For the past couple weeks one of my co-workers has been going on and on about something called the "Thrive Lifestyle". I never really paid too much attention to what he was saying because people in our small county seem to get caught up in these pyramid scheme products and I try my best to avoid them at all cost. Given the two Herbalife products that I buy (Aloe Water and H3O). I've tried the whole herbalife think before and could not stick with it. Did I lose weight? Yes. Did I like it? No. But over the past couple years I have realised that there is no magic way to lose weight or get healthy. You just literally have to work out and be active and up until recently that's a concept I really couldn't grasp. When 2015 started I told myself that this was going to be the year that I accomplish the physical goals that not only I have set for myself, but the physical goals that are required through the department. In May I joined the local women's rugby team and I believe that to be the best decision I have ever made in my life. Rugby not only challenges me physically, but mentally as well. So, while the team isn't the best out there, the people on it are wonderful. They are strong, smart, and independent women, who are afraid of nothing. They are confident and strategic with every move they make. I have only known them for a small window of time, but I have learned so much about them, myself, and of course rugby. So as my love for something phyical grows, my energy shrinks. I train 5 days a week on top of working and all that normal family shit. My days are planned so meticulously that there is no room for error. This planning and tight time line leaves me feeling drained before the day have even started. And no matter how hard I try, somehow I never seem to be able to accomplish everything that I set out to do that day. The stress has (I believe) caused my major food allergies to come back and for the past week, I have felt incredibly shitty due to it. I've made efforts towards being seen by a doctor and sadly the soonest they could get me in was 8/27. What a joke. So my co-worker comes in last night and starts giving me the pitch on this "Thrive" stuff. The only thing that really caught my attention was the energy aspect. He had an extra sample packet, so I bought it. $20 later, I have four patches, two shake packets, and for packs of pills. All of which is suppose to last me four days. I'm sure if it is going to work. I'm not sure how it is going to make me feel. But I will give it a fair chance to see if it will work. So over the course of these four days I will be creating a blog entry to track my progress. Within each post I will list what I set out to do that day, what I actually did, how I felt, food for the day, water intake, how I felt cravings wise, weight, and body measurements. At the end of the fourth day I will decide if I will go ahead and buy it for 8 weeks ($150) or if I will pass. I will also post the link where you can get it for yourself. Now I'm not saying this product will work like this for everyone. This is just my personal expierence. If you are interested in knowing more about it or how it went for me, follow my blog and look out for the posts over the course of the next week.