Winner winner chicken dinner!

And the winners are.........drum roll please.............Stacey and Sarah!!! Congrats girls! Please email me your mailing addresses at stephaniehillman@gmail.com and I will get your gift card in the mail! Thanks for entering! Also today there is another winner and that would be me! haha. Today marks a major milestone as I am now down 40lbs! That is the same weight as my oldest child! And for me to achieve something like that is pretty exciting! I still have a long way to go, but man alive that is a lot of weight! Thanks to Take Shape for Life and my health coach Karli I am well on my way to the goal of optimal health. So I think I will go celebrate with a Medifast brownie and a good book on this rainy fall day! LOVE IT!

MIA and a Giveaway!

Why hello eveyone! I know it seems I have been MIA but I have been for good reason. We moved! And we are so happy about it. The Mr. and I are small town people so it is so nice being back in a little town with that Leave it to Beaver feel. So I don't have any new weigh ins or anything exciting like that to report. But I did discover an excellent new workout!!! Carrying a bunch of heavy boxes up the stairs! Man alive was that a bunch of work or what! So needless to say while moving over the last few days my eating and exercising have for sure not been what it has needed to be. So today was start over day. I am excited about it actually. I have set a few goals for myself and am working really hard to get to them. I think goals are huge! In order to get somewhere you have to know where you are going. So I've got them in my sights and headed towards them. And my reward is going to be a hot stone massage! And if you haven't had one in your lifetime yet may I suggest that it gets on your bucket lise because oh man are they WONDERFUL! I can't even tell you how amazing they are. The last time I got one I was in a good mood for a week! I think my husband really liked me that week. haha. And in celebration of my starting over I am going to give away two, that's right I said two, $10 itunes gift cards. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post! And for extra entries just mention this on your facebook or become a fan of my page on facebook as well. So that is a total of 3 entries per person! Just let me know you put it on your facebook so I can check it out! There is nothing better than a good workout mix to get busy to! Happy Monday!

Come and find out!

Hey everyone! So tomorrow evening I am having an open house for anyone who wants to come and find out about Take Shape for Life, the program that is helping me get healthy. It is located at 44419 248th Ave SE Enumclaw, WA (also known as my parents house haha.) You will be able to come and meet my health coach, Karli, taste some of the food, and just visit and have a good time. Even if you are on the fence about it just come and find out more! I would love to see you!

It's all about visualizing!

When I was in high school playing sports, I remember my coaches telling us to visualize the play, or ourselves doing well and the more we visualized what we wanted to happen the bigger of a reality it would become. I remember doing this and feeling like it worked. The more I pictured myself doing well, the more my confidence grew and the better I became. Well I think it works the same way with becoming healthy and achieving weight loss goals. I like to have something tangible and real to look at to help keeping me headed in the right direction.

My husband gave me this super cute shirt for Christmas last year and needless to say the tag is still on it and it has never fit. But it is really cute and I love it so it is my goal shirt. I keep it hanging in my closet where it is very visible so I can keep it in mind to help keep me going towards my goals. So set something out where you can see it to help you. Whether it's a shirt, a pair of jeans, or a swimsuit, whatever it is can be a great insentive. Then visualize what you would look like in it when you reach that goal. I promise it will help motivate you!

Also don't forget to if you are interested in finding out more about how I am losing weight and the program Take Shape for Life come to my open house on Thursday from 6-8pm. It is an open house style so come at any time during that period. You will be able to try some samples and find out all about it and what you need to do to get started on your journey to optimal health. Can't wait to see you there!