One tiny problem with XanoLean - confessions of a skinny girl

June 2011

Yes, I'm skinny.

A size 4.

I have been most of my life. When I was a kid, my dad called me "bones".  I could wear little girls clothes until I was in my 20s and never weighed more than 120 pounds.

If I did start to notice my weight going up or feel "fat", I could easily drop five pounds by going on Slim Fast and eating Lean Cuisine for a week.

Skinny girl gets fat
At 28, I got married and gradually put on nearly 25 pounds.  This was me, 33 years old, a size 11 and 144 pounds in February of 2009.  We had these photos taken at our church for a fundraiser and I hated them. I felt fat, ugly, and ashamed of myself. I only purchased them out of guilt and honestly had no intention of ever letting anyone see them. Until recently, they were stashed in the junk drawer in my desk, buried deep.  At this point, I had tried all of my old tricks to lose that weight and nothing was working.  I had given up and told myself, "everyone gains weight when they get older".

Fat girl gets skinny
In April of 2009, I was introduced to Suddenly Slim by FirstFitness Nutrition. I lost 10 and a half pounds in 10 days and then another 12 in that same month. 22 pounds just melted off of me! I was ecstatic! I was finally feeling like myself again only better! Healthier, more energized than before!


Skinny girl gets fit
Now, here we are three years later.  I've maintained my weight loss and developed a healthier lifestyle for me and my family. This year, I resolved to "get fit".  I'm tired of just being skinny, I'm tired of  the bat wings flapping when I wave, tired of the cellulite on my butt cheeks and the layer of fat that's hiding my six pack. Yes, my friends, there is a difference between skinny and fit! In January, I started Jamie Eason's LiveFit training program and altered my diet to lower by body fat and to build some muscle tone. This means I'm eating a LOT and am eating 5-6 high protein meals a day. This is more than I've ever eaten in my life!  Initially, I felt stuffed all the time, but I have gotten used to it and my body actually is responding to the changes.

Last week, I started testing a new weight loss product released by FirstFitness Nutrition, XanoLean, even though I do not need to lose weight.

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Here's why I'm using XanoLean:
I know FirstFitness products deliver exactly what they say they will so, as soon as I heard about XanoLean, I couldn't wait to get it. XanoLean increases fat burning and targets belly fat! What a great way for me to get lean and do it faster!

In just 4 days with XanoLean, I've already lost 2 and a half inches from my waist and dropped 2 pounds.

There's just one problem - XanoLean completely diminishes my appetite and makes me feel full before I can finish all of my food! One day last week I completely forgot to eat my lunch. (Skipping meals is bad, even for people trying to lose weight.) I need ALL of my food to reach my goal!  But with 2 and a half inches off of my waist, this is a problem I can easily overcome! (I have set up a alarm on my phone to remind me when its time to take my XanoLean and when its time to eat! ;)

I can't wait to post the next photo in this story. It will resemble something like this. 

Now, I'm challenging you!   

This is my story, what's yours?

Have you given up?  

Don't give up! There's  hope! 

If you want to make a change, let's talk!

Let's develop a plan that will work for you! 

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Crazy dreams...

...no limits allowed

When's the last time you let yourself dream? Not the subconscious, sleeping dream, but a REAL, on purpose dream? You may think I'm talking crazy and that dreaming is something you have no control over, but I'm talking about dreaming something for your life, in detail, on purpose, with no limits! Dreaming with no "I'm too old to start that now" or "If I wasn't married" or "If I didn't have kids" or "If I hadn't dropped out of high school or college", "If I had more money", "If I had more time"! No limits, BIG DREAMING!!

I've found that most people don't dream at all. Why? Because they're afraid and they've already made the excuses for why they can't do what they dream of doing; they're "too old", they "don't have time", they "don't have the education", they "don't have the money".

Then there are those who just dream, dream, dream and that's all they talk about! Young girls dream about getting married, having a big house, a big family with big social events. Young men dream of going to college, being successful. Then someone comes along and tells then to "get real" and they downsize their dreams based on someone else's reality.

What they (and maybe you) need is a plan! Dream, dream as BIG as you want to and then make a plan! Will a plan make a dream come true? No, you then have to put the plan into ACTION!

A dream is just a dream until you have a PLAN!
A plan is just a plan until you put some ACTION into it!

Stop being afraid to dream. Don't put limits on your dreams!

DREAM!
PLAN!
ACT!

What's your dream? What's been holding you back? What's the first step to making it your reality?

24,746 things on my to-do list...

...for 2011

In the spirit of "making a list", I thought I'd get a head start on the annual tradition of New Year's resolutions. But instead of dwelling on what I'm not doing well, I thought I'd make a list of all the things I could do to be a better me in 2011. While 24,746 things may seem like a lot, once you read the list I think you'll get that its not going to be too overwhelming! ;)

I guess you could say I'm resolving to take more time for myself, my husband, my family and my community. I have other things I want to focus on too, but this is the fun stuff!

1 5k
4 facials
4 trips to the beach
12 bottles of wine
12 girls days out
12 haircuts
12 massages
12 new outfits
15 pedicures and manicures
26 family nights
52 date nights
52 memory verses
52 yoga classes
52 Zumba classes
156 workouts
200 bare-feet covered
300 meals for strangers
365 hours alone with God
23,360 ounces of water

Just to clarify, these are all minimums! As far as this list is concerned, 'more is more'! ;) Don't worry I will be setting some limits for myself in other areas!

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In my own little world...

...it hardly ever rains!

But lately, it seems everyday is a tropical depression! If you've had a conversation with me in the last three weeks, I'm pretty certain I have mentioned Satan's attack on my life. But this is not about the devil. This is about me! Well not exactly, but I wish it was...

You see, the past three weeks I've just wanted to give up. Give up on my job, my church, my youth group, my business, some of my friends, most of my family and just stop, stop everything that I've been doing. Whoa! Did I just say that out loud? Well, the scary thing is, my husband said the same thing yesterday morning. Now if you know either of us, you are probably already thinking, "give up? you don't have that in you". Well the truth is, that's the truth! We aren't built that way and neither are you!

After this Sunday morning conversation with my husband about "giving up", we plugged in a Joyce Meyer CD series called "I am Determined!" on the way to church. The next four days continued to be a challenge. Then the craziest thing happened. Here's the short version:

Coming out of a committee meeting at church, my pastor and I noticed someone walking down the road. It was around 8:45 pm, so it was dark. We hung around in the parking lot chatting and suddenly heard a very loud banging sound. "BANG! BANG!" The person we saw walking was trying to break out my car window with the two of us standing 100 feet away! I was livid! For the next hour, we dealt with K-9 officers, police reports, the whole shebang! Before it was over, we were laughing about it, but I still felt violated.

The weird thing was that the next day, I woke up relieved. The weight of the world had been lifted from my shoulders. I can't explain it, but its as if that one final attack from Satan was the deciding factor for me. You see he banged and banged on my window and it never broke. The door is bent and the window is scratched but the "barrier" never broke!

For weeks Satan banged and banged on my life, I was bent and scratched, but I never gave up!

Joyce Meyer said, "People who are called to greatness meet great challenges. He (God) never promised us it would be easy. In fact, He guarantees us adversities in His Word. He also promises to be with us through difficulties, to fight on our behalf, to strengthen us to overcome any obstacle we confront, and to give us the ability to overcome them under one condition— that we never give up."

In my own little world, it hardly ever rains,
I’ve never gone hungry, always felt safe
I got some money in my pocket, shoes on my feet
In my own little world
Population: me

Truth is, it's not about ME!!

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