I was a normal fun-loving kid that loved physical activity, and pulling pranks on my family and friends! I didn’t like school. Playing outside was much more fun! The only way I graduated high school was because I played football and participated in field events in track.
At 20 years old I entered life quickly, got married, had children and entered the corporate world.
Once I hit my thirties I got fat and began to suffered the consequences. I didn’t have the energy, I had joint pain, and I just didn’t feel good. Sure, like every one else that gained weight, I dieted and gained and dieted some more. It wasn’t that I was lazy, I didn’t have the knowledge needed to fit exercise into my life and I certainly didn’t know what a healthy diet was. Over the path of the next 20 years my weight would balloon up to more 450 pounds.
I am from the southeast where we have the highest rates of obesity, heart and cardiovascular disease, diabetes and strokes. We like our foods fried, smothered in gravy and we like a lot of it. We like to eat more than anything else! It’s our hobby in the south. Food is shoved in your face everywhere you go.
Like most obese people I tried every diet imaginable and yes I would lose some weight and then gain it back a year later with a few extra penalty pounds. It wasn’t until I turned 50 that my body really began to fall apart from the years of obesity.
In the fall of 2006, trying to help my wife overcome her Fibromyalgia, I was introduced to nutrition. Medications and western medicine were not working for her. I slowly changed my diet and started moving more. My taste began to change and my cravings went away. I began to walk and my first walk was only 200 feet but at the end of two weeks I was walking a mile. In the preceding months I was walking up to 8 miles a day. My body began to change so quickly, my joints became much healthier, my blood pressure started coming down and my diabetes was getting better and eventually disappeared.
During the first three months of this incredible journey I was so overcome with joy with what was happening I decided I wanted a career helping people change their health naturally. I wanted to show those like me that it is possible to lose weight and be healthy! I had a passion for change and I could not hold it inside. I went back to school and studied nutrition, took many specialty courses and seminars over the course of this journey, aligned myself with many people in the natural health field and movement and totally immersed myself into my new life of health and wellness. On this path I lost 220 pounds and divorced myself of all of my previous health problems. I now teach nutrition and wellness courses as a part of Corporate Wellness Programs. I teach wellness and nutrition classes at my office every week. And out of my frustration with the supplement market I developed a great nutritional product to make getting the nutrition your body needs very simple and fast!
Four years ago I fell in love with bicycling. Today, I am an avid cyclist. Maybe even addicted to cycling. If you are into cycling you know exactly what I mean! This past year I put over 6,000 miles on my bicycle getting fitter with every pedal. Oh, And Gwen my wife is out cycling with me!
Why Am I sharing this message with you? Because I want you to see that it’s never to late to have better health. Let me repeat that, IT’S NEVER TO LATE TO GET HEALTHIER!! And there are no excuses you can make except that you just don’t want it enough.
This is how you do it. It all starts by thinking healthy thoughts. Make up your mind you want better health. Begin making healthy choices in your foods and drinks by reading the food labels. Stay away from foods with lots of sugar and toxic chemicals. Then put activities and exercise into your life. Get friends to walk with you. Build your own community of friends to support you and they can become healthy with you! Last but not least put love in your life by loving others through acts of kindness and giving.
God gave me the blessing of another chance at a vibrant life. I grabbed it and I am so grateful I must pass this opportunity to you.
I really hope you to see you on this path to wellness!
I’m cheering for you!
Healthy wishes,
Wally Bishop C.N.C.
The contents of the email or written communication are not medical advice and should not be considered as such! This blog is for informational purposes only. Please consult with your physician or health care provider if you have medical issues and before changing your diet or lifestyle or taking herbal or dietary supplements. Never start an exercise program with getting your doctors approval. Never quit taking medications unless advised to do so by your doctor. Only your health care provider, personal physician, or pharmacist can provide you with advice on what is safe and effective for your unique needs.