Happy Hump day!

   Happy Hump day!  I was somewhat dreading this week because we are short staffed at work but knock on wood, it hasn't been too bad. I had to go in the field today and see patients, but sometimes it's nice to get out of the office and take a ride in the country.  I have been feeling Ah-Maze-ing lately, thanks to AdvoCare.  My whole outlook is different.
   Let me back up till this weekend, and give you a quick recap.  Sunday morning I got up and ran 6 MILES...yahoo!! only 2 more weekends until my 10 K. I think I can, I think I can.  After my run I came home, and got ready. Then we went to church and came home and all had lunch together. My mom and dad, and his mom and dad came over.  This was my mother's day gift...

 

 It's beautiful!

 

We hung out at Maw's house for a while and watched as the men folk did some yard work.  Haha...that makes me chuckle out loud to say men folk.  Anyways, Brylee wanted to hunt for worms. So, the hubs found her one and this was her reaction....lol

 

She acted like she didn't like it but would pick them up and put them with their "mommy" and "daddy"

 

Monday, it was back to the grind.  I went to the gym Monday night, and skipped Tuesday night.  It's amazing how time just slips away from you.  Before I knew it last night it was like 10:30, so I went to sleep. I set my alarm for 4:50 this morning, and got up at 5:00 am and then hit the gym for an early work out. I knew today was going to be long so I wanted to be sure to get that in.  I even went by Kroger this morning to get a few things.

     I am getting the word out about how wonderful AdvoCare is and SPARKed Mel, my manager.  Don't you want to feel that good?? lol ;)

 

Be More Awesome...with AdvoCare!!

 

Today when I got home from work I warmed up some leftovers and Brylee went for a bike ride and I went for a little walk.  We were wishing we were heading to the swimming pool.  Won't be long now. 

 

<---Yum!! even better left over I think.

 

what?? you don't ride your trike in your leopard swimsuit?

 

Hope you all have a great night!







 









 

 

 



Big things

     Big things are happening people. 
     First off, I have a follower!! yay! So, a big thanks to you, I am trying to get my blog a little more popular in the blogging world and just don't know how to do it. 
     Also, I love to the blog Mama Laughlin . She is very inspirational and keeps me going when I don't think I can continue. I see her progress and thing dang, I just gatta keep going.  She and Skinny Meg are BFFs and it is their blogs were I first learned about AdvoCare. So thank you guys, this is changing my life.  I read mama's blog today and posted a comment, and this is silly, but she responded to my comment...I feel like I just had lunch with a celebrity...lol.  She seems like a hoot and looks great in anything she wears...as does Skinny Meg. 
     Some other big news in my little world... I got me a new iphone.  I dropped mine yesterday and it cracked the back, then I got a piece of the teeny tiny glass stuck in my finger.  Dern it!  So today on my lunch hour I went to the CSpire store and got me a new phone.....and a new case. (thank the Lord I got that apple insurance) So that means I got a camera that works.....wahoooo!  I also sold Roger's Herbal cleanse to a co-worker. She is my third customer...thank you Angie!  My mother in law is doing it now and is down 8.6 lbs and is on day 8.  I am so proud of her. 
      Roger came home from being out of town with work this afternoon, so we went to OEC and got some fried rice. Needless to say I took a carb ease and hoped for the best.  I also started my Catalyst for the first time tonight before the gym and I am excited to see the results from that.  here is a selfie of my and Bry as we waited for our food.



She looks just like the hubby!!

 

Brylee has also started to like taking showers, and while she was taking a shower (and as she also told me she was doing exercises in the shower..lol) I noticed this on her bed.  Baaahaa....she always lines the weirdest things on the end and this was no exception.

 

They are strawberry gummies.

