PUSH ME!

Hi Friends!

I know I've been bombarding you with "Sign up as a Coach for FREE" and "Get FIt for the New Year"!!!! I say it with enthusiasm and I mean it from the bottom of my FIT little heart. 

This past year Beachbody has given me 146 clients. I send out emails every week and motivate them as much as I can through social media and phone calls. I've been blessed with great neighbors and wonderful friends from church that I've had the pleasure of sweating it out with! Facebook has been awesome! I've met many of you through FB and it is my pleasure to help you get fit <3

So I'm starting something new for 2011. I'm starting an Online FIt Club. I want to keep it small and intimate so I can give you more of me. Several of you have expressed a great interest in SHakeology. I want to push you over the fence and encourage you to just do it! The Free Coach Sign-ups are almost over and I don't want you to miss out on this opportunity to SAVE!

So I will officially kick off this Online FIt Club in January. I'm calling itPUSH ME-Online Fit Club.

Here are the guidelines:

• Must sign up on my Team by Dec 31st and get on Shakeology Home-Direct.
• PUSH Play 6 times a week. 
• Report at least once a week on our Group Page. ( I post just about EVERYDAY cuz it works for me ).
• Must be SERIOUS about your overall health & fitness.
• NO Whiners! NO Quitters! NO Excuses!

I'm excited about 2011! Whoever decides to join My Online FIt Club will PUSH ourselves and each other to the limits! I've had the pleasure of my Coach Leeia who has pushed me so far and look where I'm at today...

Im Confident! I'm FIT! I'm Happy! And I'm ME again! Prizes will be given out every 30 days along with daily motivation and praise!

Please read Beachbody's CEO Carl Daikler's Blog for more inspiration!

http://carldaikeler.blogspot.com/2010/12/3-reasons-to-get-coaches-now.html

Will you join me? The time is NOW!

Committed to YOU,

~Sara Boling

Challenges

Hi Everyone! So I wanted to blog about challenges. What challenges are you facing? Are you feeling challenged spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally? I know for sure I am.

I'm just gonna spill my guts so here it is and if I know you personally then.... ha-ha. I'm not apologizing for who I am. I already know how screwed up I am and I only ask God to have mercy on my soul.

Ok, so when it comes to my kids I would say that my 6 year old challenges me. He is too smart and sometimes I can't stand his attitude. The sad part is, he is a reflection of me. I have the biggest attitude and I know he's only repeating after me. Bad mommy :( My daughter and baby boy don't challenge so much and Im thankful for that. There was a time when my girl was the biggest challenge in my life. I would say from the second she was born until she turned 3! She's 3 and half now so I guess I'm in the clear (for now). Brody is the baby of the family. He's too cute and even if he throws a fit, it's all good cuz he's da baby :)

My husband is great! Quite honestly I think he makes up for those sorry husbands out there. I just don't like that he isn't as quite passionate about getting fit and healthy. I'm not sure he cares. He did give up soda completely in September and started to work out, but he has slacked big time on P90X and he admitted that he started drinking soda at work. bad boy! He's such a chain smoker too. I can't stand it and it scares me. I don't nag him to quit. Been there. Done that! It's not worth it. In time something will click and hopefully he just dives right in with me. I guess I need to pray harder for his health.

I'm challenged as a wife because I don't feel like I give all my wifely duties 100%. For instance, I'm a stay at home mom. He doesn't ask for anything from me. NOTHING. All he expects is clean clothes and for me to wash his uniform and iron it! LOL. Ok I will wash his clothes. Not a problem. But for some reason I can't stand to touch his uniforms let alone even iron it. I don't know what my deal is. I'm pretty mean too. That needs to stop. But seriously it's part of our relationship. If I didn't joke around with him then I would really have nothing to say. Whatever. He seems to be happy and I'm happy so I better stop being a girl and psycho-analyze our marriage and just be thankful! ok done!

Physical Challenge! Remember that show on Nickelodeon called Double Dare? Where Mark Somers would ask questions and you would Dare then Double Dare and then accept a Physical Challenge! I loved that show! I will take a physical challenge any time any day if I'm allowed to due to my kids. But YES! Physical Challenges are awesome! I had the best Week of P90X. I just completed week 5 and I feel amazing! I've added walking to my daily exercise. Some days I walk twice and the best part is I push my 2 babies in a double stroller and I walk with great ladies! I get a little natural high every time I sweat it out. My butt has really take some good shape this past week. It's a little lifted and I just need to work on that apple bottom :) My strength in my arms have gotten pretty good as well. Ultimately I would LOVE to do a half marathon or something to really train for. God I love fitness!

Then there's my spiritual walk. Ok so I've been doing the "Christian thing" You know...go to church, tithe, offer and uh-ok well.... Recently I've thought to myself, " ok God there's got to be more. More ways to give and sacrifice and really get into this." Then my friend told me that a little girl in her daughters class lost everything due to a fire. My friend didn't push me to give anything. She just kind of put it out there. I had every intention of going through my kids' stuff and donating what we have. It was on my mind and in my heart to help. So what happened? I didn't do a thing. God knows we have piles of stuff stored away. I let life get in the way and it just wasn't a priority for me. I feel really bad and what erks me the most is that I know what I need to do, but I'm just not doing it. I just have to stop right here cuz I'm at war with God and well....I just need to take more time to seek God and listen to His word.

I'm challenged most with God. I know there's a good person inside of me and I wish this thick layer of sin would go away so I can start following Christ. The devil has got a hold of me and I'm scared.

Jolt!

