How Shopping for Yoga Clothes Changed My Outlook on Weight Loss!

Something that a lot of you may not know about me, is that over the past few months I've lost a considerable (for me anyway) amount of weight!  Since my youngest daughter was born, five years ago, I've struggled with losing the extra baby weight, having always been a "skinny girl", it was extremely hard for me to come to terms with gaining and not being able to lose those extra pounds.  I've never been the type of person who liked working out and I absolutely detest going to the gym, but I knew that in order to ever see my pre-baby weight again, I was going to have to make the necessary positive changes to make that happen and yes, much to my dismay, that included exercising.

As silly as it may sound, when I decided to start exercising more, the first thing I realized was that I didn't even have the proper workout attire...always thinking like a woman, worried about what to wear.  I mean, I did own an insane amount of yoga pants (mostly because they are so comfortable and have an elastic waistband...don't judge, you know that's why you have so many in your closet too), but I didn't even own a sports bra, I told you I didn't like exercising.  So, in an effort to stick to my guns, I decided to shop online for some clothes worthy of working out, you know, because online shopping for those types of clothes is so much easier than walking into the actual store and looking like a deer caught in headlights...at least it made sense to me. I'll be the first to admit, I literally had absolutely no clue what kind of clothes I needed to work out, I mean the last time I actually did it had to be in high school, unless you count that one time when I was trying to impress this guy I was dating so I kinda, sorta pretended that I was like some sort of workout queen...yeah, that didn't end well.  All I knew is that I needed yoga clothes, well, at least I thought that sounded like a decent enough search term to get me to where I wanted to go so I headed off to Google and stumbled across Sweaty Betty...I know, you love the name, right!?!  Before I knew it, I was knee deep in sports bras and yoga shorts and while I was completely out of my league, I did have to appreciate how cute all of the clothes were.  Right then and there I decided that if the working out thing fell through, then at least I'd have some majorly cute clothes to pretend to workout in...it's the little things y'all! Another positive to ordering workout clothes online is that it buys you some more time and if you choose standard shipping, well, that buys you at least a week..always thinking ahead is the way to go in this situation.

While I could go on and on about how cute the clothes were and my absolute and total resistance to the entire working out and losing weight thing I won't, instead I will say that I did buy workout clothes and yes, I actually put them on and got sweaty in them!  And you know what...I lost the weight!  I didn't do an insane diet, I didn't workout until I couldn't see straight, instead I made little changes like walking instead of driving and drinking more water and less sweet tea (this one I attribute to 99% of my weight loss) and it worked!   I am down 15 pounds and 4 pants sizes since deciding to make the necessary changes in my life and it all started with looking for cute workout clothes...yes my friends, we all have to start somewhere!

 Until next time...

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Progresso and The Biggest Loser Work You Out and Make You Over!

One of my goals this year is to get back in shape!



I’ve spent the last three years since my youngest daughter was born saying that I’m going to get in shape and lose some of this baby weight, without actually getting up and doing it!  So, 2012 is my year—I think!

I know I’m not the only one whose goal for 2012 is too lose some weight and bring some of that sexy back—so I  can’t wait to share this review and giveaway with all of you!

Progresso wants to give YOU the chance to win an awesome makeover in their Souper YOU Contest!  Entering is super easy; all you have to do is tell Progresso why you deserve a makeover and what you love about their soup and you could have the chance to win an ultimate makeover experience in Hollywood this spring!

I don’t know about you, but soup is one of my all-time favorite things to eat—like seriously, I could eat it everyday and never get bored!  Traditionally, soup can be a heavy meal packed with as much fat and calories as your average cheeseburger (depending on what kind of soup you’re having), but Progresso has  40 soups that are 100 calories or less!  For me that’s the best news ever, because at only 100 calories, I can have my soup and eat it too!

Progresso Soup will help you stay on your weight loss journey, while still offering amazing flavor and variety!  In addition to all of the veggie goodness in each can of Progresso, with these soups you also get all of the hearty ingredients that you crave like rice, beans, pasta and meat!  Come on…how could that not make your day?

If you’re on the fact track to weight loss and Progresso is your secret weapon, then you should definitely enter the Progresso Souper You contest!

A Little More About the Souper You Contest:
This year, the Souper You^® Contest will provide three lucky winners with an ultimate makeover experience in Hollywood; this includes a trip for 2 to Los Angeles, California where the winner will receive a head-to-toe makeover including hair and makeup, guided shopping spree with a $1,000 fashion retailer gift card, $1,000 spending money and 2 tickets to this season’s live finale of NBC’s The Biggest Loser!

To enter visit visit www.SouperYou.com and submit your photo and a brief essay telling why you deserve a makeover and what you love about Progresso Soup, no later than February 22 (the day before my birthday)!  can check back on March 12th for the announcement of the top ten finalists, and to vote for their favorite finalist until March 25th!


Checkout the video of the 2011 Souper You Winner…who knows—you just might be next!

Make sure to visit the Progresso website for more souper information and great taste!  You can also find Progresso on Facebook so be sure to give them a thumbs up today!  Hey all you couponers—check this out: you can print a coupon for $1.25 off 4 cans of Progresso soup!

So, how would you like to win a Progresso Prize Pack?  I thought so!




WIN IT!
One MIBR reader is going to win a Progresso Prize pack containing:

2 VIP coupons for FREE Progresso Soup
1 copy of The Biggest Loser Workout DVD

Check out the rules and enter this giveaway below using the helicopter entry form.  Good Luck!

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“Disclosure:  The Progresso^® Souper You^® prize pack, information, coupon, and giveaway have been provided by Progresso through MyBlogSpark.”

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