The Truth About My 3 Hour Gestational Diabetes Test

3-hour gestational diabetes test.😭 

Can I be honest with y'all? This kind of rocked my world 2 weeks ago on top of everything else we have on our plates right now. I haven't talked much about it because I felt a sense of embarrassment and shame that I failed. I'm a health & fitness coach! I've done this pregnancy SO MUCH HEALTHIER than my first and to find out I failed my 1 hour test really got me. There was a part of me that felt like a failure...like I could have and should have done better.

Here's the truth about it. It rocked my world but it's not the END of my world. I don't normally eat breakfast at 7:00am but when you're told you have to fast and not eat, YOU'RE HUNGRY! haha! Why does that happen?! The drink itself was SUPER SWEET (2x as sweet as the 1 hour -- but same amount of liquid). It reminded me of a defrosted Icee popsicle -- super sweet liquid sugar. I drink SO much water as it is, so not being able to guzzle a bunch of water after drinking it was hard but I chose not to focus on it and tried to keep busy for the 3 hours. I did take my FAVORITE tumbler from RTIC so I had something to sip on. I also took my laptop to do some work so the time went fast and I was able to be productive (perk of having a mobile business!). If you're a reader, take a book! I already did my personal development for the morning, so I opted for work time. I also opted to have my blood drawn from different arms every other time (4x total). My last tip is to take food with you so you have something to eat before you leave! You will be hungry (possibly hangry!).

On a more sympathetic note...what I learned (through a number of sweet mama friends who also shared they failed their test and some have/had gestational diabetes), there really isn't anything I could have done different. My mid-wife reassured me IT IS OK and I'm doing great and we will deal with it if I have it to make sure me and baby girl are healthy. But I still had the question WHY? WHY ME?

I have learned instead of asking God WHY He has allowed something to happen, ask Him what He wants me to learn from it. Easy? No. Easier than beating myself up and having a pity party? Yes.

This morning my devotion was about God not making mistakes. While sometimes that's hard to accept in the midst of chaos, uncertainty, pain, sadness, anger, confusion, and hurt...it is the truth.

God always has a purpose for our pain, a reason for our struggle...AND A GIFT FOR OUR FAITHFULNESS!

I'll just be sitting over here for the next 3 hours...waiting for my gift.

XO XO 

Fit Mom Boot Camp: 15 Spots Now Open

💥15 SPOTS NOW OPEN💥

I am looking for 15 women who are ready to get their BOOTIES in shape and put their health FIRST! I'm opening up a second BOOT CAMP in August due to the the first one maxing out!🙌🏻 (starting Aug 14)

You get...

---💪🏻30 min workouts (from home or from any mobile device)

---👊🏻Portion control easy to follow meal plan (no calorie counting/points)

---🙌🏻Superfood All-Natural shake to help with energy, digestion, weight loss, and curb cravings!

---👭1:1 support from ME as your coach

---💻Access into our private online fit club community

---🎉Recipes, Tips, Fun & Prizes

EMAIL me at bbcoacheatherb@gmail.com Subject: FIT MOM BOOT CMAP 📩📩📩 for info and to reserve your spot! (They will go fast, first come first serve!)

You can also connect with me and send me a message at Heather Shriver Burns! 

I See A Baby Bump At Coach Summit 2016 In Nashville

YOU GUYS!! I am SO beyond excited to be here in Nashville for our annual Coach Summit!!! It's only my 2nd Summit and I am even MORE excited to be here this year than last year because I will be experiencing it with 11 amazing women (and one brave man...George!) from our tribe!!!!

My family came early on Monday to extend our vacation since we have the flexibility (one more perk of coaching being my full time job!). We decided to do Airbnb this stay so we could have more of a family/home vibe instead of hotel -- but that took a quick turn when we saw COCKROACHES in the apartment! There were droppings in all of the cabinets, the oven was the dirtiest thing I've ever seen, and the the refrigerator had I don't know what in the drawers. By the grace of God, we were able to get a last minute hotel (there are over 25,000 people here alone for Beachbody...the availability is very limited!)!!!

After all the crazy of our morning I have to say...  MY DAY HAS BEEN MADE! God is SO SO GOOD!

You guys! Last night I got to have a VIP shopping experience for all of our newest coaching gear not available to the public yet....and IT IS SOOOO CUTE! (see me new #goals outfit below!) Last year I waited in line HOURS to get in the store but this year I had VIP access as a reward simply for helping people achieve their goals!

THEN...