Ok here's the deal. I like to think that I know it all. Most of the time I think I know it all, but I have my days when I'm clueless. In my little world this is what I KNOW:

• I KNOW that I'm suppose to believe in God and accept Jesus Christ as my Savior. I understand He died for my sins and that through Him anything is possible. 
• I KNOW that I'm suppose to be a faithful little obedient wife. 
• I KNOW that I am responsible for 3 young lives and that I'm suppose to nurture them and have their best interest at heart. 
• I KNOW that I'm suppose to exercise and I choose to push play 6 times a week.
• I KNOW that I'm suppose to eat 5 clean meals a day with the right amount of protein and carbs to go along with P90X and Insanity. 

I know. I know. I know. Well here lately there has been a Jolt, if you will, that has been thrown into my little life. 

I've been attending New Passion Church for 2 months now. I've met some really nice people. I am grateful for that. I've never experienced true relationships in church and I'm really surprised that I can get along with "church people".  A small group comes over every Monday and we fellowship for about an hour or so. We even met them for dinner one Friday nite followed by hanging out at Steeds Dairy Farm. I started walking with 2 great ladies this past week and one of them joined my Team on Beachbody! Each week the Pastor pisses me off. Because I am convicted. It's hard. But he's a great Pastor cuz God is using Him to really Jolt me! It amazes me how jolted I am after Sunday service. So much lately that I feel like I kinda wanna back out of church. Why!?! I don't know. Maybe because it's a lot to handle when I realize that I'm such a mess and I need to a lot of damage control. <<<>>>>God, please see me through.

OK and then there's my amazing Husband. I am a faithful wife, but definitely NOT obedient. He doesn't ask for much at all. And so what's my problem? I don't know. Maybe I don't like to do his laundry so I can get his attention by him not having white t shirts and black socks washed. I don't cook for him every nite. Why? Because one nite he didn't eat and that really pissed me off so I hold a grudge. There! I find myself "cheating" on him by looking at celebrities. Sounds silly I know, but I don't enjoy that. Even though it's natural to look at the opposite sex, I really want my eyes to be drawn on Dwayne cuz he is the best thing that has ever happened to me. <<<>>>

Then there are my kids. OMG...Let me say it again OMG. My six year old has been pissing me off lately. He's very mouthy and in smart-ass kind of way. He really seems like a teen ager with the way he snaps at me. My baby Brody is at that age where he isn't speaking and is trying oh so hard, but nada! So he's frustrated with life right now and I get frustrated with it too, but it's ok cuz he's my baby and it doesn't bother me that bad. Then there's the Princess who reminds me everyday to buy her a castle with white horses. She's so serious too. I love my girl. I think she's my favorite right now. lol. She gets annoying tho when her Daddy comes around. Hey, I just realized that my kids are awesome and I really can't gripe about them. NICE> ok next!

BEACHBODY! My LIFE. My Focus! I LOVE every program that I've done. The workouts are hard, but I loVE it! I can eat clean for 5 days straight then comes the weekend and it seems like I'm doomed! Jolted by the devil himself. The rule that I've been trying to follow is to have ONE cheat meal not a whole Cheat Day. But guess what? I've been losing weight little by little and so I allow myself to think that it's OK to just cheat for the whole day. Then recently it turned into cheating for the whole weekend! I'm putting the fork, spoon and knife down! I'm calling it quits. I've been jolted by a magnificent TREAT! Yes TREAT! I will eat clean 7 days a week and TREAT myself to my most guilty pleasure....ICE CREAM every Sunday nite with my wonderful husband while watching Desperate Housewives. 

THERE! The word CHEAT is obliterated from my vocabulary. I'm NOT a cheater in any way. I don't cheat God and my Family so I wont cheat on myself by ruining my nutrition on the weekends. Please friends, keep me in prayer and help me get up from this jolting experience. The worse battle in life is when it's a battle against yourself. 

A Successful Week

What's up People! Week 1 of P90X was completed yesterday! Woo Hoo! I'm happy to report that I lost 5 lbs! What! Yes 5 lbs in one week! This has NEVER happened to me before! Never! I'm at 170lbs now and I'm st-st-st-stoked!!!! Can you tell? In case you haven't subscribed to my YouTube, U need to now! Why? Cuz you're my friend and you love me right! SUBSCRIBE TO ME NOW! I'm posting videos there to hold myself accountable to the world.

I'm loving me some P90X. Yes it's a tad long, BUT after losing 5 lbs in one week, an hour to an hour and a half is worth it! Did I mention I'm eating up to 2,400 calories a day? What! Yes boys and girls. All that food and I still lost 5 lbs! It's a lot of good and wholesome food. Nothing processed. PLUS my Recovery Formula and Shakeololgy is a real treat and I really don't feel deprived. I feel amazing and I'm ready for Week 2! Chest & back already done and it's Plyometric Cardio Circuit tomorrow. God Help me! lol

On to my Faith...My Pastor Nick Carnes posted this on his Facebook:

The hunt for the perfect church always ends in disappointment, so find one, get involved, and add to the dysfunction! #Truth

Love it! Don't know why I strive to be perfect. After all these years I've learned to be a perfect ME. But anyhow, as I mentioned before, I attended Granger Community Church for 4 years in Indiana. It really seems like a perfect church. It has it all. A great big building, an amazing children's church, outstanding Worship Team and great Pastors. It's pretty phenomenal. Too Perfect in a sense that I was wayy too comfortable and didn't do anything other than attend regularly and enjoy the show. I didn't get involved so I didn't even get a chance to see its dysfunction. 

We are in Week 3 of the series Plan B..What do you do when God doesn't show up the way you thought He would? That is the question. Still trying to figure out what Plan B I'm currently in. I feel like God always shows up for me. So am I suppose to prepare in case He doesn't? 

We are hosting our community group at our home. Great group of people and I'm honored to gather with them. I would have never had people over a year ago. Even 6 months ago. Ask my past. I was quite comfortable entertaining my Husband and Kids and family from out of town. So I thank my dysfunctional church for helping me to follow Christ's Lead and doing what He calls us to do. And that is to love thy neighbors and open our homes and be part of the community. Thank you New Passion Church!

