Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone!! Ok, I know I am a several days late, but since this blog wasn't live until now I still have to wish you a happy new year. I hope your new year is going well so far and you are owning 2013! Day 1 of the new year wasn't so great for me. Woke up with the crud and felt like poo. I pretty much laid in bed all day(not by choice). This is not what I had in mind for starting off my new year. I wanted to workout and get some meals prepared for the next 3 days of work. I decided to listen to my body and rest, so that I wouldn't make matters worse. The good thing about laying around is I could stalk my twitter feed for the new Tone It Up Love Your Body Challenge(more on that in a bit).

On January 2nd I had to return to work after being off since December 21st. After being off work for that long it was a little rough returning to work. I got to work and my cold kept getting worse. I am not one to sit around and get everyone sick so I decided it was time to go to the doctor and get rid of this mess. It was messing up my plans to start 2013 off with a bang. Went to the doctor and was told I have an upper respiratory infection. Received two shots in the booty and a z-pack. Returned to work only because I wasn't contagious and seemed to feel a bit better as the day continued. By the time I got home I was feeling better and told myself it was time to workout. I was not going to miss another day. I did take it easy but did some Tone It Up workouts. Definitely had a nice little sweat going on.

So what or who is Tone It Up? To keep it short head on over to their website to find out. Now I can't just let you click on the link without singing my praises first. Tone It Up consist of two amazing trainers Karena and Katrina. They provide free workouts and recipes. They have YouTube videos and do workout printouts so you can have them wherever you go. Along the way of providing free fitness these ladies have created a supporting community of women helping each other achieve their goals. Some of the ladies that I have gotten to know through Tone It Up I consider great friends. I may have never met some of them in person, but I feel like I have know them for ages! Its a sisterhood that I just can't put it in words, but its amazing. There are no cat fights or anyone being mean. Its all genuine support, after all we are all here for the same thing. So why not encourage someone along the way? 

Its a WIN, WIN!!

Now to help you start your new year off right here is the Love Your Body Challenge from Tone It Up. Don't worry if you have missed a couple of days, its never too late to sign up and work toward a healthier you!! Plus there will be some giveaways for the challenge as well. Make sure you follow them on twitter, trust me you will meet some amazing women!

{Source} <- Click here for the challenge!!