5 weeks on Thrive and still Thriving!!

My Thrive experience is still going strong. As a matter of fact at work they are calling me "Thrive" now and even when someone is super energetic they tease them saying "Are you Thrivin or something?" So the validation of people seeing the change in me is awesome! I have yet to crash or feel super exhausted from the use of this product. I feel good every day! It's truly amazing.

Some more changes I have made since I started Thrive...
I am going to the gym more frequently and spending quality time with my daughter since she can go with me!
I am more accepting to do things my kids want to do because I have the energy to do it!
I start school on July 8 and have no fear of juggling that with my job and kids because I know I will have the energy to do it!

The biggie...I AM STILL SMOKE FREE!

My only downfall at this point is my success at promoting Thrive. I am sharing with each person individually that show interest, however, they are not ordering. I explain to them the opportunity to get his product free and they still resist. I finally have samples to show people what it can do. I am down but not out. I will keep trying everyday until I break them down. Because I know...when they finally do try this product they are going to kick themselves for not starting sooner!

I will always be a Thriver!

A little over 3 weeks later

Just to give a quick update on my Thrive experience. I still haven't experienced a crash and I feel great! I mean EVERY day I have felt good every day since. I just completed a 4 day in a row work week. That is 4 - (12-13 hour days) as a floor nurse and I am up early this morning on a Friday ready to do more! I have NEVER been able to not feel tired even after 3 days in a row. This was my original goal in trying Thrive. I am not doing it to lose a lot of weight or lose it fast. My goal was to have sustained energy to live life and feel better everyday and that is what is happening!

I have lost weight without being at the gym everyday which is a bonus but most of all I am just being more productive with my time! That is worth so much to me. Time is valuable and how you use it is memorable. I much rather use my time effectively than catch up on sleep!

I might be annoying people by talking about Thrive all the time but I can't help but share how good I feel! This product is truly a god send for me and I want everyone to feel this good!

Days 12 -18 of Thrive life

So after I returned from my out of town stay with my bestie I was scheduled to work 3 shifts. On Tues and Wed and Friday. My shifts at the hospital are 9:00 to whenever the last patient is finished being recovered which could be until 12:00 am! Well, not only did I work these shifts but also picked up some work time on Thursday. That's 4 days in a row!! I get the weekend off then I will be working another 4 days in a row. This Saturday 6/20 I woke up at 9:30 and started checking my Thrive account and facebook to preach the greatness of this product. (mind you I just got home at 9:00 pm from work on Friday) Then I talked my husband into driving to Kiowa casino in OK for our anniversary that day. I told him "you drive there and I will drive back." He agreed and really didn't want to as this is a 2 and a 1/2 hour drive from Abilene. What I DIDN'T know is I would be driving us back from 1:00 am to 3:30 am Sunday morning! Thank god for Thrive! I went to sleep as soon as I got home, got up at 8:50 for a Thrive conference call and I am typing this and planning my day!

Reality check:
Do I feel sleepy and could I go back to sleep? Absolutely.
Do I want to? NO! that is the awesome thing I love about this stuff. I want to get my day started!
Do I really think THRIVE is the game changer or is this all in my head? Well I will say this, there is something in my body that has not let it give out completely and forced me to stay in bed all day like I normally would have. And I mean literally, I would sleep all day then that night after 4 shifts in a row.
And that day would have been Saturday 6/20 but instead we drove and gambled and had fun!

So the crazy part....I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE CRASH! I am starting to think there isn't one! VICTORY!

PS: A little side note to the ladies, I don't know if this is a fluke but my monthly visitor came and two cramps on my first 2 days. This normally puts me in bed with Midol and a heating pad all night for the first 2 days. Could be another BONUS?!?!?!?

Days 6-12 and still Thriving

If anyone is skeptical of the newest thing working it's me. If I am going to test this stuff to the limits these next few days would do it. I have to work (4) 12 hour shifts in a row, drive to Dallas stay for 4 days and drive back, then head to work for another set of (3) 12 hour shifts.  We will see how tired and burnt out I am then. So after all this occurred....here is where I am today.

1. Not tired and body is not exhausted which is amazing. 
2. And during my trip to Dallas, all I took was the morning pills.
3. Still not smoking.
4. I even picked up an extra shift this week!
5. Oh and without really trying I am down 3 lbs....BONUS!

I did have to order some DFT patches yesterday. I tried them at first and noticed a difference but didn't think I would see much of a difference without them.  I was wrong. I think I actually have more sustained energy through the day with them. So I am trying them again....the beauty of this product is the ability to do what you think best suits YOUR life style.

First few days....

Day 1 - Got up for work at 0530, drank two cups of coffee and smoked my morning nicotine. Decided I won't start Thrive today because I had the coffee and she said you really don't need it since there is caffeine in the pills. But I waited an hour, then decided eh I'll take the two pills. I did. 30 minutes later I felt flush, heart racing and went straight to down a bottle of water. I was afraid of this! Now I have a months worth of pills and shakes guess I can sell it. After the bottle water....the feeling went away and I felt AWAKE. Hmmm I kinda like this. I actually FEEL like going to work. So I went, met my friend there for some free thrive patches. Had the shake for a late breakfast and was PUMPED! Got through the 12 hours shift and then some still feeling energy when I got active but simmered down when I stayed still. I thought to myself, I know this is all in my head because I swallowed some pills. Ha we will see..when I crash.