My family is great! Always. Brody is trying to talk so much. "Trying"/lol.. All he really says is."You're bad" and He hits anyone smaller than him. He tries to say I want my milk but it sounds like, "mymantmymil" I love my lil Pal. Alyssa is as girly as can be. She's been really sweet to me lately. She keeps telling me," You're the best Mommy!" and she follows me and reminds me to exercise! Even though I get it done early in the morning. She's my little girl and I hope to call her my best friend one day just like I call my own Mommy :) CJ is the bomb. His behavior at school is on point and he's learning so much. I forget how much they pick up especially at home. I'm a health freak and he clearly gets what I'm all about. He came home with his school work and the question was, " What do you do to be responsible?" Here was his response:

I am responsible when I work out.

How awesome is my 6 year old. This morning he did P90X with me at 6 in the morning. I Love my Kids. Their Dad is a really good Dad and a good husband. He can use a few pointers on how to be romantic. Sorry to throw him under the bus, but he's getting wayyy too comfy in our marriage and he needs to romance me! LOL. Maybe he isn't because I had baby fever, but I think I'm over it. haha. 

Thanks for reading. If you have any questions please contact me. I love sharing stories and ideas on how to live a wholesome and abundant life! God Bless and have a wonderful week! SUBSCRIBE!

On 2 the Next Challenge...

What a pretty Friday Afternoon. I just got off the phone with my dear friend Amy who is more like sister to me. She always knows how to pick up my spirits. Who does that for you? Other than your significant other, children or God... who do you turn to?  I'm thankful for my friends.

Ok, so lets talk about my fitness. I just finished Turbo Fire/ Chalean Extreme Hybrid. I only lost 7 lbs, but I lost more inches. It's my fault. I started in June and I was on fire. My Nutrition was good. Notice I said good. Listen! Nutrition has to be great with routine exercise. I've got the exercise down. That's a given. But I allowed myself too many ice cream cones throughout the summer. I allowed myself too many cheat meals on the weekends. Do I regret it? Absolutely NOT! Maybe for a moment, but I slept on it and I'm ok with my failure. I'm moving forward with it and with that comes bigger challenges BUT with a peace of mind. uh-huh! I have 3 small children and having our Friday Ice Cream treat in the summer was worth it. Here are my results.

Where the heck was everyone this summer? I did so great with Insanity back in Spring. It's like everyone was really there trying to get their body right for the summer. I need accountability yall! I lost my momentum when my son started 1st grade. It just sucks that it has t be this way, but I'm ready to bring it. I've got over 65 confirmed P90x/Insanity challengers on Facebook. Whether or not everyone will stick around, we shall see. But I will be here. I'm holding myself accountable to the world. I was a BEAST back in spring and I'm backkkkk.

I feel sorry for my husband already because he knows how witchy I get when I restrict myself. He's re-joining me. I kinda lost him there the past 2 weeks. It's not fair though because he's still losing weight! errr. I'm really hoping that he will get up with me at 5am Sunday through Friday. I love working out with people and I would love it more if that person was my husband.

Soooo....for the next 90 days I'm suppose to consume 1,966 calories per day according to the Harris-Benedict calculator. Back in the spring I was eating up tp 2,100 calories a day. It was a challenge, but I got results by eating MORE! Imagine that! For Turbo Fire & Chalean Extreme I was only consuming 1,700-1,800 calories. Maybe that's why I was so hungry all the time. I just didn't put much effort into counting calories this past summer. I  ate clean for the most part with protein and carbs at each meal, but I guess it wasn't enough. Either way, I had a blast with Mama Chalene Johnson. She's amazing and inspiring. But I'm ready for Daddy Shaun T. & Uncle Tony Horton! Let's goooooooooo. BRING IT!

Precious Moments

Hello Friends! I just wanted to take a few moments to share with you all about my Precious Moments. And those are my children. I have 3. Two boys and my special girl. You should know that my husband is a Navy Recruiter and he works MAD hours. He leaves the house at 8 and comes home around 8pm. So I'm pretty much a "single mom" 90% of the time. It's fine. I'm used to it. You should also know that I'm a Beachbody Coach. I spend a lot of time working and growing my business and I plan to attend Augusta State University this Spring semester. I AM A BUSY PERSON! It's fine. I'm used to it. lol.

 Ok, so what moments has been so precious these past few days? My kids adore the crap out of me! I'm not your typical fun-loving Mommy. I'm strict and can be harsh at times. I'm not too affectionate only when I want to be. Sad, I know. My kids don't even try to come close to Mommy cuz they know I'm busy whether it's cleaning, working out, cooking or whatever. They know to stay out of my way.

Well lately, they have tore down my barrier and they are just smothering the crap out of me. At first I would get upset because there is stuff that I need to get done! But 3 against 1 is working in their favor. My baby Brody LOVES to cuddle and so does Alyssa. Yesterday I was getting my daily reading done. I usually aim for 10 pages a day of any motivational book. While I was reading, my daughter snuggled up next to me and fell asleep. She never does that or at least I would never let that happen. If she naps now what time will she go to bed? Anyhow,  as I lay there with my baby girl I was in awe of her. I can't believe how much she has grown. I stared at her for almost 2 hours. I could have napped too but it's not in my nature to. I could have got up and got some cleaning done or worked on my business or even get my daily workout in. But I didn't. I decided to enjoy that moment with my baby girl and hold on to her small body for as long as I could.

