Cinch® Snack Bars serve up hard-to-believe snacking pleasure with hunger-fighting protein. Powered by Leucine, they help preserve muscle. 120–130 calories per bar.

The Cinch Starter kit comes with an assortment box of 10 bars to get you started. Don’t forget I’m giving away a Cinch Starter kit, please go enter if you haven’t already!

I haven’t measured this week and I didn’t lose any weight this week but I am not losing heart for several reasons…

1. Sunday morning at church several people told me how great I looked and asked how much weight I had lost.
2. Today a friend asked me if I needed a size 14 swimsuit and I laughed and told her I was a 20/22. She then proceeded to laugh because she is a 22/24 and sees me as MUCH thinner than she is.
3. I was re-reading the information in the Cinch packet that I received when I was accepted into this program and in clinical studies over 12 weeks people lost an average of 15.4 pounds. I have lost 11 pounds in 10 weeks so I feel like I am right on track with the average.

This week I plan to exercise more (4-5 days) and take my Boost, I’m really bad at remembering that! What are your healthy goals this week? Leave me a comment and let me know.

This is a sponsored post as part of the Shaklee Corporation’s Team #Cinchspiration Campaign. I have received free products, online support and incentives for participating. My opinions are my own. Results and experiences are unique for each person, so results may vary. People following the weight loss portion of Shaklee 180 can expect to lose 1-2 pounds a week.

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The boys started their college classes this week, they go to State College of Florida here in our town. I’m working on figuring out my new schedule to get my workouts in as well as working and playing taxi driver to get Jordan to and from his classes.

The excitement this week is that I get to give away a Cinch Starter Kit valued at $228! One of you gets to join me on my weight loss journey and try some of the delicious shake recipes I’ve been sharing.

The Cinch Starter Kit includes:

• Vanilla shake mix canister (15 servings)
• Assorted Cinch shake packets (14 packets)
• 3-in-1 boost(42 count)
• Assortment pack snack bars (10 count)
• Energy tea mix (28 sticks)
• Daily journals (2)
• Cinch program guide
• Cinch logo shaker cup
• Cinch pedometer
• Cinch tape measure

This is a great opportunity for you to jump start your own weight loss journey.
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This is a sponsored post as part of the Shaklee Corporation’s Team #Cinchspiration Campaign. I have received free products, online support and incentives for participating. My opinions are my own. Results and experiences are unique for each person, so results may vary. People following the weight loss portion of Shaklee 180 can expect to lose 1-2 pounds a week.

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I know these aren’t the prettiest pictures to look at but I can see the changes!

I am still loving the shakes and the bars but I’ll be honest, I only accomplished one of my weekly goals. Oh well, it is a new week and I am starting fresh! Yesterday I took a huge step forward and registered for Mickey’s Jungle Jungle 5k at Walt Disney World in November and I have begun training with the Couch to 5k program to help me get ready!

I am down 10 pounds!! I was hoping to be at 15-20 by 2 months but 10 is pretty good. The biggest change in me has been in my attitude towards both food and exercise. I don’t eat out of boredom anymore because I am full most of the time. I actually enjoy exercising now, I wish I had more time to exercise more. That is something I NEVER thought I would say! I have 4 more months on this part of my weight loss journey and I’m going to make the most of the opportunity that I have been given.

What are your healthy goals for this week? Mine is to exercise at least 5 days this week.

Stay tuned because I have an awesome Cinch giveaway coming up very soon!

This is a sponsored post as part of the Shaklee Corporation’s Team #Cinchspiration Campaign. I have received free products, online support and incentives for participating. My opinions are my own. Results and experiences are unique for each person, so results may vary. People following the weight loss portion of Shaklee 180 can expect to lose 1-2 pounds a week.

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Goal 1 reached!!

In the video I told you I reached goal #1 and that goal was to say goodbye to the 220s!!! I was very happy when my scale said 219! My next goal is to lose 10% of my starting body weight so I will reach that goal when I get to 205lbs so I have 14 more pounds to go. Also in the video i shared my favorite new shake, Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana.

My goals for week 8 are to walk 10 miles, eat healthier dinners and take my 3-in-1 Boost after every meal. What are your healthy goals for this week? Leave me a comment and let me know.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post as part of the Shaklee Corporation’s Team #Cinchspiration Campaign. I have received free products, online support and incentives for participating. My opinions are my own. Results and experiences are unique for each person, so results may vary. People following the weight loss portion of Shaklee 180 can expect to lose 1-2 pounds a week.

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Everything I need to do Cinch at work

I measure 8oz of vanilla almond milk into the two Tervis Tumblers and put the lids on them,I put 6 ice cube in a zip top bag and 4 frozen strawberries in another zip top bag then I pack all of that plus 2 bananas, a jar of peanut putter, a spoon, 2 packets of vanilla shake mix, 1 packet of chocolate shake mix, a scoop, a snack bar and my Tervis Water Bottle into my cooler and head to work.

