Random Thoughts

• Where is summer?  I am tired of wearing the same thing day in and day out, pants, summer shirt, and a cardigan.  Is summer ever going to come and stay?
• I miss my boat.  I am craving to get out to the lake and enjoy a boat ride.  Dave finally picked up our boat last Friday and now it is sitting nicely in our garage.  Refer to my first bullet point as to why we have not yet used it.  
• I'm tired.  Maya has been busy each night of the week with swimming lessons.  She is doing a great job and loving it.  I can not believe how much she is learning this time around.  Having a lesson every night for 2 weeks minus weekends is apparently the key.
• Wishing I had more dedication and time to devout to my Beachbody business and working out.  Dave and I are doing our 3rd round of Insanity which I love but my back is giving me some issues so I have to take it slow.  I'm frustrated.  Thankfully I have had 3 great workouts in a row with very little back pain!
• We are busy planning.  We have decided to really decide what is important and how we should best spend our hard earned money.  We have decided to let satellite go and give over the antenna TV watching a chance.  Scary.  Has anyone done this and do you miss satellite or cable?  
• We received our first box of vegetables from our farm.  I am in love.  So excited to have fresh vegetables delivered to me each week.  This is a must have!
• I am having a chocolate attack.  It seems I am craving chocolate like there is no tomorrow.  I have always loved chocolate but have been able to keep it under control until recently.  My new goal is to get off of my chocolate addiction starting now!

I guess that is all my random thoughts for now.  Until later...

Wordless Wednesday - Turbo Girl!

Commit to Being Fit

In case you are new to my blog or maybe simply forgot or chose to ignore, Dave and I are committed to living a fit life. What does that mean? It means we are choosing to exercise and instill good behaviors to our two daughters. We are attempting to eat well as much as we can along with following our current exercise program, Insanity by Beachbody.

Because Dave and I love Insanity and the other Beachbody workout programs, Dave and I decided to sign up to become a Beachbody coach. We realize being a Beachbody coach is not for everyone but let me tell you why we decided to do it and the benefits we receive from it.

• We receive product discounts – 25% off!
• We get to meet and get to know other Beachbody coaches as well as other individuals who are also committed to being fit.
• We get to help others achieve their fitness goals.
• We get to participate in Beachbody conference calls and get access to a lot of cool information to help us succeed in our fitness journey.

Right now Beachbody is allowing you to sign up as a coach for free through the end of 2010. Starting in January, it is a $40 sign up fee. In addition to the sign-up fee, there is a $15 monthly charge to maintain your website. Small change if you are taking advantage of the 25% off on all the products (especially Shakeology which is a meal replacement shake – yummy!).

If you are only interested in the exercise programs or Shakeology, we are here for you! We have tried many of them and have written several reviews under our fitness tab along the navigation bar so please check it out.

I have learned many people have P90X at home. If you have ordered something through Beachbody then you have been automatically assigned a Beachbody coach. Did you know that? Whenever someone buys something for the first time, the Beachbody site automatically assigns a coach to you for free. You see, you pay nothing for having a Beachbody coach (which is very cool). Regardless if you have a coach or want to sign up for the first time, we’d love to be your coach. If you are interested is changing your coach, please follow the simple steps below. If you have not signed up or have not purchased anything yet, please go to the site at beachbodycoach.com/DHELD to sign up and to purchase.

To change your assigned Beachbody Coach, send an email to Coachrelations@teambeachbody.com. Include the following:

• Your name
• Send the email from the email address you use to log into TeamBeachbody.com
• The name or the Coach ID of the Coach to whom you want to switch (our Coach ID is 57999)
• You can also call: 1-800-240-0913 and make the coach change over the phone.

If you are interested in learning more about how to become a Beachbody coach or any of the products, please contact us! We would love for you to become a part of our fitness family and we would love to help answer any questions you may have.

You can contact us via our blog by using our contact form, or visit our Beachbody site at beachbodycoach.com/DHELD.

Exercising on the Road

The last few days I have spent out of town on a work trip and a day trip to my brother's for my niece's 1 year birthday.  It has been a busy 3 days.  As I have said in a previously blog, Dave and I are trying to live a fit life.  Therefore while packing for my work trip, I packed my gym clothes, sneakers, and reading material as I had great intentions of hitting the hotel exercise room.  Unfortunately my expectations and hopes were too high. 

