I have said it before and I will say it again. This is a team effort. Not one of us should have to go through this process alone. Yesterday, I had two new strangers tell me how inspired they are by me and my blog. Awesome. I am inspired to keep going and keep blogging because of you all. I can not tell you how many times Xavy and I reference my blog as motivation in our training. I am seriously giddy with excitement.
Talk about motivation and inspiration... let me e-introduce you to my sister-in-law, Jen. If you have been in Anytime Fitness lately, you have seen her busting booty like nobody's business. I am so proud of her. A few weeks ago, we were having lunch together and I opened up about some tough times during this journey. I think that maybe she recognized that it does not take SuperWoman to make a difference in your/our health. I am just a regular old chick. I also have hard days, weeks when the scale doesn't move, and months where family and/or friends have a hard time accepting my new lifestyle. I do not pretend to know all of the answers but I know how to overcome the struggles. It's though your support system. All is possible when you have someone cheering in your corner. That day, I offered and promised to be in her corner if she was ready to take the first step. Little did I know that her butt was not just going to take the first step, she was going to do the jig!
It is my honor to have Jen as my first "client". I really have to get it right. She is family. If she starts to hate me she might just hit me. haha. On day one, I woke up to a text message that frankly told me what she was NOT going to change. I thought to my self, "Oh' shit! This is going to be just peachy.". By the morning of day two, I had a very different text message to wake up to. One that proudly told me what she DID swap out for her breakfast. Then one about what she was going to drink, then what she was going to have as a snack and that she was finally going to start reading this blog. Let's fast forward past eight more that day. I love it! I know I still do the same thing to Xavy and Kelly nearly every day. Thank goodness for unlimited texting plans. When I did it to them, part of me needed to tell them because I was proud but then I worried instantly that I was bugging them. Both of them encouraged me to keep the progress reports coming and that was what they were there for. They were just as excited that I was working the plan and asking questions. I totally believe it! Every time I saw a text from Jen, I got giddy and clapped my hands like a 6 year old. We made a few initial adjustments to her current lifestyle as a way to ease into this journey. By day 3, she was nine weeks ahead of me in the process. Go Jen!!!! Twice already she asked ME to go do cardio with her. She did 2 miles on her second day on cardio. That is just friggin awesome. I am so proud. After exchanging a few texts with her dear husband, he is too. She is off to an amazing start and has a great support system. When you see her on facebook or in the gym, give her a shout out!
Oh... I forgot to mention a 7lb loss ALREADY!!!!
Love you, Jen! Keep it up.
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