New Chapter, New You
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Reinventing Yourself
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Born with limb difference but having the drive and determination to become something more than her “disability”. Being told she may never walk and having the will to prove everyone wrong.
Daring to dream big and pushing the boundaries of being an athlete with limb difference comes the story of Roni Sasaki, Gold medalist in Alpine Skiing, author, speaker, and entrepreneur. This lady has accomplished a lot, but it was a rough road as a child with limb difference.
Listen in as Roni tells us what it was like to look different as a child, overcoming the fears of fitting in, and then dreaming so big her dreams seemed out of reach and silly, back then. Be inspired by her story and how dreaming big and having faith, beyond measure, saved her and gave her purpose to push forward against the odds, accomplishing those dreams…and more!
Roni also has a podcast called, “A Leg Up On Life”, which you can listen to HERE . And you can even hear me being interviewed by Roni in Episode #44 on her site as well!
What an incredible journey and story Roni has shared with us. I hope you find her as inspiring as I have to live your best life and to never give up on a dream.
Roni, thank you for spending time with me and giving my audience some amazing words to live by. You are a true warrior and a blessing to know.
As always and until next week,
BE Healthy,
Be Happy,
Be YOU!!!!
Much love,
Angie
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Life is a journey, one meant to be enjoyed, but of course, not all parts of our journey are enjoyable. When we feel down on our luck, when we are hurting, or when things aren’t going our way, we find very little to enjoy. But don’t fret. That IS part of the journey, those moments are meant to help us, teach us about ourselves, and help us grow, build character and coping skills for the “next time”, oh and there will be a next time, for sure. The question I have for you is, how will you attack your situation? Are you ready to unleash your inner warrior and fight for your life, fight to enjoy it once again? Or do you struggle to find a peace and struggle to breathe when things get hard?
You aren’t alone when it comes to these struggles. We all have moments of weakness, moments that we want to give up or throw in the towel, but that’s not living, right? And that can’t be the end.
We need to persevere and rise up! You can do this, I know you can!
Even when you feel you have nothing left to give, you must learn to dig down deep and give it your all. After all, you are worth it!
I love this saying, it has truly been my realization after many years of surgeries and then amputation. As I look back I can see how everything I experienced over the years was building me up to handle what I’m going through today. And I also realized that “This too, shall pass” is an accurate description of life. This goes for the good times as well as the not so good times.
If you want to change, create better habits and drop bad habits then it’s time to get to work….TODAY! No better time than the present.
Let’s tackle life together. Let’s discover the warrior within ourselves and let her lose!
I’m with you, I believe in you, and I know you have what it takes to accomplish your wildest dreams.
Start NOW, don’t wait or postpone anymore.
You’ve got this! If you’ve listened to my podcast and can relate to what I said then you are ready to begin fresh. Go after your goals. Reach for the stars and don’t let anyone tell you that you “can’t”. I believe in you!
As Always,
Be Healthy,
Be Happy,
Be YOU!!!
Much love,
Angie
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…and YES to a new, healthier lifestyle.
Welcome back to my podcast and the start of season 2!!! I am beyond grateful for you!
If you are new to my site and haven’t been following me then you can go back and listen to my first season here or, better yet, subscribe to my podcast on Apple, iHeart, Spotify, or any other site you see below so you never miss an episode!
This week I am back after a 3 week hiatus from the holidays and getting an new addition to our family! Introducing, Maggie Mae, our 4 month old Chihuahua!
So our “big girl”, Bella, now has a sister to play with, torment, and protect! This has been an eye opener when it comes to my time. I actually had to delay my podcast an extra week as I was so busy following her around, potty training her, and being sleep deprived that I couldn’t function. I may be getting too old for this! Ha ha!! She’s lucky she’s so cute.
This week’s podcast is all about setting yourself up for success when it comes to creating a new and improved lifestyle, and it has NOTHING to do with making New Year’s Resolutions! I do not like New Year’s Resolutions because I feel like there’s a stigma that you’ll make them every January 1st and drop them within a month. It leaves you feeling like a failure and creates a bad habit of starting and giving up. Instead, what I implore you to do is to make small attainable goals with a deadline a month out, then another goal month out, and then again by summer. You want to create a healthy and positive habit with your goal setting. Baby steps, are still baby steps. With each baby step in the right direction it draws you closer to your small goal, which inevitably leads you to a bigger end result that you may or may not have perceived was even possible. Remember, hard work pays off and every little change in a healthy, positive way is worth doing…and you’re worth it!
Remember to have grace with yourself and forgive yourself if you stumble. You’re human and you will fall, every once in a while. It’s what you do in that moment that shows what you’re made of. Do you get back up and continue to move forward or do you give up?
As we enter mid January, don’t tell yourself you’re too late to start a positive lifestyle change this year. YOU CAN START ANY MONTH, ANY DAY of the week. Start today, do it for you! Do it for your family. When you eat well, get active, achieve goals you set for yourself, then you become a happier and healthier person to be around. When you feel good, your mental state also becomes healthy. Who doesn’t want to feel good inside and out?
