Dr. Oz!

Yayyy!! 2nd post! This is the first time this week that I've had to just sit down and not have TOO much to do! Anywho--I just got home to Valpo! :) That 2 1/2 hour drive from Indy gets loooonger & longer everytime! I really hate it--but it's worth it to see my family & friendsssss!

So a LOT has happened in the past week! It's been a great week, even if it was extremely busy. I have some kind of big news too!!!!!

Okay, so as most of you know, my mom is the general manager of Omni 41, a health club in Schererville. And as you also know, she is an amazing woman! Earlier this week, an obese family from East Chicago approached the club in need of help. As always, things have to pass through my mom and her boss//best friend Sharon. The family (from the very little I know right now) consists of a father who is over 550 pounds, and 4 other family members over 400 pounds. They asked Omni if they could donate their facility to try to get healthy. OF COURSE, being the people that Sharon & my mom are, they agreed to this. Later that day, the Dr. Oz show contacted them saying that the family had reached out to the show and Dr. Oz wants to help the family, and they needed Omni as the facility to do so. They then told them that they want to fly my mom & Sharon out to New York TONIGHT (Thursday) to be on the Dr. Oz show to welcome the family to Omni!!! SOOOOOO needless to say, my mom is on the plane right now headed to New York and will be taping for the Dr. Oz show tomorrow!!!! :) :) We are not sure when it will be airing yet, but it should be soon!!!! I will keep you all updated as soon as I know! PLEASEEEEE keep my mom, Sharon, & this family in your prayers during the start of their amazing journey!! They WILL need it! Thank you so much!

As I said before, I'm home for the weekend! So I guess I better head out & start my weekend early! THIRSTY THURSDAYYY! YAYYYYY!!!! We're going to Inman's tonight to drink & bowl! Woooo!!

Until next time, take careee of yourselves!!! AND listen to the new song "Happy" by Leona Lewis! You will love it!!! LOVE YOU ALL TO PIECES!!!! <333 xoxoxoxo


"Someone once told me
That you have to choose
What you win or lose
You can't have everything.
Don't you take chances
You might feel the pain.
Don't you love in vain
'Cuz love won't set you free
So what if it hurts me?
So what it I break down?
So what if this world just throws me off the edge,
I can't stand by the side,
And watch this life pass me by.
So unhappy--but safe as could be.
My feet run out of ground
I gotta find my place
I wanna hear my sound
Dont care about all the pain in front of me
I just trying to be happy
I just wanna be happy."

*First Post!!*

YAY! I'm finally doing this whole blogging thing after so many people have suggested it to me & months & months of me wanting to start one up! I always feel so much better when I write my feelings out & since I seem to be quite the open book lately, I guess I might as well share it all with everyone too. :) So hereeee we go...

Okay, well to start things off, this past month has been absolutely CRAZY & HECTIC! But I honestly wouldn't change a thing about it. On August 21st, I found out that I didn't make it on The Biggest Loser season 9, which was absolutely heartbreaking. For about a week after that, I was in shock and was "completely okay" with everything & really thought I could just go on living my life as I was before. But the fact of the matter was that for months during the casting process, I hadn't been the same, old, fun-loving Courtney I have always been--completely pushing all of my problems to the bottom of my list of priorities. I didn't care about my health issues by any means. So just "going back to the way things used to be" was a lot harder than I had ever thought. I did a lot of soul-searching during that time period of casting & I really thought I was going to be able to change my life through the show. When this idea fell through, though, I had to realllyyy pick myself up from the very bottom. I've never been an unhappy or depressed person in my entire life, so when I was constantly sad & upset, I KNEW something was really wrong. But the truth is, I had to figure out that I CHOOSE MY OWN HAPPINESS. This took me a while to realize, a little less than a month to be exact, but I'm FINALLY on the right track! On September 21st, I started my "30 Day JumpStart" through the Biggest Loser. (Thanks Romano, for the AMAZING book & birthday present!!!!) I can proudly tell you that in 20 days, I have lost 18 pounds!!! That makes me super happy to say & think about. I was kind of down on myself yesterday about it because I have kind of been at a stand still this week w/ weight loss, but then I took a step back and looked at the big picture. I am going to lose AT LEAST 20 pounds in ONE MONTH. Isn't that crazy?? I have to be proud of that! And although I still have sooooooooo much left to lose, it's been a great start so far. Yesterday I tried on a vest that didn't zip last fall/winter, and IT FITS NOW!! I was in shock. Although I know I've lost close to 20 lbs, looking in the mirror I just didn't really see it. But knowing the vest fits makes me soo incredibly happy!

Enough about all of that! In other news....I am FINALLYYYYY 21!!! I've been waiting for this basically my entire life! And although it's awesomeeee & I love it, it's just crazy to think about! I have yet to really go out & bar hop for a weekend or even a night. I've been to some pretty sweet bars & stuff so far, but I have just been so busy & in such a routine that I haven't really made the time for it. Speaking of that, work & school are both going really well! I hate getting up early to go to work, but it's pretty much worth it. I work from 8:30 till 2ish, then go to classes (18 credits) from 3 until 7ish Monday through Thursdays. Then I of course come home, cook a healthy dinner, workout (a few times a week) & then do my homework the rest of the night & do it all over again the next day! It's non-stop stuff all of the time, but I kind of like it that way.

I could go on & on & on about everything going on with me...but it would just bore you! I think I'm going to use this blog for getting my feelings out, but also spreading love & positivity as much as possible. As most of you know, I LOVE LOVE LOVE inspirational or uplifting quotes (or any quotes for that matter) so if you have any good ones, PLEASE post them! I'll be posting some daily! :-) Hope you all have a wonderful weekend & I will post again when I have time! As for now, I'm off to get ready for an amazing, much needed night with my friends!!

xoxoxo,
Courtnaaa <3

"Our lives improve only when we take chances -- & the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves."