Productive Days Off

Sawasdee yall,

I went to the movies and saw X-Men: Days of Future Past on Tuesday and it was such a great movie. There was a scene with Quicksilver that absolutely had me cracking up and we had a guy in the theater who laughed at the most perfect parts even when it was pretty silent which made the movie that much better.

Afterwards I ended up making a mini mall trip out of it and spoiled myself with a few little things! I wanted to check out Sephora because I've been in dire need of some foundation! I hate the sticky feeling and ever since I moved to Florida, my skin has been so sensitive..so I decided to go with Bare Minerals and found this awesome little to-go kit. It works amazing! You can get yourself one here!

For only $50 bucks I get concealer, foundation, touch up viel (whatever that is), bronzer, luminizer, two brushes, and a little clutch to take it anywhere with you! It also comes with directions on how to use each color and what brushes work for those. I am in love and my face feels so light and less oily with this kit now.

After using this kit, I didn't even want to "filter" this :)

Favorite face cleanser for $20! 

Mitch and I decided to continue our mini mall trip to Perfumania where you can purchase fragrances for a good price. We were messing around smelling different ones and the lady had us smell Pitbull's new cologne, which we actually really liked! After smelling countless perfumes, I finally gave in to seeing what the Pitbull woman smelled like. It ended up being our favorite out of all of them. They're made to compliment each other too which is pretty cool. It was buy one get one for $14.99 so we just split the cost even and each 1.4 oz bottle ended up around $37 bucks! Not bad and it'll last for a while. 

I didn't plan my sleepover very well so I stopped at Rue 21 on the way to lunch at Kenny's Burger Joint for flip flops! We were in the mood for burgers before our movie! 

Before the GYM!

 After lunch, the movies, shopping and some relaxing, we headed to the gym! I had a really great workout!

I used 15 lbs to curl with for the first time (this is HUGE for me) 

8 Bicep Curls w/ 15lbs

8 Hammer Curls w/15 lbs 

8 Wide Curls w/ 15 lbs

10 DB Rows with 25lbs on each arm 

REPEAT 3X 

12 bent over rows standing on a bosu with a 30 lb bar 

20 bosu pushups

REPEAT 3X

10 Lat Pull Down with 70lbs x3 

10 Seated rows with 50lbs x3 

15 minutes Treadmill: 

3.8 speed walk up 1% incline every 30 seconds until you reach 15% incline

Down 1% incline every min. Walk for 30s, then jog for 30s

Came back down to see if he was done with his workout & he wasn't so I tried curling with 12.5's and my arms were dead...he started laughing at me cuz it was pretty pathetic looking how bad I was struggling BUT that means I did damage and damage is good!!! Gotta get uncomfortable to be outstanding ;)

By the way I did ALL that thanks to this new pre-workout I added to my life! Learn more about it here!

Boss REALLY missed me these past few days and just curled up with me when I got home after my interview this morning. This is him super close and cuddly UNDER the covers. Such a sweetheart. He got his summer haircut for this Texas heat! I am so happy we don't have to deal with fleas anymore. Florida attacked my poor little man with fleas galore and he was always in so much pain. Just happy he's not being bitten constantly and can relax more! 

Ended my Wednesday off with some rock climbing which is an awesome workout. It's not only physically challenging but it's mentally challenging and builds trust and communication with the person who is in charge of the rope while you climb. We took Mitch's friend Andrew and climbed (or attempted) some pretty hard courses! We typically go to Canyons Rock Climbing Gym in Frisco TX! Tons of fun and your day pass gets you in all day! 

Thanks for reading and don't forget to take my poll or email me at advochey@gmail.com for ideas or comments you have or questions about Advocare!!! 

Ciao xoxo,

Coach Chey

Shabu Stylin'

Sawasdee y'all, 

FIRST OF ALL...How do you like the new setup? I am still working out some kinks but trying to become a blog fashionista is tough. I have been so busy getting cozy back at home in Frisco, TX...apartment hunting, job training, friends and family.

I finally have some down time to give y'all the scoop about a new favorite restaurant of mine! 

