Us WOMEN tend to Belittle ourselves...

Please READ and Share with ALL the Women in YOUR Life!!!

Us WOMEN tend to Belittle ourselves Daily for:

*Not being Skinny enough

*Not cooking as good as Mary

*Not keeping our house as Clean as we THINK we should

*Not getting enough done in a day

*Not having the Hair style we want

*Not having the style of clothes we want

*Not driving the Car we want

*Not crafting as well as our cute Neighbor does

*Not serving others as often as we should

*Not being a GOOD MOM

*Not being the Best Wife

*Not being on the PTO, a Soccer MOM, making it to All our children's extra curricular activities

*Not being as Christian as we think we should

*Not being as Pretty as we Wish we were 

*Not being able to meet Everyone's Expectations without needing to Work 10x Harder 

*Not looking Flawless and telling ourselves we have a crooked Smile, Nose, Thinning Hair, Big Feet

*Not knowing how to Can, Garden, Sew, etc....

Can I Just Whisper in your Ear Constantly "Please STOP Doing this to Yourself."  

Just a little over two years ago I came to REALIZE that I Needed to Become a voice for WOMEN!!! 

I need to Help YOU/and ME learn to LOVE Ourselves Completely where we are AT NOW. Learn to Find JOY in the Journey as WE work to better Ourselves a little more each day. 

I read a book called "The Compound Effect" It taught me that I don't have to be Perfect NOW, I just need to be on the Path that will Improve me until I can Reach Perfection (which by the way I do not believe will be in this life)

I learned that taking just a little bit of Action each day in the Direction I want to go WILL GET me the Results I want.

SO I want to Ask YOU "What do you want to IMPROVE on this YEAR???

HOW do you Plan to Accomplish that? 

DO you Know what steps you NEED to Take, What Tools you NEED to have???

Do you have an Accountability Partner that Will Help you on those days when you Feel like YOU need the WHOLE bottle of WINE after the kids go to bed NOT just a glass???

I Want to be that Accountability Partner for YOU, I want to work with you, Help you take those Steps, Find the Right Tools, and Get the RESULTS you want by December of 2017!!!!!

Even if those Goals are NOT Health and Fitness Related I want to Support YOU, Help you Get Started, and KEEP you Going when the Going comes to a SCREECHING Halt! 

MY Goal for 2017 is to EMPOWER as MANY Women as I can by Sharing my Knowledge, Ideas, and SECRET FORMULA for Successfully LOVING Every Little Thing about YOU along the Journey!!!

JOIN ME - Comment, PM me, E-mail, What ever works for YOU, JUST DO IT!!!

I'm Ready to Help YOU Change your LIFE!

*******Please Hear ME out Even if you Think this POST MAY NOT BE FOR YOU******

I became an "Online Health Coach" Because of 1 REASON and ONE REASON ONLY:

I saw what Having a Personal Coach, the Proper Tools, and a Support Group did for ME. It literally changed my Life!!! 

NOT Over Night, but it placed me on a NEW path, a path of Betterment in EVERY aspect of my life, NOT just in Exercise. 

*I want to Offer you the Same opportunity:

*I want to Coach, Encourage, and Keep YOU Going

*I want you to Experience what Healthy Eating can offer (I never realized just how GOOD I felt, until I learned to eat Better, then fell back into my old way for a week while on a trip last year) 

*I want to Give you a Safe Place to post or ask questions along your Journey to a Healthier Life Style

*I want to Provide you with the Tools you Need to have Effective, Healthy Results

*I want you to Know you are loved, and Feel Like A MILLION Bucks (Like I do!)

*I want you to to Learn the Importance of always bettering ourselves and filling our minds with Useful Knowledge 

*I want to Build a Lasting Friendship with you, and Learn from each other

*I want you to learn it's not only Okay to Put your Self First, it's VITAL to a Healthy, Happy, Successful Life!

*I want you to KNOW Where and HOW to Start.

If you are Ready for me to BET (Yes you will be earning $$$ by Participating) On YOU, then lets chat SOON, so I can help you get started.

We Begin our Group January 3rd, and WE WANT YOU WITH US!!!!!

