Healthiest Life 4 Me

I know I failed miserably at this last year, but i am going to attempt it again this year. 

Favorite:

My favorite thing at the moment is…( insert drum roll)pa rum pa pum pum… (horns) duh da da duh!

I absolutely love playing this game on Facebook…it’s called Wordscrapper!  I have actually met some new people in my area by joining games.  I have enjoyed joining games with people from all over the country and just playing friendly, fun games..  Win or lose I just really enjoy manipulating my letters and words around, especially when I manage to get a small word with big points! =)   Check it out on facebook and feel free to send me a game…I’d love to play Wordscraper with you!

Not so Favorite:

As much as I encourage everyone to get in shape, become healthy and hit the  gym, my least favorite time of the year is the first 3 weeks of each year.  The gym is full of people who don’t know what they are doing, so they just lollygag around and get in the way, they clog up the cardio equipment doing 30 minutes with no resistance and barely move and space themselves out so it’s impossible to find 2 machines together to do cardio with your partner.  I know you all are thinking, “what a biatch!”  But be serious, you know all of you who have been using the gym regularly are thinking the same thing.  It is bad, I know.  But it is frustrating to not be able to do what I have been doing for years for three weeks at the beginning of every year because there are lots of new year’s resolutions ready to be broken!  Now, if these people would take it serious, learn and improve all while sticking with it, then I wouldn’t be so upset…but you know you are just going to falter after a few weeks.  And while saying all this, I have to admit…I do need to appreciate these people.  After all, their year long dues while not using the equipment does help in paying for the upkeep on equipment that my dues do not cover…since I pay a little and use A LOT!!  

And so far my New Year’s goals are in tack…

Catch ya next week…hopefully with more positive Favorite/Not so Favorite’s!

Well, folks!  It’s been a crazy, busy life lately.  I think about blogging often, but just haven’t been able to find the time to do anything but work and workout, so I am sorry! But I do want to catch you up with what I’ve been up to! 

First off, I am no longer working towards the Max Formation Challenge but still working towards my goal of 16% bodyfat.  Although, there seems to always be a week 6 set back.  But back on track finally and heading back towards my goal. 

At the moment, I am a long term sub at El Cerrito Middle School in an elective class that is a Consumer Science (Home Ec type class).  It has been a lot of fun.  I am half way through this job and am gonna miss it a ton when it’s over.  I have some great kids and enjoy all their personalities so much.  Right now the kids are creating menu’s for their own restaurant on the classwork days and cooking on the lab days.  We have made Easy Cookies (a quick oatmeal cookie), Sweet Potato Fries (with yams not sweet potatoes because there weren’t enough at the store) which the kids were pleasantly surprised that they liked, some of my classes (the extremely good ones) made Baked Mozzarella, and Chocolate Chip Cookies.  Last food lab is this week and I am still trying to decide what to make with them.  Then we have testing for a week with this group of kids.  Since I teach the elective class, they switch every 5 weeks and I will get a new group for a week, but won’t get to have much fun with them because it is a testing week also! 

My business is growing and growing and the company keeps making improvements to the products and the pay plan.  Their newest improvement I have blogged about before: GENESIS X-24!  The only product on the market to provide 24 hour antioxidant protection.  Check out this video about it at: http://64.71.12.242/template/video_genesisnew.htm  It will show you all you need to know about this AMAZING product!  On top of rolling out an Improved version of the TOP SELLING product, the company just enhanced the compensation plan to put more money into the reps pockets EACH WEEK!! That is right, EACH WEEK!!  They did this without raising the prices on ANY of their products, not even the enhanced one!  I can say, this company is like no other.you won’t find a company that cares more about the people working with it than this one!  Their mission is truly to enhance EVERYONE’S LIFE!!  You choose whether it is for wealth, health or both!! I sure pick both!  And I do all this in addition to what I am already doing.  You wouldn’t be expected to give up anything.  This company is looking for people who want to have their next 5 years be different than the last 5 years of their lives.  Do you want to work hard?  Or do you want to work SMART?  I pick smart!! I would for sure rather have 1% of 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own!  How about you????  If you are interested in hearing more, contact me at (909) 213-7927.  If you aren’t in my area, we can work out a way to get you the information.  =) 

Well, that is my last few weeks in a nutshell.  Promise I will try harder to post more!  Thanks for being patient!

