I am linking up with Becky From Mrs. to Mama to blog with a purpose for 52 weeks! Each week there will be a different topic and a different post! I would love for you to join in and talk about the topics as well!
Week 1
Who am I
I feel in order to answer this best, I am just going to ramble off some words...
A social worker. a wife. a lover. a friend. a sister, daughter, granddaughter, niece, cousin. a godmother. a caregiver. happy go lucky. a baker. a chef. an athlete (even if my inner athlete is being dusted off!). someone who is happy when creative. an Aries. stubborn. passionate. a planner. hard worker. career oriented. happy. Italian. lover of fashion and jewelery. a new blogger. a crafter. lover of scrap-booking. determined. migraine and GI issues sufferer. a lover of love. hard on myself. struggles with her self esteem. hopeless romantic. disney addict. helper. worrier. shopper. trying to be a saver. holiday obsessed. hopeful. a girly girl. child whisperer. gadget lover. someone who just loves weddings. all things police/CIA/FBI etc watcher. daisy lover. spiritual. a dreamer, wisher, and believer!
Xxoo Christina
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Listening to your body!
So since I am a runner newbie, I have been reading LOTS of articles on what to do and on what not to do. Sometimes this is good and sometimes this is not good. I had read that you should not eat or drink anything right before or during your run while you are at shorter distances. This is all fine and good until I began engaging in this no eating or drinking nonsense and earned myself insane headaches that lasted all through the day into the next.
I was talking to other EnergyBits ambassadors and it was likely I was dehydrating myself as well as not fueling myself properly! EEK! I felt pretty crappy for the next few days! One of my fellow ambassadors, Steve from Get out do more! said to me, "As for the articles, you need to separate the no pain, no gain BS from the fuel yourself to perform mindset. You should want your body in peak performance at all times, the idea of fitness is to keep building and pushing boundaries the best way to do this is by building it up, giving it what it needs and then pushing things like speed and distance opposed to just starving yourself of basics."
Holy light-bulb batman!!! That used to be my mindset when I was in my peak performance shape, why would I not have that be my mindset now?!?! So with the help of these amazing ambassadors, I was told different ways/times to fuel as well as different products to try to help replenish my body! I also went back and remembered what had worked for me in the past.
ALWAYS listen to your body! ALWAYS! and not the, "I want that brownie" part, because that is NOT your body talking!
Xxoo Christina
I was talking to other EnergyBits ambassadors and it was likely I was dehydrating myself as well as not fueling myself properly! EEK! I felt pretty crappy for the next few days! One of my fellow ambassadors, Steve from Get out do more! said to me, "As for the articles, you need to separate the no pain, no gain BS from the fuel yourself to perform mindset. You should want your body in peak performance at all times, the idea of fitness is to keep building and pushing boundaries the best way to do this is by building it up, giving it what it needs and then pushing things like speed and distance opposed to just starving yourself of basics."
Holy light-bulb batman!!! That used to be my mindset when I was in my peak performance shape, why would I not have that be my mindset now?!?! So with the help of these amazing ambassadors, I was told different ways/times to fuel as well as different products to try to help replenish my body! I also went back and remembered what had worked for me in the past.
ALWAYS listen to your body! ALWAYS! and not the, "I want that brownie" part, because that is NOT your body talking!
Xxoo Christina
Friday, July 5, 2013
Favorites!
Happy Friday! I hope everyone enjoyed their 4th! I was lucky enough to spend it with my hubby and my family! Here is this week's list!
These beauties are from a company called fibi&clo and I am obsessed! They are on my "wish list" and I seriously cannot wait to get my hands on a pair! One of my Stella sisters is adding them to her repertoire and I am so excited for her!
And then enter "Kathleen Baldwin" as your fashion agent! Also, be on the look out soon for a giveaway!
Next up! Spi Belt! this product is a GENIUS!!!! Perfect for running and working out! It DOES NOT MOVE! EVER! I can fit my phone, house keys, and a Ziploc bag for my on-the-go fueling!
Oh Dating Divas! I LOVE YOU and all of your AMAZING ideas! All things date night, family night, and free ADORABLE printables! Check them out!!!
This beauty is a sneak peak of Stella&Dot's fall line and I am SO excited to get my hands on it! The Haven Ring is only $49!
My favorite quote this week!
Have a wonderful and safe weekend!
