Goals For September 25-Oct 1, 2011

1. Go grocery shopping- deadline - Monday - Sept 26
2. Make Weekly Menu - deadline - Sunday - Sept 25
3. Make a video blog about my journey - deadline - Friday- September 30
4. Share Beachbody with a friend - deadline - Saturday - October 1
5. Make one of my meal plans for a friend - deadline - Sunday - October 2
6. Pack for out of town trip - deadline - Thursday - September 29
7. Conitnue following meal plans
8. Continue following Slim in 6 schedule- deadline - November 1st
9. Go through Evan's clothes/toys - deadline - Thursday - September 29
10. Take my antibiotics daily - deadline - Saturday - October 1
11. Continue working on sleep schedule
12. Schedule Dr Appt Follow-Up - deadline - Monday - September 26
13. Send out follow up emails to customers - deadline - Tuesday - September 27

Contract with self:

This week I will push myself harder to stick to my meal plan and exercise schedule. I have slipped a few times and will not let that keep me down, I will pick up where I left off and continue to strive to do better each day.

/s/ Coach Willow

Measurements from July 11th - Sept 15th, 2011

July 11th, 2011                                                  September 15th, 2011

Chest - 51                                                                    Chest - 48

Left Arm - 15 1/4                                                        Left Arm - 15

Right Arm - 15                                                           Right Arm - 14

Waist - 48 1/2                                                              Waist - 46

Left Thigh - 24 1/4                                                      Left Thigh - 23

Right Thigh - 25                                                         Right Thigh - 23 1/2

Weight - 224.6                                                             Weight - 216


So as you can see by these side by side measurements I have lost the following inches off each body parts measured and lbs in weight:

Chest - 3"

Left Arm - 1/4"

Right Arm - 1"

Waist - 2 1/2"

Left Thigh - 1 1/2"

Right Thigh - 2 1/2"

Weight - 8.6 lbs

Seeing these results really motivates me that much more to continue with what I am doing. It shows me that eating right and exercising regularly works and that I am getting closer to my overall goals. This hasn't been an easy journey, but its definately been worth it. This journey has been a huge learning experience for me and I plan to continue learning from it. I've definately stepped out of my comfort zone and because of that I am living healthier and seeing results.

If your interested in learning more about my journey or the tools that I am using to reach my goals, please contact me. I will leave my email and Beachbody links below and will be happy to help you with your fitness/weightloss journey. The only thing I ask is that you are positive, honest,  and committed to reaching your goals.

Email: coachwillowb@gmail.com
Beachbody: http://beachbodycoach.com/willowb82
Shakeology: http://myshakeology.com/willowb82

Accomplishments/Goals for the week of Sept 18-24, 2011

Accomplishments from last weeks goals Sept 11-17, 2011

• Bought flashcards for my son
• Followed my Beachbody Meal Plan
• Recieved my Shakeology Order
• Had successful training with my dog
• Pushed myself to work out
• Went to my scheduled appts without cancelling last minute
• Tried frozen yogurt instead of ice cream
• Bought new shoes
• Blogged about my Beachbody Meal Plan experiences thus far
• I've lost 2.2 lbs and 2 inches in 9 days by following my meal plans and exercising daily.

My Goals For this Week are

• Continue following my Beachbody Meal Plans - deadline - life
• Try new Beachbody recipes on my meal plans each week - deadline - until all are tried
• Continue following Turbo Jam Workout Schedule in Wowy -deadline- until I get new program
• Order the P90X Protien Bars Variety Pack - deadline - Friday
• Get paperwork turned into the Oregon Building - deadline- Friday
• Take my dog to her training sessions on Wednesday and Saturday
• Continue Reading - deadline- life
• Continue taking my measurements every Friday for my challenge - deadline - Sept 30th
• Continue taking pictures of my Beachbody Meal Plans - deadline - November
• Go grocery shopping for the food in my weekly meal plan - deadline - Tuesday
• Continue working on my sleep habits - try to be in bed by 11pm - deadline - life
• Get medical paperwork filled out and turned in - deadline - Friday
• Buy more training treats for Zoey's trainings - deadline - Tuesday
• Try the Slim in 6 and Shakeology workout DVD's once this week - deadline- Saturday
• Try to catch up with Coach Michael and Tiyona and get caught up - deadline - Wednesday

Contract With Self:

I will continue with the progress I've been making. I will push myself and continue to put my health first. I will wear my Beachbody bracelet daily to remind myself of my comittment to myself. I will not focus on the negative, but instead focus on the positive and  learn and move forward from any mistakes I've made in my journey. I know I can reach my goals and will continue to get closer to my goals each day.

/s/ Coach Willow

10 days into my BeachBody Meal Plans.......

So I decided to blog a little about how my Beachbody Meal Plans are going and how I am feeling about them.

