READY TO LOSE WEIGHT? LETS SHAKE IT OFF TOGETHER!! AUGUST 6TH!

Ok, so the summer is really just about over. Maybe you had planned to have reached your fitness goals by now. Maybe you started the change, but ice cream, snow cones, and other summer treats got in your way... Well, it's time to SHAKE IT UP AND SHAKE IT OFF!!!

I am challenging you, YES-YOU! to four weeks of Turbo Jammin' fun! So what we missed bikini season, there has never been a better time to SHAKE IT UP AND SHAKE THE FAT OFF!!!




And you can do it in the comfort of your own home!

If you are anything like me, the thought of going to the gym scares me. It seems like every time I walk into the gym, there is a bunch of people around me, all of which are in shape already. Like amazing shape. I know they could probably care less about me being out of shape, we are all there to do the same thing. But I feel like EVERYONE is watching me, watching my flabby stomach slosh around while I'm on the treadmill. I don't like it. At home, I know its just me and Chalene and the TJ crew and they won't ever judge me they want to see me succeed!


So join me in this commitment of 4 weeks to Turbo Jam. We can Kick, Punch and Jam our way to a better body and better health. You can choose the beginners plan or advanced. The choice is yours. We will come back here, check in daily, and support and motivate each other. When you have an accountability group, you tend to stay committed longer and have better results. I know I have 70 lbs to lose. Take this journey with me whether you have 5-15-50 or more to lose. We can do this together. We are all about support, motivating, and uplifting each other!

If you need more motivation, you can join my Turbo Jam FB group. It makes it easy to check in and stay on track no matter where you are!

SO WHO'S IN?!!!!!

shoot me an email and I'll tell you how to get started! :D




J'Wana

fiercely_me@beachbodycoach.com

Feeling Like Death.....

So there comes a time in a person's life, well at least mine, where they get sick and then feel better for a little bit, then are sick again... and this happens a few times...

Oh, that doesn't happen to you? Well, it sure does to me and I am literally SICK AND TIRED OF IT!!

Last week I had a sinus infection. This week, that same sinus infection reloaded with all kinds of lovely flu-like symptoms.  See, this is another reason why its so important to get you health on track.

Because my body is not healthy from what I put in my body (or lack of putting anything in my body, since I haven't been able to eat in going on 3 days), I am easily targeted by all the viruses and bacteria. And then to make matters worse, I am a Licensed Massage Therapist. So all day I am massaging people, their skin cells and everything they have on them such as those germs, viruses and bacteria that I mentioned earlier. No, my client may not be sick at all, but all that stuff that made its home on their body, is foreign to my body. So of course I am at risk. Now I use proper hygiene throughout the whole massage session, from set-up to clean-up, so I'm not saying I got sick from one of my clients. I could have been given to me through my little girl. She is in a new daycare. I don't think I need to take that any further. Kids are kinda gross. Even if you don't want to admit it. So it is what it is on where I got it from. All I know is that I have to get better soon and get back on track with my workouts. My body hurts so bad and I am so weak that I can just get to the bathroom and to bed. Good thing I have my sister around to help me out with my little girl because I would be in trouble without her. 

Falling off track...

Falling off your your health and fitness track can make you unmotivated, depressed, and can make you just want to give up.

TRUST ME WHEN I SAY: I KNOW. I HAVE BEEN THERE.




Even today.




I don't want to make excuses for my actions. I have grown to dislike my excuses. But my circumstances are a bit different than most people I know. Because I don't have my own place, I am living with my sister and her wife, and their two kids. Boys. One is 14 and the other one is 11.




So of course, puberty is kicking in and they eat up everything, They are bottomless pits. We can have the house full of food one day and it seems like a week later, its all gone. And right now, I am getting caught up on all the bills so I can start actually saving again. So most of my money is going elsewhere until I get caught up... so when it comes to food, we usually have to eat the food they buy. But due to these growing kids, its is so much cheaper for them to buy the terrible processed foods and junk and get more of it.

BAD NEWS BEARS for someone like me who is trying to change the way I eat. This month has been really tough for me. I know that the biggest ways to lose weight is through your diet. So no matter how much I work out, if I keep putting the bad stuff into my body, I won't get the results I want, if i get any at all.




Hopefully with my next paycheck, I will be able to pay my daughters daycare and still be able to get the food that I need to eat for myself.

----Ahhh.. the struggles of a young single mother that has never been on her own and still trying to figure life out, while changing her lifestyle at the same time.----







The point of this blog post wasn't to fill you in on all my financial problems, or to throw myself a pity party though. The point was: No matter what your situation is, never give up on your health/fitness goals.

Things will get tough, Slip-ups will happen. Its just important to remember to shake it off and keep it moving. The only way to reach your goals is to do what you have to do. Eat right, exercise. I'm reading The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson right now and I just know he would say something like----The secret to success is very easy to do, and very easy not to do. What makes the successful people different from the people that can't seem to succeed is the fact that they do what the others won't. Even the smallest change, the smallest decision can turn in to BIG RESULTS!!