Xxoo Christina
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Progess!
So it has been two weeks since I started with Marc of Fitness takeout and I believe it is time for an update!
- Overall, my energy has improved tremendously! (I combine this with eating a well-balanced diet and taking my EnergyBits!)
- Less days with my GI issues acting up!
- Eating, A LOT!
- Down 2 lbs!
- Down 1.5 inches in my waist!
- Down 0.5 inches in my hips!
- Down 1 inch in my arms!
Xxoo Christina
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Brand Ambassador!
I am officially an Energy Bits brand ambassador, and I am SO SO excited! After my review, the wonderful team at EnergyBits and I were discussing me becoming a brand ambassador! I was worried- was my blog too new/small? Are they going to think I am not fit enough? I do not even have a Facebook/twitter page to go along with my blog? All of these questions went around and around in my head, BUT EnergyBits was awesome about all these thoughts of mine! They welcomed me to the ambassador program with open arms and I am SO thankful! As an ambassador, I am able to educate the community about these great bits! I am also able to offer a discount code! If you are interested in EnergyBits, use code "XXOO" at check out for 15% off your order!!
Have a great day!
Xxoo Christina
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
The change up!
Hey everyone!
I have come to realize if something is not working out for you, you need to change it up!
For the last few weeks, my weight has stayed the same. I was battling between getting the sleep I need or go to weight watchers.Go for a workout or go to weight watchers. I kept thinking everything would just work out, but really that has not been the case. Over on my Twitter, I had been following a man that kept tweeting about a free custom diet plan. Each night, I would see his tweets and keep scrolling. Then one night, I decided to just check it out.
Over the next few days we emailed about my needs, goals, and allergies. We also spoke about my journey and what has gotten me to this point. We also spoke about what has and has not been working for me. Tracking, counting, planning, and going to meetings, just was not working! My schedule with work is just too insane to make sure I am tracking and counting and going to meetings. Also, planning was becoming difficult, too. Some may say these are excuses, and I hear ya! I really do! But, my life has had some big changes and I need to change other things in my life as well! I own that!
So I waited for my Custom Diet plan to be sent over as I decided to give this a shot! For two days, I seriously prepared myself for a very strict plan! I was so pleasantly surprised when I saw that was not the case! It is all about upping my protein and making sure I get enough nutrients each and everyday! There is also a shake in there, which for me works out great since I am always on the run! The shake is packed with nutrients and tastes great too! I use it as a snack! The plan does have some planning ahead, but for me, it just seems much more manageable!
I will be checking in each week and letting you know how it all goes!
The man I am working with is Marc Lalonde of Fitness Takeout. Marc is a Certified Personal Health & Fitness Expert | Body Transformation Specialist. Marc has been great to work with so far! He is helpful, patient, and honest! He is also full of amazing knowledge that he is happy to share with you! His email is fitnesstakeout@gmail.com if you have any questions!
I will admit and say how nervous Iwas still am, about leaving Weight Watchers, but I know I need to give this a try!!!
Xxoo Christina
I have come to realize if something is not working out for you, you need to change it up!
For the last few weeks, my weight has stayed the same. I was battling between getting the sleep I need or go to weight watchers.Go for a workout or go to weight watchers. I kept thinking everything would just work out, but really that has not been the case. Over on my Twitter, I had been following a man that kept tweeting about a free custom diet plan. Each night, I would see his tweets and keep scrolling. Then one night, I decided to just check it out.
Over the next few days we emailed about my needs, goals, and allergies. We also spoke about my journey and what has gotten me to this point. We also spoke about what has and has not been working for me. Tracking, counting, planning, and going to meetings, just was not working! My schedule with work is just too insane to make sure I am tracking and counting and going to meetings. Also, planning was becoming difficult, too. Some may say these are excuses, and I hear ya! I really do! But, my life has had some big changes and I need to change other things in my life as well! I own that!
So I waited for my Custom Diet plan to be sent over as I decided to give this a shot! For two days, I seriously prepared myself for a very strict plan! I was so pleasantly surprised when I saw that was not the case! It is all about upping my protein and making sure I get enough nutrients each and everyday! There is also a shake in there, which for me works out great since I am always on the run! The shake is packed with nutrients and tastes great too! I use it as a snack! The plan does have some planning ahead, but for me, it just seems much more manageable!
