Ok, so I am just beginnig this blogging deal. I am a little computer slow, so hopfully I will learn it. I wanted to start this blog to help me keep motivated to bettering my life both physically and spiritually. I am a firm believer that they go hand-in-hand. I have been overweight most all of my adult life and struggled with it in high school. I have done many diets and have yo-yoed all the time. I know now that I have turned 41, I am not getting any younger and I am not happy with how I look and feel and my health can definately improve. So about 3 weeks ago, I was talking to my lovely husband and saying I needed help getting motivated. I talked to him about joining Curves for Women. Now my hubby is very frugile with the family funds and was iffy about me driving to 16 miles everyday to workout because of gas prices, but the dear that he is, he made a deal with me. He agreed to let go of some of those funds if I would do something for him. He has an early morning paper route before he reports to his real job, which requires getting up about 4am every morning. He said if I would take that over (giving him an extra 2 hrs. of sleep) and workout out after the route, he could justify using the extra gas funds. So I went for it. I think he realizes that I needed this. I have to say that the last few weeks have been great. I have gotten to bed earlier most nights, which I needed to do and I just feel so much better. I definately have a long ways to go to get to my goal weight, but I hope to stay motivated to reach my goal. I appreciate the support my family and friends have given me. I hope by creating this blog and sharing my experiences, I can help motivate others to get healthy both physically and spiritually. I also look forward to hearing suggestions from others that might help in my journey. We can do this together! P.S. I know when my 13 year old daughter sees this, she is gonna say it is CHEESY! LOL! Someday she will get it and it doesn't hurt to be cheesy every once and a while, right?
Have a Great Day! Rochelle Shimak
Welcome to the blogging world. Have you tried the body by vi shakes. They are awesome...you can come to pizza hut on the 15th. At 6:30pm. It is for information and try the shakes. I hope you can make it because I feel this could help you. I will try to share some links with you on facebook so you can see for yourself.
ReplyDeleteYay for blogging! I find it rather therapeutic myself. I wish you all the best of luck on your road to health. We're currently trying "juicing". I haven't reached the workout level yet, but hope to do that soon. Keep up the good work Rochelle! You can do it!!
ReplyDeleteHooray for you! And, it CHEESY is what life is all about! Cheering you on from the House of Phogles. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the support. Mary, I can't go on Thursday. I had gotten an email from another person selling it about the deal on Thurs. I have a meeting. I probably can't do any extra things right now but thanks for thinking of me.
ReplyDeleteRochelle~the small changes that you are making now will lead to big success in the future! You must know that a sensible diet made up of real and healthy food is the best way to repair your broken metabolism. Combine that with an awesome strength training regimine and increased cardio as well as support and motivation from women who have come from where you are....it's a definite recipe for success! And you know exactly where to find it. Quick fix=quick failure. Do it right and you'll only do it once! Love ya girl!
ReplyDeleteThank you Karis. I know you are right. I definately plan to do it right this time. Thanks for all your support. I love Curves! It is just what I needed at this time in my life. You are looking great by the way.
DeleteI am sooo happy you are blogging!! You did GREAT:) I am so PROUD of you, Rochelle!! Taking these steps to improve your life and spirit are such a GREAT example to your daughter, your family, to me and to everyone!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are one of my most cherished friends. I am here for you!!!!
Lots of love,
Les
Thank you Les. That means a lot to me. I would like to add some fun clipart to my page design but I am not sure how to do that yet. I am amazed I got what I did, lol. Hope you have a great day.
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