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Ta-Da!

March 30, 2012 By 9 Comments

Yesterday was an eye opening, Ah-HA kind of day for me.

As I was reading through my tweets and checking out the different posts of the bloggers I follow, I came across one that made a significant impact on my life. It was a post by @MizFitOnline called Exercise is Not My Passion. As I read the post, it gave me goosebumps.

You see, for as long as I can remember, I have been “into” fitness and healthy nutrition.

It IS my Passion.

If I could live in a gym, I would.

If I could exercise all day/every day, I would.

I read about it, I watch videos about it, I train others how to do it and 99.9% of the time, it comes up in conversations I have with just about ANYONE… from the pastor at my church to the secretary at my kids school.

But, after I read that post (Exercise is Not My Passion by @MizFitOnline), I stopped and thought about how true her words were and how they gave clarity to my daily actions and career choices.

See, I am a type-A, Gen x, multi-tasking, entrepreneurial, think outside the box kind of girl. It isn’t unusual for me to come up with a new business idea or product I could patent, multiple times a day. It can get a little crazy up here in my head. Thank God I have a supportive husband who listens and brings me back to ground zero. :)

You see, as a Radiation Therapist (RTT) for the past 13 years, and a crazy fitness freak for my entire life, I have struggled with seeing exactly what God’s plan was for me.

“Maybe I should do this or maybe I should do that” is a VERY common phrase in my vocabulary.

I enjoy being an RTT. It gives me great satisfaction knowing that I am helping others in their fight against cancer.

I also enjoy being a fitness trainer and wellness coach. I continually strive to educate myself, obtain/maintain certifications and motivate others to live a healthy life.

And so, as I read on, MizFitOnline finishes her post by saying,

 ”My passion is helping people & promoting healthy living.”

Well, Ta-Da!!

That’s IT!

Yes, I love fitness and exercise but that is just part of the whole picture!

I have a passion for helping others live a healthier life and be the BEST that they can be!

So, as I move forward, I will combine my career as an RTT and my love of fitness and healthy nutrition. I will follow my TRUE passion, and also what I now understand to be my calling of helping others by motivating, promoting and educating a healthy living lifestyle.

A very BIG thanks and shout out goes to:

 @bonnielang for being a new friend that I have found SO much in common with. Good luck to her and her husband as they try to create a much needed webseries to help young cancer survivors. Click here for more info on that project and here for Bonnie Lang Fitness. She always has a LOT of great fitness tips and workouts to share.

@aBLYSSa  and her post about What Should I Say to the 16 Year Old You? Wow! It is a post (and video) that will stop and make you say…

Okay 16 year old me…. DON’T slather on Crisco and lay in the HOT August sun on a deck chair over aluminum foil.

It is just plain STUPID and RISKY!

And last but certainly not least, @PowerCakes and @justkeepsweating have both been motivating me to be the best I can be.

I really look forward to trying some new exercises and eating your delicious recipes.

Thanks!

QUESTION OF THE DAY!

 Do you have a dreamjob that combines your passion and career? What is it?

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Yay! It’s Official!

March 23, 2012 By 1 Comment

YAY!

Well, its official. Thanks to @FitFluential and @GotChocoMilk, I won a scholarship to the Fitness and Health Bloggers Conference this June in Denver! Yay!

It is amazing how fast your dreams can happen when you reach out to others, listen to advice and jump into the action.

I can’t wait to meet the other fantastic bloggers at the conference and learn all I can about making this website, my blog and my wellness business bigger and better than ever before.

 FitNutTip of the day…. Don’t forget to Refuel with Chocolate Milk after your workouts! I do!!

 

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How Will You Follow Your Dreams?

March 20, 2012 By 4 Comments

This is me on The Roseman Bridge in Madison County, Iowa in 2001. It was 
always a dream of mine to visit here and I was SO happy on this day.
 

“The old dreams were good dreams; they didn’t work out, but I’m glad I had them.” Clint Eastwood as Robert Kincaid in Bridges of Madison County 

This is one of my favorite quotes (and movies) of all time. It is in a frame in my office and I read it often. Especially today.

Today was a very hard day. It is the day that one of my dreams, the dream of owning my own fitness facility, is coming to an end.

But, I am SO glad I had the dream, I followed my dream and I don’t have any regrets about it at all. Plus, I had a lot of fun doing it, too.

So, does this mean that I am going to sit like a lump on a log. Of course NOT! My new plan is to continue to motivate, educate and train others in my community and online.

