Shaklee180 Three Month Update Numbers Y all

This is a sponsored post as part of the Shaklee Corporation blogger program.  I have received free products, online support and incentives for participating in the ShakleeCorporation blogger program. My opinions are my own.

Exercise-wise, I am loving Running consistently again!  Happy dance/run! :)  And I love my Pilates classes.  These are some of my favorite things. However, I did swim my first round of laps for the season and that was just like riding a bike. I LOVE swimming laps for a great Summer exercise. So I will be mixing these up for sure. 

Here I am in my element. :) 

Pilates May 2013

Running May 2013

This is the update post on my first three months on the Shaklee180 Blogger Program. I have loved this experience.  Each day I love the Shaklee180 Meal Bars and Smoothies.  Occasionally, I do not have them.  Overall, I have been consistent on the plan.  I love the Peanut Butter and Chocolate Bar for Breakfast with my Coffee and Water.  If I miss a big hot breakfast, we have breakfast for dinner. :) And I skip the biscuits and gravy. :)  I do have a little bacon and eggs.  Or lean ham and eggs with a half a serving of cheese. I don't miss toast.

For lunch or dinner, I have a Shaklee180 Fruit Smoothie including the protein powder and spinach with almond milk.  I really enjoy these.  They hit the spot when I am not hungry or when it is hot outside.  And I make them an ice cream consistency and eat it with a spoon sometimes. Treat for sure. Yes, I have continued Gluten Free for eleven months now and I love it.  Again, I am not celiac so there are some splurges. Yet, overall, I love the benefits of the gluten free diet for my body.

Since I love to really hold myself accountable with a little photo for you.  Here we go, this was taken this morning after Pilates by a little lady who (gasp, they are still out there) didn't know what an iPhone was.  Her kindness, to offer to take this for me so I wouldn't have to take a mirrored version myself, well made up for her lack of techyness. :)

See, why I work at all of this!  Pear shape.  These are, as my sisters and I say, "birthing hips."  Thank God since these carried Twins full-term.  Since the Twins, they HAVE seen leaner days, which we are well on our way to seeing again soon. Right!

Shaklee180 asked us to share what we love about ourselves, I do love my smile and eyes and right here, the way my waist looks tiny when I toss my hands on my hips in the "don't I look great" even though I am not near finishing my goal yet. :)

One thing I learned this month is that I do better maintaining and losing my weight if I have my meal during the day. :)  However, I do enjoy sitting down to a candle light dinner with my family any chance I get.  So, I do this some and notice the results.  So I mix it up a bit.

It was a great month.  I was a little slow losing, I did lose and I am thrilled.


This pic confirms that I lost just a 1/2 inch in the hips this month.  Y'all a loss is a loss.  At this rate, catch me next Summer for my final hip goal reached. :)  We are going to work on it until we get it! :)

And I did lose 1 inch in the waist!  Yea, waist. Thank you.  So you see, I will be quite busy finishing the next three months of the Shaklee180 journey.

Shaklee180 3 Month Photo :)

Thank you for joining my journey and as always, email me or comment with any questions or thoughts you may have.  Positive, please. We're moving in the right direction here. lol  So psyched to be continuing on the Shaklee180 Blogger Program until August.

See you in June! :)

Warmly,
Carolina Mama

Shaklee180 Two Month Progress and Update

We just completed our first two months on the Shaklee180 Blogger Program.  This has been one awesome program and we still have four months left to go.  I am excited to report some progress.  One thing I will share is that progress can take a slow form so I have to stay focused.  You may have seen my video of staying focused on vacations and weekend travels. 

Here is what I am looking like after 2 months on Shaklee180.  I love my new Spring look.

These pants are a size smaller :) and they are plenty loose after this past month.  More happy face, happy dance.  It has been worth every effort, every shake, meal bar, exercise, etc.  I love my routine with Shaklee180 and my Gluten Free life, most days.  (Again, I do not have celiac disease.  However, my body loves when I am Gluten Free 90% of the time.)

I actually like it and do not miss gluten.  Shaklee180 makes that simple because the products are Gluten Free, No GMOs, no artificial flavors or colorings.

The beginning of the month looks like this when the Shaklee180 Turn Around Kit arrives.