So , I'll leave you with that thought and go make my Shakeology and Turbo Jam:)

Are you a BREAKFAST SKIPPER??

Are you the type of person that always forgets breakfast? Busy mornings, rushing to get ready for the day?


When you are in a rush, it is pretty easy to skip it. But is that really an excuse?






I used to hardly ever eat breakfast. And really, it's a terrible habit to form. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It gets your metabolism going and gives you energy.If that's not good enough for you, it can help you lose weight and help you concentrate.






It is also important to make lean protein apart of your breakfast. Protein helps to keep you feeling fuller longer, so you are not searching for the doughnuts, sugary snacks, and fast food trip that ruin our healthy eating practices.






The way that I make sure that I get all the nutrients and energy I need to power through the first part of my day---SHAKEOLOGY!!!!






Shakeology is "The Healthiest Meal Of The Day".

As a Massage Therapist, I need a lot of energy to perform 30/60/90 minute massage throughout the day. I just have some Chocolate Shakeology every morning and I am ready to go until around lunch. And it is so easy to mix that I can quickly prepare it with some ice and water (milk, almond milk, juice) and throw it in my blender and drinking it on the way to work or daycare. It tastes great by itself or you can add to it. Some people add cold coffee, peanut butter, frozen strawberries, frozen bananas, mint extract, cinnamon.... I mean there are a lot of recipes. And there isn't just the chocolate flavor. There is also Tropical Strawberry, and Greenberry. Plus there are Vegan options as well. It has a low glycemic index so it's great for diabetics. It helps curb cravings and lowers cholesterol.




Its an quick and easy, nutritious and delicious meal replacement, especially if you skip a meal.




If you are interested in getting Shakeology, or just want more information go to: www.myshakeology.com/fiercelyme

It's Just The Beginning...

My childhood was a lot different than most people. My mother was in and out for a while, same with my father. I moved around A LOT!!. D.C., Maryland, Northern VA, Southern VA, Texas... I was all over the place. For as long as I can remember, I have been the chubby girl. I was always told it was baby fat and that it would go away once I got older. I remember during 7th and 8th grade, I was in pretty good shape. ( I was also walking and riding my bike to school and back which was 3 miles round-trip) But when 9th grade hit, that's when things really started to change. I was living in Southwest Virginia, small southern town on Marion, Va. Some of the food was different but OH SO GOOD!!! I didn't realize how the food and less activity would change my body, I really wasn't too concerned with it to be honest with you. I was a cheerleader in 10th grade and over the summer when we got our uniforms and had to try them on.... well I had the biggest size they had and it just barely fit me. Then I hated (not really hated but you get my point) all the skinny girls that didn't have any problem with their uniforms. But I figured that by the time we were done cheer leading for the year, I would have lost all the weight. WRONG! I had to get a job. My first job- WENDYS. As much as I loved (and still love) food, the last thing I thought about then was my health or fitness. So I worked hard and ate good and gained weight. As a matter of fact, all of my jobs while in high school were in the fast food industry, so its what I ate most of the time. I didn't realize what an impact this was making in my mind and body.






Jump ahead to after I graduated (2008-2009), I moved in with my two of my friends. We all worked at McDonalds. I don't need to explain further. Then I find out I am pregnant.






I knew that I had to eat for me and the baby. So I ate my fruits and veggies, eggs, milk, etc.... but I was also eating my fast food and the ice cream cravings were non-stop...












Yeah.... my stomach was big (still had like a month and a half to go)... but I wasn't that big everywhere else so I thought I was good to go, other than my tummy full of stretch marks. Then on May 6th 2010:








The greatest moment of my life, Arianna Janae Saunders-Hall was born via C-Section.<3


I breastfed and a lot of the weight came off. But her father went to jail when she was 13 days old. So I was a 19 year old new parent and then Postpartum Depression hit. Food was what made me feel better so I ate and ate and ate to ease the pain away. I ate until he got out of jail, then I ate more. The man I waited for, visited every weekend so he could watch his little girl grow even though it was only 15 min visits, he turned on me. He began sneaking around, stealing, and treating me like a dog. I got called every name in the book. So I ate more. When I finally worked up the courage to leave, he took my daughter and blockaded himself in the basement. I tried to get the door open and he said "You better stop before your FAT ASS breaks this door"....That broke me down to nothing. After a couple days of arguing, I finally got me and Arianna out of that house and away from him. But mentally and emotionally, every name he called me still stuck. He wasn't done with me yet and I wasn't done with my emotional eating. I was stressed out to the max trying to figure out what to do next. One day, I stepped on the scale and had to blink multiple time to make sure I was actually seeing the numbers I saw: 200lbs!! WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?! HOW?!! WHY?!!!


My inner "Debbie Downer" was saying he was right, you are a fat ass and you aren't important to anyone.