Any other day I would have thought of it as 2 hours wasted of my day. But recently it just seems to clear to me. Although God has revealed my purpose in life, which is to Lead people to Christ through fitness,  I have to remember the biggest challenge and blessing he gave me before I even started my own business. And that is my duties as a MOTHER. If it weren't for these babies I certainly would not have the determination to get Fit and healthy. I wanted to do all this for them in the first place. If it weren't for my kids then I wouldn't have the motivation to go to college. If it weren't for them then I would not have the ambition to truly succeed as a Beachbody Coach. 

If it were not for you God, I would not be able to enjoy Your Precious Moments in life. I'm thankful for all that you give to me. I am a blessed girl. I thank you for Your 3 lil Angels that remind me how very much You are ALIVE and I am so honored that I get to enjoy your presence/presents everyday!

Behold, children are a gift from the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward.

Psalm 127:3

Church Choice

My FAITH.....is good. of course it can be better. I believe in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. That's a given. I believe in the BIBLE. I guess I know what needs to be done as far as putting 100% of my TRUST  in God. I struggle with $$$. We got it and it's enough to cover bills, but as Jim Rohn says....there's way too much month at the end of the money. I really want to TITHE. We did it faithfully back in 2007 and part of 2008 and I can say that was a really good year for us. My relationship was so good with God. When we lived in Indiana we attended Granger Community Church led by Mark Beeson. Hands down, the best church we have been to. I miss it :( GCC was about an hour drive. We always went either Saturday night at 7pm or Sunday at 11am. Never missed a service from July 2007 til we left Indiana in May. That year we tithed faithfully, my energy was up and I couldn't be stopped. I was driving an hour each Wednesday with CJ and Alyssa while Dwayne always worked late. I even drove through the horrific snow! You couldn't keep me away from Wednesday Night service. It was always a treat when worship was led by Trace Rorie. Although every artist was pretty awesome, Trace was very captivating for me. I felt so connected with Jesus and that's exactly what I needed mid-week.

Pastor Mark Besson

Trace Rorie

Ah ha! So that's why Christians go to church twice a week! I never understood why. I love weekends at church with my family. We all look forward to it. ALL OF US :) As a stay at home mom with little kids and trying to earn my degree, life is super tough during the week. I can pray all I want, but community is a phenomenal experience right in the middle of my week. I love being surrounded with people who want to be surrounded with others even if it's just one hour of our busy week...all to Praise Jesus! Then do it again on the weekend. It really is the highlight of my week.

So we are here in Grovetown, GA. I wanted to try a Baptist Church. So we went to Warren Baptist in Augusta. Great church, but something didn't click for me. They had a contemporary service and the Pastor was true to the BIBLE, but I wanted to look some more. Then we visited Stevens Creek Church. Awesome church! I really like the Executive Pastor Kevin Lloyd and his wife Melissa sings in worship. She has an amazing voice. OMG she really does. I loved Dorna. She is the Pastor of Connections. Very friendly woman. And I will not forget Julie. She runs the retail shop and she's just the kindest lady. Very warm and so sweet. I was going to serve with her and had every intention to, but I felt like I belonged somewhere else. I didn't want to leave the Creek because the children's ministry is awesome. My kids loved it and the church was just a really good church. When I cry at church it usually means something. And that is, the Spirit is alive!  I admit that I hate when God pulls me away from things that I fall in love with.

So We found Journey Community Church in Evans. LOVE that church again! God was really making it hard for me to choose a church. Pastor Bobby is good. The message is clear and the worship team is great. My son didn't really like the Children's ministry. I'm not sure why, but when it comes to God I always pay attention to my kids' reaction. I feel in my heart that they are reason for my relationship with God. My husband and I both had a moment with God in that Church. Now when my Husband gets something out of church then I know it's a good thing. But still I needed to seek more churches.

Our neighbor invited us the Vinyard in Augusta. My son loved the Children's Ministry! He LOVED it. He really wanted to be at that church, but my Husband & I didn't. We couldn't sync in with the service. So I was thinking Journey would be the Church. But it wasn't fair for CJ.

Pastor Nick Carnes & His Wife Nicki

The next weekend Dwayne went to his Dads to go fishing. SO I decided to check out ONE more Church. I found New Passion Church online. I found out who the Pastor was and I looked him up. Read up on him and watch one sermon of his online. I liked it. I really wanted to see a service with the worship team, but couldn't find one. The thing that I liked about this church was that it is fairly new. One year old. My husband kept telling me that we need to find a smaller church to really grow as Christians. I LOVE mega churches. Granger has about 5,000 members and I loved that. But I wasn't challenged there. As much as I loved GCC I never volunteered my time. Sad, I know. But God has a plan and purpose for my journey. I knew once we moved down here, that I would dive right in and give my money and my time.

So that weekend I went with just my kids. Didn't know what to expect. First off, Jonathan is a great musician. The Worship team impressed me. i cried right away. (Good sign) Then the Lead Pastor Nick Carnes preached about "Family Ties" in his Series DESTINY. I remember him opening up talking about dysfunctional families and mentioned Facebook. Ok, my ears are open. One, Im very dysfunctional and two,  I'm on Facebook quite often. Ok, Pastor whatchu got?! Nick talked about how we don't get to choose our families, but we kinda do when it comes to choosing our church family. Ah ha! This is what I've been doing all these months. Church hopping all in hopes to find that right church family for ME. Pastor Nick talked about the importance of community. He talked about how we label each others dysfunction. It was clear that just because some of us has exterior dysfunctions while others have interior dysfunctions, it makes no difference. He called us religious bigots. WOW! It's true. Unless we have a genuine love for one another, then our relationships at church makes no difference. I really enjoyed his sermon. Check it out here then look for FAMILY TIES sermon. New Passion

So could it be? THE right Church to call home for the Bolings? God I hope so. I'm ready to grow with this church.  I get excited when I think of all the potential this church has to offer. I really think Nick and his team can reach out to a lot of people that have strayed away from God and the Church. He's very REAL and not afraid to preach it. I want to give my all to God and I'm glad I stumbled across New Passion Church. Excitement ahead! Hollerrrrr

Routine, Schedule & Consistency = Success

I had to write about this. Routine & Schedule is a MUST in my life. It's funny because as a child my parents never stressed routine and schedule. My brothers and I never had curfews and we ate whenever. I remember how much it would bug me when my brothers would sleep with my parents. Even as a child I knew we should have our own space. It would bug me so much when my brothers would stay up all nite acting crazy and in the morning, my Parents would always wait til the last minute to take us to school. There was never any consistency growing up. Nothing was planned and maybe that's another reason why I joined the Navy. I loved getting up at the butt crack of dawn, eating chow mustering at 0730. I love how structured the Military is. I am a robot! lol. 