Cinch breakfast at work

I make my Banana Split Shake for breakfast using my Hamilton Beach Travel Blender then I clean the blender and make my Peanut Butter Banana Shake for lunch, I eat lunch between 1-2pm. My goal is to get 72oz or more water into me every day. My husband brings dinner to church at 5pm and we eat as a family before the evening activities. I eat my snack bar when the kids get their snacks during our Girls Clubs meeting. I find it easier to do Cinch at work than I did trying to decide what to bring to work for lunch each day.

This week I lost 1 pound to bring me to 220lbs. I also lost 1/2″ in my chest and 2 inches in my hips for a total of 7.75″ lost in 6 weeks. I have never been this happy on a weight loss program and I can’t wait to keep moving forward!

 Disclosure: This is a sponsored post as part of the Shaklee Corporation’s Team #Cinchspiration Campaign. I have received free products, online support and incentives for participating. My opinions are my own. Results and experiences are unique for each person, so results may vary. People following the weight loss portion of Shaklee 180 can expect to lose 1-2 pounds a week.

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Shaklee Cinch products are clinically tested and specially formulated to help you break the diet cycle so you:

• Keep muscle you have.
• Burn fat you don’t need.
• Lose inches you don’t want.

Makes sense right? One of the components of the Cinch program is the Blueberry Almond Meal-in-a-Bar. In all honesty, when I saw this bar on the list of foods we would be receiving I was not happy. You see, I don’t like blueberries or almonds, so a combination of the two had me concerned before my first box arrived. I am pleased to let you know that, though it isn’t my favorite product, it isn’t that bad either!

The bars are great for when I am on the go and can’t stop and make a shake. I just pop a bar in my purse and it is there when I need it.

I did not measure myself this week but I did weigh in and…I am down one pound for a total of 7lbs! Would I like it to be more? Of course! I am a firm believer that in weigh loss slow and steady wins the race but I am going to work harder to lose 2 pounds this week that would get me out of the 220s for good!! What is your get healthy goal for this week?

This is a sponsored post as part of the Shaklee Corporation’s Team #Cinchspiration Campaign. I have received free products, online support and incentives for participating. My opinions are my own. Results and experiences are unique for each person, so results may vary. People following the weight loss portion of Shaklee 180 can expect to lose 1-2 pounds a week.

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On 7/11/12 I was involved in a freak accident where a 100+ pound old 36″ tube television fell on my head! I have had X-rays and I’ve been undergoing therapy and chiropractic care all week. Tomorrow I am having an MRI to make sure there aren’t any injuries that didn’t show up on the X-rays. So I have head and neck injuries and I can barely turn my head or lift more than 10 pounds. So exercising, other than walking my puppy has been out of the question. I am now allowed to go back to power walking on Friday just no strenuous lifting until my neck is more stable.

This week I maintained my weight at 222lbs which is a total of a 6 pound loss in month one. I did lose another inch this week for a total of 5.25″ in one month! That breaks down to 1″ in my chest, 1.75″ in my waist, 1″ in my hips and .75″ in each arm!
I can see some changes, can you??

In month two I want to remember to take my Cinch 3-in-1 Boost tablet after every meal, work out as much as my injury will allow me to and to make even healthier choices at dinner. My goal is to lose 10 more pounds in month 2 and the only way I can do it is with your support. I need your comments, tweets and Facebook posts of encouragement, using the #Cinchspiration hashtag. It really does help me keep moving forward knowing I have cheerleaders pushing me forward. If you really want to get involved, join me on my journey! Start your own weight loss adventure with the Cinch Inch Loss program and get 15% off your initial order! Let me know you are on this journey with me and I promise to support you along the way too!

This is a sponsored post as part of the Shaklee Corporation’s Team #Cinchspiration Campaign. I have received free products, online support and incentives for participating. My opinions are my own. Results and experiences are unique for each person, so results may vary. People following the weight loss portion of Shaklee 180 can expect to lose 1-2 pounds a week.

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My neatly packed box!

Two weeks ago I shared with you the exciting news that I was chosen to be a #Cinchspiration blogger by the Shaklee corporation. Our six month officially started on Monday but my beautiful orange box didn’t arrive until 6:02pm on Tuesday! I’m rather stressed about starting late because I leave early Thursday morning to head to Charlotte, NC for Type-A Con. So I am going to be learning a new eating program while I am at a blogging conference. In all honesty, I am going to do my best while I am gone and then kick it into high gear when I get home.

I need you, my loyal readers, to become my cheerleaders, accountability partners, pinners and re-tweeters. This isn’t just a 6 month product review, it is a competition and I need to prove my reach and influence so I can win cool prizes so please comment, pin and retweet my tweets with the #cinchspiration hashtag.

If I am going to be accountable to you, I need to share all the gory details with you. I’m warning you, these photos are scary but I need to post my before pics, again I’m sorry…

My height is 5’4″
My weight is 228 lbs
My BMI is 39.1
Chest 47″
Waist 43″
Hips 55″
Arms 16″
Thighs 28.5″

Those numbers disgust me. My goal for the 6 month program is to lose at least 30 pounds end to jog my first 5k this fall. I’ll be posting every Wednesday with an update and I really appreciate your support and positive comments as I move forward.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post as part of the Shaklee Corporation’s Team #Cinchspiration Campaign. I have received free products, online support and incentives for participating. My opinions are my own.

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