Sarah Murphy

Do you read this?

Sarah — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:40:39 +0000

I know I have been horrible about updating my blog. I was moving a couple months ago and life just gets busy. It’s so much easier to update it on Facebook, lol. So I want to know. How many people are actually reading this? Do you want to get more tips, be inspired? Comment below and let me hear you!!!!! Let me know if there is something you want me to post about as well.

Appreciate you all!

Day 60 of 90

Sarah — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 02:02:38 +0000

First of all, I have to apologize for not updating my blog they way I should be. You can find me over on FB on more of a regular basis: www.facebook.com/sarahbmurphy but I promise to get better and start posting some helpful tips and recipes again!!!

So I’m sure you’re wondering how my 90 day challenge is going! Well I have to say since I started it right before the holidays, pretty darn good! I did lose 11 lbs and 9.5 inches overall. Cannot wait to share my Day 90 with you all!!!!

I did go on vacation to Disney w/ my family and also I got rear ended while driving so my back was messed up for a week. No excuses though and I’m happy w/ my progress so far!!!

I’m looking for others to join me on the 90 day challenge to keep each other accountable. Please message me if you’re interested!!!

Here is the photo:

Happy New Year!

Day 1 of 90 (again lol….see details below)

Sarah — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:13:29 +0000

I restarted my 90 day challenge today because they released an amazing way to document our challenges w/ a new tool. So I will be using that now to track my progress but had to start over to start at Day 1. If you’ve been following my journey, you know I’m completely honest about what is going on in my own life w/ my health. Well I’m ready to get out of the slump, get myself back and even take it to the next level than before.

I think what I’ll be doing here on my blog will be posting my Day 1, 30, 60 and 90 updates, then other things in between. If you want to join me and follow my challenge in more detail, you can connect w/ me at www.facebook.com/sarahbmurphy and send me a message to let me know you came from my blog.

Here are the details to Day 1 of 90:

Weight: 195 lbs
Waist: 37″
Chest: 39 1/2″
Hips: 46″

Here is my before photo:

I did AMAZING today w/ Day 1, here are photos to prove it! I’m going to be using the transformation kit along w/ the paleo diet. I got to eat bacon w/ my chicken & broccoli for dinner tonight Who doesn’t love that!!!!? For my snack I also had a handful of raw almonds, not pictured below.

Day 9 of 90

Sarah — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:37:36 +0000

I’m heading to St. Louis until Monday so to be honest I might not be able to update this every day like I have been doing. We are on the road right now and let me tell you, driving through IL is a boring drive lol. FLAT FLAT FLAT!

I did workout this morning and because of my “off” day yesterday, I have NO energy today. Just shows that you need to feed your body correctly to give it power to make you stronger for your workouts and even daily activities!!! I am also VERY sore!!!

We packed the car w/ our shakes and some healthy snacks and I will do my BEST for food choices while we are there. I will tell you right now that Saturday night will most likely be my cheat night since we are having a team party and when you have so many people, we are doing pizza to make it easy.

So I will hopefully give you updates throughout the weekend but I cannot promise anything! :)

Day 8 of 90

Sarah — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:07:56 +0000

OK, I will honestly tell you today was OFF!!!!!!!!!
I did track but I didn’t eat enough, I was working around the clock! I did workout though. Here is the proof

Yes, Brenda kicking my butt here!!!! Tomorrow is another day and I will be doing another workout and then on the road to St. Louis. I will be honest. I’m not sure how I will be able to update this blog this next coming days but I will try!!!!!!

Still committed my friends!!!!

Day 7 of 90

Sarah — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:52:06 +0000

WOO HOO, I’m still going strong and it’s day 7! This morning I had a great workout, wanted to give up several times lol. Started my day bright and early w/ a Vi-Shake w/ spinach and this omega blend w/ strawberry & banana (1TB). YUM!!! I did have my cup of coffee as well w/ a little bit of cream added. I’ll continue w/ my rest of my meals for the day below. I’m definitely feeling more energetic during the day now and would say I even have more of a positive attitude as well. Cravings are all going away which is awesome and I’m drinking a lot of water. So focused right now on my goals and realizing this is the best way to live. We only have 1 body and we better take care of it, you cannot get a new one!!! I want to be fit and strong at the age of 80 and not worry about things. Doing things now in my 30′s are going to help me then. So I ask you, are you stuck right now or are you doing good? What could you work on to improve today? How can you push yourself a little harder. Remember if we keep doing what we’ve always done, we’ll get the same results or worst. I challenge you all today to take it to the next level!!!!!

Meal 1 : Posted above

Meal 2: Organic apple w/ 1.5 TB of organic no sugar peanut butter from Trader Joe’s

Meal 3: Vi-Shake with a 1/2 of an organic apple (I guess I’m craving apples today lol), a dash of vanilla and cinnamon, unsweetened almond milk with ice and blend! YUM!

