Surviving the Holidays 101

Here we are, full swing into the holidays, and this time of the year can really wear us down, mentally and physically. We have 26 days, 10 hours, 59 minutes, and 23 seconds till that magical day of Christmas arrives, and I know a lot goes on in that short time period. Among the family, friends, shopping, events, and parties our bodies can go through A LOT, so to help you out......

Here are my top 5 picks to survive and enjoy the holidays.

1. Make sure to exercise, maybe you can't hit the gym every day, but 30 minutes a day of physical activity will improve your cardiovascular system, increase your energy, help boost your immune system, reduce the risk of cancer, improves  focus, mood, and overall mental health, plus aids in weight management. Get your heart rate up, sweat a little bit, your body needs it and you'll feel better for doing it.

2. Maintain a healthy diet. I'm not suggesting you turn into a rabbit and eat vegetables for the next 30 days, but balance what you're taking in. We all know that a healthy diet prevents things such as heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and obesity. It will also increase your energy and overall well being. I take Greens every morning to get a full 8+ servings of fruits and vegetables, it balances pH, detoxifies, and alkalizes the body, and cancer cannot grow in an alkalized body. There are also weight loss benefits with the Greens, it's amazing how much difference removing toxins can make. It's Vital partners with the Greens to ensure your body is getting all of the necessary nutrients, a daily multi-vitamin is essential to ensure our bodies are getting everything it needs.

3. Pamper your skin. Your skin is the biggest organ of your body, everyone can see it, so take care of it. Exfoliate daily, this opens pores, revitalizes the skin, promotes natural skin renewal, decreases fine lines, wrinkles, discoloration, and daily toxins. I use It Works! Daily Cleanser all over my body, including my face then follow it with the Defining Gel. Not only does the Defining Gel moisturize, it also helps tone and firm the skin while reducing the appearance of stretch marks and cellulite. Of course I will also utilize the Ultimate Body Applicator, the all natural, site specific wrap that will tone, tighten, and firm while nourishing the skin and body on the outside as well as the inside, and will certainly help me fit into that hot little party dress and my skinny jeans.

4. Don't stress. This time of the year can add a lot of stress to anyone's life and a lot of us cope with it in unhealthy ways. Stress is linked to many health issues, including high blood pressure, heart disease, headaches, depression, accelerated aging, and premature death. Don't binge eat or drink, don't go without eating, get 8 hours of sleep, balance your schedule and make to do lists to help prioritize what needs to be done and what can wait. It's important to take time for you, spend a little time each day doing something you enjoy to de-stress. Yoga, meditation, a hot bath, a good book, anything that helps you relax. I've recently added a natural supplement, Confianza, from It Works! into my daily routine, it improves mental focus and concentration, helps the body cope with physical and mental stress, decreases fatigue, and increases energy. This has become my best friend in accomplishing all that is needed and required of me on a daily basis and avoiding any melt downs.

5. Indulge moderately. With the holidays comes all the goodies and they pack plenty of fat, carbs, and calories, but this doesn't mean you can't enjoy these tasty temptations. Eat a light meal before going to a party, this way you aren't starving and will keep you from overeating, at buffet style events fill your plate with fruits and vegetables first and nibble those while making your other decisions, pick two indulgences and keep the portions smaller. Stay away from high calorie drinks, like eggnog and stick with wine, for every alcoholic beverage you have, drink a glass of water, this will help curb your drinking, reduce the amount of empty calories, and hopefully prevent you from any drunken table dancing. For your less than healthy meal, I suggest following it with Fat Fighter, this can be used up to an hour after the meal to absorb some of those calories and fat you've just taken in and prevent that next morning bloated feeling.

 Lastly, remember to enjoy the season. Focus on those that you love, the blessings you've been given, and take lots of pictures. 

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I'd love to hear any other tips for staying healthy or maintaining a diet during the holidays.

Buy a Body Wrap!!!

It started out so simple and innocent, "Buy a body wrap!!"

I hardly felt I needed a body wrap, I'm 5'2" and about 108 pounds, what in the world would I need a body wrap for??
 I watched the It Works! Ultimate Body Applicator working wonders for some of my friends, the endless, oh so enticing Facebook posts about the amazing results, the incredible before and after photos, and 1 high school friend I hadn't seen in over 10 years messaging me about joining her team.
It was all crazy to me, my friends were crazy, the pictures were crazy, the product was crazy, and yet, there I was, drawn to it,. I would scroll down my Facebook news feed and stop and stare at the posts like I was a driver on the freeway slowing down to get a peek at the accident on the side of the road.
I started exploring this wrap thing, the company, the people selling it, researching like I was back in college preparing to write a 45 page paper on all my findings.
So I cave. I'm interested, curious, a bit skeptical, but what the heck, I'll meet with the high school friend I haven't seen in over 10 years.
 A meet up in the park, 40 minutes, and I was SOLD.
I didn't even "buy a body wrap", I decided to sell body wraps!
This is not me, I do NOT sign up for anything, I just recently placed my first ever online shopping order, and here I was signing up to sell a product I hadn't even tried, not to mention, was also on back order for 4 to 6 weeks. I felt crazy, and I'm sure those closest to me thought the same thing .
That night I announced I had started my business as an It Works! Distributor, I posted some pictures and information, and suddenly my phone, Facebook page, and messenger were blowing up! I had no idea what I had just gotten into.
I frantically called my high school friend, whom I'd now seen once in 10 years asking her what to do? How could I get wraps? What do I say to these people?
2 days later I was driving 35 minutes to pick up two, very sought after, wraps from some complete stranger. I had been put to the test by quite a few unconvinced friends to try out the wrap and see if it actually worked. Typing out my most convincing response on Facebook, I took this challenge, not knowing what in the world was actually going to happen. I did a play by play on my page, and people anticipated my final results.
Of course, I bloated. My abdomen was full and I looked bigger than when I started, so I left everyone in suspense and told them to keep watching for my 72 hour results, all the while praying this would work.

Sure enough, IT WORKED!

Maybe it's not as impressive as some, but it firmed, tightened, and toned just as it said it would. I had 135 photo views of this picture on my business page in less that 48 hours. I had naysayers becoming believers, and once again, my business took off like wild fire.

In less than 4 short months this has been the most amazing, unbelievable, emotional, journey. My experience of not just the wraps, but the other products, the company, the people I have met, and the person I have found within me, has truly changed my life forever.

This may not seem like a monumental blog to you right now, but just wait, it gets better. Join me on this journey, it's a work in progress, and I would go so far as to bet that you learn something along the way, and if you don't, you'll probably get a good giggle out of it.
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