Back on my FITNESS tip and EXCITED!

So last night (07/23/13) Me, myself and Leslie Sansone's Walk at home‬ 2 mile ‪‎Belly Blasting Walk WENT IN!!

** I couldn't wait to eat that ‎banana‬ ... If it ain't long IT'S WRONG!! HEHEHE **

I felt really good and had gotten really sweaty WHICH I LOVE!! ‎TEAM SWEAT‬ makes the ‪‎FAT CRY!! Getting back on my ‎fitness‬ tip after my 10+ day ‪‎WORK OUT‬ hiatus has shown me I NEED NOT TO GO THAT LONG EVER AGAIN!! ‪The plan last night was to get up early and hit the bridges‬ today dependant on the weather AND I DID!!

ONE thing I need for EVERYONE to know, when it comes to your ‎HEALTH‬ its really pretty simple ... YOU DO IT OR YOU DON'T! It being take care of your health. You only have 1 life to live, make it count and enjoyable!

Yep ... I was rained on so I'm wet and ‎sweaty but I was able to get across the ‎Main St‬ ‎bridge‬ to the ‪Friendship Fountain‬ where I was able to get in 30 ‎incline‬ ‎push-ups‬ and back across the bridge in 15 minutes! Yea, I'm good! I thought about putting in 2 miles with Leslie Leslie targeting the hips and thighs but decided to do that for my 2nd work out later this evening.

I'm so happy to be back on my ‎FITNESS‬ kick and I'm actually feeling rather ‎MANNISH but don't mind me. I've always had a relatively flat but wide butt BUT since I've been working out and getting up off of my flat, wide behind she has come out in a MAJOR way! I thank the FATHER up above for this! He has blessed me beyond measure and for this I'm ‪grateful, so grateful‬ for my ‎HEALTH, ‎LIFE‬ & ‪PROSPERITY. Wealth‬ isn't always monetary, remember that! Getting FIT for me is a must because I'm not trying to EVER ‪‎be FAT‬ AGAIN!

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‎40 AND FIT ...‬ ‎40 AND FABULOUS ... I'M BACK ON IT!! ‪EXERCISE‬ ‎EAT RIGHT‬ ‎GET FIT‬ ... ‎VI-LIFE‬

WORKOUT STRIKE OVER!

SO tonight I ended my 10+ day no work out streak! I wasn't on a strike, as I said in my last blog I just didn't have the drive. I was mentally drained and pulled elsewhere but I am back now and had almost forgotten how great it felt to work out! I'll be up at 6 tomorrow morning for a 15 minute work out as well! I have to get back in the scheme of things.

2 miles, 30 minutes with Leslie Sansone ... LOVE HER WORKOUTS! Easy yet effective, my kind of physical activity! If your fat doesn't cry than you've not worked hard enough!

Welp, that's it ... nothing major! TOOTLES ALL!!

NO MORE DIETS!!

Good evening on this Motivation Monday!! Today's tip: STOP DIETING! Eliminate that "D" word out of your vocabulary all together. If you simply EAT RIGHT, eat healthy, you will get the results you seek. Weight loss comes with a the introduction of a healthy lifestyle change and with the addition of some form of EXERCISE to GET FIT, that's the ONLY equation for a healthier you!

Get in to FITNESS! WORK OUT at least 3-4 times a week, 15-30 minutes and be consistent.

VI-LIFE Have a great day!

EAT RIGHT AND WATCH YOUR RESULTS

It hurts me to my heart to say I've not had the ‪‎drive to ‪‎WORK OUT‬ since the GZ verdict over a week ago. For those of you who don't already know, I am a ‎mother of an incarcerated son and believe it or not that‬ takes a lot out of you ‪‎mentally‬ and ‪‎emotionally‬.

This picture was on the 7th day of no real physical activity and the reason I'm sharing this is to show that although it's been more than a week without ‎EXERCISE‬ if you ‎EAT RIGHT your previously obtained‬ results won't be totally lost. What I did was resume my ‎Vi-Shakes‬ twice a day while eating as healthy as possible during this work out hiatus. The shakes and its contents have kept me right during this time and I've only gained 2 lbs. If I can maintain this with out my usual Leslie Sansone and bridge walking just wait until I get back on my ‎FITNESS‬ tip!!

A lot of this was brought on by my not having seen my son in quite a few months. The GZ verdict took me right back to that day in October when that judge sentenced my son to 66 months in a Florida State Prison for a car theft and VOP w/o a weapon. (see my blog Mother of An Incarcerated son for that full story) I was able to visit my son on yesterday and this week I'll be back on track!

