so the thought of all these
vegetables is challenging. I'm excited to learn new ways to
enjoy them, though, and I'm REALLY excited to see what my results for
the boot camp are going to be! After only three days, I've already lost 3.2 lbs. It's going to be a fun six weeks!
Littlest and I are having fun playing on the floor today. Or should I say he
enjoys climbing on me and playing with his toys. This is a picture of
pretty much all the toys in his room. There aren't a ton. Just enough
for him to play and have fun. And, not lots for mom to clean up. He can
easily help clean up his own room. Which leaves us more time for the
fun things in life – like play. 
