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Hello World! My name is Francesca Etheart. I'm originally from the beautiful Island of Haiti. I came to the United States at the tender age of 8. I came here for the opportunity to grow financially and mentally. Which I did. Upon my journey I discover my love for reading and writing.Pass forward to the future I'm currently 32 yrs old. I work as a security guard and on my off time I do my online business. To be more specific I now work 2 days as a security guard to devote more tme to my business. My biggest dream and desire is to write. I'm a freelance writer. I write on different sites. I'm also working on publishing my first book on kindle self publishing. Look out for that! My next dream is my online business. Which brings us to this site.This site is about loving yourself and being your own comfortable weight. I'm not looking to make anyone a size four. Everyone have their own comfortable weight. After all women come in all shapes and sizes. I myself for most of my youth I was skinny. But then I made the big decision to eat and enjoy food. Needless to say I got a lot of rude and negative comments about my weight gain. Apparently gaining weight is a crime. The reason I created this site is to give advise on how to maintain a healthy weight. If your happy at being a healthy size that's fine too. I'm not here to tell you how to take care of your body and live your life. I'm here to provide relevant information to help you be at your healthy weight.This site is also here to support you. You can email me your questions. I will gladly answer them. Thank you for checking out my site. I Look forward to seeing you again. Have a great day/night in the world

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Wealthy Weight Loss

October 23, 2015 Francesca Etheart Leave a comment

Hello world fitters! Francesca here with the latest weight loss information for my lovely family. I hope all is well in your world. It’s currently mid October. My birthday is on it’s way. That’s right my birthday is October 31. Every-time I tell people when my birthday is. They naturally look at me weird like I have something on my face. I feel privilege to have my birthday on such a fun holiday(Hollow-en).

It’s my birthday I can be what I want!

Just for the one day (Hollow-en). You can be anything you want. Why make it only one day? Make it for three hundred and sixty five days! For twenty four hours you can be whoever you want to be. If you are willing to put in the effort. Don’t go to the costume shop and buy a skinny suit. That wont be any fun. Eat right and exercise and be whoever you want to be! Being whoever you want to be wont be easy or free. For example, some products can be rather expansive. For those that are cheap. The small amount of money adds up over time.

Money Money

You need money to buy the things you need and want. That’s why we slave away our free time to work 40 hours or so a week. I don’t know about you. When I went to school getting a 9-5 job was ingrained in my brain. When you are in school. No one suggest you work online or get your own business. Do they? I don’t think so. That’s why I worked hard in school. So I can go to college and get a good paying 9-5 job. School in it self has it’s own expanses. For instance a book can be very expansive. That’s why after class I would go to my part time job. So I can afford the college life. Similarly with weight loss. Some products can be very pricey. World fitters think out side the box. Although a 9-5 job is the norm. It’s not the only way to earn a living. You can have your own business!

Is a business right for me?

I always thought a business was for a wealthy person that needs a hobby. A business is not for a person like me. Or is it? I first discover the internet at the age of 18. I would go on Yahoo and check my email’s. I would also chat. Nothing important just trivial things. Then on 2006 at the age of 23. I begin thinking about earning some money online. Not full time money but some extra cash to spend. Eventually I did find different ways to earn. But then I got scammed and quit my online work. Approximately around 25 or 26 years of age I try the internet again. That time I set different rules for myself. Open a pay pal account. This time I earned some money. Unfortunately not enough to quit my security job. Eventually I quit my online job again. That time was not because I got scammed again. But because I got discourage. As I was not earning the amount of money I wanted. Pass forward to 2015. When I started to read Eddy Salomon blogs. So I could avoid getting scammed. Then one day something amazing happened. I came across Eddy Salomons article about Wealthy Affiliate.

Wealthy Affiliate the dream!

Wealthy Affiliate is an online university. That teaches you how to become an Affiliate Marketer. There you get two free web-sites and all the tools you need to run an online business.
Wealthy Affiliate was created by Kyle and Carson on 2005. Kyle and Carson created a great community with in Wealthy Affiliate. Where newbies can get advice from professionals with 5 years plus experience. The great part is that you can chat directly with the owners. That’s right! Kyle and Carson also participate in the community.

My sweet conclusion

World fitters I feel we are a community too. I’m not here trying to convince you to join a new scam program. I thought this mate be a scam too. But then I researched Wealthy Affiliate and saw it truly is a great opportunity. I know you have some great questions to ask. Two common questions you may want to ask me are. Is Wealthy Affiliate a scam? How much will Wealthy Affiliate cost me? No Wealthy Affiliate is not a scam. To start it is absolutely free (no credit card). So what are you waiting for? Check it out! click here to learn more! If you have any questions you can ask me in the comment section. Have a great weekend world fitters! Bye! Bye!

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Dancing To Your Perfect Body!

Video October 16, 2015 Francesca Etheart Leave a comment

Hello world fitters! This week we are going to talk about dancing. Dancing have many benefits to help you with your life. Most obviously recognizable dancing helps you lose weight. With dancing you can lose weight while having fun. Losing weight while having fun can have extra ordinary results. For instance you can lose a lot of weight without noticing it. Since your having so much fun. You don’t wanna stop. So you keep going. It would benefit everyone if they thought that losing weight can be fun. Instead we think losing weight as a chore. That it is boring.

What happens when we’re stuck doing a boring chore? We make excuses to avoid doing the chore. Similarly when we are stuck with a boring exercise routines. We make excuses so we wont have to work out. When it comes to workouts you have to keep it fresh. Adding new routine is a good idea. Otherwise it gets boring and you eventually quit. A new exercise routine I would suggest is dancing. I cant dance. You exclaim while slowly bending you head down in shame. Can you move I ask? Yes she reply. Then you can dance.
Let’s go! Lets dance! That’s right I’m talking to you. You sitting over there there on the cough. With that moi look on your face. Come on don’t be shy!

