Where is KO Today??
This is where I am, in Beautiful, Stunning Lake Tahoe. Kids - you've probably heard me say that Park City, UT and Seattle are two of my favorite places with that OOH AHH factor. I had a client once use the phrase, "God's Paintbrush". Lake Tahoe has to be #1. It is breathtaking out here. I left yesterday morning around 8am, arrived in RNO airport around noon, then drove to the hotel here. Um, let me just say that while I was OOOH-ing and AAHH-ing on the way, driving on a one-lane road up into the mountains, I wasn't quite prepared to get hit with fog so dense I could barely see a car length in front of me. Talk about white knuckle driving OMG!! Seriously- you can't pull off the side of the road BECAUSE THERE IS NO SIDE OF THE ROAD.
Whoa.
Anyway, arrived here last night and this is a picture of where I went walking then running. I started off walking because we are at 8,000 feet above sea level- compared to Chicago's lame 600 feet - so like in Park City, I was worried I would have difficulty adjusting to the lack of oxygen. Turns out I was fine. I did notice some difference but I was able to run the better portion of the 30 minutes.
This really doesn't do the area justice. This path runs about 3 miles each way, surrounded by ungodly beautiful homes, half of which are on the water. Yea, Lake Tahoe. See below.
It is unbelievably stunning here. Just breathtaking. And I am SO missing my flight home on Thursday. LOL (You all know I am half serious, wondering how this could happen...)
Anyway, I have conference sessions to attend all morning and early afternoon, and then either tonight or tomorrow night there is a dinner cruise on the lake above. And the weather is amazing- it was chilly yesterday around 60 degrees (LOVED) and today it may be a bit warmer. I'm down with no more 90 degree days I tell ya. I'm OVER that.
Below is a vlog I shot before I left. I've had a ton of you write me asking for the details and the lowdown on being a part of this 90-Day Challenge with Jenny Lynn and what is the Visalus business all about? This is VERY informal below but just enough to give you a taste. The bottom line is, we are all - or a good portion of us, are using protein shakes/meal replacement shakes as part of our overall healthy diet. Furthermore, we are all trying to focus on getting our daily vitamins and supplements for preventative measures right? Visalus is a company that provides all of these products - and the protein shake is nice, only 90 calories, 12g protein, 1g fat, 5g fiber- made with NON-GMO Soy protein.....very good stuff.
There are 800 other companies producing all kinds of protein shakes, supplements (essential fatty acids, vitamins, anti-aging, fat burners) and energy drinks. Visalus is one of them and the products are solid. And....I'm pretty dang sure Visalus is the only company where if you buy your goodies from them, and then you get your friends to try them, they like them and they buy them from Visalus, you earn actual money on it. Not the $.03 you earn on affiliate programs. Like, real actual part-time or potentially full-time income, from simply talking about and recommending a product you likely already use anyway.
**SPECIAL INCENTIVE** For those of you intense about your weight training and/or interested in maybe figure competition any time soon, Jenny Lynn and I are offering a kick butt prize!! Out of anyone joining our team in the next 2 weeks, we will choose one name and JENNY LYNN WILL FLY TO YOUR TOWN AND TRAIN WITH YOU FOR 2 DAYS PLUS WRITE UP A STARTING PROGRAM AND DIET FOR YOU!!
If you are tilting your head wondering "Hmmph is this a scam??" or "Hmmm I want to know more!" - Leave me a comment here and email me at kellyolexa at gmail dot com. We will set up a time for you to talk on the phone with Jenny (Yea Jenny Lynn!) and she can answer any questions you have and tell you how SHE got involved with the company, after shaking her head and not seeing the great opportunity at first.
For those of you with that skeptical thought in your head..."This isn't one of those PYRAMID SCHEMES is it?" Um, no. Pyramid schemes are illegal in the United States and I know a good bit about direct sales company, because I did my research before joining Arbonne, where I've been buying my skin care for over 5 years (and I earn extra income every month from it too).
The "red flags" to watch out for with direct sales companies are:
- Companies that promise you that you can make "MILLIONS" without doing anything. Any real company should tell you that you can make $50.00 a month or $500.00 a month and that some people make thousands a month- but like a workout program, you get OUT of it what you put INTO it.
