Slow Progress and My Favorite Isagenix Breakfast Shake

Good Morning Friends!!! Today my instagram consisted of this below....

Fact we have all given up on something we wanted seemed impossible or too hard to obtain! #truth your ability to overcome obstacles is YOUR biggest obstacle ... We can make excuses we can enable each others failures or we can build each other up and hold each other accountable to be nothing less but our best!!! #notgivingup#investinyourself #beyourbestthenbebetter #youcandothis #Isagenix #beastmode#fitnotskinny #transformation #lanaredmond #progress #125lbsdown#accountability #blog250lbsandsomechange #winner #inspiresomeonetoday#presson #philippians4:13 #1corinthians6:19~20 #1corinthians10:31 so whatever you eat, whatever you do, do all to the glory of God! Ready for your transformation?? Get @ me training others for better health and wealth today! #isagirl72 <=== My Instagram name in case you want to follow ;) 

This above quote holds so many ugly truths for me in the past with EVERYTHING - it can be applied to anything and everything marriage, education, finances, housework, our goals in general but today folks (well most days) we are talking about our health goals... I am @ 257.8 as of this morning my scale has been teetering back and forth between 256 and 261 - What??? Who cares my inches are still dropping! I am lifting weights and doing cardio now and I know that attributes to the gain since muscle weighs more! I am getting curves instead of lumps and rolls ha! Don't get me wrong I still have a pretty good pudge going on and my legs are stubborn - but the above quote is TRUTH there is progress A LOT of progress!!! Are you stuck? Are you like me, having tried what seems like everything under the sun to lose weight and get fit? 135 lbs since 2/18/13 is nothing to turn a head down @ I lost my 14 year old (not really she is @ school right now) but weight wise I shredded her full physical form and then some!!!

Meet Noel our youngest daughter weighing in @123 on most days at 5'3 - I have lost that much weight!!! It's a whole person I know I know I am repeating myself but when you wrap your head around that - it's crazy! My hope is to be able to help others reach their goals, I love what I do now, Isagenix is helping me the best me I can be and setting my family on a path to financial freedom, if either of these things encourage you and you want more information please let me know and I will help you!

Now on to the yummy stuffs!!! This my friend below is my most favorite shake in the morning especially after a cleanse! It's the IsaLean Shake this one is Vanilla, I add 2 scoops of the Want More Energy... and you get a concoction that taste like a creamsicle! YUMMMM 

The Vanilla is an incredible base for so many creations there are tons of recipes out there we share many in our group currently I have over 420 people who are cleaning under me or learning how to start their own journey! Come on over and join in and find out how you too can get started today! Repeat after me and follow the link!!! I want to be healthy and wealthy

Until Next Time -

Live Bold & Loud - Live & Love - Inspire Someone Today!

How Did I Get Here

I saw a post yesterday on facebook it was a friend commenting on another persons photo a person like me severely obese... and it said something along the lines of how can someone let themselves get so big, surely there is some stopping point of enough is enough. 

 Let me explain being fat to you from my perspective... I think it's close to any lifestyle that may be negative - when you compare it to gambling, drugs, alcohol, sex addicts - most people think that they have this under control and can stop @ anytime the truth is they can't.... not alone - and even so that perfect plan is still a struggle... and there are falls whether it be losses, stress, pain, anger, celebrations, boredom whatever that may be a trigger.. and one may turn to those things for a temporary fix/pacification... and then when it's met and we have a chance to look @ ourselves - the guilt sets in and a few things happen from there .... we convince ourselves that we are fine we have this or that for an excuse for the way we are and embrace it not willingly but enough to accept it as what it is.  We build walls up around us, limit the people we allow to touch our lives and pretend to enjoy where we are at... it's much easier then failing again @ trying to succeed. We even believe that our situation isn't that bad - I remember about 15 yrs ago seeing a woman coming out of a Ryans Steak House Buffet .... her tummy hung to her knees... I thought to myself I would never let myself get like that... as I went in and ate to my delight ... out of tasty foods ... not from hunger - and I ate and ate. I haven't been eating like that for over 10 years as it would make me sick... however it did lead to where I am @ today so I packed on all this weight over time and it just sat - I made southern home cooked meals that were DELICIOUS but were definitely not something you would be eating if you were trying to lose weight, or in general watch your health etc.... 

