Stop Wanting. Start Praying.

Working in health and fitness you hear over and over, “You’ve got to want it”!

You hear the question asked, “Do you want it”?

Stop WANTING. Start PRAYING.

You can want something with all your might. Wanting will only get you so far. When you KNOW something is right for you, good for you, and you even say that you are willing to work for it… but then things just don’t pan out… what are you missing?

I wanted for years to be CONSISTENT and to be healthy. I wanted to be a size 4. I wanted to look good. I wanted to feel good. I wanted to help other people figure their life out, get their energy back and fulfill their life’s purpose. But I couldn’t figure out how to do it for myself. For years I WANTED this. For years I was unhappy knowing that my life was meant for MORE and being unable to do more. It was meant for something BIG. I just had no idea what that was or how to get there.

It wasn’t until I realized that without God’s help I couldn’t do it on my own. And I’m not talking about using Him as my emergency backup… I’m talking DAILY conversations. Thanking Him daily, asking for His help and guidance daily, praying for others daily, opening my Bible daily… It wasn’t until I was consistent with THAT that my life changed. That is when all those years of WANTING started becoming reality.

If you have seen my posts before and have thought about giving this “challenge group” thing a shot but feared you would end up chalking it up as another failed attempt, then I want you to do something for me. Pray about it. Ask God to lead you in the direction of someone who can show you how to get healthy. I would love to be that person because I know this works. It just does. Is it the only way to lose weight and get healthy? No, of course not. But it is the healthy natural way. It might not be the quick fix, fat melting, chemical laden supplement that you have looked to in the past, but let’s be real… without putting fourth some real effort nothing will last. 

Prayer Changes Things

I’ve been reading this book, “The Battle Plan for Prayer” for a while. I just read a little each day but I have really been trying to focus on every word and apply it to my life because I think this is so important. Prayer changes things and it has completely changed my life and my family. No one can convince me otherwise.

Part of a prayer at the end of this chapter I’m reading says, “Pour love, joy, and peace through me and toward others”.

This is something I’ve been praying for this week. My goals aren’t to try and sell Beachbody products. My goals are to share my experience with others and help women see their potential and to realize that when we get God involved, ALL things are possible and your world will be flipped right side up (I say right side up because prior to me realizing this my world was already upside down).

This author prayed this prayer after reading Galatians 5:22, talking about the fruits of the Spirit.

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control”.

I love this because it is so similar to what I was reading a month ago in 2 Peter 1:3-11.

“His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But whoever does not have them is near sighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins. Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things you will never stumble”.

Wouldn’t it be great if when you had conversations with people they felt the love, joy and peace of Jesus? And wouldn’t it be great to feel effective and productive? And wouldn’t it be great to have confirmed your calling and KNOW that what you are doing with your life in this moment is what you were meant to do? And wouldn’t it be great to not fail or stumble while doing that thing?

Here’s your GPS. Jesus is the answer. Prayer changes things you thought couldn’t be changed. 

Another Wasted Summer

I have always grown up loving summer. I loved to play outside, hike, camp, swim... anything involving the outdoors! As I got older and I put on a few lbs I found that instead of enjoying those things I loved during the hot summer months I just stayed busy. I was too busy to go to the beach, too busy to get together, too busy to go on that hike... Yeah, I was busy, but really I was sweating my butt off in a pair of jeans and spanx. It's 90 degrees out and I'm trying to suck it all in and cover it all up with out passing out from heat exhaustion... then Sept/Oct would come...

Another summer gone. More plans that never happened. Next year. Now it's fall. Everyone goes nuts over fall. Maybe it's the cooler air, the changing leaves or the pumpkin spiced lattes... or maybe I can finally give the spanx a rest for a while, put a sweat shirt on and breath without sweat pooling in unmentionable places! 

If you are like I was and are getting SICK of the memories you missed out on, sick of dodging the camera because you hate to have your picture taken, even if it means your kids missing out on pictures of them with their mother, and sick of the extra 5 minutes you have to spend in the bathroom pulling those sweaty spanx back up on a hot summer day.... then listen to what I am telling you!!!

I am making a bet on YOU! I am betting that if you give me one month (Sept 5 - Oct 2nd to be exact) of : 

• A 30 min workout from home
• Filling your body with NUTRIENTS
• Logging your workouts on a really great, easy to use app
• Allowing me to encourage you every step of the way

If you can do those simple things I am betting it will change your life! In fact, Beachbody is SO sure it WILL change your life that for every person that is able to do the above stated tasks from Sept 5 - Oct 2 they are splitting the pot... They are splitting up to 3 MILLION dollars with every person who follows that plan! There is NOTHING for you to lose but a whole bunch of self doubt and a few extra lbs! 

If you are ready to give this your best shot and enjoy your life (and your summers) again then stop wasting time! Message me for more details about this challenge pack special. I can not wait to work with you and help you make the changes you've been dreaming about making for far too long! You were made for more. It's time to show the world who you are on the inside and stop hiding under a bone crushing pair of spanx! It's time to breath easy again my friends!

What is this Challenge Group Thing Everyone is Talking About

You may have heard a lot of hype about these "Challenge Groups" and people you know trying to help you to get back into shape. Here are some common questions: Do they work? What are they all about? How can this even help me? I've tried to workout at home before and it didn't last, how is this different?

