Doing it right

I have been taking my premium shakes and capsules now since June, and I can with all honesty say I've not felt like this in a long time, and I should've done it sooner. I haven't been really taking the capsules properly and therefore didn't start to feel the full effect until this week. I'm not a fan of swallowing tablets, especially not big capsules, but I was informed by my team leader that you can open up the capsules and put the contents into the shake. OMG this revelation has changed my life! 

I have been consistently taking my fruit capsules and my vegetable capsules in my morning shake for about 2 weeks and I feel amazing! I just need to get myself to bed at a sensible time and I'll be cooking on gas. I'm anaemic and this causes me to feel the cold more, feel tired more easily and sometimes have foggy spells, all these symptoms have been drastically reduced. I don't want anyone to think that just taking the capsules alone has done the trick NO, NOT ALL, what has done the trick is subscribing to the healthy clean eating lifestyle that Juice Plus fully promotes. I literally feel like I'm on a drug and have recently placed my order for the Berry Capsules - I have never felt so excited about a product!

Enough is Enough

So I posted this amazing comparison picture of my body now (at least 2 weeks ago on holiday) and a picture from the beginning of July. I had some ab definition coming through, or it could have just been good sunlight hitting me in all the right places. Either way I looked good! I like what I saw (nearly naked – in a bikini) for the first time in a long time. The thing is, apart from one single 15min HIIT workout while on holiday I haven’t done any exercise since returning from holiday. So yesterday morning I told myself ‘ENOUGH IS ENOUGH’, I can’t just get part of the way to looking how I want to look and then start going backwards. The thing is getting this far wasn’t even that hard, not since taking my shakes, because I know when on the program I can’t just take the shakes and wait for the weight to miraculously drop off – I’ve got to put the work in – think about what I eat and how much a exercise.

Since buying my 2lt water bottle I have significantly increased the amount of water I drink on a daily basis. I used to be able to go a whole day without a drink or maybe just one. My body never felt like it needed it but having at least 2lts of water a day is a real must!

Anyhoo yesterday I used my Beachbody subscription and I did a workout from The Brazil Butt Lift program.

Have you asked yourself yet if enough if enough?

A Better Me...

At some point this year I decided enough was enough and I wanted to be happier and healthier. Here I am with just over a month left of 2016, somewhat healthier (but not where near to want I to be) and walking the tightrope of depression and anxiety.

Whether you want to admit it or not being happy is a choice, yes, your circumstances contribute to how you feel about yourself and your life. But it’s all about how you CHOOSE to deal with your circumstances. So, how am I dealing with it? I have chosen to walk away from a job that mentally fatigues me, causes me to have panic attacks at least once a month and a job, that unless I am in a high state of anxiety I can’t actually do. Am I worried? Yes, I have a new home, a mortgage and bills to pay and a child who is about to start private school. As a write this now a voice in my head is saying ‘you’re crazy!’.

The thing is a while back I prayed to God for a new job, I said ‘please God; I want a job that allows me to spend time with my family and not feel guilty when doing that. A job that allows me to pay bills and pay my debts off, I want to be able to pay for at least 2 holidays a year and keep my daughter in private school until she’s 11.’ The opportunity of having a job like this has been hanging around for a while but I just felt that is was too good to be true. It still is, but I’m taking a leap of faith, don’t get me wrong I’m still looking for an additional job because the job that I talk of isn’t going to reap rewards over night, but I’m taking a chance, not just on a new venture but taking a chance to be a better me.

UPDATE: Monday 28th Nov - No longer leaving the job, they couldn't replace me lol, but I still have plans in place to move on slowly, I didn't have another job either, so quite frankly I think God stepped in - 4 candidates interviewed for my job only one a possibility but for reasons I can't disclose was not offered the job.