Shyness is a common reason why people don’t dance. Getting up and moving your body to the music takes a lot of guts. It takes a certain amount of confidence in yourself. A person who is obese mate not have the confidence to dance. An obese person mate get self conscious that everyone is looking at the size of their body. They are probably correct. Many people might say that they don’t want to see an obese person dancing. The key is not to think about what others are thinking about your body. Free your mind and your body. Let the music move your body. Dancing is a mind freeing activity. When you dance you are concentrating on the music and how it makes you feel. You get loose and move freely. While you do this you feel the stress of the day dissipating through your pores. As you sweat. We all know sweating is a good way to lose weight. Which you can achieve by dancing.

Dancing is not only good to lose weight. As a good stress reliever dancing is also a good way to get to know yourself. For instance maybe you didn’t think you were sexy. Then you begin dancing. Moving in ways you wouldn’t normally move. Thus feeling sexy and endearing. There are so many ways to tell a story through your dancing. Lets dance and you can tell me how is everything?

For a teacher in Texas everything wasn’t okay. She was unhappy at the way her body looked. Even though she had a very supportive husband. So the teacher decided to do something about it. Now the Texas native have lost a 100 pound. The Texan credited her success to doing something she enjoy such as dancing. Of course to also being consistent. She become the dancing star in her family.

You can do it too world fitters! You can be the dancing star of your family! Exercise can be fun! Life is fun! Here is the link to the article http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/02/health/weight-loss-roni-tarver-irpt/. Feel free to comment below and let me know what you think about the article? Of course I would love to know what you think about this dancing blog. I hope you enjoyed it and feel inspire to move your body. Some of your comments have inspire me to keep writing for my web-site. Thank you for the love! See you next time! Love you world fitters! Bye! Bye!

PS: Man can get down too!

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My Life My Story

Video October 9, 2015 Francesca Etheart 8 Comments

As I sit back my iPad in hand. I groan and murmured ughhh god. This is like my fifth attempt at a video for a survey web site. I always do this. Do like a hundred thousand takes (I’m not kidding) before the video is ready to publish. I shake my head as the reason becomes clear. On why it takes so long to make a video? The reason being my low self-esteem.

Through-out my life my low self-esteem have played a role in my life. Putting big walls between relationships. Putting my dreams and what I love to the side. Putting my self worth at it’s lowest. “If you don’t love yourself no one will.” These words have hunted me through-out my life. As I went from relationship after relationship. Looking for the love that I didn’t have for myself. Needless to say that search went on infinitely. It resulted in me kissing a lot of frogs and a bad after taste in my mouth. “Life is what you make it.”

Life is pretty difficult for people with low self-esteem. Their usually depress and can’t see the positives in life. World fitters “seize the day carpe diem.” Don’t let your size define your life. Lose the low self-esteem and found your-self. Get to know yourself intimately. What would you say to your younger self? Would your younger self be proud of the person you have become?

For instance You Tube had asked me a couple of months ago to do a “Dear Me” video. I happily accepted of course. “Dear Me” is a self reflection video. It’s about what your older self want to say to your younger self? Below is my “Dear Me” video and a poem I wanted to share. Sharing is caring!

Love thy self.

Make love to thy self.

Look in the mirror.

Look at your beautiful eyes.

The eyes are the mirror to your soul.

I look at your soul.

It looks so empty.

When you cry. Scatter

Pieces of your soul splatter on the ground.

Like a life size puzzle.

All the events of your life scatter every which way.

Not knowing where to turn.

Turn to me my darling.

Come to me.

Let me brush away your tears.

Kissing them gently away.

Caressing you gently in my arms.

Brushing away strands of hair.

I reach down and kiss you.

Suddenly our body begin to merge together.

Two hearts become one.

We are one.

I love you.

World fitters! I hope you enjoy this post. My name is Francesca Etheart. That was “My Life My Story.”

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Winter Weight Gain No More!

October 2, 2015 Francesca Etheart Leave a comment

Hola world fitters! I just left my apartment to be surprised by the cooler weather. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised it is fall. Goodbye summer dresses, short crop shorts, and last but not least goodbye beautiful hot weather. The cooler weather that fall brings is welcome by many people. Fall is okay with me. The only issue I have is that. When fall comes it will be soon be followed by winter. Nothing depresses me more then winter. Which coming from a New Yorker doesn’t really make any sense.

New York as you know gets pretty cold winters. Don’t get me wrong there are certain perks of the winter season. For instance snow looks pretty nice falling from the skies and pre tramping escapades. There is something therapeutic about being with your family around the fire place. While drinking some hot chocolate and exchanging funny memories. Yup that would be a beautiful post card to send to your family members. During the holiday seasons. However there are some unwanted side effects of winter. Such as weight gaining.

Many of us (myself included) uses the holidays as a good excuse to gain weight. For example, ” I just couldn’t resist the tasty turkey.” or “These sprinkle holiday cookies are calling my name.” Okay I get it. You want to enjoy your food for the holidays. There is nothing wrong with that. It’s not good to restrict yourself too much. Because eventually you will give in to temptation. The key is to do everything in moderation. If you find yourself over eating. Do some exercise to help balance everything out. For instance after a big thanksgiving meal go on a nice walk around your neighborhood. Checkout which house have their houses decorated with Christmas lights early. During December I love walking around my neighborhood. To see which house is decorated the most. Some houses were so beautiful. I would ooohhh and aaahhh to my hearts content. Looking at Christmas lights makes me feel festive and ready for Christmas.

