Sunday, May 10, 2015

Ellie is 2 Months!

It's Mother's Day and I have been a mom for 10 weeks! We love this special, sweet, happy girl! And she is cute. SO yah. We are lucky. :)

Ellie weighs 10.5 lbs (34th-35th%)
She is 24.5 in. tall (99th%)

LOVES:

  • Baths
  • Smiling
  • Being held
  • Bouncing
  • Stretching
  • Wiggling her legs
  • Making goofy faces
  • Being dramatic
  • Rolling from her tummy to her back
HATES:
  • Being woken up from her naps
  • Being hungry
  • Having to stop what she's doing to eat
  • Her pacifier on random occasions
  • When mom goes to work and dad goes to school
And now for a picture/video overload...













Tummy Time! (haha - forgot to put text in the video. But this is Ellie's first real tummy time)


Rolling Over! (Oops... once again didn't change all of the default text...)


Playing Soccer!

Saturday, May 2, 2015

A New Job Adventure

I have made a pretty fun decision about what I am going to do post-teaching. (Well, I guess technically I have already started.) In addition to being a stay-at-home mom, I have decided to become a Team Beachbody Coach. This is an idea I have been toying with for over a year... ever since I started T25. I have been inspired by other Beachbody coaches, and I have had such amazing success with this program. I LOVE the Beachbody programs. T25, P90X, Turbofire, Insanity, 21 Day Fix... I LOVE THEM - and I know first hand that they work. They have changed my life. As a coach, I get 25% off their products, like Shakeology, so even just that makes being a coach worth it for me. But I also get income from anyone that orders products through me or signs up for a Beachbody membership. Truly, though, I am not doing it for the income. I am a Beachbody coach because I love it. I love feeling like I am improving myself every single day, and I'd love to inspire others to live healthier life styles as well. As a coach, I will create fitness plans for others, and create support groups and challenge groups for others as well. EVERYTHING is done online. I can work as much or as little as I want. If I didn't feel like working ever, then I could just keep my coach status for the cheaper products-like Shakeology.

Anyway. I don't want to be that annoying family member or friend that makes you feel obligated to buy stuff or participate in things you don't want to. But I am just, for now, going to put it out there that I am now a Beachbody coach! I promise not to inundate you with Beachbody information... at least for now :) 

HOWEVER - 

If there is one thing I would invite EVERYONE to do, it would be to get a Team Beachbody membership. Throw away your gym memberships. It is hard enough to get the motivation to work out in general, but being able to work out AT HOME with on demand streaming of the best, most fun workouts in the world will totally change your life. No matter your fitness level, Beachbody is seriously for everyone. If you're young or if you're old, if you're trying to lose a few pounds or if you're trying to lose a lot of pounds, if you're trying to get in shape or if you're trying to stay in shape... you will never regret paying less than $40 a quarter ($160 a year or 44 cents a day) for the online streaming. I even share it with Bryce, so it makes it feel even cheaper. :) Whether you want to do Shakeology or not, that's one thing. But the Team Beachbody On Demand streaming is seriously the best thing EVER! In addition to the online streaming, with a membership you get:

  • Program and nutrition guides
  • A coach for guidance and support - ME!
  • A place to record your goals and progress if you want
  • 10% off all Beachbody products
  • Live chats with THE trainers - Tony Horton, Shaun T, Chalene Johnson, Autumn Calabrese
  • Message boards to answer your questions about fitness and/or nutrition

I do feel a little awkward posting this photo. BUT I just want to show you what just 4 weeks with a Beachbody membership and plan can do. I really haven't lost much weight at all between the before and after photo - only a couple pounds. But I look and feel better, I am stronger, I have more energy, and I am definitely happier! This isn't a final "after" photo - just kinda like a progress report. I still have a lot of work to do. I am so excited to continue with the Beachbody program and continue to improve and change my life, as well as help others in their journey! (And I will also work on my flexing skills :)


If you want to get a Team Beachbody membership, go to teambeachbody.com and then click "join the club" on the left hand side. Or click this link and it will take you there. When you get to the "coach referral" section, be sure to add me as your coach! Here is my information. Use any one of these three to find and get me as your coach:

Screen name: Bekilynn
Email: bekilynn@beachbodycoach.com
Coach ID: 668868