Morning Walks in Spring - Glorious!

Good Morning Everyone!

I treated myself this morning to a long walk in the neighborhood, about 4 miles. I love walking outdoors, especially in the Spring and Fall. Today it was about listening to the birds, enjoying all the daffodils and other Spring flowers and looking for other signs of Spring emerging. This is when daily walks fascinate me, seeing different trees in bloom or beginning to leaf out. Listening to a chorus of birdsong. Looking for that occassional hawk or big blue heron soar overhead.

I know that walking is good for me physically, but my outdoor walks fill my spirit just as much. I am so grateful to be able to get out and enjoy the beauty of nature. And my mind can go in whatever direction it wants. It's amazing what conversations I can have with myself (or not) on these walks!

May each of you do something today that is good for you in body and in spirit too!

The Gang!

So nice to see you all on the blog chatting it up! Well now, I'll have to get a nickname too! Tiny Tina, Agile Annie, Energetic Elissa.....hmm, Jumpin' Gin, that'll do! I could kick my butt, passed on a walk this afternoon, it wasn't nice out, clouds and sprinkles....then again it was 51 so that's huge! Tomorrow the sun will be out and I promise myself I will go!
Great Weekend All!
XO
Gin

Happy, Healthy Weekend!

I love reading your posts and the fact that we are already supporting each other.
I can't wait to see a few more people let us know about yourself and your goals!
It's been a good week for me and it is going to be a beautiful weekend so I am going to get a couple of extra walks in!
We have Monday's call ready and we are looking forward to sharing more empowering wisdom with you!
Off to fuel shop next. Love, San

Fizzy Drink

I tried the suggestion that Mom passed along, which was to put half of a 'Citrus' tablet in with half of a 'Pomegranate' and it is DELICIOUS!! I definitely prefer the taste over either of the two flavors on their own.

The secret weapon...

Think the most important thing besides the mindset is remembering to take the Going Going Gone. I have been great about taking it 3 times per day up until yesterday when I only took it in the morning. The rest of the day, I seemed to crave more "bad things". Here is my eating sched:

• Shake in the morning: water, 2 scoops vanilla protein shake, 1 scoop fiber, banana, strawberries and lots of ice. (Or the decadent chocolate peanut butter shake: milk, 2 scoops chocolate protein shake, 1 scoop fiber, tablespoon of peanut butter and lots of ice.)
• Lunch: sandwich and some fruit or a bowl of soup and 2 corn tortillas
• Afternoon: fizzing tab in water
• 1 glass of white wine (can't give that up!)
• Dinner: whatever we have although not eating seconds
• After dinner: detox tea with honey

I love being held accountable, but not judged for the missteps along the way. : )

Glad to Be Here

Hi Everyone.

San, thanks for inviting me too! I'm excited to begin this journey and looking forward to learning how to "blog"....ha,ha,ha! Excited to be in touch with my Arbonne family - I miss all of you and love that we can connect in such an empowering and healthy way. More to come!

Elissa Prentice

Hey everyone! For those who don’t know me, I’m San’s daughter. I’m 35 and live out in sunny San Diego with my husband and our two year old daughter. One of my main goals is just to get back into an exercise routine. I can count the number of times that I’ve exercised over the last three years on one hand! Ever since about halfway through my pregnancy, I haven’t really found the time in my day (or energy) to exercise. I know it’s been about choices/priority … I’d always rather spend my time with Madeline or resting/sleeping than exercising. However, I do remember how good it made me feel and I also know how much better I’ll feel about myself once I start again. At this point I do count running around and playing with my toddler as “something” but I’d like to be doing more. My husband is working with me to try to figure out times in my busy daily schedule where I can fit this in. I’m also considering purchasing a treadmill to put in my garage so that it’s super convenient for me and I can do it when Madeline is sleeping. I just have to remember that it’s not supposed to turn into a drying rack / coat rack. ;)

My other goal is to lose inches!! I’m more concerned with inches and how I look & feel than I am with pounds, so my baseline was established by taking measurements in five places: upper abs, waist, lower abs, hips and thighs. Of all of the times I’ve taken these measurements, last week was my biggest on record … so I have a lot of work to do.

Here’s what I’ve already changed~

• Fuel vs. Poison - I think about food as food versus poison all of the time now. It’s already engrained in me, which is fun! There are times when I’m making choices that I know are poison but those are dwindling. I’d say I’ve already gone from 40% fuel / 60% poison to 65% fuel / 35% poison!
• Alcohol – my husband and I used to drink a glass or two of red wine nearly every night … one when we got home and started our evening and sometimes a second one with dinner. We have cut back to only having wine on Friday and Saturday nights. This is HUGE for us ~ such a change to our routine. Not only has this help significantly with my fuel vs. poison ratio, but it’s saving us $$.
• Shakes - I’ve been making a shake nearly every morning for breakfast. I use cranberry juice (100% juice) as my base and add 2 scoops of protein shake, 1 scoop of fiber, some ice cubes, half of a banana, and a spoonful of frozen organic blueberries. YUM YUMMMM!
• Chews – I normally eat one chew around 10:30-11:00 in the morning, when I’m starting to get hungry for lunch. Then I eat lunch closer to noon. I also sometimes eat another chew (or two) in the late afternoon, around 3:00pm, which is when I used to make a trip to our work chocolate bowl.
• Detox Tea – I’ve been a cup of this most nights after dinner. It’s my new treat after we clean up and sit down to relax. I’ve always loved all kinds of tea so this wasn’t too difficult for me to incorporate, but the good thing is that this tea ‘treat’ has replaced dessert which used to consist of chocolate most nights. Some nights we even add a scoop of fiber into it! … I didn’t think that would work (it was my husband’s idea) but it dissolves well and it’s tasteless.
• Going Going Gone – I’ve just started on these in the last couple of days. My main challenge is going to be remembering to take them and always having them with me. I haven’t noticed their effect yet but I trust my Mom and Gerri that they really do work!!!

I haven’t started exercising yet but at least it’s still on my list, and I’m working on making it a higher priority. :) I really loved the concept of ‘Something is better than Nothing’ and I’m going to remember that as I introduce exercise back into my life. Maybe I should get a dog so that I’m forced to go on a walk twice a day!?! Hahahah.