You must be thinking Francesca we are only in October. Why are we talking about Christmas already? You should be talking about best fall foliage in New York, or different leaf shapes identification. You are absolutely correct world fitters. I’m sorry for getting ahead of myself. I just want you guys to be prepared for the winter. I know how difficult it is to keep your weight down for the winter season. Many of us put back on the weight we loss in the summer. Below I have included different ways to avoid gaining weight this winter.

5 Franchie-Licious Winter Beauty Tips:

1. Exercise- My first tip is continue to exercise on a regular basis. I know it is easy to turn on the TV, and watch an exercise show instead. Unfortunately watching an exercise flick wont help you lose weight. If it did I would be really in shape by the summer laugh-out-loud. Who knows maybe with technology we will be able to lose weight with the TV. Until then you must exercise to get the body that you want.

2. Never party on an empty stomach- Make sure you go to the party with food already in your stomach. So that you wont over eat unhealthy food. Foods like water and salad are good to have before you go to the party. That way your eat less and preserve your body.

3. Sober up to your weight loss- Try to limit the amount of alcohol that you intake. While alcohol may make you feel good. It also causes you to put on extra weight as well. Which you wont particularly feel good about. I know you want to get loose. You will get loose after you avoid a couple glass of wine. You will be one step closer to the body that you want.

4. Practice for your perfect body- “Practice makes perfect.” I don’t expect you to be perfect. You will slip up now and again. Don’t be too hard on yourself. Temptation will win sometimes. The key is to make up for your bad habits. For example, putting in extra hours at the gym for one week. Similarly you can eat clean for a week or two. Don’t just say you fail and go back to your bad habits. Once you stop it’s harder to go back. Don’t quit! Keep going! I’m rooting for you world fitters.

5. Fun times are here- It’s a party! Have fun! Sometimes we go to the party and don’t see anyone we are particularly friends with. So we head to our old friend the food table. Who is on the side waving you over. That’s why food addiction is such a problem. It is always there to comfort you when you need it. Tonight is time to party! No comfort food! Go ahead and meet new people and have fun! Maybe you will meet a new friend that can comfort you.

World fitters I hope my blog is a good source of comfort for you. I want to be here at your time of need. If you have no friends that is not the case anymore. At loseweightandfeelgreatwithfran.com you are part of a community. We all are friends here. If you ever need to talk you can email me directly. My email is on my privacy policy page. I will reply promptly. Thank you to everyone that have been supporting my blog. I hope you continue to visit and watch this web-site grow. Thank you everyone for reading. Have a wonderful weekend!

Quick Poll:
What is your favorite thing about winter?
a) I love the snow.
b) I like the fact crime is lower in winter.
c) Nothing I hate it.
d) Winter is too cold.
e) I love the holiday season.
f) Cuddling with my girlfriend or boyfriend.

My Weekly Shapely:
Hello world fitters! Do you like the little nick name I’ve given you? I hope you do. Well world fitters as you know it is getting chillier and chillier. It’s almost time for me to hibernate. Thus beginning the true test if the weight will stay off. I had made a promise to myself to keep the weight off. I definitely don’t want to go into next summer with extra pounds of fat. To be frank I’m a bit nervous that I will put on more weight. As last summer I lost quite a bit of weight. During the winter time I’ve put back on the weight. Needless to say I was very disappointed with myself. I’ve worked really hard with a friend to lose the weight but only to put it back on.

I’m sure you as well have experienced the same thing. Losing the weight is not the hard part. The hard part is keeping the weight off. Many of us get into the dress for the event that we wanted. When the event have finished. We go back to our old habits and put back on the weight. That’s why I don’t diet. In my opinion diets work only for a short term. If you want long term results. Then you have to change your life style.

In an other article I will talk about different life style changes. You can make to achieve the body you desire. World fitters my Family. I truly hope my blog posts are expiring to you. I hope that you are losing weight and are closer to your goal weight. Additionally if you don’t want to lose weight I hope my blog helps you to love the body your in. Alrighty I’m signing off. If you have a suggestion on a post you want me to write about. Please leave me an email. My email is. If I choose your post I will give you the credit in my next post. Have a good weekend all! Thank you for visiting!

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Depression Stops Your Dreams

Video September 26, 2015 Francesca Etheart Leave a comment

Hello world fitters. Depression and weight gain goes hand in hand. The chances are if your big. You wont love your body and your likely to be depress. Unfortunately that’s what the bullies want. They want you to hate your body and hate yourself. Last week we talk about “fat shamming.” “Fat shamming” had led to a lot of depression. A lot of shame. For instance when I gain the weight I really felt ashamed of my body. I no longer felt attractive. Which was embellish with people telling me I was less attractive. All of us must understand that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. We should have the body that we want because we are all worth it. In order for us to be happy. We deserve to get the body and life that we want.

When we are not where we want to be in life. We get depressed and get uninterested in life. Things that we use to love. Have lost it luster. Now depressive thoughts have filled your head. You feel hopeless like life will never get any better. I have struggle with these thoughts in the pass. I felt alone because I have isolated myself from my love ones. Yeah I was knee deep in depression. We all get a little blue sometimes. For example, maybe your long time love have decided that he no longer wanted to be with you. I’ve been heart broken before. It certainly wasn’t fun. Eventually the pain wear off and you move on with your life. With depression you cant simply push the negative thoughts aside and move on. Depression hold on to you like a tight sweater. It wont let you get away from it’s tight grasp. So how do you tell if it is depression and not just a small case of the blues? What is depression?

“Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. “Also called major depressive disorder or clinical depression, it affects how you feel, think, and behave and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems.” With depression it is more then feeling a little sad. Activities you normally do. You can no longer do them. The energy and positive thoughts are just not there. For example, you are not able to get up and take a shower. That sign let you know that you are experiencing more then your usual woes. While going through these difficult times. It’s good to have a good support group. A support team that you can talk to about your difficult days. Sometimes we just need someone to just listen. No judgment! No suggestions! Just your ear and perhaps a hug or two.

Sometimes a simple hug just wont do. Maybe you need some anti-depressants. Before you get the right drug. you have to know what type of depression you have. Currently there are nine types of depression. They are Major Depression, Persistent Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Seasonal Affective Disorder(SAD), Psychotic Depression, Postpartum Depression, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder(pmdd), Situations Depression, Atypical Depression. In another blog post I will go over in more details about the different types of depression. Right now I just wanted to touch on the topic. To give you guys an idea on the different types of depression. So that you can get the help that you need. For your weight gain problems.

As I mentioned before weight gain can have a profound effect on your mental health. Which then can lead to depression. Some people gain weight when they are depressed. While others lose the weight. It depends on the individual. How about you world fitters? Do you gain or lose weight when your depressed? I myself lose weight when I’m depressed. The following research shows the correlation between depression and weight gain. In a 2009 research by the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The researchers found that the more depress people are. The more likely they are to gain weight more then there happier counter parts. It’s really simple really. When you are depressed you wont be moving that much. Your irregular food habits wont help the situation. So the weight will get piled up. The gainer may feel guilty about the weight gain and in turns eat more and gain more weight. It’s a vicious cycle. This vicious cycle can stop with the right suggestions.

My suggestion is try and get the person moving. Exercising releases the endorphins in the brain which makes you feel good. Whenever I’m done exercising I usually feel good. So exercise and get high on life and your body. When your happy the way things are going in your life. It shows! Your skin will be glowing. Your look young and youthful. Your look ready for anything life has to offer. So go out there and live! Your time is limited! Don’t ever waste anytime doing what you don’t love. Cherish every moment like it is your last. Because it just mate be. Make your mark in this world or you will be forgotten. Never forget your dreams! Don’t let depression stop you from achieving your dreams.

If your currently depress there is help out there. Don’t ever feel alone. Your not! Someone else is going through the same thing as you are. Below I have the “National Suicide Prevention Lifeline” number. If you need help don’t hesitate to call!

The number is 1(800) 273-8255 or you can visit their website www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org

Daily Poll:

Are you depress?

a) Yes I’m.

b) No I’m to bless.

c) Yes a little.

d) No but I know someone who is.

e) No but I was.

f) No depression is only for weak people.

My Weekly Shapely:

Hello world fitters! I’m currently here at work. Thinking about what news you guys want me to report to you. I do try to keep you up-to-date on the latest information. After all when it come to weight loss, it’s good to try different things to see which work best for you. Stopping your weight loss journey because of boredom is a very common reason to quit. For instance this whole summer heading to the park and taking one of my long walks. Sometime haven’t been easy. Sometime I definitely wanted to stay home and relaxed. Especially after I was seeing results. I felt I deserve a cheat day as a congratulation for my hard work. As the cooler weather comes in. I know my walking outdoors will stop and I will take my work outs to inside my house. Which in it self will be a challenge. As I get easily distracted. In the end I have to want it bad enough.

I do want it bad enough. I want to make my weight loss part of my life permanently. I’m not going to put back on the weight. I truly believe its imperative that you make the decision to lose the weight. You have to lose the weight for yourself. In the past I tried to lose the weight for other people. I was changing my body the way they see my body should be. Its your body world fitters! Treat it good make it feel good! This “My Weekly Shapely” I’m making a promise to myself for you all to see. The promise is I wont put back on the weight.” If you see me slipping say something! Call me on it! I want to make this an interactive blog. Where we all can interact with each other. I’m also working on posting more pictures and videos of myself. I hope you all have a good experience with this web-site! Moreover I hope you find it helpful. On that note I’m going to wish that you all have a great weekend! Bye bye world fitters!

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Close To My Heart

September 18, 2015 Francesca Etheart Leave a comment

Hello world fitters! It’s me Francesca your lovely fellow body loving friend. First of I want to thank everyone for the lovely comments I’ve been receiving. It really motivates me to publish more articles. As mention before you can tune in every Friday for a new blog post. If you have any suggestions on what you want me to write about. Please leave me a comment. I really want to here from you. As this web-site is for you. So please contact me anytime!

In regards to keeping in contact with me. My email is francescaswealth82@loseweightandfeelgreatwithfran.com which is also available in my “private policy” page. Additionally you can find more info on contacting me in my “find me” page. Furthermore I’ve noticed some people wanted to know about subscribing to my page. Currently I don’t have a subscribing option on this web-site. You see this is a new web-site. it is barely a month old. So as time go on expect to see a lot of changes. For instance I have added a new widget to my web-site. As time goes on my web-site will developed more and more. So keep an eye out for some awesome changes to this web-site!

While this web-site is new and just beginning. As some might have guess. I’m not new to the whole blogging scene. I currently have two other blogs other then this web-site. They are franlife82online2.blogspot.com and franslife82online.blogspot.com. If you enjoy my articles on this web-site. The chances are you will also enjoy my other blogging web-sites. So feel free to check these web-sites out as well. I would really appreciate it my friend world fitters.

