Blogger Interview The Fit Shack

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Blogger Interview The Fit Shack with JoLynn Braley

A bit of a change of direction for myself this week I’m going to start doing blogger interviews on a regular basis.

So here is the first in a series of interviews, and my very first guest is JoLynn Braley, so to start off I was like to say welcome to my blog JoLynn, and thanks for doing this interview with me so without further ado let’s get started.

Thanks for interviewing me today Mark, I’m happy to be a guest on Lose That Tyre!

Mark

How did you first become interested in blogging and can you tell us a little bit about yourself and your blog?

JoLynn

Well, here’s the simple stuff – my name is JoLynn Braley and you can find me blogging at The Fit Shack about weight loss, health, and fitness from a whole mind, body, spirit perspective. The bulk of what I write about is based on my own life experience with being overweight and addicted to refined sugar, however I also love to do research and have written several posts on topics that required a good deal of it.

I first became interested in blogging when I learned of it at the end of 2006. Even though I hadn’t heard of blogging until then, I had been active in a weight loss support forum since 2004 and blogging seemed like a natural extension of forum posting in my mind. While it’s not exactly the same, if I hadn’t been involved in that forum I don’t know if I would have started blogging.

Mark

Your blog revolves around mind body and spirit how does that fit in with your blog and the message that you want to give to other people?

JoLynn

That’s an excellent question and is based on what I’ve learned throughout my life, struggling with overeating and overweight. What I’ve learned is that there is no quick fix, that being overweight is a complex issue for many people, and that if prescribing a healthy diet and exercise plan to an overweight person were enough then no one would be overweight, would they?

I’ve learned through my experience that it takes a complete mind, body, spirit shift in order to embrace a healthy lifestyle – this shift is needed to not only lose weight, but to keep it off for life. For example, if you’re an emotional eater (using food for emotions), addicted to refined sugar and white flour (or other foods like unhealthy fats, excess salt, or even dairy), or think that you don’t deserve to be healthy and fit, then there are other changes that need to be made.

Sure, you need to change how you eat and exercise, but if you don’t change how you think and feel about yourself and food then you very likely won’t maintain your loss for life.

Mark

I see you have an interest in the law of attraction would you say this has helped your blog go in the direction you want it to and that it helped you in your life as well?

JoLynn

I have several teachers that I gravitate towards who teach the law of attraction and how your thoughts create your reality, Abraham-Hicks and Louise L. Hay being two of them. I am still learning every day about the law of attraction and I do feel that it has definitely played a positive role in growing my blog.

Mark

Was it your own weight issues that make you want to start a blog about weight loss or was it something you was just interested in anyway?

JoLynn

I started blogging about this topic because I have personal experience with it. I wouldn’t have seen myself blogging over the long run about a topic that I wasn’t truly interested in, and I also wanted to spread the word on just how unhealthy processed food filled with refined sugar is for the human race.

Mark

What would you say the most rewarding thing is about being a blogger?

JoLynn

It’s most rewarding when I receive feedback that I’ve helped one of my readers, either through a comment, a blog post, or an email response I’ve given them after they have contacted me. If I didn’t receive any feedback from my readers and know that I was making a positive impact I think it would be difficult for me to continue putting time and effort into the posts that I write since my goal is to provide value for my readers.

Mark

Would you say that blogging has helped you grow as a person and make you more accountable for things in your life such as keeping your weight on track?

JoLynn

Yes, blogging has definitely helped me grow as a person. It has helped me grow in the areas of time management, communication, personal growth, self-improvement, customer service, diplomacy, conviction, persistence, consistency, just to name a few – and these don’t necessarily have anything at all to do with my personal weight loss and fitness goals!

Yes, blogging in itself is an experience in personal growth, however it also helps me stay accountable for my personal health and fitness goals.

I’ve even started Twittering about my fitness progress for an added measure of accountability, as well as to help motivate and inspire others to get moving with their own fitness goals.

Mark

Where do you see your blog going in the near future as to how it is now do you have any exciting new developments for the near future?

JoLynn

I have several ideas that I have not gone live with yet on my blog so at this time they are surprises for the future – good question though!

Where I see it going in general is that it continues to grow in readership and exposure to more and more people who are interested in not only losing weight, but in living their life to their fullest potential. After all, if you don’t have your health, then what do you have?

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