- Companies that only focus on recruiting other people instead of an actual product or product line. These companies (I've had some friends get involved and I see it right away) focus only on "sign up 10 people a week, each person you sign up pays you $50....and all they care about is obnoxious recruiting and you aren't selling or talking about any product. That's not a business, that's a joke.
So- like I said, for those of us regularly incorporating a meal replacement protein shake, vitamins, supplements or energy drinks- taking a look into this opportunity to earn some bank off of that makes sense. Some of you I have chatted with and you said, "Hey Kelly I don't really use protein shakes, I eat X or Y"- and we were like, hey cool. You won't hear me shoving this down your throat again and again trying to convince you. Life is too short.
You will see me using the product line for my daily "diet" and get lean. I'll mention it and talk about some stuff Jenny and I are doing as we travel to different areas for fitness themed events with Visalus. But don't worry, my blog is not gonna change! This blog is about getting fit, working out, running, boys, good nutrition, and usually some Starbucks thrown in as well.
;-)
Plus I am not keen on writing really long blog posts like this. Information overload!!
I'm off to be a studious professional now. You kids have a kick butt day- and make it COUNT!
Question of the Day for today: ARE YOU MAKING PROGRESS OR EXCUSES??
Jenny Lynn, Lake Tahoe, Running, Visalus
Reader Comments (11)
I am so jealous of your trip-hope you're having an amazing time!
I had to come to the site for a pick me up and I think I was staring at that view for 5 minutes straight. I MUST go there.
Gorgeous!
Amy
WOW! BEAUTIFUL!
Looks like a great spot! Beautiful!
Thanks for the info on the Silk Brand of tofu being Non GMO....I think they carry that brand here.
Though John can't have any soy at all-I like having the alternative for myself.
xoxo
I just left that same hotel on Saturday (we stayed in the condos though)! I walked that same trail many times (pushing my son in his stroller). Enjoy Lake Tahoe, it's my favorite place on earth!!! :)
Lindsay, I'm thinking that this may be my #1 now. I love to getaway some place hot in the winter months but this place is heaven. And overall- I like the cooler weather too.
I guess the Visalus stuff will never be for me. I avoid soy protein like the plague. Seriously. It is the kiss of death for people with hypothyroidism (if someone is hyper thyroid, like I once was it can actually be a little helpful). Soy is a goitregen - it inhibits the body from using iodine to convert to T4 the active thyroid hormone and then further inhibits the T4 from being converted to the active (and very necessary T3). I did an nasty, unintentional experiment on myself and what soy did to my bloodwork - full thyroid panel - in 3 weeks time was SICK. Anyhow, anyone who starts gaining weight and feeling sluggish when drinking a lot of soy protein should get their thyroid checked - (and be on the look out for other low thyroid symptoms like getting brain fog, losing hair, strange body aches).
Glynis - and please don't take this as me trying to sell you at all- but, I will double check to be sure but because the soy protein is non-GMO soy, it should not interfere as would "regular" soy that in this country is usually so modified it DOES mess with our hormones and mimics estrogen. I remember @girlwithnoname educating me on that fact, which is why the only time I really have soy milk is when I get Starbucks while on the road. If the ViSalus shakes were regular soy, I would NOT use them and likely would not endorse it or be doing the business. It goes against what I know. I don't avoid regular soy like I can't EVER have it but certainly not something I can do every day, even in limited amounts. However I am glad, because you have many health issues like me, that you know what works and doesn't work for your body. Awareness is key. ;-)
If they ever make a whey or whey/egg protein, let me know! It's hard to find anything really good that doesn't have soy in it, so I'm always open to new stuff. Of course, I'm such a Scrooge - no sucralose, no aspartame allowed either. :)
And omigosh, I wish someone could beam me to Lake Tahoe - it looks GORGEOUS!
Oh gosh, I would so love to win the prize of having Jenny Lynn come train with me!! I should join just for that alone!
Glynis, I hope to design a conference here just so I can return!! Lisa- I know right!! Training with Jenny is like NONE OTHER!!