World fitters! while this web-site is primarily about “losing weight and feeling great at your weight.” Occasionally I will publish articles about different aspects of my life. As I have a lot going on in my life. I feel if I share different issues I’m going through in my life. I can help you with your own life. You see I believe weight gain is a symptom of a larger problem. In order for you to lose the weight successfully. You have to solve all your problems. Hance why I’m sharing pieces of my life with you. If you like you can also share your life. Two ways to share your life is by keeping a blog of your weight lose journey. It can either be written or viewed via a video. Another way you can share your life is by visiting online forums. There you can communicate with like minded individuals. After all “Sharing is caring.” Below is a story I wanted to share with you world fitters.

I have a story I’m working on to publish on kindle. Below is an excerpt of the story from my blog. I hope you enjoy it.

As I sit on the ledge my legs dangling.
My sandals desperately clanging to my feet.

I admire the beautiful view.

It is dark now the reflection of the moon on the water is breath taking.

The water is glistening. It looks so inviting.

As if it is beckoning me to jump in.

Then suddenly I feel something push me.

Ahhhhh I scream desperately trying to hold my balance.

But to my disappoint I fell in the water.

A big splash brake the calmness of the glistening water.

I submerge myself in it’s warm inviting arms.

Then finally I surface to be overwhelm by an engenius laughter.

That laughter I could recognize from miles away.

There stood this strawberry blond. With a big smile on her face.

Trying to hold back her laughter. Summer I yelled between gasping for air.

What she asked in her lovely southern belle voice?

What you mean what? Don’t act coy with me Missy.

I look at her I almost could see her halo above her head as she stare innocently in my eyes.

I broke our gaze and begin to climb the smaller ladder.

Well I asked are you going to just stand there looking pretty or are you going to help me up?

Oh okay she sigh loudly (She is not captain of her drama club for nothing).

I felt her soft hands in mines momentarily.

I glance at her red lips as they softly parted.

Come on Steven pull yourself up she said softly gasping.

She look so cute. I almost felt guilty for what I’m about to do.

Almost!

Suddenly I crab around her elbow and let go of the ladder.

She let out a loud shrill as we both escaped inside the glistening beauty of the water.

I surfaced first. I look around I don’t see a single strand of her strawberry blond hair.

Summer?

Then suddenly I feel someone pull me under. I escape beyond the surface again.

One after the other we both surfaced.

Come on I said softly lets go home it’s getting late.

She softly nodded. I climbed up first then helped her up.

I glanced over to the side and noticed she bought her bag with her.

I went inside her bag and grabbed two towels.

That was fun she giggled. I smile yeah it was.

Then again I always had fun with her.

I went over to her and help dry her back.

Steven?

A girls shallow whisper called out.

We both looked up from what we were doing.

We both jumped slightly and quickly separated.

Jessica? I blushed.

What are you doing She stammered?

Um we were just having a late night swim.

How come I wasn’t invited She asked? Placing her hands on her hips.

Well I said looking at Summer she shrugs.

I guessed I’m on my own I thought to myself.

Well it was kind of last minute.

You could have called she said accusatorily.

Yeah I could’ve I admitted.

I called your mom she said you was down here.

I thought you were alone she said glancing over at Summer.

Um Steven Summer said crabbing her things quickly.

I’ll talk to you later.

She quickly exited.

Quick Poll:

What do you think about my story?

a) I like it.

b) I love it.

c) I hate it.

d) I think it is okay.

e) It could of been better.

f) I can’t understand it.

g) No comment.

My Answer:

My answer is b.

My Weekly Shapely:

Hello there world fitters! How are you? I’m fine as always. I’m still keeping track of my exercising. I’ve been exercising on average about 6 days a week. which is pretty good. However I will admit I did cut back a bit this week. I’ll be the first to admit it;s okay to cut back on your workouts sometimes. Just don’t make it a habit. The key to your success is consistency. If your not consistent the weight will slowly come back. I want you to succeed. So keep at it. No matter if you feel like you are failing. Don’t give up! Is the tip I have for you.

I know I may make weight loss seem more easy then it is actually. I know maintaining your weight loss is not easy. Many of us go up and down in our weight. I’m definitely guilty of that. But finally I have manage to keep my weight stable. I’m very proud of myself. I’ve been working out and eating my fruits and veggies. Which at times can seem like a chore. My previous tip can seem like a chore also. Another tip I have for you world fitters is that keep you workouts interesting. Otherwise you will get bored and stop exercising. If you are not seeing any changes. Don’t worry if you keep at it you will eventually see some results. Why not share your weight loss journey? Comment below and let me know how you are doing? All right world fitters I’m signing off. Until next time. Have a blessed weekend.

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Body Shaming, As If

Video September 12, 2015 Francesca Etheart Leave a comment

Hello world fitters. How are you? I’m fine of course! Trying to be positive! As you guys know this web-site is all about loving yourself as you are. Like Michael Jackson says “it doesn’t matter if you fat or skinny.” Okay maybe Michael Jackson didn’t say exactly that. But I think you get the point? Right? It is my opinion that the world is obsessed with the perfect body.

What is the perfect body? Well according to the media. The perfect body is about 125 pounds, size 38C breast, 22 inch waist, and a big back side. “Baby’s got back” an excited Sir Mix-a-lot song. So basically Nicki Minaj has the perfect body! Where does that leave the rest of us normal woman? I’ll tell you. That leaves us on an operating table getting ready to go under the knife. So that we too can have the perfect body. I think loving our body is so overrated! Nobody likes how they look. We all think there is something that needs fixing in our body. For example, “cosmetic surgery is booming worldwide as people flock to have millions of operations including breast augmentation, liposuction, and Botox.” It’s this obsession with perfection that makes Donna Simpson so unique.