Please, Like, Comment, and Share this post, even if you are not Interested I know there are thousands who are LOOKING for something like this, just like I was.  THANK YOU!

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Complacency The Silent Killer.

I feel like more often than NOT we are taught, groomed, raised to be COMPLACENT.
Taught that if we WANT, or Work for MORE than we "NEED" that's just Greedy!
Taught that if we set a goal that we Don't attain, rather than PUSH harder the next time, our friends and family say "Maybe you set your goals too high." or "It's okay, we don't always get everything we work for."

WHAT in the WORLD are we doing this to each other FOR????

WE are Children of the Most High GOD, we are Taught in Scripture to EMULATE our Savior, and HE didn't Give up when things were Difficult or Lower his Goals to Fit the Worlds Standards.

HE PAVED the example for us, to KNOW that Nothing is Impossible with God on our side and to Take a leap of Faith, and watch that Faith GROW!!!

This week I have been Listening to a Very Motivational book "The 10X Rule" I am really appreciating the Info he has shared so far and HOW it has really helped me to Stop the way I have been living my life and INCREASE my Actions to FIT with my Dreams, Desires, and What my Family Deserves.

He talks about 4 Degrees of Action in People:

* Retreat

* AVERAGE Effort

* Do Nothing

* Take Massive Action

I am realizing that More often than NOT I put myself into the Average Effort. But I kinda YoYo around between Massive Action and Retreat as well. But until reading this book and hearing him Break down each of these Categories I really didn't Realize how to Stop myself from doing that.

I am so Grateful for Personal Development in my Life! It has Made me such a Better Woman, Friend, Wife, Mom, Coach, etc....

I am happy that I can continue to Edify my mind with Knowledge every day, and Better myself as I strive to Emulate my Savior Jesus Christ. If you Struggle and WANT more in your Life, Make it a Goal to read or listen to 1 personal Development book a Month. If you need or want suggestions I have a whole BUNCH!!!

MY goal for 2017 is to Take Massive Action and Stop Allowing Life to happen to me, BUT instead GO out and MAKE it Happen FOR Me and my Family!!!
I strongly Encourage/ Challenge YOU to do the Same thing.

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My Savior Jesus Christ

Yesterday morning when I woke up to my alarm at 7:15 I So did not want to get up and out from under my warm comfy blankets.
I even mentioned to Layne, "man too bad it didn't snow a whole bunch overnight so we could have a snow day from Church."
My heart certainly wasn't in the right place, my heart wanted to climb back in bed and go back to sleep.
However I made a commitment along time ago that I would attend Church every Sunday, with very few exceptions.
So I got up and went about getting dressed and hair and make-up done to be ready for church at 9am.
As I was readying myself I had a quick thought "There must be something I really Need to Learn today at church. I've noticed through my life that the Sundays I'm just not feeling like going end up being the Sundays I learn something my Heart really need at that time in my life."

Because of that tiny thought I went to church eager to learn and soak up the Lessons that I could learn from those who prepared to teach us.

And Today was No exception, the lesson we were taught in Relief Society (our Women's Organization) was About how "Each Role we PLAY a part in, in our lives is Important, even if we do not receive Recognition for it, or seem to be appreciated."

There was a wonderful quote shared:
"Not all of us are going to be like Moroni, catching the acclaim of our colleagues all day every day. Most of us will be quiet, relatively unknown folks who come and go and do our work without fanfare. To those of you who may find that [thought] lonely or frightening or just unspectacular, I say, you are “no less serviceable” than the most spectacular of your associates. You, too, are part of God’s army."

As I heard this being read the thought entered my mind "The Savior made his Sacrifice for All (each individual) of us,
Every Infirmity
Every Emotional breakdown
Every Sin
Every Sorrow
That we will every encounter, Not for a select few, But for Me, for you, and for every one who ever has lived and ever will live on this earth." 

We are all equal in the Lords Eyes and in his Heart, none of our callings or Titles in this life will every make us Superior.
And For this Knowledge I am so Grateful, Because many days we may feel the jobs we hold (we listed out a handful of them on the Chalk board in class, and I took a pic to share below) are inferior, that the work we do, the services we preform go unnoticed and we may feel worthless.

