Recipe for an awesome party!

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To me these are the Top Ten successful incredients of a great party:

1. A gracious host.
2. Healthy, creative and delicious food like veggie wraps, yummy salad with raisens and veggies, jalapeno jelly, lots of fruit and veg and other foods that melt in your mouth (chocolate hazelnut balls).
3. Good music - especially Karaoke sung by pros like Raquel, Marc Z and Sheila B.
4. Healthy and excited animals that fall in love to let's twist and shout and show their affection to their guests with frequent "caressing" of the legs.
5. A rocking cake with the three most important words to long term weight loss - no, not, "I love food!" but WRITE IT DOWN!
6. Tasty beverages... in moderation. :-) Cals added up quickly in liquid form.
7. The sound of laughter - especially Franks!
8. Wonderful warm cameraderie between people who cohesively desire to bring out the best in each other.
9. Genunine people who care about the wellbeing of themselves and others. A foundation to being able to help others in need is being strong yourself.
10. Cool, very awesome gifts! Like the new Apple iPad to store bunches of reading material.

A huge thank you to everyone who contributed and coordinated the farewell party for Marc and I on Saturday night. I was sincerely overwhelmed by the support, enthusiasm, generosity and excitement for our new adventure. We will miss seeing you all in person but we are just a click away via email and we know that you will all continue to be pillars of strength to each other in your quest for long term healthy lifestyle.

Thank you - we had an absolute blast and I'll be sure to send lots of emails from my iPad!

From in person to e'trainer

Today was the last day that I officially trained a class in person. It's been nearly 8 years of 6am/9am/6pm training. Many of the faces are the same and always the "newbies". So what will NOT change starting Monday:

1. Great trainers and the Rough-Fit minute.
2. Those dreaded check in calls and emails when we don't see you.
3. Variety and the unexpected creative workouts.
4. Highly educated team with a comedic touch.
5. Motivation and incentive programs to help you stay on track.
6. Team cameraderie.
7. Beautiful outdoor environment.
8. Care, concern and commitment to the cause of wellness.
9. Continued access to trainers via discussion group conversations.
10.Annual appreciation event, Rough-Fit songs and sayings.

What will change:
1. No South African accent that you don't understand.
2. A new summer location - Citrus Ranch Park.
3. Hmmm - actually not a whole lot will change, except for the next 3 weeks you'll get to see me sweat alongside of you instead of just watch you sweat!

You'll still have outstanding support, education and guidance from the team. Maybe I'll have them weave in a workout with chopsticks from time to time...:-)

There are still plenty of days for in-person good buys but it's hardly like someone who I've known for years the other day said to me, "well have a good life then!". Nope I will not be saying that to any of you because I will still be on the hook with my team for helping YOU have a good life through exercise and healthy choices!

I will encourage you to read the discussion group more regularly because that's where the most information will get answered. This will also allow the entire team to respond in case I'm asleep in HK... :-). Also, if you have a Facebook account, join both With-U and Rough-Fit. And finally, start following the blog for regular postings.

I look forward to the last 3 weeks of madness in Tustin before I will have dual residences to bounce between!