Wellness Pre-Info Audio Transcript
By Lisa Cohen, Big Picture Scrapbooking

Hi! This is Lisa for Big Picture Scrapbooking. I have some questions for you. Do you have as much energy as you want to have? Are you as fit as you want to be? Are you living to your fullest potential? If you answered no to any of these questions, then listen on. If you are ready for an amazing adventure towards living a healthier and more authentic life, then this class is for you.

Let's face it: there are no magic pills to weight loss, at least none that are long-term and safe. Real fitness and weight maintenance take a bit of work and determination and it is TOTALLY within your reach.

You are much stronger than you give yourself credit for and what you have been lacking in the past is a realistic plan that incorporates more than just food or more than just exercise. A plan that gives you all of that and more. One that gives you choices and also one that doesn't eliminate entire food groups. Hello, carbohydrates; here I come. A plan that inspires you to get moving and helps you confront challenges when they arise. Because everyone is faced with challenges and the challenge of balance. And one that shows you strategies that will help you keep this lifestyle change going for the long-term. Because that's what it's all about.

My intention with this class is to encourage you to embark on a wellness journey and to show you how I have incorporated the different aspects of wellness into my life and how I've made it work for me.

Just like you, some days feel sublime and others feel downright impossible. It is a balancing act. Which means that sometimes the scales tip in favor of work, sometimes it tips towards family, when someone has a cold or worse, all else needs to slow down and the scales tip towards focusing on health, and sometimes all things seem wonderfully balanced one moment only to careen out of control moments later (those of you will small children that have tantrums will know this all to well. And having two small kids under the age of 6, well, this happens frequently). But it's in the reaction to the situation that makes all the difference. I'll share various ways to react when you are faced with challenges so that you can keep moving forward in your quest for wellness and balance. And then there will be times when you will need to take a break. And that's okay too. I do it myself and I find that those times of rest and restoration are truly what gets me back on track and gives me more energy to keep moving forward. Because this is for the long haul. I'm in this for the long haul. I want to see my children's children and to be able to play with them and play football in the yard. We will become more comfortable with our bodies and knowing when we can push on a little further and when it's time to back off and truly rest and restore.

This class is going to help to give you the tools that you need to make permanent positive changes in your life. Ones that can only improve and enhance your lifestyle. Because don't we want to really live to our fullest potential and be the best that we can be so that we have the vitality to engage in the activities that we really want to do and the energy to enjoy the things in life that truly matter.

You will have my support and as a class we will form a friendship circle of supportive and creative women around the world that will cheer each on through our victories and help each other through our challenges. But we will keep going in search of a health and authentic life… together.

I hope you'll join me on this fitness, nutrition (and more!) adventure. This is going to be so BIG!