But I was Reminded and taught through our lesson today, that Nothing we do goes unnoticed by Our Savior, he already experienced it so he can Succor us, if we will simply Turn to Him!
I am so Blessed to have attended church and been edified this week.

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May be BENT, but Not Broken...

I don't share my story for Sympathy or Pity, I share for 3 reasons:
-To Connect with others who maybe battling the issues Scoliosis brings with it
-To Show others that just because you have a problem, Isn't a Reason NOT to, it's a Reason TO
-Living with something that may make you feel Broken doesn't mean you are, a little Bent maybe, but NOT Broken

For most of my life my Scoliosis went un-diagnosed, and I just thought I had a really BAD back, and couldn't figure out WHY. I had tried exercises and being careful with movements etc to avoid further pain or crookedness. Yet seems like 2-3 times a year I would tweak it sending me to my bed for 3-5 days before I could recover. 
Now that I KNOW what it is, I have been able to take better care of myself and KNOW my limits, rather than trying to keep pushing (sending me into a flare up). Now this does NOT mean that I NO longer push myself and try harder to be Stronger each and every day. 
It simply means I know not to bend in certain ways, or do things like Jump Lunges, where landing just the slightest bit wrong Really hurts. I still Exercise and make sure I am always strengthening my CORE  to help hold my spine where it "likes" to be. I NO longer TRY to Make it straight, as that just hurts and won't hold any way. I really never imagined I could be a health/Fitness Coach, with the back problems that I have lived with for so long. BUT I am and I have been able to Help Change So many people Lives, and what a Blessing that has been. 

If you have Scoliosis or think you might, I would love to connect with you and share ideas of what's worked for you, or what's made it worse, etc... 

If you are Battling something that makes you want to Give up, Give in, or Quit in LIFE, Please don't. Instead USE that as your WHY, use that to DRIVE you to Prove that Life can't Throw enough Crap at you to KEEP you DOWN. Support others going through similar situations, the Power of technology is incredible in allowing us to Connect with others in different states, countries and even continents. Most of the time when you hear from the most Inspiring Motivational Speakers they have Conquered things like:
*Suffering from full body burns 
*Being born with out a limb or sight, etc...
*Surviving a Terrible Trauma 
BUT they decided that Giving up, wasn't and OPTION, so they used their Experiences to DRIVE them, and in turn influence Thousands of others in a Positive way. 
I Urge you to do the same.

Lastly if you may be Feeling Broken due to the illness, back pain, weight gain, hearing loss, dis-figuration, etc... that you may be going through, PLEASE KNOW that YOU are NOT Broken. 
BENT yes, but bent can still be so incredibly Useful! Many people who have scoliosis (I know a few personally) have used it as an excuse as to WHY they can't exercise, play with their kiddos down on the floor, dance, LIVE life Fully. I am sure it's the same with people who are battling what ever YOU might be going through Right NOW. People you know personally who are Quitting on themselves, their children, spouses, work, LIFE! Because they feel ALONE, WORTHLESS, and BROKEN. In Fact you Might be one of them who feels this way and is letting GO of a Beautiful Life you have In Front of you to LIVE.
You may be reading this thinking 
"Well good for you, but my problem is TOO Big!" 
"I Can't get past it, I have tried!" 
"NO one wants to hear my story, or cares if I give up any way!" 
NOT one of these statements are TRUE, You Have something to Share, there are Reasons to Live, and if you need someone to talk to or Connect with Please reach out to me, or someone you Trust who will Listen and HELP you. 
IF you don't hear this enough YOU Are LOVED!!!

Lets Make our World a Beautiful Place by Embracing the LEMONS that we have been given, Squeezing a whole lot of LEMONADE (which btw is my very favorite thing to eat/drink) and sharing it with others.  

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Because You Are Worth my Time!!!

