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Focus T25 Week #3 & 4 Update

Dinah DGSBeauty — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 01:10:15 +0000

I apologize for my lack of update last week. However, I am proud to report I am still going strong with my Focus T25 workouts. Last week I did notice just a few lost of inches but this week it is the same. I just really need to work on my nutrition. Why does bad food have to taste so good?! Sweets and carbs are my ultimate weakness. That is my goal to work on. I hope I can stick to decreasing the amount of sweets and carbs I consume. Wish me luck!

Have you done Focus T25 before?

Thanks for reading,

Focus T25 Week #2 Update

Dinah DGSBeauty — Mon, 30 May 2016 00:39:32 +0000

It has now been two weeks of doing Focus T25! Thankfully I have been dedicated. I mean it is only 25 minutes of my day! I could totally do that. I haven’t taken any progress pics. I decided that I’ll take progress pics on the first and last day of each program in T25. However, I have taken my measurements. I lost 2 lbs and .5 inches. Not much difference but it is something. Hopefully I’ll have better news to report next week.

Have you done Focus T25 before?

Thanks for reading,

Focus T25 Weekly Updates

Dinah DGSBeauty — Mon, 23 May 2016 01:48:35 +0000

As many of you may know, I have been struggling with my weight ever since having my second child almost three years ago. With my daughter, I lost my pregnancy weight pretty quick and assumed it’d be the same the second time around. Well, I was wrong! I miss my old body and my old clothes.

I hope to lose about 20 lbs by September especially because I am the Matron of Honor at my best friend’s wedding. I planned to start sooner but I kept indulging in my favorite fast foods and sweets. I kept making excuses saying I have time to lose the weight. Well, I need to get serious now!

I have done Insanity before but now with my two kiddos, it is hard to get a good workout in at home. So I decided to give Focus T25 a try. I love the fact that it’s just 25 min workouts. They go by quick! On every Friday (or fifth day) each week, however, we do two workouts and rest on the weekends. Instead, I decided to split Fridays up so I just do one workout and another on Saturdays while I rest on Sundays.

I have only done the first week. I am out of shape. Before this, I didn’t workout for several weeks. I just got lazy. It’s tough forcing yourself to workout at home. I rather take a nap then go out to our garage to workout. But now that I have this schedule to keep up with, it keeps me motivated. I like that Focus T25 has a modifer. I try to do the high impact movements but when I start to feel out of breath I switch down to the low impact movements, which still gives you a good sweat session.

Alright… I dread posting this picture but to keep me accountable here it is. I really hope to slim my tummy and arms back down. Wish me luck! I’ll post weekly updates while on Focus T25.

Have you done Focus T25 before?

Thanks for reading,

Cooper River Bridge Run 2016 Packet

Dinah DGSBeauty — Sat, 02 Apr 2016 00:20:17 +0000

Today the hubby and I got our Cooper River Bridge Run 2016 Bib and Packet! It was a very last minute decision for me. My husband convinced me to do it so we could walk together. But he had been training for this for a while so I wanted him to run it. Instead my fellow CrossFit partner and I will walk/jog/speed walk it.

Picking up my packet today made it feel much more real that I’m gonna do it. This will be my first ever running event. Maybe after this it will reignite my drive to run more again.

Wish me luck tomorrow!

Thanks for reading,

SLIMQUICK Pure Extra Strength Drink Mix Review

Dinah DGSBeauty — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 01:47:18 +0000

Thanks to SLIMQUICK and Brandaacker, I had the opportunity to try out a drink mix designed for women.

This drink was designed to help women lose 3x the weight by addressing 6 reasons women have trouble losing weight:

Increase Metabolism
Reduce Appetite
Boost Energy
Reduce Excess Water
Support Hormones
Reduce Stress

In one box, it will last you an entire week. The directions are very easy to follow as described below in the picture.

The drink is very tasty! I really enjoyed it and it was hard to believe that it had 0 calories.

After a week of drinking these shakes I noticed I lost 1 inch. I know that is not much but any progress makes me happy. I enjoyed the drink and made sure to eat someone with it, usually oatmeal for breakfast and a salad for dinner.

However, by day 4, I was not able to drink 2 servings twice a day. I would feel queasy and had a headache so I lowered my servings back to just 1 serving twice a day. I do believe if I had stuck with the directions I may have lost a few more inches.

In a few weeks I plan to start again and do my best to stick to it correctly.

What are your thoughts?

Thanks for reading,

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post by BrandBacker. All opinions are genuine and unbiased.

Crossfit Atlantic Regionals 2015 Haul

Dinah DGSBeauty — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 18:56:05 +0000

Yikes! This post is wayyyyy overdue. I thought I had post my haul.. Guess not. As you know, my husband and I are huge CrossFit fans. So we were very excited to be able to attend the Atlantic Regionals last month in Atlanta, GA. We went a little crazy shopping.. Haha. Enjoy!

Tank tops for the kids now that Summer is here from SoRock

Lots of whey protein from my favorite SFH!

An obligatory Reebok CF Atlantic Regionals 2015 shirt.

New elite jump rope from RX Smart Gear so I can get those Double Unders!

A Progenex shirt and Cocoon Protein to help us sleep better and feel more rested.

Rogue Tank Top

A new company we learned of from the regionals.. Pure Strength. Got me a tank top and back pack.

RockTape!

Stocking up on some Rocktape

Beautiful new wraps from Wonder Wrist Wraps

Such a pretty shiny pink weightlifting belt from 2Pood

Last but not least Reebok CrossFit Nano 5.0

Good luck!

Thanks for reading,