I got back to our hotel and checked my email to see if Airbnb sent me an update on our refund (according to the policy of the home owner, we were only going to get back $150😳). Not only did they refund us our stay but they gave us an $80 credit toward our next Airbnb stay!🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

I said it earlier but seriously, KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE and trust that ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR A BETTER PURPOSE!🙌🏻❤️

PS: This is a total ‪#‎goals‬ outfit for after baby girl gets here!

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If you have ever thought about becoming a coach, I want to invite you to my team's BACKSTAGE PASS TO COACHING event! We will be posting throughout the week in a private group to give you FIRST HAND experience as to what exactly we do and how AMAZING this opportunity truly is!!!

JOIN US: BACKSTAGE PASS TO COACHING (simply click on the link and request into our group!) 

This business has CHANGED MY LIFE and it can change YOURS too!!!! 

15 Minute Full Body Workout

*👊🏻15 MIN FULL BODY WORKOUT👊🏻*

NO EXCUSES SATURDAY

➖5 MOVES

➖15 REPS

➖3x REPEAT

1. Side leg ab crunch (on each side)

2. Sumo squat overhead press

3. Burpees

4. Sumo squat bicep curls (on each side)

5. Lunges

For more workouts and health & fitness inspiration, follow me at Heather Burns!

‪#‎24weeks‬ ‪#‎fitpregnancy‬ ‪#‎fitmom‬

PLANK WORKOUT: 5 Animal Inspired Planks ;)

*E-I-E-I-O PLANK WORKOUT*

(2nd Trimester Friendly)

Little man LOVES animals and sings Old McDonald all the time! I've also become obsessed with PLANKS during this pregnancy. It's such a great full body workout! So here is my animal inspired plank workout for you this FRI-YAY morning!

Do each move for 30-60 seconds!

1. Caterpillar Crawl Plank

2. Dolphin Plank

3. Donkey Kick Single Leg Planks

4. Kangaroo Hop Cross Jack Planks

5. Cheeta Run Plank

TRY IT! For more health, fitness, and mom inspiration, JOIN ME at Heather Burns!

BABY BURNS #2 IS ON THE WAY!!!

You guys! I can't believe MARCH is the last post I made on here. I've been alive and well and sharing every detail of my journey at Heather Burns: Health & Fitness. I am sorry for being MIA on here but we have had A LOT go on in the last 4 months.




For starters...
-We found out we were pregnant in March while I was in Arizona for my friend's wedding!
-We traveled to Florida, Jamaica, The Bahamas, and Colorado! (Thanks to my amazing job!)
-We found out we are having a BABY GIRL!!! (You can watch our gender reveal HERE!!!)
-George resigned from his job in TX!
-We packed up our lives and moved back to PA (last week!!!)

and A LOT of other details I don't even have time to write about and to be honest, my pregnancy brain probably forgot 1/2 of them. #thestruggleisreal

Regardless, WE ARE SO EXCITED and so ready to finally SETTLE DOWN here in PA and I am so glad to be BACK! This pregnancy has been MUCH HARDER. I am 18 weeks and 3 days today and FINALLY feeling human again. I tried everything (natural) under the sun for the all day nausea and the only thing that gave me even the slightest relief was SEA BANDS! I've been keeping up with my workouts as much as possible (have only missed a few days despite the nausea because they actually do make me feel better) but my nutrition has been pretty rough! I'm giving myself some GRACE and actually today is DAY 1 of getting back on track with any sort of meal plan (no diet!).

I am more determined than ever to continue sharing my journey and the amazing coaching opportunity because now more than EVER, I know just how life changing this business has been. The last 4 months have been HARD but my business has not suffered. If I had been working in my previous corporate job, I would have taken a huge pay cut simply because I wouldn't have been performing the same. That's just how it works in traditional jobs. Knowing that our baby girl will never know what it's like for me to be away from the home for extended periods of time for work or what daycare is like is such a BLESSING and I want to share this with EVERY MOM OUT THERE! I have NO STRESS about this pregnancy and what I'm going to do once she gets here. With Nico, I stressed all the time but just thought I had to do what needed to be done....and I did...until my heart couldn't take it anymore.

I could go on and on and on...but I have to get back to some big GOD-SIZED DREAM goals (and playing dump trucks with little man)!



I wanted to share with you all that I'm here and I haven't forgotten about you all! I hope you'll join me for daily inspiration HERE!

Here are some BUMP pics to update you!!! The bump is my FAVORITE part of pregnancy!!!!



In Love & Light,
Heather