Elaine Fortune's Page

I Joined the Body Proud Community to

Realize my Personal Goals

My Facts 'n Stats:

Elaine Fortune
Stats:
53 years young
5'5"
136 lbs
37/27/35

Born and raised on the streets of NY
CA for 25 years after age 19
Fl for 6
Nashville for 3
Heading back to FL!
Can you tell I'm a wanderer? I love travel and experience new people/cultural/nature exploration....it makes for great inspiration in my art and life. One in the same.

My Background // My 'Story"

I am an ARTIST in all I do:
Body building for antiaging, not competition...well maybe competition with the clock of time. :)
Textile Arts (wearable/costumes/wall designs)
Body Painter
Nature Lover
Positive thinker
Real People Lover

Exercise, eating, rest, social life, fulfillment through living life creatively and passionately all are important in the balancing act to stay young both body and mind.
Refusing to give in to the chronological trap our society inflicts on us is key….live each day as if it is your last. Happiness is everything...in all areas of our lives.
Your health is your wealth!

Profession

Entrepreneur, Entertainment Industry, Artist, Model

My Body Proud Beliefs:

I've only competed in art and did very well with that so maybe it is time to compete in body competions? Nah....I am too busy being creative....unless of course you come to FL and I'll do one of the divisions I can body paint and accessorize myself for. :)
If it is necessary to get noticed, I'll do it...must be the Leo in me. I just want to make a mark in the fitness world for the Demi-Centurians out there. There is a niche that needs to be filled!

My Most Proud Moments // My Claim to 'FAME':

I'm practicing and studying my new obssession of body painting as another art form to excell in! How about a body painting instead of suits contest? ;)

If anyone in my area would like me to paint you please get in touch!

My Prime Body Proud Goals:

Increase My Confidence, Improve my Health, Gain More Flexibility, Increase My Strength, Keep Me Young, Feel Better about Myself, Sculpt My Physique, Feel Good in a Bathing Suit, Be an Inspiration to Others, Magazines, Gain Exposure

Timeframe &/or Plan to Reach My Body Proud Goals

To stay fit and healthy both body and mind.
To inspire
To motivate
To help others
Competition is always in the back of my mind, but I don't think the stage is a necessity to do so. Is it?

I Am Looking for Advice On:

I went from being a street kid of NY, never feeling like I fit in anywhere, to hanging with the wrong crowd when coming to CA, to a marriage that helped me escape a bad lifestyle, depression from "existing" but not living....which led to an exciting ride into the world of ART.

Funny how a bad thing such as depression can force the mind to escape the physical world and go to another place of beauty that allows you to create in the NOW. Out of the chronic depression came works of art I had no idea were within....or even how I did it! And it taught me a lot about my true capabilities.

My work has been shown in many runway shows, mags, books, galleries, etc. Was quite the high. I gave it up for a while when I got into fitness/body building and looked at my new love as an art in itself. Life.

Body building gave me a sense of self esteem that not even my accomplishments as an artist had done. This was real, awake, awareness... I know exactly how I did this.

Just about everything I've done in my life has been a great experience for learning to grow in my physical and metaphysical self!

Job Description // Shameless Plug for My Products or Services :-)

Artist and Model

CHOICE..is first and foremost in a healthy lifestyle. What we want we get! Simple. Sometimes to reach our goals we need a little help and that’s where I come in!

My services remove the headaches and worries of how you’ll get those “things” in your life and/or work accomplished.
Whether it is learning how to change your life to lose weight and reshape your body to it's natural state, or chores that distract you from what you’d rather be doing, I’m here to help!

I have a lifetime of varied experiences and ten years in the fitness profession. I’m an artist, a personal chef, a party planner and hostess, a shopper, a confidant, a travel companion, a personal assistant that can help with just about anything you may need.

A “fit” life is not just about exercise! Balancing all of life’s needs are essential for living happy, healthy, fulfilled and content. We all need to feel great … both BODY and MIND!

Live your dream … let me help
It’s worth a Fortune!

"Youth is a gift of Nature....the Rest is a Work of ART"

Status

single, looking for training partner, looking for friendship, heterosexual

My Body Proud Journey Starts Here (Blog Entry #1)

LIFE FITNESS, ART, HUMOR

My Philosophy on Nutrition, Physical Fitness &/or Focused Thinking:

"The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches, but to reveal to him his own." –
~Benjamin Disraeli

My Dietary &/or Training Routine:

Eating whole foods and working out every other day in the gym, staying active and getting the right amount of rest and hydration! Simple.

I am Grateful For:

Six months after getting into lifting, eating correctly, and living the lifestyle and looking in the mirror at what I had created at 42 years! That was an extremely proud moment. I remember staring at myself for the first time with pride....amazement...and overall JOY!!!

I think this was even bigger than seeing one of my ensembles I created for a runway show in Lyon France and listening to the audiences audible amazement at my creation. That brought tears to my eyes and a sense of worth I had never felt before but making my body what it is today really topped even that!

My Advice to You to Help You Reach Your Body Proud Goals:

First and foremost, it is NEVER too late! Yes you can! When you BELIEVE anything is possible!

Living a creative, passionate life, is essential for sustaining and/or regaining a youthful body and mind.
Too often lifestyle, work, family, etc, are obstacles for being able to find the time to take care of the one thing that gives us our quality of life...our health!
You deserve to feel great and love each and every day of your life!

When did you last evaluate the tasks you do
every day against what’s most important to you?

NEVER GIVE UP....LOVE YOURSELF ALWAYS....the rest will follow!

Youth is a Gift of Nature....the Rest is a Work of ART! ~Elaine Fortune

Check Me Out Online:

http://www.ElaineFortune.com

I learned about this site from: (Be specific please)

Bodybuilding.com