MORAL OF THIS STORY: ‬ EAT RIGHT AND WATCH YOUR RESULTS!!

Its truly all in what you eat when changing to a healthy lifestyle. You can work out EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE but if what you put in your body isn't good for your body you are wasting your time! That's why I am so true to the ‎VI-LIFE! It assists with ‎leaning muscle, has allowed me to have my ‎abs out‬ when I want and most importantly provides my body with OPTIMAL NUTRITION with every serving! This 19 month ‎transformation is‬ still in progress but I am pleased with what I've done thus far! I am ‎a 40 PLUS AND FABULOUS‬ year old mother of 2 young adults and ‎nana of 2! I am proud of what I've done but its now time to get back at it!

So you tell me ...

YA GIRL IS NOW 43 AND FABULOUS

June 20th, the day my mother was blessed to bring her 1st born daughter into the world ... Chanel Velnette Vann is what she would be named and she is me! I remember when I was younger thinking anything above 20 was old THEN I turned 25 and age no longer mattered because I was being blessed to see another year with each birthday. Every year I take vacation and go home to Virginia for my birthday and this year was no different. I truly love going home and seeing all my family and friends especially my daughter Deondrea.

There is nothing better than being greeted by THIS face when I am in VA!

I started out my 43rd birthday as I would any other day ... A 30 MINUTE BRISK WALK!! There is nothing like starting your day, especially your birthday, with TEMPLE CARE under a relentless sun in a cloudless sky!

IMMEDIATELY followed by lunch and shopping with my beautiful daughter!

Don't take orders from a cookie ....

... UNLESS it's a VISALUS Nutra Cookie!! Good Afternoon great folk! A healthy lifestyle starts with mind over matter!! Every little step you take forward is progress, don't allow the small steps to make you regress!! Our minds can make us believe that we haven't done anything and we listen. The mind is powerful and truly is a terrible thing to waste. You've come too far to take orders from anything that doesn't benefit the new you that you're trying to create OR have created! EAT RIGHT, eat clean and GET FIT!! Make FITNESS, EXERCISE and WORKOUTS part of your every day life!

I look at the picture of this VI CHAMPION ... where she started and where she is now. She is an inspiration and motivation to me! I don't want to get to where she is but to remain healthy and fit is definitely my #1 goal!

And ya know one of the craziest things? I don't think I ever give myself credit for the work I've done with my health and wellness. I look back at some of my past FB and IG posts and see how I always say "there's still work to be done" when someone compliments me before I even think to say thank you. MY APOLOGIES Y'ALL! *pats self on back* I did the damn thang and I continue to do it. GO ME! I'll move forward with my healthy lifestyle change and just make waves in the world of fitness ... on my own terms and in my own time. NO I'm not done but I am pleased with the work I've done! THE NEW ME, THE NEW MIND SET! #VILIFE!

CORE WORK: Abs are returning! YAY!!

Even though I am not feeling well since my return from VA (always get sick, mom LOVES to run the a/c below zero and I don't like the a/c) and battling this cold that has consumed my chest now I still push through a work out. I was going to do my usual 15 minute work out today but since I just purchased Leslie Sansone's BELLY BLASTING WALK I had to try it out! This DVD comes with 2 different work outs: standing CORE work and floor CORE work. Lets be clear, the CORE is not just your abs but it's abs, obliques and back. Anyway, I decided to do both today and I WAS WORKED! OH MY GOODNESS!

Leslie's work outs are relatively easy but they get the job done, this one had a little more to it in my book and Me oh My ... Leslie killed me!! Today TEAM SWEAT not only made the FAT CRY but once again it was weeping and wailing! YES ... ALL THAT!! I am SO glad to see my ABS showing up again!! That is one area I have to stay on, that and my inner thighs!! I didn't work out like I should have while on vacation so that inconsistency cause my abs to fall a little flat ... NEVER AGAIN! *in Biggie voice* ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT YOU GOTTA WORK HARD FOR IT! FITNESS, WORKING OUT and EXERCISE isn't always easy, believe me I know but if you truly want to GET FIT you have to do it! You must also EAT RIGHT and EAT CLEAN!

I followed this work out with a GREEN MACHINE Vi shake: 8 oz very vanilla Silk Milk, 2 scoops Vi-Shape mix, 1 scoop milled, golden flaxseed, 1/2 frozen banana, cup of baby Spinach leaves and few cubes of ice ... VOILA!! So tasty and fortifying after a great sweaty work out!! Are you about that life, that VILIFE? NO? Want to know more? Get to this link ~~~~>