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Day 3: Down another 2lbs this morning...so a total of 6 lbs, which feels good. My puffiness and bloat is going down...BUT my monthly lady friend will be joining soon, so I'm working overtime to keep cravings and expectations in check. wink emoticon. Just keeping it real.
I'll be moving forward with a pretty streamlined blog format. I'll share food tips, my daily meals, and biggest struggles...so stay tuned! Here I've posted the "virgin diet plate" not to give away J.J's secret but to show you how your meals should look! Even after the 21 days are over. HEAR ME, reading this book is super important to get the full effect! It also tells you what High-FI (food intolerance) foods to avoid for your 21 day cycle. Truly, even my Nursing background and nutritional training couldn't have prepared me for the wealth of knowledge she provides. So buy it. Read it. Let it help you. Sometimes it's just a simple shift in perspective. I'll be making a short grocery trip today to replenish some easy items, but y'all I have to tell you...grocery shopping on this plan is the LEAST amount of money I've spent to date (over 20 years) on a "diet". Super pumped about that. Just goes to show, you can work this healthy routine in on a tight budget! Tip for today: STAY HYDRATED!! Roughly drink 1/2 your weight in ounces PER DAY, while in this program and at least 64 after!! ALSO, grab a good Magnesium and Vitamin C supplement. *pic posted below of my choices. Meals for the day: Breakfast-16 oz H2O, Black coffee, Vega Shake Lunch- Vega Shake Snack- Virgin diet Lentil soup Dinner- Brown rice bowl with black beans, homemade salsa, and avocado. Struggle for the day-afternoon hunger...so I ate some Lentil soup and all was better. Making every effort to listen to my body and make sure hunger isn't boredom. Making better choices each time.
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This trip started in Boston. Where I live currently. BUT first..after much unexpected personal success and growth, I made a big move. Months ago I developed this crazy idea that I wanted to see incredible growth in my team...how was it going to happen??? With tons of faith, love, and sharing skincare...so I collaborated with my beautiful team and WE made a plan...little did I know, this trip would forever change my heart. I've traveled a lot in the past year. Helping and building my team; before this Austin gig in fact. ...New Zeland, Tahiti, Ethiopia (yes Africa), Mexico, and all over the US...I love it, travel fills my cup. Each trip holds specials memories and moments in my heart. Most of these trips are with my closet people. And they always bring me closer to God and strengthen my soul. My hubby didn't come with me to Austin, and although I missed him terribly, I'm better for this trip. All of it. Austin marked the location of our company wide R+F convention!!! Having missed last year due to other obligations in Denver, I was pumped to get there!!! A week with My girls, fun, learning, dancing, dresses, the Doctors AND much more!!! How exciting right!?! Yes, it delivered in every way!! First, I stopped in TN to visit family, and to join a few of my team members and friends for what we call Biz Opps. I've found in my personal business "parties" don't suit me. So I don't do them, I believe in working your strengths and collaborating on your weaknesses. I like the honest hands off approach of just sharing and helping who wants to be helped...HOWEVER, I love the idea of gathering some friends for coffee or drinks and talking beauty and products!! I am packaged with a spirit of helping others in the same way I did for a decade as a full time Nurse. Once a Nurse always a Nurse, but I wanted fun, passion, more...SO, at 29 I followed my heart and by 30 I no longer had to punch anyone's clock!! I still hold a per deim spot at a local hospital, BUT I go when I choose. The best part about my career change is that I am my own boss. I work my biz BUT only on my terms. My team is incredible and I LOVE watching them build their dreams!!! We have fun and we get paid without the pressure of "selling" anyone!!! How is that? Because we have Premium skincare that works and we simply have to share it. Our Doctors created a previous billiondollar brand (ProActiv) and they ARE doing it again with anti aging. To some this matters very little and I totally respect that. This business isn't for everyone, but I sure am thankful for all the incredible people God has blessed me with through this vehicle for change and financial freedom! Speaking of blessings...as I hold it together right now...I must share with you that the ladies who attended convention with me are forever friends. We DO life together, and we do it well. We laughed, cried, reached for the stars, and truly empowered one another. In my personal life I've struggled with finding my place and believing in myself...I just couldn't ever quite get close enough in fear of many things. However, in the last year and a half I've made life long "sister" friends. This includes people outside my R+F team as well, and I'm truly blessed for the beautiful souls I walk hand in hand with. I'm forever grateful. So, Austin provided delicious Tex Mex and margs...as well as training and excitement that couldn't be recreated if we tried, and believe me next year is VEGAS, so we will try. I attended this event with a pretty high title, I was awarded perks I've never