"You're not welcomed here." [Gym Body Shaming]

I'm hurt deeply. I'm hurt almost every single time I step into a gym. Why? Because of this thing called body shaming. It is bad enough we do it to ourselves every single day but at the gym? This should not happen! The gym should be a second home, a release, a place of comfort and motivation! Not a place that gives you this overwhelming anxiety and fear! I can see it by the looks on peoples face and I can even feel it coming down onto me at times. You read it on the internet [as I have had 4 friends just this week post statuses about "this is the reason I workout at home!"] the articles, the smirks at the gym, whispers in the corner or the eyes you feel burning a whole in the back of your head. Thing is though, body shaming doesn't come in just a 'one size'. Obese people are body shamed and even fit people are body shamed.

10 days is all it takes. [lose 3-10 pounds!]

Lets be real. Everyone wants a quick fix, a magic pill or something that will give them the body they want in the matter of minutes or even over night. Trust me when I say that I understand because many times I want the same exact thing. However things like this that are a 'quick fix' usually are not healthy.. Sucks I know, but I do have something for you that is almost a quick fix and is healthy!!! All it will take is just ten day.

Start your mornings off RIGHT! [Marvelous Monday]

IT IS MONDAY!! The start of a new week, new opportunities, new plans and goals! A fresh start to a new week. I am still in the progress of getting things rolling during the week and for the new year coming but have a big plan this week! So getting back onto my 'Motivation Monday' lets see how things will be going this week.

• I have a very important job interview Thursday! It is at a hospital as a personal trainer for mental health, disability and recovery. One that will throw my career into a new level and change a ton! It is a challenge to me sense it is an unfamiliar setting and pace, but I am so excited to see how it goes. 
• Getting the workout plan and meal planned for the next two and a half weeks that Raul is here with me. [He is headed off to Montana again to finish school. I am not able to go back this time due to my insurance and safety of my pregnancy. So two months without him. But hey, we have done way longer apart. (: Thank you USMC for preparing me once again. hhahah.]
• Have Christmas with my dads side on New Years Day! [Sounds weird I know but hey, no one has an excuse to miss it!]
• Finish mapping out my plans for the new year!! [It is going to be a huge year for Raul and our family. I cannot wait!!!]
• Start reading a new book!! [I have been slacking on my book reading!]

I can lose my holiday weight gain like that !?! [ yes, you sure can!]

Christmas Eve is tomorrow and Christmas is following right after... I know many people are not thinking about this now; but come Saturday morning, I know the thoughts will be rolling in! "How in the heck am I going to get rid of this weight....?" or "how much did I gain over this holiday season.". Then the New Years Resolutions will begin to roll in.
Now there is nothing at all wrong with this, because I am right with you all who are thinking like this! I may be pregnant and should not really worry about my weight, however I know it has not been all fruits and veggies going into my body. So I have thoughts also, questions and plans to kick off starting after the Holiday! And I do know not everyone is needing to lose the weight but rather adopt that healthier routine again. I get it, I really do.

5 FOOLPROOF steps to getting back into your fitness routine!

Good evening !!! Yes I am still alive , just have been away. Meaning work and letting pregnancy take a toll on me. However i'm not going to lie. During this time fitness has been a thing of the 'past'. I am so drained that after working 7-4 I do not want to do anything. [Yeah, yeah I know.... Just an excuse.] But honestly I bet you can relate. Have you ever stopped working out for a few days, weeks or months and seen how extremely hard it was to not only start back working out but also stick with it! So I have been thinking of some ways to get myself back into the routine..

Thinking of getting a Personal Trainer? [Check these 14 reasons why you SHOULD!]

75 days more days and I will be hitting my one year anniversary as a personal trainer. I remember this exact time last year, reading and studying for eight hours a day / seven days a week. Highlighting, underlining and marking pages. The headaches, late nights and early mornings. Oh and the stress! Boy was I beyond stressed out. However once I drove over an hour to a huge building, went in to take a four hour test at 8:00 a.m and came out a Certified Personal Trainer was well worth it! It reminded me again at that moment, why I decided to become a Personal Trainer. Which this is something I do get asked a lot. 'Why?' If you know anything about Personal Training in the area I am at, you know it is not even close to about money. [Average salary in my area for Personal Trainer- $20-50k a year. That is a assistant, truck driver, sales rep] So why would you go into this field when you are married and plan on having FIVE kids...? Here is why!

