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Drink Yourself Skinny Revision {My Diet}

January 24, 2016 By Shannon Bird 22 Comments

IMG_0179Hello everyone and welcome to my diet. Today I am sharing with you what I eat/drink everyday at least once, sometimes twice a day.

I started doing my “drink yourself skinny” diet after I had Holland. <<SEE POST HERE>> I was unable to eat due to paralysis of the face (Bells Palsy) and could only drink my calories. I lost the 30 lbs I had gained with Holland in two weeks.

I currently like the way I look, I am not trying to lose weight just stay consistent and tone up. These shakes seem to work for me. I like the taste and they keep me full so that I can get what I need to get done and most importantly I can enjoy my kids, I don’t worry about working out-I do that more for fun, and best of all I never gain weight while on a trip.

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The Ingredients to success


*substitue protein powder for best tasting results*
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prune juice preference (sunsweet prune juice)

The biggest secret of all Prune Juice. Yes add prune juice to your shake. It helps you stay “consistent”. This is especially helpful when traveling. You only need a little.

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use Slim Fast it’s the best (chocolate, or vanilla)

One heaping scoop of protein powder or my personal fave Slim Fast. Slim Fast tastes 100 times better than protein powder especially this one 🙂

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Don’t kid yourself use the whole banana, none of this half business please 🙂

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Don’t go light on the peanut butter, one extra large dollop should do 🙂

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I literally use a cup of ice and a cup of water 🙂

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blender (blendtec)

Love this blender, but my word it is so loud 🙂 By far my most used kitchen tool!

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Enjoy!

A normal day like stated above I eat one to two of these. One for breakfast and another for lunch. I’ll eat a snack as I am cooking dinner (around 4), then eat a big dinner and a little desert.

Not rocket science but it seems to work!

I have never liked the results from a diet more than the “diet” I am currently on. I hardly exercise, like maybe once a week – usually on Monday and then I get unmotivated lol -I am going to get better at that I swear.

I have transformed my body this is my before and afters it really is crazy how much I have changed.

130lbs to 115

I used to be a consistent 130 lbs. I worked out at least 30 mins a day and I never got the results I wanted. Nothing changed for me until I decided to change my diet. I went from eating a bowl or two of cereal for breakfast, going out to eat for lunch, working out,  and then having a big dinner.

Now I drink a shake or two a day, a snack, big dinner plus dessert and I am 15 lbs lighter.

*If I don’t have a shake for lunch I will have a PB&H on a tortilla for lunch with  some fruit and veggies.

I can lose weight from this diet, maybe skipping out on the peanut butter, or ditching dessert, but who wants to do that?

Plus any thinner than 115 for me starts negatively affecting my face it makes it gaunt and lifeless.

If you have any questions feel free to ask 🙂

 

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Breaking Bad Habits With The Help of Nutrimom

November 10, 2015 By Shannon Bird 1 Comment

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Nutrimom for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.

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Today I have some exciting news that I would like to share with you! I have recently broken a bad habit and it is all due to Nutrimom. I have been involved with Nutrimom for about a month now, and have taken full advantage of my personal one-on-one coach. I posted about Nutrimom a couple of weeks ago (for those of you who missed that post I’ll quickly catch you up on what Nutrimom is all about).

Nutrimom is a new Personal Coaching program for mothers, which specializes in the the first 1000 days of a child’s life. It also is there to help a mother through pregnancy, breastfeeding, and to help you as a mother build strong positive habits with your child through the first two years of their life.  As a member I have access to a personal registered dietitian who wants to help me accomplish my goals for a healthy lifestyle for myself and for my family.

I had the best time getting to know Sarah, my one-on-one coach. She took a full hour getting to know me, my family, and my goals.

My biggest goal was to stop depending on caffeine when I am tired. Sarah broke down my diet for me, and has helped me see that nutrition plays more of an important role than I realized. My poor nutrition  aka my diet Dr. Pepper addiction was not only negatively impacting me, but also making my newborn more restless.

Nutrimom has its own app that I could take pictures and share with Sarah what I wasn’t buying at the grocery store, my Dr. Pepper, and I could share what healthy choices I was making instead. Accountability is the best thing to keep me on track!

I am now feeling pretty powerful, and rested.  I feel like I am stronger than my caffeine habit. I am for the first time in a long time “sleeping like a baby”.

I am truly grateful for that!!!

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Get Your Glow On with Belabumbum Active

April 28, 2015 By Shannon Bird 1 Comment

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Say goodbye to see through, seam busting, elastic band imprints across the midrif and say hello to comfort. I recently invested in some actual maternity workout clothes, and can I say that they make such a difference.

Today’s post I am wearing two of my favorite pieces from Belabumbum Active. What I like about both of these pieces is that you don’t have to be pregnant to enjoy them.

Obsessed with the super cute and comfy racer back nursing sports tank.  If you notice the black line right above my bump there is actually a piece of material that you can pull up. Underneath is a  criss-cross bra that can easily pull sideways for nursing.