Day 2 - Got up for work 0530, weird, I slept good and I am wide awake the first time my alarm went off. Lord that means I am going to be dead tired tonight! Not looking forward to this crash. Guess I will take 1 pill this morning after I drink a cup of coffee with caffeine and smoke, drink the shake for breakfast and put the first patch on. Later, another 12 hour shift done and I feel like I could work another 12. Great now I'm not going to be able to go to sleep and day 3 is gonna suck! Nope, I lay down, closed my eyes and sleep.

Day 3 - Well it was nice to wake up on my own at 1000. And I am awake not even had coffee yet, this stuff is weird I don't know what to think at this point. Still waiting to crash, as is my husband who I am sure thinks this is all in my head like my other attempts. I decided today that since I have smoked only 4 cigs in 2 days I should just quit. I mean I really don't feel like smoking. I do have my new V2 cig in, I can use that if I need it. I drank a cup of the decaf coffee I bought so I can take the pills without jittering. Took 1 pill put on the patch ate a small breakfast cause I am really not that hungry actually. I think I'll get some things done today. I'll go to the gym and see what THAT does. I bet I crash and want a nap like I always do after. Went to the gym and worked out an hour and half. Hmmmmm not tired, like my body is from the beating I just gave it but I don't need a nap. I'll give it 30 minutes.....oh wait I don't feel like a nap, I felt like taking my son's girlfriend to lunch. Bet I'll want a nap after that! Nope. This stuff is CRAZY! or maybe it's just me I don't know.

Day 4 - woke up at 1000 - 1 Cup of decaf and I wasn't really into more. 1 pill, my patch and shake and I think I will get some stuff done. Need to make my to do list. Gym, bed bath and beyond, Verizon wireless then we will see where I'm at on energy. And done. Not tired. But I think for fun I will just play with my phone and eat dinner with my daughter and her friend. Now I did have trouble going to sleep tonight. Is it this stuff or is it because I slept late? Don't know but I will get up a little earlier tomorrow and see how I feel. Still waiting on the crash down from this stuff.

Day 5 -Alarm at 8 on a Saturday. Eh I think I will sleep till 0900 since I didn't go to sleep until 0200 this morning. Couldn't stop playing on my phone lol. 1 Cup of decaf and 2 pills today since I don't have a patch. Not that it should matter. No smoking again this morning which is the hardest habit with coffee. Typing this blog and feeling kinda tired but I think it's because I am sitting here. This stuff is crazy, it gives you energy when you want to be active and doesn't when you're not. But again could just be me I mean it's only been 5 days. Still waiting for a crash and burn as well as me to give up motivation on THIS fad. But for today, I feel good and going to get my day started, got a list to do. No sleeping or smoking for me today!

Decision time....

So I looked at a Nurse practitioner that I know and said "How do you do it?" She looked at me. I said "You always look happy, vibrant and not tired at all." She said "Honestly? Thrive." So at that point I had had enough. I have been hearing about this crap and of course just ignored it as I have tried everything and I am sure this is just another fad. BUT, if SHE is doing it, being that I respect her, maybe I should try it. I mean I have tried numerous things for diet, at this point I am just tired of being tired. I feel bad that I went into a profession to spend more time with my kids and instead I spend those days off in bed catching up on sleep.

I've tried multiple things to lose weight:
Atkins = I starve
Weight Watchers = works but that is a lot of responsibility to go over all the points and hold yourself accountable
Garcinia Cambogia = gave me shakes
Hydroxycut = shakes
slim quick shakes = haha like you don't starve
Counting calories = who has time, I did it for a week
low carb = works but didn't stick too it. I love food and eating out too much
Good diet and exercise = there's a winner! I lost almost 30 lbs then got sick, took a week off that turned into 3 months because in that time I had decided I needed to sleep on my days off again and the weight came back of course

So...I figure my problem is feeling good about making better decision and the drive to WANT to do something on my days off, with a little energy boost wouldn't hurt. As my friend explained, this stuff makes you feel good. It's not a weight loss things, some people just lose weight because they want to make better choices in food and healthy living. So I said what the hell, what is 8 weeks and some money to see if it REALLY IS life changing right? So I told her I would try it. So this  blog is to track how I feel and see if I really can see a pattern of change.....here we go.....

Gold Rush Cutie

So my little girl is a Freshman at AHS now.  I can't even believe both of my kids are in highschool!! I feel so old! She decided she wanted to try out for the drill team this year instead of pursuing tennis as she did in middle school.  Of course my little dancer made it on the team and she loves it!  It is so rewarding to see her dress in her uniform as I once did when I was her age.  She is so adorable in it!  I am so proud of her. She seems to do exactly what she sets out to do.  She tells me she wants to be a Vet and I truly believe she will be.  She has such a big heart and loves God.  This child began going to church on her own with friends on Wednesday night.  I am so proud of her for doing so but so ashamed of myself for not leading by example on that one.  Sometimes I feel like as much as I encourage her she ends up inspiring me instead!