Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Its been a while...

Hi everyone!  So sorry I haven't posted in a while!  Working full time and having two small side businesses, working out, back injury and family have been my priority! 

I received a fantastic email today, that I am sure has been circulating for a while.   It is quite relevant to what I have been doing - Eating Clean as often as possible and exercising for optimal health.  I just bought Tosca Reno's Eat Clean Diet Recharged and will probably be getting more of her books in the future. Any recipes I make I will post and share as well! You must see that Eating Clean is NOT boring!!

This email related the food we eat to our bodies functions. It is quite interesting and I wanted to share it with all of you! 


EAT LOTS OF SWEET POTATOES
this is really interesting... old but a good reminder...
 
It's been said that God first separated the salt water
from the fresh, made dry land, planted a garden, made
animals and fish...All before making a human. He made
and provided what we'd need before we were born.
These are best & more powerful when eaten raw.
We're such slow learners...

God left us a great clue as to what foods help
what part of our body!

God's Pharmacy! Amazing!
 
A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye.
The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just
like the human eye... And YES, science
now shows carrots greatly enhance blood
flow to and function of the eyes.
A Tomato has four chambers and is red.
The heart has four chambers and is red.
All of the research shows tomatoes are
loaded with lycopine and are indeed pure
heart and blood food.
Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape
of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood
cell and all of the research today shows grapes
are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food. 
A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right
hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums.
Even the wrinkles or folds on the nut are just like the
neo-cortex. We now know walnuts help develop more
than three (3) dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.


Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain
kidney function and yes, they look exactly like
the human kidneys.

Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and many more
look just like bones. These foods specifically
target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium
and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't
have enough sodium in your diet, the body
pulls it from the bones, thus making them
weak. These foods replenish the skeletal
needs of the body.

Avocados, Eggplant and Pears
target the health and function of the womb
and cervix of the female - they look just like
these organs. Today's research shows that
when a woman eats one avocado a week, it
balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth
weight, and prevents cervical cancers. And
how profound is this? It takes exactly nine (9)
months to grow an avocado from blossom to
ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic
chemical constituents of nutrition in each one
of these foods. Modern science has only
studied and named about 141 of them.

Figs are full of seeds and hang in
twos when they grow. Figs increase the
mobility of male sperm and increase the
numbers of Sperm as well to overcome
male sterility.

Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas
and actually balance the glycemic index of
diabetics.
 
 OrangesGrapefruits, and other
Citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands
of the female and actually assist the health of
the breasts and the movement of lymph in and
out of the breasts.
Onions look like the body's cells.
Today's research shows onions help clear
waste materials from all of the body cells.
They even produce tears which wash the
epithelial layers of the eyes. A working
companion, Garlic, also helps eliminate
waste materials and dangerous free radicals
from the body.

I cant get the pictures to show up no matter what I do. I am not great at that sort of thing! 


So there you go!  An interesting way to think of what you should be putting in your body and why!

Thanks!

Caren

Monday, March 21, 2011

Day 30 Turbo Fire Results with PICS!



Wow. I made it to day 30 of Turbo Fire!  I only missed one workout in 4 weeks due to massive pain of the female kind.

Today is my last work out to complete day 30 - I am not feeling very well, but I am going to do a low impact version of the workout and push through.

The following are pics, with dates. You will notice there is really only 3 weeks difference with the pics for the month of March. And still, you see results!  I am so excited to post my next 30 day journey! If these are the results I have got out of only 30 days I just KNOW the next 30 are going to produce!!!





March 3, 2011



Feb 11, 2011











March 21, 2011

                             
  

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Feb 11, 2011




March 3, 2011






Mar 21, 2011



Feb 11, 2011



Mar 3, 2011
















Mar 21, 2011


So there you have it!  I don't have a scale, but I am pretty sure I must be down!  I'm getting there, and so can you!  For those of you thinking of doing something - ANYTHING...
TAKE YOUR PICTURES!!!!


You don't always notice the day to day improvements. But when the time comes to see just how far you have come, all you need to do is reflect back on these photos!  
We WILL survive this!  We WILL get healthier!  We WILL have our confidence back!
WE WILL JUST PRESS PLAY!!!!!













Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Changes

So I am day two into Turbo Fire Week Four.

Biggest change?

ATTITUDE!!!

That is nothing to complain about!  I haven't put myself down in about ONE MONTH!!  I don't tell my husband not to look at me. I smile. I laugh. I am POSITIVE. I have ENERGY.

I AM ENERGY!!

I am not only blown away by how much my attitude has changed and how I look, but I am actually floored by the amount of support I am being asked to give to others.

How did this happen?  How did an overweight, out of shape chick inspire all of these people?

