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29. F. Canadian Initial Weight Tracking SW: 305 lbs CW: 241.4 lbs GW: 185lbs (-/+): -63.6 lbs

[weightlossandcatpaws]

When your work has casual day and you can show off your nerd and raise money for women's mental health #sailormoon #casualday #supportwomensmentalhealth

[weightlossandcatpaws]

Rocket Fuel Latte. A thing of beauty. #keto #healthliving #weightloss

[weightlossandcatpaws]

Got my morning routine on lockdown! #arbonne #abonnetoothpaste #arbonnedeoderant

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When I'm not feeling well, I know personal care is so important. Time for a little pampering to hopefully get me feeling better. #arbonne #rescueandrenew #fc5 #intelligenceshampoo

[weightlossandcatpaws]

It's so important to stay hydrated. I use #arbonne #phytosport #completehydration to help keep my electrolytes up on these hot summer days.

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[imhellafit]

Baby Fitblr Promo!

Hey all, so as you may know I recently hit 1000 followers, and I would like do do a couple Promo’s as a thank you. The first of which is my Baby Fitblr Promo! 

There are only 3 simple rules!

1. Must Be Following Me

2. Must have less than 300 followers

3. Be a positive based fitblr, recoveryblr, spoonie fitnessblr, ect. No Pro ED blogs or thinspo  blogs. 

Reblog to participate and spread the love! We can all learn a lot from each other, even if your blog is new or small. 

Stay tuned for a tumblr crushes promo as well. 

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Shoutouts To Girls Who Weigh More Than 200lbs.

^^ Ya’ll look good. Fuck the media^^

[weightlossandcatpaws]

Welcome to my first video. Be kind...

Today I go over some of the products I'll be using for the Arbonne 30 Day Challenge and a bit of my back story. 

If you have any questions about any of the products, please contact me. Sign up as a preferred client to save 20% off at http://sarahcripps117498576.arbonne.com

[bringingupmrbhazeyreeandme-deac]

Trying to figure out how to make more money.

[weightlossandcatpaws]

Join my team and work from home in your spare time and build your own business! http://sarahcripps117498576.arbonne.com

Earn 15-35% commission or products sold and overrides from your team!

Message me if you have any questions :)

[weightlossandcatpaws]

Getting back into it

Yesterday I FINALLY started to work out again. I did the 30 Beginner Shred, and then later 1 started my C25K up again. 

It’s been so long since I’ve even tried, so I was surprised to be so ambitious on day one. 

I’m feeling it today, thats for sure, But I did get 30 Day BS Day 2 done, and I feel like that will be the extent of my activity today. lol

I’m prepping two 5km’s this yea. Cannonball Crush and The Colour Run, so I have to get active or i’m not going to be able to do anything. lol

[weightlossandcatpaws]

I just don’t know how to keep up with life....

It’s been ages since I’ve been on here... I’ve gone MIA for a long time... I can’t even commit to say I’m back and I’ll be at it for good this time. I just... don’t know. 

My life overall isn’t ‘busy’ but I am feeling overwhelmed... A LOT!

I work 8.5 hours, 5 days a week... so yay, steady income. It’ll 2 years at this job in 2 days, but tbh I hate it there... WELL, I don’t hate the job itself, theres one person who just makes my day unbearable. And I know, ignore them, try not to let it bother me, but when it feels like this person is going out of their way to pick on you, or criticize you, or tell you how to do your job (which by the way, they have NO idea how to do my job), it makes it a little daunting to show up with a smile every day. 

I’m getting to the point that I need to talk to my manager about defining my job title. I am/was hired as a Cash Manager. This job entails counting money (safe, deposit, cash drawers, delivery money, etc), scheduling, supporting the cashiers as needed (training how to use the system, how to count a cash drawer), balancing consumables (lottery, stamps, rewards cards), filing paperwork (price accuracy reports, rain checks, sending in reward card applications, sending in coupons redeemed, printing weekly over/short reports), going to the bank to deposit money, or get coin order and get employee calls when they need help/back up.

This is what I am suppose to be doing. 

Now imagine: The store you work for is new SO because we aren’t meeting sales per labour hour, we have to cut hours. I was promised at hire I would get 40 hours a week, SO as to not lose hours I now have to work on cash. On cash I’m expected to serve customers, mark down items reaching expiry, put out stock, order bags and register rolls when needed, work on price changes, putting up or taking down sale tags and whatever else the Assistant Managers decide they need help with..... ON TOP OF MY JOB. 

I’m essentially doing the job of Cash Manager, Merchandiser, Cashier and Supervisor.

