how it started.

Making a decision on what college to attend was extremely hard for me. What was even harder was the fact that they seriously wanted me to pick a major. Now to some, this is not a challenge, they always knew they wanted to be a teacher, or lawyer, or doctor, nurse, or maybe a coach. Or maybe a zoologist, archiologist? Point is, I had  NO STINKING CLUE what career I wanted to do for the rest of my life! All I knew was I really loved helping other people, and I wanted to be a wife and have lots of children.  So fast-forward from my college years, I got a degree in dental hygiene, married my high school sweetheart and best friend, worked part time in dental hygiene for several years and now I am home with my awesomely crazy kiddos and helping other people with their health and finances.  I would not consider myself a “health freak nut” or a “crazy workout gooroo” but what I LOVE and what makes me get fired up is helping other people make the most out of their lives.  Two and a half years ago, I was struggling with the exhausting reality and demands of mothering two little people. Only 19 months apart, adding the demands of a newborn to that of a toddler were definitely more than I expected. I was EXHAUSTED, overwhelmed and struggling to figure out in the world I could manage this new normal and become the mom I really wanted to be.  I wanted to be able to play hard and engage with my kids, have the patience to discipline and instruct my children well and instill values and character in their lives. This is WHY I wanted to be a stay at home mom in the first place, but now I was trying to figure out how to make it until nap time without falling asleep on the couch!  My sweet husband was very VERY patient and loving and encouraging during this transition to say the least!  So when my mother in law gave me several Spark samples to try and said it should give me the boost I need...I was pumped.  Spark was a game changer. After the long nights waking to nurse a baby I could wake up (drink a spark) and quickly get breakfast made, enjoy playing with my sweet daughter, lay them down for naps and for the first time in months NOT nap, but actually had the energy and focus to get the house picked up, laundry started (i forgot to mention my extremely spit up/reflux child that changed clothes 6x a day) make dinner and feel great when my husband walked in after a 10 hour day at work. Now that I had energy, I knew I could commit and get on track with getting healthy again after falling into the fast/convenient/ processed/ quick and easy trap and invest in become the best me again. I was able to get the baby weight off and more importantly create lifestyle habits that have become a normal part of our lives. To say the least, AdvoCare products have been a huge help in becoming the best wife and mom I can be.  While Im still not at my ideal weight from baby 3, I am able to have the energy to keep up with the demands of motherhood and focus on being the healthiest I can be.  All of that is to give you some back ground so I can encourage you with my current, here and now reality.