Fit Club Tuesday - X style!

Hey, hey , hey, it's Tues-dey!  

Fit Club tonight will be a fun one!  Kenpo X!  If you have wanted to try P90X, now is your time!  I love kenpo. It's one of my favorite X workouts!! 

Just message me for the details if you are in my area!

Remember, exercise helps with stress and with energy levels!  Everyone in our area could use a little of both!

Shakeology recipe of the day:

Banana Split:

1 scoop chocolate Shakeology
1/2 banana
4-5 strawberries (can use frozen)
ice

mix in the blender and enjoy!

So, I wonder with the weather getting hotter (it's been miserably hot here lately), do you change up your workouts?  I love to walk outside, but it is so hot, so if I don't get it done in the morning it probably won't happen.  I do stick with my DVD workouts, it's just so much easier for me to get them done at home!  I can do it when it is convenient for me.

Also, when you walk on the treadmill, do you read or listen to music or just go for it?  I have done all of the above!  I like the way the time passes quicker if I read, but sometimes I feel like I am just phoning in the workout. 

I read that you burn 300% more fat if you do your workouts in the morning on an empty stomach.  WOW!  That is hard to believe.  I guess I'll have to try it out when I get back from summit and see if it makes a difference.

I usually like to have a little something in the morning before I do my workout - I usually wake up starving.  But, I'll give it a try and see.....

I have Madelyn for a couple of hours this morning and then I'm gonna get finished packing, get my office work done and out of the way and then Fit Club tonight and then enjoy the rest of the evening with Brian!  Gonna be a good day!

Discussion:  Do you change your workouts with the seasons?

Super high and sup-ah cute!

Getting ready for my trip!  YAY!  I'm getting excited....

Started packing, making the final decisions on my dresses, shoes and the other things I need.

The shoes I'm going to wear with the blue dress are SUPER high.  Brian has been making fun of me because I am wearing them around the house this afternoon. 

I don't wear heels that often, I am afraid they are going to hurt my feet.  But they are sup-ah cute!  I did pack the band-aids. :)

Beachbody Summit is one of the things I look forward to every year! This is my 4th year to attend.  The first one I was stuck in the Dallas airport for the majority of it, but we had a blast and it was so small compared to the last couple of years.  There was only about 100 or so people there that first year, there will be a couple of thousand people here this year.  It just keeps getting bigger and bigger.

Another thing I am excited about is finding out the NEW Shakeology flavor.  Anxious to see what they have come up with and get to try it!  AND, hoping against ALL HOPE that the VEGAN flavor will be available!!

Working out with the celebrity trainers (Tony Horton, Chalene Johnson, Shaun T, Debbie Siebers, Brett Hoebel and Leandro) is one of the highlights of the trip.  They are all so extrememly nice and willing to pose for photos all night long!

I have my music ready and my books loaded on the kindle for the flight AND how cool is it that I got airfare from JOPLIN!!  It will only take me a few minutes to get to the airport instead of HOURS!  WOOT!

I'm hoping to finish up the new Jillian Michaels book - Unlimited.  I'm  a little meh on it, but I want to finish it.  Then I have a little chick lit, a new personal development book. my new Success magazine and of course my upbeat and fun music playlist. Snacks are taken care of, just need to make shakeology no bake cookies for the plane ride.  Can't get too hungry on the way!  I'll probably end up sleeping the whole way there, I'm sure that will happen on the way home.

Discussion:  What are you looking forward to this week?  Reading or listening to anything good?

Be sure to "like" my Feeling Fit with Dana facebook page for updates from the 2011 Beachbody Summit!  You can keep up to date with all the breaking news!

It's been a good weekend!

Boy, what a weekend.  Brian and I had resigned ourselves to working for the better part of the month to get our houses demolished and moved to the curb.  We have a couple of trips in there, so we were prepared to just work and get it done in whatever time frame we could.  We can't start rebuilding until August anyway, so there really was no hurry.  BUT, Brian called his good ol' buddy David and he came to our rescue this weekend.  All the houses are DONE!  I am so thankful to David for his hard work and use of his equipment.

They played and worked like little boys, both of them grinning from ear to ear using the heavy machinery!

Boys and their toys!!!

We cleaned up and had some and family over on Friday night

The boys got back to it on Saturday to help another friend with his house and got it done as well!  Jake and Morgan moved into their apartment and we rented the other house in Joplin.

Went out to dinner on Saturday night and came home and collapsed. 

What a relief to know that this is done and taken care of before we go on our trips!

I leave on Wednesday for the Beachbody Coaches Summit!

My invitation to the Success Club party!

 I'm so excited, getting things ready and making my lists getting ready to start packing!

Still have to get my hair cut, give myself a pedi and make the final decision on my dresses for the parties (3)!! 

We've laid pretty low today, David went home this morning and Brian and I decided to take it easy today!  I've been reading, the kids came over to swim and now, just hanging out!

It's been a good weekend!

we're all tired!