It's been 10 days since I started following my Beachbody Meal Plans pretty strictly and am feeling really good about it. The food has been super easy to make and tastes great. Not only am I eating them, but my husband, 10 yr old daughter, and 21 month old son are all eating them and enjoying them. We are all feeling healthier and actually look forward to the next days recipes to try. I have found that having a set menu printed out for the week helps me to stay on track with eating 6x per day and having the meals planned ahead of time keeps us away from the fast food joints. It also saves us a ton of money because we sit down every Friday or Saturday night, plan out our menu on beachbody.com, then print the shopping list based off of our weekly menu, and only shop for the foods on that list. So now we aren't buying a bunch of unneeded foods, boxed foods, or snack foods. We buy strictly what is on the shopping list and don't even look at anything else. With buying the food only needed for the week, we avoid throwing out spoiled foods and stay away from fast food joints; thus saving us a ton of money. I'm not saying we don't go out on occassion, but when we do, we are more up to trying new, healthier items on the menu; rather than our usual deep fried choices.
I've noticed a difference in my body already. I've lost 7 inches total off my entire body and 5lbs weight. I've had more energy (when not attacked by insomnia) and just feel healthier. I've been eating foods that I've never thought of eating before and learning how to cook all over again. Its been great standing in the kitchen with my husband and making our meals together. I was one that use to "HATE" the kitchen cause it seemed like every meal took forever to cook and I personally had others things I rather be doing. But since following the Beachbody Meal Plan, I've been enjoying cooking and trying new foods. I have yet to run into anything on my menu's that I don't enjoy. My husband has even discovered foods that he use to not like, he likes now cause they are cooked differently. I also love setting a good example for my kids and introducing new, healthier foods that most kids their ages wouldn't be getting at home.  Beachbody has introduced me to a new healthier lifestyle that I never thought I would stick to because I wouldn't like the foods or wouldn't like/have time for the workouts, but I do and I enjoy every minute of it.
I'm not saying my journey has been easy, cause it hasn't. I have had my share of ups and downs, but the important thing to me is I pick back up where I left off and continue to strive to be better for myself and my family. There are days that I just don't feel like dragging my butt outta bed and working out or even eating, but then I think about my goals and tell myself you have to do it cause no one else can do it for you. It is my life and I am the only one that can take control and make the changes that need to be made for me to be healthier and happier. I also find myself on Support to Success and reading other people's posts to help motivate me to get up and reach for my goals.

One of my favorite quotes is: "To Achieve All That Is Possible, We Must Attempt The Impossible."  So when I am feeling like it is impossible to reach my goal weight, I just think to myself I have to push myself harder, I have to give it my all, and most of all I have to make the attempts to get there or I'll never know if it was possible. The worst thoughts that go through my mind when I give up or don't try is the what ifs?. ...

So I guess, following the BeachBody Meal Plans has not only changed my eating habits for the better, but also has changed my family, my mindset, my health, and my life thus far. I am so happy that I made the first step of asking Coach Michael what he is doing and how he is doing it cause he helped me decide that I wanted to change and hooked me up with the tools and support I needed to get to where I am today. I appreciate all that Michael and Tiyona have done for me thus far and my Fit Phatty team for all their support. Without each and every one of you, I would not be so dedicated to myself. You all keep me going and striving to be a better me.

Weekly Accomplishments and Goals for Sept 11th- 17th, 2011

My accomplishments from last week are as follows:

• I continued reading 10+ pages per day
• Followed my meal plan
• Lost 7 inches off entire body
• Lost 5 lbs
• Took updated photos of my body transformation
• Continued to exercise even though I wasn't feeling up to it
• Conitnued pushing myself
• Used my 3rd party tools
• Checked in with customers, S2S, and updated my blog
• Did training sessions with my dog
• Discussed my journey with others

I'm still working on my sleeping habits.

My Goals for this week are:

• Continue following my meal plans on Team BeachBody - for life
• Continue following my Turbo Jam schedule in Wowy SuperGym -  until I upgrade program
• Hopefully recieve my new bag of Shakeology - Tuesday or Wednesday this week
• Continue training sessions with my dog - at least 1x daily for life
• Continue checking in with S2S and writing my blogs - for life
• Continue taking pictures of Beach Body meals for upcoming challenge - Nov 2011 - New Meals
• Buy Alphabet/Numbers flash cards for my son to practice with -  Thursday night of this week
• Continue to work on my sleeping habits - for life
• Continue using 3rd party tools - for life

So these are some of my goals for this week. Alot of them are continuing from the beginning of my journey and will continue for the rest of my life. I am making progress on my journey due to setting my goals weekly and following through with what I have to do to reach these goals.

Contract with Self:

I will continue to follow my club beachbody meal plans, Turbo Jam schedule in Wowy, and my healthier lifestyle. I will continue to lose the weight and tone my body in a safe way. I will listen to my body and take breaks as needed. I will keep my goals in mind at all times and when I start to feel like not following through, I will push myself to get things done. This is my life and I have to do what is needed to live it to the fullest.

