I Relay for Mom

Can I share my story?

I Relay for Mom.

Two years ago, just about this same time of year, my mother, Beverly Thomas, began having physical complications, so much so she went to the doctor. Then began a short series of test that came to a startling conclusion: Cancer.
We've never dealt with cancer in our family, but now it was staring us in the face. Dad on the road as a truck driver, and mom finding anyway she could to keep her heart encouraged, and her spirits lifted.
As our family walked through this process, I discovered that the one who kept us from being anxious or frightened through the summer leading up to her surgery WAS MOM.
As she endured additional tests, doctors appointments, and the 5 month journey to her surgery date, I never saw her cry, get angry, nothing! Just strength, courage, love for her family, and determination that her life would go on.

And it has.

This year is her 2 year "birthday" for being cancer free. We were on of the blessed families.

But that is not everyone's story.
This year, I am helping save lives from cancer by taking part in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life®, and I’m hoping you will support my efforts with a donation.

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life® is a life-changing event that gives people in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. Relay For Life® raises much-needed funds and awareness to help the American Cancer Society save lives from cancer.

Please support me in my efforts by visiting my personal web page to make a secure, tax-deductible online donation:
http://main.acsevents.org/goto/4MaMa
or
www.facebook.com/detroitwellnesscoach, and click on the page badge on the left (scroll down).



Thanks to your support, the American Cancer Society can:

• Help people stay well by helping them to take steps to prevent cancer or detect it early, when it’s most treatable.
• Help people get well by being in their corner around the clock to guide them through every step of their cancer experience
• Find cures by funding groundbreaking research that helps us understand cancer’s causes, determine how best to prevent it, and discover new ways to cure it
• Fight back by working with lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and rally communities worldwide to join the fight

Each of us has our own reasons for caring about the fight against cancer … whatever your reasons, I hope you’ll choose to make a difference by making a donation online to support my efforts. I’m so grateful to have people like you in my life who want to see an end to cancer in our lifetime. Together we can save lives.

Thank you and I will keep you updated on my progress.

Happy Memorial Day!! Kiss Your Veteran!

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY! 
KISS YOUR VETERAN! 

Here's a couple tips for keeping your cool during this "high eating" holiday!

• 1. Prepare - when shopping, add more items to the cart that are low calorie, high nutrient, like more veggies, green leafies, fruits, etc.
• 2. Get creative - a great griller could be fruit, veggies, and lean meats on a kabob stick. Get fancy with the spices if you want, and enjoy!
• 3. Share your game plan - guaranteed you will be with family members that are battling weight, or have health concerns. BE WILLING TO BE RESPECTFULLY INTRUSIVE. Invite them to eat healthier this weekend, instead of the typical gorging that can ensue. Don't have this holiday be the last for any of your family. We're not promised tomorrow.
  

• 4. Eat throughout the day - most of the time, there is no morning eating (sleeping in for the holiday) and then eating for hours, and no portion control. Start your day out (even if you sleep in) with a HEALTHY BREAKFAST! Protein, complex carbs, and lots of water. If you started on an Herbalife Nutrition Program, click here for GREAT recipes to play with this weekend: http://products.herbalife.com/subcat_shakes#. Then, keep up the eating every couple of hours, so by the time the MAIN MEAL rolls around, you're not STARK-RAVING hungry, and blowing out your calories. Put your entrees on the salad plate, and your salad on the dinner plate. If after the main meal you're still hungry, put in more water, more complex carbs, etc. RULE OF THUMB: If you cannot work out after eating, you've eaten too much, AND the wrong things. 

HAVE A SAFE & HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY, AND MAY GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND ALL WHO SERVE HERE, AND AROUND THE WORLD.

"If You Fail to Plan...."

Success is not an accident.

I can remember for years that as I moved from one project to the next in life, whether job opportunities, financial decisions, or my health, all required some form of planning AND execution. Many of the conversations I am having with clients recently sounds strangely familiar. There is no game plan.

You have heard the saying "Success is a Planned Event"? SO SO SO TRUE! 

Here are some ideas for planning for your health success:

1. Don't do it alone! You already got yourself here, which for many people, "here" = unhealthy, 20-30lbs over their optimal weight, winded at the top of the stairs, and to top it off, horrible eating habits. 

2. Get A Running Buddy - maybe not for running literally, but for encouragement and support. Most likely you have an environment of unhealthy people around you. Step into a new environment that requires a higher expectation when it comes to eating, physical activity, etc. Yes, that could be why you join a gym, a weight loss challenge, or a coaching group. New concepts to you? Email me, and I'll explain how they work.

2. Create Planning Time: put a date in your calendar where weekly you assess what is coming up, so as not to be caught off guard. Most of your appointments didn't "appear" on your calendar. You deliberately put them there. What most often gets left out is the "meal planning, cutting veggies, making shakes, freezing foods" time. If you haven't got your health, then you're not going into your life with your best foot forward.

3. Hire a Planner: PICK ME!! Personal Wellness Coaches are like your financial planner: our only focus is your health, when you have a million other things you have made a higher priority. My first priority is your health, your weight, and your goal of creating a healthy, active lifestyle. Interested in a coaching session? Call me (313-418-9790).

And finally,

4. TELL PEOPLE - most successful people will tell you that why they accomplished their great feats was due to rehearsing to themselves and everyone around them, the goal they would soon achieve. SO, GET THE WORD OUT!!

"If you fail to plan, you plan to fail!"

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