Funny story, when my mom came to visit me in Tampa in February for her birthday she wanted to go eat somewhere with a "hot pot"...having no clue what she was talking about and not being from Tampa I Googled "hot pot" and found this (what appeared to be) really amazing chinese restaurant that had hot pots. I was sure I found the right thing. Well we ended up in BFE and I held my taser tight as we walked into this hole in the wall looking like we're going to a steakhouse...my mom made the most of it and we ended up having the best calamari of our lives! Since then she called me just about every week to tell me she couldn't wait to take me to this hot pot place back home. SOOOO happy she took me and I got to learn what a real "hot pot" place was! 

We went to lunch one day at Zhabuki! It's a restaurant off of 75 next to our other favorite place called Zenna...when you walk towards the front entrance there is a beautiful waterfall and Koi-fish  pond! 

The tables that you eat "Hot Pot" at have a stove in the middle of the table. You choose your broth, and pick the ingredients you want to add to your soup. The ingredients are brought out to you and you throw it all into your broth and watch it cook in minutes. The server explains the menu and setup and flavors to the sauces brought to you to make your Shabu the best ever. 

Our Shabu before adding in our ingredients!

With ingredients in! Chicken broth, mushrooms, bok choy, shrimp,
unseasoned chicken, tomato, bean sprouts and egg is all I can remember right now.

Our two favorite items in one dish...Thai Beef Jerky aka Heaven Beef and Papaya Salad with Sticky Rice! 

And last but not least, BOBA THAI ICED TEA!!! 

I had a wonderful experience here and can't wait to have some time to make a trip back! I also plan on saving room for dessert because they have jellies that I grew up on. I love Japanese/Thai infused restaurants! It's so awesome to have the two cultures at one place! If you're looking for something fresh, with plenty of options and very affordable. I highly recommend this place. I love exploring...go check Zhabuki out! 

Ciao,

Coach Chey

Sunday Funday!

Sawasdee lovers!

Before I venture out into my new city...(grocery shopping & maybe some new running shoes) I wanted to share how my week went if you wanna know whatsup!

So I worked my little butt off this week, figuratively and literally. I have been coming up with ideas left and right, some good, some bad, some that needs guidance and tweaking! I had a National conference call with all the interns for Verizon Wireless Health & Wellness Centers throughout the US and we introduced ourselves and exchanged project ideas! Two of the ones we're working on at my gym were acknowledged and asked to be forwarded to all the coaches nationally to use in the future for their centers! I've also been calling several places to come raise awareness at our Shamrock Run (5K) in March! The Verizon employees will get to walk around the call center 10x and I'm in charge of bringing some organizations and businesses out to provide info! So far I've reached out to American Diabetes Association, American Red Cross, Hillsborough County Health Department, FitLife Foods, SmoothieKing, First Watch...etc! Lots of places seem interested :) I also said we should have our chair massage guy come and give massages during/after the run/walk!

In between that, I get to train members, do fitness assessments and attend classes! My abs were shot to hell by the end of this week! Lol I had to cheat yesterday and get a Banana Fosters Shake at this place called Burger 21. I had a turkey burger so no worries ;)

I gave a member some nutrition/meal planning advice the other day. He was so amazed by how simple I made it sound. I think I will be doing that as my lunch and learn as well as distributing a "grocery list" for others to follow. Think about it, if you eat fast food 3x a day at $8-$10 a meal that's $24-$30 a day and multiply that by 7 days a week you just spend around $210 for processed, greasy, fattening food. If you go to like Sam's get a 6lb bag of frozen chicken for $11, a bag of frozen veggies for $8, and some brown rice/sweet potatoes/whole wheat pasta/quinoa you just spent like $30-$40 and made meals for the entire week...what people spend in ONE day on FAST FOOD is what I spend in ONE WEEK on all my meals. Use lemon to season chicken instead of salt! Grilling onions and garlic are great for flavor...you got it! Spend 1-2 hours prepping and you're golden and less likely to stop and grab fast food because you have food waiting at home to be heated that you don't want to waste!

I'm on Day 17 of my challenge and down 2% body fat which puts me at 17%...average for my weight and height is 18%-20%! If I want to get to show status I have to be around 10-12%!