/s/ Coach Willowb

August 5th - September 6th Measurements

August 5th Measurements                       September 6th Measurements


Chest - 50                                                             Chest- 48 1/2
L Arm - 15 1/2                                                     L Arm - 15
R Arm - 14 1/2                                                     R Arm - 14
Waist - 47                                                             Waist - 47 1/2
Hips - 47 1/2                                                          Hips - 47
L Thigh - 24                                                          L Thigh - 23
R Thigh - 25 3/4                                                    R Thigh - 23 3/4
Weight - 221.6 lbs                                                 Weight - 218.2

As you can see I have made some progress, but not a lot. I know that any progress is better than none, but I set goals of how much weight/size I wanted to lose each month and I am just shy of those goals.
So I've decided to challenge myself by following my Team Beach Body Meal Plans for the next 30 days and track my progress. Today is day 3 of my challenge and so far I am doing great. The meals are easy to make and taste great, which makes it that much easier to stick to. I will continue to blog about my challenge meals, struggles, and progress throughout this challenge so that you and I can see the truth behind my progress.

Here's to a new challenge and a new me! 

Goals for the week of Sept 4th-10th 2011

These are my accomplishments from last week:

• Sat down with my hubby and made a weekly meal plan on teambeachbody.com
• Printed my weekly meal plan and recipes
• Printed my shopping list from teambeachbody.com
• Went shopping and bought only the items listed on my shopping list
• Started following my weekly meal plan
• Completely cleaned out my fridge and filled with items from shopping list
• Followed my Turbo Jam schedule in Wowy Supergym
• Logged my workouts in Wowy Supergym
• Sent out info for the P90X2 pre-order and followed up
• Made follow up calls and emails to customer leads
• Got the house cleaned
• Finished school shopping for my daughter
• Read 10+ pages a day in my book

Here are my goals for this week:

• Continue following my teambeachbody.com menu - deadline- life
• Continue reading 10+ pages a day in my book "Personality Plus" - deadline- til finished
• Continue following my Turbo Jam workout schedule- deadline- life
• Get Elena up and off to school on time - dealine- Sept 2011-June 2012
• Get myself on a good wake-up/bedtime schedule -deadline- life
• Take pictures of my BeachBody Meals - deadline - Nov 2011
• Continue blogging about goals, progress, struggles, meals, fitness, ect - deadline- life
• Continue taking updated pictures of progress -deadline- life

Contract with self:

I will continue to follow my meal plan and workout schedules. I will keep my goals in mind at all times and continue to strive and make the changes needed to reach my goals. I will continue thinking positively and kick the negative from my life.

/s/ Willow

About my journey and a new plan.........

So I've been working out 5 days a week most weeks since August and working out pretty regular since June/July 2011 and I've notice the scale and measurements aren't moving. It's a little discouraging, but I know exactly what I've been doing wrong and I'm not gonna lie or make up excuses as to why. My eating habits are what are holding me back. I've been battling my eating habits for 15 yrs now. I started gaining weight when I was about 15 or 16 yrs old due to birth control and my eating got way out of hand. I'm at the heaviest weight (224lbs) I've ever been in my life and I don't want to get any bigger.
In March I joined Team Beach Body and started the Turbo Jam program. When I first started, I wasn't confident in myself, comfortable posting in a public place about my struggles, or working out in front of people, so the only times I would workout was while my husband was at work and I was alone, which wasn't very often. Then in May 2011, my coach had me join an online supoprt group and I started getting a little more serious about my weight loss efforts. I started working out a little more regular, posting blogs about my health and fitness journey, got started on Shakeology, started trying some of the Beach Body recipes, and making new friends in my group. The support group has really helped me stay more focused on my workout and eating habits than ever before, but I still seemed to struggle with the eating habits more than anything.
So now that I have been getting my exercise in, its time for me to buckle down even more and get my eating up to par. I drink shakeology 1x per day sometimes 2 and that helps with my energy and overall mood for the day, plus my sweet tooth. I have a sweet tooth for chocolate that wont stop and the shakeology has really helped with that. I've been battling deep depression and social anxiety for 2 yrs now and the shakeology has actually helped with it quite a bit.
Anyway, here is my new plan to help me get this weight off, boost my confidence, make me a healthier person, and be happier all around:

• Continue working out 5x week
• Continue reading 10 pages per day
• Continue drinking Shakeology 1-2x daily
• Continue blogging
• Continue logging into my support group
• Only measure and weigh myself at the end of each month
• Print my Beach Body meal plan weekly and stick to it

Contract with myself:

I will continue to do whatever it takes to get this weight off and reach my goals. No More BS or Excuses. I will follow my BeachBody Meal Plans to a T and print them off weekly. I will only buy what is on my BeachBody shopping list for the menu for the week. I will print out my goals and motivational quotes and post them in my room and bathroom so that I can see them everyday and remind myself of why I am doing this. This is my life and I am the only one that is responsible for wha I do. I CAN AND WILL DO THIS FOR MY LIFE!!!!

/s/ Coach Willow