Changing Our Lives

Our hike to "Potato Chip Rock"

One of our amazing meals at PFC

Ray finishing up "Double Peaks" hike

Lunch at our new favorite place in San Diego, True Food

We had an amazing time with these two wonderful people at Premier Fitness Camp in Carlsbad CA. JJ (@hiittrainer) is Ray's personal trainer and he has an adorable wife Erika (@cleansimpleeats) who is a nutritionist . They are two of the greatest people I know and they love what they do. (Follow them on Instagram to see how awesome they are).

We are in the process of becoming healthy, active people and with their help we are already seeing some pretty cool changes in our lives. 

-Julie

I'm a transformer

So there's something huge happening in our lives that we haven't really talked about here. I'm a transformer, and by that I mean that I'm shrinking. By that I mean I'm getting smaller. By that I mean I've lost 64 pounds! In February I started a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be on a weight-loss reality show. We're still filming so I don't think I can divulge all the details of it but it will likely air in December or January. Anyway, it has been an amazing couple months in working so hard with diet and exercise, committing to doing every little thing my trainer asks of me, learning to own my successes along with my failures, all while having a camera in my face and knowing a million people may be along for the ride. In spite of the awkwardness of the cameras, I am so unbelievably grateful I'm a part of this. The day I met my trainer I knew we'd be friends for a very long time, tv show or not. I'm learning to push myself by myself, and when surrounded by those cheering me on. Julie has been amazing through all of this! She has done the workouts at home and is 100 percent committed to the meal plan and standing by my side at every step. I don't think  I would have the success I have without Julie being such a powerful partner at my side. I've still got quite a way to go to reach my goals (which have gone from simple weight-loss to much deeper, truly healthy goals) but life is so much better than it was 64lbs ago! Next weekend I'm doing a Spartan race (8-10 miles with 26 major obstacles along the way) and I'm excited for it. Not too long ago I would have been nothing but terrified at the thought of doing this. I'm not scared or worried. I'm just really excited because I know I can do it though I've never done anything close to this before! Like I said I'm shrinking. I'm also growing in other ways at the same time. I'm shrinking and growing at the same time. Like I said, I'm a transformer.

Ray