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“Fit Moms for Life” book review & giveaway
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“Fit Moms for Life: How to Have Endless Energy to Outplay your Kids” by Dustin Maher
“FIT MOMS FOR LIFE chronicles the successes of 31 mothers who used Dustin’s fitness and weight loss program with stellar successes. Armed with personal stories with before and after photos, Dustin takes the reader through the five pillars of fitness: Mindset, Nutrition, Strength Training, Burst Training, and Environment. Ultimately leading to the end goal: Staying Fit for Life. “
My Thoughts-
Before I totally start I have to say I am so very excited to share my thoughts on “Fit Moms for Life”.
I learned so much from this book. I thought I knew a lot about health and fitness before reading the book. But I realized there was a lot of things I’ve been doing to sabotage long term weight loss and health. Dustin goes through 3 aspects. Your thoughts, your fitness and your food. You need a right mind set to be able to succeed in a long and healthy life style. You need to be consuming the right kind of foods at the right time. I even learned more about carbs and the importance of fat/protein in my diet and why sometimes my hormones are out of whack. In fact I think the diet part was my favorite and I learned the most from. I can’t wait to implement what I learned here for my whole family. I also learned about fitness and what we think is helping is actually hurting us. I’ve been doing crunches after crunches with no really results, I learned I’m doing it all wrong.
I don’t want to give too much away from this book as I think it’s a great book you should go out and buy and read and share with others. I loved what I learned from this book that I’m actually going to be purchasing Dustin’s monthly “Fit Moms For Life” DVD program. It really sounds like the program for me and I know I’ll see results.
One thing that stood out to me about this book is all the success stories written in between each of the chapter of the book. You can read and SEE the results of real moms being able to life a fit, healthy life. I saw plenty of moms who look like me and have 2-3 kids that have had amazing success using Dustin’s programs.
I really think all moms should read this book and even think about possibly getting one or more of his DVD programs. He understands what moms need and how little of time we have. Plus he has the same “motto” I have, no excuses. You can do this, if you really and truly want it.
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Amazing Mat- review & giveaway
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“The Amazing Mat comes from a new and innovative company dedicated to bringing this wonderful product to homes around the globe. It is the result of taking a viable and successful idea in one commercial area and bringing it to the home market. Based in Southern CA, The Amazing Mat Company is committed to providing the highest quality customer service. Our products are backed by a 60 day money back guarantee (less shipping costs).”
My Thoughts-
When you think health and the health of your family I’m sure the first thing you don’t think about if your floor mats. But if you do stop and think about it, it’s one of the dirtiest places in your house. You walk into your house, you have no clue what’s on your shoes(or maybe you do, dog poo? gum?). Needless to say you’ve brought in a lot of germs just wiping your feet on your front mat. I know we use to steam clean our mat twice a year but that really doesn’t make it a healthy place for my kids to be around.
The Amazing Mat has thought of all of this and even more. Each mat comes with numbered layers that you can peel off often. Each layer is also numbered helping you know when you’re getting close to needing to order a new one.
When I first heard of The Amazing Mat, I wasn’t sure what I was going to get. Would it be a cheap piece of plastic, will the peeling layers come off easily? Will it work in my door?
I can say this does not look cheap and we’ve had so many comments on where we bought our “welcome” mat. When I tell them what it is they are all amazed. The layers peel off nice and easily and don’t leave a bad sticky residue on the next layer(there is a slight stickiness but it goes away after a few days which means it’s time to change to new layer). The stickiness picks up all the dirt but you don’t stick to the mat. In fact what I love is usually during this time of year I have salt all over my house, the Amazing Mat has picked this up and I’ve saved my floor from annoying salt. And it’s the perfect size for in front of our door.
We love The Amazing Mat so much we’re thinking about getting one for our garage door way too.
It’s perfect for all families and even more perfect for those of you with little kids who like to crawl around. You can be sure the mat is clean and safe for them to touch.
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Sand Gone Sand Remover- review & giveaway
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“SAND GONE is a dry body powder that, when applied to sand covered skin, removes the sand and leaves the skin soft and smooth while feeling fresh and clean.”
MY Thoughts-
I wasn’t sure what to think when I heard about the company called SAND GONE. I couldn’t believe there was something out there that would actually get rid of all the sand, including the residue left over from sand after you wipe your feet with a towel. But I was very shocked and pleasantly surprised about how well the Sand Gone products worked.
Below you’ll see a demo video of how it works but prior to this I tested it out for myself. I get my hands wet, then let the sand start to dry. When it’s dry it’s usually harder to get off the skin. I then used the powder puff with the powder on it and started to wipe. It was like magic, the sand just fell right off and with just a few wipes all traces of sand were gone. And my hands felt nice and soft afterwards. I am completely blown away by this product.
If you are a family that likes to visit the beach or an individual that loves the beach life too, I highly recommend SAND GONE. You’ll stop the kids from whining about the scratchy sand on their feet and you’ll be able to enjoy putting your shoes on without having to feel the sand on it.
I know our family will get a lot of use out of this. We visit the beach often during the summer. I can’t wait to try it out then too.