I've been stressing out about not having friends here. I've probably cried like twice this week. It just sucks when you know you are good at making friends but have no where to make them (and it's only my 3rd week here so give it some time), that you have amazing friends that are so far away and that you're at a crossroads with your life because this is what you want but at the same time it's tough.

If I could give anyone advice I'd say being 21 working for corporate is HARD. My coworkers are married and have kids and I feel out of place. I just want to be younger again. Like what do I do with myself now? I have no "soul searching" or "finding myself" to do...I already know who I am, what I like...etc

But other than that, I'm gonna say ciao and head out!

Ciao xoxo,

Cheyenne

Bucket List

Thinking about all the things I want to do. Being young is so awesome. 

Gotta keep working hard so I can do them!

1. Graduate College (3 more months)

2. Learn to play the guitar and piano

3. Having a job I love

4. Visit Thailand 

5. Visit Italy 

6. Eat pizza and hotdogs in Chicago

7. Go to The Little Mermaid on Broadway

8. Drive a Masarati 

9. Own a Jeep 

10. Move to California

11. Go on a Cruise 

12. Float in the Dead Sea

13. Hike a mountain 

14. Ride an Elephant

15. Go ziplining 

16. Marry my best friend

17. Visit the Grand Canyon

18. Ride in a hot air balloon

19. Go to Reunion Tower

20. Learn to speak Thai/Spanish/Italian

21. Buy a house

22. Horseback riding on the beach

23. UFC fight in Vegas 

24. Walk around New York 

25. Hawaii!

26. Germany Oktoberfest

27. Go paintballing 

28. Be a bridesmaid 

29. Adopt a child 

30. Australia! 

31. Paddleboard Surfing (I think that's what it's called) 

32. Attend Jazz Fest in New Orleans 

33. Get better at Volleyball 

34. Shower in a waterfall

35. Learn to wakeboard 

36. Slow dance in my living room 

37. Go to the airport unprepared and buy a ticket to anywhere

38. Own a beach house

39. Go to the Superbowl 

40. Be my own boss!

41. Date my husband/Fall in Love everyday

42. Make an Igloo

43. Road trip with girlfriends

44. Sing Karaoke 

45. Go to the Olympics!

46. Be in a bikini show!

47. Kiss in the pouring rain 

48. Open a food pantry for the less fortunate

49. Let my kids experience a drive in movie theater 

50. Build a tree house

51. Kentucky Derby 

52. Be an awesome mom 

53. Officially learn to drive stick shift

54. Go on a picnic 

55. Be surprised with a spa day

56. Have breakfast in bed 

57. Pillow & blanket forts every other Saturday night until my kids are grumpy preteens

  58. Three

59. Host lots of parties (wine tasting parties/ Halloween/ Christmas/ Football..etc)

60. Meet Jessica Alba 

61. Own enough books to have a library 

62. Join the mile high club 

63. Live electronic free for 3 days

64. Pole dancing classes

65. Go to Nude Yoga

66. Splits in the air

67. Handstand for 3 minutes

68. 20 Pullups 

69. Write a children's book

70. Change a life 

71. Boudoir photoshoot 

72. Fitness photoshoot

73. Bake a beautiful cake 

74. Go to my highschool reunion

75. Learn to make sushi

76. Eat a grasshopper

77. No fighting, just good communication 

78. Beach ______

79. Write a magazine article 

80. Have my own vegetable garden

81. Tire swing in my backyard

82. Brew my own beer 

83. Make jam

84. Have a day long prank war

85. Jamaica

86. Spain

87. Egypt

88. Spoil the crap out of my parents 

89. Leave a legacy 

90. Have a six pack 

91. Catch a ball at a MLB game

92. Learn to golf

93. Be a wedding crasher

94. Eat at Emeril's in New Orleans

95. Crowd surf!

96. Be on The Real World 

97. Pay for my family's trip to somewhere exotic 

98. Make a pizza from scratch

99. Start a family tradition

100. Visit the white house! 

That's 100 things I'm totally gonna do before I die. Some aren't super realistic but it could happen right? There's a ton more and some I left open-ended but I can't wait to make them all happen :) 

Ciao xoxo,

Cheyenne