Being a work at home mom who hates to exercise (and it’s too cold to ride my bike) makes it tough to lose weight. I love cooking healthy food, but still kept gaining.

Just over 90 days ago I started the Body by Vi Challenge. I decided to give it a try and see how it went.

Well it went CRAZY!!

I started drinking 2 shakes a day ~ and eating a healthy dinner with my family and low and behold the inches just started melting off (without exercise!).  Take a look at my results!! (click the picture to make it bigger)

I lost 10.75 inches over the last 90 days. Went from a size 16 to a size 10! Yeah, I couldn’t even believe that one! Thank heaven my lovely family got me gift cards for Christmas. I’ve had a blast shopping for new clothes (which is something I usually hate to do!).

I posted my pics on facebook and received such an overwhelming and wonderful response I was just moved. It made me want to share a little more of my story ~ the back story ~ where I came from and how I got where I was … but also the  ”TO BE” story… where I’m heading next and what my next challenge is all about.

So take a look… (and yes, that’s a wonderful new shirt ~ LOVE being able to wear “nice” clothes again!)

Here’s the bad news… the friend that introduced me to the Body by Vi Challenge actually introduced it to me WAAAAY back in April of May of last year. Yep, I put up a wall, and said “that’s not for me” all the while getting bigger and bigger. Heaven only knows where  I might be at this point if I’d gotten started right away… Man I might have even had FUN at the pool last Summer! Well there’s no use going down that road.

BUT… if you want to do something about your body, your health, your fitness… join me! Take the challenge. Don’t put it off for another day, month, 6 months! Today is the day!

Shoot me an email, or message me on Facebook. Let’s talk about your goals and what we can do together to help you accomplish them. WOOT.

Can’t wait to hear from you!

While the constant interruptions sometimes get to me, these are the days that I wouldn’t change for the world. This is Hanna and her preschool class performing their end of year program. They did a great job!!

This video has been around for a couple  years now, but it’s still one of my favorites.  It brings tears to my eyes and hope to my heart every time you see it. If you are having trouble finding the Christmas spirit this year, this video might help you find a little. at least I hope so.

There’s something about this video that just makes me open up and let love fill my heart.

How many hugs have you given away today?

It seems every year as the days get shorter, the sun shines a little less, and the snow comes in I get a little bit down.

This year things are tight financially, with new businessess both offline and on. I see myself falling into the old pattern of Christmas blues. It’s frustrating to be blue at Christmas, if you haven’t heard “It’s the happiest time of the year!!”. Not only am I feeling a little blue, I’m feeling guilty for not being festive and happy during the happiest time of the year. lol.

Not many people know this about me, as I can put on a happy face with the best of them.  However, yesterday I was thinking about the law of attraction, and how this is really an easily solved “problem” just by changing my focus, and my thoughts.

Seems I have this thought every year lol.

So yesterday I decided to do more things that make me feel good, and welcomed any and all suggestions from the Universe.

As they say, “ask and it’s given”. I have found so many wonderful things this morning.   I don’t feel like I’m getting much work done, but I think that is perception as well. I thought I’d share some of my cool finds with you today so in case some of you are having the holiday blues maybe one will make you feel good too.

Now remember I’m a work at home mom, so sometimes the things that make me happy are kinda strange.

TwitThat Am I the last person on Earth to have heard of this? What fun, now whenever I see something cool online I can tweet it right then and there.

Free Banner/Header Creator Thanks to my very dear friend @MaryKW I finally found a very easy and free banner creator. It also does headers and even those cool peelaway ads. I’m so excited to work on some banners for LearnItStepbyStep.com, that will be fun.

Shelfari.com A whole social network for people who love books. OMG. No WAY!! I can’t wait to see who I meet there. I’ll be setting up my bookshelf today.

(wow the weight is lifting as I type, and it feels so good)

Daily Messages From God via Neale Donald Walsch It is amazing how just what you need to hear shows up just as you need to hear it. Here’s today’s message:

On this day of your life, Jackie, I believe God wants you to know…

…that there are choirs singing in your head. If you listen,

you will hear the music. It is the song of angels.

Pay no attention to the sounds of the world. They are

just noises, and even when added up all together they

have no value, make no sense. Strain to hear the song

of angels. Listen to the melody within your soul.

This message is a metaphor. You know exactly what

it is trying to tell you.

Peppered Oil Recipe This year is a “homemade” kinda Christmas. I have done some mosaics for people, and this peppered oil recipe looks perfect for my mom who loves to cook. If I get it on today, it should be ready just in time for Christmas!

A gentle kick in the but I needed Sometimes a story or a poem or just words from another are all it takes to remind you what you DO have. That’s what the law of attraction is all about anyway right? Focusing on what you want or have instead of what you don’t.

Well I have to give a huge shout out to the Universe for pointing me in the right direction and @mariebeausoleil for posting the words i needed to hear. Thank you.

Funny how social networking can seem like a crazy thing ~ meeting all these people online, my husband is always telling me,  “You don’t know these people, you don’t know who they are.” I beg to differ. I think it is pretty easy to see who people are, and through this Christmas season I have found more support through my social network online than any social “network” I have in “real” life.

So to all of you out there thank you.  Have a merry Christmas, and may your heart be filled with joy. If it is your intention, there can be no other way.

I’m sure today will bring many more exciting things so I may be back to add to the list.