Hello Friends & Family,
I know it's been a while since I've updated my blog! Sorry! I've had a lot of things happening in my life. First of all, my father passed away on May 7th, 2012. Secondly, I completed my first 5k, walking - but completing! Thanks to my sister, Terri! Thirdly, my weight loss journey had been put on hold. Now, I'm ready to EMBRACE my Journey again!
The passing of my father was such an incredible time of healing, love and peace. In the physical since, I miss him daily! However I feel him with me and am blessed with the knowledge that this life is not the end! I love you Dad! You are my rock! You are the reason that I keep searching for answers! Never give up! Thank you for that gift!
Completing my first 5k was so INCREDIBLE! We didn't break any records. We crossed the finish line in a few seonds over an hour. I know my sister could have finished faster than I, however she stayed by my side the entire way, encouraging me! Thank you Terri! What a way for her to spend her birthday! She has always been my hero! She's a GREAT wife, mom, grandma & friend! I am very GRATEFUL to have her in my life!
Now on to my recommitment to my weight loss journey. I want to explain to you my reasons for some changes that I have made! This is BOTH....EXCITING and a bit OVERWHELMING! As most of you know, I have been using NuSkin My Victory shakes and Supplements. In the 4 months I was on it I lost 50 pounds. I love the results and LOVE the INCREDIBLE people that I have met along the way! I am hoping beyond hope that they will FOREVER be Friends and in my LIFE! As I said, I loved the results - but my body was struggling, I didn't have near the energy that I was hearing others were experiencing. I began to continually beat myself up, because I wasn't feeling as good as what everyone else was. I know what you're thinking, "Girl, you shouldn't compare yourself to others!" and you're right! However, when you are hearing from everyone around you that they have this AMAZING amount of energy you begin to wonder "What's wrong with Me?!" So I took some time off to try and figure out what was going on with me. I knew deep down that there had to be MORE, my body had to be trying to tell me something! I did a lot of soul searching and nutritional research! After the passing of my father, I turned to a dear friend who recommended I see a new doctor. I began to see Dr. Randy Roberts, DC, at Soli Wellness Center, http://soliwellness.com/! As I was beginning to see Dr. Randy I was once again introduced to another weight loss and health and wellness product, Zrii, http://www.zrii.com/. I was extremely hesitant, as you can imagine! I decided to go about this in a very methodically way! I took ALL of the different products into Dr. Randy and have him test me with ALL of them so I would know what MY body would respond to! Well we discovered that my body for whatever reason is showing an allergy to the My Victory shakes and some of the supplements that I had been taking. So, while I was able to release weight my body was working overtime on my allergies to the product. I was saddened to learn this news, because I really like the products and believe in their healing abilities. Dr. Randy then tested me on the Zrii shakes and NO ALLERGIES! WOOHOO! I'm SO EXCITED! I've been doing all kinds of research on their products as well as their company and I LOVE what I see! I am still going to hold myself accountable to my sponsors and friends on my weight loss journey! I will still be purchasing VitaMeal for Nourish the Children when I reach my goal weight!
I've learned some very important lessons through out this time! One MAJOR one was to mindfully listen to my body! Our bodies are INCREDIBLE machines! They will tell you when they need a change, you just have to be tuned in!
I want to thank everyone who has been showing me their love and support through out all of this learning process! I love you and appreciate you more than you'll ever know!
