Winter is not done yet

Obviously winter is not done with Wisconsin yet! It is amazing to watch the news tonight and see how much snow the southern part of the state is getting - especially sine we did not get any additional snow fall today! It was unbelievably windy, but no snow! Granted we have had our share of snow this winter, but nothing compared wtih what others parts of the state have recieved - falling at the rate of 1-2 inches per hour in some areas today! To get an idea of the snow in some part of the state, check out one of my friends journal entry on her blog for today. click here Nothing is every simple or "normal" in the life of Maggs!


Well, it has been officially 5 days on the BiosLife Slim. It seems to me that I have been noticing that I have been feeling fuller and eating less at each meal. I definetly have noticed that I have been snacking less during day! Just need to pay attention to the evening snakcing more. As of today I am officially down 1.6 pounds since last Weds. It seems like we are moving in the right direction!

Today I found 2 new fruits at Super Wal-Mart. The first was Start Fruit, which I had heard of before and never had the chance to actually try. The other was a Pummelo. Have NEVER heard of these before! It looks like an oragen or grapefuit but bigger - MUCH bigger! Almost like a grapefruit on steroids! This one measured about 5 inches in diameter! We have not cut into it yet to see what it is like. I will post details once they become available!

Lets just hope that is keeps going in that right direction!

Bios Life Slim

I am trying something brand new! Bios Life Slim is a natural product that will soon be on the market in a few months. I have the privilege of being friends with one of the few people in the country that have access to this new product and he is giving me the opportunity to get started with it now!

The original Bios Life is a product developed the early 90's as a cholesterol management product. It has been reformulated a couple of times with the latest version of Bios Complete coming out about 2 years ago. The product has been through
several clinical trials that have proven that the product is safe, all natural, and lowers LDL (bad) Cholesterol on the average of 30% and raises the HDL (good) Cholesterol by an average of 29%. It has also been proven to balance blood sugars so well that most Type II Diabetics do not need to take insulin while using Bios Life Complete.

Bios Life Slim is an enhanced version of Bios Life Complete. It does all of the same great things as Bios Life Complete and it enhances fat loss as well. It does not focus on WEIGHT loss, but rather the fat loss! Kent sent me all kinds of wonderful information on the product and I decided that I had to try it! With the 90 day money back guarantee, what did I have to loose!

I had several reasons for wanting to try this product. First, I found out last fall that my cholesterol is starting to climb (not good). It is not to the point where they had even suggested any drug to bring it down, but I figure that i better get a jump on it before it gets to that point. The other of course is the fat loss component! I have struggled with my weight over the last 10 years and I have been trying to get to where I want and stay there! No, I am not giving up on Weight Watchers, because Weight Watchers is a lifestyle. This works right along with Weight Watchers to make you a healthier person!

I actually first took Bios Life on Saturday when I stopped by Kent and Tina's to talk with them about the product. It tasted great and Kent was right - I did not feel hungry for hours! Yesterday I took it twice - once right before lunch and once right before dinner. I ate smart, felt full faster and did not have the urge to snack like I usually do! I have realized quickly that this product is going to keep me in check with what I am eating because I know that I will feel full faster so I need to make sure I am eating properly! Having a few snacks keeps me going and eating fruit and veggies instead of other quick fixes will really help me to get in those daily requirements!

I am going to the Y for a fitness analysis on Friday where I can get my measurements etc so that will be a great starting point for this! I have been told that id does take about 8 weeks to really see results so I should not get frustrated. But it will happen! Tina said that she has really seen the difference for herself in the last 2 months! I am believing you Tina!!

Once I get those results on Friday I will post them and continue to log my progress here!

Off to a good start...

2008 is off to a good start. Classes started on Monday at the Y. SThe trainer is changing a little of the format for class around so that is focuses more on weight loss! WooHoo!! Not that I didn't like the class before, but is just got better!

She started off class on Monday by giving everyone a folder with everything we need to track out workouts, foods and weight loss each week. Our homework for Monday was to write down our Commitment for the next 7 weeks. My commitment....

* Workouts 6 days each week. If I know that I am going to have to miss weekend workouts because we will be out of town, I will add coem extra tiem to my workouts on the other days of the week.

* Tracking ALL food is a must! I know that the more I track my food, but more attention I pay to what I am actually eating. I need to focus on getting in all the daily requirements.