Donna Simpson was born on 1967 in Mogadore Ohio. Donna Simpson parents had 4 children of which she was the youngest. Throughout her youth she struggles with her weight. For instance by the time Donna Simpson was 9 years of age she weight approximately 184 pounds. However in her teen years Donna Simpson loss a lot of weight. she was approximately 154 pounds. Consequently it is also during that time that she decided she doesn’t want to be skinny. “Donna Simpson wants to be the worlds fattest women.” Say what? Maybe I heard wrong! That’s right Donna Simpson wants to be even bigger then she already is. She sees being curvy as sexy. That’s when Donna Simpson decided it would be a good idea to launch her website.

In 2007 Donna Simpson rose to fame by creating a web-site. On her web-site she shares with her fans her eating habits, her waist line, and photos of her lovely body. Many man would agree with Donna Simpson to a point. A lot of man see a big women that is not too big can be sexy. Apparently while some man don’t like their women too big. Other man like their women supper sized. These man are referred to as feeders. It is these feeders that frequented Donnas web-site. For instance it is reported that by 2008 of the month of October Donna Simpson had 260 subscribers. Later in her show biz career Donna Simpson had a book deal and a reality TV in the works. In the end though after her lover Phillippe Gouamba left her. Donna Simpson decided to regain control of her life by dieting. So that she can be a better mother to her two children. Donna Simpson big size was impacting her life too much. She realize she was too big and made a change. But how big is too big? When is “fat shamming” wrong?

The answer is there is no universal measurement that lets you know your too big. Everyone have an opinion on what fat is? Your too big is an opinion that have many different sizes. Coincidentally women comes in different shapes and sizes. For example, I think myself as a curvy women. Here are my measurements 38C breast, 31 inch waist, and a medium size butt. That’s right world fitters. I feel comfortable enough to share with you my measurements. I feel like you are my online family. Similarly my friends and family also are familiar with my shape. When I venture more towards the fat side they let me know. But how big is too big? In my opinion only you can truly tell if your too big. So that you can make the decision to live a healthy and happy life. Always remember that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Which simply means everyone have their preference when it comes to beauty. Just because a woman’s body is not your preference. That doesn’t mean you should “fat shame” her.

What is “fat shamming?” “Fat shamming” is the putting down of a person because of the bigness of their body. Therefore making them feel ashamed of their body. We should all love and take care of our body. We only have one body. If a person truly needs to lose weight because their health is in danger. “Body shamming” them is not the way to go. Most of us are already insecure about our body. We don’t need someone helping us hate our body. There is one women that doesn’t agree “body shamming” is wrong. As a matter of fact she made a video describing how she felt about fat people. The women I’m referring to is Nicole Arbour.

Nicole Arbour ” is a Canadian comedian, recording artist, actress, writer, choreographer, dancer and producer from Hamilton, Ontario.” Everyone is aware of Nicole’s Arbour “fat shaming” video. It had made regular civilians as well as celebrities pretty upset. Truthfully I don’t care much for her video. It wasn’t funny or entertaining. If it was I would of said so. However I do think Nicole Arbour have a right to her opinion and a right to create her video. Just don’t take it to heart what she said. Nobody knows you and your struggles. Overeating is an addiction as well as other drugs and can turn deadly. Don’t let people put you down. Remember this blog “Body Shaming” “As If”. The bottom line is fat shamming can have devastating results. Take my story for instance.

When I put on the weight. After being skinny for most of my life. Needless to say I was told a lot of negative things about my new body. For instance a lot of people told me about how much better I looked when I was skinny. All that negative comment made my already low self esteem plummet. I no longer felt attractive. I felt that everybody thought I was ugly. At some point I was becoming suicidal. But thank god I work through my pain. I created this site to let everyone know it’s okay to not have the perfect body. You are perfect in your imperfection. I hope my web-site is helping you. Giving you the strength to get the body you feel comfortable in. Please share with me your “fat shamming” stories below. So that you can get the support you need and deserve.

Quick Poll:

What do you think about the Nicole Arbour “fat shaming” video?

a) I hate it.

b) I love it.

c) I think it is hilarious.

d) I really don’t care.

e) Nicole Arbour is hot.

f) No comment.

g) All the above

My Answer:

My answer is d.

My Weekly Shapely:

Hello world fitters. So it is currently September. Back to school is in full swing. It’s time to breath a sign of relief. No more kids just laying around. Now some me time! Go ahead and plan that early morning walk. That mid afternoon brunch with your friends sounds promising. While planning all these fun activities. Don’t forget to fit some exercise in your daily schedule. Fall is on its way. Follow by winter. We know winter is when most of us have problems keeping our healthy life styles. The holidays comes with more then presents. Unfortunately these special presents are not quite easily returned. That’s why it is important we continue our healthy life styles through out the winter. Don’t worry loseweightandfeelgreatwithfran.com will be with you every step of the way. As for me I’m fine. I’ve reached my goal weight for September. I’ve decided no more setting a particular goal weight. I’m just going to remain consistent. That’s right world fitters be consistent in everything you do. If you do it long enough you shall succeed. Have a beautiful weekend all. Bye! Bye!

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Commit To Your Happiness!

September 3, 2015 Francesca Etheart 1 Comment

Hello world fitters! It’s been a while since I last posted to you. I’m sorry about that. In the future I will post more frequently the best weight loss information. Luckily I have returned with some goodies. One of the goodies I’ve returned with is Pact. Pact is an app that pays you to be healthy. An other goodie I have returned with is I just bought a new domain name. I don’t know if you’ve noticed. My domain name have changed it’s no longer is losingweightlookingandfeelinggreat.siterubix.com It’s now loseweightandfeelgreatwithfran.com. I feel so proud of myself. Knowing that you own a domain it really makes you feel special. To know this is mine and no one else. There is only one company I have to thank for this.

