Prepping for the 3 Day Refresh

When I decide to do something new, it always scares me and makes me nervous, like FREAK OUT PANIC ATTACK NERVOUS. I dont LOVE change... But, I try to always remind myself that I cant GROW if I dont try new things. 

So with that being said... I have let myself go. I have been eating whatever I want and not focusing on my eating. Which is HORRIBLE.
I'm bloated.
I lack energy.
And I am NOT FOCUSED.

My mom and I partner up for everything, we are each others back bone. When I am struggling, I go to her for help and support and when she is struggling, she will come to me for help and support.
So we decided that we are going to be doing the 3 Day Refresh together!!!! Starting... TOMORROW!!!

Today, I prepped for us!

I read through my handy booklet to find out what we should be eating and drinking for the next 3 days, and if we should be doing any physical activity.

Over the next 3 days, we will be eating alot of natural foods, drinking PLENTY of water and doing light exercises.
The kit that you get from Beachbody comes with 3 packets of "Fiber Sweep" and 6 packets of "Vanilla Fresh".

The Fiber Sweep drink eliminates waste from your digestive system, while supporting healthy intestinal flora.
The Vanilla Fresh drink, is high in protein and helps satisfy your hunger. Its gives you proper nutrition for a healthy weight loss and also has fiber in it. *Dairy and soy free*

After reading the booklet I started to prep, probably the biggest component when eating healthy!! You have to meal prep or you will NOT succeed.

I had a hard time trying to figure out how much I would need for veggies because it was calculated with measuring cups and without having the food already in front of you, it is hard to know exactly how much you need. So I made sure that I had enough food for the first day to see how much I would need for the next days!

Check back tomorrow to see if my mom and I made it through our first day!!!

XOXO,

Kate

What is Younique 3D Lashes?

Has anyone else out there tried fake lashes?

Yeah they suck. For some reason I can never seem to make sure they are lined up perfectly or make sure they stay on all day/night. When I wear them I am constantly checking to make sure that they aren't falling off and I look like a weirdo. I feel vain when I wear them because I am constantly looking at myself in the mirror, ewwy!

I have tried so many different kinds of mascara, ones from Walmart to ones from Sephora. Don't get me wrong they do work but they weren't giving me the fullness that I was looking for. I have long eye lashes to begin with but I felt like my eyelashes could use a little more umph!!

Randomly I started to see a bunch of ads on my Facebook and people posting on my Instagram about these 3D lashes... so I became intrigued. Did a little research and found AMAZING pictures of people who were using this Younique 3D mascara. So I decided to order and give it a try and boy am I happy I did!!!!!

Don't mind my nasty eye brows that need to be waxed.. but here is what the mascara did for my eyelashes!!

This is my eyelashes without any mascara on.

My left lashes have the Younique mascara on and the right lashes don't.

Both eyes have the mascara on.

Honestly this is one of  the best purchases I have made in a while. I love how full my eyelashes FINALLY look!
So here's how it works.

1. Apply a layer of your own personal mascara to both sides of your lashes, I use Maybelline - The Falsies Volume Express .

2. Apply a layer of the Younique Moodstruck Transplanting Gel.

3. Apply a layer of the Younique Moodstruck Natural Fibers, quickly before the Transplanting Gel dries.

4. Apply another layer of the Younique Moodstruck Transplanting Gel.

So now you are probably thinking.., this is too good to be true. My eyes are going to get infected and its probably something that I'll have an allergic reaction to because there are tons of chemicals in it... WRONG!!!
They tell you every ingredient that is in the product and explain to you what it is used for, check it out for yourself and let see what your lashes look like with this Younique 3D Mascara!

Tell Sabrina Marsh I sent you!!

Meal Replacement Shakes

I have been getting so many messages lately asking about different meal replacement shakes and to be quite honest, I did not really know much about shakes other than Shakeology. I decided not to put in all the things that Shakeology has done for me and heres why,
1. I wanted to stick to facts not testimonies.
2. Sometimes I feel that people are biased based on what they are drinking.

Here are the 3 shakes that I compared: Shakeology, Body by Vi, and Garden of Life (Raw Meal)

Prices: Shakeology is $129.95 for a 30 day supply. However, you can become a coach and get 25% off all Beachbody's products making the price decrease to $97.46. If you have 3 people who purchase Shakeology from you every month, your Shakeology expenses will be covered. Body by Vi has kits ranging from $49 to $299. If you are looking to lose weight the Shape Kit is $99. Also, if you get 3 people to purchase from you, you will get the Shape Kit expenses covered. Garden of Life (Raw Meal) retails for around $60 but there are only 14 servings in each tub, so for a months supply of Raw Meal, you would need to buy 2 tubs, so you would be spending close to $120.

Calories: Shakeology has 160 calories. Body by Vi only has 90 per 2 scoop serving, which yeah of course you would think that the lower amount of calories the better but actually, your body will go into starvation mode because you aren't consuming enough calories for a meal. ****People you are planning on replacing this shake for a MEAL, you need to eat more than 90 calories.**** And there are 270 calories in each serving of Raw Meal.

Sugars/Sweeteners: Shakeology contains 6 grams of sugar, which all comes from plant sources. Body by Vi has 1 gram of sugar, which seems great right? Well its not... the sweetener that is used is called Sucralose. This is an artificial chemical sweetener that can cause several side effects. A couple of these side effects include blood sugar spikes and ironically weight gain. Raw Meal has 26 grams of sugar.

Here are some additional things that you should know about each of these meal replacement shakes.

Body by Vi: 
*Contains 12 grams of soy protein. As of right now there is still research being tested to see if soy protein is causing development functioning issues in the reproduction systems in males and females. 90% of soy in this country is GMO (genetically modified organisms).

Garden of Life (Raw Meal):
*Contains tree nuts- meaning that if you have nut allergies you wont be able to drink it.

Shakeology:
*Has over 70 super foods
*Has been clinically proven to help you lose weight, lower cholesterol, lower blood sugar and keep you full.




Make sure you do your research and know what you are putting into your body!

You only get one body to live in, take care of it!