Getting Started Shopping List

Good Evening,

It is quickly approaching 2am, but I am to excited and pumped up to sleep (not to mention nervous about going to the doctors, I hate doctors offices). I joined Derbalife today and I am ready to go!
My first helpful post is going to be about some of the items that help to make using the Derbalife products easy-peasy!

The first item that I think is an essential is a personal size blender. If you already have a blender, use that, but if you don't, this little number from JC Penny's is bomb! Coming in at only 30 bucks, it is affordable for most, plus has the bonus of not taking up much counter space. I like it because it works great, and I hate doing dishes, so the fact that I can use the blender as my cup makes me happy! Plus now it comes in all the rad colors pictured, and I love rainbows!
Secondly, the cup from the blender is great and all, but what if you are not going to be drinking your smoothie right away? I had to think a lot about it because I am getting ready to start a long hard semester of 7am to 5pm on campus, and I like my Formula 1 shakes blended with delicious fruit and frosty cold. So what is a girl to do? That was easy! A local company is Klean Kanteen, and they have an amazing line of water bottles and drink containers. They recently came out with Insulated bottles (in colors!) and the 20oz size is the perfect size to go with the above blender! The 20oz size comes in the pretty purple above, a gorgeous peacock blue (the one I have), good ol' black and classic stainless steel. I am sure that their are other insulated containers that work, but this one works well (plus I want to pimp a local company). I can make my smoothie the night before, put it in the Klean Kanteen, put it in the fridge and in the morning, after a quick shake, my smoothie is just like when I made it the night before. No frozen block like if you were to leave it in the freezer, or watery mess like if you had left it in the fridge. There are some limitations to this containers ability to keep cold. If you leave it in a hot car in direct sunlight on a 100 degree day, your drink will be boiling within the hour.

Third essential item, A pill container. When using your Derbalife products, you are going to be using at least 2 supplements, 3 times a day. Opening the bottles gets old (or I am just really lazy) and a pill container will make your life easier. It also is helpful when you need to take your supplements with you on the go. Now, you can go to the store and pick one up, but I am a big fan of the Official Herbalife ones. They are a little prettier than the ones from CVS or the pharmacy, and they don't make you feel like such an old lady. Plus they have containers to carry your Formula 1 powder in pre-measured so you don't have to use a plastic baggie!

Well that is all for tonight, and in case you had not gathered, Derbalife is a branch of Herbalife that is roller derby specific, but we use the Herbalife products!