There isn’t enough time in the work day for me to do all these things, and I’m getting behind. It’s enormously frustrating, and to top it off I have that one co-worker who just makes me want to murder them. It just feels like she’s constantly trying to get my in trouble for something (which has yet to actually happen). 

and THAT’S JUST WHATS GOING ON AT WORK..... 

In the past 2 months a lot has changed in my personal life too! My landlords of almost 3 years came to see me and tell me they need to sell the house. This was the worst news. I have an amazing set up where I live and the price is BEYOND reasonable for what I have. I live in a 3 floor townhouse. Most people ask me ‘HOW can you afford that?’ Well in this city, you’re likely to pay and where from $800-$1500 for a 1-3 bedroom apartment. I nabbed this place for $1050. It’s got 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom (thats the only real downside), finished basement, fully laundry room, spacious kitchen, a really nice sized living room, free pool access in the summer that is right outside my back door, and half a block walk to the bus, which is a 5 minute ride to work. So you can understand why I don’t want to move anywhere. I have it MADE here. 

Well my parents pushed me to buy the place.... Not in a YOU HAVE TO DO THIS kind of way, but gave me the tools I needed to see the benefit in owning a house AND not having to move. I should mention that this place also  belongs to a condo community. That means I don’t have to mow the lawn or shovel snow AND i’m not responsible for the replacement of the roof if needed, and they will cover something like 60-75% of windows and door replacements. 

I’ve been wanting to save some money, but even before the purchase, money was tight. Now I’m looking got a roommate, or something to help me save a little. 

Soooooo I started a business. An Arbonne business. I sell products I can surely get behind. Safe. Pure. Beneficial. As someone who has cancer in the family, using skin care products that use European Union standards who have banned more than 2900 harmful ingredients from their products is HUGE for me. 

Not only do I have Skincare products, but a full line of nutrition products and an amazing makeup line. There is literally something for everyone from men and women to the smallest people in your family. 

All products are 100% vegan certified, gluten free, kosher. This is something I think is so important. 

http://sarahcripps117498576.arbonne.com

If you made it this far... sorry for the long update....

[lindsayslohan]

Raise your hand if you've ever felt personally victimized by 2016

[weightlossandcatpaws]

I’m just so sad.... all the time...

Over the last few months my depression has gotten such a huge hold on me. I’ve let it drag me down farther and farther. 

Some days are “Okay” and some days i’m “fine” but most days i’m just “existing”. That’s how I’ve been feeling a lot lately.

My depression grabbed me really tight about 3-4 months ago and I did some really shitty things and I hurt some really important people. I’ve been working really hard to get myself better, but I know that having a mental illness will be something I’ll have to life with for the rest of my life. 

I had to go back on medication. I think it’s best. 

After I hurt my best friend and we worked things out I got a little better for a bit, and about 2 months ago I was consumed by the downward spiral of eating and self loathing and eating more and gaining weight and more self loathing. 

I gained 10-15lbs in that time, and I’m still not out of the woods yet. I up’d my dose from the half a pill to a full pill (20mg) and started feeling better about myself and my friends, but there are still some aspects of my life that hinder my progress greatly. 

Right now, my job is my biggest obstacle. It’s a good job, but theres a lot of little things that turn into clusterfucks very fast, and as an employee coming from another branch of the same company, it’s hard to see the fairness when the person in the same job position I am only has to do the work of her position, where i’m doing that and 2-4 other positions depending on the day. It make it VERY hard for me to get MY work done, leaving me feeling empty and non-fulfilled.

I know it’s the “cool” thing to say, but 2016 was shit for me, of a lot of reasons. A lot of which i’m sure stem from some sort of insecurities, or my depression.

I’m trying set up a plan to help me get back to where I want to be. I want 2017 to be my year. I have SOO many things I want to do, both for personal growth and with family and friends. 

Maybe this has turned into a new years resolution, but I think it’s good for me to write it down.

Firstly, for my health, in 2017 I want to lose 50lbs. I’m going to TRY to achieve this by getting back on track with being Keto.

Secondly, for my financial stability, I’m going to start 1-2 side businesses. One is a passion project, and the other is an actual business. Both these are something I can work on part time aside from my full time job.

The third thing is doing more things with my friends. This past year I’ve really glued myself to one person, and while she’s my world, I think I need to take some time and make an effort to see all of my friends more than once a year.

Fourth, I want some new tattoos. Some i’ve wanted for a while, which are nerd themed, and one that’s just recently struck a chord with me. I’m a huge fan of the show Supernatural, and Jared Padalecki has a campaign called Always Keep Fighting. It’s helped to raise awareness for mental health and suicide prevention and a bunch of other things. I want to get the words tattooed somewhere on my arm. I found a photo where jared has written “Always Keep Fighting” and i’d like it in his writing. Might sound cheesy, but I think it’s perfect.