I will be checking in each week and letting you know how it all goes!
The man I am working with is Marc Lalonde of Fitness Takeout. Marc is a Certified Personal Health & Fitness Expert | Body Transformation Specialist. Marc has been great to work with so far! He is helpful, patient, and honest! He is also full of amazing knowledge that he is happy to share with you! His email is fitnesstakeout@gmail.com if you have any questions!
I will admit and say how nervous I
Xxoo Christina
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Handling life changes!
Oh life, you have such a fabulous way of throwing a curve ball! Just when hubby and I were settling in to our "married" routine, we got thrown a curve ball! A, I now work an hour away on a night shift (completely opposite his), with complete unpredictability, curve ball! We have had to do (and still are) a lot of adjusting! We thought we worked opposite schedules before?! Oh man! We really took that for granted! Now, we are lucky to see each other a few minutes in the middle of the night and a few early in the morning along with maybe two VERY short conversations during the day/night. Again, maybe being the operative word here! So we spoke about how we would adjust and how we would handle it and this is just the changes we have made!
-Communication. In the beginning we were both attempting to stick to our "normal" schedules and that just was not working for me, but I did not want to say anything. That was until, I had a melt down. It is SO much easier to just say what the heck you need to say in the first place and not let it snowball!
-Date night. Man I thought it was important before. SUPER important now! We have our normal weekend nights together, but we decided we needed to do more. Each month, one of us is planning a date for the other, not revolving around errands and what not!
-Pick and choose. We do this more carefully now as our time together is next to none! Sometimes you need to put yourself and your relationship first!
-Pick up the slack. I am unable to do as much as I was doing, so hubby has been trying to help pick up the slack when he can.
-The Notebook. Because we are unable to always communicate like we do, we have a little notebook. We use it to write about our days, how we are feeling, and just what is going on. It is fun to come home almost nightly with a new note and I know hubby loves coming home to see his notes, too!
-Time Management. So we have made changes here as well. Now, hubby will go to the gym early on a Saturday while I am still sleeping, and by the time he gets home, I am getting ready to start my day. The errands we used to do separate, we now do together (food shopping). We also are trying to cook together more. This helps with us spending time together and it also helps me free up the time i would normally spend cooking to now do something for myself.
Hubby now skips cardio at the gym on weekends and we do it together, and I think it has been one of the best changes.
The little things. We have both been trying to find different and cute ways to let the other know we miss them or are thinking about them. We also try to be so grateful and mindful of the time we get together. We also try to not bicker about the little things.
I am by no means saying this is what you need to do, nor am I saying we are perfect at these things! But for now, we are working at these changes and making it work for our marriage!
How have you handled big changes in your relationships??
Xxoo-Christina
-Communication. In the beginning we were both attempting to stick to our "normal" schedules and that just was not working for me, but I did not want to say anything. That was until, I had a melt down. It is SO much easier to just say what the heck you need to say in the first place and not let it snowball!
-Date night. Man I thought it was important before. SUPER important now! We have our normal weekend nights together, but we decided we needed to do more. Each month, one of us is planning a date for the other, not revolving around errands and what not!
-Pick and choose. We do this more carefully now as our time together is next to none! Sometimes you need to put yourself and your relationship first!
-Pick up the slack. I am unable to do as much as I was doing, so hubby has been trying to help pick up the slack when he can.
-The Notebook. Because we are unable to always communicate like we do, we have a little notebook. We use it to write about our days, how we are feeling, and just what is going on. It is fun to come home almost nightly with a new note and I know hubby loves coming home to see his notes, too!
-Time Management. So we have made changes here as well. Now, hubby will go to the gym early on a Saturday while I am still sleeping, and by the time he gets home, I am getting ready to start my day. The errands we used to do separate, we now do together (food shopping). We also are trying to cook together more. This helps with us spending time together and it also helps me free up the time i would normally spend cooking to now do something for myself.
Hubby now skips cardio at the gym on weekends and we do it together, and I think it has been one of the best changes.
The little things. We have both been trying to find different and cute ways to let the other know we miss them or are thinking about them. We also try to be so grateful and mindful of the time we get together. We also try to not bicker about the little things.
I am by no means saying this is what you need to do, nor am I saying we are perfect at these things! But for now, we are working at these changes and making it work for our marriage!
How have you handled big changes in your relationships??
Xxoo-Christina
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