We have been traveling a lot this Spring and I am happy to still be losing even with a lot of special and big meals.  I am making more and more great choices as a habit.  And the best thing is I do not feel like I am missing out. I love making better choices and skipping all of the "filler foods." 

Here are some pictures from the first month, pre-Shaklee180, and just at the end of the second month.  I am wearing the same workout pants.  I can even see the progress in my tee shirts.  Look how loose the one on the right it.  Okay, girls, I know you're with me, so here goes.  My much unfilmed back side.  For the sake of helping others and keeping myself accountable....  I am just so pleased to be making progress. 

Here are some pictures in my SkirtSport gear. I love their girly feminine leggings and skirts.  Mine was too snug for my preference when I got it, and a month later, I am really liking the fit.

1 month after Shaklee180

2 months after Sbaklee180

Here is my family and me celebrating Mother's Day 2013!  So fun and I feel great. So we splurged a little at a fabulous new restaurant in Raleigh, CowFish, where I had awesome Sushi.  And we did share an incredible dessert - we didn't even finish it.  It was fun to splurge on something special like their Southern Lemon Pound Cake with fresh fruit and ice cream.

Now for some numbers:  Since beginning Shaklee180, I have lost 11.2 pounds!  And 7 1/2 inches! Yes, I am thrilled.  This is a good pace for me even though I would love to get to my end goal more quickly.  This is very livable and I do not even feel like I am missing out because I am focused most days and then have my splurges so I look forward to getting back on routine. 

Thank you for reading and joining me.  If you have questions, please feel free to leave a comment or email me at carolinamama1 @ gmail (dot) com.  

Warmly, 

CarolinaMama 

FTC Disclosure:  I am a Shaklee180 Blogger.  Products provided to me by Shaklee. Opinions are all my own.  

Successful First Month as a Shaklee180 Blogger

Greetings everyone. Hope you all had an awesome and Happy Easter. We truly did.

This last day of March, I wanted to give you my first month progress report on my Shaklee180 Blogger journey. It is unusual to check stats on a Holiday, right/?! Well, with Shaklee180, guess what, that's okay. It has been an awesome month and I am happy to report a few things.

First of all, I need to share I have to e patient with myself. One of my challenges is that I want success right now, today or better yet, yesterday. And on the weight loss journey success is not always determined by my home scale. Second, time will tell and over the month there was success so I am happily moving forward.

Tomorrow, I will post a video and share with you the products in a brief step-by-step of what my Shaklee180 looks like each day.

And I will tell you that I am exercising regularly. I am blessed, thanks to my Daddy, to love sports, exercise and being active with my family. Thanks to my diet and Shaklee180, I am enjoying things I love even more again.

Next weekend, my family and I are running a 10K together! We are all so excited. I will say we committed and began training in November. However, Shaklee has truly helped me stay focused and to control my diet. I LOVE the ease of coming home from the gym or a run and making up a nice and fresh Protein Shake! I look forward to these. They taste delicious and they truly power me up.

So, drum roll, now for the absolute fun of the program, revealing my numbers. And a huge thank you to girlfriends who are so supportive and who listened to me all month, encouraged me and worked out with me. You rock.

This month I am DOWN:

5.4 .lbs!! Even I am shocked! I worked out this week - our last week before the Race week - and suddenly the scale moved!!

I didn't know it moved and now as I look back at my APP, I am happy I worked so hard at my diet and exercise.

Full disclosure, Easter Sunday, I splurged! I didn't go crazy but I did have some good Southern Cooking and some Chocolate. :) So I could be up a little tomorrow morning. Since I weigh on Fridays now, I am happy to say I am down 5.4.  Yes, I am working hard and yes, Shaklee180 works.

I have lost 1 inch in the waist. :) And 1 1/2 inches in the hips. So a total of 2 1/2 inches lost. Now, I have some miles to go before I am where I was several short years ago. Today, though, we're celebrating! The Easter Beagle bought me a new necklace. It is so fun to celebrate without food. Success!

Thanks for reading and if you have any questions about Shaklee180 or about my diet and exercise, please ask. I LOVE to help others. I admit, it is work, but it is worth it. I feel fabulous.

Early Happy April!

Warmly,
CarolinaMama





*FTC Disclosure: I am a Shaklee180 Blogger. Opinions are all my own.