Help our troops!

Whether you are active, retired, have a loved one or have had a loved one serve our Country...This year you can help our troops with the summer heat ~ Call or Text me to order yours today!!!!! This gift will be shipped as a gift from you!!!

*It would not let me upload the actual file so I took a picture of it!! I can email you the form with your order!

Brandy Weaver
706-341-9243

"Spark" your Matabolism

I am 3 weeks into my journey to loose weight, eat better, and changing my life! I have lost 9 lbs and feel great. Because I am just getting the hang of things, I didn't do everything exactly the way I was supposed to and I'm trying to intertwine it into my daily BUSY life. But I may do another 24 day challenge to get a better grasp of it and be able to share more about how and when to do everything.

I had whole wheat noodles, WOW! That is a change for sure. I tried a coke the other day just to see if it would indeed taste different and it did! I took a few sips and had to trade it in for a water! I wasn't even that addicted to it. I look forward to remeasuring my body to see how many inches I've lost.

I can honestly say it feels good to step on the scale and see the number decrease. I actually weigh less than my husband. Not only that I usually don't say anything about my weight till it stays at a certain number for 3-5 days so that I know it isn't just for the day! It hasn't gone back up which is amazing!!! I weigh myself at night and in the morning...not going away! I can see a difference in my face...and others can too!

You know that it feels good when before you could only get to the very end hole on your belt (except the end hole wasn't the intended hole to be used...it was just a flower decoration made out of holes) and now I can use the proper hole...2nd hole to the end!!! Yeah for me!!!

I share this not to brag or make anyone feel bad about themselves for where they may or may not be. But to say I'm excited that I feel great and I'm seeing results. If your down in the dumps do something about it. Gain your self confidence and self esteem back.

Women's bodies go through so much having kids and the fact we are wired and made so differently than men. I know that men suffer too but we can all agree women suffer from weight gain, depression, low metabolism, and bad eating habits more than men do. I hope today you get encouraged to do something about your circumstance...even if it's to make a healthier meal, drink more water, or go for a walk!

Faith is being sure of what you hope for and certain of what you do not see. Thank you Lord for giving me this faith on this journey!!!

1 Week Later

Today marks one week from being on Advocare and beginning my journey to shedding the inches, loosing weight, and making lifestyle changes! By the way, I would not recommend you begin something new the day you go on a camping trip that's for sure! You have to miss out on smores and more.

So I made it through the weekend but realized when I came back that I didn't do a few things exactly the way I was supposed to. I read the first 3 pages to guide me through when to take everything but didn't go through the other pages giving you suggestions for what to eat and not to eat during those times. There is a really neat color coded chart to see when to do everything that I failed to see, with a seperate page for those who like it all spelled in words instead.

After seeing it upon my return Monday night I followed it to a T and today...results are better than ever! 5 lbs in 1 week...gone! I have been at a plateau since a week after I had Evan. I weighed 213-215 when I gave birth on June 11, 2011. Then lost 30 lbs. and began this 24 day challenge at 185-186. Let me tell you, that is hard to admit to the world. But this morning I got on the scale and weight 180!!!!! Oh my goodness, I know that i'ts not about the pounds and more so about the inches but if that doesn't get you fired up about something I don't know what else will!

If I can say even if a person does not get results (which I don't see happening), I can admit that it teaches you know what and when you put things into your body. Every 2-4 hours we should be putting something in our bodies in order for it to work the way its supposed to. Not only that but build our matabolism and energy. Of course, it needs to be something that is good for you rather than all the junk in the world. Something like nuts, fruit, carrots, and granola bars for example in between meals.

It also makes me aware of my water intake. I gladly drink more than whats required of water. "A Gallon a Day keeps the Doctor Away!" is my new motto. By adding your spark to my bottle or glass of water twice a day makes it easily to drink 2-4 of my eight 8 ounces of water. That leaves only 4-6 more and I found if I drink a bottle of water for lunch, another for dinner, and one before bed I'm good to go. A 16oz bottle of water is 2 8oz so this is what I carry with me throughout my day. This doesn't account for what I drink in between which makes it well over the required amount.