* Minimum 350 calories burned per workout

Class start weigth (1/9/08) 206.4
Class goal weight (2/23/08) 195.0

Today was an awesome workout! I was shooting for 60 minutes of cardio and 30 minutes of Strength. I accomplished both! I now can see for Certain that I burn more calories per workout on the Cross-Trainers and whatever the new cardio machine is at the Y. The cycling is a great easy workout, but I don't get the heart rate and calories burned that I get with the other equipment.

I am hoping that I can stay on track this weekend whne I am in Chicago. I know that I won't have time for any workouts, but that is part of the reason why I am trying to do more during the week this week. Next week Monday and Tuesday I will also have to work hard to make up for the weekend.

So far I have been doing good tracking all my food this week, Since monday anyway! Need to keep that going! I know for sure that when I track my food I do better on paying attention to what I eat!

Another Year , another fresh start

Last night was a lot of fun! We invited Beth and Chad, as well as Dan over for the evening. It just so happened that Sandy was in town on her cross-country vacation and came over with Dan too. We had not seen her since a few years after High School. We all spent the evening laughing and playing Guitar Hero III on the Wii. That was entertainment enough!! Finally everyone's fingers had enough and we called it quits about 11pm.

John and I had to laugh... must be a sign that we are getting old... we had a few friends over for NYE, everyone was gone and the mess was cleaned up before 12:30am! Go figure!!

With a new year, brings new insights and goals for the upcoming year. This year is no different, with one exception.... I am going to make them happen!!! So often I get easly frustrated as give up to easily. Not this year!

My Goals for 2008:
Get Healthier!!!
1. 190 by Valentines Day (I started towards this in before Christmas and have not got very far yet!)

2. Get to the gym 4 days a week and workout at home at least 2 other days.

3. No more mindless snacking in the evenings!

4. Ultimate goal - 35 pounds GONE by June 1st (22 weeks from now)

5. Do more Real cooking and meal planning. Cut back on the canned and boxed meals.

For my Business...
1. Build team - 4 new starts before Conference, 8 for the year

2. Get shows per month back up to 7-8 per month

3. Set Team goals with the team for us all to work towards this year

4. Earn the trip for 2 to the Caribbean!!!

I am sure that there is more that I will want to add, but this is a good start so far!!!

Here's to a GREAT 2008!!

The end of 2007 is upon us

Another year has come and gone! As I am sitting here getting ready for the New Years Festivities, I find myself thinking about the many wonderful things that 2007 brought...

1. I have a growing lia sophia business! In 2007 I not only signed on my very first team member in January, but actually signed on 6 throughout the year! I currently have 4 active on my team and I could not be prouder of all of them!

2. We made our annual trip to Wisconsin Dells in March. This, as always, was a perfect winter break! One of these years we will make it there in the fall to enjoy the many mini-golf courses.

3. Darrin made it through 3rd grade. This was a very trying year in school for him and after a lot of hard work and patients, he was successful.

4. John surpasses the 11 year mark at SNI - some days better than others, but it was an over all productive year.

5. John's brother and Jenny are pregnant! Their baby boy is due in May. I am sure that this is going to be yet another spoiled child in the family!

6. For John's Birthday this year, Michelle and Richard flew for the week! We were able to spend a whole week with them, exploring all sorts of attractions in Green Bay as well as Door County! Next mission, a trip for us out to Arizona!

7. We bought new living room furniture! Now this might now be a huge deal for some people, but this was the first time in my life that I actually got to pick out NEW furniture! Everything that I have had, has been hand-me-downs recieved from various family members! I guess the next puchase on the list for the living room is a new (bigger) TV.

8. One of my student loans and my car is paid off! I can honestly say that this has been possible as a result of my lia sophia business! If it were not for the extra income each and every month!

Over all, it has been a super year and I have many great things to look forward to in 2008!

End of the year is drawing near!

WOW Where did this last year go??

I just held my last lia sophia show of the year! I ust have 3 shows to finish closing out and I am done until January 3rd! January is started to look great! I have 7 6 shows on the books and at least 1 more to get a date finalized! I am planning on taking the next few weeks to get caught up on paperwork, clean and organize the office and start working on getting my stuff ready for doing my taxes so that I am ready come February.

