Am I Helping?

I sure hope so! Over the last few years of blogging, my blog has taken a few turns & hits, stumbles & falls and many times I have asked myself-Why do I blog? For the first few months of blogging (starting back in 2007) I really didn’t have much of an answer except that it was fun and something to do. Now, I can say whole heartedly that I blog because I want to help people; that really and truly has become the purpose of my blog. Oh-and a great way to show off a few hot pics of myself…LOL!

How do I help? Well, for starters, I try to motivate people to get up off the couch and move! Yes, occasionally I have come off sounding a bit harsh-but knowing some of the health consequences people can encounter when they don’t even attempt to take care of themselves gets me fired up. Having been involved in fitness since I was 15-it’s pretty much a part of who I am. I absolutely love to workout and just want to help others to enjoy some sort of workout too. Of course, that is why I am a personal trainer, hehehe!

I try to show people ways to eat healthy as well. I’m not a purist by any stretch of the imagination; I do believe everyone should simply eat with balance and care. Meaning, pay attention to what you eat-don’t just stuff your face and eat REAL food as often as possible as opposed to processed. Again-I’m not a purist-and far from perfect-reading my post comp blogs one would be able to figure that out straight away! But even just over the last few weeks after going through a post comp binge-I learned heaps about myself and food and the way it affects us and this has all just given me more knowledge and empowerment to help myself and others!

Third and probably most important; well if you’ve followed my blog since last September, you would know that I have dealt with (and really will for the rest of my life) an alcohol addiction. No, this does not go with the fitness lifestyle-but for some reason I allowed myself to let alcohol control me. The fact is now I don’t drink anymore-and since I’ve been through many highs and lows of drinking and not drinking-this is where I really feel I can help most. I know what it’s like to crave alcohol and think about alcohol and plan around alcohol. I’ve been there. So far, I have been able to help a few people through some rough spots-and I NEED to help people with this as it keeps my own problem in the front of my mind. If you tuck it away like the problem is not really there-it can creep up on you and BAM you’ve got a drink in your hand. This hasn’t happened to me-and I don’t want it to-so I’m reaching out to you so you will reach out to me. I’m not a doctor, I’m not an expert-but I’ve been there and I think just talking about it helps heaps.

Having been through alcohol and food binges-I know for a fact that working out is what has saved my life. I know I would be very overweight and/or have numerous other health issues if I didn’t workout; working out has always been my number one priority and I cannot emphasize enough how important it is. No matter what else you do-you really need to get out and exercise-one way or another. Weights, aerobics, boxing, swimming, hiking, dancing, walking-just get out there and move!

Well-that was pretty much an all over the place blog-but I think you got the point-I’m here to help so drop me a line any time!

Cheers and enjoy your weekend! Ciao for now!