A fresh direction

One of the reasons why I wanted to start this blog is because there are a few things in life that my husband, Ricky and I have decided it is time to start fresh on.

Thank you Outkast!

- Change of scenery: new one bedroom apartment

- New jobs (Woo!!): Ricky @ Home Advisor (aka Service Magic)

                    Me @ 24 Hour Fitness Personal Trainer 2, CES, TRX

- Budget Plan: New plan of attack on Money. It will NOT RULE US! :) 

and last but definitely not least...

- Outside Appearance: You make Abs in the kitchen. Nutrition is weight loss. Body change gives light to   

                                    new hair cuts. 

My emphasis here is one the outside appearance aspect. After watching my moms wonderfully amazing and powerful life transition (which I would behoove you to check out here at the TRX trainer) I decided that it was time for one of my own. 

Insert Heart-vomit: HUGE thank you to Mom for allowing us to

be on our own, after that Hellacious experience, 

and encouraging us, through demonstration, to put our

selves first. Even with no faith in humanity, 

I must have faith in myself.

Thank you, you Beautiful, strong, God fearing, woman, you :)

With out further adieu, this is my grand revealing. 

Thanks to the Ultimate Candida Diet, I gladly share with you my 2 month process.

Here is the start to something beautiful:

This Candida Diet has been absolutely imperative to my overall health!! 

I did not start this diet as a weight loss plan but as a 'get-healthy' plan. Thankfully I have lost quite a bit of weight, bloat, yeast - candida... I am so thankful to Lisa for how wonderful this program has made me feel. 

• My joints no longer hurt. 
• Brain fog is gone. 
• Tired is...get this... TIRED! Tired is not drained, exhausted, blehhh... such a weird feeling... normal...
• I don't feel bloated. Period or not, there is no bloating. 
• Full after meals is a stomach full thing - like above my belly button- not a large intestine thing which is below belly button. 
• Perhaps TMI but still a bonus: I don't itch on the down-low any more. I thought that was part of life but it's gone.... there is no lower skin pain any more
• No YEAST INFECTIONS!! AHH! YES!!!!!!! 
• and there is SO MUCH more!! 

The diet is tough. The Detox is the first week and is the hardest part, but I am so thankful that I made this decision. I keep telling people, 

"It's only ONE week of your whole LIFE. The entire diet is only TWO MONTHS of your life. 

For overall health, What is TWO MONTHS?!"

It has been such an amazing experience and I am so stinking excited to be LAUNCHING my life here. At 24 years old, I am getting a grip on my future, on where I am headed and I am taking the tools that God has given me to propel me there. Ricky and I feel so blessed to be able to share in our experiences with you. We both have plans to venture further into the fitness arena :) More disclosure to come later. 

I leave you with this: April 2014, THe Northern!! 

...and 12 inches of hair later, almost 5 inches in the waist, and 15 lbs of fat GONE,  here I am:

Back to factory settings :D

                                                                         In Love, Denise