I can't stand to be out of order. Maybe once in a while I will do something crazy but hardly ever. If I dont have my oatmeal in the morning... stand by. Anyhow, the point Im trying to make is, My household has a routine 7 days a week. We hardly ever slack. The only member that wasn't 100% onboard was my Husband. He didn't exercise. He NEVER ate Breakfast. He was eating horribly and at one point I was scared that he would get left behind. 

My amazing Man made a huge turn around since starting P90X 4 weeks ago. He went from drinking 12 cans of Mt. Dew to ZERO. He pushes play 6 times a week and he actually looks forward to it now. He drinks Shakeology every morning on his way to work and he eats clean dinners now. I am so PROUD of him. Hes now on a schedule and the routine is easy for him I could really cry right now cuz at times I thought there was no hope for him. 

Almost every nite we talk each others ear off til fall asleep. He told me that's he's relaxed and happy and he looks forward to every day and he really enjoys work. He simply said, " I dont what it is baby. I think its that Shakeology every morning and getting into the routine of working out. Im more relaxed and I just feel great!" He said he doesnt waste time leaving his office to go get soda and he's making better choices at lunch time. I am so proud of him. 

Look at that! My whole family is onboard with this fit and healthy lifestyle. I started working out in Feb of this year and 7  months later my WHOLE family is onboard. KIDS< MOM< BROTHERS

Although my life as child was not consistent I am blessed that I am able to be this way as an adult. Being consistent is definitely paying off. It brings joy to my life knowing that one day my family will have it all! Happy Health & Wealth.

God Bless you all and remember, God hears everything. Bow down and PRAY, GIVE and LOVE...consistently. Everything will happen 10 fold. 

Be Blessed!

Jeremiah 29:11

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Awaken...

Sooo the church that I currently attend  Stevens Creek Church is doing a series for the next 21 days...AWAKEN 21 Days of Prayer. I am excited to really dig deep within my faith. I praise God all the time here and there, but I feel that I need to connect with Him even a little deeper because of His many blessings in my life. I am committed to you Lord and I want the Holy Spirit to set my soul on FIRE! I am excited to use this Leadership Bible with notes from John C. Maxwell.

Day 1: Pray that your love and passion for Christ will increase over the next 21 days. Commit to seek Him daily.

Deuteronomy 6:4-9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one! You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. 
And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the door posts of your house and on your gates."



Wow. This really hit home. I do Love My LORD with all my mind, body and strength. BUT I am far from obedient to this verse. I pray to you God, That you will remind every second of the day your righteous commands. I pray to be a great Leader of this house when my husband is away and I also pray for my husbands Leadership as well. I pray that my children will be great Leaders too. I pray that this family will Lead people to you God. Please re-direct me when I get angry. Lead me to the Cross LORD. Forgive me for my sins. I love you and pray for another day. Amen.

Fast & Furious

Hello Friends!

I received my latest Beachbody order. P90X, Insanity and Kathy Smiths Project YOU: type 2. I bought Insanity again because I gave my brother my original copy. PLUS this recent order came with FAST & FURIOUS DVD. A 20 minute workout that I am very fearful of  <>..... I'm about to try it out in about 10  minutes.

Ok Im back and wowww to the ouch! 433 calories burned in 20 minutes! geez! it hurt and I loved it! I will post a video of my fatself later. My goodness... I still need to get my Chalean Extreme PUSH2 circuit done! Livin the life! God Bless

Fire 55 EZ

ENERGY~

Seems like lately I've got a lot of it! I am happy to report that I've broken my plateau! Back in Feb of this year I started Insanity and lost 26 lbs in 63 days. I only ate good maybe 4 weeks out of the 12. Then I hit it again and went for round 2 of Insanity. Lost only 6 lbs. I like to blame it on the move to Georgia and not being focused and strict on my diet. But at least it wasn't 6 lbs gained. soooo Mid June and all through July I weighed anywhere between 178-181 depending (ladies u know. hehe) I could  NOT for the life of me get down in weight. I ate pretty clean except on Sunday Funday! I splurged!!! And during the week I would sneak bites.

Anyhooo. My Coach Leeia sings the same song to me about Nutrition. And I usually listen to her 80% of the time. WEll guess what? 80% wasn't cutting it. DUH! I spoke to my brother who also a Beachbody Coach and he pretty much said to cut the sugar! Not to eat more than 10-12 grams a day or something. I was not really consuming that much sugar other than tbsp of honey in my oatmeal which contained 17 grams of sugar! I was using Vanilla Almond milk 2x a day to make My SHakeOlogy and Protein drink. Guess what? 15 grams of sugar each serving.

SOOO I cut those 2 ingredients out of my diet and replaced the Vanilla Almond Milk with unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk ( NO SUGAR). In only 3 days I was down 4 lbs. I know some will say Im not suppose to lose that much in 3 days, but I know half of it was water and being that Im bigger, it's ok to lose more than 2 lbs a week. But it's not the amount of weight lost that's important. It's the amount of FAT! dude! I'm on day 7 and down 5 lbs. The scale is tipping at 173-175!!!!! I'm HAPPY!

