Day 27

Dear blog followers...

My sincerest apologies for my lack of posts!  Turns out that when my amazing company has their conference in Vegas, I have way too much fun and forget to blog.

I was definitely not perfect in Vegas.  I had a volcano burger (chili, guacamole, Frito's, etc.), the best sweet potato fries I've had on my life, some yummy mixed drinks, Mexican food, Chinese food, etc, and for crying out loud...they had a Haggen Dazs smoothie factory right in my hotel!

I also attended the Arbonne new managers celebration, where they provided free food and drinks for everyone.  It was the fanciest party I have ever been to and MAN did I indulge!

But guess what...

I came back and I had not gained a pound!  We walked a lot while we were there and I was still replacing two meals a day with the Arbonne shakes.  I was so happy that I could just relax and not worry about what I ate in Vegas and still maintain my weight!  Thank you Arbonne!  Also, they came out with two new weight management products that I samples while there.  That definitely helped :).  I will blog more about them when they come in the mail :).

Well, in going to go downstairs and walk on the treadmill for a bit.  For your viewing pleasure, here is a photo of some of the food I had in Vegas:

~ Sarah

Day 17

Even though I didn't blog yesterday, I have to post a photo of yesterday's breakfast.  It was just so beautiful!  I had an organic fried egg over wilted spinach with avocado, organic mango peach salsa, and cilantro. It was absolutely delectable.

Today, Katie and the girls and I got our for a walk.  It was so nice to get some fresh air and exercise.  We have a lot of hills by our place, and E made us carry her half of the time, so I got plenty of exercise!

Ok...I just have to take a few moments to go on a mini positive rant about this plan I'm on.  I absolutely love the Arbonne healthy living products and here's why:

- I'm on a tight budget while I'm on maternity leave, and replacing meals with the shakes is saving me a bunch of money.
- I love the taste of the shakes and the different recipes I can try just by blending them.  I never get bored!
- I can use the shakes for a long period of time because there's no crap in them.  They're actually good for me.
- I don't have to eat perfectly all the time.  I really haven't had to give up anything.  I've lost weight even though Easter weekend and my anniversary both happened in the first two weeks of this plan.
- I would be on this plan even if I wasn't an Arbonne consultant.
- You all already know how much I love the fizzy energy drinks!

Anyway, thanks for reading today!  I'm off to snuggle some babies.  Hubby is coming home which makes me happy.  Until the next blog!

~ Sarah

Day 15

Hello world!

I was 173.4 lbs this morning for my weigh in.  That puts me at about 8 lbs of weight loss so far and I'm at the halfway point!  I'm very excited about that!

Today, I made some healthy treats for myself.  I made some more sweet potato chips and some homemade chocolates using coconut oil, honey, and cocoa (Katie...yours are still better).  I also made some protein bars for Hubby using the Arbonne protein shake mix, oats, peanut butter, honey, a pinch of salt, and some ground up chocolate covered peanuts.  There's a ton of energy in this recipe!

This evening, I had the pleasure of bringing my Arbonne healthy living products into the home of some lovely folks!  I had so much fun sharing the information and making protein shakes for them to sample. It was a lot of fun!

Once E is in bed tonight, I'm going to hit the treadmill again.  I felt so energetic today after working out yesterday.

Oh...and since I'm at the halfway mark, I figured I would put up another picture to show you my progress.  Until the next blog!

~ Sarah