So Proud of her...

Here is another awesome transformation I would like to share with you!  Again this is a friend who is rocking the Beachbody Programs--as we all do she had a short time of falling off the wagon--BUT she jumped right back in and is doing even better than ever!  She is a serious inspiration to me on daysthat  I just want to sit here for just ONE day--you know--maybe I can just take today to rest....WHAT..rest, why do I need to do that?  If I get off my butt and do my workouts I have so much more energy--and feel so much better mentally and that rest would NOT make me feel like that.  So on those days I hop over to see what Lisa is doing--and low and behold--she is moving her butt and rocking the program!  LOVE YOU GIRL!  Thank you for inspiring me each and every day!   Tell me this transformation does not make you want to start TODAY.........

I wold love to help you get started and work with you to reach your personal goals--small or large--weight loss or healthy changes--I just love to help others and would love to help you too!  Don't ever let ANYONE tell you it can't be done--your too old--your too far out of shape--it is too hard--it will take too long--JUST DON'T listen to any of those things--together we CAN do it!

Your Beachbody Coach
Mary Jo Price-Williams
http://teamplunge.blogspot.com/​

“It’s not about having time, it’s about making time.”- Anonymous
“The only bad workout is the one you didn’t do.”- Anonymous

So let's really do this now!

So when I first signed up with Beachbody a few months ago I was so excited that while I waited for my first shipment I decided to create this blog.  I thought it would be a great idea to share different things that have to do with my journey and things that may help or inspire you on your journey!  Well, I was told right away to NOT use this until I was more established--the thought is that it may not look good for me to talk up Beachbody before I was really doing well with it-well let's just say I am calling BS on that!  I want to share my thoughts, my ideas, my meals, articles I find helpful and anything else that catches my eye having to do with being healthy and happy!  So I am going to begin it again--from today on.  I can only hope that something I share will inspire you!

I am certainly not saying I have it all together!  No way--far far from it.  But I am on a journey and each day I "get" it a bit more than the last.  Some days I slip back into old habits but then I catch myself and get back on track.  It is all about learning to live a healthy lifestyle--I have been living an unhealthy one for many many years (over 50) so I can't expect to change all those habits overnight!  And neither can you or anyone else.  The goal is to be better each day and focus on things and people who bring us closer to our goals!

One of my favorite things about Beachbody as a company is that they do not focus on sales--they are not pushing products--they want to help people and everyone wants to help each other too!  It is one big team of people working together to not only better ourselves but to help others become what they want to be!  Not what we want them to be -- we don't want to force products on people that don't solve an issue or problem they want to focus on changing.  We all support each other and each other's clients too.  And as coaches we are encouraged to spend time daily doing personal development!  I have always loved to read and listen to different types of personal development but now I am getting paid to do it!  What could be better?

I want to be a better person tomorrow than I was today--stronger-healthier-nicer-more attentive-happier--encouraging--helpful--inspirational--you get it....improvements every day!  Join me, won't you!

Mary Jo

Here we go!

I am so so excited to have a place to share my journey into health and fitness. 

Welcome to my newest blog --so many things have been changing in my life that it is just CRAZY!  But crazy is not always bad--sometimes crazy is GOOD!  I won't bore you will all the personal details at one time--although you will surely hear about them as I share my new journey with you.  I hope that you will join me in this new way of living....

Most of my life I have rolled along with out a real plan--taking each and every day as it comes.  Some have been great and some, well....not so great--but overall I have no regrets.  I have lived my life trying to be kind to others and loving everyone--but I really have no real GOALS--so after my 50th birthday I started to think about what I want my legacy to be--what I want my family and friends to remember about me when my time is up.  Let me tell you at 50 you realize you are most like more than half way through this life and I better make a decision what I want to do when I grow up, lol!

I made some crazy choices and changed some things that no one ever thought I would--I left my husband after almost 19 years of marriage.  It wasn't really that he was a bad person.  He was a great provider and always gave me what ever it was I needed or even wanted--as far as things go.  But he never really supported me in anything.  He made me feel like I could not do anything correctly or not be anything but who I was--his wife and my son's mom.  Not that those are bad things but as my son is reaching an age where he is not around anymore it made me feel more and more alone--so I left!  (believe me when I say there was a lot more to this situation but it is not needed right now!)

I had to go back to work--had to provide for myself again.  I took a job at the local YMCA and also found a few fill in jobs helping out elderly people.  I did this years ago and really enjoyed it.  So--- I now remember how much I do NOT like to work for corporate places hence I quit my job at the YMCA!  But I continue to work with elderly people--some with dementia, some just not able to do the things they used to do.  This was the best thing that could have happened to me.  It reminded me what I truly love to do--I love to help people!  I really and truly do love to help people! It really makes my heart happy to help them.  I always say that helping others will also help you!  You get so much out of it in ways that you would never even think. 

 The other thing that will make me feel good is to be healthy. Again, call it a mid life crisis, or maybe a better explanation is a mid life--"What the heck--if this is the middle of my life I better do something to change my health because I feel old and tired all the time" It is not just about weight---although I have struggled with the same 20lbs or so over and over and over. I used to tease my husband that we would have been rich if we had the money I spent on that 20lbs each year. It cost to gain it every winter and then it cost to lose it every spring! But honestly, as frustrating as that is to do over and over each year--it is much more frustrating to feel lousy on a daily basis. I have struggled with many health issues over the past few years--autoimmune disorders and now even being tested for heart stuff! (I did get good results from the heart tests! Praise God) I am only 51 years old and want to be around for a long time yet--and it would be nice to feel good and look good doing it!  So I joined Beachbody as a coach!  Beachbody coaching feels right! It feels like it is a perfect fit for me-- I will be able to help others be healthy and feel good about themselves and at the same time I will have to keep myself on track so that I can be an example for them! I can always justify spending time on myself if it is really for someone else! It is not that I don't care about myself it is just that I am motivated by helping others.

See you soon

Mary Jo