Ok, I SAY that I am going to start getting all that stuff ready... that does not mean that it will all get done ahead of time! But it is a good place to start!

The next few weeks are going to be CRAZY!! We ahve a scout meeting tonight, dinner plans for Wednesday, leave for my parents on Friday and won't be home until Sunday afternoon (that also means I have more shopping to get finished before Friday too!) I have a lia sophia meeting on Monday, Scout Father/Son Bake-off Wednesday and then we leave Friday morning to drive up to Michigan to John's parents! We will actually be at home for Christmas so that will be nice!

New Years we are just planning on spending at home and 4 of our friends are coming over for the evening. We have done the same thing the last 2 years and it has been fun! Last year it was a Wii Bowling tournament, year before that was Poker Night. Who knows what we will decide this year - have to find out what everyone is up for this year!

Wow, I jsut re-read what I jsut typed - I think I need a nap after reading how much we have to do in the last few weeks!

Well, I guess I need to get back to the list of things to do! And then take a nap!

Another Monday... Gotta Love 'em

Why does the weekend never seem to last long enough? But at least this was a fun one! Maybe that's why it went by so quickly!

Friday night we went with the Cub Scouts to the Gambler's Game. I don't' mind the events like this because the parents usually stick around (unlike the other pack events where parents come, drop the kids off and leave. Meaning that those of us parents that do stay are usually trying to keep at least some sort of order!). Even though the Gamblers lost the game, we all still had a lot of fun! One of the dad's was selected to take part in the 3rd period Trivia Contest. If he answer just ONE questions correctly, he would be invited back in March for the finals. The question that he ended up with was "In the 1991 NMU played the Championship Game against which Boston School?" I KNEW the correct answer because I remember breaking my toes watching that game at my Uncle's house! I yelled up to him that the answer was D - Boston University. But apparently hecould not hear me over everyone else that was yelling that it was A - Boston College. So he went with A. Oh well. At least he did win a $10 gift certificate for Marty's Boston Crab Restaurant!

Saturday by lunchtime, the snow started falling. We were forecasted to get 4-8 inches of snow by midnight Saturday and a total of 8-10 by the time Sunday afternoon rolled around. It was nice light, fully snow that was falling so shoveling it in the afternoon was not too bad - 10 minutes and the entire driveway was done! By evening, we had some nice accumulation, but that did not stop us from going out for the evening. We had plans to go with Chad and Beth out to dinner and then to Slap Happy at Comedy City. Driving there was oh so fun! Thank goodness for 4-wheel drive! None of the roads were plowed until we were about 2 miles from the Club! Due to the snow, we opted to have dinner at the restaurant kitty-corner from the comedy club. None of us had even been there before, but we will definitely go back again! There was basically no one else in the place (go figure - the weather was bad and no one was out to eat!)! The Martini's were super (drink special of the night) and the food was good too. Great company makes any meal even better. I forgot how much I enjoy getting together with Chad and Beth. We had some great fun just hanging out like we use to do all the time!

After dinner we tromped through the piles of snow to head across the street... there was not a lot of people at the club! Granted we ended up getting there before the early Improv show even started, so people were still arriving. By the time the show started, the theater was almost full - not sure how busy the Improv show was, but Everyone made it to see Slap Happy! Another great show! Now, this was actually the 2nd time that I was seeing the show. I went Thanksgiving weekend with the rest of the family - John ended up getting sick so he didn't go with us. I told him that I would pay to see the show again! So we did! Just as good the 2nd time! We have never been disappointed with any of the stage shows there. (they write all of their own shows). We stuck around for the "late show" - they were having a Miller and Mike Show afterwards (Miller and Mike are Professional Clowns that use to work with Ringling Brothers!) So we stuck around for that too... definitely worth the time and $$!!! John and Darrin have seen some of there shows before but I never had. They are great! Ever seen anyone blow bubble by dipping their hands (wearing rubber gloves) into a bucket of bubble solution, then blowing through their fingers etc? Yup, it works!

We drove home laughing so hard that it kinda made you forget about the wintery weather that we were dealing with! At least by that time it had stopped snowing and the plows were able to catch up! The only roads that were not plowed was the backroads going to our house!

Sunday was another quiet day around the house - got some Christmas cards done, most of the rest of the holiday decorating and some baking done. Never did get to the grocery store... guess I better to that today!