You see, we know these things but for some reason we make it difficult for ourselves. I never thought about how important it is to eat and drink every 2.5-4 hours throughout my day in order to do my body good and allow it to regulate the way it is supposed to. Now it's just a matter of retraining myself and building a habit of thinking and doing it. I hope that by sharing all of this will be helpful to someone.

I am going to get my family on board soon too! I have figured out a schedule for us to follow that will be perfect based on when I take my vitamins, cleanse, and more. I will think for my family! What I mean by this is...I will make an extra energy drink or snack for them as well. Encouraging good habits for them to follow in the future.

What a wonderful thing to pass along to my children...good health and eating habits....just by leading by example. Thank you Lord for bringing this to my attention!

No More Pizza...

Ever eat all the junk food and worst things for ya before starting a diet or challenge within yourself to eat and do things differently? Well, that was me yesterday...ice cream, pudding, pizza, cookies! But today, say goodbye to those things for now until I get my body on a better eating schedule.

I started the day with my Spark, ate oatmeal with nuts and fruit from Starbucks, drank my peach fiber drink and took my Omega vitamins. I am on the road to exercising, eating right, and getting rid of all the toxins I have put into my body so that I can feel good again!

You see the Bible reminds us in 1 Corinthians 10:23 & 31 that "Everything is permissible" ----but not everything is beneficial...So whatever you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it for the glory of God.

I'm also reminded as I start my 24 day challenge with Advocare and lifestyle change of a Proverb ~ Whatever you do, do in moderation!" So after my 10 cleanse it's ok to have pizza, something sweet, or whatever we desire as long as its in moderation.

When we take care of our body it does a domino effect to other things within our lives. We eat right and exercise, which then gives us more energy, then we feel better physically and emotionally about ourselves. This trickles down to our daily attitude and how we treat people. We have the energy to do more around the house which makes our spouses happy for sure! We'll desire to get up early to spend time with the Lord rather than roll over because we feel we need that extra hour of sleep. Then actually feel like washing the laundry and putting it up in the same day! Overall this creates happiness within ourselves and the lives of others.

So for now, no more pizza and junk food for me!!! How about you? What simple alteration to you life and/or body can you do today to help yourself feel better? Time with your loved ones, eat something good for you rather than junk? Clean the house? Spend time with our Creator and ask Him for guidance in your life?

Initial Testimony with Advocare

When starting something new in our lives we cannot compare what we do to the results of others. I've never been one to struggle with my weight, I was not super skinny but I was not over weight either. I married my soul mate and had a baby within the first year. Putting on over 80 pounds was tough to swallow. We always hear through the years how hard it is to lose weight when we get older and have children but never knew what that looked like. Now I am a 31 year old mother of two, a 12 year old daughter and 3 month old son and in my senior year of college to be a teacher. Being a mother, student, wife, having a newborn, lack of sleep and time to myself leads to unhealthy eating habits and exercise. Even my doctor told me "walking to and from your car at the grocery store no matter how close or far away you park does not count for part of your daily exercise". I thought gee when will I ever lose all of this weight if those little things do not count? Here I am on this new journey to take control of my life, my self esteem, to be and feel healthy, maintain my muscle, shed some pounds and inches. My desire is to help others do the same! There is a wide variety of products to meet each individual's needs specifically with Advocare! I look forward to helping you find your path to success!

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Part 2: The Beginning...

The Beginning...

THEN... that day arrives.

"He's Everything" "She's all that and more than I could've ever desired or hoped for!" "His Smile" "Her Eyes!" "Our stories, our likes, Oh my gosh...we are with the wrong person."

A double date that changed us inside and out. A date to remember for sure. "I wonder if you knew I was looking at you that way?" "I want to know more and wish I could tell you..." " I want someone like that, the look, the personality, and more. You have it all in one!"

Who would've thought that night (a night she debated weather she'd go at all), through laughter, conversation, questions after questions, desiring to know more that they would realize they were with the worng person and wanted to meet someone like they'd both saw tonight in one another. Not wanting to go, never knowing if they'd ever meet again, said their good byes and walked away in the rain. As they laid their heads down on this night, it was different. A sense of wanting and deserving of more out of life and the relationship they were in. Realizing they were just walking through the motions and daily routines of life. A love that we knew exsisted, couldn't find, and nearly gave up searching for it.