I am so stinkin' tired lately, I just haven't been able to get my posts done.  I apologize for not posting daily.

I'm hoping that I'll get back to a normal routine soon! 

Yesterday we had Madelyn, it is HOT!  So we made sno-cones on the deck....

Of course after sno-cones, you MUST check your email and facebook, right?

We've been working so hard on our properties, this morning a couple of good friends showed up to help out.  We picked up the trash out of the back yard and got started on the tree limbs, but it is so hot here.  We couldn't work past 11:00 am.  It was already in the 90's and decided to just be done for the day.

Yesterday we were at a different house and as we drove by I saw this:

We turned around, I jumped out of the car to take the photo and got pulled over by a police officer.   He said we were blocking the road and that people are offended by photo taking.......  now, I'm not one to judge anyone, don't have any room to talk, but I think he might be tired too!

We went to dinner with the kids and now I'm home and going to try and get on the treadmill.  I've been phoning in some of my workouts and today is one of those days.  Thinking I'll just get it done and go to bed.

I'm getting ready for my trip to Los Angeles next week.  I bought an adorable dress and some super cute shoes today.  I'm so ready to get away for a little while!

Tomorrow I get to clean the inside of our house so the tenants can take possession on Saturday.  They are anxious to get out of the hotel they are staying in.  I can only imagine....

Discussion:  Have you ever had to stay in a hotel for an extended period of time?  Any advice for all the people having to live in a hotel room?

Fit Club Tuesday!

It's Fit Club Tuesday again!  I am looking forward to tonight and getting to see everyone again.  Since the tornado, no one has come to fit club.  I understand completely, but I am still offering it up, it's a good way to beat stress and have a chance to talk!

We will be working out, tasting Shakeology and having a good time getting healthy together.  If you are in the area, please feel free to join us.  Just message me for details!

It's almost time for the annual Beachbody Summit!  I leave next Wednesday and can not wait.  I love getting to spend time with my fellow coaches and friends. 

CEO, Carl Daikeler

We had such a blast last year.  We get to work out with the trainers, get new training, learn about new products and have a GREAT time!  One more reason why I love my job!

I have my dresses ready, but need to go shoe shopping.  This should be fun!  I'll be sure to post photos of my purchases!

 Discussion:  Are you a shopper?  I'm not a big fan of just shopping, but I do love to go when i know what I am looking for! I'm a get in and get out kind of shopper.

Life's little blessings

wow, talk about a busy weekend.

Friday was spent volunterring and cleaning up, went to dinner with friends for a birthday :)  and then early to bed. 

Saturday was a go-go all day long.  We worked around the house for a little while in the morning, went to drop off some donated items and later in the day, went to Magoo's for a little get-together.  We got to see several of our classmates and just had a blast.  Danced and talked, does it get any better than that?

Sunday was a day for cleaning our own property.  I can not belive that the weather - it is stinkin' hot here.  And humid.  I think I got a little overheated.  We were standing there on the foundation of our house, sweating like crazy thinking that it was so overwhelming the amount of debis to clean up.

 Then a guy pulls up in a pickup truck, comes up to talk to us.  Asks if we are the owners of the house, his sister lives 2 houses down (thankfully she is ok)  and he is from TX and his church group wants to help us clean up our property.  When we were talking and telling him about our other houses, he told us that his group would just take care of this house so that we can focus on our other houses.  Is that not the best blessing?  God is working miracles here in Joplin every single day!  Don't you doubt it at all!!!

My favorite helper!

Wow! What a couple of days!  We have been meeting ourselves coming and going! 

Wednesday, we had Miss Madelyn and it was good to be in a somewhat normal routine.  She tagged along as we made a few food deliveries and kept us in laughs.  Not only is she bossy, but she is funny!!  She's my favorite helper!

She thought it was really funny that she could put her feet on the back of our seats.  She was pretty proud of herself!!

We have met with our insurance company on the rental properties.  All I can say is that if you are thinking of changing to a new insurance company - Columbia is THE one to go with!  They have treated us with the most respect and understanding and very promptly.  I have heard so many horror stories already and I'm sure there will be more to come.  We have been paid in full for the 3 total losses and the 1 house that is being repaired.  All within 1 week.  Can you ask for anything more?  I think not!

I've been posting interesting photos on my Feeling Fit with Dana facebook page.  I am not going to post any more photos of the damage and sadness, I'm just posting things I find interesting.  Today's photo is Spiderman in the tree with the flags flying!  LOVE it!

And if you didn't know, President Obama came to town.  We made the mistake of getting out in town and got stuck, could not get home because the motorcade was coming through.  So, we made the best of it:

Forgive the no makeup and bags under the eyes, we are worn slick!

 The beginning of the motorcade, I couldn't even begin to count how many motorcycle cops went by.

 The President is in there somewhere......

Traffic backed up FOREVER!

We finally made it home, we've been working like crazy, helping out as much as we can and just trying to recover!