Who's Ready To Try Body By Vi?

Hi Friends!  I have had a number of people asking about sampling Body By Vi, that I think it's time again for another party!  Who's interested?!?!?!?!  If you have been thinking about giving this a whirl now is the perfect opportunity.  And, have you heard that if you sign up and get three friends to join you on your journey, your Body By Vi from here on out is FREE,  all you pay is shipping.  All you have to have is three friends (doesn't have to be the same three friends) signed up under you and your Body By Vi will never cost you a red cent.  Who doesn't want free product that makes you feel like a million bucks?  If you have questions, or are interested in coming to a party please email me at amandajoliver@hotmail.com also, if you live out of town or cannot make it to a party I am more than happy to send you a sample.  Please just email me with your address and I will get you a little sample package made up and sent out.  Thanks Loves!

Terrible, Awful, No Good, Friend

Why helloooooooo there!  You may be thinking, "where has this girl been?" or "I didn't really miss her at all." either reaction is perfectly fine with me.  I actually deserve both reactions!  I'm going to break it down for you, and be completely honest...........................................I took a break.  I didn't take a break from Body By Vi, because that makes me feel way to good.  I took a break from focusing on numbers.  I was in the process of training for my latest half marathon (which I will share more about in a minute) and I began to "focus" a little too much of my every thought on my numbers.  Numbers to me simply means the scale numbers, but to someone else it might be inches, or time you use to work out, or calories, or anything that preoccupies your mind.  I originally started the BBV journey to lose weight, which I still desire to need and want, but now it is also about my health.  I yearn to be healthy, to feel good, to have more energy, to be around a little longer for my family and kids (whether they like it or not).  And once I subtracted the "numbers" from my every day focus it has made my journey so much more enjoyable.  And I feel great.  I didn't change my eating, for a day, a week, a month, or even a year, I changed my lifestyle. Like I have stated before this is a marathon not a sprint.  So, with that said I will be weighing in ONCE, yes I said ONCE a month.  Kind of unheard of for me, but I think it will be the best thing for me, and that is finally what something is all about ME!  I hope you welcome me back with open arms, I hope you understand where I am coming from, and I hope that if you are still thinking about joining this journey that it is NEVER too late.  Jump on board the BBV train! 

Now with that ginormous weight lifted off of my chest, I wanted to tell you all about my Women's Half Marathon I completed (notice I said complete and not compete) last Saturday.  It was hot, and miserable, I will NOT try and sugar coat.  My goal was to remove almost 25 minutes from my previous half time, which is quite unusual.  But my first half time was so terrible I didn't think it was that far out of reach.  Well with the heat as terrible as it was, I was only able to cut 19 MINUTES!  Woo hoo, I am still extremely happy, I mean it wasn't my perfect goal, but I cannot gripe about my improved time!  Just gives me another goal to push myself through for my next half!  I swore the entire time I was running this one I wasn't going to sign up for the next one in November, but now I am leaning more towards doing it.  It is just such an amazing feeling of accomplishment, gives me something to work towards and push myself towards.  What are your goals?  What are you desiring to accomplish?  What are you pushing yourself towards?  Believe me you CAN do it, if this chubby girl can run, YOU can do anything you set your little heart and mind to. 

Thanks for listening, and I promise it won't be as long until I write again!  Smooches!

Hello My Friends, Hello

Good morning friends, sorry it has been a few days since I have checked in.  It has been a little crazy around here this week with getting ready to send kids back to school, and just everyday life.  WHEW, I am exhausted!

This is myself, my amazing friends Ashley Stamper, and of course Sarah Hill
I adore these two

Yesterday pretty much ROCKED though! We spent the morning with my dear friend Sarah Hill, of Sarah-Beth Photography and she took some amazing family pics of our family.  I have only seen a few, and of course what I have seen I am already in love with.  If you are on facebook please check her page out and be sure and "like".  Believe me you will never be disappointed with her work.  Here are a just a few of the sneak peeks I received yesterday!

Also, for those of you still wanting to sample, or even if I have sent you a sample of Body By Vi, I would still LOVE it if you could come by tomorrow night so you can try different recipes that I have.  Also, please bring friends, you will all fall in love. Please send me an email at amandajoliver@hotmail.com for further information and directions.  I would also like to share with you on how Body By Vi can be free and you can make some extra income. I will speak with you soon Loves!

It Is Worth The "Weight"

Here we are, the day of the week I dread, yet work so hard for.  It really makes no sense.  I work my bootay off daily, and I am very conscious on what I put in my body yet weigh in day is more terrifying to me than a haunted house!  CRAZY I know! 

With all that mumbo jumbo said, I weighed in and I am down another 1 pound!  Woo hoo!  Brings my Body By Vi total to 11, I am pumped.  Although I would looooooooove to lose my weight quickly, I know the slower I lose the weight the healthier the weight loss is for me and my body.  Like I said this is a life long marathon, not a sprint.

It is also very easy for some people to get down about slow weight loss, or not seeing the scale move as much or as fast as they want.  But if you are like me and have a pretty steady workout regimen, you are going to see the inches move before or more than you see the scale move.  Something to keep in mind, one pound of fat is the size of a coffee mug, while one pound of muscle is  the size of your fist!  So friends I encourage you all to get out and turn those coffee mugs into fists!

