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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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Dressing Your Weight

Image February 6, 2016 Francesca Etheart 5 Comments

Hello World Fitters! Another week have pass by. It’s now Friday time for my latest post. This post I wanted to focus on finding the right clothes to compliment your body.

I know I’ve been telling you about my weight loss journey on my weekly shapely. However this blog is a bit different. How so you may ask? This article is different because I wont be giving you snippets of my weight loss. Instead I will be talking about dressing your weight.

Before when I was thin I had no problem finding clothes to fit me. As you guys know before I use to be a size eight. Now I’m a size eight, nine, ten and eleven. What? I know up and down. Finding clothes havent been easy. It’s obvious the fashion designers don’t make clothes to fit every body type.

I’m getting prepared to write a letter to all the designers to complain about not being able to find my size. Laugh out Loud, but seriously it is no piece of cake finding the right clothes especially when you’re morbidly obese. One major problem is finding clothes that looks sexy and body appropriate.

Being fat can be sexy. Curvy and voluptuous people want some love too. We date and want to marry some day. Why cant our clothes reflect that too? That is a question I definitely want the answer to. My best answer to that question is many people don’t see fat as being sexy. They see it as something that should be covered. Hance that is exactly what the clothes are doing. I’m not big and I find it difficult to find clothes even after losing some weight. I can only imagine how hard it is for a morbidly obese women and men to find the right clothes.

World Fitters I did some research it seems the average size to have decent clothes is about 24-26, 24-28, and 1XL- 3XL. What do you do if your bigger then that? The answer is have your clohtes made for you. Which is rather on the expensive side.

Another alternative is to go on a clothes hunt. Where you go to varies stores mixing and matching. For instance I did that on my last shopping run. I got a small eleven and a small ten pants which is equivalent to a size 10 and a size 8 pants. The different sizes confused me a bit. I remember when i got the exact same pants to have one fit me and one don’t. Imagine my frustration World Fitters. Clothes hunting is not fun for me but rather a must.

Speaking of clothes hunting I would like to recommend two websites to help you dress to your perfection.

Dress Up, Your Website

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I’m Taking a Break World Fitters!

Image January 13, 2016 Francesca Etheart Leave a comment

Hello World Fitters! I’m taking a much needed brake. I’m a bit fatigue and I need to refresh my batteries. Don’t worry I’ll be back next Friday with a mind blowing post just for you!

I’m sorry leaving you high and dry but this needs to be done. You can always check out my other posts to keep you company while I’m gone.

I’ll be gone for the rest of the week. I’m officially back on Monday. So next Friday expect to see a new article.

Thank you for your patience,

Love Francesca

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Fear Not World Fitters

November 6, 2015 Francesca Etheart 6 Comments

Hello world fitters! Franchy here! I know it is that time! It’s Friday! Time for my weekly post! Here it is as promise! I want to continue bringing you valuable post. Base on my personal experiences. Every Friday there after. I want you guys to know there is a real person behind these well thought out posts. These well put together words are mine. My thoughts and feelings are genuine. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for joining me. It really means a lot to me. Taking your time getting to know me. The many bits and pieces that makes me who I’m. I suspect that many of you know how grateful I’m. Thank you!

As many of you may suspect. I do other work online jobs. For example, I work for other survey sites. Giving them my valuable opinions. In addition I freelance on other writing sites. Similarly I’m sure you guys have a lot going on in your life as well. Children, husband, cleaning, and working in multiple jobs. Life can be hard! The last thing on your mind is what that scale will say? In our busy life maintaining our weight is often last on the list.

Winter places weight loss further down in our list. As winter creeps by our battle with our weight begins. I already feel my lazy side creeping to the surface. I know winter is the time I struggle with my weight the most. Knowing and Identifying your wright problems is key. What you need to do is. Identify ways to handle your weight problems.

Another suggestion to add to your to do list is recording your weight loss. I’ve found having this web-site as a good therapy solution. Here I can record my daily struggles and get feed back. World fitters you can do it too. Create a web-site and get the support you need. Who knows you just might help someone who is going through the same thing. Well go on start your web-site! What’s stopping you?

