43 THINGS - I'M THINKING OF A SPACE...

I'm thinking of a space...
Something BEYOND Weight Watchers

I’m thinking…

I WANT TO DO MORE…
(I wrote THIS paragraph almost 3 years ago & this still exists in my head)
I want to be able to personally touch people as individuals. I’m trying to work out the whats, wheres, hows, whys…but I know that I’m going to do SOMETHING. I’ve been told so many times that I was going to do something great w/ my life… I always thought it was something creative… something in the Interior Design world, or maybe something else, but something creative, Artsy. I realize now that this “SOMETHING” is much more personal. I believe in myself now… I believe I can help change lives, THAT is the “something” I’m going to set off to do.

I know all there is to know about losing weight… well, for myself, anyways. As of today, I’ve lost 82 lbs out of a total of 125 that will get me to my goal of 150 lbs.

This has been almost 4 years in the making.

One of my goals:
once I reach my WW goal weight, is to become a WW leader.
- Because I want to help others…to encourage, inspire, teach… offer hope.
- Because I think it will be HUGE for me for accountability.
- Because I think that really GOOD leaders are few & far between. I’ve been to meetings where the leader has NO personality & they don’t engage their members. How do you expect to inspire & motivate those that really REALLY need it if you have no way to really draw them in? I think that I have the right personality for this.

I know that WW will train me to be a leader… supply me w/ the proper tools to do the job… & I know that even w/out that, just my experience alone would bring alot to the table. BUT…I think that it would be really beneficial to learn all that I can about nutrition, fitness & obesity. I know there are many aspects of “weight issues” that I’ve not experienced that others will have. I would like to bring a higher level of credibility to the position.

Anyways… there’s more I’d like to do w/ it… probably more than what WW would allow… so who knows, maybe someday I’ll be on my own…as a nutritionist…a personal trainer…a life coach. I’d like to work w/ EXTREMELY Obese clients, diabetics, the deaf (will be learning sign language) & children.

So…

I’m thinking of a SPACE…
...a great space that we can just hang out & talk… one-on-one or a good sized group. Sofas, chairs, ottomans, etc… a great, comfortable space… group therapy… something more than what you can get from a typical 30 minute WW meeting.

...a space that has a professional kitchen that would allow me to cook w/ my clients… individually or in groups… teaching them different ways to cook awesome, healthy meals. I can imagine hanging out w/ a group of kids… teaching them about making FUN, healthy choices. (Maybe a “Breakfast Club”, my sister’s idea, where a small group of kids come before school & help put together a great, healthy breakfast to get their day going.)

...a space that I can pull a few treadmills out of a closet & “take a walk” w/ a client that would rather not do it in public. Wouldn’t that be awesome? Maybe some hand weights & a medicine ball or two… some resistance bands… a few yoga mats.

So… HERE is where I’m going to work it out. Figure out what I need to do. How far I need to go w/ “actual” education (nutrition, personal training, etc)… what kind of certificates (or degrees?) I might need to do this kind of work.

Wondering if WW would go for something like this… or if this is too far beyond them.

Will figure that out.

Julie