Can you believe it? We’ve made it to a new year—a fresh chapter, waiting to be filled with moments that bring us closer to the lives we dream about.  I just wanted to pause for a moment to tell you how grateful I am that you’re here, part of this community, and part of this journey. Looking back, 2024 wasn’t always easy. Life throws us challenges—unexpected changes, losses, or struggles that test our strength. If the past year felt heavy at times, I see you. I see your resilience and your courage. The simple fact that you’ve made it here, to this moment, is worth celebrating.  And now, we get to look ahead. A whole new year stretched out in front of us, filled with possibilities. Maybe you’re dreaming of deepening connections with the people who matter most.

Or maybe this is the year you focus on feeling your best—physically, mentally, and emotionally.  Perhaps you’re excited to take a leap toward a goal that’s been whispering to you for a while now. What are you most excited about this year? What’s something you’re hoping to bring into your life?   Whatever it is, I want you to know I’m here to walk this journey with you. Through every step—big or small—you have someone cheering you on, rooting for your success, and ready to offer the tools, tips, and support to help make it all happen. This year, I’ll be sharing new resources, ideas, and encouragement to help you feel more supported, inspired, and ready to take on whatever comes your way. Whether it’s insights, challenges, or little reminders to take care of yourself, I’m so excited for what’s ahead and can’t wait to share it with you.  Here’s to starting fresh, honoring how far we’ve come, and dreaming big for what’s ahead. Let’s make this year one we’ll remember, together.  With so much gratitude and hope, Pam and Lucille

HEART HEALTH MONTH Wear RED

Hello it is me again Pam Belders. I meant to get this posted on Friday!! But here it is On Sunday night

Because  Fridays in February are  for wearing RED on Fridays for Heart Health Month. 

Which is dear to my heart as I lost my Dad to Heart Disease.  

So I want to  share some highlights from the Evidation App. 

So What is heart disease? 

Here are the top 7 causes of heart disease 

    1 Smoking  or tobacco use 

    2 High Blood Pressure or Hypertension 

    3 The consumption of too many Lipoproteins. 

        What are Lipoproteins? They carry cholesterol and triglycerides to cells in the body  HDL is the good Cholesterol and it gets rid of LDL the Bad   Cholesterol that clogs the arteries. 

   4 Lack  of exercise So Always keep moving  AKA Swimming Like Dory says 

   5 Diabetes is a risk factor for heart disease. 

   6 Thrombosis leads to heart disease ( This is a condition when blood clots develop in the veins or arteries.) 

   7 STRESS  Is a great contributor to heart health and so is  Irritably, depression rumination and lack of quality of sleep.

Sleep can contribute to High blood pressure leading to increased risk of Stroke or heart attack.

Here are some signs of a heart attack ( of course  we have heard this before but let's go over them again. 

• Pain, pressure or Squeezing in the Chest, Particularly the left side. 

• Pain in the upper body such as the shoulders, neck, upper stomach, arms or even jaw

• Shortness of Breath 

• Feeling sick to your stomach or nausea 

• Dizziness or Light-headness 

• Feeling Unusually tired 

• Breaking out into  a cold sweat 

Now for some Health Tips 

• Practice good dental hygiene

• Increase your daily exercise 

• If you smoke STOP  and also stay away from 2nd hand smoke whenever you can 

• Reduce your Trans-fat intake  

• Sleep Better    (boy I am talking to myself on this one) 

In closing reduce your risk today by   

Eat healthy, exercise, sleep better, take your vitamins specially if you don’t get all nutrients for your food, also reduce stress where you can  and please Stop using Tobacco products.  

Again I got my information from evidation.com  The science of heart health; tips for keeping your heart healthy this American Heart Month  

Which is always in February. 

And don’t forget to always wear RED on Fridays. And take care of your Heart every month not just in February.

My 10 year Health Journey and counting........................

Shaklee has been a big part of my life for over the last 40 years. I grew up in Shaklee with both of my parents. Some of my favorite products, growing up, were the cleaning products . As I have gotten older and after having kids and grandkids of my own, I still enjoy the Get Clean line, but the real inspiration in my life has been in using the vitamins and the weight management program. That is really where I saw my life change. When Shaklee introduced the LIFE shakes and Vivix, I got on board and started losing inches and weight. So far, I have released over 20 pounds and 25 inches. I have even grown ¼ inch in height and being 5 foot tall, I need all the help I can get. The plan is easy, I drink one or two shakes a day and take my vitamins and Vivix. It’s that easy. Everyone can see the changes that these products have made in my life in my physical self and my attitude. The Plan is simple, fast and a great time saver. I plan to “release” 20 more pounds and 5 more inches while helping others do the same. So join me on this journey to transform my life and let me help you transform yours. So here is a look at my healthy weight loss Journey from 2012 through today. Here are some pictures over the years to see how I may have gained a little back but for the most part I have maintain with these amazing products and working out (only because I like to)

This is from November 2010 around my birthday and I was "skinny" but my face Show I look a little over weight I started my health journey shortly after this was Taken.

This is me February 2012 I don’t remember or have record what my weight was But I can tell I had lost weight here.

This was taken in March 2013. You can still see the weight loss in my face.

This is of walk I did with some friends in March 2014. this is one of my favorites that Still shows my weight loss off.

Again one of my favorites of us this was Valentine's Day of February 2015 My BMI 27.9 at this time. ( yes a little high) but just wait

Here I am at work when I wearing my size 6 jeans I had just gotten. I weighed about 142.2 and my BMI was about 27.8

These two pictures are taken 6 years apart and again you can see the difference In my body and my face. The first one was in August of 2010 and the second was Taken December of 2016. and I thought I was skinny in the first one until I saw Myself in the second one. I weighing about 142 and my BMI was 27.7 in the second picture

This is our Hawaii Trip for my Birthday in 2017 I might have been a little over weight here but you really can't tell it here My weight was 146 and my BMI was 28.5 You can see that my weight has gone up but I am still wear the same sizes

So here is my picture from the end of 2020 before I was working from home more So I have but put on some weight after this but I can still wear size 8 jeans and NOT Size 12 anymore I can't even believe I was in a size 12!!! And yes I would love to be a size 4! But with age and Hormones it might not be possible but it is my journey and I will keep trying. ( boy he needs to shave) my weight here was about 155 and my BMI was 30.4

so now look at us back in Hawaii October of 2021

My weight is up from when I was there in 2017 but then there was COVID and I was working from home A lot more and I was not on my plan as much. But still did not feel that FAT. So onward goes the journey to stay fit and healthy in 2023.

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I sometimes just get in a funk about posting to my Blog. Because life just getting in my way.  So  here it goes.  I have been listen to a lot of  Podcast and some up and coming Singers like Sundance Head who says to follow your Dream.  Well my Dad had a Dream but I don't if he really for-filled it. But I do want to give a SHOUT out to my mom because she is Living the DREAM. Since my Dad's Passing she has not had to go out and get "A JOB"   With her Shaklee Business she is able to work from home. We now run her business together, hence the reason for this Post. I want to see how many people see and comment or go to her page and place an order. Now  she is old  school so you can also call her to place an order  but  if you call her please let her know how you found her.  I am so Proud of her over coming the loss of my Dad and Beating Cancer herself. 

 Please let her know how young she looks online. 

Thanks for reading my Blog Post 
Pam