My Birthday 2013...

This birthday was different than any other birthdays I've had before. It started off amazing because my oldest son that usually forgets my birthday every year was the first person to call and wish me a happy birthday! When I walked into the dinning room my daughter had laid out cards and a gift so pretty then the phone rang again and it was my youngest son. I couldn't believe it, both of them had called me before 11:00 am on my birthday without anyone reminding them.

Later my daughter got a call about her credit card and realized that she lost her wallet at CVS and someone was using her credit cards everywhere. On my birthday she had to run around closing all her account and trying to replace all her identification. How awful, and the money that she lost!

Later my cousin called to wish me a happy birthday but she was crying. When I asked what was wrong she told me that our younger cousin, Lynnette had died and left behind a husband and a two year old son. This was more than I could handle, what kind of birthday was this? How sad it was, but to add to it one of our other younger cousins that was very close to Lynnette like a sister had given birth to a son the day before Lynnette died. I don't think I've ever had a day this stressful but I still gave thanks for waking up this morning to see another day! Abundant Blessings...

It's That Time of the Year Again...

Monday July 29, 2013, is my birthday and in celebration my oldest daughter took me to the Naturalista Hair Show. It was my first time at this type of event and I saw some hair dos that were out of this world! Quite different than what I expected. Instead of having chairs for everyone to sit down and watch the hair show, we had to stand around until the models came out which was every 20 - 30 and in between there were vendors to visit. Here's a photo from the event that my daughter's 4 yr old son took of us. I know the best hair dos at the show!

Today is My 3 yr Anniversary as a Team Beachbody Coach!

Three years ago today I became an Independent Team Beachbody Coach! I never knew how much my life would change as a result of this opportunity. The wonderful people I've met, all the love and support from people I've never seen face to face has been mind blowing. I've been able to encourage, help, inspire and motivate so many people to get started on a HEALTHIER path which has truly been a BLESSING for them and for me! 

To show my appreciation I wanted to put together the most amazing Anniversary SPECIALS possible. Check it out: https://www.facebook.com/events/120160528154469/

You have the whole weekend to think about the opportunity that I'm offering. See if it's in line with your goals and if so CALL me (850) 702-4521. Now is the time to 'Get In The Best Shape of Your Life Physically and Financially!' Abundant Blessings from FITNESS Focused FAITH!

FOCUS!

Last week I started Shaun T's new workout program call FOCUS T25 and I'm lovin' it! What it has made me realize is that I have some balance issues and I really have to FOCUS to get through them. While working out this evening I began to think about how important balance and FOCUS is in my life in general. The more FOCUSED I am the better I can set and achieve goals in my life. So over the next couple of months while I'm doing this program I'll be FOCUSING on every aspect of my life to bring it all into balance! Stay tuned and tell me how I'm doing. Thanks, Abundant Blessings from FITNESS Focused FAITH!

My Team Beachbody Coach Anniversary!

 

Greetings Fabulously Fit 50 Family, three years ago this week I became an Independent Team Beachbody Coach! Through the and support from you all I've been able to encourage, help, inspire and motivate so many people to get started on a HEALTHIER path which has truly been a BLESSING for me! To show my appreciation PLEASE checkout my TBB Coach Anniversary Events page for SPECIALS! 

https://www.facebook.com/events/120160528154469/

If you're interested in making a LIFESTYLE change or have thought about inspiring others to do the same CALL me (850) 702-4521, I'd love to 'Share' how the last three years of my life have been so rewarding. Thanks & Abundant Blessings from FITNESS Focused FAITH!

The WEEKEND Baby!

Enough said... ENJOY!!!

We Are More POWERFUL Together!

I borrowed this photo and the title of today's blog from the Lean In website at: http://LeanIn.Org/ that emphasizes the need for Lean In Circles. The foundation of Lean In has to do with women in workplace, women being treated equal in the workplace, women getting promotions with equal pay and so on. This photo, the title and a few other sentences seemed perfect for my HEALTH and Fitness Ministry.

I know personally what a struggle it was to lose the weight on my own and to change my way of eating alone when everyone around me were still eating everything they wanted. I know for a fact had I been a part of a group I would have achieved my goals so much faster. So, yes I believe "We Are Stronger Together" and that "We often achieve more in groups than we do as individuals.

My message today is this, if you're tired of trying to get HEALTHY and Fit all alone then please join us or start your group. You can join our: Fabulously Fit 50 Meetup.com group, our BEGINNERS Bootcamp or one of our Challenge groups to keep you encouraged and motivated to achieve your goals. Call me FAITH! (850) 702-4521 to get started. Thanks and Abundant Blessings from FITNESS Focused FAITH!

