Month: December 2016

If you are new to this blog, my fitness journey began about one year ago on January 18, 2016 with a young man offering to help me win the Gold's Gym 12 week challenge in my age category.  I had been steadily putting on weight the previous 12 years and I didn't know how to get… Continue reading New Year – New Goals

January of 2016 - I most definitely had the desire, determination, dedication, and discipline to take on the 12 week challenge and beyond.  What I did not have was the believing.  I did not believe anyone or anything could help me. Are you ready to start or start over with your goals?  Do you have the… Continue reading Reflection – 4 D’s of Success – Are You Ready to Rock 2017?

Most people out there are looking for a quick fix, but what they can’t seem to grasp is the fact that it takes hard work, dedication, and discipline to not only obtain, but to maintain a desired physique.  Mana ShigematsuI wish I could tell you that my weight loss journey was easy and quick, but… Continue reading 48 Week Progress Post – December 2016

2016 would turn out to bethe year that I focused on taking care of me.In January it began with a young man named RyanHe told me he could help me and he wasn't lyin'A 12 week challenge was about to beginIt was at Gold's Gym and he thought I could winI thought he was crazy,… Continue reading I Rhyme – Sometimes! A thank you to all my supporters!

A slight departure from my normal posts, but have you been watching This Is Us?  I am absolutely loving every episode.  It is about a couple who are going to have triplets in 1970.  However, one of the triplets does not survive the birth.  But a baby was dropped off at the fire station and… Continue reading This Is Us – I Am Kate