Several months had past and God opened a door for their paths to cross. The emails were business and not pleasure, although in the back of our minds, we wondered the "what ifs" but respected each other and never made a move or shared those thoughts. The smiles never left our faces, butterflies were within, never an akward moment as time passed by.

One night, she was bold, took a chance to share her thoughts, just in case there was something there realizing that we had something worth risking for sure! Later he expressed "if you return from Cancun single, I would make it offical!" and he did! Took her to the Sundial Restaraunt in Atlanta and asked if she'd be his girlfriend.

From that moment we have shared a love that is hard to express in words. A love that is shared not only in private but in public as well. Not ashamed of what we have but also an inspiration and looked at by the outside world. A love not taken forgranted yet blessed for sure. Even though we found love quickly, know that time stood still many moments along the way. A special love between two people! We knew what we were looking for, knew when we found it, and went after it. A love story so rare and true! Amazing, despite what others assumed around us. We knew what we felt that day! Soulmates that were destined to meet, if not that day, then in the days ahead. For our inner circle of friends and acquaintences was unreal.

The songs that were written about love, movies made to give people hope of finding such love, and fantasies that unraveled before our very eyes. They were written about us and our story. One so unique but to be shared. One to inspire others, the years we waited, how time stood still the day we met, the day we took a risk, the night we shared how we felt about each other, and how our love gave two people a purpose and new desire for life!

Later...

He said... "You remember that day you said, where have you been Hiding all these years and I told you I wasn't hiding, I had been waiting! Well, I've been waiting the past 6 months to tell you how I really feel about you and how my love has grown. I love you and want you to be my wife, Will you marry me?!"

He Bought a Ring,Then He proposed,We hope she said "Yes".So we can plan a wedding, And Beverly can finally rest,Congradulations Brandy and Wes!"

"A Love Worth Waiting For!""

I would rather have one day with you, feeling the way I do right now, then to never know what it felt like to be IN LOVE!"

Part 1: Have you ever been IN LOVE???

Have You Ever Been In Love...Where do you begin when you've waited a lifetime for someone to come into your life? To be your companion, friend, and soulmate. Someone who makes you feel needed, desired, and wanted in every way. Fulfilling a void one didn't know exsisted. You finally tell yourself this person doesn't exsist and that you will never find Mr. or Mrs. Right. You're settled in your ways, excepting that life is what it is. Telling yourself the next person who comes in your life is it for you. You get tired of waiting, sick of explaining why you haven't settled down in other peoples eyes or giving in to societies way of thinking as to how your life should go.

The tears, the prayers, the thoughts, dreams, hopes, goals and so much more rests on this Unknown person that has yet to waltz into your life. You have looked in every direction, sitting down at every restraunt, seeking people and prospects of being the one. Waiters and waitresses? College students? Classmates? Co-workers? In the stores? At Church? Events around town? Family Gatherings? Asking yourself, Is he or she the one? Giving a look here or there hoping for some response out of someone who may be looking in return. Awaiting an oportunity, an open door, invite, date, something, anything at this point. The clock is ticking. Time is of the essense. A desire to have a relationship, a partner, a companion, and fall in love! Have purpose other than the normal daily routine of the last umteen years of being alone or with the wrong one. As if we were wasting someone else's time here on Earth rather than actually being with this person you've desired your whole life to be with, yet never seen their face or met them in person.

Are you willing to Settle or be IN LOVE?

Then you ask yourself...When that day comes, how will you know He or she is the one? What does this person look like? What will you say? Will this person just knock on the door and say "I am the one you've been waiting for all your life?" Will this person pick me out of the crowd and say, "Your it for me?" Many thoughts of who this person is and where they are hiding continue to consume your mind. Waiting is the most God aweful experience that has been known to any human being. It's as if you feel it's there, it's close by, you feel and know this love and person is out there but can't touch or see them. It's just miserable without this unknown love that you've longed for. People try to encourage you, set you up on blind dates, tell you that your expectations are set too high and that nobody is perfect. It's as if they are saying settle for whatever is there before you, just as they did. Except for the fact that they have Their Stories and you want your own. You are dying inside and so tired of looking.

We'll...read Our Story...be inspired...and know that it was well worth the wait!!!