It’s my passion!! I thrive on Inspiring people to get Healthy and FIT and in the process lead Happier Lives. If you are an Ironman, this blog probably is not for you. If you are thinking you need to make a change and just don’t know where to begin, let me be your Motivational Heath+Wellness Fitness Coach. I’m FREE totally FREE. I just want to be here to support you and motivate you. If you are at ZERO for whatever reason, let’s connect. If you are looking for local resources and creative ways to get out and be active with your family, this BLOG is for you as well. If you are too busy to cook healthy meals at home, stay with me. We are going to be exploring simple no non-sense ways to make small incremental changes that have major impacts on your heath+wellness. I am going to share my story …but from this day forward this BLOG is about YOU and for YOU my readers.
MY STORY: By now you’ve seen my recent headshot and perhaps know me from fitness events I have planned around town or maybe the local triathlon scene. (Tri-Peeps) I enjoy a level of fitness that I would have never thought possible as a young child with asthma and what later became known as an autoimmune disease (info on psoriatic disease). This is me at 22 carrying a lot of extra weight feeling exhausted, worn out and depressed. Well it’s my backside in some rather obnoxious shorts, dare I say…questionable fashion choice. JeeZ. I’m not sure what is worse being worn out at 22 or wearing those shorts. I keep this photo hidden at the back of my sock drawer. It is a reminder of how much I have been able to overcome by simply making healthy choices and a few lifestyle changes. Today at 49 years of age I am 100% free of all my medications and their nasty side effects. And most of all I feel better than I did at 22. Can you imagine being 11 years old being told that the only medication that can provide some relief will make you sterile. So you can’t take it. I remember looking at my mom and the doctor and thinking is this really a choice I need to make now? I’m not even old enough to know what I would be giving up but it seems like a lot. I’m just trying to process the fact that you are using the word disease? Doesn’t that mean forever, as in no cure? And in the same visit we are saying words like sterile and can cause birth defects. I seriously felt like I was drowning. I spent the next 10-12 years depressed and hiding my disease, just wanting to be normal. Oh I became very good at hiding and fading into the background. I gave up swimming and so many things I loved because I was embarrassed and ashamed of my appearance. I’m leaving a lot out because, this isn’t about me, it’s about you.
If you’d told me then that I’d someday be what seems to be Psoriasis and PSA disease free, an Ironman, a Health and Wellness Coach and have my own Health+Wellness business with the freedom to work when and where I want I would have laughed…And yet, here we are. Why am I telling you this…
We’re all dealt different circumstances in life. The important thing is how we respond to them. There’s no use in feeling sorry for ourselves.
“Every accomplishment begins with the decision to TRY”
Are you ready to take responsibility for your life and your health? Need a motivational coach? Someone to help you find your own strengths and use them to guide your self determined goals. Awesome! I’m glad you’re here and… we’ve totally got this! What are your wellness goals? Are they Career goals? Lifestyle goals? Personal Goals? Need to get unstuck? What does fitness+health+Wellness mean to you? Maybe you want to be fit enough to walk the streets of Europe on vacation? or play with your Grandkids when you are older, maybe for you that is a BIG Goal. Maybe you can’t even walk a mile right now. Maybe you want to RUN a 5k, 10k? Maybe for you that seems impossible. Whatever it is let me help you get up, get out and get moving.
Thanks for being here. I hope to have the privilege of being your ally and advocate on your own personal wellness journey. Invest in Prevention, it is the very BEST Healthcare plan you can BUY.
Gerryl Krilic
The FriscoFIT City Ambassador
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