Fear is often the culprit. I was reading an article yesterday. Check out the article here! When it struck me. Hey this article is about me! My fears have been holding me back for years. The fear of failing is a constant companion. But it shouldn’t be. World fitters here is my message to you.
To my world fitters letting their fears get in the way of their dreams.
Make your dreams a reality!
Fail to fail!
Fail at failing!

Yes indeed! The fear of failure is very common. I know many of my readers are afraid to start their weight loss journey. I know a second common fear is loose skin. Loose skin can be very unattractive. Which can deter the most determine person. I wont lie to you loose skin is a possibility. You just have to think of your priorities. Isn’t your priority living a more healthier life style? If not it should be! Besides the loose skin can always be removed and toned down. Fear not there is a cure for loose skin.

Another common fear is that the weight wont stay off. Well that is definitely something to consider. However whether the weight stay off depends on you. You have to maintain your weight. Always be consistent. If your not consistent! The weight will slowly return. World fitters don’t let your fears stand in your way. Make all your dreams come true! Fear not world fitters! I shall return! Have a fantastic weekend. Bye! Bye!

PS: Below is a poem about fear I wanted to share. It’s from my blog franslife82online.blogspot.com. I hope you enjoy it!

My poem from me to you

Tell me your biggest fears.
The fear that is bury deep in your soul.
The fear that hides in the darkest corners of your body.
Slowly devouring the beautiful and capable person that I know also live there.
Like an ulcer devouring flesh and bones.
Fear have silence your hopes and dreams.
It has taking some blue off your eyes.
I look at your ocean blue eyes as it darts away from mine.
I slowly touch your red lips to try to stop them from trembling.
I reach down trying to grab your hands but you turn away.
I reach for your hands again. I pull you back towards me.
I place my lips next to your ear.
I whisper for such a beautiful girl with eyes as blue as the sky, sky’s the limit.
Why don’t you spread your wings my angel?
Fly fly away leave all worries and fears behind for only then shall you be free

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Easy Weight Loss Secrets!

Video October 30, 2015 Francesca Etheart Leave a comment

Weight loss made easy
Bonjour (Good Morning) world fitters! I’m certainly in a fabulous mood. I hope you are as well. Hows life? My life is good! As I mention in my last blog! My birthday is next Saturday. That right October 31, (hollow-en). I cant wait! I will be 33 years old. SSSSSHHHHH Don’t tell anyone world fitters its our little secret!

I dance to my own beat

I trust that you can keep my little age secret! I know there is a saying that a gentleman never ask’s a woman her age (after 30). If you’ve been reading my blogs and visiting my other profiles. Then you know I dance to my own beat. I’m not normal. Nor do I pretend I’m normal. That’s right I embrace my weirdness. With that said I don’t mind you knowing my age. After all we are a family! Besides I’m proud of my age. It shows I’ve been on this earth longer then some people. There are some people who never made it to their 30’s. There are even some people who never made it to their 16th birthday. So yes I will be ecstatic that I made it to 33. Happy birthday to me!

My Sweet Birthday

In honor of my birthday. I will film a special message to you world fitters. So stay tune for that. This week will be an easy week for me. Even though I have a lot of work to do. For my online job as well as my security job. Subsequently I will take a day off to celebrate my birthday. Don’t worry! I will have your weekly post ready by Friday. So yeah easy week coming up!

I don’t know about you. I like making things easy and simple. Life is complicated enough. Why complicate your life further? I try to make my articles as simple as possible. So that everyone can follow a long. This blog wont be any different. I have five simple ways to incorporate into your life. To help you lose the weight. Many people feel that in order to lose weight you have to work very hard. Yes that is true. In order to lose the weight you will have to work hard. However you can also lose weight by making some small changes. For example, giving up soda. That’s what I did. I lower a substantial amount of soda out of my diet. It has work wonders for me.

Another technique that has worked wonders for me is taking baby steps. Taking baby steps is the key to keeping off the weight. Many people gravitate towards grueling hours at the gym. Starving themselves for long periods of time. My advice to you world fitters is take it easy!

