Black Friday shopping and challenge update!

     So Thanksgiving dinner was nice. We all said what we were thankful for and enjoyed a good meal together. Afterwards I began my Black Friday shopping. I know it sounds crazy to some people, to go out on Thanksgiving evening and stand in line outside for hours just to buy Christmas gifts, and I won't lie I really did not want to go out that night, I would have much rather waited until the next morning to venture out to the stores. I however am not able to choose when the stores have the best sales and they chose to start the sales on Thursday night so out I went. I only went to Toys R Us. I stood in line for almost 3 hours outside. I got some awesome deals and got most of my Christmas shopping for the kids done. I saved over $200 and got $80 in free stuff  along with being able to get my children the items that were top on their lists this year, so for me it was worth it!
     On to my challenge update, I did slip up a little over Thanksgiving with what I ate and not always drinking my shakes the way I planned and even slacked off on my exercising, so I am working on getting back on track and keeping my eye on the prize. I am excited to say that even with my slip ups and neglect to my routine I did NOT  gain a single pound over the holiday!
     OK so that is all I have for today but stay tuned as day 60 of my 90 day challenge is rapidly approaching and I hope for an awesome update coming! As always I hope you all have a wonderful day and something to smile about :-)

Thanksgiving is upon us and 10 pounds gone!

     Well as of Yesterday I am officially down 10 pounds...YAY! I could not be more excited. I have however learned, or realized I should say, that the number on the scale is not quite as important as what you actually see in the mirror. What I mean by that is, lean muscle obviously weighs more than fat and by gaining lean muscle while I am loosing the fat I may not see the numbers drastically drop as quick as people on "diets", that are not gaining the lean muscle like I am, do. I do have to admit that this is one of my favorite things about the Body by Vi challenge. You don't just loose weight, you gain lean muscle and improve your overall health. I feel great, I look great and last weekend I wore a pair of jeans to the movies that just a few months before I couldn't even get the buttons to touch. I am one happy woman right now, as if you couldn't tell :-)
      So on a new note now, I am preparing Thanksgiving dinner again this year, only it will be a very small dinner of just myself, my husband, Peanut and my mother. my two older boys will be spending the Holiday with their dad and the rest of my family is either going somewhere else this year or working. I am however still preparing a wonderful meal and the four of us will enjoy it just the same. I am so thankful for all the many blessings God has given my family and myself this past year. I hope everyone remembers to thank him daily and not just once a year. A good friend once pointed out a beautiful quote to me and it tugged at my heart and stuck with me. "What if tomorrow you woke up with only what you thanked God for today" Author unknown to me. That is wisdom. So on that note, rember to thank God daily for everything you have big and small and remember the people who are less fortunate because there really are so many.
     That is all for tonight. I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving and as always something to smile about!

30 days of Vi

     OK so Wednesday the 7th made 30 days Of my 90 day challenge. I got up that morning and weighed and measured myself the way I would normally do every Tuesday(I waited til Wednesday this week to do it on the 30 day mark) and I am pleased to announce that i am down 8 pounds and a total of 8 inches from my body (waist,hips,chest) Now I realize this is a big accomplishment for myself because I know how my body is and how hard I have of a time normally trying to loose weight without taking diet pills, which I refuse to do. At the same time I a also realize that I ventured from my own goal a few times and didn't workout as much as I said I would, skipped on my shakes a couple of times and gave into temptation with foods that were very bad for me a few times too. This being said I know realize that if I put forth more of an effort this next 30 days I will reach my goal of loosing 30 pounds in no time. I mean if I can loose 8 pounds, pardon my language here, but half assing it sometimes, imagine what I can accomplish if I put my all into it! I can't wait to see :-)
     OK so I just wanted to share a quick update with you on how my challenge was going but I need to go for now. As always I hope you all have a great day and something wonderful in your life to smile about!