Are YOU Ready

Happy Friday,

I love finding articles like this one (see below!).. It is a great reminder that we have to get out of our comfort zones to move ahead in life AND business.  Remember the 1st time you rode a bike??  It was uncomfortable and scary, right?  Well, once you did it once, it got easier, then again and it was still easier.. Now you get on that bike and you don't even think twice about.  Everything that we are good at, was once something that was uncomfortable for us. 
Treat your business like the bike..  I know picking up that phone can sometimes be scary, but you do it once and you realize that you are still alive and you were one step closer to success.  Being in the network marketing business and a health coach, I have had to FORCE myself to go outside my comfort zone.  But I have, and I have grown so much..  And did I make a fool out of myself at time? HECK YEAH.. But am I glad that I did it and did I learn from it?  HECK YEAH!
I set a goal to get uncomfortable at least ONCE every  day.  I heard a saying once that really stuck with me (I can not remember who it was by) THE LEVEL OF YOUR SUCCESS IS MEASURED BY THE AMOUNT OF UNCOMFORTABLE MOMENTS WE HAVE!! 

WOW, good stuff!!!  So, make an effort today to get uncomfortable in your business today.

Here is a great Blog that I wanted to share that is right in line with what I am talking about..

Here is to you Uncomfortable SUCCESS!!!

GETTING READY TO GET READY by Julie Henderson

Neale Donald Walsh said, “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.”  The reason he says this is because when we are out of our ‘comfort zone’ we have to learn to trust and our faith grows.  Brian Tracy states that the level of our success has an exact relationship to our faith, or belief in our success.
Do you want to work your business full time but you’re waiting to leave your job until the time is right…when it is comfortable?  Are you hoping your potential prospects will phone you and tell you they want to join your team?  Are you getting ready to get ready before you attend that networking event or give that presentation?
If you think, by waiting,  you will get comfortable doing the thing you don’t want to do to or are scared to do, you may be waiting a long time.  It may never happen. You have to get uncomfortable.  In fact, the more you do things that are uncomfortable, the more comfortable you will be about being uncomfortable!
Would you like to know how to get out of your comfort zone? 
Your comments are welcome, encouraged and appreciated.
To Your UNSTOPPABLE Success!

I love SHAKEOLOGY

You all know I LOVE my Shakeology!! Here is ONE ingredient that sets it apart:
SACHA INCHI.. Found in the jungles of Peru & contains more immunity-Boosting vegetarian omega-3s than any other food on the planet, which helps promote heart & joint health, better memory & mood health all while promoting a strong immune system. It is also naturally rich in protien and fiber AND it helps speed your metabolism.. How cool is that. It is easy to digest and is fully absorded by your body! AWESOME stuff..
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GET YOUR WATER IN, especially in this hot weather!!!

Are you drinking enough water?? And do you know WHY you need it?

OK., you know, I know how much water one should be drinking, but do you know the "why"? This is a question asked by many a kids, so thought I'd post a little details of the "why's", so this may clear up some questions out there.

We all know we need no less than 64 oz. of water every day right? That's 8-10 glasses of water depending on how many oz. the glass is. Doesn't seem like much right? HA! Until you start chugging down the first glass and after your done you feel like you could float a river, then your onto glass 4 before noon and the potty breaks start to kick in. Well, if your like me that is, ha ha ha!

The thing is, is your body NEEDS that water just as much as it NEEDS the air you breathe. What you also must understand, is your body will get used to it after some time and you won't have to have those potty breaks quite as often. I'm talking quite the simple gesture on your part to ensure the proper functions of your body, your brain. Did you know that you actually are smarter when you drink water? Yes, no joke here and you know why? Because your brain can actually function more effectively when it is lubricated. That's why people get headaches when they are dehydrated! OK, so there you actually are SMARTER for drinking those 8-10 glasses a day (More if it's over 90 degrees folks)

Now on to your organs. How do you think drinking more water will effect your organs. Let's start with the heart, because it's seriously what keeps us alive, o.k.? Take a look at this:Want to lower your risk of having a heart attack? Drink more water, and less of everything else, new research reports.
Researchers at Loma Linda University in California found that people who drank at least five glasses of water each day were less likely to die from heat attack than those who drank two or fewer glasses per day.
In contrast, people who drank a lot of other fluids (soda, juice, coffee, tea) were more likely to die from heart attack than those who drank less, with high levels of non-water drinking women associated with more than a two-fold increased risk of death.
Officials at the college said the results of a study to be published in the American Journal of Epidemiology reveal that drinking high amounts of plain water is as important as exercise, diet, or not smoking in preventing coronary heart disease.
"Basically, not drinking enough water can be as harmful to your heart as smoking," said Dr. Jacqueline Chan, principle investigator and lead author of the article.
That's bad, huh? OK, now onto your digestion and metabolism: Digestion & Metabolism
If you're not getting enough water, these functions suffer and don't properly and this may prevent you from losing as much weight as you otherwise would if you were getting enough H2O. One of the definite benefits of drinking water are proper digestion and metabolism. Even mild dehydration can slow down metabolism and cause you to work harder to burn the same number of calories.

Loss of Body Fat
As you begin having success with your weight loss thanks in no small part to the benefits of drinking water, you’ll lose body fat. As a result, your body increases its percentage of water so the amount of water you need to drink increases each day. As you may be realizing already, the benefits of drinking water are part of a cycle. Everything runs smoother and more calories are burned when you have enough water to keep your body working properly.

Curbs Your Appetite
Drinking 64 ounces of water each day will fill you up so you don't overeat. It's the best natural appetite suppressant you'll find.

