Change Sucks!

Yea, yea, yea, I know that I posted the other day about changing your life, so why would I call this post "Change Sucks"? Well, because I have just come off one of the hardest weeks.

It is so hard to let your child grow up and make necessary changes. I have been a homeschool mom and able to shield my son from the big, bad world. We've had our warm, comfortable one where we snuggle on the couch doing school. Last week changed all of that when my almost 8-yr old went to school for the first time...starting in 2nd grade.

I had NO IDEA how hard it was going to be...FOR ME!

Yes, he's already hit bumps, but I know in my head that change takes time. I tell that to people every single day. My mommy heart, however, says something completely different. It's basically saying SCREW THIS!

I'm gonna suck it up. Not because I want to, but because I have to.

Change takes time. Change takes adjustment. Change is uncomfortable. Change SUCKS. Without change, however, there is no growth...and that isn't acceptable.

Day Off

Morning! I'm taking a few days off here. My son started school on Wednesday, and it's been a tad rough...for ME! I'll be back posting on Monday! Have a great weekend!

Hump Day Humor

Change YOUR Life!

Woot! I found out this am that I was named TOP COACH for being in the top 4 of the Beachbody company for organizational rank advancement...out of like 22,000 coaches!!!!

People, Beachbody is the REAL deal and has changed my life! It can change yours too (physically and financially) if you will do your homework and learn about the company. Put any pre-judgments aside and look at it for what it is. It's NOT like "other" companies.

Please go to www.GoFitCoach.biz and read/watch everything. It may be the best 45 min you've ever spent and could change YOUR life.

Healthy Eating Tips

The basics:

Don't forget your calcium
Good sources include low fat or non fat milk, cheese, and yoghurt, or calcium fortified foods and beverages.

Eat diverse carbs
A healthy diet emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fat-free or low-fat milk.
Eat healthy at restaurants
Choose steamed, grilled, or broiled, rather than fried or sauteed dishes.

Eat healthy snacks
Take healthy snacks with you so you aren't tempted to buy unhealthful choices. Try fruit, cut up vegetables, cheese, or unsalted nuts.

Eat low fat protein
A healthy non vegetarian diet includes lean meats, poultry, fish, beans, eggs, and nuts.

Focus on fruit
Eat a variety of different fruits each day.

Go lean on protein
Choose lean, low fat sources of protein, such as lean meats, poultry (remove the skin), and fish.

Healthy lunches
Take a sandwich on whole grain breads, with a piece of fruit and non sweetened drink (water, low fat milk, or fruit juice).

Know your food groups
Grains; milk and milk products; fruits; vegetables; meat, poultry and fish; and nuts, seeds, and legumes.

***Source: Wellsphere

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Hump Day Humor

Coffee...Gimme My COFFEE!

I love me my Joe. Actually, I love me my Keith, my hubby of 18 years, but that has NOTHING to do with coffee, does it?! So, I love me my Joe.

I love the taste. I love the comforting feeling of holding a hot cup of the stuff...and if I'm being honest, I love how it makes me feel, which leads me to the main topic today.

CAFFEINE!!!

There is a lot of controversy about this substance that is a central nervous system stimulant. Caffeine's effects include increasing the heart rate, boosting urine production, and raising the metabolic rate.

Caffeine is the most widely used behaviorally active drug in the world. In fact, at least 8 out of 10 adult Americans consume the stuff. Caffeine has been blamed as the culprit behind cancer, heart disease, breast disease, and other ailments, yet scientists have yet to confirm that caffeine contributes to any problem other than the jitters.

An interesting study in Boston actually showed that people who consume high amounts of caffeine also consume a low amount of healthy food and are inactive. Perhaps these factors contribute to the physical ailments? I mean, come on, we know they do!

So, am I going to quit drinking my coffee? Ummmm...NO! I love it too much. I do want to stress, however, what I stress with everything: MODERATION is the key!

What is YOUR dream?

Hump Day Humor

Product Partners (Beachbody) Sues Costco Over Counterfeit P90X

LOS ANGELES – Product Partners LLC, creators of the uber-successful Beachbody line of DRTV fitness products, filed a lawsuit against Costco Wholesale Corp., on Tuesday for copyright infringement on its trademarked materials “P90X,” “P90X & Design,” “Beachbody” and “Beachbody & Design.”

P90X is a popular home exercise kit consisting of 13 DVDs and a 90-day workout routine, sold exclusively through Beachbody.com and authorized Beachbody Coaches. The Beachbody trademark, as well as P90X & Design and Beachbody & Design, is used in connection with dietary supplements, meal replacements, diet aids and video cassettes for fitness and dietary instruction.

The filing, in the Western Division of the Central District of California court, against the massive wholesale retailer, along with National Clothing Company Inc. and DOES 1-10, states: “Upon information and belief, at least as early as July 8, 2009, Costco sold counterfeit P90X DVDs,” and “displayed copyrighted promotional video for P90X” in stores in Pennsylvania, Washington and California, without authorization or licensing from the plaintiff.

Costco did not respond to attempts by Response to reach the company for comment.