*~* TONE/TIGHTEN Tuesday! *~*

Are you willing to put in the work to have arms like our First Lady of FITNESS Michelle Obama? All it takes is a 90 Day Push-up Challenge to make it happen. Tricep dips, push-ups, bicep curls, tricep kickbacks are just a few exercises to TONE/TIGHTEN your arms so that they have that STRONG, sleek and slender look. The bottom line is you just gotta get down there and put in the workouts to achieve the desired results.

Time Flies When You're Having FUN!

Three years ago this was my grandson at 4 years old showing me how to do push-ups on your knuckles. Now tomorrow he will be ((7)) and he's getting ready to the second grade. Yes, the time is just flying by and finally this summer he's getting to do what he loves most and that's gymnastics! I can't wait to see him when I get there in three weeks.

This is to Ivan my first grandson, may you birthday be filled with many, many, many happy memories. I'm sending you lots of love, your Grammie!

It's FOCUS T25 Challenge Time!!!

That's right, it's time to get your "HEALTHY On!" with the New FOCUS T25 Challenge!!!

I received my New FOCUS T25 Challenge Pack in the mail today. The NEW Shaun T workout, FOCUS T25. along with the NEW Vanilla Shakeology is going to ROCK my BODY like nothing before!!! If you've been working out over the last year and really haven't reaped the benefits of all your hard work, then I'm suggesting you give the FOCUS T25 Challenge a try. To appreciate the benefits of the FOCUS T25 checkout this video: http://youtu.be/rfi80Wf29_M

My GOAL for this Challenge is to lose ONLY ((10)) pounds by getting HEALTHY! More importantly, I really want to REDUCE my Body Fat % like Helen did! You can join my FOCUS T25 Challenge Group right now for the low INTRODUCTORY price of only $180 on August 1, 2013, the regular price will be $205. Call me (850) 702-4521 to order yours and Join our Challenge Group today!.

HEALTH Benefits vs Weight-Loss...

Spending time with all the FABULOUS Ladies this weekend, and hearing a lot of their questions and comments made me think more about what our focus is on? Do we just want to lose weight or do we want to reduce our medications, our risk of heart disease, diabetes and stroke? Not saying that we can't do both but we have to consider the BIG picture and what's at steak.

The reason I bring this up is, I get inquiries all the time asking for my help and they let me know up front that they need to do it in two months and can't afford to pay but they want to lose 50, 75, 100 lbs or more! I need help understanding how anyone can lose weight FREE? I don't post that I loss 63 lbs FREE because it wasn't FREE! I spent hundreds more than I should have because I didn't know what I was doing. That's why now I try to help people get HEALTHY (which results in losing weight) based on what I've learned and what has worked for me. And that was not FREE!

When we focus on getting HEALTHY which will result in weight-loss, we will realized that it can get expensive to eat clean, organics and whole foods instead of a Dollar Meal from the local fast food joint. Would we rather pay a little extra at the grocery store or pay more at the pharmacy for prescription medicine? You don't get to be as HEALTHY as our Queen Mother of FITNESS, Ms. Ernestine Shepherd, quick or for "FREE"! So when you're SERIOUS about getting HEALTHY call me (850) 702-4521. Thanks & Abundant Blessings from FITNESS Focused FAITH!

*~*~*~*~*Queen Mother of FITNESS*~*~*~*~*

TODAY was our walk with the Queen Mother of FITNESS Ms. Ernestine Shepherd-World's Oldest Female Body Builder!

Women were there from everywhere! There were women visiting from Florida and Oklahoma that found out about the walk while they were in town and brought family and friends with them. But there was a very SPECIAL Lady that drove through the wee hours of the morning to be there from New York!!! The Queen Mother of FITNESS always says... "You've got to be Determined, Dedicated and Disciplined" and Sherri Culpepper was that for sure!!!

I can only imagine that Sherri feels like I did the first day I walked into the fitness center and saw Ms. Ernestine standing there asking... "Which one of you lovely ladies is FAITH!?" Dear God, PLEASE continue to bless us with the opportunity to be encouraged, motivated and inspired by OUR Queen Mother of FITNESS for many, many years to come!!!

Using Holidays To OVER Eat...

I saw this post about holiday eating and had to share it. "...remind everyone why you should eat right even on holidays. Basically because fat don't take a holiday LOL.  However, one bad meal don't make or break you just dont make a habit of it. By the way Leigh will be teaching a class on the connection of self love and a winning attitude with developing a winning physique." This is Leigh and her AWESOME abs!!!

All I'm saying is...

Need I say more?