20 Things I have learned

Here are some things that I learned WORKS! They may not work for you but they work for me:

1. What may be a "healthy food" for you, may not be a "healthy food" for me. We all have different bodies with different chemistry.
2. Wheat does not agree with me in any shape or form. I avoid it.
3. Drinking two glasses of water with a slice of lemon first thing in the morning helps me start my day.
4. Presentation is KEY to enjoying foods. Make your presentation pretty and it will taste better. Make every meal special.
5. Laughter and good company make food taste even better. Focusing on the company rather than the food however, feeds the soul. 
6. Drinking coffee instead of making the effort to prepare a snack when I am hungry is counter productive. My body does not thank me for it.
7. Grocery shopping when I am tired or upset is not a good idea.
8. Serving your water in a fancy glass with a slice of lemon or lime turns it into a treat.
9. When you need to talk, get together with your BFF, husbands are not your BFF. They want the bottom line, reader's digest version, BFF's want details, details, details. Don't get the two mixed up! 
10. Listening is harder than you think, it takes practice.
11. Friends are treasures that cannot be replaced.
12. Kids think you are not listening to them when you don't stop what you are doing and look at them. Wives think the same when husbands don't stop and look at them. Making the effort to stop and look is worth it.
13. Being compassionate to yourself is not a bad idea. It helps you empathize with others.
14. It is the little things that count and there is no such thing as perfection, unless you are talking about ice cream!
15. Life and Death are in the power of the tongue...and an encouraging word goes a long way.
16. Music makes mundane tasks so much more fun
17. Smoothies are the best thing ever! 
18. Sometimes doing what you love and loving what you do needs to be defended, but it is worth fighting for. You never know what adventures lie just around the corner.
19. Stepping back and looking at the big picture helps me to cope. I tend to get emotionally involved in what I do.
20. I love blogging.

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Thank you

Sometimes life brings little surprises, and every so often it brings big surprises that really touch my heart. Yesterday was the end of one of those experienced where I really saw the power of love and support in action. I want to thank every one who voted for me in the TOP 25 Blogs competition. You have been so patient with me in my petitions to ask you to vote. Some of you really 'caught the vision' and stood behind me posting it on your own social media and sharing with friends. When the competition heated up near the end, it only through the love and support from my loyal readers and friends that we finished not far behind the top spot. I have made new friends through what seemed like a roller coaster ride as my rankings climbed and stayed in the top three most of the competition. Now let me just say something here, the winner has been blogging way longer than I have and she also has thousands of followers on facebook. This makes me even more astounded by the support I received, I don't have as many "followers" on twitter or facebook, but the ones that do follow me, really care and I am so blessed that I was able to connect with you all in some way. Whether you are reading my recipe's and looking at food in a new way, or whether you are learning along with me in the journey of life, health and fitness, to have you come alongside and walk with me is something I do not take for granted.

To my new subscribers, I welcome you. Thank you for taking the time to sign up and I hope that now that the competition is over we will maintain our connections!

After the competition was over I messaged my trainer and one of my most loyal supporters, Igor Klibanov, and said, "Don't forget to vote! - Just kidding!"

Seriously, what will I do without all the checking of the poles and the messages to vote, I will have so much more time on my hands! Starting off with a 90 minute swim this morning to celebrate!

To all of you, you are my champions, and I am so thankful!

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Founder of "Secrets of Body Transformation from the Inside Out" 
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