FitMixer Bootcamp + Fitmixer Amino Giveaway

chimes — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:00:00 +0000

You might have noticed this badge on my sidebar:

I am doing the Fitmixer Boot Camp — which starts TODAY. Thank you to Janetha for blogging about this opportunity because I’m PUMPED to participate.

What is Fitmixer Boot Camp? Well, their website gives a pretty good synapsis. But to me, it’s a chance to finally shed a little bit of body fat and shred my muscles a little bit more.

Why am I doing this in addition to what I already do? I need a kick in the ass when it comes to nutrition. Sure, I eat clean. But I could do better. And when I met Candice, the super-fantastically-fit gal who put together my nutrition plan for this, she mentioned that I am really active (duh) and that sometimes when we are so active, our body likes to store. I love being outdoors. I love lifting weights. I love getting my heart pounding — I don’t want to stop being active. But with the right nutrition I can keep this lifestyle and see great results.

So here’s my before photo (which you probably have already seen — and yes, I’m finishing up LiveFit — probably this week, in case you were wondering):

Already looking pretty good, if I do say so myself. However, I want to shred down a bit more. And if nothing else, I’d like to rethink my nutrition because it’s something I know I can be better at and what you fuel your body with is 70% of what you get as results (I can’t remember where I read that, but seriously. You can’t outrun a bad diet.)

When I signed up for boot camp, I got Fitmixer Protein and Fitmixer Slim (I’m a HUGE believer in protein smoothies as meal replacements when I’m in a hurry — so I am loving this already). I got a nutrition plan. And no, the nutrition plan doesn’t say “drink a fitmixer product for every meal and snack”. Not even close. It tells me how many calories and how much protein, carbs and fat I should ingest daily. And no, to all you crazy fad dieters out there, it isn’t 800 calories. It isn’t even as little as the normal amount of calories I’ve gotten when I’ve used LiveStrong in the past to help me lose weight. I get 1400–1700 calories daily. Which, to me, is kind of a lot. However, this is how much I eat. Not net calories (net calories are what’s left after you subtract calories burned from activity). I have to hit 135 g of protein each day and not go over 27 g of fat. So yeah, I’m probably going to be drinking one of the Fitmixer protein shakes each day. But I drink a smoothie for breakfast most days anyway, so this isn’t going to rock my world — I’ll just be using a different product than I’ve been using.

So now that you’ve seen my awkward bikini photo and heard about a few of the things I got with boot camp, here’s the giveaway portion of this post.

Along with the Fitmixer Slim and Fitmixer Protein, I got Fitmixer Amino.

What the heck is that? I thought I probably wouldn’t use it because it looked like glorified Kool-Aid. But I tried it at Blend and I am HOOKED (so are Lauren and Katie from what instagram has been showing me).

It’s not Kool-Aid (though I feel like I “drank the Kool-Aid” because I’m such a believer now). It’s energy. And it helps retain muscle mass. It makes me less sore during and after workouts.

If you work out in the AM and don’t typically eat beforehand, your body eats your muscles. Gross. I know. And I’m pretty sure that your body goes for the muscle tissue before it goes for fat. This is why I’ve been kicking my ass in the gym, but my ass doesn’t look like I want it to look.

Anyway, I’ll quit before I start sounding like an infomercial. Instead, I’m giving away one bottle of Fitmixer Amino. In grape. Or fruit punch. Your choice! Both flavors are good (well I hate grape flavored anything, but it’s good from what I’ve heard). All you have to do is leave a comment. Any comment. Though, I do enjoy hearing about why you think this product would help you, or any personal weight loss / fitness goals you have or have met.

Fitmixer is on Facebook. And Twitter. I follow them because I like to keep up on their endeavors, such as boot camp, and any special offers or coupons. Give them a follow if you’re interested (not part of the giveaway).

Giveaway ends at midnight on Wednesday, May 23. I will announce a winner on May 25. Good luck!

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30 Day Shred

chimes — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:15:26 +0000

For those of you who don’t know, I recently went through kind of a rough patch. During that time, most of my healthy lifestyle and habits went out the window. I was eating pizza and ice cream on a semi-daily basis. But magically, I was losing weight.

Something was up. I don’t know what, but whatever it was finally caught up to me.

So 10 pounds that I shed during that time have crept back up on me in a very unflattering manner. The weight I lost was mostly muscle. Let’s just say it didn’t come back in that form.

Here’s where most of my readers (all 5 of you?) groan. Well, you know what? I like to look a certain way, and dammit, I know if I work at it, I can get there. I’ve been there. I worked HARD to get there. I’ve been lazy. I need to quit being lazy. Despite what you may think, you don’t get this body for free. I was damn lucky to have maintained it the past few months, but my luck is beginning to run out.

It begins today.

I’m getting my ass out of bed and working out in the morning. I’m starting with Jillian Michaels’ 30 Day Shred. It’s painfully hard. Even for somebody who’s in as good of shape as me (haha, which isn’t as good as you would think actually).

I’m going to bring the DVD, my weights and mat home with me when I go for Thanksgiving. I’ve got an elliptical at home and some of my old favorite running routes live on the gravels back there. Turkey, do your worst. I’m ready.

Today was day one. I was GOING to get up and run. But it decided to thunderstorm. I remembered that Jillian was waiting for me in my living room. So, I hung with her for 20 minutes. To me, that’s not a good enough workout. So, I’m probably going to hit the gym over lunch today. And by probably, I mean I AM going to hit the gym.

Also, I’m burning P90X from my work computer and taking it home with me. I need an ass-kicking workout. I want to be ripped again.

Here’s my inspiration …

Lolo and Jillian. Yes, I found a picture where Jillian looks BEAUTIFUL and less like a man (I think she’s gorgeous anyway, but I’ve heard other people say otherwise).

Anyway. I’m uncomfortable where I’m at right now and that needs to change. I’m afraid I’m going to continue packing it on like I did last year, and I don’t want to get to that point again. I saw the magic number on the scale last month. I want to see it again. And I want it to stay there. But I want to do it the right way, not the wrong way.

I also realize that means I’m going to have to cut out a LOT of the crap I’ve been eating lately (sorry, no more beer and Fong’s Pizza for me). Sushi can stay (thank god). Fortunately, I’ve fallen in love with some healthy food (arugula, tomatoes, cottage cheese, beets, etc) over the years, so I should be able to get back into the swing of things. I just have to watch myself. And THINK before I eat. THINKING is the biggest part of holiday weight gain for most people, or I should say lack thereof. I’m vowing to think before I eat this year. For real this time. Food is fuel. I need to think like an athlete again. Hopefully I can get strong enough to do my half marathon in April this year. But I have to start somewhere, and it begins now.

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FitMixer Bootcamp + Fitmixer Amino Giveaway

30 Day Shred