Hi, I would like to take a moment to invite everyone to a very special event here in Riverside, CA.  If you aren’t making residule income and work a J O B everyday…then this event is for you.  I can show you how SIMPLE it is to make the kind of money you want.  If you want an extra $500 per month…I can show you how to do that.  If you want to make $1500 per month…I can show you how!  If you are interested in life changing moeny…I can show you that TOO!! 

Please make time on April 18th, 2009 from 1-3 pm to hear the ABSOLUTELY AMAZING opportunity that I have for you.  This is gonna be a packed house and I want you to be a part of it.  I have never been so excited about my life and my future…and especially with so much gloom around me.  But I will tell you, I haven’t met a person in this company saddened by the economy.  We are all doing great and loving what we do.  And best of all…there is an opportunity for you to do and feel the same.  So, take a moment out of your busy life and do something to CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER!! 

Either call me or email me with questions.  Once you RSVP, I will give you the location of the event.  It will be held in Riverside, CA.  If you are from outside the area and are unable to come to this event, the opportunity isn’t lost.  Contact me and we can work something out, either by phone or in person with one of the many contacts I have throughout the US. 

PHONE: (909) 213-7927

EMAIL: lisasurvillas@healthiestlife4me.com

I spend the day last Wednesday at company headquarters in Milpitas, CA with the owner, Rudy Revak and many business partners from my group to learn more about the company and how to build a business that will change my life and make me financially independent.  Yes, you may giggle.  I certainly have when I hear people talk like that, but this was more than coax your friends to spend money and get stuff. 

To begin with, any man who doesn’t need to make more money because he is already set for life by building a company that is now in 16 different countries and changing people’s lives both physically and financially, who would take an entire day to discuss more than just sales techniques but life lessons is a GREAT MAN in my book. 

He began his day by discussing the power of positive thinking and how truly hard it is to achieve this level of thinking in the world around us today.especially with the economy the way that it is.  But that is just it.he told me IT IS POSSIBLE to be happy, healthy, and wealthy in THIS ECONOMY!  I was curious.  First, start the day positive.  Don’t watch the news and listen to the gloom and doom around you, it will just bring you down!  Second, say hi to people, compliment them, help them, and they will be considerate and friendly back.  HMMMMMM!!!!  Seems pretty easy!  Other business techniques were discussed, but mostly he said these types of things.  I tried it this weekend.and guess what - IT IS WORKING!! I feel good.   The people around me feel good.  And life feels promising and finances aren’t feeling so scary and out of control.  Everything is the same except for attitude!  That is amazing. 

I want to share a little poem that was shared with me.although it is company based, you will get the main idea and with any hope it will make your days brighter, fuller, and overall make your future feel more promising!

Just For Today.

Just for Today.

I will live through the next 24 hours and not try to tackle all of life’s problems at once.

Just for Today.

I will improve my mind.  I will learn something useful, I will read something that requires thought and concentration.

Just for Today.

I will be agreeable, I will always look my best, speak in a well-modulated voice, be courteous and considerate to all.

Just for Today.

I will not find fault with friends, or colleagues.  I will not try to change or improve anyone but myself.

Just for Today.

I will do a good turn and keep it a secret.  If anyone finds out, it won’t count.

Just for Today.

I will have a program, I might not follow it exactly, but I will have it.  I will save myself from two enemies: hurry and indecision.

Just for Today.

I will do two things I don’t want to just because I need the discipline.

Just for Today.

“I will ASK, TELL, and PURSUE my SYMMETRY business to that one MORE person waiting to see the plan and use my fantastic products.”

Just for Today.

I will believe in myself.  I will give my best to the world and feel confident that the world will give its best to me.

“I will do all of the above.JUST FOR TODAY!”