As anyone in my family can attest to, I have a LOT of dreams and ideas. Sometimes I probably drive them crazy. It isn’t that my family doesn’t think that I can and will accomplish all of my goals, hopes, dreams and desires. They know I will if I really put my mind to it. No, they just know that sometimes I need help with focus.

So, here is my plan to facilitate my newest “dream” of becoming a top notch fitness and wellness blogger and help make it into my new “reality.”

- Jump right in. During the past few months, I have been blogging here and there but I have not been very regular about it. My new plan is to blog at least once a day so I can stay connected with my followers.

- Attend a conference this summer that will help me better understand the social media and blogging world. One conference I plan to attend is the Fitness and Health Bloggers Conference in Denver, CO in June. The agenda looks so interesting and informative. I also hope to be one of 40 lucky recipients of the Refuel with Chocolate Milk  Scholarships to the FHBC Conference. After being laid off in January, a scholarship would surely make this conference financially possible for my family and me and also help to jump-start my blogging career.

- Connect with others through Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. I have been using a personal Facebook page for a couple of years now but I wasn’t too involved with Twitter until a couple of weeks ago. It is amazing how many fantastic resources there are and how many people you can learn from on Twitter. One of the first groups I decided to follow was @FitFluential.  Their motto is, “FitFluential is a growing family of fitness fanatics spreading a positive healthy message year-round. Fitfluential is Fitness Found.” Perfect!!

- I have even made a couple of friends/connections that I am very excited about. One person in particular is Bonnie Lang of BonnieLangFitness.com. She is an amazing blogger with a lot of great information and advice to offer. You can find more links to other blogs, websites and interesting ”stuff” on my resources page, too.

- Last but not least (and probably not last either) is that I will always continue to dream. I will update my bucket list of dreams, set goals and push hard to accomplish them. Life isn’t always easy but at least I won’t regret trying to live it to the fullest.

Do you have any dreams or goals for 2012? If so, what is your plan?

Good luck to you!

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Can you believe it?

March 1, 2012 By 6 Comments

 

 

 

 

 

WOW! Is today really March 1st? Already?

On January 6th, I turned 39. Yes, it is my last year in my thirties and I now realize that I only have 10 months and 5 days until I turn the BIG 4-0!! But, I embrace my age (even if it does come with “issues”) and try to live each day to the fullest. New experiences are exciting to me and as usual, I will step out of my comfort zone to keep trying new things.

So, one of my favorite physical activities to “do” in the winter months (actually, I love it all year but winter is the best time) is to go for a morning run. In the cold. The colder the better. I  know, I’m not in the majority here but…

I was just thinking about my run yesterday. I completed a 3 mile run with 10 rounds of (HIIT) sprints and man, it felt SO good. I try to do these runs about 2 times per week. I love doing any type of HIIT workout because I am a work at home, mom of 2, super multi-tasker and even though I love to exercise and be in the gym, I would rather complete a hard workout in a short time than spend hours doing the same activity. I mean, I would love to run a marathon, because I know I could do it, I just don’t think I could mentally do it. I usually get bored around mile 8 and that is why I am setting my sights on three different challenges in 2012/2013.

The first event is going to be a sprint triathlon. Now, I already run and cycle, no problem, but the swimming part… that is going to be a tough one. And even I know, practice makes perfect, right? The scary part about the swimming, unlike the running and cycling, is that you CAN’T STOP. You have to keep swimming. So, I will start hitting the pool to practice ASAP.

The second event is the Dirty Girl Mud Run. If you are not aware of what this event is, let me tell you more. It is a 5k charity race where you  get REALLY muddy and challenged with obstacles (and, did I say MUD?) while on your way to the finish line. I have joined up with some of my local friends on a team called the Chicks with Dirty Kicks. See, those who know me are laughing right now because I really HATE to get dirty so again, this is going to be a challenge for me that is out of my comfort zone. But, we are going to have a blast!

The last event that I would like to enter is the Disney Princess Half Marathon. It takes place in February 2013 at Disney World. I mean hey, combine my love of running with Disney and that is an event made in Heaven. Plus, it is only 13.1 miles long so I am hoping that the scenery will keep my attention… oh, sorry, a bird flew by. ;)

Anyway, I will keep you posted about my progress and my training plan(s), etc….

Do you have any tips or training plans that have helped you accomplish one of these events? Please feel free to leave me a comment below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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