Some people think I have been the way I am my whole life. But I tell you what...I have come a LONG way with my mindset. And because of that my body changed to match my mindset.

Before: I was happy. Now: I am happier.

Before: Diet mentality. Restriction. Will power. Guilt. Self-loathing. Exercised to lose weight. Sugar addiction. Fixated on food. Worried about food. Grabbed my tummy pooch daily. Didn't like who I was. Worried about social events because I knew I couldn't stick to my diet. Thought things would never change since I was working out and trying so hard to eat well but nothing was changing. Always self-conscious about how my clothes fit. I felt like I was on a hamster wheel.

Now: FREEDOM.

I don't think about food. I don't white knuckle it or use will power every day to "stay lean". I do nothing in excess. I just fuel my body...I eat to live. I love my body. I love who I am. I set up incredible habits that guide my decisions each day without me thinking about it--it's just auto pilot. I understand my body cues. I listen to my body. I UNDERSTAND how my body works. I have emotional management techniques I use now. I rarely emotional eat--but hey -I still do here and there and it's fine. I DO eat sugar...but I am not controlled by it. NO GUILT!!! No self-loathing. I exercise because I LOVE how it makes me feel and I love being outside, it fuels my soul. Weight is NEVER on my mind. Fear of weight gain NEVER grips me because I know what to do the rest of my life.....

What I know from all of this?

It's in the mindset. You can change your path. You can love yourself. You can be so healthy you are delighted every day about it. You can look in the mirror and say, "Man I look good!" and mean it.

You CAN find that freedom. That's why I am so passionate about what I do--so you can discover what's possible.

 

That pursuit in helping others find their freedom is why I got my certification through Optavia coaching in 2013.

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That's why I quit my nursing job after working for only 2 years in the field and spending 5 years in school for it.

It's because I know you can be free. And I know you can do it through the tools I have in my program because we focus so much on mindset and lifestyle shifts.

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Don't give up my friend. You can find your own radiant health.

 

I know you can.

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