So my challenge to you is to try this out and see how your week goes.  I promise you will have a bigger smile each day.  Best of luck and think positive.  We will get through it.there is a light at the end of the tunnel.  Don’t let anyone or anything stand in your way to happiness!!!!

So, the hubby and I took the first day we had NOTHING else going on to enjoy with our kids.  It is so cold in Southern California right now that we had to stay indoors.  We ended up taking the kids to Chili’s and then to see Coraline in 3D. 

MMMMMMMM!!! Chili’s was good as always.  Our 9 1/2 year old daughter wasn’t feeling like herself today.  She has been having a lot of problems with her ears and it is bothering her again.  So she wasn’t really eating much. I asked her if she was ok.then I feel my chair vibrate a bit.  I realize that my phone was signaling me that I had a text and I could feel it in the chair because my purse was hanging on the chair.  I take out my phone.and be ready.I had a text from my daughter who was so close I could touch her hand without out-stretching my arm.  Then I realize that my husband is texting back and forth with her too.  HELLO, people.were we all not sitting at the same tiny bar table?  Is this really necessary.  But she was feeling so icky, she didn’t want to talk. 

The movie was interesting.  I wasn’t really sure that Coraline was going to be a good movie for the kids.  It was cute and the kids seemed to be liking it until the darkest parts happened and then they were both a bit freaked out.  We did convince them to make it to the end with a son on my lap and my hubby hugging my daughter.  We think it went well and enjoyed the cuddling that doesn’t happen as much as we’d like!  We’ll see how they sleep tonight.

I got this request on Facebook and thought it would be fun to do in a blog.however, instead of just listing friends, I will list blogs that I enjoy and tag them instead!  Come and join in the fun.  I figure it’s a good way to get to know a little about the people behind the blog!

**Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it’s because I want to know more about you.**

1. I am addicted to twitter!
2. Love school…hate school!
3. Am so in love with my husband…even when he harasses me about my tv shows here to everyone!!!
4. Love my friends! Feel very blessed to have such wonderful people in my life!
5. My kids and hubby are my world!
6. Wish I had time to play roller hockey with hubby still…and knew of a place to play.
7. Wonder if I will ever have the desire to compete as a figure competitor…but know I could watch the shows all the time. I think those women are AMAZING!!
8. Am addicted to working out and learning about nutrition.
9. I feel good when I can help someone learn how to be healthier for life!!
10. Have a desire to write curriculum…just don’t know where to start. (it’ll have to wait until I am done with school…I have enough writitng to do!)
11. Am so happy to be working again. But miss being at home with my kids.
12. Know that I am a work in progress…and want to stay that way. When I get to the end…I will die! (All of our life, we need to be working on ourselves in some way or another. When we feel done, its our time to go)
13. Am so thankful that I was able to be with my grandpa when he died. Feel blessed for the experience and so happy my kids got to experience the process too. Also, very thankful for my children getting to put the dirt over him when he was burried. I think it made death more peaceful for all of us.
14. Desire to take my kids to Winnipeg and Chicago as soon as possible. Want them to see the places where our families are from.
15. Love being at the lake on our boat. Could spend every moment there (if money was not an object)
16. Miss walking at night with my friends.
17. Know that this too shall pass!
18. I am not a patient person…especially when driving. Hate people who drive slow and sometimes invision myself driving over the people. Maybe its a good thing I can’t afford to lift my Yukon…the rage stays in this way! haha
19. Am thankful for how my life has turned out thus far and look forward to what is in store for me.
20. Would love to keep my kids at this age forever. They are cool people (most of the time)
21. Am scared of the future of our world. I have spent time around high schoolers lately and it scares me that they will be responsible for our world someday.
22. I handle stress well…most of the time. But when I hit my breaking point…watch out…it’s not pretty!
23. Can’t wait to get a teaching job! (Praying for a good one)
24. Hate watching Sponge Bob but love watching Zack laugh at it.
25. Wish that Disney would make more episodes of its shows…I get tired of the same ones on my tv all the time!

  Blog: These blogs are all full of great things.  I enjoy reading them and getting to know the people behind them.  The people responsible for these blogs are from all over the place and I have never met any of them.although, someday, I hope to meet some of them!!  Please check them out.

