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Monday, June 9, 2014

T25/Chalean Extreme Hybrid First Half Woman's Progress Update

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For the past 5 weeks I have been hanging out with Shaun T and Chalene Johnson...
In my Living Room!! Yes that is right in the comforts of my home these two fabulous fitness trainers help me get fit and healthy!!

How did I get so lucky you might ask?
Well I have found my time is limited that I get to spend on myself and so at home workouts work best for ME!! I get to have the flexibility of doing workouts when it is best for me!! For the past 5 weeks I have been doing a hybrid schedule of two programs - Focus T25 and Chalean Extreme!!

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Chalean Extreme is by far my FAVORITE program ever!! This is the program I started with back in Feb. 2012 and I truly believe it was meant to be. I learned how to use weights properly, I learned I could push myself, I learned I could get up early to workout, and best of all Chalene Johnson is an incredible motivator. I lost 17 pounds and 21 inches with this program!! This took me to my goal weight!! But best of all I found a program I loved and enjoyed doing!!

Then last July 2013 Shaun T introduced his 25 minute workout!!
Hello 25 minutes for a workout - where do I sign up!! I was very hesitant though because it was pure cardio. Cardio is my least favorite form of exercise but I wanted the 25 minute workout so I sucked it up and gave it a whirl!! Well lets just say Shaun T gave me a whirl!! Wow, who knew 25 minutes could fly by so fast and I could sweat so much!! By this time in my fitness I had already reached my goal weight so maintaining that weight was important for me. After completing T25 I maintained my body weight and I lost an additional 4 inches overall. If you know me, you know it looks like I don't have many inches to lose but T25 proved otherwise!! This was by far my hardest to get through program.

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Now a few weeks ago I was getting ready to start a new Focus T25 Health and Fitness group and I hadn't done T25 in quite some time so to refresh my memory I wanted to do the workout along with the group. Knowing myself and how much I don't like Cardio I knew I needed something else to go along with it. Well what better to add in than my all time favorite program - Chalean Extreme.

So I came up with the following schedule.... (adding in some PiYo here and there too!)

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I have to say these past 5 weeks I have not been as spot on with my workouts and my healthy eating!! I have had much going on in my life that has distracted me and that is all my own fault for allowing it to distract me!! I was very anxious to see my results today when I took my first round progress pictures and measurements. I know from looking at myself that my once defined abdominals began to pooch again and that is all because of the food I was allowing myself to have. During these five weeks I have seen that pooch diminish but it is not completely gone, but trust me IT WILL BE when I am done!!

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I am happy to report that I have maintained my body weight, I have lost 1 inch in my hips. To some this might not be anything amazing but to me it is. I knew I didn't stay on track as best as I could and I really thought I was going to see gains rather than losses. I am perfectly happy with where I am at for the work I have done. Could I have done better? You bet!! Will I do better these next 5 weeks - you bet!!

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and now the part that is oh so scary for me...my progress pics

There you have it!! I completed Round 1 of my T25/Chalean Extreme hybrid!!

Today started Beta of T25 and I am ready to kick it into high gear these next 5 weeks!!

Now is the time to learn how to live a

FIT, HAPPY, and HEALTHY Life

and we will do it

TOGETHER!!!!

~Alyson

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Meal Planning Monday & T25/Chalean Extreme Progress Update

The summer is here and so that means a bit of a change in my schedule once again!! Life is always going to throw us curve balls and all we can do is catch them and keep on moving!!

This week I am starting Meal Planning Mondays!! I will continue to prepare my meal plan on Sundays and share it with my health and fitness groups but to the rest of the public I will post it on Mondays!!

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A little about what this week holds for me...

The kids and I will be at the beach most of the week. I want to share with you all that even though you are away from home you can TOTALLY stay on track with your fitness and nutrition. So MANY people let loose from the stress of every day life while on vacation - I am so there with you!! What I don't do though is let loose from what makes me feel good and makes me energized (hello I need my energy to pull all that beach stuff to and from on the sand!!)

