     |
My Journey To Healthy Weight Loss
My name is Dijana Visnjevac and I am a professional juggler. No, I don't work in a circus. But I am the writer, editor, master-in-chief, webmaster, creative genius (what? I can't be funny?), content manager, programmer, secretary, accountant, and designer behind weight-loss-choice.com. You can call me Jack of all trades. My friends sometimes do. Especially since I started this project in 2006. About three years ago, I was working hard on my career as a computer nerd when I realized that everything-- long work hours; lack of exercise; daily stress at work; demanding tasks slowly started to eat away at my body and mind. All I would want to do when I'd get home is take a long bath, pop the bubbly and enjoy the stress-free haven that is my home. Instead, after a ten-hour day at work, I would come home to hampers full of dirty laundry, an empty fridge and dusty shelves. The weekends were supposed to be the days I would be organized, clean and do grocery shopping. Well, no dice. All those tasks would, on a regular basis, fall prey to more urgent work, sudden guests or other last-minute errands. This balancing act between my personal and professional lives was starting to get really old really fast. Not only did I not enjoy my career or my personal life, but I had back pains, a slight weight gain of about 50 pounds, and frequent colds from all the stress to boot. One cloudy day, when I went up three flights of stairs and ran out of breath (don't tell anyone), I decided to come up for air, and personally determine how many balls I wanted to keep on juggling. Wondering where to go from there, it struck me that the struggle with weight, healthy food choices and exercise have followed me like parasites throughout my life. Talking to other friends over a glass of wine and dinner, I found out I wasn't alone in trying to be and stay healthy and happy.
So far, my exciting venture has paid off. I've lost 30 pounds, and although site work pops up like weeds, I am happy following my passions and helping people by sharing my knowledge and experience. Of course, there are perks: the ability to work from anywhere, anytime, low-cost setup, and no staff to manage. To make this a viable, as well as rewarding project, I read Rosalind Gardner's Super Affiliate Handbook. This led me to become an affiliate myself, and use Site Build It software, on which I rely for design and site maintenance to this day. Because of my high proficiency in writing and editing, I started a collaboration with Stela Susic, a freelance writer who has the honour of correcting my spelling and developing stories for weight-loss-choice.com in her free time.  Hopefully, you'll find the fruits of my labour helpful. I love hearing from you and thinking about the pounds lost, health benefits gained, and lives rebuilt. That is what you have to do: rebuild. Leaving my job and starting this business was one of the scariest decisions of my life, but well worth the risk. You may not have to make the same choices, but it'll be just as difficult to find the strength and motivation to make your own tough calls and persist, even when faced with roadblocks. Do what I did. Recognize what you want. Find what you love. Choose the life you want to live and gather the courage to go out there and live it. Because when it comes to your health and well-being, that is what makes all the difference.Thank you for reading my story and feel free to share yours with me. I will keep you updated on my continuous journey to shed the pounds and keep those suckers away. Best of luck on your own personal journeys, Dijana Visnjevac Return from Healthy Weight Loss to Home
|
