Happy Sunday! It’s the day where we put the spotlight on one of our fabulous women (or men) around Shrinking Jeans! Let’s hear from last week’s pick, Bari!
First off, a big THANK YOU to Julianne (aka Pubsgal) for nominating me for Sister Spotlight this week. I’ve had a nice couple of weeks in the scale (and non-scale) department and I really appreciated everyone’s nice comments in the post and on my blog. I love how these spotlights allow us a little glimpse into the lives of our friends (and I say friends because that’s truly how I see all of you).
But now, it’s my turn. The person I’m nominating this week has been around the Sisterhood for awhile, always there to leave a positive and encouraging comment on my blog (and I’m sure a lot of your blogs as well). I didn’t really “know” her at all; only that she had a very cool user name This rockstar has just recently run her first 5k, in a time that I can only dream about. Under 30 minutes! 28:20! That’s like a 9 minute mile pace people! Rockstar! Seriously, you should read her race report here. This is a gal who started out with only a minute of running, just like many of us. Inspiring. Did I mention she’s also lost 45 pounds off of her tiny frame (I can say that cuz we’re the same height-only she is really tiny!). She is learning that the “whole working out/eating right thing transformed to being about fitness instead of just about losing a certain number of pounds or fitting into a certain size of clothing”. Wise woman. She knows you have to “Go Hard or Go Home” if you want to make changes in your health, lifestyle, and appearance. I love that philosophy! It’s true. We can’t fake it ‘till we make it. We need to commit to living a healthier lifestyle, and that’s just what this Phab woman has done.
In case you haven’t already figured out the Phab woman I’m referring to, she’s xristinejoyce from http://xristinejoyce.wordpress.com/ and one of my awesome Team Phab sisters on the Down and Dirty in 30 challenge over at the Sisterhood. I am so glad this challenge has allowed me to get to “know” XJ a little bit better. I’m in awe that as tiny as she is, she’s continuing to lose weight and get stronger. She has a phenomenal attitude and never has a shortage of kind words for the rest of us. So, give it up “Woot-Woot” for XJ and head on over to her blog to show the love!
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