Beachbody Journey

Beachbody Journey

Fat girl goes on a rant. LOL

Hey yall! So I've been pretty busy! I'm in the transition week of my TurboFire/Chalean Extreme Hybrid. It's going pretty good. Last week was really great. I got a taste of Chalean Extreme and  It felt great to lift and there is something so therapeutic about weight lifting. I'm enjoying it and I can't wait to lift more. Turbo Fire is just awesome. I can't get over the energy that's transferred into my living room every time I push play! Even when I'm getting down, Chalene won't let me! She used to get on my nerves just because I'm not normally around happy hyper people. But it's all making sense to me know... Influence play a MAJOR role in what we become.  Even God says,

 "Don't be fooled by those who say such things, for "bad company corrupts good character."1 Corinthians 15:33


For most of my life I surrounded myself with negative people. Dont know why, but I did. Maybe because my Dad was a negative person. But God had His plans for me. Even tho I surrounded myself with negative I always somehow seemed to turn my life into positive. I've met many people help me along the way and somewhere I decided to abandon ship and become a loner. After all I wasn't really alone right? I had my husband and kids and Jesus. Right? Right! WRONG!


My point is this. We gotta get out of our comfort zone and venture out! There are so many wise people out there giving away free advice. U can either take it or leave it. I used to take it and then leave it at that. But now I take it and apply it. In the past 4 months I've become my number 1 fan. (inside thought...I've always been my number 1 fan.lol) I'm really proud of whom I've become and what I will be. 


Friends, do this.... wake up and thank God for another day. Another day to do the dang thang! Whatever it is that you fear. Are u afraid to succeed? Why? What's stopping you from living every day like it was your last? 


Nothing is gonna stop me from achieving my "WHY". What is my "WHY"? Well the question  that I've been getting lately is.......WHY ARE YOU A BEACHBODY COACH AND WHY DO YOU OBSESS OVER WORKING OUT EVERYDAY AND EATING CLEAN AND WHY DO YOU KEEP POSTING THAT SHAKEOLOGY STUFF ON YOUR WALL ABOUT BEACHBODY THIS AND BEACHBODY THAT? WHY SARA WHY????


I'll tell ya WHY! Because it's my passion! Because I wake up every morning and I'm ready to take on the world starting in the comfort of my own home! Because I love my family and I want to be able to take care them. Send my kids to great schools and educate them on modern obesity so that they will live a long and healthy life! Because I adore my husband with all my heart and I want to be able to support our family when he retires from the Navy in 7 years! Because I care about people and I want them to experience the gift of JOY that I feel every single day!


 Before this, and during all this, and even after this, my passion has always been GOD! He has finally revealed to me what I can become in this life time. Well He knew it all along, but now I can finally see! The other nite my husband told me that I get addicted to things too fast. But he also mentioned that it's a good thing cuz I'm addicted to the good things in life. Call it what u want. Addiction.Obsession.Passion. I am all of these. I am Addicted,Obsessed, and Passionate about My Faith & Fitness. Amen.

INFERNO Plan Day 4 Review

Ok, SO I have not lost much weight. sigh. This is ok cuz I'm thinking it may have to do with my "special time of the month". See! CAn't let that scale get me down. Day 4 was good. Everything I prepared was absolutely good. Hmmm. I don't have much else to say other than bring on day 5!

I think I'm in love with spinach. apples & pb are always a treat. egg salad pita was seriously good. I loved it all! Keep Pushing Play. Let's CRUSH it!

INFERNO Plan Day 3 Review

Day 3 in the books! Just finished Fire EZ 55. It was better. I found my calorie tracker. My daughter had it in her purse. I don't know if she broke it cuz apparaently 11 minutes into the workout I only burned 20 calories? heck noo! It must be broke. Gotta admit that upset me so Im drawing that conclusion. Ok now my eating was on point again. Except for the cottage cheese in the morning. Couldn't handle it. But everything else was fine. My kids and I bond a lot in the kitchen. Most families do. Sadly tho, most families bond over fattening, sugary, saturated food in the kitchen. Don't get me wrong. I still let my kids be kids. I let them eat an oreo or popsicles, but it's not all the time. They don't drink soda or juice unless family members give it to them. Which is fine cuz they are hardly ever around anyone other myself. I'm proud of myself for creating this clean kitchen. I don't have to ever regret the choices I make when it comes to feeding my kids. Ok here it is guys ENJOY!

CJ loves carrots

Alyssa is so silly

Broman is so serious about his food!

Inferno Plan Day 2 Review

Good Morning! So yesterday I completed day 2 of 5 of Turbo Fire's Inferno Plan. It was a good day. The meals were good, but I really didn't care for the strawberry yogurt with added honey. It was a bit too sugary for me. But I'm trying to follow the plan to the t. I'm being really open. I did HIIT 20 and Stretch 10 around noon yesterday and it was good. I really like the HIIT dvds so far. Im so hardcore. lol.  I put the kids to bed around 8:30 and I got busy with FIRE EZ 45 around 9:30pm. Man that was a freakin' workout! Those ladies are hyper and full of non-stop energy. Lots of punching and kicking and GREAT music! My arms are sooooo sore from the past 2 days. They were not even this sore doing Insanity. Goodness this is a workout. Here are my meals from yesterday. The Salmon was so freakin good! ENJOY

SO there it is everyone. Clean, simple and Deeelicioso!

