Looks like we may have to put "The End" on hold and pony up
Well if you believe the Mayans (or at least all those that talk about the Mayans) this will be my last message and I wish you the best of health.
As simple as that would sound to just have everything just end, most likely life will continue to go on and we will continue to have decisions to make that shape our future. So salute to the future and 2013 and making choices that continue to reverse the negative trends in our lives. It is not all about fitness & nutrition either. For the later part of last year I had been reading the book & workbook called "Love & Respect" by Emerson Eggerichs. It has been a slow work and I have much to work on. So now with the world going on I hope to continue to strive to be the best husband I can. While it has been a challenge to push myself thought P90X, Insanity, etc., changing the character of my soul seems to be the biggest challenge. So no matter your test and trials, I pray that you can face them as I press through my own.
Plants are treating us well
Our family continues to enjoy a mainly plant-based diet and even with working hard at our fitness routines, we are feeling really good. Tammy is still amazed that she has been holding her post Ultimate Reset physique. Honestly, even before birthing 4 babies she was not as lean, toned and strong as she is now. She is a great role-model and I hope that her knowledge and enthusiasm will help many. We do feel a bit "nuts" sometimes applying all that we have learned about our nutrition, but really we are not crazy people.Chocolate Shakeology revamp, take two.
This July when the whey-protein based Chocolate Shakeology was changed to a more robust Super-Food formulation, many were upset. Even more so, after Carl (Beachbody CEO) Blogged I Challenge Your Tongue To A Duel!. Carl is one of the most passionate men I know about wanting to create healthy products, so I could understand him wanting people to "stick" with it for the health reasons. But alas, it did not taste at all the same. It was still better than everything else on the market, and it did "grow" on us. We started using the Choc. Vegan Formula and the Tropical Strawberry, so we were fine. Carl wanted to listen to the many that voiced disgust. Therefore, a "Shakeology Tasting Panel" was created with a variety of coaches and customers. I was on the panel and Beachbody did a great job listening and made chocolate Shakeology taste (in Tammy and my opinion) better than anything before, while retaining all the new superfood additions. It is shipping now and we look forward to tasting the "Customer Approved" formula.About the Family
Winter is here and it is snowing as I type. It has been great ski coaching again this year at a local resort. We have already had many days skiing together as a family. This is only year two of skiing for our children and they are doing so well. It is nice to have this winter activity. We have been enjoying hot cocoa, cider and Tammy's excellent toffee. We also enjoyed cutting our own Christmas tree again this year. Tammy and I wish you a Merry CHRISTmas and hope for a continued friendship in the new year.P.S. - I have told so many of you that are doing Insanity that Tammy and I were in the Infomercial. Well here is a Clip of our 4-seconds of fame. (at 0:14 to 0:15 & 1:15 to 1:16.) Insanity Video - Jay and Tammy
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