SO I continue with my exercise and following a clean eating lifestyle!!

You can do it too!! Have I had a beer or two- yes! I don't deprive myself of anything!! It is all about making smart choices and moderation!!

While I am away I do like to make things easier on myself so I am not spending hours in the kitchen after a long day at the beach. I also prep snacks to take to the beach which are easy for myself and little ones.

I always remind myself....

If you are ready to leave your excuses behind and start finding a way to live a healthier life let me know!! I love helping others learn how simple it truly is to lead a healthy lifestyle!! Yes it does require some change but this change is POSITIVE CHANGE!! You can CONTACT ME to learn how to get started!! or want to follow me on facebook and see what I do? Send me a Friend Request!!

Before I leave you for the next few hours as the kids and I enjoy a beautiful beach day (was gloomy earlier but now the sun is out and shining bright!)
I mentioned I would be sharing my meal plan with you for the week...

Next week is Vegas for our annual Beachbody SUMMIT!! This means I need to get serious about my portions again and what better program to do that than the 21 day Fix Nutrition plan which includes the color coded portion control containers!! Goodness I love those CONTAINERS!!

and also check back later tonight when I post my progress update for the first half of my Focus T25/Chalean Extreme Hybrid!! Woo hoo...I am so excited!! This hybrid is exactly what I needed!!

Now is the time to learn how to live a

FIT, HAPPY, and HEALTHY Life

and we will do it

TOGETHER!!!!

~Alyson

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Sunday, March 24, 2013

What a Fantastic Sunday!!!!

Today was a day that I will always remember, our first ever Easter Egg hunt in our own backyard!! Ever since we moved into this house I have wanted to do an Easter Egg hunt. We have a killer backyard and in my opinion it is just perfect for this type of event!! Thankfully we were blessed with awesome neighbors and so my neighbor and I teamed up and held an Easter Egg hunt today at my house for our family and friends. Although we have more ideas to implement for next year, I have to say it was a blast!! We had close to 300 eggs and in no time they were all found. We had food, music, fire pit, crafts and most important FUN!! This for sure will be a tradition that we keep up annually. Already looking for to next year!!

With that being said, it was also a day where I was a bit off my meal plan. There were many temptations and YES I did give in. For the most part I am usually strong when it comes to the sweet treats but today I cannot say I was.

I am feeling like crap right now!! The only person to blame is ME!! I am 100% responsible for what I eat. I know better and although I gave in I am not going to dwell on what I should have or should have not done. I need to remember only one thing - I work hard to have a healthy body and I want to eat clean to be a positive example and live a healthy and long life.

Tomorrow starts a new week and the end of the week is Easter. What does that mean? Even more temptations will be put in front of me!! If I don't get my act together now then when Sunday rolls around I will be even more likely to give in AGAIN. So, what is my plan? I am going to put my workout into high gear this week and revisit and old friend - Chalean Extreme. This program helped me get through some very hard times last year and I feel like I need to add it back into my daily routine. Two weeks ago I did start a new program - RevAbs and so I will combine the two. Starting tomorrow my new routine will be a RevAbs/Chalean Extreme Hybrid.

Here is what the schedule looks like:

ChaLEAN Extreme RevAbs Hybrid Workout Schedule

Week 1
Day 1 ChaLEAN Extreme Burn Circuit 1
Day 2 RevAbs Fire It Up
Day 3 ChaLEAN Extreme Burn Circuit 2
Day 4 ChaLEAN Extreme Burn it Off
Day 5 RevAbs Total Strength + Mercy Abs
Day 6 RevAbs Fire It Up
Day 7 Rest

Week2
Day 1 ChaLEAN Extreme Burn Circuit 3
Day 2 RevAbs Fire It Up
Day 3 ChaLEAN Extreme Burn Intervals
Day 4 ChaLEAN Extreme Burn It Off
Day 5 RevAbs Total Strength + ChaLEAN Extreme Ab Burner
Day 6 RevAbs Fire It Up
Day 7 Rest