When the maker of the hit fitness program recently learned of the sale of the products in Costco’s stores, it immediately looked into taking legal action, knowing the product line is sold strictly in direct response channels and could, in no way, be authorized by Product Partners. In fact, counsel for the company warns buyers that any P90X product sold by a retailer, either brick-and-mortar or online, is not a legal copy and may be defective.

“As with every other DR company that creates great products, we vigorously have to protect our intellectual property and the integrity of our products, says Jonathan Gelfand, legal counsel for Product Partners. “It’s too easy to find counterfeit copies out there and it’s deceiving the public.”

Gelfand went on to say that the counterfeiting and the copying of DVDs is a problem that Product Partners is constantly looking out for and addressing. The company gets calls every day from customers who bought what they thought was a genuine P90X for a lower price and then they wind up with a defective DVD, missing a manual, or the disc corrupts a computer. “We will do everything to protect consumers and the integrity of consumers,” Gelfand says.

To Busy to Workout?

Fitness & Business: The Perfect Marriage

With the Beachbody Revolution system you get everything to transform your body AND set up an online business. Just encourage people to use Beachbody's proven fitness and weight loss products and let them help you get the word out.

Be proud and share your desire to be fit and healthy for life with others. It's not about being a salesperson, it's about being a advocate for change. You can help change a life TODAY for a better tomorrow. Don't we all deserve it?

If you are really committed to getting fit, why not make a commitment to yourself by committing to helping others and become a coach with an incredible team? That's the ultimate motivation when you make fitness your business!

If you would like more info on this incredible marriage between fitness and business, feel free to visit my link for additional information! I happen to be a part of an INCREDIBLE and successful team that would love to have you join us in something that is so amazing, you just have to be a part of it to believe it!

Let's take a look at the many benefits of being a Beachbody coach, shall we??

Benefit #1) Coaches get a 25% discount on all personal purchases made in their online stores. In this economy, it is good to save wherever you can. Saving on those things that will ultimately better your health is a plus!!

Benefit #2) Coaches get 25% commission on all customer purchases. As your body starts changing, people will be coming to you, saying things like, "You look INCREDIBLE! What are you doing?" You can then send them to your Team Beachbody page, which has your story and a link to your store. Actually, someone came to me saying that she had been watching me shrink and wondered what I had been doing. I gave her my business card with the link to my profile page, and when I got home that evening, I saw she had made a purchase!! I made money that very day, and hadn't finished my transformation yet! WOW!!!

Benefit #3) Coaches have the unique opportunity to purchase the Beachbody Showcase Pack. This is a package with the top 6 selling Beachbody programs - all for $199.95! This is only available during the first 60 days as a new coach. If you were purchasing these products separately for yourself, you would be paying a retail price of $419.10:

P90X = $119.85
Power 90 = $59.85
Turbo Jam = $59.85
Hip Hop Abs = $59.85
Slim in 6 = $59.85
Yoga Booty Ballet = $59.85

With P90X being almost $120 by itself, it is like you are getting the rest of the programs for $16.02 each!!! Can we say BARGAIN???

Benefit #4) Coaches who sell the Showcase Pack to their own personally sponsored coaches will receive a $50.00 bonus. So you get rewarded for helping a new coach build their fitness library!

Benefit #5) Coaches are now accountable to others to show results! As a coach, you should try to become a walking billboard for Beachbody! People who see you online and out in public should have no doubt that the programs work. Now you have to stay consistent in your workouts, in your eating, and in taking care of yourself - you are that example that others see. Customers are going to be reviewing and seeing who is actually changing their bodies with the different programs, and they connect with you based on the results you have. Believe me, it has happened to me many times!!

So, looking at all the benefits, wouldn't YOU like to become a coach, too?? If you are ready, visit my website and sign up to be a coach. Let's build your financial future!!!

Hump Day Humor

Chocolate: Does it impair calcium absorption?

Chocolate contains oxalate — a naturally occurring compound in cocoa beans — which can inhibit the absorption of calcium. Calcium binds to oxalate in your intestines, limiting its absorption into your bloodstream.

As chocolate contains relatively small amounts of oxalate, it is unclear to what extent chocolate consumption affects healthy people who eat calcium-rich diets. A 2008 study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that elderly women who consume one or more servings of chocolate on a daily basis have lower bone density and strength than those women who eat a serving of chocolate six times a week or less. Researchers believe this may be due to oxalate inhibiting calcium absorption — but it could also be due to the chocolate's sugar content, which may increase calcium excretion. Chocolate also contains flavonoids, a substance that is thought to be beneficial to bone health. Further tests are needed to fully determine the role chocolate plays in calcium balance and bone strength.

It is clear, however, that consuming foods high in oxalate — and in turn their effect on calcium absorption — is a more significant concern for people with oxalate kidney stones, which occur when there is too much oxalate in the urine. These people, especially, should reduce their oxalate intake and increase their calcium intake.

In addition to chocolate, oxalate is found in varying amounts in many other foods, such as beans, nuts, spinach, sweet potatoes, okra, kale, collards, chard, berries and tea.

Calcium from food sources, such as milk and yogurt, are your best sources of calcium. If you consume 1,200 to 1,500 milligrams of calcium and 400 to 800 international units of vitamin D daily from food or calcium supplements, eating chocolate in moderation is unlikely to adversely affect your bone health.

Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D.,