1.  Real Tech Mom

2.  Spoiled Mommy

3.  Perfect Pen

4.  Done Dieting

5.  Alli’s Alley

6.  A CEO’s Story

7.  Bodybuilding Secrets Live

8.  Kelownagurl’s Blog

9.  Fitness For Mommies

10.  Run Bulldog Run

11.  Fitness Chick

12.  Girl With Noname’s Health and Fitness

13.  Just we Moms

14.  Gym Mama

(Notice a theme yet? haha)

15.  The Good Enough Witch

16.  Cutie Booty Cakes

17.  Blogging Momma

18.  Cool Mom Guide

19.  Olson ND

20.  Guidance for Victory

21.  The Abs Expert

22.  Workout Mommy

23.  From Dates to Diapers

24.  Planet Chiropractic

25.  Catapult

EXTRA TWO!!

26.  Mandy Stafford (check her out at twitter)

27.  Charlie Wall (check her out at twitter)

Whew.25 Blogs was much harder than 25 friends on facebook, but here it is!! Please check out all my friends’ blogs and you can follow each one on Twitter!!  Check them out under my followers.I am @survifam. 

Hope you enjoyed learning a little more about me.  And I am hoping to be able to update my blog much more often.  Life is crazy, but I am trying to manage it all!!!

Last weekend was Zack’s last game of the fall season.  And of course, the next season starts right up.  This time he is playing NJB basketball.  He is in Division 3, which is 3rd and 4th graders.  He was so excited to start this season.  Last time he played was in 1st grade and it was considered Rookie Division, which is basically an hour of learning drills.  He thought it was boring and didn’t get much actual time with the ball or getting instruction as an individual.  So he chose not to play his 2nd grade year because it would have been the same thing again.  When he remembered that he would be able to play on a team and have games, he was ready to play again.

We’ve had about 4 practices with a great dad as coach.  He is so good with the kids.  But you never know how you’ll match up when the games start because after all, you’ve only seen yourselves.  And while we’ve seen improvement in 4 practices, what does that really mean? 

We got to see how we stacked against another team today.it was our First game of the season.  We played a team of what seemed to be mostly 4th graders.  But it didn’t really matter because only 3 of the players really touched the ball.  And while those 3 players were really good, how sad for the other 7 kids.  What I was most impressed with is that our coach really taught the kids to pass the ball around and make sure that everybody had chances to touch it.  After all, isn’t that what each kid is playing for.  They want to play.not just be a body on the court filling up space.  It’s a lot of running up and down, up and down, up and down, to barely ever touch the ball. 

As a parent of a kid who just loves to play and be a part of a team.I APPRECIATE the coach we were given.  He has the right idea.   And I know you are wondering.we lost 17-35 (i think that was the score.because it really doesn’t matter to me).  I am most excited about what the coach said to the kids after the game.”I am proud of you guys.  You passed the ball the way I asked.  You played a good game.  Now we are just going to work on playing harder in the game.”  Thanks Coach Powers (not that he’ll be reading this, but just in case.) I want you to know that I am very happy that we got a coach like you.lead us through a great season! 

Let’s GO CELTICS!! 

Here are some pictures of Zack during his first game!  He is number 11 (funny story: I picked up the uniforms for the coach on Fri night.  He told me I could pick one for Zack and bring him dressed.  When I went through the uniforms, there were 5 youth mediums - which was the smallest - so Zack wanted to be 11 since he is always 2 or 3 because he is always one of the smallest.  So Zack is 11 and kids bigger than him are 3, 5, and 10.  I think it’s really cute):

What a great game Celtics!! Let’s have a great season!

While hanging out on Twitter one night, I saw a blurb about being able to do push-ups.  My curiosity took over and I asked why she was so focused on the amount of push-ups she could do and how many weeks she had to do it in.  @Kelownagurl responded to me with a website with this 100 Push-up Challenge. 

I have become quite impressed with my strength in the past few months.  And although I am struggling with my diet again, I am fully focused on my training.  So, I inquired at 100 Push-up Challenge to see what all this fuss was about.  And now have committed to this challenge.  The program can be as long as 6 weeks depending upon how many push-ups you can currently do. 