Why is it when you are out of town it is almost impossible to get a workout in?  Is it because you are asked to be at your work place at 5 am, travel 3+ hours, work all day, go out for dinner, and arrive back at the hotel at 9:30 pm?  Is it because you are expected to meet your party in the hotel lobby by 7 am for breakfast so you can be at your next destination by 8:00 am? 

I had great intentions of getting one workout in but the only time my sneakers made it out of the suitcase is when I need to get to what was underneath them.  Sad but the reality.  I do wonder how other's manage to exercise on the road.  At least I tried.

Thankfully I am home now and can get back into my workout routine.  It is amazing how icky you can feel when you haven't worked for a few days.  Exercising is truly a high (at least for me) and I am ready to kick some Shaun T butt in Insanity!

Fitness Is A Priority In Our Family

Fitness is a huge part of our daily lives.  It is something we do together as a team days each week.  We love it and we love being fit together.

Dave and I both have very unique fitness stories on how we reached the point of being fitness enthusiasts.  We both agree it is extremely important to be a positive role model for our children and to make our personal health a priority.  We have fallen head over heals for Beachbody workouts specifically ChaLean Extreme and Insanity.  It has taken us years to reach this point where we agree on workouts and where we exercise together.

How did fitness become apart of me? Looking back I have always lived a fairly active lifestyle. Growing up I was involved in a few sports, rode bike with my friends, and had an amazing metabolism. When I left home to attend college, I quickly gained the freshmen 15+ and no longer could fit into my clothes. At that point I knew I had to do something as I was no longer playing any sports so I joined a gym.

Throughout my adult life, I have continued to exercise to a point. There were a few years which I had a gym membership but never found my way there to utilize it. Thankfully I had a job in retail at the time which kept me moving despite the lack of exercise and good eating habits. Once we moved to our current town, I made the decision to get fit so I joined an all women's gym. This gym really changed my view of exercise and I found myself consistently craving more.

As a member of the gym, I met my good friend Kimberly who is a personal trainer. I had the privilege of training with her and learning new exercises while trimming my body. I loved the results.

As our trainer/client relationship turned into a friendship, Kimberly talked to me about the Beachbody workouts and about working out at home. She spoke very highly of it and thought I would enjoy it. Honestly I never thought I would ever be motivated enough to exercise in my own home so I always dismissed it until Dave decided to incorporate fitness into his life.  (For the rest of my story click here).

Dave's story differs than mine as Dave had been overweight for most of his adult life and regrettably the two most photographed moments of his life, our wedding and the experience of bringing home our first daughter, he was at his heaviest.

Here is Dave's story:

I have been able to lose weight in the past, including 20 pounds by following the Atkins diet back in 2002 as well as when training to run a 1/2 marathon in 2006. The weight came back.

I have never been a fan of the gym, joining one in every city we have every lived in, and usually paying for a membership that I never used. I found it monotonous and had no vision on what I should be doing.

The change in my life came in late 2008 when I saw that my employer had a program at an area hospital to create a custom diet and fitness plan for those considered obese. I inquired into the program and was told that my BMI (body mass index) of 29 was not considered obese (the cut-off was 30) and to call back if I gained some more weight. Seriously, an employee of a health organization recommended that I gain some additional weight to join their fat club.

I decided to do something about it on my own. The following January I hired a personal trainer and for the next 6 months I learned the basics of fitness and gained the confidence I needed to believe in myself by seeing the results. (For the rest of Dave's story click here).

If you are like us and want to incorporate fitness into your life or maybe you already have, we would love for you to become a follower of our fitness blog found under the fitness tab.  Our goal is to blog about the ups and downs of fitness, talk in depth about our Beachbody workouts, and blog about other fitness stories or tips we have learned along the way.  If you find you have questions, please contact us and we will do our best to answer them.  We love Beachbody so much that Dave recently became a coach!  You can view Dave's personal coaching website here.  The site will allow you to ask questions, learn more about the products, and even order the products! 

Please follow our journey and share your story with us.  We would love to hear from you and see how fitness is changing your life.