Thursday, June 28, 2012

Lots of new stuff!!

First of all, I want to announce the winners of our sister site Pea of Sweetness's 1K Fan Giveaway! Congrats to the grand prize winner Christina I. who won a bottle of NeriumAD, a 7-pack of Inspirin, and a $20 Pea of Sweetness Gift Certificate! Congrats to the runner-up Erin M. who won the one-week supply of Chocolate Shakeology sponsored by 1 Fit 2 Serve! :) I hope you both enjoy your prizes!


Next, there is exciting news! Many Coaches attended Beachbody's Summit in Las Vegas, and although we did not, I was seeing many updates via Instagram! It was a neat way to share the excitement! The most exciting thing is those updates are available NOW!! Yes, you can head on over to your Team Beachbody account and order the new products NOW! So what are they?

Vegan Chocolate Shakeology! Not only is there now a vegan formula for Chocolate Shakeology but they've added some more super foods as well! Wow! I can't wait to try it myself!

"Body Beast" workout program. This program was designed by a professional body builder to bulk you up. Probably not ideal for the ladies (unless you do want bulk muscle - I personally prefer lean muscle as a lady), but it definitely looks like a great program! The workouts are intense but not terribly long and very target focused!



And the skincare line "Derm Exclusive" can also be purchased through Team Beachbody.




Product safety:

  • No harmful ingredients such as sulfates, parabens, formaldehyde, or hydroquinone (this is fantastic because we don't use parabens or other harmful chemicals! For more on eco-friendly products and living head over to our sister site Pea of Sweetness!)

  • Dermatologist tested and approved

  • No animal-derived ingredients and never tested on animals


Lots of new things available now! :) So head on over and check it out! Don't forget to keep logging your workouts on WOWY (I forgot a couple times this week, so that's why I'm posting a reminder! haha) because each day you log a workout is a chance to win money! Keep pushing play!

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Changes

Well, I was contemplating changes to this website, which I think I mentioned before as a downgrade to a free blog instead of a self-hosted one. I'm still really torn about the decision, though. I obviously have a lot of "affiliate links" on this site, which are actually links to Beachbody programs, supplements, etc. because I am an Independent Team Beachbody Coach. So when I tried to easily transition everything wordpress.com got mad at me for having too many affiliate links. I am still a Beachbody Coach, but I am not as active anymore. I started this website not *just* because I'm a Coach but because I wanted to share my journey in hopes of inspiring others to live a healthier lifestyle. It's not free to run this site, though, and I was hoping by also sharing that I'm an Independent Team Beachbody Coach it would not only help our family out a little bit by sharing the awesome programs that I would recommend anyway and Shakeology, which I obviously also highly recommend. If you're going to recommend it anyway might as well get paid for it, right? That's why I'm a Coach because I do believe in the products and would recommend them regardless. I'm a Coach because I felt called to inspire others that are living with chronic conditions or moms with young kids, etc. to let them know they CAN do it! If I can do it, I know they can do it! I still feel that calling! I feel called to help others, inspire others, etc. I feel that Beachbody is a great vehicle to help me do that! My calling has not changed! I still feel the pulling to help others, inspire others, etc. But what about the cost? It isn't free to run a self hosted website, and I'm not making enough through my "affiliate links" to pay for the website. I've experienced many emotional ups and downs in regards to both this website and my Beachbody business. People say I inspire them and encourage them, which is so amazingly rewarding, but then they don't trust me enough to order products from me or they get something cheaper (sometimes of lower quality or in supplements case - artificial JUNK), or they burn a copy, borrow a copy, etc. of the workouts, and it breaks my heart - not because I am greedy for money (though our family can surely use it!) but because it's like saying they don't trust me, respect my time, etc. I feel like I put in SO much effort to maintain this site (or I try to anyway! haha), and now I'm putting in more money than I'm making - which we really don't have. So if I "downgrade" to keep up my mission of supporting others I lose all my "affiliate links" and have to manually go through and edit each post that contains them. So, my decision is still "undecided." I don't really know for sure what I'm going to do. One thing people ask me is since I'm not very active with Beachbody anymore will I no longer be a coach. In short, the answer is "no" I will not stop being a Beachbody Coach. I LOVE the products and Shakeology has changed our lives in so many ways it's natural to have a loyalty to it! I'll still use the programs, buy the supplements that fit our lifestyle, and drink Shakeology - and I will STILL recommend them to others! :) I will still support the coaches on my team and appreciate our Beachbody family! The only thing this decision pertains to is whether or not I will continue to run a self-hosted blog I pay for monthly or take the time to downgrade everything to a free blog and yes, lose my links. I'll make a decision eventually!

And... speaking of changes. I'm going back to RevAbs! I know, I know, I was so excited to finally start Turbo Fire because it was one of those programs I wasn't sure I'd ever be able to do! I did still have to modify some, but I did gain some great endurance, flexibility, and major posture improvement! But what it boils down to is... well, I don't know. I either miss RevAbs or I just don't like Turbo Fire as much as RevAbs. I know many people would totally disagree because they say RevAbs is repetitive and boring, but I feel like it's a good mix of everything - cardio, strength, some capoeira (REAL capoeira), and the core strength I got from RevAbs was just phenomenal, and I want to keep that up and improve it even more! So, I'm really excited to be doing RevAbs again. I've decided to start from the beginning again and do it all the way through Full Throttle! :) Woo hoo! I'm already extremely sore today because my body was so out of the strength training. Woo! I missed it! haha I seriously can't wait to see the results!