Meal 4: Organic string cheese w/ 2 oz of grass-fed organic beef

Meal 5: Grass-fed burgers, no bun. 1 TB of organic ketchup, 4 oz of baked sweet potato fries (homemade) and steamed green beans. I did have a glass of pinot noir last night too, I know I need to cut back on my wine!

Day 6 of 90

Sarah — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 01:44:48 +0000

Another day on the weekend and looking forward to going back to the schedule tomorrow. This morning I went out for a small walk w/ our puppy since he cannot go too far w/out getting exhausted. Then we did rake some leaves today and I would say that was a much better workout

Meal 1: Butterfinger Vi-Shake w/ unsweetened almond milk and coffee with a little cream

Meal 2: Chicken Apple Sausage

Meal 3: Uncured beef summer sausage and a piece of organic string cheese

Meal 4: We were out for a kid’s costume party and they had a buffet. I loaded up on salad and the only protein I could find was fried chicken, hard boiled eggs and I had a little bit of sweet potato bites. Had a glass of pinot noir while I was there too.

Day 5 of 90

Sarah — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 02:12:49 +0000

Well today I was off schedule from the rest of the week. So I was totally off track w/ eating. I literally forgot to drink my shake for breakfast and didn’t eat until noon, at that time I had 2 eggs. I have a bad habit of skipping breakfast so I know on the weekends, I’m going to work even harder at it. For snack today I did have an organic apple w/ 1 TB of raw almond butter and I also sprinkled some cinnamon on the apples too. My daughter ending up stealing some.

Then I did have a piece of organic string cheese after the apples as well. For dinner, we kind of have a cheat meal. We made homemade individual pizzas. Mine had organic pizza sauce, ham, pineapple and mozzarella cheese.

So I didn’t end up eating a lot today and I know if I want to veg out tonight, that’s probably why. Currently it’s 9:10 pm and I’m doing good but if I do get hungry I just might whip up a vi-shake quick.

Also today was rest day, no workout. I did end up doing somewhat of an arm workout though after carving a bunch of pumpkins w/ the kids

Day 4 of 90

Sarah — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 02:03:07 +0000

I couldn’t sleep very well last night but got up ready for the day. If I had to workout on my own today, I might have skipped the workout honestly. I’m very sore but still able to move, looking forward to my rest day tomorrow!!!! Today we worked more upper body and abs and some leg workouts as well. I’ll have to eventually take some video to show you some of the workouts we are doing because she comes up w/ some amazing moves and you can do them right in your own home. Brenda maybe you should come up with a workout video We’ve been using the large inflatable ball, free weights and today some plastic plates (yes, like from your kitchen)

My diet so far has been awesome! Feeling hungrier these days because of the workout but I’m fueling my body correctly now too.

Meal 1: (before workout): Organic string cheese, cup of coffee w/ a little cream

Meal 2: (after workout): Butterfinger Vi-Shake, TASTES just like it!!! YUM!

Here I am outside, walking my puppy around the yard and drinking my butterfinger shake

Meal 3: Leftover 3oz of grass-fed ground beef burgers w/ 1 TB of organic ketchup

Meal 4: 1/2 cup of raw almonds and a organic string cheese. Also had my nuero w/ vi-trim during this time as well.

Meal 5: 1/2 cup of homemade chili and some gluten-free corn bread muffin w/ some Earth Balance (1 tsp)

Ok, I had a glass of pinot noir tonight too

The key now is to stay strong this weekend!!!!! I’ll report tomorrow on how I do

Day 3 of 90

Sarah — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:35:55 +0000

I had my workout this morning at 8:30 am. I couldn’t move when I got up, lol. Today I’m ready to take it to another level w/ my nutrition and feeling even more laser focused!! I’m going to continue to write my post throughout the day and then post it this evening so it will be kind of like a journal. I did take my before photos yesterday and will have the guts to post them soon. Like I said I’m going to be completely transparent during this time. I hope that someone can come back and see my 90 days and it will help them on their journey to health as well. Today Brenda really kicked my butt in my workout and I felt like giving up so many times but thank goodness she was here to keep pushing me through. Then I went out and got my haircut and colored right after. I’ll share a photo below. :)

Meal 1 right after I woke up: 1 organic string cheese and a cup of coffee w/ a very small amount of cream. Since we workout in the morning she recommended getting something small in my stomach otherwise I need to eat an hour before the workout.

Meal 2 after my workout: Brenda brought over some homemade protein bars, I had to give it a try It was very good, I’ll have to get the recipe!!

Meal 3: Vi-Shake w/ unsweetened almond milk, coffee, 1 TB of chia seeds and also some leftover 4oz of sweet potato fries

Water w/ Nuero and Vi-Trim Clear Control Drink Mix (both apart of the transformation kit)

The new do and drinking my Nuero and Vi-Trim

Meal 4: 1/2 cup of raw almonds and a organic string cheese

Meal 5: Marinated chicken skewers w/ red bell peppers, onion and zuchinni

Meal 6: Vi-Shake w/ unsweetened almond milk