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“Cooper and Me and the Military” book review & giveaway
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“Cooper and Me and the Military” by Alexa Peters and Monique Peters
“Meet Trooper, Cooper’s best friend, and learn how he was adopted by Gracie and Joe and their parents, who both serve in the military. Find out how this family stays close despite being separated.
A must-read during patriotic holidays and for anyone with friends and family in the military, this book helps children know, that even when loved ones aren’t with us, they still love us and think about us. “
My Thoughts-
We LOVE the Cooper and Me books in our house so we were excited to have the chance to review “Cooper and Me and the Military”. Cooper meets his new friend Trooper. trooper use to be a dog with the military but got hurt. Two people brought him home to their kids to look after them while they are gone. They missed their parents a lot and wrote them some letters, drew some photos and even sent a stuffed dog that looked just like Trooper so they wouldn’t feel lonely either.
This is a very sweet story which made me cry. Lee didn’t understand why I was sad, she said, “the kids have a nice doggie and they sent one to their mommy & daddy, aren’t they happy?”. I explained to her that they would still miss each other and that we should be thankful that there are people out there willing to keep us safe like these parents were.
At the end of the book there is a form that you can fill out to send a thank you to a service man or women. Lee wants to do this and I can’t wait to sit down with her and write it with her. There is also a “Learning together” section where we can sit down and talk about the book and what we learned form it.
Again we LOVE Cooper and Me and this one is now added to our collection of books we love.
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Molly Moccasins online-books- review & giveaway
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“The Molly Moccasins series was created to inspire young adventurers to explore their everyday realities and surroundings by using their natural curiosity and sense of wonderment—just as Molly does in each story. There is no order to the series, however we think it is a great idea to read, Molly and her Moccasins first so you learn how Molly gets her moccasins and finds her purpose.”
My Thoughts-
WOW, I don’t even know how to begin describing Molly Moccasins except say it’s an all in one educational, fun, and a never bored website.
Molly Moccasins is a series of stories following the life of Molly. Each story can be read out loud or you can turn off the read along part and your child can read it by themselves. During each story Molly will pause to explain a hard word or concept to help your child understand the story even more. You can turn this feature off too if you would like. At the end of each story are a bunch of actives to get your child involved with the story they just read. You have coloring page, puzzles, connect the dot, and so much more. It’s a never ending website of fun and learning.
My 5 year old stopped playing when she heard the story on my computer start. She wanted to know what it was. I showed her and she sat right down and listened to the whole story. She said she loved that she could read along with Molly. She was even more excited to get to do activities afterwards. She then asked for another story and then asked if we can “keep” this website. I told her she gets to use it for as long as she likes and that there will be more stories. She squealed with excitement when she heard this. “Now I can read when you’re reading mommy and not to have to ask you to help me”. Not that I don’t like helping it, but it’s nice to do an activity together and enjoy our books at the same time, every once in awhile. I love reading these stories too and I told Lee that she’ll have to share them with me and help me with the actives. She gave me even more excitement and hugs.
I am HIGHLY impressed with this website and how much it has to offer. I LOVE that my kid loves it and that I can love it too. You can buy individual stories but I’d encourage you to purchase the life-time membership, that way you can read all the new stories that come out right away. And if you’re still not sure if you want to get a membership they offer the first story for free so you can test it out before you buy. You really can’t go wrong.
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My Body Shots- review & giveaway
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“Rehydration is a key to maintaining a healthy active lifestyle; and replacing essential electrolytes, minerals and vitamins is integral to maintaining this balance. MY BODY SHOTS® formulas provide concentrated amounts of electrolytes, vitamins and minerals packaged in a quick and convenient “shot”. MBS® formulas allow for quick absorption of nutrients without sacrificing taste or quality. MBS® formulas are free of preservatives, caffeine, empty calories, artificial colors and sweeteners that are typically found in other rehydration and vitamin beverages. MY BODY SHOTS® are specially formulated for both children and adults and designed to meet the needs of individuals who are on the go.”
My Thoughts-
Since I’ve started to focus on my health and fitness I’ve been looking for products to help me along the way. I was excited to discover MY BODY SHOTS®. I tried out “Immunity”, “Sport” and “Travel”.
I enjoyed trying out the sport one the most as it helps with re-hydration after a tough workout. I could tell it helped a lot as a lot of times after working out I’m drained and that comes from being dehydrated. My Body Shots helped me.
I tried two different flavors of these “shots, Orange Citrus & Citrus. The Orange Citrus tasted a lot like the orange drink they have pregnant women drink just before a blood glucose testing. It’s not too bad and because it’s just a shot of a drink you can drink it down quickly. The plan citrus tasted very well. I’m sure how to describe it but it was a nice taste.
The only problem I had with the MY BODY SHOTS® is how tight the lid is on them. It took a lot of strength to open them and after a workout it was even harder to open. But really it’s not too big of a deal, either open it before your workout or have someone help you out.
Over all I’m very impressed with My Body Shots and will be looking to getting more of the “Sport” drinks. I hope you’ll be able to check them out. Not only do they sell shots for adults, they have shots designed for kids too. You’ll be able to be healthy together as a family.
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