Inferno Plan Day 1

Ok everyone, so I finished Insanity yesterday finally! I only lost 8 lbs and I wasnt thrilled but at the same time I was happy I didnt gain 8 lbs. I dont feel like pictures are worth posting, but if U wanna see just let me know. Happy to report that I will be doing a Turbo Fire. Chalene Extreme Hybrid for the rest of the summer. Its freaking awesome! I'm starting the 5 day Inferno Plan. Which means you pretty much eat 1200 calories a day and push play. I'm used to eating 1600-1800 calories of my own plain eating plan courtesy of my sponsor Leeia. So I was a little worried that this wouldn't be enough. I have to admit that I'm looking forward to all the new recipes Chalene planned out. Today I was on Point with my nutrition. There's nothing better than putting good wholesome food into your body and your kids too. My kids are so used to eating every 2-3 hours it's nuts! And they are very open to trying out good food. 

So I did my workout around 1030 am while Brody was napping and CJ was on the computer. My baby girl LOVEs doing Turbo Fire with me! I must say at some point I did miss Insanity, but I got over it cuz, well I need to. The music is on Fire and the moves are great. I wasn't blessed with rhythm so I felt a lil awkward, but I didn't stop moving. And that's what COUNTS! Move your body people! Break a sweat! And most importantly FEED Yo' FACE. the good stuff that is. So here it is. I made everything that the program called for. Except I used natural pnut butter instead of almond butter for my shake. Can't wait to GET HOT tomorrow!

The Best way to start my day... A nutritious meal with my kids

Breakfast 7am- 2 slices whole wheat toast, 1 scrambled egg, half a tomato, slice of turkey bacon, 8oz H2o, Slimming Formula

Snack- 7 walnuts, half a banana, 8oz H2o

Lunch- Tuna Salad with cherry tomatos and celery, 2 tbsp fat-free ranch(yuck), 8oz H2o, Slimming Formula

Snack- Peanut Butter SHAKEOLOGY

Dinner- 2 chicken breast, 4 cups broccoli, H2o, Slimming Formula

This was A LOT of food people! I couldn't finish my dinner :( I hate to waste food, but I just couldn't do it. It was all very yummy and I can't wait for tomorrow! God Bless!

Jon's P90X 45 Day Results

Hi Everyone! Not only am I on my journey from FAT 2 FIT, but my older brother Jon is as well. He started P90X 45 days ago and he has achieved some great results! I'm so proud of him and he truly inspires me to be an overall better person! Let me tell U a little bit about him. Growing up I remember him always being fit and athletic. I remember him being a super fast runner and good basketball player. I remember him devouring PIZZA & SODA all the time. Our family LOVES to eat and that's what we did A LOT growing up. But he always seemed to stay lean. Age caught up with him & I and he got up to 220 lbs I believe. I think he's lost like 22 + lbs. So proud of him! Again Jon loves food, but he has been so committed to this program. He eats off the first 2 tiers of Michi's Ladder and recently he celebrated our Mother's Bday at a buffet. I was surprised that he didn't devour the buffet.lol.

Again, I can't express how proud of him I am. I sponsored him on our coaching team on May 18th. He's taking advantage of the 25% discount. (He loves the P90X Results & Recovery Formula) Although I'm his sponsor there are days when I feel like He's my Coach because he's so smart with nutrition. He makes it simple. Anyhow, Congrats Jon! I can only imaging how freakin RIPPED you are gonna be 45 days from now! JOB WELL DONE!

DAY 1

DAY 45

      

If you want Jon to Coach You you for FREE contact him at http://www.beachbodycoach.com/fitwithjon

Coaches need Coaching too

Hello Everyone! I'm sorta back. We are here in Grovetown, GA, but not totally settled in. DirecTv will be here tomorrow morning and Our new couch will be delivered Thursday morning. Most of our stuff is unpacked. Geez I thought I threw away a lot of stuff in INdiana. I guess not. Wayy too many toys! Everyone is asking for pictures and for some reason I haven't captured the moments yet. Been too busy. What? Sara's too busy to take pics?!? Sadly I have been. At a moment when life is so good I feel like I'm failing. Failing with my fitness and eating clean. Failing with my house not being ready. Failing on updating my people on my little life. Mainly my Mom. She wants to see pics of the house and my kids and I just don't have the patience to upload it. *sigh*

God knows how grateful I truly am to have this blessed little life. But I'm just UGH. That's all. Sooo if you're reading this and I know you through Beachbody community or if you're a friend of mine, All I need is some coaching/motivation/words of encouragement. Mainly something to get this girl back on track. I miss the sweat and dedication. It's only been 2 weeks, but I can't live like this anymore. Need structure.

Day 2 Shakeology Review

SO yesterday was good! I had all my shakes, 2 cps of green tea and I did have a banana for a snack mid-morning. My baby girl's ceremony was soo cute. I love listening to children sing :) We are going to miss Alyssa's school and her wonderful teachers. She has grown so much. I highly recommend Montessori Schools especially for small children. My kids are intelligent and credit a lot of that to their Montessori Influence.

Anyhow, we went to Hacienda's Mexican Restaurant last nite and I was good. Had a HUGE salad with grilled chicken and maybe 1 tbsp of lite italian dressing. At the end of the nite I had a head ache. Could be lack of calories or could be the stress of events that's happening. So today I'm on day 3 and I'm throwing the towel in.... They took my blender! But its ok because my 2 day cleanse was just as successful! Total of 8 lbs LOST!!!! Go me! So I'm ready to go! And I'm glad I decided to cleanse right before my move. I feel fresh and clean and ready to move forward with my life. Can't wait to see what God has in store next. I may cleanse again after summer is over. Alright I'm gone for now!

