Hello my trusty followers...

Hello all,

So I think it's about time for an update!! :) So since my last update a few things have happened. One being the Tues. of last week I sang in the talent show at the fair and was not able to do the cardio class with Jennifer that night, and then I got through to the next round which was friday so I couldn't work out at all that day...and Saturday I did some laps in the pool and then did one of my Jillian dvds..Oh boy does she work you out...lol..if you can't afford a membership at the gym the Biggest Loser DVD's or Jillian dvds are great. They would also be a great addition to your workout routine if you do have a membership. They will definitely burn those calories. :) So anyways...then Sunday I walked 3 miles around the track but Monday I had a HORRIBLE headache all day and also had a lot of school to do for the next day so I didn't work out that day either. So it started out kind of difficult this week. Tuesday I worked with Mrs. Lynn my trainer and had the cardio class that night. So I was starting to get back in the swing of things...

Tuesday as I sat and watched the show Biggest Loser (which btw is such an encouragement to me and a great show), I started asking myself some questions. As Danny, last years winner, came back and was talking to some contestants he was telling them how for a while at the Ranch he was there and doing it for His wife and kids. And it wasn't until he started really doing it for himself that he really saw the results and got the most out of it. So I started asking myself....am I doing this for me?? Am I doing this because I want it?? I thought about those questions for a while and I started realizing that while most of the time I do want it and am doing it for me...I think there are times I do it for other people. I think there are times that I work hard because I don't want to let anyone down. I don't want to disappoint anyone. I want people to be proud of me. I realized that if i don't want it...if I am not doing this for myself...then it won't last. But as I thought about it and this whole journey so far....I realized I DO WANT IT...I AM DOING IT FOR ME...I'm not the only one I am doing this for though...I am doing it for my future husband...my kids...my family...but most importantly for my God. I want a body that is going to glorify Him...I want to be in good shape so that I am ready and able to do anything He calls me to do. So...while at times I just feel like I am barely hanging on and I don't want to workout that day...I am encouraged and motivated by those who love me. And while it's okay to workout or not eat something you know you shouldn't just because you know someone is going to ask you about it. You just have to know...deep down inside..when you look at the full picture and the light that is at the end of what may seem like a long long tunnel, or hey...maybe you don't even see the light...I didn't for so long..but I do now...somedays it seems faint and barely shinning...and other days it seems like I can see the light bulb...but I've just gotta keep going...and you've just gotta keep going!! Cause it will be worth it!!! Every bit of it!!


So anyways...I was a little down tuesday..about everything...but I have the most awesome friend in the whole wide world and she encouraged me and uplifted me and helped me to see that I can do this and I am doing this and I will continue to do this!!!

I am so very thankful for all that Suwannee Health and Fitness and the I live in Live Oak Page on facebook has done for me. This is beyond what I could have ever imagined. I just wanted to say thank you...for taking this journey with me and making it all possible. I will be forever grateful!!

I think this is long enough...so I am gonna sign off!!

LoVe, Dani