Don’t know how to start? Check out the Call the Action below.
Let’s get started, today!
*On paper write down your top 2-4 goals. Remember, they don’t need to be huge and hard to attain. Think small baby steps. As you begin to create a positive trend of goal setting/goal attaining then you can start setting bigger goals.
*Next set deadlines next to each goal. This is very important. It’s creating accountability. Make it tangible. Ex. I want to take a walk everyday. My plan: walk each evening. My hopes are that I will create a habit by the end of a month and then I won’t have to make it a goal, it’ll be a lifestyle. The benefits; I will be more active, fresh air in my lungs will help my emotional and mental state, I may even lose weight!
*You could also add your goals to your phone and set reminders to go off when you need a nudge. Whatever works for YOU.
*If you miss a day in your routine don’t fret and most definitely don’t give up. Just get back up and start again the next day. Your life is a journey and there are going to be days where it’s almost impossible to hit a goal, that’s ok. Just don’t give up!
If you need help or someone to hold you accountable please feel free to reach out to me.
Check out my IG account @BAWarrior360 or Facebook: BAWarrior360
Best wishes and happy new year!
Let’s make it great!!!
Much love,
Angie
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What’s holding you back from achieving your goals?
What fears are keeping you from living your best life?
Today I talk about creating baby steps to reaching the goals you have and how I faced a fear of my own yesterday. Baby steps to reaching your goals are still steps toward your goals. They need to be celebrated and you should feel great when you do accomplish them. So much of my past few years you’ve seen me do big things: skiing, surfing, hiking large mountains, but sometimes it’s the small steps that mean the most. Yesterday was one of those days. Join me as I share how stressful yesterday was but how I chose to see the positive in the baby steps. #babysteps #keepmovingforward #runningblade #ottobock #wiggleyourtoes #adaptiveathlete #ampstrong #amputeelife #aka #facingfears #challenges #calltoaction
2 parts to this week’s CTA:
As always:
Be Healthy,
Be Happy,
Be YOU!!!
Much love,
Angie
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Are you struggling with getting up and getting active? Are you afraid to fail? To fall?
It happens. If you decide to try something new then be prepared to fail, and fail again, until you finally succeed. It takes trials and errors to make the necessary adjustments, in anything you do, to finally see success. If you didn’t fail when trying something new then you didn’t learn anything and didn’t set your goal high enough.
A goal should be hard to achieve, but not unachievable. It should make you work, and often times fail or be so hard that when you do achieve it you feel amazing about how far you’ve come.
This past weekend I achieved a goal I set for myself over a year ago. Part of it, no, most of it, was about my mindset. I wanted to hike a specific trail that I knew would be demanding on my body, my residual limb, and socket. When I first attempted it I didn’t have the necessary equipment, time, nor was the temperature conducive (100 degrees+). I really hadn’t a clue why we even tried it but I knew how hard the first 1/4 mile was and the hike would be 5 miles round trip. I needed to prepare physically but also mentally. I knew I was going for it this past weekend a whole week beforehand so I had time to make necessary adjustments with materials and prepare my mind for the hardship this trek would have on me, but I WAS determined to achieve my goal!
I know this sounds more like a talk on goal setting but it’s really about getting out and trying things you might not normally do…and quite frankly, that takes goal setting and a mind shift.
But if failure scares you then be prepared to stay right where you are and become stagnant. You cannot grow without goals. You cannot achieve goals without hardships and failure. And you cannot see change without trying something new pushing you out of your comfort zone.
So what are you waiting for???
Get out and try something new this week!
If you are struggling with pain, maybe shift your thinking to something different than sitting around and thinking about the pain. Maybe that means reading a book you’ve always wanted to read, going for a drive just to get out of the house, calling a friend and having a nice conversation about something totally unrelated to your circumstance or focusing on their life or their issues. Whatever you do, set a goal, small or large, write it down and then set the necessary steps it takes to achieve it….and then go for it!!!
If you try something new you might find that you have found a new passion, whether it’s reading an certain author or helping others with their situations or a specific exercise or activity. It might put you on the path of a healthier lifestyle and better habits. Who knows, you might actually, for a moment, forget about your own pain and problems!
Now wouldn’t that be something!?
I hope you found something useful here,
And as always:
Be Healthy,
Be Happy,
Be YOU!!
Much love,
Angie
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No better time than the present! It doesn’t need to be a Monday or the first of the month or, even worse, January 1st to set and achieve any goal you set for yourself. Now is the time to get started on the path you want and desire for yourself. What do you want from your life? Do you want to be healthier? Eat better? Quit smoking/drinking? Get moving and exercise daily? Are you, like me, trying to walk better and more smoothly in your prosthetic or use your running blade for running?
You can do anything you set your mind to and setting goals is the most powerful way to get there. To make sure you’re successful in achieving your goals you need to make sure you follow a few steps.
