Two Resolutions for 2017
Happy New Year!
This year my resolutions are colored by sadness, really. My husband and I have friends who went through the most God-awful experiences last year. One friend lost his daughter, Jessica, to lung cancer. Jessica was in her 20’s, just out of college, and never smoked a day in her life. Our other friend’s son, JJ, got into a horrific car crash before Thanksgiving. He broke his neck and severed his spine and is now paralyzed from the neck down.
To hear of anyone’s death or severe injury is painful, but when that person is a young person, someone’s child, it suddenly seems devastating, cruel…unjust.
According to statisticsbrain.com only 8% of people actually achieve their New Year’s Resolutions; 92% fail. I’ve had a mixed bag of success and failure with my own resolutions, but this year I can guarantee that I will be one of the 8%.
This year I only have two resolutions:
- Raise money to help pay for JJ’s medical bills by running a half marathon in his honor.
- Push myself to the limits by living out loud and taking advantage of the gift of life and a healthy body. I will do this in honor of Jessica.
Life is a gift, not a guarantee. Health is an opportunity. This year I will run; I will dance; I will lift weights and hopefully other people’s spirits through my blog posts.
In 50 days my husband and I will be running the Austin Marathon for JJ. We will be doing the half marathon, which is 13.1 miles. If you ever thought running a race might be something you would like to try, please follow my blog and social media posts. I will be writing about nutrition, training tips and motivation techniques to finish the race strong and use the hashtags #JJwillWalk and #JohnnyJames.
Personal Sponsorships – My Run for JJ
You can sponsor my run for JJ by:
- Going to YouCaring.com
- Search for Johnny James Follis
- Donate towards his long-term care medical costs. Any amount is greatly appreciated!!!
- Share his link with your Facebook friends. Tag me on it (@sheslosingitnet) and I’ll give you a shout-out!
Business Sponsorships – My Run for JJ
Do you have a healthy lifestyle business that you would like to promote in front of thousands of fitness enthusiasts? Please email me at sheslosingit.net@gmail.com for a complete media kit. Between now and the marathon (February 19, 2017) I will waive my fees and instead have you donate that same amount to JJ’s medical expenses. (Sounds like a win-win-win to me…)
Join me in helping out JJ. Join my quest to live life to the fullest. Join the 8% crowd and make YOUR resolutions successful this year.
Lisa 🙂
If you’re serious about getting healthy, but need help getting started, try my S.L.I. Method on my website ShesLosingIt.com. Only YOU can do the work, but I can give you the tools that I’ve learned over the past four years about nutrition, exercise and overcoming excuses.
Lisa Traugott is a Mom’s Choice Award winning writer, fitness blogger, wife and mom of two….and Original Cast Member of AMERICAN GRIT, starring John Cena, on FOX!!!
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