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Mr. Muhammad Ali once said, "Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.” I have no idea where he was when he said it or the background story. I am positive it is a great one. But when I read those words tonight they sunk in my soul. Deep. If there is anything I have learned through the last years of my life and especially my transformation, it is that NOTHING is IMPOSSIBLE. Nothing. Nada. It is not a fact. And because EVERYTHING is POSSIBLE -it makes impossible a dare...and a potentially powerful life changing moment. When I used to ponder my life and it's potential all I saw were impossibilities. Inabilities. The what if's, can'ts, won'ts and shouldn'ts r...

So it has been awhile since I posted, and much has happened! I am a personal trainer at Gold's Gym in Ogden (who woulda thought THAT?), I am mentoring some wonderful clients through their own weight loss journeys, and I have the chance to speak to groups of people about overcoming challenges. Can I just say it? I LOVE what I do! And this new path is growing and expanding....I can't wait to see what the next year brings! Ironically, since landing a job at Golds, I have really had to prioritize and make the time to get my own workouts in. I spend a lot of hours there and mentoring others, and sometimes there is no room left in my day for me. As I spoke with a friend today, I mentioned to her that perhaps one of the biggest (and my most favorite) changes that occurred through my transformation was my habit of daily exercise. Where I used to sit and wonder "if" I would get to exercise on a particular day, now it is a matter of "when." It is no longer an...

This is credited to T.D. Jakes  who is Chief Pastor for The Potter’s House – a non denominational church in Dallas, Texas There are people who can walk away from you. And hear me when I tell you this! When people can walk  away  from you: LET THEM WALK! I do not want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you, staying attached to you. I mean hang up the phone. YOUR DESTINY WAS NEVER TIED TO ANYBODY THAT LEFT. People leave you because they are not joined to you. And if they are not joined to you, you can't make them stay…LET THEM GO!! And it doesn't mean that they are a bad person it just means that their part in the story is over. And you've got to know when people's part in your story is over so that you don't keep trying to raise the dead. You've got to know when it's dead. You have to know when it is over. Let me tell you something. I have the gift of good-bye. It is the tenth spir...

Happy Anniversary to me! Today marks the day... my sort of re-bi rthday. I decided to take back my health and my life and really live 4 years ago today! It was the day I walked in and met with Adam, my amazing trainer for the first time and began what would become one of the greatest adventures of my life! Little did I know how much that pivotal moment would change my course forever.... So, for my anniversary, I woke up and after my mommy duties were over I went for a 4 mile run with my new friend Kim (it is my easy cardio day and I am training for a couple of runs in the spring) followed by a healthy breakfast and brainstorming my future career with some AMAZING women. Ironically, 4 years ago my goal was just to get to the gym and to NOT walk out before my appointment was over! So much has come in to my life over the last four years that I can't even begin to explain the blessings. Thank you to everyone who has played a part in my story and for those who still on this journey...

Okay, so it is the day after the big feast, and can I just tell you that I LOVE my new lifestyle. I have spent many years "guilting" over the dinner I ate on Thanksgiving. It used to be the day I thought "I will start my diet today" which of course ended up getting postponed until after the holidays and then it just ended up being on my list of New Year's Resolutions. Not anymore! Why? Because my priorities changed. Four years ago I walked in to my local gym, at my highest weight, embarrassed, shy, and full of self doubt (in the MIDDLE of the holiday season I might add). Head hung low, I asked to hire a trainer. After some initial questions, this trainer looked at me and said " Are you sure you want to start now? Most people want to wait until after the holidays and life is less hectic." Um....kick in even more self doubt and embarrassment. No, I don't "want" to start at all. This is crazy, and why am I even in this gym h...

Okay, so it has been awhile since I posted...but with good reason. I had a lot going on in the last four months. I moved to be closer to family, quit my job, changed careers, and I am now trying to build my clientele as a personal trainer. Something that the "me" who started this journey NEVER imagined....but she did have big dreams for herself, and as I look back I realize the importance of visualizing what you want to achieve. I started my transformation in September 2007 when I joined Weight Watchers and heard them tell me that for me to be "healthy" I had to lose a whopping 115 pounds. Quite a feat for a girl who couldn't walk around the block comfortably, had no motivation, and feared most big changes. But, as I sat there each week and began to have small successes, my mind began to see big possibilities. When asked what I would like to achieve after my weight loss, I replied that I wanted to be a leader at weight watchers...the current...

Have you ever been so focused on a goal - steps away from crossing that symbolic finish line only to get tripped up, decelerate your pace, or even worse yet - fall? Crossing it seemed so inevitable and effortless, and yet there you sit still unable to reach out and grasp that end piece that will make your hard work complete. What started as dealing with a grumpy gall bladder which literally slowed my pace of life, my training pace, and left me stuck in a dangerous place in my own mind eventually turned in to an attitude of "Can I really do all the things I am dreaming of and aiming for?" Can I really reach my goal of blasting 10 pounds past my original weight loss goal that used to seem so impossible ? Do I really have what it takes to pull this NASM certification thing together and become a personal trainer? What if I get "there" and I can't get a job....what if I get "there" and can't do it. What if....what if....what if.... blah blah bla...