seen in any other job!!! But the BEST part is being empowered by the kindest, vivacious people I've ever known...this includes our Doctors, The corporate R+F dream team, my teammates, and each beautiful heart that took on Austin with fierceness!! We all left better. We witnessed the hearts of our company and I couldn't be more proud to represent Rodan+Fields in their entirety. I'm dreaming bigger, living more, and I'd love to share this gift with you and your family! #teamFearless because FEAR has no place in my happiness, business, or gratefulness. Thank you for tuning in! **connect with me on social media and periscope (search Hollie Calderon) **for more info holliecalderon.myrandf.com (products) holliecalderon.myrandf.biz (business) "Changing skin, Changing lives" -Rodan+Fields I'll be nothing but honest here, as I sat down to tell my "Ethiopian mission trip story", immediately I couldn't do it...not because the people of Ethiopia are anything short of beautiful, but because "I" am not worthy to tell "their" story...it took me several weeks to decide that infact I would speak my mind, and on OUR behalf. You see, the people of Ethiopia are people just like you and I. Some of the brightest most beautiful people I've ever met. The children are vibrant beyond the most pitiful circumstances. They love deep, they have hope and faith like I've never seen, and it's inspiring. Infectious. My biggest hang up in telling "their" story...was...it isn't "my" story to tell. So, I was scared, and I didn't speak up...until now...because I realized, that's not what it's all about. It's OUR story. I am called to be an advocate. I've known it all my life, but until Ethiopia...I had NO idea as to what or why? My voice is meant to be heard, and I will use it. Coming back to America after Ethiopia, well...it was absolutely devastating. Heartbreaking, but beautiful at the same time. Hard to put into words, but I'll try my best. Hear me when I say; I am incredibly proud to be an American. We literally live in the BEST nation around. Full of choice and opportunity, despite the obvious shortcomings, but we do. We have issues that anger all of us, but we are able to speak freely about it...right?! Yes. If you aren't sure about what we are afforded then let me tell you a few things that children don't have on demand in their country: Clean water, healthy parents, parents at all, clothes, food, shoes, a house, a bed, medications, hospitals, on and on...these kids, in abundance, requested the most of what you ask!?! Chocolate. Yep, that's luxury to them. Something that I know I take for granted sometimes. When you arrive they hold you, they hug you, they ask your name, and they just want your attention...they crave it, there isn't enough to go around you see. They don't care what you drive, where you went to school, or how much money you make...they just love your presence. I was completely overwhelmed by that, in a good way. I was thankful I carried my sunglasses everywhere I went, mostly to hide my tears. I never wanted any of these beautiful people to think I cried tears of sorrow for them. Although I did, and still do, I wept more from joy. For the smiles in tattered rags with bold gorgeous eyes...for the babies without parents, but loved so deeply by their orphanage caretakers. For each beautiful heart I met. For the happiness that comes without riches. We spend a lot of our lives chasing happiness like its some sort of destination we will arrive at...but in fact, happiness is wherever you want it to be...even in a trash dump community with nothing. God is everywhere, not just in the places we "expect" Him to be. He's everywhere and in Ethopia I have never felt closer to my God. Another word I use to describe this journey is Peace. In a country full of ruin I felt true peace. I saw individuals proud to share their stories with us...not shame, but hope and faith. You see, we aren't the enemy, we are the hope. We often go hard and fast against one another, but I aim to break that cycle, along with my fellow like minded people. Humans can ban together to change the world, I watch it happen one soul at a time. I was so moved by each person we met, each hug truly radiated love and acceptance. We are on a mission and I hope you'll join us. My husband and I now sponsor two families...as I looked over each story, it was hard to choose. Hard because we asked ourselves, how could we ever do enough? Seriously, you see devestation of this kind and you want to save them all. But reality is you can't. You can, however, change the world for one. I had the priceless privilege of meeting a few of these "ones" that the world was changed for. These incredible individuals found hope through being sponsored and went back to serve their communities. They didn't abandon them, they spread their love and gifts all over Ethiopia...from helping with sponsorship, to creating jobs for single women, to feeding programs. Inspirational. My heart is forever changed. So giving to these children means a whole lot more than food, water, and supplies...it means a second chance to shine bright. I'm honored to have them in my life and can't wait to squeeze them again, in person. Which brings me to my final point, I'll be going back. Absolutely. I left a piece of my heart in fact. I constantly long for the love, spirit, foods, and culture of Ethiopia. To hold tight the hands of the children and hug the motherless. To partner with the women and