Now let's move onto your liver and kidney functions: Glycogen Storage
Glycogen is a form of carbohydrate stored in your muscles. It can be used as energy when you're exercising. The more fit you become, the more glycogen is stored in your muscles. Glycogen holds water so the more fit you are, the more water your body will hold and the more water you'll need.
Impaired Liver & Kidney Function: As I said earlier, one of the benefits of drinking water is a properly functioning body. Without enough water, extra amounts of glucose remain in the bloodstream until reaching the liver. The extra glucose is stored as fat. Your body takes water from inside cells in an effort to compensate for a dehydrated state, including fat cells.

The less water you have in your fat cells means less mobilization of fat for energy. One of the liver's primary functions is to turn fat into energy. The kidneys are responsible for filtering toxins, waste, water, and salt out of the bloodstream. If you are dehydrated, the kidneys cannot function properly, and the liver must work overtime to compensate. As a result, it metabolizes (burns) less fat.

Folks, I don't know any other way to get this across to you, but here it is in black and white if that's what you need.  They are saying 64oz, I say 80oz!!  You can do it.  Find a water bottle that works for YOU!  I have my fun little 40oz Pink Kanteen or my INSANITY water bottle that I take with me everywhere I go, even to bed!  (my husband thinks I am crazy!)..

Now, get up of your butt and get to your sink, or your fridge or wherever your water is and DRINK!

Be happy, be healthy and be hydrated!!

In Love and Health~
Kim Stewart
206.251.4313
http://www.beachbodycoach.com/getfit2day
Empowering, educating and coaching you to your ABUNDANT life~

NO MORE EXCUSES

I don't have time to execise..

No time to exercise!?  Yay right!  That is a choice that you are making!  Why is it that we all have the same 24 hrs in a day and some of us find the time to exercise and some of us don't?!  It is all about what we "choose" to do with our time. Maybe getting up 30 mins early, or not watching the evening news!  There is time in your day that you can find to exercise and move yourself forward in your health.  Don't have 45 mins in a row to work out?  That's ok!  Take a 15 min walk (run) in the AM, do 15 mins of circuit training at lunch and then take a 15 min walk in the evening..  Break up your workouts.  you are doing something and that is what is important.  When I am crunched for time, I pop my 10 minute Trainer in my DVD player and I get my butt kicked by Tony Horton for 10 mins!  So, bottom line, we ALL can find time to work out!  Fit it into your day, you will be glad you did.

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Are you living your PASSION!!!??

Live your passion.  Creating an income doing what you love

Gone Camping

Well, my family is not much of a "camping" type of a family!  We LOVE it when we go, but we usually spend our time out at our cabin on the Columbia River when we get a chance to get out of town. 
We do have an "annual" camping trip that we do once a year with some of our best friends.  And THIS weekend is the weekend!  We have been doing this trip for about 9 yrs now and our kids love it.  It is so cool sitting around the fire and listening to our kids telling stories of "remember when" from this annual trip!  As many of you know, eating healthy while camping is a bit difficult, to say the least!  I do my best to pack healthy meals and snacks, but it gets hard at times.  I go into these weekends knowing I am going to ENJOY myself and not stress.  I love that I live by the 80/20 rule.  80% of the time we are "on track" with our healthy lifestyle and the other 20% we indulge in the "not so healthy" catagory.  We always to do our best to keep on track, but if I do "decide" to have a smore or chips, I am not going to beat myself up, I am going to enjoy it and then move on to my healthy meal...  That is where I find living a "healthy lifestyle" is SO much better than being on a "diet"..  I did not "fall off" of anything, I just had some flipping chips!!  So cool!!
So, I am going to enjoy my great friends, amazing family, drinks and yummy food!  Sleeping on the ground, maybe not... Wish me luck

I want a LIFESTYLE NOT a DIET!!!!

 The people that I coach in my Beachbody business all have weight goals!  I like to empower them to change their mindset a little!  We all want to have that beautiful body and look amazing in our swim-suits!  That is great!  However, I want people to come from the stand point of getting HEALTHY, and when we are HEALTHY, we are going to have to amazing "beach" body.   Looking good is great.  But many times people do things to their bodies that is not necessarily "healthy" just to look a certain way!  When we can shift our mind set from "looks" to "health" we start to realize that we can have it both.  Let's be honest, if we do not have our health, what do we have??  When you look at a "healthy" person, you do not see a person who is carrying around excess weight, so why do we do things to our bodies that is not go, when all we need to do is get "healthy" and we will be the weight that we are intended to be.
I am fortunate to coach many people into a healthy lifestyle.  Many times this is not easy.  For example, someone with purchase P90X, they will think that they will do the program for 90 days and then they will be done.  I have to ask them, "then what?  After the 90 days what is your plan?"  I want people to step into their workout programs and a "beginning to their new healthy lifestyle, NOT a 90 day program"..  You need to educate yourself, with my help, on how to create that lifestyle!  To be healthy you need fitness, nutrition AND supplementation.  Beachbody gets this "LIFESTYLE" thing!  With each fitness program, from slim-n-6 to P90X, they have attached a "meal plan" and supplementation recommendations.  The Beachbody Club offers addition "healthy" recipes for meals and snacks..  They have come up with top of the line products.  These "programs" that they have put out has made it easy for ME to create my healthy LIFESTYLE and for me to coach my customers in creating THEIR healthy lifestyle.  This is not rocket science, this info is out their.  But we need support, tools and accountability to create it for us.
So, shift that mindset from "appearance" to "health" and you WILL be looking hot in that swim suit this summer.