3-21-13 Flipbelt - An awesome product! Review & Giveaway!!

It's no secret, I have lost over 100 pounds....and now I am exercising regularly. This is a new lifestyle for me, and part of it is learning what new products to use with these new activities.

I started walking on my treadmill, which turned into jogging....and now I am hooked. The progression then took me outside....the treadmill just got a little boring.

When running outside, I discovered that I was having a difficult time figuring out how to run and carry my "gear".  I started looking for running clothes with pockets that could hold my cell phone and keys. It is hard to choose running clothes based on a zippered pocket being a "make or break" feature of a running shirt or a pair of running capris.

Then I saw the flipbelt and I thought WOW, that solves all my problems!

 With the Flipbelt, I can wear ANY running shirt and pants....pocket or not!

I contacted flipbelt and they were generous enough to send me one to review. I ordered a nice, bright PINK flipbelt! They come in S. M. L or XL. They have tons of colors and it is exactly what any runner needs to hold cell phone, ipod, gels, car key, money....anything you can think of! There are two front openings and two back openings. You just put your items inside the flipbelt and take off. If you want to "flip" the belt, it locks everything in place, but everything stays in place for me whether I flip it or not.

 
I use it to hold my cell phone and car key when I go on a run. I plug my headphones into my cell phone to play my music. The flipbelt stays in place. There is no jiggling or shifting. The flipbelt is an awesome running accessory! Now I can choose any outfit and then add my flipbelt and I am ready to go running! I am thinking about ordering a few more colors to coordinate with my running outfits!

  I haven't worn it to the gym yet, but I plan on it....with it being flat, you can wear it during all kinds of workouts. I love having my music on me while I train in the gym, this is the perfect answer!

The awesome team over at Flipbelt are generously donating a flipbelt for me to share with you as a giveaway. For details and to enter, please visit my facebook page

3-18-2013 14 Month Update

Ok, so this past month FLEW by! I stayed super busy, guess that helped. This is my second update without a weight loss. Last month it really bummed me out....well I guess I was bummed because I gained weight last month. I still haven't lost anymore, I didn't even lose the 2 pounds that I gained! But, I didn't gain extra! Truth is, I had lost some weight and I was looking forward to updating the blog with a loss.....and then, spring break happened. For me, breaks in my routine really hurt my progress. Without a schedule and a routine, I flounder. I work for a school district, so I was off all last week....which meant my exercise schedule, my eating, my water consumption, basically my everything was just OFF. Spring break feels like vacation. My husband is a teacher, so he is off, too. We went to the movies, out to eat, shopping, and REPEAT. It is brutal for me to get out of my routine and into vacation mode....I also give myself a pass on exercising.....I am on "vacation" after all. SO, while I could have been reporting a 5 pound loss this month.....I am instead reporting a yo-yo of those 5 pounds, which puts me squarely back to what I started the month at, 215.2.

But, I won't beat myself up.....because except for the past week, I had a pretty good month. I have found my exercise routine....and I love it. I am doing group class on Mon, Wed, and Fri. either BodyPump or BodyCombat. Then I am doing my 10k training on Tues, Thurs and Sun. which leaves Saturday as my rest day. I can really stay in my groove following this schedule. (As long as they don't throw spring break into the mix, haha)

I also had my March race on the 9th. It was a Mardi Gras themed 5k event. My daughter, and two friends joined me for this one. We made tutus, had beads, masks, and fun headbands. A few people came up and asked if they could take our picture, that was neat.....we even ended up on a this blog that a local man does....he is a cancer survivor and he runs in a TON of local races and blogs about them, it was really cool to meet him. Here is a link to his blog: http://scottydogreports.com/

I went back to the website to see the race results and OMG to my amazement, I was third place in my age group!! I saw the gaudy 5k "medals" for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.....but we didn't stay to see them handed out....never in a million years would I have thought that I would win one....but I did! I called today, they are so sweet, they are going to mail it to me. Is it dumb that I REALLY want that award? Anyway, it was an awesome time with family and friends. Here is a picture collage of the event:

This coming Saturday is my first mud run.....and in April, my first 10k! I am really trying to focus more on the exercise and health benefits and less on the weight loss....I think I have come to terms with the weight coming off slower now....while focusing on all of the other amazing things life is bringing my way, now that I am more than 100 pounds lighter! I still need to work on my structure and routine when I am on "vacation"!

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