There are so many things I want to do this year, and I don’t want to waster any time!

I know some days my depression will get the better of me, and some days it’ll win, but as long as I ‘always keep fighting’, thats all that matters.

I love my friends, and I love my family. Now I just need to work on loving ME. and then finding someone else to love ;)

[kainimuramonster]

THIS IS WHAT FUCKING HAPPENS WHEN YOU FORGET TO RINSE THE TUB OUT AFTER USING A LUSH INTERGALATIC BATHBOMB!

He’s fine. He got a bath.

Lush glitter is made of seaweed.

[weightlossandcatpaws]

I’m a failure....

Well at logging things. I’m still on track with Keto. I’ve lost over 11lbs in just over a week. I’m feeling great

I’ve been a little under the weather the last few days. I don’t know if it’s stress or my body switching over to burning fat instead of sugar. I’ve had a slightly upset tummy on and off for a few days. Wednesday being the worst. I throw up and felt like my tummy was just so full of acid.

I’ve been pretty tired. Again, not sure if it’s getting into ketosis or stress. My mom and I went shopping yesterday. We left around noon and by 4 I was ready for a nap. When I came home Wednesday from work after being sick, I napped, Thursday I called in sick and didn’t wake up until about 1-2 in the afternoon and Friday and Saturday I didn’t get out of bed until about 10/11 ish.

According to Healthful Pursuit, my ideal Ketone concentration should be between 0.5-3 and that have been every day since I started testing. So I must be doing something right. 

I don’t know how true it is, but I read online that it’s still possible to have some fast food burgers as long as you aren’t eating the high carb buns, so I tried that and I’m still seeming to be on track. 

I’d say over all the only thing that is weird is how little I’ve been eating which I know I need to eat more. I just don’t feel hungry, which is what I’ve heard a lot about when being on Keto, so It’s sometimes hard to remember to eat something. 

I’m starting a good portion of meal prep today. I made a HUGE pot of pumpkin soup and plan on doing a broccoli cheddar one later. and maybe a calliflour one tomorrow or maybe tonight.

My 3 day weekend turned into a 4 day weekend because of calling in sick, and to be honest, I’m not mad about it. It’s like a mini vacation, and I needed the down time. It’s been nice.

Wednesday after my nap I went and played Pokemon go with my BFF, Amanda. We took a ferry across the lake and caught a good deal of new Pokemon. Thursday we went and got groceries so I could do my meal prep. I think I spent $40 for enough food to make like 12 servings of pumpkin soup and a bunch of chicken soup, calliflour and broccoli & cheddar soup.

Later thursday my friend Carlie came over and helped me do a MUCH needed clean on the main floor of my house and watch scary movies (The Blair Witch Project (1999)). I have been so down and depressed that I’ve neglected all adult responsibilities, which I’ve been trying to catch up on the last few days. Friday I got to hang out with my mom, and you KNOW your an adult when you buy socks, underwear and new tupperware and it’s a successful shopping trip... Later friday night I went to see the new Blair Witch movie with Carlie and my friend Jason.

Today is mega laundry day, and meal prep. BUT it’s also been a lazy day. I finished the second season of Daredevil and now am starting Jessica Jones.

[weightlossandcatpaws]

Keto Beginning - Day Four

(I'm a little late, but here goes) Today was great....ish I was feeling good for the first time in 3 weeks. I wasn't tired. I wasn't feeling sick to my stomach. I had lots of energy. Everything was good until lunch. I made my meals for lunch and dinner with the expectation that I was going to feel crappy and not be able to stomach food, so back to the soup for lunch and dinner with some nuts in between. The reason I started to feel unwell was that first thing in the morning I noticed my boss is back from holidays. I asked him if he had time to talk, I wanted to talk to him about everything that has been going on with me, my health and work. By lunch we still hadn't had our chat, so I think the anxiety riled me up after lunch making me sick. And when he finally said it was time to have said chat, my heart rate went from around 74 to 119 real fast! I cried, I talked, he listened. He was VERY supportive of everything I had to say. He was so open and understanding, stating that mental health is linked to physical health and that its so important for me to take care of myself. I told him I wanted to temporarily reduce my hours. Maybe 4 days, or 2 hour less shifts. He was 100% okay with that. He was so understanding and thoughtful and helpful. It's like nothing I've ever experienced in a work place. I'm crying typing this because of what he did. We discussed the work side of issues and he agreed with this things I said. It was amazing. I couldn't ask to work for a better person. So my food for the day was blended coconut coffee, almonds, pumpkin soup, pumpkin soup and more almonds. My ketones were 1.2 first thing in the morning and I'm down 6.7lbs!!