These simple steps will help you meet your goals and push you forward. When you start achieving your goals you will find that you will feel better about yourself, be physically healthier, and your mental game will be stronger.
A happier and healthier you will be greeting on the other side of your goals.
It’s all up to you and what you really want in life.
I use a little extrinsic reward to stay motivated to move. For me, after many years of knee surgeries before amputation, I couldn’t get out and move. Even a small walk to the mailbox was too painful for me. I gained weight and felt awful about myself. Once I got my prosthetic I couldn’t wait to be mobile, but it wasn’t that easy. Learning how to manipulate the knee joint and getting use to wearing a 12 lb leg was more than I bargained for but I was determined, after all I decided to amputate so I could be mobile once again. The only way I knew how to get use to something was to use it, and use it daily, no matter what. Enter virtual races, before they became a pandemic thing.
I loved that I could do it on my own time, the way I could do it, and at my pace. I was hooked after receiving my first medal, and as you can see I have gained a few…. and some aren’t even in this picture! All of these I completed in the past 2 years, as an amputee! If I can do this then so can you. You just need to follow those basic steps above, to help you succeed.
You guessed it!
This week I want you to set a realistic, yet challenging goal for yourself.
What have you been putting off but really want to achieve?
WRITE IT DOWN! Put it somewhere you can see every morning to remind yourself and remember you ARE worth achieving it!
Tell your friend or family member, or join a social group that’ll support you, cheer you on, and pick you up when you fall.
Remember, it’s a journey. You’ll have good days and bad. There will be days you fail, but you must pick yourself back up and press on. Don’t quit!
You will thank yourself when you meet your goal, and then you’ll be wanting to set a new one.
Talk to me! Tell me what you’re planning on doing and how you’ll go about achieving it. I’m here and listening.
As always,
Be Healthy,
Be Happy, Be YOU!!!
Much love,
Angie
What are YOUR goals?
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No matter how many questions I asked and how many people I talked to prior to amputation, no one can help you understand the things you don’t even know to ask in the first place…. for example, I knew it would take time, about 2 years, for my residual limb to shrink, change, and mature. What I didn’t know was that what I ate the day before may make my socket not fit the next morning, or that losing weight and gaining weight can be detrimental to a good fitting socket! Oh, I’m learning that now, boy am I ever!! But it’s these moments that I hope my journey will help someone else navigate their own. It’s not something I would have even thought about asking someone before my amputation, but it’s definitely a factor in why so many amputees are struggling to fit well into their sockets.
This socket is one of the many I have had made for me and my ever-changing limb. It truly is a journey, and one that you need to embrace and wrap your head around. Once you go through an amputation you won’t be problem or pain free. You will have ups and downs, good days and bad. It’s how you handle them that counts, and understanding your own body is vitally important for you to get the best fit for your socket. Being able to accurately communicate what is going on with your fit, to your prosthetist, will help him or her make the best socket, and adjustments, for you. Also, if you know where you want your body weight to be, and hold yourself accountable, that will also help eliminate issues with fitting into your leg as well.
I wish I had known that in the beginning, but I’m glad I understand that now. I am more aware of changes to my body and therefore able to comprehend what’s going on with my fit. Sometimes it’s just what it is, and my limb is changing and maturing the further out from surgery I get. Other times, it’s on me and whether I’m eating well, or exercising too much or not enough. Self-awareness is vital to your fit, and your fit is vital to your overall health. If you aren’t fitting well into your socket then you’ll be more apt to give up and not wear it, thus causing you to become more unhealthy and that in turn can really bring you down, emotionally. See how your fit can effect the other areas of your life?
Check out this podcast as I delve into some issues I’ve been having and how I am correcting them. Also, you can check out my You Tube channel for my video podcasts and other videos on exercise,
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This week I want you to start making goals and sticking to them.
*Set a specific day AND time to weigh yourself, weekly.
*Decide where you want to be with your weight and start working towards that.
*Baby steps- start making good habits with exercise. Maybe start with simple pushups and do what you can. The next day do the same if not one more, and so on. Also, don’t forget about your core! A strong core will make walking easier and help you avoid other issues like a bad back or sore hip.
*Track what you eat! work on having a calorie deficit, if you want to lose weight, or set a calorie intake for the day and stick to it. It’s ok to have something you love, once in a while. Total restriction isn’t fun nor beneficial. This is NOT a diet but a change in your thinking. Accountability is key to seeing this through. Use an app for calorie counting, it’s so much easier that way. I use the app Lose It! and have for several years now.
*Remember, it’s a journey. It won’t happen over night and give yourself some grace when you fall down. Get back up and continue to move forward. You can do this!!
Reach out to me if you have any questions. I’m happy to help and here for you.
Follow me on Instagram at @BAWarrior360
As always:
Be Healthy,
Be Happy,
Be YOU!
Much love and happy exercising,
Angie