Holiday SLUMP

Hey everyone! I hope all of you are having a fantastic holiday!

I haven't written in a while..due to the fact that I am so busy I can barely keep my eyes straight ahead...but then again this is a really good thing right? i would rather be busy than bored because then I get stressed.
Speaking of stressed...anyone ever feel particularly stressed when the holidays are over with and theyr ealize that yes they have in fact gained ten pounds?
I know I get stressed...I try to give myself a free pass but afterwards I always end up feeling guilty. SO how are we to cleanse our bodies from holiday crap....
Well the first step is to cut out all that sugar so your body can recover...The next is to cut out some of those complex carbohydrates..and finally the last one is to drink a lot of water..
You can also change the times you eat so your body gets out to the routine of eating LARGE meals once a day...do many small meals..
I discovered during Christmas..a magic pill...called Fibotrim, it is by Advocare. You take three before your largest meal...it makes it so your body does not absorb the fat in your food, it also makes it so your body digests everything fully without holding on to excess waste...Basically its magic....If you want to know more abou this product let me know!
Till next time!
Rachel

EATING

Eating is fun, this I know...my body DAILY tells me so...don't you like my little rhyme?

Its been a week exactly since my last post, not b/c I was being lazy but because I feel it is important for us to enjoy the holidays as well as holiday eating without doing too much "work".

Todays post is about dieting...but a new way of looking at dieting.DIET after all has the word DIE in it..which most of us already feel like we are doing when we start to starve ourselves....

Lets take a few lessons here.

If you eat more calories than you burn in a day you will most likely maintain and possibly gain weight...if you starve yourself all day then eat at night you WILL gain weight...if you skip meals...even if you eat healthy..you will gain weight...

Some people crack me up, they think, well I will just not eat all day then when I get home I will be really careful, YAY only 800 caloires today! it doesn't work that way people..your body goes into something I would like to call starvation..so next time you do eat your body starts to hold onto whatever food you ate instead of digesting it.

Case in point..when you see anorexic people finally start eating again, the fat doesn't go evenly across their bodies, it goes to their MAIN organs, like their kidneys and for women, their ovaries, causing them to get pudge around their backs and midsection. Your body does this as a survival technique. You need to understand how your body works so you can understand how to feed it!

If you are yo yo dieting and gaining weight.....and dont know why, congrats, you have just disocvered why.

If you are on the low carb diet, hit your goal weight, and now all of a sudden are gaining it back, you also know why...YOUR BODY needs balance.....if you take from one section you will end up starving another.

You need lean proteins, you need grains, you need GOOD carbs, you need fruits and veggies, good oils, fish.....

Think of your diet as a workout...if you were to run one mile every day for a month, you would only lose a little bit of weight then plataue again b/c your body gets used to it....the way to lose weight is muscle confusion..the way to lose weight with your diet is you got it..food confusion....

Eat what you want in small portions, but dont go over the calories and stay balanced..

This week try to eat 6 small meals..keep them balanced, CUT OUT sugar, pop, and white bread.....but everything else is fair game...see how much you lose...Then in two weeks I want you all to take one day and binge..yes binge..(within reason), have your cake...eat your cookies...eat some chips.... but only do it for ONE DAY..then go back onto your eating plan......then in another two weeks we are going to do the advocare cleanse...the best cleanse on the market that produces results like ten pounds in ten days..:)

Remember to treat your body like your workout and you will be astonished...:)

This week I would also like everyone to dedicate 15 minutes to prayer/meditation...Sitting in a comfortable spot....thinking, and praying on how God sees you as a person, how much he loves you and made you perfect despite what you may think about yourself...Remember our bodies are temples we need to treat them that way...Sometimes when I work out I am like its okay that I am feeling pain b/c my body is not my own..I am taking care of the loan that God has given me. :)

Breakfast

Make sure you break your fast tomorrow morning....

I suggest at lean protein (two eggs hard boiled), 2 pieces of turkey bacon....and fruit..

HERE IS THE KICKER

YOU HAVE to eat your fruit before you digest anything else...if you eat fruit first, it helps cleanse you for your protein...:) It also gets your metabolism going way faster.....

SO IF you wanna be skinny..

Get up...drink your spark b/c nobody should have to live without advocare spark.....eat your fruit...wait for 30 minutes...drink some water....and then have your 400 calorie breakfast....break your fast, lose the weight...simple but some find it extremely difficult......

Todays lesson.........;)

Today I would like to talk about Catalyst, the pill from Advocare that literally melts the fat off of your body, it is an amino acid mix that feeds your muscles and starves your fat. This is the only amino acid in the market that does what it says it does. Most amino acids are made up of bird feet, and other unmentionable things..:)

Amino acids help your muscles recover as well as help that layer of fat (pesky little thing) that tends to get stuck around the middle section...am I right ladies??

How is everyone on sleep? At least 8 hours a day, don't forget your 640z of water as well......

Recipe for awesome this week is turkey chili.....1 pound of turkey cooked with half a onion, season with chili powder.....Pour into large bowl keep on medium heat. Add 1 can of stewed tomatos (large), 1 can of white beans, 1 can of white kidney beans, 1 can of black beans, 2 cans of chili beans, and 1 whole kabasa turkey sausage, season to taste, let simmer for twenty minutes then serve...CHILLS perfect for the next day as well!

Exercises for this week: Run in place for 30 seconds, 30 seconds jumping jacks, 30 seconds squats, STOP FOR 30 Seconds and drink some water. 30 Seconds butt kicks (where u kick your butt with your feet like you are running really hard), 30 seconds high knees, 30 seconds high jumps (jump high like you are jumping rope) stop and rest......

repeat this three times...

When you are finished drop to the ground and do 20 push ups...jump up and do football sprints (quick feet), drop back down and do 10 push ups, jump up and do football sprints (for another ten seconds) drop down and do 5 more push ups, jump up for anotehr ten seconds of quick feet, then finally drop down, take some water, and rest..Good job...you've just burned more calories and built more muscle than if you would have gone for a two mile walk..:) More to come!

DAY 1!!!!

Hey Everyone Thanks for joining my blog! I will be blogging daily on Advocare Products and how to get the best body possible through exercise, nutrition, and of course supplements!

Day one has been a great one. Some quick pointers as we start this journey together....

Make sure you are drinking at least 64 oz of water a day, you burn 30% more calories when you are hydrated. Advocare as some great Rehydrate products that help rehydrate your body, they are sugar free and the best in the biz, Gatorade can't even compare!

Make sure you are getting enough sleep!! Sleep is CRUCIAL for weight loss, even if you are a night owl..Your body will thank you, I promise!

Make sure you do this with a buddy, its always easier to lose weight when you have accountability partners..

Ready for todays challenge??

SQUATS and lots of them...Do 60 Squats today, break them up, do them CORRECTLY form over speed.

When you build the larger muscle groups you automatically starve the fat in your body causing the fat to burn faster..This is why a lot of work out routines concentrate on squats, if your leg muscles grow then you will trim up faster...Squats are always your friends..

Stick with these pointers...and keep following..Recipes, tips, and info on products to come!