I don't really know how other coaches run their groups. I know how I run my groups and I have seen success come from them. You will have the ability to log your workout each day which is such an accomplishing feeling, especially at the end of the week when you see all the check marks on the calendar! You get a daily dose of encouragement from me, as your coach, and the other participants as well! It's nice to know other people are having (or have had) the same struggles as you and it's so motivating to see people grow, learn, and share their triumphs. You may be working out at home but you are not alone and sometimes that is exactly the push you need to make it work this time.

This is something I posted in one of my groups today, just to give you an idea of what to expect...

"Today's verse is my vision of what I want this group to do for each one of you. This perfectly explains why I fell in love with the idea of a "challenge group"! 

As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17. 

We all have rough areas within ourselves. Many of us are experiencing the same things! Let's use this group as a tool to sharpen each other! My Life Application Study Bible says about this verse, " Mental sharpness comes from being around good people. And a meeting of minds can help people see their ideas with new clarity, refine them and shape them into brilliant insights. This requires discussion partners who can challenge one another and stimulate thought- people who focus on the idea without involving their egos in the discussion; people who know how to attack the thought and not the thinker. Two friends who bring their ideas together can help each other become sharper." 
Please, don't be afraid to participate, you never know how your struggles and your triumphs can relate to or encourage someone else!" 

If you are searching, praying, wishing, dreaming about feeling good, having more energy, and changing your body then do not hesitate to reach out! Try something different this time. What are you afraid of? Are you afraid it might just work?

Disappointment, Defeat and Lies v.s. Progress, Goals and Truth

It is normal when you begin a workout program to feel a little disappointed in the beginning because you can’t keep up with the chiseled bodies in the video, you have to stop frequently or you have to do a modified version of each exercise. You go into this thing excited to get your life back and ready to go. Then, the excitement wears off and can turn into jealousy if you let it.

Be careful not to envy those you see making strides, those who are proud of their accomplishments and those who are seeing results. Those women have been in your shoes. They pressed play on day one, some ended their workout in tears, and some feeling defeated. The difference between those women who are sharing their results and those who let self-doubt rule their life… The winners didn’t believe the lies. They kept going through the tears, every day, even when they didn’t want to. Some of those women didn’t get the results they were expecting right away. But they kept going, they kept pressing play, and they called those lies in the back of their mind what they were… LIES!

There WILL be days when you don’t want to keep going. Don’t give up. Trust the process. This is not a fad diet or a potion that makes you poop all your fat away. Your body is starving for NUTRIENTS. Not just any ‘ol thing that will fill your belly. Nutrients that will feed you at a cellular level. That is how your body works. It begins in each and every cell in your body. When your cells are happy your tissues are happy, when your tissues are happy your organs are happy, when your organs are happy your body systems are happy, when your body systems are happy every is running as it should and you have the energy to push through a workout.

You WILL get stronger every day. You might have to stop often in the beginning and march in place until you get the energy to get back into the moves. That is OK, just keep moving! Prove to yourself that those lies were wrong and have been wrong the whole time! Aren’t you curious to see what your body is capable of?

Let’s do this! I want to help you succeed because I KNOW you can, you just have to DO IT! I can point you in the direction of a workout program that meets your needs and goals, teach you how to properly feed your body, and offer support and encouragement! That’s what I love to do. All you have to do is reach out. 

Sick of Being Ineffective and Unproductive?

Ok you guys, I’ve been reading these verses every morning for the past month. One of the things I have struggled my whole life with is being consistent. I’ve been praying specifically for a consistent routine for my life. When I have a good routine my whole life runs more smoothly. When I read them I was like, “YES, THIS is what I’ve been missing! THIS is my issue. If I can work on these things I know I will remain consistent!” 

"His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But whoever does not have them is near sighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins. Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things you will never stumble" (2 Peter 1:3-11). 

Those are some pretty awesome promises! I know that I have been ineffective and unproductive for far too long! Write these down and put them somewhere so you will remember what to work on... 

Faith> goodness> knowledge> self-control> perseverance> godliness> mutual affection> love. 

Note that the verse says to add these things to your faith meaning you must FIRST have faith. If you don’t know where to start send me a private message! 

I have been setting my alarm for 4:30 AM every morning to workout, shower and pray/study. This is testing my knowledge, self-control and perseverance for sure!! I have never been a morning person but this is changing me! I now love this quiet time before my family wakes up. I can get so much accomplished before 6:30 AM when most people are just waking up. I have tried to wake up early in the past and pray or read and I fall asleep every time. When I work out first thing, then shower; my blood is pumping to my brain, I’m alert, focused and ready to go! It has been the perfect combo for me. 

Making the Most Out of Life

"Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ" (Ephesians 5:15-20).

We all know the days are evil. You can’t watch the news and try to argue they aren’t. This is a warning to be careful, be wise and make the most of every opportunity. For myself, the opportunity to get healthy by exercise, eating right, daily time with God and sharing that with others is my opportunity and the Lord’s will for my life right now.

I pray that by me making the most out of this God given opportunity it will change myself, my family, my friends and people I haven’t even met yet. God wants us healthy. This world is crazy and in order for us to stand up against it, we have to have the energy to do so!

I have chosen to fill myself with the spirit daily through prayer and Bible study. I have chosen to wake up before my family gets up to work out, drink my Shakeology, and have some quiet time. I pray that I am making the most out of this opportunity and I don’t take it for granted.

If you are waiting to find something that motivates you to get healthy, if you keep telling yourself ‘next week I’ll get started’, if you are having doubts on whether or not you can even do it, or if you are curious how I was able to make a complete change in my lifestyle then contact me for more information.  I would love to share more of my story with you!