Hello again, blogging friends! It has been forever since I posted on here. So much and so many changes have happened in my life, but guess what... I found my dream! These past 4 years I had been searching so hard for something that could help bring me happiness and positive energy and I finally found it!
So it turns out that the college thing is not what I wanted, I was not happy at all, and so miserable being stuck in the same "school-path" for those last 13 years. I decided that it was time for me to do what I needed to do for ME. I didn't care what anybody thought, I knew people would be disappointed and might look down on me, but I couldn't care less. In February, in the 2nd semester of my Freshman year in college, I dropped out. YESSSSSS!!!! OMG I WAS SO HAPPY!!!! For the first time in a long time, I finally felt free! I was doing what I wanted to do and not what everyone else, in my family, my friends, & society, had expected me to do. It felt great!
After I dropped out I had a time period of 2 weeks where I did nothing. I sat around my house, regrouping from college, getting resettled in, and just breathing and relaxing. But in the 2nd week, my parents were getting on my back about getting a job and finally getting my driver's license and doing this and doing that. I could feel the stress coming back and had a bit of a hard time handling it. I started getting negative again and looking at everything that was wrong. However, I stuck to what I wanted and didn't give in to what everybody else was telling me. I had more changes that I needed to make and I was going to focus on taking care of ME.
I had a friend who I would talk to here and there when I was in college. I would really just vent all the time about everything that was going on, but he would listen. Every once in a while he would tell me about his work and what he did. He is a Wellness Coach at a nutrition club in my area and helps anyone with achieving their health goals. I never really paid that close attention to the details of things he told me back then, but it was always in the back of my mind. I saw a post he put on Facebook of a smoothie he made at the nutrition club, with all the nutrition facts and how much protein & vitamins were in it. I then decided that I had to go check out what he had been talking about all these months.
On the Thursday of that week, I attended the weekly Open House that they have at the nutrition club. I learned about what they do there, the products they had, and met more coaches. Everyone was so friendly and positive, I got such good vibes as I was sitting there listening! After the presentation was over, I met with my friend/coach, we sat down, & discussed how I've been wanting to lose weight, but more importantly, how I just wanted to be happy and feel good about myself and my life. I got a free wellness evaluation and he recommended some healthier choices I could make. After that, I talked with another coach, & this is where my "lightbulb" turned on.
This coach asked me what I wanted to do, since I wasn't going to school anymore. I told her that I wasn't really sure, but that I wanted to help people. She mentioned that I could even become a wellness coach, myself, if that area was something I was interested in. Well, because of the the amazing positive atmosphere I had been surrounded in that night, and seeing people with great results, and so many caring and encouraging coaches, I just knew that was what I was going to do.
After 2 weeks of healthy choices & being on the weightloss shakes, I lost 10 pounds, and then made the decision to become a wellness coach! Those 2 weeks were the happiest weeks that I had in such a long time! I was not only losing weight, but I felt so great, had energy, and was so happy and positive. I decided that I had to share with people how they could do this too, and feel as awesome as I did. That next month I officially became a wellness coach and now I have been helping people ever since! I am also down 47lbs after 4.5 months and am still feeling as great as ever! :)
I feel so awesome to have found my dream "job". I really don't consider it a job, because it is my passion. I love what I do! Everyone is so positive and happy and excited about what they do too, and this is just the greatest thing ever. I could continue to go on and on, but this post is already long enough.
To keep up with my Wellness Coach news, please visit and like my page: Elizabeth Gaunt - Personal Wellness Coach! Feel free to message me about any questions, with my story, what I did, and how you can also get healthy, and even how you can become a wellness coach too! Being able to put a smile on someone else's face is incredible, there is no greater feeling in the world. :)
So it turns out that the college thing is not what I wanted, I was not happy at all, and so miserable being stuck in the same "school-path" for those last 13 years. I decided that it was time for me to do what I needed to do for ME. I didn't care what anybody thought, I knew people would be disappointed and might look down on me, but I couldn't care less. In February, in the 2nd semester of my Freshman year in college, I dropped out. YESSSSSS!!!! OMG I WAS SO HAPPY!!!! For the first time in a long time, I finally felt free! I was doing what I wanted to do and not what everyone else, in my family, my friends, & society, had expected me to do. It felt great!
After I dropped out I had a time period of 2 weeks where I did nothing. I sat around my house, regrouping from college, getting resettled in, and just breathing and relaxing. But in the 2nd week, my parents were getting on my back about getting a job and finally getting my driver's license and doing this and doing that. I could feel the stress coming back and had a bit of a hard time handling it. I started getting negative again and looking at everything that was wrong. However, I stuck to what I wanted and didn't give in to what everybody else was telling me. I had more changes that I needed to make and I was going to focus on taking care of ME.
I had a friend who I would talk to here and there when I was in college. I would really just vent all the time about everything that was going on, but he would listen. Every once in a while he would tell me about his work and what he did. He is a Wellness Coach at a nutrition club in my area and helps anyone with achieving their health goals. I never really paid that close attention to the details of things he told me back then, but it was always in the back of my mind. I saw a post he put on Facebook of a smoothie he made at the nutrition club, with all the nutrition facts and how much protein & vitamins were in it. I then decided that I had to go check out what he had been talking about all these months.
On the Thursday of that week, I attended the weekly Open House that they have at the nutrition club. I learned about what they do there, the products they had, and met more coaches. Everyone was so friendly and positive, I got such good vibes as I was sitting there listening! After the presentation was over, I met with my friend/coach, we sat down, & discussed how I've been wanting to lose weight, but more importantly, how I just wanted to be happy and feel good about myself and my life. I got a free wellness evaluation and he recommended some healthier choices I could make. After that, I talked with another coach, & this is where my "lightbulb" turned on.
This coach asked me what I wanted to do, since I wasn't going to school anymore. I told her that I wasn't really sure, but that I wanted to help people. She mentioned that I could even become a wellness coach, myself, if that area was something I was interested in. Well, because of the the amazing positive atmosphere I had been surrounded in that night, and seeing people with great results, and so many caring and encouraging coaches, I just knew that was what I was going to do.
After 2 weeks of healthy choices & being on the weightloss shakes, I lost 10 pounds, and then made the decision to become a wellness coach! Those 2 weeks were the happiest weeks that I had in such a long time! I was not only losing weight, but I felt so great, had energy, and was so happy and positive. I decided that I had to share with people how they could do this too, and feel as awesome as I did. That next month I officially became a wellness coach and now I have been helping people ever since! I am also down 47lbs after 4.5 months and am still feeling as great as ever! :)
I feel so awesome to have found my dream "job". I really don't consider it a job, because it is my passion. I love what I do! Everyone is so positive and happy and excited about what they do too, and this is just the greatest thing ever. I could continue to go on and on, but this post is already long enough.
To keep up with my Wellness Coach news, please visit and like my page: Elizabeth Gaunt - Personal Wellness Coach! Feel free to message me about any questions, with my story, what I did, and how you can also get healthy, and even how you can become a wellness coach too! Being able to put a smile on someone else's face is incredible, there is no greater feeling in the world. :)
I hope to come back and post every now and then, so keep your eyes peeled! Peace!