Week 3
Day 1 ChaLEAN Extreme Burn Circuit 1
Day 2 RevAbs Fire It Up
Day 3 ChaLEAN Extreme Burn Circuit 2
Day 4 ChaLEAN Extreme Recharge
Day 5 ChaLEAN Extreme Burn Circuit 3
Day 6 RevAbs Fire It Up
Day 7 Rest

Week4
Day 1 RevAbs Power Intervals 1
Day 2 RevAbs Rev It Up
Day 3 ChaLEAN Extreme Burn Circuit 1
Day 4 ChaLEAN Extreme Burn It Off + Ab Burner
Day 5 RevAbs Power Intervals 1
Day 6 ChaLEAN Extreme Burn It Off
Day 7 Rest

Week 5
Day 1 ChaLEAN Extreme Burn Circuit 2 + Merciless Abs
Day 2 RevAbs Fire It Up
Day 3 ChaLEAN Extreme Burn Circuit 3
Day 4 ChaLEAN Extreme Burn It Off
Day 5 RevAbs Total Endurance + Merciless Abs
Day 6 Revabs Fat Burning Abs
Day 7 Rest

WEEK 6 : REST A WEEK– Light cardio, Recharge!, Yoga, Pilates, Etc.

Week 7
Day 1 ChaLEAN Extreme PUSH Circuit 1+ Merciless Abs
Day 2 RevAbs Fire It Up!
Day 3 ChaLEAN Extreme PUSH Circuit 2
Day 4 ChaLEAN Extreme Recharge!
Day 5 RevAbs Total Endurance + Merciless Abs
Day 6 Revabs Fat Burning Abs
Day 7 Rest

Week 8
Day 1 ChaLEAN Extreme PUSH Circuit 3 + Merciless Abs
Day 2 ChaLEAN Extreme Burn Intervals
Day 3 RevAbs Fire It Up!
Day 4 ChaLEAN Extreme PUSH Circuit 1
Day 5 RevAbs Total Endurance + Merciless Abs
Day 6 Revabs Fat Burning Abs
Day 7 Rest

Week 9
Day 1 RevAbs Power Intervals 1
Day 2 RevAbs Rev It Up
Day 3 ChaLEAN Extreme PUSH Circuit 2
Day 4 ChaLEAN Extreme Recharge!
Day 5 RevAbs Power Intervals 1
Day 6 ChaLEAN Extreme Burn It Off
Day 7 Rest

Week 10
Day 1 ChaLEAN Extreme PUSH Circuit 3 + Mercy Abs
Day 2 RevAbs Fire It Up
Day 3 ChaLEAN Extreme PUSH Circuit 1 + Ab Burner
Day 4 ChaLEAN Extreme Burn If Off
Day 5 RevAbs Total Strength + Mercy Abs
Day 6 ChaLEAN Extreme Burn It Off
Day 7 Rest

WEEK 11: REST A WEEK– Light cardio, Recharge!, Yoga, Pilates, Etc.

Week 12
Day 1 ChaLEAN Extreme LEAN Circuit 1 + Merciless Abs
Day 2 RevAbs Rev It Up
Day 3 ChaLEAN Extreme LEAN Circuit 2 + Ab Burner
Day 4 RevAbs Fire It Up
Day 5 ChaLEAN Extreme Recharge!
Day 6 RevAbs Total Endurance + Merciless Abs
Day 7 Rest

Week 13
Day 1 ChaLEAN Extreme LEAN Circuit 3 + Mercy Abs
Day 2 Rev Abs Rev It Up
Day 3 ChaLEAN Extreme LEAN Circuit 1 + Ab Burner
Day 4 ChaLEAN Extreme Burn It Off
Day 5 RevAbs Power Intervals 2
Day 6 RevAbs Fire It Up
Day 7 Rest

Week 14
Day 1 ChaLEAN Extreme LEAN Circuit 2 + Merciless Abs
Day 2 Rev Abs Fire It Up
Day 3 ChaLEAN Extreme LEAN Circuit 3 + Ab Burner
Day 4 ChaLEAN Extreme Recharge!
Day 5 RevAbs Total Endurance + Merciless Abs
Day 6 Revabs Fat Burning Abs
Day 7 Rest

