Shakeology

So my friend Emily has gotten me hooked on Shakeology. She had a baby about two years ago and after having her gorgeous tot she wanted to loose the baby weight, she started working out more and drinking Shakeology everyday. She lost the baby weight and then some. She has motivated me to be more healthy and eat better.
I wanted to try out this magical drink she had been talking about and I bought a bag. I freakin love this stuff! I love the chocolate flavor and I love blending it in the morning with a frozen banana and almond milk. It keeps me full a long time and tastes so much better than any protein shake I have tried in the past. There are two flavors chocolate and greenberry, both taste great but my favorite is chocolate. I am working towards my goal of getting to my goal weight and I would say Shakeology has definitely helped. I feel full after I drink it and I know I am getting the nutrients I need.

So you probably want to know exactly what Shakeology is...

How it works...
This patent-pending daily nutritional shake helps your body gently eliminate toxins more efficiently while allowing for better absorption of the essential nutrients you need. A proprietary blend of digestive enzymes and prebiotics helps your body progressively eliminate the toxins that build up over time from eating today's highly processed foods.
At the same time, whole-food ingredients deliver the essential amino acids, vitamins, and minerals your body needs to curb cravings, allowing your body to shed stored fat while the more than 20 different antioxidants and phytonutrients help reduce free radical damage that can lead to heart disease, heart attacks, high blood pressure, and stroke. 

Whats in it...

Even if you searched all over the world, you probably wouldn't be able to find all of the 70-plus, ultra-high-quality ingredients we've included in Shakeology. Not only do you get a wide range of essential nutrients, from the fruits and vegetables you should be eating more of every day, you'll also get the benefits of important foods from all around the world—foods that the latest scientific research has shown to be highly advantageous to your well-being.

More than 70 different ingredients were chosen from around the world for their potency and bioavailability (the ability to deliver the nutrients your body needs). Here are the key nutrient groups that these ingredients deliver:

• Protein and Essential Amino Acids to help build long, lean muscles and reduce food cravings
• Prebiotics and Digestive Enzymes, which aid in improving digestion, regularity, and nutrient absorption
• Antioxidants and Phytonutrients to help counteract free radical damage that can lead to degenerative diseases
• Vitamins and Minerals your body needs to function for
  optimal health. 

So basically how it works..
Just replace one meal a day with Shakeology, exercise three times a week, and follow a balanced diet. It's that simple. You can lower cholesterol levels, lose pounds, and shed inches. 

If you have any questions about Shakeology or want a free sample please email me at lindseydavis85@gmail.com!

Jolt

I haven't updated in awhile, honestly I haven't really been motivated until this past week. I was sick for two weeks with a really bad sinus infection, causing me to miss my weight loss team class at the gym that whole time. I went back this week and even though I am back to working out I wasn't really feeling and and not motivated. Today however I woke up motivated to get started on this healthy lifestyle again. I finally got my jolt of energy and motivation I needed! I am down 15 lbs since I last updated. I am proud of that and I hope it continues to go down. I know in the intro I didn't really explain how I am trying to reach my goals. So this is what I am doing to loose the weight...

1. Taking a class called Team Weight Loss at Lifetime Fitness-We meet every MWF at 6am and workout for an hour. We usually do our workouts on the treadmill, using weights and resistance bands.

2. Ben and I are starting Couch to 5k, because we signed up to do a 5k over Halloween weekend. I am excited to do this, but also nervous!

3. I eat around 1800 calories a day. I try to track what I eat everyday. We got rid of all the junk in the house and stocked up on healthy food-lots of fruits, veggies and grains! I love cooking and food so I thought this would be really hard, but surprisingly I have had lots of fun coming up with and finding healthy meals.

So far that is all I am doing to obtain my weight loss goal. I love living this new healthy lifestyle and someday I hope to motivate others to do the same thing!

My Story

I don't want to tell some sob story about how I don't know how I got so overweight, and I don't want people to feel sorry for me I know how it happened. I was lazy and didn't take care of myself physically or mentally. I didn't care what I was putting into my mouth, I didn't care that I would sit on my arse all day and not even try to get any exercise into my daily activities, all of this caused me to weigh.....327 lbs.

I don't want to sit there and act like I am not ashamed of my number, because of course I am, but now is the time to do something about it while I am still young. My husband, Ben, and I would love to have children someday and I want to live to see my children grow old. I want to be a good example for my kids and eventually grandkids. 

Growing up I was always somewhat overweight, we never had scales in our house so I was never sure how much I weighed, but I always knew I was bigger then my peers in school. I had a lot of friends and was somewhat active, I was never very concerned about my weight growing up. It got out of control when I started college. I was away from home, eating Ben and Jerry's ice cream just about every night and for sure no exercise at all. I started to pack on the pounds, but it got worse once I met Ben. 

Me at my senior prom

 I love my husband dearly, but he does not have the best eating habits and is extremely picky, I am not blaming him for my mistakes but once we started dating I took on his eating habits and we ate out A LOT. Veggies and fruits were not consumed. It was a bunch of processed crap. I gained I want to say about 100 lbs in the past 7 years.

Our Wedding Day August 5 2006 about 300 lbs

While I was gaining all this weight, I actually changed my college major from Early Childhood Education to Culinary Arts. I was the fat girl in the kitchen, but I must say I do not regret taking my culinary classes, I learned tons and even gained a lot of knowledge about nutrition. I graduated with my culinary degree in May of 2010.

May 2010

Now that I have been married for almost five years, all of those years being morbidly obese (I hate this term by the way!),I am ready to take charge of my life again. I signed up at a gym (Lifetime Fitness) and I am taking a weight loss class that meets 3 times a week and I am eating clean and healthy. I know this will be a long road, but in the end I know it will totally be worth it.