Honestly, I think its because I just put myself out there - my Life on Display for the world to see. I am a ballsy kinda girl, but this was still a tough decision to make. I understand why so many of you wont go as far as I have to really show people what its like in the head of a woman struggling to lose weight and feel good about herself again.

But I ask you, what are you afraid of?  That people will see you?  The REAL you?  Maybe its what you need to do to be able to see the real you too. Make it raw. I promise you nobody will openly make fun of you. ( I am sure there are a few people who have said "gross" when they have seen my pictures. But those people are obviously cowards who would never say it to my face - so who cares, right?)

You may be able to inspire others as well!  I say take that chance. Do it.

If you just cant bring yourself to share, make sure you take your measurements and before pictures anyway. One day soon you will look back at those pics and you will WANT to show people how far you have come. Because with the physical change, will come a mental adjustment too. You will be confident. You will be happy. YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL.

Now get of your ass and just press PLAY!!!

Thursday, March 10, 2011

By Popular Demand, 1 day Early! Before and After Pics, 30 day mark

OK.. well actually 28 days.


Feb 10                                                                              March 9

So there are my before and after pics, just after 30 days!!  It is a struggle some days - I don't always want to work out. I hurt, My legs are tired, but I just PUSH THROUGH and PRESS PLAY!!!

I have just learned that BeachBody does not offer the opportunity to be a coach in Canada. BOOOOO!!!!  So for now, if you want any help just ask me anyway!  Or better yet,  find a Beach Body coach like Liz Poin - or any other person you click with. They have a fantastic support group full of motivation, ideas, recipes and so much more.

JUST PRESS PLAY!!

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

I LOST 13.5 INCHES IN TWO WEEKS!!!

SERIOUSLY!!!  I DID!

On February 28th I took my measurements for the beginning of the Eat Clean Challenge.

Today, out of curiosity, I took them again....

Here are my results:

                     Feb. 28, 2011                    March 9, 2011             Lost
Neck                   15.5                                        15                       .5
Shoulders             47                                          46.5                   .5     
Chest                    46                                          43.5                   2.5
Ribs                      41.25                                     38                      3.25
Waist                    41.5                                       40                       1.5
Below Waist         46                                          46                       0 (boo)
Hips                      50.5                                      48.75                   1.75
Thighs                   24                                          23.25                   .75
Calves                   15.5                                       15                        .5
Arms                     16.25                                      14                        2.25


For a GRAND TOTAL of 13.5 inches lost!!

Now, if you are reading this and saying to yourself, "That's IT!  I have HAD it with this negative, fat, uncomfortable, depressive lifestyle I got myself into!"  - PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE  contact Liz Poin to see how you can begin your journey today!!!  She is the best!!! 

I am thinking of becoming a coach myself soon. I think I just want to get through a full 3 months of Turbo Fire first... what do you think?

I love all of your support and I would love to be able to help support you too! 

Its called ACCOUNTABILITY people!

JUST PRESS PLAY!!

Monday, March 7, 2011

What happens when you get a cold?

You Just Press Play!  That's what!

I felt it coming on for about a week, but last night I woke up around 2 am with really bad sinus pressure and stuffiness.

But I still worked out today.

You know why?

Cause I'm hard core.

At least I was till after the first fire drill!  I think my cold has put me at less than 100% and I began to fade a bit. But that didn't stop me from putting in as much as I could without collapsing and not finishing.

So for any of you readers out there, go check out my You Tube Channel and see some of my progress.  If you are wondering if you can do this work out, well I did. And I am fat. AND I have a cold. NO EXCUSES! 

JUST PRESS PLAY!
www.lizpoinfitness.com - order your workout today!

Caren

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Round Two of Turbo Fire

So I have one workout left to complete week two of Turbo Fire. I am loving it!  With every workout I can notice myself doing more and doing it better!

It has been a fantastic first month. I am only beginning and the amount of people who are getting off their ass just because I have is super motivational. I feel like I cant quit or I would be letting not only myself down, but everyone else too!  So thank you so much for your support everyone! 

I will be posting my 30 day pics on March 11 or 12. Now you know how when you look at yourself in the mirror you have a harder time seeing the real you?  Well I need you guys to tell me honest truth.  Even if it isn't what I want to hear. Just be honest. I'm talking not just about physical transformations, but emotional and mental transformations too. I of course want to see a physical change. But I understand that 30 days is still soon.  Also, I am only going to be 3 weeks in to Turbo Fire as well.

But these pics are on their way!  I will be posing my measurements as well.  I took them the day before the Eat Clean Challenge and forgot to post them!  So they will come with the pics at the end of this week. Then, after the month of March when I will be 6 weeks in with Turbo Fire and about 9 weeks in to my new lifestyle change, I will post more pics and new measurements!

So stay tuned! 

Caren