Balance Fitness-Judy Dredge

01/03/2019

Sharing from a friends post, great reminders!

A friendly reminder for the New Year.

01/02/2019

Most of you know I've been missing in action as we try to open our new adventure... 9Round Fort McMurray, AB - Signal Rd!!! My last day with my clients was supposed to be December 21 but the stomach bug had found me lol!! Over the last few weeks, my clients have blessed me with some amazing gifts and amazing hope for my future!! They've given me the courage to move on to something bigger and I hope they know how important they are to me!!!! They clearly have gotten to know me as well as I have gotten to know them... Pictures below to prove it lol!!

It's amazing what can change in a year... And if you know me, you know I walk by faith, so when a blessing comes my way... I have no fear, only faith... My sign in my gym says... Let your faith be bigger than your fear. If I had let my fears win... I'd never had made it this far. If I hadn't of surrounded myself with so many supportive and positive people, I would have never made it this far. See my faith is the kind that I wouldn't call religious, it doesn't have a "denomination"... I will not push it on you, I don't go door to door lol... It's the kind that you will find in your heart, you'll feel it when you talk to me, I don't need to talk about God or the Bible or my choices in life.. You'll just know that my heart is whole, I live to love and serve and if I can change just one heart to see the light, then I am doing what I need to do here on this earth. And when I was blessed with a bigger opportunity, I know it was because I have so many others to love on, and I can not wait to change just one heart to see the light, to take them from that darkness and bring them to light.... That's my mission in life and I am so thankful for the path we are going on.

So for this New Year, I don't believe in resolutions. I am believing that whatever path my faith takes me will be better than the last year, and each year will always be a chance to grow in love and faith!!!

Thank you all for being a part of my journey!!!!

12/18/2018

I never imagined when I started this dream that it would get bigger, I thought this was it... I made it this far and was so thankful to look back at where I came from.

If I had stayed in darkness, in my doubts, in my fear... I would have wasted my gift in life to love and help so many others. If I had listened to my fears of... You're too old to follow your dream, there's others out there better, you'll never grow into anything now.... I'd be doing what I was comfortable at and never doing what I dreamed. I wasn't the best when I started, I was older than some to start and I had a lot of growing to do to feel confident in what I did....but I pushed all that darkness away and stayed in the light, and more than anything I loved. I loved the people that came to me each day trusting me to show them the way, in more ways than one.... My education and experience sometimes meant little to the love that they needed, to show them too that they can believe in their dreams. I could have had 20 years experience and 20 years of schooling and it wouldn't have meant as much as the love I shared with them.

We are about to embark on something that gives many more hope, if they know me, they know that my heart is all in for them, if they don't know me... They'll come to find out that my purpose in life is to serve others, to show them that above all else when you love on someone, show them the way, they too can walk in the light!!!

My clients are making this extra hard on my heart as I am in my final week with them, I may have helped them get from where they were to where they want to go... But they don't even know that they've pushed me to continue to be better than I ever was, their support over the last year has been nothing short of amazing, and these two quotes are ones I hope they remember!!:)

12/07/2018

So I did a little experiment this week... Since I haven't been tracking my food lately, just eating in moderation because I pretty much know what I can eat in a day, I decided to cut my sugar. That doesn't mean I stopped all sugar as most everything has some sort of sugar. I did not cut fruit, carbs or fat or eat an abundant of fat. Since I know my body well I knew how much carbs, fat, etc... I could eat. I was more mindful from Monday to Friday of the foods I ate. So that means I didn't eat that granola bar for a quick sugar fix or that small chocolate bar from Halloween(yes we still have them for bribing kids... Don't judge lol). And then I was more mindful over my protien and water.... As in I made sure I got lots.

I did 3 days of weights and one half hour of running. I actually have done very little cardio since the marathon as I've been babying my knees lol.

I have taken NO supplements besides fish oil. I've been having some stomach issues so I've been stopped all vitamins and supplements for 3 weeks.

From Monday to Friday I lost 4 pounds. As I've told you before I've been the same weight range for years... Add or minus 10 pounds depending on the season. I barley step on the scale anymore but I wanted to remind myself and others.... It takes little change to see a big difference. 4 pounds is a lot for 4 days, 2 pounds is the max I like my clients to lose a week.

I have quite a few clients preparing for their vacations(not one bit jealous lol) and are asking me... How can this move more quickly... Well there's many ways... But the way I know of is to stop lying to yourself... And me... Lol... And tighten up that diet!!!!! Working out is not going to make you lose that weight or inches the way you want if you don't feed your body the right way!!

And you can't even use the excuse... Oh well you work out all the time... You've been into fitness for years... Because I just told you my workout plan and it doesn't say I was in the gym for hours a day!! And you're right... I've been in to fitness for years...which means my body is used to my routine... So I have to work hard to make sure I am always challenging it!!! Most of us just need little changes for big changes to be seen.... Remember my story of the lady who cut out her double/double. You don't need a miracle drug... Even those require you to eat in a deficit and cut stuff... You need someone like me to remind you that hard work equals long time results!!!

And because I'm all about moderation...look out chips I'm gonna eat you tonight!!! :p

Life a life that you can maintain and be happy with!!!

11/25/2018

I tell my clients... Balance isn't something you are born with... It's something you learn... And that's for every part of life! After 9 hours at the Christmas trade show today(yesterday 8 hours), I was tired, mentally and physically lol... I love people but sometimes a lot of interaction is overwhelming lol!!
I know though that I need a work out to help me balance my mental well being... So here I am on this snowy Saturday night balancing life! ;p

11/14/2018