Couldn't Do It Without You, Boo

I feel so blessed to have so many amazing people in my life pushing and supporting me through kind words, challenging me, and kicking my bootay at the gym.  I have had unbelievable trainers, fantabulous running partners, and friends that dare me daily to make wiser food choices.  I love you all for being what I can't on my weak days, I thank you all for pushing me through the pain, I need you all to continue on this life long journey with me.

There is one person that I would crumble if they weren't on this adventure with me, my Ryan.  This man has loved me from thin to chubby and back, now that's true love friends.  Even the days when I look in the mirror and see flaws from head to toe, Ryan sees perfection.  Ryan doesn't look at my body as perfection (thank the Lord), he looks at my heart, he looks at our children, he looks at our love, and supports me.  Now that is true love.  My wish for you is that if you don't already have someone that prays for you, raises you up, comforts you, and encourages you, I pray you soon will.  There are people that I love and hold dearly in my heart that don't have that.  Whether the Lord took their spouses to heaven early, or they just aren't able to show that love and support, I pray someday they will.  I pray that someday their hearts will open up and they will feel the love everyone longs for and deserves. 

I want to publicly thank Ryan for being what I needed as a husband, before I knew him the Lord had him made for me.  What a peaceful thought that is.  I have made a promise, as a mother to my children, I promise to pray for their future spouses daily.  I will pray that whomever marries my children (some of them may be more difficult that others to marry off!), they will first off love the Lord, they will love my child, and they will support them as my Ryan has loved and supported me.

Thanks for reading yet another one of my posts, and tomorrow I will have yet another one for you.  Tomorrow is ....................................................weigh in day.  Love to you all!

Here Goes Nothing!

I have swallowed my pride, pulled up my big girl panties, and I am going to lay it all out for you.  I have decided to keep a blog about where I have been, how I am doing, and where I desire to be in my weight loss/change of lifestyle goals.  Thank you for checking in, and I hope to make new friends and bring old ones on this journey with me.  So friends get those big girl/boy panties on and let's do this thang!

I guess the best place to start is well, at the beginning, so here goes nothin'.  In January 2010 I had had enough, no more being the chubby girl out of all my friends, no more trying to find the perfect outfit to cover up the rolls of "baby weight" I had come to accept, no more not enjoying being Amanda Oliver.  I WAS DONE!  I began Weight Watchers, I had an awesome personal trainer and had awesome success. I lost 42 lbs over a year doing the program and felt awesome. 

I managed to keep the weight off from January 2011 until the present until something in my crazy mom brain struck again.  Yes losing 42 lbs is awesome, and I was very proud of my accomplishments, but now it's time for more.  So what did I go and do in March?  I joined a running group.  A what you say?  Oh, yes a running group.  WHAT WAS I THINKING?  I haven't ran since my high school days as a soccer player, and my running then was quite scary.  But I had a far fetched goal in mind........The Indianapolis Mini Marathon that takes place every May here in Indy to kick off the month of the Indianapolis 500.  Now don't get me wrong the training was hard, but along the way I have made some life long friends and attained goals I never thought possible.  Now don't get any crazy ideas, I did not run the entire distance.  I didn't even train the last three weeks prior to the mini due to some events that had occurred to my running partner and her sweet family.  That is a whole other story that you may or may not hear one day.  

But I did it, I finished the Indy Mini.  I wasn't able to run the entire way, but I was pretty pumped that I was able to complete my very first mini marathon.

Which brings me to my next goal, I know I still have more weight to lose.  I mean honestly to you really see very many "chubby" runners?  I don't think so!  Here I go again, biting the bullet, I was back on Weight Watchers.  Don't get me wrong WW is an fantastic program, but my body was ready for something different.  Some changes needed made and I didn't have a clue where to start. 

Out of the blue, I start seeing things on facebook posted by my dear friend Nikki Zapp about Body By Vi.  I start thinking ya ya ya ok, here is another "fad" diet and I am not jumping on this bandwagon.  I am just going to start busting it out at the gym and running until my feet bleed.  Then I start seeing more friends with outstanding results, and I think "am I missing something here?"  This must be too good to be true.  Well my friends it's not!

Here I stand before you (well actually sitting and typing but that's neither here nor there), one month into my Body By Vi 90 day challenge, and I am a believer.   I have lost 10 lbs, and I have never in my life felt better.  Everything about me has changed, the way I look at nutrition, the way I look at food, the way I look at my workouts, the way my body has taken a different shape.  EVERYTHING I tell ya is different.  I am currently training for my next mini in September which I pushing myself for a much better time, and I am training for another in November in which I hope/plan to run the entire thing!  Homies, this is the real deal Holyfield.  If I can make lifestyle changes for the better so can you. 

Some of you may be reading this and thinking "girl I have so much to lose I don't even know where to start" or " I don't have a lot to lose I just need to tone up" or even "I just want to make some healthy life changes".  Well guess what you CAN!  That's the beauty of this it's not too late, or too hard, or even too simple.  If I can do this, I know you can do this. 

I have created this blog, to support one another, to push one another, to ask questions, to inspire, but most importantly I have created this blog for me.  Yes me.  I need this accountability, and if I can help one person along the way, than it has been worth me laying it all out to you.  Please comment, please ask questions, and please know that if you are on my blog you will NEVER be judged! 

Welcome to my blog and I hope to be your inspiration.