I know I’m not the only person obsessed with neon lately-
or am I?
I am ABSOLUTELY obsessed. I want neon everything- I want
my life to be one big ball of NEON!
Not sure why I’m so late jumping on this trend, but I
like to give the trend some time to cure, to make sure it’s something I really
want to partake in.
I’ve been looking for a neon pink summery dress, but can’t
seem to find one anywhere- and I’m a great online shopping sleuth. There was
one H&M was selling, but I was too late and can’t find it anywhere and
there’s no H&M around where I live. It was exactly what I was looking for.
Damn.
I needed new workout shoes so I bought these suckers.
They are the Asics Gel Noosa Tri 6’s. There’s a 7 out, which I also loved, but
the pink neon ones are sold out everywhere, so I opted for the older version. I
think I like them better anyway.
THEN, I fell in LOVE with this nail polish from China
Glaze called Flip Flop Fantasy. Oh, heck yes. My fantasy is complete with this
nail polish. It’s bright and gorgeous and I;m OBSESSED with it! Completely obsessed. Yes, I know my toes are freakishly long and crap, but please look past them to that gorgeous color! Not to mention, I've lost my golden tan, and this color somehow makes my legs and feet look super tan! But just my legs and feet....the rest of me is pale. HEAD TO TOE NEON?? heh heh
WORKOUTS: I became a coach with the Beachbody company (fitness company
that created P90X, Insanity, Shakeology, etc.) in April, as most of you know, and I love it.
However, it has its moments of frustration, both on the business and personal
level. Just as an example: I’ll have “customers”
who buy products through my website and they’ll abuse the 30-day money back guarantee
for the Shakeology. Now, this is not to say they shouldn’t use that 30-day
money back, because sometimes you just don’t like a product. In the cases I’ve
had, though, I follow up with them, because I genuinely want to hear what they
think and if they like/dislike it, and when I follow up, they love it! Then
return it for their money back after the use it all. Shame. Shame. Shame.
As a Coach, I do get commission off of the
products ordered through ME, and yes, I do use this for extra income, because
frankly, I could use it just like anyone else. Well, when a customer returns
something, that commission is taken away from me. More importantly, all of the
hard work and dedication I gave to THAT customer (giving advice, helping them
choose a product, answering questions…) is down the drain.
It just makes me sad, really. I’m a Coach because I enjoy
helping people. I LOVE to answer question about fitness, health and nutrition.
I’ve done my GREAT share of research and studying up so I feel like I can give
great advice and knowledge to others.
This company gives you a platform to start form and I love that. However,
this past week, I thought about stopping altogether. As far as making money goes, it depends.
Sometimes I’ll break even, sometimes I won’t profit, sometimes I will.
Then, this morning I had a revelation:
#1. I realized that I
signed up as a coach for ME, MYSELF and I. I had been lacking motivation to
lose this extra weight for 6 months now and being a coach is holding ME
accountable. If I can’t get up and workout and eat a healthy diet, why should
anyone else I help do that? I’ve lost 10 pounds the past month doing Insanity
again! 10. POUNDS. Seriously. I wouldn’t
have pushed myself as much as I did if I didn’t have those people in my Facebook
group looking to ME for motivation- and I looking to them.
#2. A woman in my
office pulled out a bag of pills this morning and proclaimed that she needed to
“take her pill” because she’s trying to lose 10 pounds. My heart almost
stopped. It just makes me SO damn sad that people feel they need to result to
this. First of all, those pills probably will just either give her jittery
energy or help her loose some water bloat. She’s not getting healthier by doing
this, but I guess everyone’s looking (STILL!) for a quick fat loss tip and they
just want to be thin. It’s not my business what she does, but I decided to
speak up and tell her how I’ve lost 10 pounds this past month with working out
and just eating a healthy, balanced diet.
She just kinda looked at me.
It was right then that I realized why I still work for
Beachbody. If I can change ONE person’s mind on fitness and health and to help
them have a better, HEALTHIER relationship with their bodies and their health,
then I’ve accomplished something GREAT.
For the love of God people- please don’t take a pill and
think you’re going to better your body. While everyone wants to look
attractive, fit and/or thinner, try thinking about your heart health, your
potential risk of developing a disease later in life- you don’t think about
these things because you’re probably still young, but one day life is going to
catch up with you and wouldn’t you like to look back and know that you did what
you could to keep yourself healthier?
That’s my preach for the day! It’s something I’m passionate
about : )
How do you feel about the subject of a “quick fix” for
weight loss?