How to fight the holiday weight gain. [Products]

There is officially NINE days till fall and I am very excited! I am so happy to be with Raul this holiday season and also to be able to attend all the family events actually together. It really brings joy to my heart. We are headed back to Texas this week, making it home before the start of the new week. Exciting, I know! One of the thoughts I keep having however is with the holidays how are we suppose to stay on track but also while enjoying the holidays... Every time we go home to family, well...... we slack off. We eat off schedule and really whatever we want. Which then takes us way off track towards our goals. Now I have planned already upon making it back that we will be going to a sams club and buying our food. I will also be prepping my meals to keep

Mixed emotions... [Jaw dropping inspiration / motivation.]

Happy Labor day everyone!!! Also happy MONDAY! I hope everyone's day is going great. Spending some time with family, eating some good food, or whatever else people do today. I have been sitting in the school house all day because Raul still has class today! It is a very busy week for him! Being because, we leave in 11 days back to Texas! [for family [my daily count downers] that are reading this, yes I know you are excited!]

Fall Fitness! [Challenge+workouts!]

I seriously cannot believe it is the first of September! Which here in Montana summer is pretty much gone and the highs are in the 60s. Which we now have about 19 days left here before heading back to Texas so we will be headed to some warmer weather compared to here! [Woohooo, because I cannot stand the cold!] With fall however comes what many people talk about; hoodies, hot coco, pumpkin everything, Christmas, Halloween, thanksgiving, colorful leaves, cuddling, movie nights, bonfires, haunted houses, and everything else wonderful! Which I completely and totally love also! However there is something that I now think about constantly as the seasons approach that I use to slip on and wish I did not once it comes to shedding out of those sweat pants and hoodies... You know what I am talking about? Yeahh... getting my body into shape!

Quick Outdoor Field Workout.

This morning in the Zuniga household we decided to switch things up. Being less than a month from now we will be back in Texas till the start of the new year. We decided during this time we would push ourselves beyond our limits to see what progress we can make physically in a short amount of time. So our morning dog park trip sitting on the bench or walking two laps, is over. There is a very nice soccer field directly beside the dog park that I had the bright idea, 'hey why don't we hit up some high intensity cardio in the mornings there instead of going to the gym in the morning too? Cash will still get to play and we will get some exercise in." I thought this was a great idea! I wrote up the circuit workout last night and read it off to Raul. His response, 'so we pretty much go until we puke right?" He was correct. [When designing programs for us or myself I always think of the quote, "If it doesn't scare you, it is not heavy enough. This is a quote I put to almost everything. You have to get out of your comfort zone and push yourself to greatness.]  So we woke up at 7:00 this morning, grabbed our spark and hit the door.

What is sleep...? [SleepWorks]

Who loves sleep?! I DO! But lets be honest; I do not get the hours I need or even sleep soundly during those hours. Now, I know I am not the only one with this problem. I have tried many times sleeping aids from the dollar store and other places with being able to pass out, however waking up feeling like I am overdosed on something or have not gotten any sleep at all. The feeling is not enjoyable nor even worth taking the pill.
So when I seen AdvoCare had a product called 'sleepworks', I was sold. It works, it taste great and It does not give me the sleepless feeling when waking up. Best news about this product this month is that it is in the product spotlight! That means DISCOUNT! WHAT WHAT!

My first AdvoCare mixer...

IN THE BOOKS ! 

Becoming apart of the AdvoCare family

What is it all about?

The AdvoCare Opportunity.

I have thought long and hard.. I have replayed scenarios inside my head... Thinking what people would think or say but you know what I was thinking as other looking from the outside in and not on what this truly is!

So what am I talking about?

AdvoCare ALL-IN challenge?

 I WAS IN IT !!!

10 day fix

On day nine and...

down 7 pounds !!!

SPARK

Like I mentioned in my AdvoCare page, 

(( www.mz-fitness.com ))

this is what got me hooked!

This right here is my magic potion! hahah.

No joke, but really..

Every day I am waking up at five 

and then I am out the door to the gym.

Hour and a half - two hours later

I am back home and ready to crawl back into bed.

However with things need to be done

around the house, no peace and quite,

having to study, needing to go somewhere else,

worried about not sleeping tonight if I do...