*EXCEPT ARIANNA!*






So we moved to Washington DC and I started Massage Therapy School! It was amazing but I still had to work so I got a job with my mom at IHOP.... Uh-Oh! The smells of pancakes, bacon, ham, potatoes. Who could resist? I sure couldn't and didn't. Work during the weekdays, school on weeknights, and then work more during the overnight shift on the weekends. Those overnight shift were the worst. Whenever we were slow, I got one of the cooks to make me some NY cheesecake pancakes or some hashbrowns with cheese or some other ridiculously fattening thing that I wanted that night. Not good at all.






Arianna and I both had check-ups with our doctor. They did a full physical. Blood work and all. About a week later, I get a letter from the doctors office, they wanted me to have a follow up appt because my blood test came back abnormal. In bold letters I read PRE-DIABETIC.


What!! Diabetes runs in my family but ME, 20 years old... oh no not me I don't want diabetes. Something has to be done!...right?






Truth is, I didn't know what to do, I knew what I wanted and where I wanted to be but how do I get there?


I started getting stressed out again. Then one night I was up late, couldn't sleep and I was flipping through channels and I came across a Brazil Butt Lift commercial through Beachbody... those girls looked amazing. It looked like fun and thus something I would actually do so I ordered it. I thought "This is it, I am finally gonna get back in shape and be beautiful like the girls on the commercial"....


I have never been one with a great self-esteem. So when I got my BBL, I was so happy. I wanted to change the way I ate, change my life. I told my mom that with my pre-diabetic status, I needed her to buy better and healthier food. She made the joke that just because I have to eat healthy, she didn't have to, which actually hurt my feelings. It would be good for her, me and Arianna. She would buy me salad, and then everything else she always bought. I remember one day I went and bought a juicer and took it upon myself to do some grocery shopping. I got ground chicken and turkey instead of pork and beef. I got loads of veggies and fruit, granola, I mean I did good. As she watched me put the granola away she commented "I hope you plan on eating all that because it sure doesn't look appetizing". I went to cook dinner (which may or may not have been spaghetti) with the ground chicken and she looked at me with a disgusted look on her face and said. " You're gonna use that?"... How could I eat right if every time I make a good decision, she had a comment that made me want to just say screw it? The only thing that kept me from giving up completely where the people on the Team Beachbody website. One thing I wanted out of the website was a friend and coach that where in the same boat as me as far as the amount of weight that I needed to lose. One of my buddies Janet told me she had an amazing coach named Rachel that had went from 301 to around 130 IN A YEAR!! She sent me a link to Rachel's profile. I sent her a buddy request and we started to talk. We have some much in common and her wise and caring words stuck with me. I needed her as my coach. And I got her. This was the beginning... She put me in a secret challenge group on Facebook which gives you accountability, motivation, and support. Little did I know, unexpected depression and excuses were heading my way






D.C. wasn't what I expected, I wasn't happy there. I really started to miss Marion, VA. Yeah, it's a small town with not a lot to do, but it is a good place to raise kids, not too much crime, and its the place I lived the longest that I can remember of my whole life. I wanted to go back. I ended up stopping BBL and ordered Turbo Jam. I enjoyed TJ a lot, but still ended up giving up on that as well, but Rachel continued to check in on me even after my posts to the challenge group and TBB website had stopped. I feel like anyone else would have just given upon me, figured I was just a waste of time. But she didn't and I am forever thankful for that. Through my talks with Rachel, I realized that I couldn't keep giving excuses for me not taking the step forward, pushing play and eating right. This is in my hands. My body, my health, my life is in my hands. I want to be around for my beautiful little girl for a very long time, but if I don't take care of myself now, that won't happen. I also realized that I wanted to become a Team Beachbody coach. If I could do for someone else what Rachel did for me, it would make me feel so good. I want to help people with their health & fitness. As a Massage Therapist, I am in the health field and I am supposed to tell my clients know how important it is for them to exercise, eat right, and drink plenty of water. I want to be a model of that, not the one saying "Do as I say, not as I do." SO I MADE A DECISION...






Despite what anybody else may have wanted me to do, I moved back to Marion, I am working as a Massage Therapist, just became a Team Beachbody coach and restarting my Turbo Jam. I will eat right, exercise at least 5 days a week and drink plenty of water.






No. I don't have the results that everyone once to see. I am at the beginning of my journey as many people are. I now have all of Beachbody watching and waiting. Watching, Waiting and thus Motivating me to transform my body and mind into the person, the mother, the role-model that I want to be.






My goal is to change another's life while molding, changing and sculpting my own. If I can just reach one person, then that's great! But I want to reach many many more.






Watch me during my journey or join me with a journey of your own.






Just don't give up, don't let anyone hold you back or tear you down. Know that this life is yours. This body is yours. If you are unhappy with any of it, change it.




J'Wana Saunders-Hall, Licensed Massage Therapist

Independent Team Beachbody Coach







http://beachbodycoach.com/FiercelyMe

http://myshakeology.com/FiercelyMe

http://myultimatereset.com/FiercelyMe