So I had my family - they loved me and I convinced myself that's all I needed in life, however it's incredible how well we can deceive ourselves... I omitted myself from things like visiting my kids @ lunch ... because I didn't want their friends picking on them with fat jokes about their mother, all of the photo's over the years... are of the kids and dad my excuse was - well I was the one who was always taking the picture... truth is .. I didn't want to see myself in those photos... :( who was I hurting here? Amusement parks - I couldn't enjoy... I couldn't ride anything with my kids I still took them but as an observer... not a participant - and then the water park this past summer I sat in the kiddie pool with our adopted 2 yr old while our teen daughters and foster kids went on all the slides, they would ask me to go... but the steps to get to the top I knew would be excruciating on my knees and ankles.... not to mention being out of breath - and most of the slides I exceeded the weight limit - thank God I have not had to ride on an airplane because I already know... that would be another slap that would sting silently inside.

I don't know why every other fat person is fat... I don't know why they do not do something about it - I can only answer for myself - and that is I never found something that worked consistently... something that fit me - not only am I losing weight but have been inspired to help others reach their potential for health whether it be weight loss, building lean muscle, gaining energy and detoxing along the way... if you came across this, maybe you too have had the similar experience or moment where you just want to... but it's so hard for one reason or another - please join my facebook group and we can talk about your goals and how to get there!! https://www.facebook.com/groups/442381235839667/ 

Just to show you how successful Isagenix has worked for me here are my latest results from my 9th week!

I have a long way to go... but I am okay with that everyday my body feels stronger and healthier, my hair strangely is returning to it's natural blonde color ... without chemicals - never thought that was possible - my skin is vibrant and so soft- no more mid-day power naps with the toddlers.... I can work a whole day and not dream about laying down... when I sleep - I am ASLEEP! I have energy to keep up with all my children - right now that's 6 but can be as many as ten @ times. The best part about isagenix is that it's 100% guaranteed or your money back!

Take that fat!

Wednesday - okay so here I am on day 9 I Have released a total of 22.6 lbs, I have to look @ the big picture than just the daily picture, Tuesday I weighed in @ 369.2 which was a 4 ounce difference, and today I weighed in @ 368.2 which is a 1.2 lb release, that's what I'm talking about! that makes me want to get up and dance ;o) ~ what I did different - made sure I got my 68 ounces of water - I actually consumed around 80 ounces... today I have already drank 108 ounces - I am just forcing it down me, I am also forcing the food dang-it - why haven't I ever had this issue before??? lol ~

Today's lunch ~

3.5 ounces chicken breast with Lawry's seasoning

celery sticks

apple

Dinner -

3.5 ounces chicken (yes i know I am supposed to rotate these meats but I had issues when I brought in the steak... will try it again this weekend

1/2 a cucumber

orange

A lot of people are like aren't you tired of the food, no really and what it has allowed me to do... is play in the kitchen! I am preparing different foods that I won't eat or haven't before because I am blessed with a household of non-picky eaters! Sunday was Loaded Baked Potato Soup, Monday was seafood Gumbo, and last night was slap your mama hot tortilla soup (my son added the slap your mama hot) I dunno - I couldn't taste all I know is every one's nose was running and they raved every night on each soup, YES!

I have never had so much energy, Lord knows I need it - we are going through the process of becoming licensed to become a foster home - and it will be fun yet energy challenging to have itty bitty ones in the house again :D

I feel like I also have this new confidence kicking in, I am happier - and If I feel like this after 22 lbs Ha what's going to happen after 50?100, 150? 200? 200 freaking pounds of blubber I can't wait to get to that point!!! I am going to do this one way or another! and I thank each and everyone of you for your encouraging comments they keep me coming back to share this journey and documenting the progress... Promise Pictures to start being posted soon!

Holy Toledo Batman!

Can I just tell you I am just WOWWWWWW remember yesterday i was @ 389 lbs even? Check this out :D

Impossible ??? Well I thought so too I was like is my scale broken? So my brain raced and thought hey grab a gallon of milk and test it... good idea, no poop I have no earthly idea how much a gallon of milk weighs with out googling it, then tada ... weeee theres a new bag of taters sitten less than 5 feet from me a 5 pound bag to be exact! lets test this scale shall we?

Totally doing the snoopy dance here people! I'm also impressed that these potatoes weigh exactly 5 lbs way to go produce man, anyhow ... I am unsure how any of this is possible... I mean that's a lot of fat to release in a 24 hour period! BUT YESSSS Thank You Jesus for the endurance and strength you give me!!! I am overwhelmed here, I would have been delighted with 1 pound but seriously!!

I am surrounding my weight loss with scripture because it is HE who strengthens me... so here one to chew on (0 carbs 0 cal 0 fat)

Hebrews 4:16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Our God is a wonderful God and he has given us His words to live by in any instance, any trial, any goal you can achieve through His Grace giving Him ALL the glory along the way!

Thinking on joining a weightloss blogger community to make some friends to join along the weight to encourage and be encouraged!