LivFit Clothing

A few months ago I found this cute new fitness clothing company call LivFit.  I was excited about it being local and offering something cute, new options for workout gear.  I contacted them and was going to do a home party but after a couple months of planning and waiting for them to get more inventory in they contacted me and said they needed to cancel my party :(  I was bummed and so were they but being a new company they have had a hard time keeping things in stock and may not be doing home parties anymore.  The only good thing that came out of this is that they offered me a free fitness top since they had to cancel my party.  That was very nice of them! 

I wanted to let you guys know that if you were interested in coming to the party then you should still go to the website and order some cute fitness clothes, because I know that having a new outfit makes me extra motivated to go to the gym ha ha!  Here is the top they sent me.  I really like it!  I haven't seen anything like this style before and it fit well.  I have a very long torso so it could be about an inch or so longer for me but it would be perfect for most other people.  Check them out!

(I took this Saturday morning before going to Zumba so don't look too close.. obviously I don't get dolled up for the gym. Also sorry for the high-quality iphone photos)

Here are a couple other cute things from the website.



Thanks for the support

After I wrote my post about getting more fit I received so much support and lots of sweet and inspiring comments.  I seriously got a little teary reading them and it made me realize how inspiring and encouraging we can be for one another.  It got me thinking...  I wonder if there are more of us out there that are working on or want to get started on fitness goals and want other ladies to share with and gain strength and support from. 

I am thinking of maybe starting up a Facebook group of some sort where we can share stories, goals, pics(if you choose), and ideas for one another, to gain the motivation we need to keep on track for the goal of a healthier lifestyle.  What do you guys think?  We wouldn't have to share specifics like our weight or other personal things (unless you wanted to) but we could have a place to go to vent about our bad day or get inspired to keep going.  I know that what made a big difference for me was when we started doing the Biggest Loser at work and I knew I had to face that scale once a week and be held accountable for what it said.  The group could be the place where we say what our goals are out loud and then actually try to reach them.  Instead of saying it to ourselves and never getting started or giving up after a little while.

It wouldn't be anything too intense and definitely not competitive, just supportive and fun and inspirational.  Let me know what you guys think.

I can happily say that I am still working out 4-5 times a week and am using the 'myfitnesspal' app to track all my calories and such and am continuing to lose. (slowly but surely)  I know that you guys can reach your fitness/weight loss goals too :)

LET'S DO IT!

Getting My Fitness On

This year I have been focused on losing weight.  I got my pass to the Clearfield Aquatic Center renewed and I have been working out 4 times a week. {I am hoping to increase that to 5 or 6 if Chris doesn't want to kill me because of it...} I love working out!  It is one of those things where if you get out of the habit then it gets really hard to go back.  I have been out of the exercise-regularly-thing mostly since I have been married.  I worked out here and there when we were first married but after I started having babies I guess it wasn't as much of a priority to me.  After I had Owen I decided that I had a strong desire to be smaller but even more so to be healthier.  That is what I needed- a burning desire.

I have figured out that I am not good at running on a treadmill and lifting weights by myself.  I absolutely HATE running so I would do the elliptical quite a bit but felt like I wasn't getting as good of a work out.  So I was kind of dreading going to the gym. 

This time around I decided that I needed to exercise in a way that was fun and motivating for me.  I started going to classes instead of doing the run-of-the-mill exercising. {not that there is anything wrong with that, it just isn't my style}  I love the motivation I get from having a teacher that is enthusiastic and encouraging.  I like the camaraderie of the class setting and am lucky that most all the ladies that go to the classes are so nice and aren't there to "show boat".  We are all dying or killing it TOGETHER!

The classes that I love are Zumba Toning {much harder and better (IMO) than regular Zumba} where you use weights so you aren't only getting cardio but you are toning as well.  I also like this class called Tonic where you blend dance, sculpting and step with power intervals and you learn a choreographed fitness routine that you "perform" at the end of class- so fun!  I have always enjoyed Yoga, so I do that once a week as well.  I would enjoy doing that more but right now I am more focused on burning tons of calories so I may do more yoga later.  There are a couple other classes that I want to try soon, one being Plyometric Power and the other is Dance Fitness.

The last part of my weight loss plan is the website that I use to track my exercise and caloric and water intake called myfitnesspal.com.  It is such a great website and has been very useful for me.  It makes me think about every bite of food I eat because I know I am only allotted a certain amount of calories each day, to be able to lose the weight I would like to.  They also have message boards and other means of support that are nice if you want a little extra motivation.

I am down 15 lbs {or so...} from my pre-preg weight with Owen, so that is encouraging but I still have 15-25 lbs to go.  I will see where my body feels the most comfortable and if I can keep losing weight to make that 25 lbs goal, then I will do it!  This is a slow process and I wish I could see the results faster but I know that is not how healthy weight loss works and I want to do it the right way so I can turn this into a lifestyle.  It has taken me a while to get to the point where I am motivated enough to do this with gusto; I am there now.  I could still work on not sneaking unhealthy snacks here and there but I have been doing good at staying within my goal of 1200 calories a day, so that makes me feel good.

Sorry if this was boring or obnoxious, I just wanted to write down my thoughts in case I hit a road block and feel differently in the future because then I can look back and help encourage myself to get to this happy place again. ;)  If you have been wanting to lose weight or get healthier, do it!  Don't wait, there is no better time and a few months from now, you will be glad you didn't put it off any longer!

Let me know if any of you guys are doing the same thing or if you need some ideas or words of encouragement in your weight loss journey.  We can support each other!! 

{I wish I would've taken a real before.  But this is me from last Spring.} BEFORE

This is me now...

I can see a little bit of progress, I still have a ways to go.  I will keep thinking- "I can do this, I can do this"!