Week 15
Day 1 ChaLEAN Extreme LEAN Circuit 1 + Mercy Abs
Day 2 Rev Abs Fire it up
Day 3 ChaLEAN Extreme LEAN Circuit 2
Day 4 ChaLEAN Extreme Recharge!
Day 5 ChaLEAN Extreme LEAN Circuit 3 + Ab Burner
Day 6 Revabs Fat Burning Abs
Day 7 Rest

Looks great doesn't it - get the best of both programs!

I like RevAbs for the way it is defining my Abs but I really feel like I need more strength training.

I have also planned out my meals for the week and ready to make some serious progress this week.

So that is my plan for the week, I need to get back to taking care of me. Then and only then can I be the best of version of me!!

I also have big plans for my business and ultimately our future. I need a clear head to reach my goals. I have found I think best when I start my day with a workout. Tomorrow I am aiming to wake at 5am and workout and by the end of the week, I will be waking up by 430am again. I am taking the steps to get me to where I need and want to be!!!!

No excuses!!!!

What are your plans for the week?

Are you taking the next step to become a better version of you or are you going to wait and see what happens? I have a group of women starting my Spring Slim down challenge tomorrow that decided enough is enough - it is their time to put themselves first and start making changes!

Let me tell you, if I waited to see what would happen I doubt I would be in the position I am today - I am happier, healthier, the best shape I have ever been in, I was able to continue to stay at home with my kids, help others achieve their goals, make extra money as a beachbody coach, and be a POSITIVE example for my family!!

That my friends is so much more than I was hoping for when I joined my first ever challenge group in February 2012.

Now is the time to learn how to

Live a Fit, Happy, and Healthy life

and WE will do it

TOGETHER!!!!

~Alyson

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Happy One Year Anniversary to ME!!!!

One Year ago today, 2.27.12, I took a leap of faith and started Day 1 of a Challenge Group. It was the Spring Slim Down Challenge Group and I was scared beyond belief. What if I couldn't keep up , what if I failed, what if I didn't like Shakeology, what if I couldn't cook clean meals, what the heck is clean eating anyway, what if something else terrible happened and this would be a total waste of my time. I had so many emotions going on inside of me I didn't know what the heck was going to happen. Regardless, I decided to join the group so I figured I should probably get started...SO I DID!!

here is what I looked like at the beginning...

Besides when I was actually pregnant with either of my children, this was the heaviest I had been. I am not proud of my frumpy self in this picture for one reason and one reason only - I was NOT taking care of myself. I was not exercising, I was eating junk, I was not fueling my body properly and it showed. My face was a mess my hair was lacking luster and overall I just felt BLAH!!!! Hello, I was suppose to be a happy mother of two beautiful children and the wife to one heck of a husband. We had just purchased a new home and it had everything we had ever hoped for. I should have been sky high with excitement but instead I just wanted to crawl inside my dark, deep, black hole and stay there forever. I was a new stay-at-home mom and I was not adjusting very well to my new "assignment" to say the least. Life just was not what I was wishing and praying for at the moment. I could have just gone about with the way things were and not make any changes but thankfully I did not do that. Thanks to one of my younger sorority sisters I was able to learn about this company called Beachbody (you know the one that has the infomercial for Insanity, P90x, Turbofire, etc.). Luckily Beachbody has these wonderful people called coaches and so my COACH (friend from sorority) helped me choose a workout program that I thought would fit me! She also helped me get set up to be a Challenger in one of her Challenge Groups. The one I happened to join was called the Spring Slim Down Challenge! This group forever changed my life.