men who want more for their country, just as I do mine. I plan on beginning my own organization based in the states that will serve many of the less fortunate all across the globe. This is just the beginning and the Lord knows how grateful I am that he has big plans for me and my family. So...I ask you to join me in changing the world for ONE. I want to see the gap between those who want to make a difference, and don't know how...bridged to the people who do make a difference and want to see others partnering up. Maybe Ethopia isn't your starting place, but I encourage EACH of you reading this to take some time to think about where YOU can make a difference. It may be in your very own household...but I assure you, God has a place for everyone...be bold enough to ask where you fit! Thank you for reading and sharing a bit of my experience in love, courage, and hope. Bless you. ❤️ *For more info please visit ordinaryhero.org "Never worry about the numbers. Help ONE person at a time, and start with the person nearest you." Mother Theresa If there's one thing we can all agree on, it's this...we all struggle with weight issues. Too much, to little, I wish I looked like that in my clothes OR if I lost 10-15 lbs I'd FEEL so much better!!! Truth is, you probably would, but what's the bigger issue? BODY IMAGE and ridding your body and life of too many toxins. I've dealt with this for as long as I can remember. You too? Then hear me out... Looking in the mirror and LOVING what you see is a total inside job. It's necessary and we ALL deserve it. Weightloss is a number, a destination...BUT a Healthy body is a ongoing journey, it's OUR real life version of what WE feel on the inside. It shows in our face, skin, size, and shape. Those things we don't have control over. #allsizesmatter #everyshapeisbeautiful. So we MUST take care of us. All of us. We must put in what we want to show on the outside. And don't place a number on it. It's way more than just size and food. A beautiful soul shines brightly no matter the vessel it's in. BUT...we are given only one body. What does yours say about you? I don't like to admit it sometimes, but I can't remember a time when I loved my body. I do look back at pictures and wish I was that small again...but I'd never go back to her. I'd never want to hurt inside like that again. My outside rarely matched my inside when I was a "skinny bitch". I felt a lot of shame and other wicked things, but beautiful wasn't one of them. 4 years ago I started a healthy journey, God knows I couldn't handle one more unhealthy one. I met my husband, my biggest fan, and I turned my life around. Once and for all. For me. So the "me" now is stronger, braver, and healthier. My insides match my outside even though I will never be a size 0 again. Now let me be honest, some months my BODY says I love veggies, fruits, and water AND others it screams I drink too much wine and over indulge on snacks, but you want to know the best part? Know body knows that but me. Nobody cares but me. So I have the power. NOT ONCE, has my husband or a sweet friend EVER said...hey girl, you look like you gained a few lbs and I don't like what I see. Never. Maybe I'm just lucky, but I think there's something to that. It's in my mind...yes there are legitimate health concerns out there; especially with the foods we eat, and I like to be informed. Hence the Virgin diet... I'm cutting out foods that are proven "allergens" or "triggers" and once this diet, more like removing the toxins is over...I'm confident I'll find my food issues. Then I will trash them. I will grieve hard if it's corn though...I'm eliminating the following: Soy, Corn, Gluten, Dairy, Sugar (artificial as well), Eggs, and Peanuts for 21 days. Today I started my day with a vega shake...had another for lunch and I'll have a very clean dinner, salad with quinoa!! Feeling great and not starving!! Win win!! *Comment for recipes. "What makes you different or weird, that's your strength" -Meryl Streep Hi ALL! I'm Hollie Calderon...as a newly self proclaimed blogger, I'll be sharing my journey of being a "WFHW-Work From Home Wife". I love my hubby, my puppy, travel, and helping others live their best life possible!!! Follow me for tips on love, life, giving back, fashion, home, health, and loss. Not necessarily in that order...wink emoticon. My background is in Critical Care Nursing and I currently own my own Skin Care Consulting biz with Rodan+Fields! Life has been a truly beautiful roller coaster for me. I've always been vulnerable and shared my life with honesty in private...BUT after much encouragement I've decided to take my journey public!! I'm kicking off my blog with my weightloss journey!!! Weight has ALWAYS been a struggle for me and as of late I've cared less about weightloss, and focused more on health instead...I'm liking where it's taking me and I'd love to share with y'all!! Today I begin a 21 Day journey that is the "virgin diet". No, it's not what you think...the author's last name is actually Virgin and it's a meal/health plan that encourages "dropping" certain foods in order to discover what's weighting down my system!! I look toward to cleansing and letting go of some extra baggage along the way. Follow me on this journey to learn more about what the Virgin diet can do for you?! "If you want to have more, you've got to do more" -Jim Rohn Love a #teamFearless life with me -@holliecRF |
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