I really have Wealthy Affiliate to think for this. Through them I’m able to communicate with you guys. Giving you the latest information on ways to lose weight and love your body. With that said. That brings me to my final goodie. All this loving yourself can turn out to be very pricey. For example, after you lose all that weight you may want to go shopping to celebrate. Back then you could stretch a dollar pretty well. Now days things are far more expensive. A dollar is not as flexible. To combat the money trouble. In this website I will include some ways to earn some extra cash. One great way to earn extra cash is Wealthy Affiliate. Wealthy Affiliate is a school that teaches you how to create an online business. In a separate article I will discuss Wealthy Affiliate to the fullest. I will also share with you another site I’m working on when its ready. Since weight loss affects every aspect of your life. I will be discussing everything related to weight loss in this website. Lets get started!

Shall we begin the discussion with my #1 recommended app for weight loss? The app I’m referring to is Pact. As I mentioned before Pact is an app that pays you to eat healthy and to exercise. I first join Pact on 6-29-2015. With the intention of trying the app out. I was a little uneasy about giving out my PayPal information. As there are a lot of scams out there. One can never be too careful. Rest assure Pact is not a scam. It has pay thousands of users. So what is Pact?

“We’re Pact, a 15-person San Francisco start up focused on healthy behavior change.” The San Francisco based business was founded by Yifan Zhang and Geoff Oberhofer. As off today here are some fun stats for Pact:

11.8m total workouts 4.6m meals logged

6.2m veggies/fruits eaten 92% success rate

Stats provided by www.gym-pact.com

There are currently 3 healthy activities you can participate in. They are Gym Pact, Veggie Pact, and Food Logging Pact. I’m currently involved in the Gym Pact. To help you decide which Pact is best for you. I have created a short description of each of the Pact.

Gym Pact- Do you find it hard to get up out of that couch? Do you need an extra push to help you exercise? Your in luck. The gym pact is guarantee to give you the extra motivation that you need.

Whether it is walking, running, playing tennis, etc…… Here you can either log into your gym, or log into your home work outs. Whatever works for you is fine. The only agreement is the work outs gotta be at least 30 mins.

Veggie Pact- If your like me you hate eating your vegetables. You much rather bite into your cupcake. Nevertheless in order for us to live a healthier life style. You have to eat more fruits and vegetables. Thats where Pact comes in. Although it is called Veggie Pact it also includes fruits. This commitment with Pact will help you eat the necessary amount of fruits and vegetables. How many fruits and veggies you eat is up to you?

Food Log Pact- If your really looking to lose the unwanted weight. This Pact is for you. Here you log in what you eat. Keeping track of what you eat can really help control your weight. Controlling your weight to create the body that you want is something everyone deserves. I know from experience that if you don’t feel comfortable in your skin. You wont succeed in life! So always remember to love the skin your in. I believe that Pact can help you to feel more comfortable in the skin your in. That is why I recommend it. Although I definitely recommend Pact. There are some technical difficulties that you should be aware of.

Below are my lists of what you should watch out for when using Pact:

1. Sometimes the sign out button doesn’t let you log out properly.

2. If there is a glitch throughout the week. Pact may need to freeze your activities for that week. So you wont get charged. Unfortunately you lose all the work for that week.

3. If you wait too long to report a problem. Then the team can’t really resolve your problems at a timely fashion. You may or may not get charged. So it is best to report your problems right away!

4. Sometimes the app completely go out of whack and make you lose an entire workout.

He say/ She say

1. My activities are not counting.

2. PayPal is the only way to withdraw the money. Why is that?

3. Community voting issues.

4. I don’t like Pact.

5. Pact is not worth it.

My Pact:

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Waisting The Belly Away!

August 25, 2015 Francesca Etheart 12 Comments

Hello world fitters! I hope your week is going good so far! Feel free to tell me in the comments section what you have done? This week I hope your weight loss is going good. My weight loss is going okay. I’ve loss a lot of my belly fat. Which I’m very proud of. We all know how hard it is to get rid of belly fat. It’s certainly easy to put on the pounds. All these tasty snacks were fun going down your stomach. But nothing is fun about getting rid of that gut. I’m well aware there are quick fixes to get rid of that gut. There are ways to squeeze your stomach in. As I discovered one day hanging out with my boyfriend.

On Thursday I went out with my boyfriend Jeffrey Skeete. I was wearing a tank top and short skirt. I looked nice. I was just uncomfortable about my belly showing through my shirt. I pass by the window of a ladies shop. It had these waist trainers. “They are not the same as a waist cincher which gives you the delusion of a smaller waist.” I was feeling a bit tempted to use one of those babies to help hide my exposing gut. But to be frank. I’m not into putting a waist trainer or waist cincher on. Not that anything is wrong with them. I just prefer to be natural. How about you ladies? Do you put a waist trainer or a waist cincher on? To me there is just a small difference between the waist trainer and waist cincher. I think they both do the same thing. Which is make you appear to have a smaller waist. I understand the need for a smaller waist. After all some dresses just looks better with a smaller waist. Although my waist is a lot smaller I’m still aiming for a smaller waist. Below are the definitions of a waist trainer and a waist cincher.

“Waist training is a gradual process of waist reduction using a waist-cinching corset. The waist training practice came to prominence in Victorian times but has made something of a comeback in recent years.”

“A waist cincher (sometimes referred to as a wespie) is a belt worn around the waist to make the wearers waist physically smaller, or to create the illusion of being smaller.”