 

Hope everyone has a great night!  Is there any one out there (or maybe 10-15) people or so that would like to start the AdvoCare 24 day challenge with me...my three months are almost up (since I did the cleanse last) and I tend to do better when I have some accountability, maybe we can make it into a competition or something with the winner getting some products. The challenge is around 190 bucks and worth every penny...so if any body out there interested...holler!;) or email, or comment on here







Short N sweet

I am feeling a bit discouraged...I know I have only been an AdvoCare distributer for a week and a half but I have only sold to 2 people.  My mother in law, and my manager.  <sigh>  I don't know how to get others to see how awesome these products are!!  If only they could feel the way I feel and see the results I see they would be sold.  Every one thinks I am crazy I think. And I get on this conference call and it was all about how all these new people have reached new levels in AdvoCare. I will get there, I will just have to work, work, work at it! Anyway, if you have any questions please PLEASE ask me.  You are WORTH it. 
   I have been doing great with my workouts, even getting up at 5 am and working out..wohoo! Tonight I met up with my friend Catherine, for a fundraiser for Boston. It was a 3 mile run. It was a lot of fun, but tough. Due to the heat and the hills, lordy mercy!  I ran out of water in my bottle and was panting worse than the dog that was ahead of me. LoL.  I am sorry this blog is so short. I still haven't gotten my phone camera fixed yet and it's driving me bonkers. have a great night y'all.

Two a days and my first customer!

You will never believe what I did today, I got up at 4: 45 am and went to the gym....that is correct...I WENT TO THE GYM! IN THE MORNING!  It was quite nice, not a lot of people there.  I did 32 minutes on elliptical, and 25 or 30 minutes on the treadmill walking at a fast pace on incline.  I felt so great after I did it, and I didn't feel like I needed a nap afterward.  Which was good, because I had a busy day!

Brylee's first program was today for the end of the year, Kids Day Out class.  It was soo cute! She looked so little up there on stage.  I got choked up watching her walk onto the stage. My baby is just getting too big.  Her class sang 4 songs and she prolly got out a few words and did a few motions.  She did great.   After her sang, she sat with the family and then I took her home and my mother in law kept her and I had to go back to work...womp, womp! 

And it didn't get better at that point, but at least I only had to work a half a day.  Then I came home and Brylee was waiting on me.  I ate some left over wild rice salad for supper, and made Roger some pasta salad with chicken, did some lunges, and squats.

I got some of my AdvoCare products in today, but I a still waiting on my starter kit and my business cards.  I am going to meet with my cousin Candice in Grenada this Sunday just to learn more about the products and stuff.  I am pumped.  I also had my first customer...my mother in law! Love her....thanks Ms. Ellena for literally supporting me in everything I do.  Then we went to the gym and I did 12 minutes in elliptical and some leg machines....all in all a great day!
Hope you all had a great day too!

Total 360

This morning, when I woke up, I ain't gonna lie..... I felt like poop on a stick. 
My mouth was sooo dry, I could barely move my tongue, my nose was so stopped up I think it was starting to come out my ears.... oh, and how can I forget, my head weighed 20 lbs and my throat was so sore! Blah!  I went to work even though it was the last thing I wanted to do.  But...my sweet baby girl's first program is tomorrow at church and I will have to miss some work due to that so I pushed through.  After report, I went down the street to a care plus clinic- (walk in type) got me a decadron  shot and some prescriptions, went back to work, worked a little, drank me a SPARK started feeling a lot better, then went and got Brylee and took her the walk in clinic.  I knew she had a sinus infection too, so I took her there instead of her regular pediatrician, just to get in and out fast and get her to feeling better.  And I am glad to say she is.  She is my wild child.
       I took her home after the doctor, went back to work to wrap some things up, then went and weighed in, and I am down 2.6 lbs! woohooo!! so pumped. I was feeling so much better! It was a complete 360 of how I felt when I woke up. I then came home, cooked some supper, cleaned the kitch, did some laundry, went for a quick run of 1.5 mile, did a shoulder/ bicep workout, and then walked another 1.5 mile. Not to shabby!  And that is with my sinus infection.  Here is a pic of me doing some weights...not sure of the legit name, and I think its actually a tricep move..lol..who cares!

Here are some pics I tried to post yesterday our first run together. She did so good!!

Go Bry Go!!!

I think this is where her legs got tired....to cute. I hope you all had a great day!!

 

Go Get Healthy!

  I have been thinking for a couple of months now about possibly becoming an AdvoCare distributer and selling the products that I tried and LOVED! So, today, I decided to take that chance, and I am so, SO, so excited.  I am excited about the opportunity and I am excited to be excited about something I have become passionate about.  Can you tell I am a tad excited??

