Finally - > A blog

So the above picture is of me when I was pregnant (obviously) with my 3rd baby. But the reason I chose this picture is because it represents a lot.

First: It represents me hot and sweaty after a workout. Fitness was not a part of my life until I met my husband. Once I started there was no going back. It became my lifestyle. Long story short (I'll make another post about how we met) we got married and then pregnant and I was determined to have a "fit" pregnancy. My point is "fitness" was not always a part of my life and was definitely me getting out of my comfort zone.

Second: It represents the reason I continued getting out of my comfort zone. My children! I became a trainer at one of our local gyms and that meant having to talk to people I didn't know. I was really shy because I had a lot of insecurities but I knew I had to get over those because I didn't want my children to see that. So learning to live out what I knew I was going to teach my children.

Third: It represents a 'fit pregnancy' which I have now learned so much more about. After having 3 'fit pregnancies' I now understand the right way to do that. I used to just go by how I felt and was not really aware of what I was doing. Now I have learned the Foundation (look for that post) and am looking Forward to helping women learn it too!

Fourth: It represents when I decided to learn more about fitness during pregnancy. During my 3rd pregnancy I started pursuing more education about pre/post natal fitness. I also decided to start a group training program at the gym I was teaching. This eventually led to me creating Fortem4Life. I want to be able to help women in my community but also those who live outside of my community and need help! Once again, getting out of my comfort zone!

How do these things tie in together? Well for the longest time I thought it would be cool to write a blog but I always told myself I couldn't because I'm not good at writing. So I never did. INstead I would read blogs from other people and be jealous and contine to wish I could. Finally, I said enough is enough (like 10 years later!) and I decided to do it! Why not? The only person saying I couldn't was me! At least now I can say I tried right!? And I can tell my children that instead of thinking I can never do something I did the opposite...I started doing it!

This blog will include posts about working out the right way during and after pregnancy. It will include posts about my Fortem4Life adventure. I will give tips on how to live a healthy lifestyle and not a diet to diet life. I will have a section on my faith. I will tell stories about being a mom of 3, 3andunder! I will talk about marriage and the things I've learned so far. I will try to share inspiration to help you get out of your comfort zone and to become the best version of yourself! I'm sure there will be more that I don't even know about yet.

#Fortem4Life