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I have a completely FREE fitness and nutrition group that will run for 7 days and include recipes, eating plan, simple daily exercises, personal coaching and a SUPPORT GROUP!

If you are interested run over to my facebook page and get on the list!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fibro-Fit-and-Fierce/549555861792260

Or email me at jessicavasilbeachbody@gmail.com

P90X3 Yoga

Did P90X3 Yoga last night and then Total Synergistics early this morning to start off my new year Beachbody challenge. The back to back workouts with only 4 1/2 hours of sleep completely kicked my butt. I definitely didn't put everything into the workout this morning, I was drained. Luckily now I'm back to the regular morning workout schedule so it will be easier next time. Just can't miss anymore workouts!!

Last night was my second time doing the yoga workout and I definitely saw a difference. It took a few times but I was actually able to get up into crow and hold it long enough for the hubs to get a picture for me. I'll admit,  the first few attempts I ate the exercise mat. Or more like gravity force fed it to me by slamming it into my face. But my competitive nature hated that there was something my husband could do that I couldn't even attempt so I was determined to get my feet up off the ground and hold that pose! I regretted it a little this morning when I couldn't hold my plank because my wrists hurt too much, but my pride still thinks it was completely worth it.

Don't let 2014 kill your 2014 dreams!

Happy New Year!!! I hope your 2014 is just is FANTASTIC as you are planning for it to be at this very moment. Don't let your setbacks kill your dreams! As you go through this year and hit hard times, remember this day. The day you had a fresh clean slate and the ability to make it whatever you want it to be and big dreams you wanted to work towards. Go get those dreams!!! Stay the bright eyed, big dreamer that you are today all year long!

It is not a quick fix

I have a secret to share with you. No it's not a diet pill. No it's not a magic drink that will make all your fat fall off overnight (though Shakeology is awesome, nothing can do that). No you can't eliminate one type of food out of your diet and lose 100 lbs without changing anything else. The secret is.... that there is no secret. Sucks, huh? You have all the knowledge you need to lose weight right now...at this EXACT moment. Think about it! You know you need to eat healthy to lose weight, right? You need to eat lean meats and fresh veggies and fruit, and you aren't doing that right now, or at least not as well as you could be. You also know that you need to exercise and burn calories to lose weight. You need to be active. Ta da! Your secret formula has been revealed. Now, I know you are rolling your eyes at me. Just like I would have been a year ago if I had just read this, but that truly is the only way it is going to work. It isn't magic. The hurdle we all have it that we want it to be easy. We don't want to work for it, but it takes a lot of dedication and hard work to do it. That doesn't mean that you can't lose weight, it just means that you are going to have to work hard to do it. And it is going to TAKE TIME. You didn't gain 20lbs eating a doughnut, you gained that weight eating multiple doughnuts, so it makes sense that it is going to take multiple workouts to burn it off you again. The problem isn't that people don't know how to lose weight, the problem is that we aren't willing to put in HARD WORK and stick with it for a long period of time. That's why it is a lifestyle change and not a diet, because you need to find a healthy alternative to how you have been living that you can do from now on because it takes time. You will quit a diet that makes you miserable after a week and it has done you no good. Every positive change is a step in the right direction, just keep making those steps until you find a median that you can stick with long term. There are some things that are considered unhealthy by other people that I can't live without, I'll be honest, and the main one is coffee. I love coffee. I can't seem to function without it, and I like it sweet with creamer. I would never be able to give up sugar like other people, I've tried. But just because I don't want to give that up doesn't mean I can't eat healthy during my day. You have to find a plan that fits YOU.

P90X3 vs T25 Challenge

My first challenge group of 2014 will begin January 13th!
If you are interested in the new P90X3 make sure you get it ordered in December before the price goes up!

Let's make 2014 awesome!
+Patrick Vasil 

How I found Beachbody

I spent a very large part of my life overweight and with a lot of health problems. I have fibromyalgia, PCOS, costochondritis, and a gluten intolerance. (I learned each of these one at a time while in my 20s) My husband and I had to fight hard through multiple types of fertility treatments to have our two beautiful, miracle babies. I was overweight before that, and I gained a lot of weight during that struggle, most of it while trying to get pregnant and on all the hormone injections. After I had our second daughter I decided I was finished being overweight. I saw my husband doing all these amazing and fun things like running 5Ks and doing Tough Mudders and I was jealous that I wasn't able to do all those things too. I was done. While breastfeeding our youngest we discovered she had multiple food sensitivities, forcing me to go on a very very strict diet (no dairy, no gluten, no soy, no eggs). While on this diet I was eating good, clean, healthy food and started losing weight automatically. I knew cutting out gluten was a good idea for me already, I had found out before that I had issues with it, but was never able to force the switch. Cutting out all the processed foods had a huge impact on me too. Suddenly, my fibro flare ups became less and less frequent, I was feeling so GOOD! Which, when you have fibromyalgia, is truly an AMAZING thing. While this was all happening my husband had decided to start up P90X to prepare for his next Tough Mudder. The changes were amazing, I couldn't believe how fast I was watching him change right in front of me. I was practically following the same eating plan as him (I wasn't about to make separate meals for me, I just ate what I made for him) so I figured I was already halfway there, why not start doing some workouts too and get those kinds of results too. Well, I tried a few P90X ones with him and just couldn't hold out. They were too long and too hard for someone like me who NEVER worked out and was just starting out. Then I heard about T25. Also a Beachbody program, and only 25 minutes for every workout. I loved it, they fit my abilities perfectly and I was able to fit them in during the baby's naps. Before I knew it I had lost 40 POUNDS! I was wearing pants I hadn't fit in since college, I would go weeks between fibro flare ups, I had more energy, It was amazing. So amazing, that I decided to be a Beachbody coach. I took a bit of a roundabout way to getting into Beachbody, mixing a P90X diet with T25 workouts, but it still got me hooked. I wanted to spread the word about how well these programs work, how convenient they are, and see if I could coach other people through their transformations while I am finishing mine. I still have long way to my goal weight, but now I know how to reach it! Since starting this journey I have ran a 5k and a 10k, and I am signed up to do a Tough Mudder with my husband in June of 2014. No longer will I let my weight keep me from doing what I want to do!