Feeling Beautiful!!!!
A few years ago I Never would have posted a Selfie and Said I was Beautiful, because Frankly I didn't feel Beautiful.
I felt Cute, or Pretty, But most of the time I would post Selfies to Fish for Compliments.
On days when I felt Sad, Life seemed Overwhelming, I felt Fat, Ugly, like a Bad Mom, etc... I'd put on make-up and nice clothes to Try and make myself Feel Happy. Then Take and post a selfie in hopes that I'd get a handful of compliments.
But really those compliments might only carry me through a few hours or maybe even that day, but then I'd find myself right back there the next morning.
Since Realizing I am the one who Creates Joy in my life, I've learned those old ways were just quick fixes.
Now I Have learned:
- Knowledge is Power
- Health is Power
- Strength is Power
I chose to Change the way I Responded to Life and what things were thrown at me. 
Now I am proactive, I listen to 30+ minutes a day of Personal Development. Filling my mind with ideas, ways to cope, ways to improve, etc...
I Exercise daily making my body Stronger. Feeling Strong and capable is a powerful feeling. Difficult to describe to one who hasn't had the taste of this feeling yet.
I Eat Healthy, I fuel my body with Natural foods that are grown, Not Created in a processing plant or lab. Since doing this my family is Rarely sick. Being sick naturally brings down ones mood and productive.
And I take 30+minutes a day to rejuvenate my spirit, through prayer, meditation, study of scriptures, spending time in nature.
Through these Simply, Yet Difficult to Follow through with, Steps my Self Worth had Sky Rocketed!!!!
So Now when I Say "I'm Feeling Beautiful", I truly am, and I truly Feel I am a Beautiful Person.
I'm not sharing this too Brag, I'm sharing this too show you, if you Now stand in the Shoes I used to, Things can Change, and I'd Love to assist.
Because You Are Worth my Time!!!

                   

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I Completed The WHOLE Program!!!

Well I am sorry that my Blogging Skills kinda Suck, I totally intended to Blog each day of my Journey and made it like 7 days, OOPS!!! :(

BUT I Finished the Core DeForce Test Group that I was invited to be a part of (30 days of daily exercise and following a meal plan and utilizing portion control) so I wanted to at least tell you about how I felt it was overall and talk about my Success! 

For those of you Interested in maybe giving it a GO, here is my experience when Following the Program exactly the way it's laid out to be followed.
  
Don't Do It, Unless you are crazy Like ME!!! haha J/K

BUT it's NOT for the Faint of Heart, IF you want to really dedicate yourself and see and feel Results in just 30 days then HECK Yes Jump on and ride this TRAIN! 

The workouts themselves are FUN, difficult you betcha, but they make you feel like a BadA** and I love the Post workout high that would Power me through my days (filled with cleaning the house, working my business, running errands, getting the kids to their appointments and practices, etc...) after starting my mornings out with a Good Sweaty workout. 

I have attached a photo of all the workouts and what's included in the Core DeForce program below. 

This is a Intermediate to advanced workout with a lot of Jumps and leaps, up- down's, and push-ups. and Due to my Scoliosis I was very hesitant to commit to even Giving this Test group a GO. BUT there is a modifier you can follow any time it gets to be too much.  The workouts range from 5 minutes (Core workout) to 47 minutes (Cardio) lots of variety and really gets your whole body moving. 

NOW lets talk about Nutrition because as most of KNOW the Exercise is only about 20% of the Health/wellness equation. the Other 80% is what we PUT into our bodies to Fuel them. 
The Core DeForce program teaches us how to use Portion control and eat a balance of Protein, Healthy fats, Carbohydrates, Fruits, and Veggies. I really Liked the Easy/ Simplicity of following the Meal program that companions the fitness program. 

                                     


I am sure Many of you are wanting to KNOW how much weight I lost or inches I released. WELL Let me start that by Saying I reached my Healthy weight Goal last year so I wasn't working towards Weight Loss. and I am in the Ideal range for body fat % so I wasn't really working towards losing a whole lot of inches either, MY Goal was to Build muscle and chisel my body to show the muscle I've grown. 

SO with that said I released 1.25" over all and lost 1.4lbs. Below are a few videos after I completed my 30th workout and a few sneak peaks at what the workouts are like.

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