When I began my journey with the challenge group I really had no idea what to expect. My coach told me the basic ins and outs of the group but what she didn't tell NOR could she tell me was how this group would help CHANGE ME!! Our group was made up a few women of all ages, doing different programs, had different goals, different lifestyles, but what we all had in common was that we were working out together and drinking shakeology once a day. We also committed to clean up our diets and start incorporating the principles of clean eating. We held each other accountable not only to our exercise programs of choice but to eating healthy and drinking our shakeology. We never once had to leave the comforts of our home to go to a gym or meet in a public setting. We did all of our communicating through a closed facebook group. In these groups only the members of the group would see what you were posting. I felt very safe and secure here and even felt so safe that I would post pictures of myself. Anyone that knows me, knows I have never liked pictures taken of myself. It is just recently I have been okay finally getting pictures taken.

We all depended on one another - when one of us had a bad day we were there to help them get back on track (myself included) and when we had a great day or we took measurements and saw success we were all there cheering each other on. We became our own little family and none of us wanted to let each other down so we kept pushing ourselves to the very end. When day 90 came of the group (the last day of the group) I have to admit I was sad to say goodbye to these women. The great thing was, is that I really wasn't saying goodbye to them we were just starting another chapter of our journey.

My first program of choice was Chalean Extreme I started this program on 2.27.13 and completed the 90 day program. I then continued on with the Chalean Extreme Lean for Life Phase for two months. My next step was when I decided to become a coach and I started my next program - Power 90. After Power 90 I did a short hybrid of TurboFire and Brazil Butt Lift. Most recently I started Les Mills Combat and as of today I am on Day 52 of 60 for this program. My next program which I will start on March 11, 2013 is RevAbs - I want those rock hard beautiful abs by summer baby and I will get them!!

Power 90 Day 90

After I completed Chalean Extreme I met my goal weight and I was beyond thrilled. After I completed Power 90 I dropped an additional 8 pounds and I was even more thrilled, although I felt my weight was too low so I started upping my weights and eating more so I could get to a weight that I felt was just right for me. All of the following programs my goal was to maintain my weight and increase my tone. and now I want to continue with those same goals but get those beautiful abs.

This is what I look like today...

Day 30 Brazil Butt Lift/Les Mills Combat Day 0

The journey was one I am still taking part in and I will continue as long as I live because this is what great feels like. I became a Beachbody coach so I too can help others feel the amazing feeling I feel each and every day!! I am not going to lie not every day was sunshine I had my range of emotions from time to time but the good always and continues to outweigh the bad. I am human, I have bad days too. What is great though is I am now back in the driver seat of MY LIFE.

How do I stay fit and healthy - I work out 6 days a week. I eat clean. I drink Shakeology daily. I stay positive. I share my experiences with others so they too can live a healthier and happier life. I continue to take part in challenge groups by running my own and being a participant.

So many wonderful benefits came from this journey not only am I in the best shape of my life but I also enjoy life more now. I have two young children and let me say keeping up with them is hard at times but I am able to keep up with them more and more because of the life I lead. I enjoy cooking now, it is no longer a chore because I know the choices I make are helping my family for the future. I am a positive role model for my family and this I will continue to strive to do better and better. At the end of the day everything I do I do for my family. If it means taking better care of myself so they are better taken care of then so be it.

So I am shouting it from the rooftops today that it is my One Year Anniversary - I am so proud of myself and I am so proud of the person I have become!! I want to help 80 people in 2013 feel the same way I feel - AMAZING!!!! If you are interested in learning more about my experience and more importantly how I can help you please CONTACT ME! I am a very down to earth type of girl. I am a stay at home mom with my two kids so most times it is crazy in my house so anything goes around here. We can talk through facebook (friend request me at facebook.com/alysonhorcher), or chat on the phone, EMAIL - whatever works best for you!! The most important thing I want from you is to NOT be afraid to take that first step.

It is the first step that you need in order to make a difference!!!!

My next challenge group will be starting March 11th and if you are even the slightest bit interested contact me TODAY!! Remember that was my first step taking part in a challenge group - it is because of that one particular challenge group that I am who I am today.

Now is the time to learn how to

Live a Fit, Happy, and Healthy life

and WE will do it

TOGETHER!!!!

~Alyson

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