Day 1 Shakeology Review

YOWZAS! Yesterday was good. We went to  my daughter's school picnic at Shanklin Park and we had a blast. I drank my cup of green tea in the morning and had my Shakeology on the way to the park. It held me over and I wasn't surprised because this stuff really gives me energy and it keeps me full! So by the time we got back it was time for another Shakeology! I didn't eat fruit yesterday being that it's optional. Also had another cup of green tea mid-afternoon SOOOO for dinner I had a huge salad! I devoured that salad. After I put my kids to bed around 7:40 pm I had my last Shakeology for the day. My husband had the nerve to bring home nachos. I love mexican food of all sorts! I just love it and the aroma was killing me. I was upset. I know he did that on purpose and I was tempted to eat just one nacho, but instead I started to clean like a mad woman and the temptation went away. WHEW~~

So yesterday wasn't bad at all. I got on the scale this morning and WOW! 5 lbs down. I feel so good about that. I feel lighter and the bloating has gone down quite a bit. God help me today. I'm so excited about life!

Alyssa & Ms. Tricia enjoying their sandwiches..YUM

Boats loving the swing and the fresh air

Alyssa LoVes this huge slide. weeeeeee

Busy Life calls for 3 Day Shakeology Cleanse

Hello Everyone! So life has been even busier this week and it's only Tuesday! The movers were suppose to come this morning, but I guess Thursday. UGH. Anyhow, We went to my dear friend Amy Sunshine's sons baseball game last nite. Lots of fun. Noah is an awesome athlete. He is 7, I think. I would like CJ to play Baseball but his choice is Basketball. CJ enjoyed his time at the ball field and although Alyssa had a good time too, Her Kaleb wasn't feeling so well :(  We freakin love the Roberts. I met Amy Sunshine through my husband who is a Navy Recruiter and Amy Sunshine's husband is an Army Recruiter (BOOOO) jk. LOL. They watched CJ & Alyssa when I was in the hospital giving birth to Brody and again when Dwayne had surgery. Somehow God has blessed me with AMAZING friends and I'm grateful. The kids wanted to play at Amy's house soo bad, but it was already getting late. Alyssa threw a fit for 10 minutes on the ride home! Anyhow, we got home late and I was up til 4 am packing and sorting and I ate piece of cheese at 2am...shhhhh...

SO WHY AM I CLEANSING?!?!


Well I did a SHAKEOLOGY CLEANSE 2 months ago and lost 5 lbs. I didn't follow it to a T for example I didn't drink green tea and I used Almond Milk...oops! I still lost 5 lbs. So this time I am following it to a T! I was going to wait til around June 7th to cleanse because I'm moving and I thought it was going to be hard to eat clean for the next 2 weeks while traveling and settling in. Guess what? I was secretly making an excuse for myself. An excuse to get to GA and ALLOW myself to indulge in greasy yummy southern food! And then by June 7 just flush it out and start clean again. WEll I'm not going to do that. I've been slacking for the past week making more excuses and I'm just DONE! I want to cleanse now and by the time I get to GA which will be this Friday, then I will be cleansed and ready to start fresh! I know its going to be hard trying to unpack and get things in order. But I realized this past week that my diet and exercise wasn't in order and that alone messed me up big time! Someone dared to ask me, "Why do let food CONTROL you?" My answer was, "I always have, but I'm making changes to CONTROL it!" Yes folks! The food devil almost got me! I was ready to let it go for 2 whole weeks! I was really psyching myself up NOT to exercise and EAT whatever! Sorry food devil, I defeat YOU!

Ok enough of that... Here I am at 12:26pm sipping on my second SHAKEOLOGY for the day. I have one more to go, a cup of green tea and a salad for dinner. I feel good. Although, I would rather much have my SHAKEOLOGY with almond milk and natural peanut butter :(  Sacrifices people! I'm gonna do this and get through with God of course. SO here is the meal plan for the
SHAKEOLOGY CLEANSE : This is taken from Mike Karpenko via The Shake cleanse found on Facebook:



The Shake Cleanse is meant to jump start you in your fitness, break a plateau or shred pounds fast & effectively in a healthy way. The basics are as follows

3 SHAKEOLOGY Shakes a day
2 Cups of Green Tea a Day
1 piece of fruit a day
1 salad for dinner
Only white grilled protein in salad

NO:
DAIRY, or EXTRA SUGARS

Only Low Fat Dressings.

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You can put your 2 snacks before/after any of the MAJOR MEALS-Breakfast Lunch & Dinner

The fruit was optional, and I actually discouraged it some of you will need the calories where others would not. Power workout participants(Super Conditioned- not the weight challenged) are recommended the greater calories.
*** For maximum results NO additives.

I also said NO DIARY products at all for maximum results, no almond soy or rice milk,

Dinner salad was only WHITE GRILLED PROTEIN. Poultry or fish.


REPEAT all 3 Days

1 cup of green tea
I used Triple Leaf Detox Tea

BREAKFASTt:
Shakeology 140 calories
1 scoop
½ cup of fruit (60-90 calories)-optional
add ice
8-10 oz of water


SNACK (85 calories)
1 piece of fruit
- Apple, pear, orange, banana mango, etc


LUNCH::
Shakeology (140 calories)
1 scoop
Add ice
10 oz of water

1 cup of green tea
I used Triple Leaf Detox Tea

SNACK:
(either snack here or after dinner one or the other)
Shakeology (140 calories)
1 scoop
Add ice
8-10 oz of water


DINNER:
Salad Grilled white fish or poultry (340 calories)


SNACK:
(either snack here or after dinner one or the other)
Shakeology (140 calories)
1 scoop
Add ice
8-10 oz of water


Now I know with the salad you are allowed to add nuts nuts and nuts! And lots of greens from any veggie source! So it's on tonite! Yum. Ok I gotta go! Mommy duty calls. God Bless :)

Mr. Noah! He hit his first double hitter! He was so proud!

Alyssa & Her Kaleb <3

CJ had fun supporting his buddy Noah!

...& of course Boats enjoyed the fresh air