Transformation Tuesday-a day late!

I get it-yeah, yeah, yeah lady we know you exercise and all that jazz.  I know I've read a hundred different stories and seen testimonials from all kinds of programs and different diets.  All I know is this-if it's out there, I've pretty much tried it!  I've gone on crazy only eat certain food diets, sprinkled crap on my food to fool my taste buds, counted points, calories-EVERYTHING.  And honestly until I stopped and just told myself I was going to stop putting all the stuff I shouldn't in my mouth all the time and start focusing on the right kind of exercise then I was literally just spinning my wheels.  I wasn't going anywhere-fast!  I started with Insanity in March 2012 after a very eye-opening doctor's appointment.  I knew I had to do something to take charge of my life and my health.  So after doing that program I moved on to Les Mills Combat in January 2013 and lost another 25 pounds for a total of 50+ in less than a year!!  But more importantly, I got healthy!  My doctor was amazed at what I'd accomplished and the real success here is that I've maintained and IMPROVED my heath and results over 2 years.  There's NOTHING special about me what-so-ever, I'm a regular mom, wife and person who just decided to do what was necessary and I DID IT!!  And the really cool thing about it is YOU CAN TOO!!  This isn't rocket science, seriously, it's very simple and anybody on any schedule with any income can do this.  I've found a passion for helping people just like me and if this sounds like anything that will resonate with you-well, I'm your girl!  You can comment here or message me on FB-Jenniffer Jarvis Groski-at any time.  So, if you're ready, I'm ready!!

Change the road you're on!

I hear people complain all the time about all the "what if's" and "if only's" in their lives.  Well you know what, that's a bunch of crap if you ask me!  Of course, we all think about things we wanted to work out and didn't so we ask ourselves what if they had-well, what if they had?  Do you think that it would always have been this spectacular shining moment in your life?  What if it was the exact opposite and that's WHY it didn't work out the way you wanted it to?  I think what a scary place my life could have been if all the things I once wanted sooooo badly had worked out!  I could be doing, living, living with, working for, a place that is the exact opposite of what's really best for my life.  And as far as "if only" goes well if you're waiting for those things to come to fruition then get off your bum and DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!    If only you'd lose those 10 pounds/get in shape/spent more time with your spouse or kids/spoke up more for yourself-WHATEVER it is, YOU have the power to do something to make it happen so stop winching and DO IT!!  You have the absolute power to change your life-no matter what your circumstances may be.  If you want to get healthier and you're on a very limited budget you still have the power to take the stairs instead of the elevator, choose an apple over a bag of chips, drink more FREE water.  If you want to spend more time with your spouse/SO/kids, then you need to take an honest look at your life and see what you can eliminate-like useless TV-and use that time to play a game or just sit and talk with them.  The road you're on in this life is not a straight line, predestined and static in it's result-YOU have the power to take a detour, change direction or just stop and reroute yourself.  Wake up every day and set your mind to the intention you choose for your life!  Don't sit back and let things happen to you, get up and make things happen for you!  Even if it's one small thing every day, guess what, YOU made that change and YOU took control and did what you wanted to do!  Stop thinking about "What If" and "If Only" because all it does is keep you stuck in that spot your soooooo damn unhappy with now.  And if there's anything that you get from this today please remember that Gaucho Pants don't look good on everyone kids-they just don't!!!!! 

August Beachbody Specials

Since YES I am a Beachbody Coach I will from time to time post on my Blog what the current promotions and specials are because it's my Blog and I get to do what I want right??  There's some pretty cool stuff on sale right now and if anyone here is like me, well, the summer has been a lot of fun but my body is paying the price a bit so I need to buckle down, get focused and hit the ground running again.  FIRST, here's the Challenge Pack Specials for August:

Here's what you get in a Challenge Pack-the program, a 30 day supply of Shakeology, which is a highly dense form of super food nutrition with no artificial flavors, colors, GMO's or ANYTHING nasty for your body, a work out calendar, menu guide/nutrition plan, a free one-month Beachbody Club membership which entitles you to full access to all the tools on the BB site plus a 10% discount on anything you order, a bonus DVD AND free support from ME as your coach.
There's also two programs that are on deep discount right now-

Body Beast base kit is now $39.90 also!!  That's a whole lotta workout for a little bit of moola folks!!!  The real beauty of what Beachbody offers is that you can own these fantastic programs so you do them at YOUR pace, on your SCHEDULE and you buy them once so you OWN THEM forever!!  We've all started all gung-ho on a program or a gym membership right?  Then after the frosting is off that cupcake and we're sore, tired, let our life get in the way, whatever, then we stop going......think of all the money you've wasted on not going to the gym!  I know I've tossed a lot of my own hard-earned cash out the window when I paid for a gym membership or classes that I didn't attend.  Well, when you buy your BB program guess what-you can stop and start as many times as you need to and you don't have to pay another dime!  That's the real value of what you're getting-that, and you have yours truly as a Coach to help guide you and be your cheerleader the whole way.  SO, if any of this sounds like something you'd like more info about or want to explore further, then here's the link to my website:  www.teambeachbody.com/hockeymom42  You can check out all the programs and specials available any time.  You can contact me directly through this site as well or hey, just comment on this post and I'll be glad to chat with you about any questions you have!!!  Any way you look at it, this is a pretty sweet deal.

Holy whirlwind Batman! It's been a busy 10 days!!!!

It has been a CRAZY past 10 days!!  We've had over 40 people come and go from the house and we're not quite done yet.  It's messy, busy, noisy and a lot of FUN but I'm ready for some peace and quiet right now.  Having the blessing of friends and family is the greatest gift in anyone's life.  Despite any challenges that come up, I truly believe that there's nothing a person can benefit more from is close relationships with other people.  It's what feeds our soul and gives us many wonderful memories.  I have a lot of cleaning to do and laundry that will haunt me for days but you know what-WHO CARES!!!  It's all worth every single minute to have the love and laughter of people fill the house.  And then there's the internal cleaning that has to go on after all these wonderful people share their food with you!  I'll be doing the 3-Day Reset again next week-brace yourself family!  Getting back on track after all the food and fun is really important to me because I look at old pictures of how I used to look and I don't want to go back there SO I have to put in the work to get rid of the post-party fluff and get back at it.  Off to do some PiYo strength intervals then make pancakes with blueberries I picked with my own little hands to send the last of my company home with happy, full tummies and warm hugs from me!!!!

It's Reunion Time!!!!

This weekend is our annual Misbe Family Reunion and 35 + people will be in attendance this year.  The house is filling up now with kids waking up (okay they've been up for hours now but we try and keep them in their beds), aunts, uncles, cousins coming in for coffee and to chat.  Every year we have a theme-which makes us way cooler than most families IMHO-

2012 was the 60's and as you can see we take our costumes very seriously!!!  2013 was International and each family picked a country and had to dress as that country and bring a dish to pass on Saturday night-

This year the theme is Red Carpet-so the party on Saturday night we'll be dressing as our favorite celebrity or TV/Movie character.  I'm SO excited to see what everyone comes up with this year.