Below are 5 easy weight loss steps:

Soda back up
As I mentioned before cutting back on soda alone. Can have a profound effect on the shape of your body. You can lose a good amount of weight cutting back on soda. When I first started my journey. That was the first and only thing I cut back on. I know soda can cause a lot of weight gain. So reduce your soda intake and reduce your dress size.
Water down to your perfect fitness
One good way to keep the pounds off is by drinking a glass of water. While hydrating you. Water also helps you feel full faster and therefore prevent over eating. Water is a good way to maintain your perfect body. Lets drink to that!
Chewing perfection
I know growing up with fear of the biggest embarrassment of my life. Haven’t always been easy! However it’s something everyone deals with. That’s right I’m talking about bad breath! Having bad breath can ultimately end your life! At least that’s how a teenager may feel. If you can remember your childhood. You know how frail your social celebrity (popularity) can be. Popular one day a nobody the next day. A lot of us would do anything to maintain our status. Chewing gum to maintain social celebrity is a no brainier. Chewing gum keeps you ready for the perfect close up. Apparently chewing gum also gets you ready for your tiny bikini. “What?” Yup you head correctly. Chewing gum can help you to lose some pounds. So chew your way to your perfect body.
Clean the dish/clear your weight to perfection
Many of us hate washing the dishes. Buying a dish washer seems like a good investment. But is it? I was doing some online work. When I read that washing dishes can help you to lose some weight. Naturally I was very skeptical! I thought it was a trick to get us to wash our dishes. Nevertheless I decided to give it a try. After all I have to wash dishes anyway. I just have a naughty little thought in the back of my mind. That I mate be shedding some pounds. Having that little naughty thought in the back of my head. Helps to motivate me to continue washing the dishes.
Fidgety Weight Loss
Remember when your mom use to say ( maybe they still do) “stay still?” While you excited wait for your birthday party. As thoughts of opening your present run through your mind. Well maybe your parents was wrong. “What?” You say my parents are never wrong! Just hear me out for a second. Moving and not staying still is good for your waist and other parts of your body. Keeping your body moving also keeps the scale moving. Where the scale stops depends on you.

How your body looks depends on you! Try these five steps they should help with your weight loss. In addition to trying my easy weight loss secrets. You can also buy clothes that makes you look slimmer. To accentuate your natural curves and body shape. For instance black clothing is known to make you look slimmer naturally. When it comes to weight loss don’t stress yourself out. Give yourself a brake! Often we are the hardest on ourselves! Take it easy! I’ll talk to you later world fitters! Right now I’ll be getting ready to celebrate my birthday! Remember every Friday I’ll have a new post to share with you guys. Alrighty world fitters! I bid you fare well. Bye! Bye!

Quick Poll:
Did you find my suggestions easy to follow along?
a) Yes.
b) A little.
c) No I don’t.
d) I don’t like easy.
e) It was perfect.
f) Just my style.

My Weekly Shapely:
Hello again world fitters! It’s me Franchy! I’m currently at work writing this post for you. Reminiscing on the past week. As you guys know my birthday just past. I had a fabulous birthday. Although I haven’t celebrated my birthday yet. I will celebrate it sometime this week. I cant wait!

As for my weight. I’m happy to say I’ve been keeping up with my exercise. Even though I haven’t been walking in the park. However the only aspect I haven’t been keeping up with is my fiber intake. It’s necessary I get the proper amount of fiber. To help my stomach stay small. In the past years my stomach been big and small. For instance one day I would look at the mirror and see my wonderfully small waist. Then a couple hours later my stomach would be big again. Have anyone also experienced that? When that happens I get quite frustrated. So I’m working on regulating my fiber intake.

I’ll keep you guys updated on my progress. World fitters you should also regulate your fiber intake. It may also help you to lose weight! I hope you find this blog helpful! Weight loss should be easy. Not such a struggle. However if you are struggling. Comment below and let the community help you! If you wish to contact me directly my email is. I will definitely reply. I’m here for you world fitters. If you need me you know what to do! Have a good week! Bye! Bye!

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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.