High Five! It's Friday!

Wahooo!! It's FRIDAY.  There are 8 days till Josh and I get MARRIED!

I'm so excited for this weekend.  Josh is going to be home, we have a date night planned for tomorrow, and I am finishing up last minute wedding things.  Thank goodness for a FREE weekend!

I love this quote:

Life throws us TONS of curveballs.  It's up to YOU what you do with it.  We are all BORN to sparkle!  We are meant to SHINE!  But, we have curveballs that try knocking us down along the way.  Some people face things in their lives (heartbreak, heartache, death, job loss, etc.) and it's EASY to let people's feelings and actions get the best of you.  But, DON'T!  It's the devil trying to interfere.  Take a deep breath and collect yourself.

SO, don't let anyone dull your *SPARKLE*

XO,

5 things to do the WEEK of your wedding!

My wedding is in 9 days. 9 days, people. We are down to the single digits!

I'm going to give you the low-down on things I've learned along the way and especially what I'm learning right NOW! 

The 5 things you need to know the week of your wedding. 

1. You will be crazy busy and stressed out. If you have a full time job, your mind will be other places while on "the clock". Tread through the time, because honestly what else are you going to do? 

2. Make a LIST of all of the small things that are left to do. All of the big stuff is usually done early on. The last week you will be running around getting the small stuff done. 

3. Remember WHY you are getting married. This wedding isn't just a big party. It's about you and your fiancé and the love you share for each other. Stop and smell the roses and don't lose sight of the reason you are doing this in the first place. 

4. Go with the flow. Things will not go as planned. Someone won't do what they are supposed to. But, remember things always happen for a reason, so just roll with it. What else are you going to do? 

5. RELAX. Enjoy your wedding week and soak in every. Single. Thing. That you can. You only get this chance once in your life, so do what you can to make the most of it and to really enjoy and love every minute of your days. 

I guess I need to go practice what I preach, because it's easier said than done. At the end of the day, I'm marrying the love of my life and I couldn't be more ecstatic. 

                    XO, 

The 21 Day Fix

Are you tired of hearing about my workout stories?  You probably just click through my newsfeed if you follow me on facebook, like "YEAH YEAH there's another one of those selfie pics".  You don't have to lie.  It's okay.  It won't hurt my feelings.

BUT-

If for some reason you aren't tired of hearing about them or if you don't have a CLUE what I'm talking about, then THIS post is FOR YOU!

I want to tell you about my FAVORITE (well ONE of my favorite) workout programs.  And, yes.  I have more than 1 program to compare it to.  I am in no way an expert at ANY workout programs or health/nutrition.  This is just an opinion of a normal person, who struggles daily with working out and proper nutrition. 

I have INSANITY, Focus T25, Les Mills Pump, Slim in 6, PiYo, Brazil Butt Lift and The 21 Day Fix.

These are all Beachbody Programs and I AM a Beachbody Coach.  I love the programs, I received amazing results with doing 1 round of INSANITY and I decided I wanted to help others by mentoring them during their journey with at-home workout programs.

So, MY favorite program...... The 21 Day Fix.

It works every.single.time.  Here are the TOP 5 Reasons why THE FIX is my favorite program.

1. It's a 3 week program and it's designed to give you results (losing up to 10 lbs in just 3 weeks).  It works, folks.  Just a week into the FIX, I always feel amazing and see lbs already dropping.

2. The workouts are only 30 minutes.  Who has time for 1 hour+ workouts EVERY DAY?!  NOT me.  I'm in and out in 1/2 hour.  Easy Peasy.

3. The workouts are almost like a circuit.  You do a set of 60 second moves twice and then you move onto something else.  When you break it down to just 60 seconds, even the hardest exercises are totally do-able.  Each workout leaves me drenched in sweat, yet by minute 5 I'm not about to DIE (like I was in Insanity)

4. The nutrition plan is SO SIMPLE.  Yes, when you first get it and you look at the itty bitty containers and when you finish your freak out sesh (thinking you can only eat 1 of each container per day), you will read the guide and figure out that you get much, much more than that.  You eat a TON throughout the day.  All non-processed foods, proteins, vegetables, fruits, healthy fats, etc.  There are TONS of options as far as what food you decide to eat in each category.  Do you HATE fish, like me?  FINE, you don't have to choose fish as your protein. 

5. It's at a great price.  You can get everything you need to lose 10+ lbs in 3 weeks for $140.  WOAH, nelly!  This is $140 for just 3 weeks?  Nope.  You can do UNLIMITED rounds of The 21 Day Fix.  This isn't a one time, throw away and you're done thing.  This is something you will get to keep with you forever.

Oh---another thing I love?  The workouts are all done AT-HOME or wherever the heck you are!  If you travel, all you need to do is pack up the DVDs and hit the road.  No worrying about finding a gym or using the small hotel gym!

Please let me know if you have any questions about this program, or any of the others one's I mentioned.  It's my job to talk to others and to help others through their journeys, so I'd LOVEEEE to chat with you!