Here is how the program works:

1. Take an assessment of how many pushups you can do in one sitting.  Do the push-ups correctly and don’t cheat if you want the program to work. 

2.  Go to the website 100 Push-up Challenge and email Steve and let him know that you are taking the challenge and he will add you to the list.  Admitting to someone that you are taking the challenge will keep you accountable.  Recruit a physical partner if you’d like to report to someone physically each week.  Feel free to comment here each week if you want to have encouragement from me.

3.  Print up each week and follow the directions.  You do push-ups 3 times a week and depending upon the week you are told to start in and the amount you are capable of will determine how your workout will look each day.

4.  Follow each week without cheating.

5.  When you complete week 6, you will rest for 2 days and then you will try to do a set of 100 push-ups!

It may seem weird to have the need to do 100 push-ups, but the push-up is the most comprehensive upper body exercise that you can do.  And most importantly.it can be done ANYWHERE!!  You don’t need any special equipment or special facilities to do it in.  When executing a  regular push-up you are pushing 60% of your body weight.  When you elevate your feet and do decline push-ups you push 80% of your body weight.  Talk about upper body strength training. 

So let’s get started on this journey together.  And just because I am starting my program next week, doesn’t mean you can’t start yours anytime.  You will be so proud of yourself for the accomplishment and even with the way your arms take shape!

I am relatively new to this blogging thing, but having so much fun doing it.  And although most of my friends (the ones that don’t live here in my computer) are supportive, I am not sure they understand fully the joy that I find in my friends (that live in my computer) and the things they do and say.  Most of my “real life” friends have NO clue what twitter is, nor do they care.  I myself just happened upon it and of course am hooked.  Most of my “real life” friends don’t search blogs of other moms or people for that matter.  Most of my “real life” friends only know about social networking sites like Myspace and Facebook, but don’t understand the pure joy you can get from making friends with total strangers, sharing thoughts and ideas, trials and triumphs, joys and pains, ups and downs, and most of all RANDOM THOUGHTS!  I have been lucky enough to find a few women online that have made a huge difference in my life.  I love reading their blogs.  I enjoy their 140 character thoughts.  And most of all they are “my friends that LIVE in my computer.” 

One of the wonderful women I met online not only helped me start blogging, but as I have said before, she and her husband are the reason that the dream became a reality. They are the Brains behind this whole opperation.haha.  And she TAGGED ME!  While it has taken me a while to find some blogs to tag back, I think I have finally accomplished that.

The idea behind this game of Tag You’re It online is to pay it forward so to speak.  It is to help each other get new traffic at our blogs by then tagging other blogs and linking to the one that tagged you.  So, Erin at REAL TECH MOM, thank you for your unending kindness.  Hope that my readers join you on yours. 

The idea is to:

1. Link to the person who sent this to you
2. Share 7 random/weird facts about yourself
3. Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and link to them
4. Share the good news with those people

7 Random/Weird Facts About Me

1. I don’t like coffee, not even the smell.  My husband is the only one who uses the coffee pot and he is responsible for cleaning it.the smell makes my stomach upset. 
2. I love movies geared towards teenagers.Clueless and Legally Blond are my favorites!
3. I am not very impulsive.  I have trouble loosening up.  But when I do, watch out world.here I come!
4. I love shoes.especially 4″ heals.  My red suede Steve Madden’s are my all time FAVS!
5. I am the world’s worst HOUSEWIFE.I hate to clean.but I am a ROCKIN’ mom!
6. I wish I had the time and money to take dance classes again for fitness, not to compete or anything.
7. I am ADDICTED to fitness.I can’t help it!!

Here are the Bloggers I would like to Pay It Forward to:

TLC Photography by Geanette

Liz Rosenbaum’s Fitness

Food and Water

Workout Mommy

The Body Sculpting Bible Blog

Merlot Mom

Fit Yummy Mummy

IT IS YOUR TURN TO PAY IT FORWARD!

Check out these great blogs!  You’ll be glad you did!