Choosing your path

In my 31 years (boy does it kill me to put that number out there...) my path has taken many different turns, climbed many different mountains and slid down many different ravines... Right now, in this moment, I feel like my path is finally smoothing itself out.  I am finding my way and learning where I want to be and how to get there. I’ll give you a little background, but I’m not going to get to in depth with any one thing just yet… There are a lot of posts yet to come. SO, where do I start...

Three years ago I started running and let me tell you, I HATED it for a while, and then it became less of a chore and more of an anchor. Now, I cannot imagine my life without running. I've also developed into the person that hates excuses...no but really, I loathe them! There just isn't enough time in our lives for excuses. While you're making up excuses someone else is out doing what you say you don't have time/money/energy/etc. for. I used to be one of those people! I used to think "When on earth would I have time for this, that, or something else?" Or worse, "What's the point?  Nothing I do seems to get me the results I want anyway?!" I'm telling you right now, CHANGE THAT THINKING! I did, and I am SO much happier for it! Let me give you an example...from my life... I have a thyroid condition, hypothyroidism (it slows my metabolism WAY down).  I have two children.  I work a full time very high stress job and at one point with all this going on was earning my Master’s degree AND working towards my PhD. If I had continued down the path of excuses, I would still be crabby, unhealthy, and mostly unhappy and making my family unhappy as well. Instead, once I changed my mindset, I became a 4.0 graduate student, runner, good wife, great mom, amazing social worker (sorry, but this is one area I KNOW I excel at...) and guess what, I got HEALTHY, HAPPY, and started losing some of that weight! Granted when I was marathon training, I got up at 3:30 or 4am to get to the gym in order to get my run/training out of the way so it would not impact my family time, but ya know what, I DID IT (and keep in mind I have a 50 minute commute, ONE way...). I could go on this rant FOREVER but I won’t (i'll just save it for another post at a later time... ;)).

So what now? Why am I telling you all of this? My path has led me to something that I feel will be an amazing opportunity for me (and maybe you!). I have joined Team Beachbody, under the amazing Sarah Walker-Ouellet. My ultimate goal is to someday run my own life coaching and consulting firm... oh crap, did I just really say that out loud... EEEEK! Team Beachbody is providing me with a great opportunity/starting point and I just can't pass it up. What does this mean you ask? Well, basically I get to test out some pretty awesome fitness and wellness products and report back on them to all of you, and if you are so inclined, help you gain access to them to try them yourselves.

Beware, it's about to get REAL up in here! Like posting before, during, and after pics... Double EEEK...

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