I have also been living in these Belabumbum’s harem maternity pants. The pretty gathered cuffed legs are graceful and flattering. I also love the wide waistband that can be worn above or below the belly. Belabumbum is stylish comfort that I love to wear for my favorite activities during and after pregnancy. -I am actually wearing the harem pants as I write this post 🙂

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Don’t Step on a Crack or you’ll Break your Mothers Back

April 14, 2015 By Shannon Bird Leave a Comment

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First off I want to say that it is extremely important to take care of yourself while working out when you are pregnant, when you’re not pregnant too, but so-o important when you are.

The most important thing is to listen to your body.

If you feel too hot, dizzy take a break and hydrate.

Always tell your instructor/trainer that you are pregnant and ask for modified versions of the workout.

Don’t EVER do crunches while pregnant. I can’t see it being good for baby, and also what it will do to your already stretched out stomach muscles is not good. Girls you can tear and unproperly train your stomachs muscles when you do crunches while pregnant. You will ruin your previous abs. The result if you do will be protruding abs.

Always stretch. The last thing you would want is to pull something leading to expensive massages and/or bed rest.

Hydrate and eat to make up for your workout.

Wear ultra supportive workout shoes when working out. I am a huge fan of light workout shoes, but not when I am pregnant, I need all the support I can get. {especially with this pregnancy I have experienced some sciatica}

I hope I haven’t scared you from working out, I just want to let you know of some things to be cautious of. And to weigh the pros and cons of certain exercises.

For example I usually run on the treadmill when I am not pregnant. When I am pregnant I take classes or use the treadmill at an incline while walking.

Non-pregnant readers I haven’t forgotten about you. Here is a non maternity workout outfit version of the one I am wearing.

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Exercise at Every Size

April 7, 2015 By Shannon Bird Leave a Comment

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Today I want to talk about working out. If you look at my third trimester body, obviously I am not the epitome of a super thin, toned workout guru. I want to first say that I struggle so hard to get motivated to workout when I know that I am not trying to lose weight and that when and if I workout I knowingly will probably eat more calories than I burned during my workout.

I also love playing with my kids. And sometimes use the excuse well we played basketball or tennis or something.

But there is something to be said about setting some personal time for yourself, and just focusing on your own personal workout.

What motivates me when I workout when pregnant is I tell myself it will help me lose weight faster after I have my baby, but most importantly it helps me with my mood.

I don’t know about all you other pregnant ladies out there, but it’s really hard for me to gain weight. Not in a I can’t sorta way, but in a I don’t want to show up to my Dr’s appointment because I dread the scale sorta way. It’s lame I know. For me this is the hardest part about being pregnant. Losing control over my body. As soon as I am pregnant I change my closet out fast. I am instantly in maternity pants and dresses and I hide all my “skinny” clothes. Trying to squeeze in them or being reminded of them is not good for my mood. I even take the batteries out of my scale. It is no longer a time for me it’s all about the baby.

So when I workout I feel like I am at least trying to maintain some sanity and I feel for the brief hour that I am normal Shannon. -minus the waddle 🙂

 

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Meet the Manny

March 4, 2015 By Shannon Bird 1 Comment

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Today I am shouting out my little brother. He is seriously amazing! I mean who looks like this? So this young man is my manny/photographer/personal grocery shopper and nutritionist he is also Hudson’s personal trainer. Hudson wakes up in the morning with him and does ab workouts on Youtube (he is the one that introduced 8 min abs to me).

Anyways I am so inspired by my brother. He goes to BYU full time and still looks like this. I see no signs of the Freshman 15 going on here. I am looking forward to trying out his diet this summer when I am going to try to lose about 30 lbs. (my average weight gain when I am pregnant)

He introduced the Ketosis diet to me, it is what he does to get super ripped, hence the pic and the 20-pack.

*my brother was forced/bribed and made to do this pic. b/c I have always been obsessed with his abs from the time he was little. We would always compare abs, he would obviously always have a way nicer tummy, but now I have a pic:) if you haven’t noticed I love my little brothers and making them do crazy things. ie purple shampoo canidate, cutting off my brothers mullet he had been growing out since before Hudson was born, and now take a pic of my other brothers abs lol

The Ketosis diet is a low carb diet he aims for 100g of carbs a day 80% protein and fats and 20% carbs, that includes sugars-even BBQ sauce, milk and yogurt have tons of hidden carbs.

Why my brother started to do this diet is because on his 2 year LDS mission he gained over 50 lbs and started getting stretch marks. He found out about this diet and he says he has never felt better and never had a diet work so drastically while getting the results he was looking for.

An average daily meal plan:

First off My brother wants to say that diet is way more important than exercise. You are what you eat!

16 oz. of water right when you wake up

breakfast: 3-4 eggs w/ wheat toast

mid morning snack: 30 grams whey protein mixed w/ water or skim milk

lunch: 4-6oz of chicken with seasoning not sauces(salt, pepper, garlic) and veggies(a bag of veggies assortment)

afternoon snack: handful of peanuts, beef jerky, cottage cheese, nonfat, low-fat greek yogurt, protein shake

dinner: any type of meat with a 1/4th cup of wheat rice

*don’t eat 3 hrs before bed

*drink a gallon of water a day

*if you have to have a post dinner snack do a whey protein shake

*you want to be eating every 2-3 hrs to keep the metabolism going

*30 mins of cardio a day will get you added results (he recommends Insanity

He recommends to get the Hip-Hop Ab CDs

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