My name is Michelle Hughes, a 41-year-old mom and oilfield girlfriend from Texas and this is my updated Thrive experience.
I last wrote about my experience after thriving for a short time and already feeling the amazing lifestyle changes. I have now been a thriver for 10 months having started last July. I cannot even think of the words that can describe what Le-Vel and Thrive has done for me.
When I started I was dealing with so much in my life. I really had no idea who I was anymore. I had absolutely no energy to even get daily tasks done. I had so much discomfort in my body that just walking was often painful for me. I spent most of my time in bed or on the couch. I made excuses when friends asked me to do things. I had not been able to work in a long time and getting to the fitness classes of Zumba that I loved so much was completely out of the question. My spirit was just gone!
I have gotten through a lot since I started thriving including the death of my biological dad last August after losing my stepdad to cancer in 2011. That was hard on me and considering that I have emotional issues to begin with that could have torn me down again but Thrive helped me stay grounded in life and get through another great loss.
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| My dad above and my stepdad below! |
Since thriving I have now been able to get back out and work again. I started working for the holidays at a major electronics retailer in the computer and camera department. There is a lot of running around, climbing ladders and more and I could do it and keep a smile on my face even through the busy holiday season. I am still working there part time and have also been able to do my at home medical transcription job again which is something I thought I would never be able to do again. My boyfriend is in the oilfield and that industry has suffered a lot of set backs due to gas pricing being low so the fact that I have been able to becoming a working member of society again has meant so much to me and my family. Working at home again also allows me the freedom to be there for my family which includes my 15-year-old son and three stepsons along with three fur babies that are just like my children. It also allows me to work on being a great mompreneur.
I catch my Zumba classes and UJam when I can and I am able to dance around my kitchen cleaning house when I can’t get there. I do events with my best friend. I do things with my friends again. I am able to be the woman, girlfriend, daughter, sister and mom that I was meant to be! I have coworkers and friends tell me all of the time that I am always so happy and sometimes I am told it amazes and inspires people. That probably means more to me than anything. If my spirit can motivate others or maybe even just cheer them up that is golden. Who I am today is due to me taking the leap to choose the Thrive experience! I am thankful for all of my leaders and to al of the great people I have met and will continue to meet along the way. Now that I have let Thrive go to my heart I intend to share this experience with everyone I can. Whether they need it physically or financially or maybe both I will be there at their side every step of the way! I am a Thriver for life!
