Thinking...

In Hebrews its says that Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. It is so easy for us to get caught up in negativity, in the poor me syndrome, but in reality we all have the ability to choose to have faith, to believe in a higher power and to be thankful for the blessings we do have... I am a single mom, I have 3 wonderful young men, I have had enough heartache and stress in my life to write a book but I have a choice to be a victim or be a survivor. I look at my life and I can see God working, I know that I would not be here today if it wasnt for him. He has put so many people in my life to learn from and to be guided by. I am not a religious person but I am a spiritual person and I believe God has a plan for my life, and I made a decision to allow his plan to take place, it is not for me to question and to judge but to accept. 1 of God's greatest gifts to us is the ability to choose, we all have a choice, and even not making a choice is a choice in itself. This week has been a little rough for me, I have struggled with crazy hours at work, with having my foot and my shoulder act up, I gained a lb and it would be soooo easy for me to say forget it, I give up, I cant do this, but thats a choice I would have to make and Im not going to choose to give up, Im not a quitter, so I gained a lb, so Im in pain and had to skip a few workouts, but I still have tomorrow. You see we have our life in our hands because its our choices that define our life. I made a decision that I was going to change my life, that I was going to do everything in my power to live a healthier life, to be more active and to take care of me because I dont want to deal with all the illnesses that run in my family, I dont want to die young, I want to be able to enjoy my life and the blessings God gives me, I want to enjoy my children and my grandchildren. I will be 41 years old in July and Im proud of it. Im not saying life is easy, of coarse not, but we all have a choice to look at the glass have empty or half full and I choose to see it as half full. I have learned that in order to be the best mom, the best daughter, the best friend, the best anything I need to be the best me 1st, thats not an easy realization, and its not being selfish its being real. I cant be any good to anyone if Im not good to me 1st, so I choose to do whats right not just for me but for those around me. I choose to put God 1st, I choose to let him steer my life and I choose to do my part each and every day. I choose to get up when I fall and I choose to keep going forward.

I have 8 more weeks until I go to Cali for the BB Summit and I will do my best to reach my goals, this week Im going to re-do month 2 week 3 of CLE, Push phase and continue to drink my Shakeology, I may not reach my goal but I will do everything I can to be close to it, the important part is to keep pushing forward, to have faith, to trust, to be thankful and grateful for the blessings we have and to continue on our journey to a better self. I will not be discouraged by the set backs but see them as opportunity to do more...

I choose to put God 1st, I choose to be thankful, I choose to be grateful, and I choose to be HAPPY...

Yosie
http://yosiefitness4life.com

Life is GOOD..

Today I spent a lot time reflecting and thanking God for all that is good in my life, its so easy to get caught in the bad and lose sight of whats good. I feel so blessed, I have so much to be thankful for, I have God, I have my health, I have my kids, my mom, my brothers and sisters, my BB fams, I have a great job, I have my BB biz, my life is GOOD. And now God has blessed me with an amazing man that totally gets me. He was such a surprise, he came out of nowhere, nothing I expected and everything I always wished for. As cheesy as it may sound he completes me... He blows me away each and every time we talk, we connected in so many levels, I'm at a loss for words when it comes to him, I am so grateful and so thankful that God put him in my life. For the 1st time in a long time I can honestly and full heartedly say I am HAPPY.
God has blessed me with so many people that have touched my life in 1 way or another and that help my life be complete. He has put people in my life that I can help and impact and in turn impact me. Everything in life is a choice and I choose to be grateful, to be thankful and to be HAPPY...

Becoming a BB Coach has done so many things for me, not just physically but mentally and spiritually too. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE being a BB Coach, Sat we had a super Sat event and being around my BB fams blew me away, the fellowship was amazing and working for a company that puts people 1st is priceless. In the words of our CEO Carl D, " We are a force of people helping people" That is what makes being a coach so amazing, its normal people from all aspects of life helping each other succeed and push their health and fitness forward. I have struggled my entire life with my weight and thanks to BB, and my BB fams I am changing me 1 day at time, 1 workout at time. Its not an easy battle, its 1 that I struggle with daily, I don't wake up every day saying I want to workout and eat right, but with the help, encouragement and support I get I get it DONE. I have suffered from depression, and I suffer from Endometriosis, both affect my weight, and its a challenge for me daily but I CHOOSE to not let it knock me down, I push through the ups and downs and slowly I'm achieving my goals and my wish is that my struggles, my ups and my downs can help others too, its what makes being a coach so rewarding, of coarse the money is good, being a single mom is not easy, but its not the money that makes it great its the people I can help and the lives I can touch in the process that makes it GREAT!

Today was my rest day, but I decided to workout anyway and I am glad I did, I started off doing Hip Hop Abs and ended up adding Kenpo X from P90X. I had forgotten how much fun Kenpo X is and decided I am going to add it to the mix on the weekends so starting tomorrow I will be doing CLE and HHA Monday through Friday and doing Kenpo X on Sat or Sun. I have a goal in my mind and everyday I get closer to it. Together we can ALL SUCCEED!!!

LETS DO THIS!
Yosie
http://yosiefitness4life.com

Month 2 day 1 DONE

WOW I thought Chalene had handed me my ASS on a silver platter before, I was WRONG, OMG today was the 1st day of month 2 of CLE Push Circuit 1 and OMG all I can say is WOW, shaking my head. Push phase is the PERFECT name for this phase cuz boy does she push you and all the while with a beautiful smile on her face, its just not right, lol...

But I can honestly say that 1 month into CLE and a 2 weeks into HHA I can see my body changing and I am DEFINITELY stronger I wasn't only able to keep up I was able to go to failure each and every set, its an AMAZING feeling when you feel like you cant do not even 1 more rep and you get it done, I am TOTALLY having a LOVE/HATE relationship with Chalene and I will definitely tell her so at Summit in June but I am LOVING the results I am getting, its worth every single drop of sweat and every thing I say to her under my breath while pushing on...

I have 10 weeks till the BB Summit in June lost 10lbs last month 20 more to go before Summit and 10 more after that by my Bday in July to get to my goal weight and I have never been more confident that I will get there, with CLE/HHA/Shakeology and all the support from my BB fams and my new boyfriend Joe I am sure I will reach my goals.

LETS DO THIS!!!
Yosie
http://yosiefitness4life.com