Below are some dangers you should be aware of before you purchase a waist trainer or waist cincher:

While a waist trainer and waist cincher makes you look good and confident. There are some unwanted side effects to wearing the body shaping fabrics. For instance a waist trainer and waist cincher restricts your breathing. Users are not able to breath normally. Some people mate agree it’s worth the pain. For the perfect hour glass shape. “After all beauty is pain.” Additionally a waist cincher and waist trainer also affects your eating habits. You can’t eat a lot when you have it on. Which may cause some weight loss. Futhermore waist trainers and waist cinchers are known to cause heart burns because of the pressure on the stomach. While a waist trainer and waist cincher pushes you stomach in it also rearranges your organs. I don’t know about you but I don’t want to rearrange my organs. Just for I can get a smaller waist. Moreover a waist cincher and waist trainer also “causes rib cage damage.”

Even through all the damages and dangers of waist training. People are still wearing the fabric shaping product. In my opinion its not worth it. You can do it the natural way by dieting and exercising. One good exercise for losing that belly is the plank. It truly does work. Stay tune for an article about the plank. Overall I don’t like the waist trainer or the waist cincher. But ultimately the choice is yours. If you would like your very own waist trainer visit here. Feel free to tell me your experiences on wearing a waist trainer and the waist cincher. Below I have included the “Quick Poll” and “My Weekly Shapely”. Enjoy the rest of your week.

Quick Poll:

What foods do you eat to help maintain a flat stomach?

a. Whole grain bread

b. Drink plenty of water

c. Vegetables and fruits

d. Food high in fiber

e. Eat once a daily

f. Nothing my stomach naturally flat.

g. All of the above

My Weekly Shapely:

This week was certainly a good week for me weight wise. Although I didn’t exercise everyday. I only exercise 6 days this week. I took off on Friday because I was tired and needed a brake. There is nothing wrong with taking brakes now and again. You need to regain you strength. So that you can keep going towards your goal weight. This week I discovered an app that pays you to exercise and eat well. I find it via my coworkers web-site. The app is called Pact. I plan to write a review about the Pact app. Where I will go in-depth about the product. I’ve been using it for a while now. So far so good. Pact is a good motivational tool. If you don’t keep your pact and you don’t do what is required of you. You have to pay at least $5 to the community for each day you’ve missed. I’ve been using Pact for a while now and I like it. Stay tune for my next blog to learn more!

Hour Glass Beauties:

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My 600+ Pound Article! What?!

July 1, 2015 Francesca Etheart 6 Comments

Hello world fitters! In the past week I’ve been viewing a show call “My 600 Pound Life” on TLC. In case you’ve never seen the show. It is about people who are trying to get control over their food addictions. The show mostly consists of women detailing their weight gaining problems. Most of them have had hard life’s and use food as a comfort. For instance if they are having a hard day they turn to food. For me personally it’s the opposite. If I’m stress I don’t eat. I don’t eat my feelings sort of speak. But I can understand being stress and eating. Life is hard! That’s a fact most of us know and understand. The problem is most of us don’t have someone we could come to for support. A lot of people don’t have the money to pay for a Therapist. So a Therapist is out of the question. But what most of us have is a refrigerator full of food. If we run out of food. The refrigerator is easily filled up again.

That is a deadly cycle most food addicts go through. They eat and eat but afterwards they feel guilty about the weight gain. Most of the casts of “My 600 Pound Life” are riddled with guilt and regrets. They themselves can’t believe they have let their addiction go that far. To give you a little back ground about the show. As I mentioned before “My 600 Pound Life” is a show prod-cast on TLC. It features Penny, Melissa, Zsalynn, Chuck, James, Dominigue, and more. The show follows them on their battle to regain their life back. Often Dr Nowzaradan is seen helping them lose enough weigh so that they can get the Gastric Bypass Surgery. So that they can lose the weight. As with other addictions there are a lot of ups and downs. That is to be expected as addictions are hard to overcome and a food addiction is no different.

When I think about Marla McCants. I think of how deep her food addiction was. She was 43 years old and weighed 800 pounds. Marla developed the addiction after being kidnaped by her ex boyfriend. Afterwards she was too scared to leave her house. Marla stayed inside her home and kept eating and gaining weight. Afterwards the cops caught her estrange ex-boyfriend. But it was already too late. Marla had gain a substantial amount of weight. Marla weighted in at 700 pounds. Her body has already gotten damaged and she saw no reasons to curb her appetite. This feeling of defeatedness is common in victims of domestic abuse. Often when I watched TV where the women is being abused by her significant other. I see women who are like Marla. Women when put under pressure react by eating their feelings sort of speak. When other women watch TV do they think this reaction is okay? Many people watch TV for many different reasons!

Many people watch TV to get an idea of what they should be like? For example, we see people partying with friends and having fun and think that is how life should be. Likewise we see a size 2-6 on TV and think that is how our body should look. Every day most of us open the TV to various images of expectations. Without a stable and strong perspective on life and self. Everybody’s opinion will drive you insane. If you want to lose weight because of someone’s opinion then you shouldn’t. However if you want to improve your body for yourself. Then you should take the necessary steps to improve your body and life.

Bellow I have inserted a “Quick Poll” and “My Weekly Shapely” to help you get your life back on track.

Quick Poll:

What do you do daily to maintain your health?

a) Drink plenty of water.

b) Exercise daily.

c) Eat fruits and vegetables.

d) Have a good night sleep.

e) Smile and laugh more.

f) None of the above.

My Weekly Shapely:

Hello all! This week I exercise almost everyday. The only day I did not exercise was Tuesday. Lets see if next week If I can do everyday. I even got my boyfriend to come to the park with me. It is always good to have an exercise partner. An exercise partner can help you keep motivated. Plus it makes the exercise session more fun if you are with your best friend. I also recommend playing some music while you exercise. That also helps with the work out.