    I have tried lots of products out there but the products at AdvoCare are the only ones that made a true difference.  I have become a healthier me and it feels great.  I care about what goes into my body and I have lots of energy, which is needed since I have a three year old wild child. 
    It is also important to me to be a good example to my daughter.  She is the main reason I started my weight loss journey in the first place.  I know that I can tell her to exercise, or eat healthy foods but my actions are what will have the most influential impact on her now and in the future.  She sees me eating an orange and says, "Mommy, can I have some?"  Little things like that.  Even today she went to her first fun run.  It was about a mile.  It was so cute, we got about 150 yards out from the start and she said, "mommy my legs are tired"  HAHA!!  But she kept going, I had to carry her just a little, but she did a great job, and we did it together. 
      My big 3-0 birthday is in August, and it's a pretty big birthday I think, so I am determined to be in the best shape and be the healthiest I have ever been by the time I turn 30.  After that, I won't count my birthdays anymore, so since I will be 30 forever, I need to be lookin' good.  Sounds like a good plan to me. 
    I have put my running on hold this week due to pain I have been experiencing in right calf lately. It has lessened so that is a good sign. I am going to give it a few more days.  I have continued to lift weights when I can (sometimes it is when Bry is in the bath tub) and do the elliptical and treadmill for walking. My calf doesn't hurt with either of those.  And since I couldn't do my "long run" of 4.5 miles this weekend I decided to do it on the elliptical - distance wise, and made it 6.2 miles,  I was pretty stoked, even though it's not the same as running I was happy with it. 
   If any of you lovely readers would like to try the AdvoCare products please go here www.advocare.com/130451200 and look around.  You can email me at Stephnbrylee@gmail.com with any questions you may have, or just leave me a question in the comments here and I will be glad to get in touch with you
I apologize for no pictures, I could not get them to upload. I will work and add them if I can get it figured out or on my next post.  Take Care!

Look closely

Good Afternoon!  I thought I was on a roll with blog posting regularly but seeing as how it has been nearly a month since I last posted that is not the case.  I will try to give a quick recap of what all have been doing lately. 

            After the Color Me Rad 5K, my coworker and I did the Run from the Sun 5K.  We finished in around 37 minutes (if I recall correctly). It was a lot of fun. It was at 5:00pm which was my first afternoon 5K.  I kind of liked it.  The following weekend we ran the Susan Komen, Race for the Cure 5K.  Our goal was to finish is 36 minutes or less, we crossed the finish line in 33:00 but I only had 3.0 miles on my Garmin.  Either way we totally killed our previous time.  Whooohoo!!  Catherine, my run partner, did the Warrior dash this weekend. I had to go to my sister’s wedding shower so I did not sign up for that.  However I will be doing the Dirty Gril Run with my old college roommate, Ashleigh, this November, which I think is a lot alike.  I’m kinda nervous about this one. 

       My weight watchers has not been going as good as it had been. I have gained .2 the last two weeks, and I am sure I will have gained when I weigh in tomorrow night.  Blah!  Nothing I can do about it now.  Just from this second on do better. Not tomorrow or Monday, but RIGHT NOW.  I have a hard time of listening to my body and it’s hunger signals at night and in the afternoons after work.  I am. So. Snackey!!  It’s like there is a gravitational  pull of my body towards the pantry. I think I am going to try and drink a meal replacement shake in afternoons for supper instead of the mornings and see if that will help with my snacking.  It’s worth a shot. 

     GUESS WHAT, GUESS WHAT!!  And No, I am not preggo.  I signed up for my first 10K.  It’s May 25^th.  I have been doing the training from Hal Higdon’s 10 K program.  This weekend on Saturday, I got up early and ran my “long run.”  4 miles was on the agenda but I did 4.25 miles,  I took maybe a 30 second total walk break and probably average between 11:30-11:45 pace.  I always get slower at the end.  But I was super proud of my self.  I have also been lifting weights in my living room.  Biceps are my favorite to work. I tried to take a #flexbreak and if you looooook closely you can see the tail-tail outline of my bicep..haha!  it’s come a long way. 

 

 

 

I tired to get Bry to take a picture with me but she was NOT having it..LOL. so typical.



 

 

 

 

Here is a Funny pic of Brylee.  SHe found a lizard and when she picked it up it reached around to try to bite her.  That face is priceless. 

 

 

Hopefully it won't be another month until I post again, take care!