What I do when I eat but don’t feel full

Enough is Enough.  Sometimes, I might eat something and feel satisfied. Other times, I eat the same thing and think, “Did I already eat that? – I don’t feel like I have eaten anything.” This has happened to me numerous times. I have a choice. In that moment, I have a choice – do I […]

Not the running type, but always a runner

I am not the running type. I was never a college or high school athlete. I never even played a sport in elementary school. Well, I played softball a couple of years, AND I cheered…before cheerleading was considered a sport. In high school we did some pretty cool stunts, but if you ask my sister…still […]

Hard Work or Is It?

[metaslider id=191] A lot of people have commented on all the hard work I have done to lose weight. It’s interesting because of course, in some ways it has been hard work, but it doesn’t feel like hard work. From the beginning, it has been intentionality every single day! From the beginning, it has been […]

166 lbs lost yet so much gained!

Forever Changed 2 years ago on November 20, 2012, I sat with Wayne Burns on his back porch and we had a conversation that was the beginning of a beautiful journey. Through this continuing journey, my life is forever changed. 166 pounds gone and yet so much has been gained! 166 pounds gone and yet so much […]

I am in better shape than 5 yrs ago…

I am sharing this not because it’s good but because I would like for you to be encouraged as much as I am encouraged. I have just run these 2 miles after a month of not running… First I had a hurt foot, then I had a hurt back, then I had a sore throat, now […]

I did not set out to run, I set out to save my life!

Did I just run a half marathon? On October 11, 2014, I did run a half marathon. I ran 13.1 miles! What? That’s crazy! I am still trying to wrap my mind around that. You see, 22.5 months ago I weighed 316 pounds. I had spent the majority of the previous 20 years weighing around […]

It Works!

I started using My Fitness Pal 75 days ago. Today I went to the doctor, who was very pleased to see that I had lost 23 pounds since my last visit 3 months ago. I haven’t exercised as much as I need to, and there were about 3 – 5 days I went over my […]

Counting Calories – Prison or Tool?

Many people are hesitant to talk about counting calories. I know I was!!!!! I have counted calories many times over the years of trying to lose weight. At one point, I decided “I was never going to count calories again”. I viewed counting calories like a prison, like bondage – restrictive. When Wayne and I […]

running without stopping

The following is a Facebook post I wanted to share of a friend of mine. I have been working with Laura Harle for over a year now and have watched her lose weight, workout consistently getting stronger and stronger, physically but more importantly mentally and spiritually, i have watched her start walking and eventually running her […]

MASTERPIECE 5-Part Series

MORE CLASSES COMING IN 2016… Join Fitness Trainer Wayne Burns and inspiration Angela Morrell (Angela has lost over 160 lbs in 2 years) for a MASTERPIECE CLASS SERIES. Come and hear Angela’s inspiring and encouraging story of going from felling hopeless about her weight to completing her first Half Marathon. You will quickly understand that her transformation is not about weight lost […]