Lora Cottle, CPT

So much truth in this nugget!

Loving a drug addict or an active alcoholic is the hardest thing you will ever do.
Watching someone you love, who has fought so hard to beat addiction, throw everything away and sink back into a life that will most likely lead to jail or death, is one of the hardest things you will ever do. All you wanted was to help them back to a clean and sober life but you realize by doing this, as you have before, will now just be enabling them because it will show them that you will always be there to bail them out. You want to grab and shake them and say "What are you doing?!?!" But, at some point you realize that it wouldn't make a difference. So you sit back and watch the tragedy unfold, as if you are watching a movie. Feeling helpless to stop it, feeling like you haven't done enough to help, even though you know only the addict can help themselves.
Having to disconnect yourself from them to save yourself from plunging into the abyss with them. It’s one of the hardest things you will ever experience.
You love them from afar and keep praying that they will find their way. Battling a drug and/or an alcohol addiction is a beast for the person addicted and the ones who love them.
So l am asking you to stand with me in prayer for every family member and friend who has lost or is losing their battle with drugs and alcohol and those who continue to conquer it!

September is National Recovery Month! Put this on your page for one hour if you know someone who has or had an addiction. Many will be hesitant to!!! Some of you won't, but I think I know the ones who will. 💜💜💜💜💜

Time to see if this old lady still has what it takes to be a model. I do clean up well but the signs of age are also definitely showing.

Hope for anyone that needs it today.

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16 weeks out for my first NPC Figure Comp. I am keeping myself accountable and the cut is going pretty good. I have started taking photos to compare at a later time but for now just keeping my eye on the prize and keeping y’all informed!

The following is an actual conversation I had earlier this evening.

Random FB DM: So, what are you doing on this Friday night?

Me: What I do most Friday nights…gym

Them: you don’t go out and do something fun?

Me: What do you mean by that?

Them: why would you go to the gym on a Friday night? Friday nights are for relaxing and forgetting about the stress of the week. You’re supposed to have FUN on Friday. You know, Fun Friday?

Me: Exactly why I am at the gym.

Them: Are you really at the gym or just putting me off?

Me: Gym

Them: I don’t believe you.

Me: snaps a picture in the gym bathroom and screenshots it from pictures showing the timestamp.

Them: Oh ok. That’s cool

Me: delete. Reason-disturbing the peace on a Friday night when I am trying to destress.

So, what do YOU do to destress on a Friday night?

Is Lora Cottle Ms. Health and Fitness 2024? Vote for Lora Cottle to be featured on the cover of Muscle & Fitness HERS and take home $20,000.

I am looking forward to competing this year for the first time! I have two amazing coaches and am at a point in my life that I am doing something for ME!

I have spent the majority of my life doing things/supporting others in their dreams/goals (which I don’t regret cause I love to see people succeed) and now it is my turn. I am more confident than I have been in many years and learning to be BOLD! This is a year of MANY “firsts” for me!

Alright folks this is the final stretch. Give me all your love with a vote!

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Voting begins tomorrow. I would love ALL the support possible! I will post the link to vote tomorrow!

So my daughter, Jules, keeps sharing amazing books with me. This one is “Badass Affirmations” by Becca Anderson. I loved this week’s affirmations so much I had to clip parts for your enjoyment as well.

So, I didn’t bring home a trophy this weekend; but I did learn a lot, had some fun, and believe I could win this event in the future. I am grateful for the opportunity and especially to be able to say I competed and olaced 4th in the very first USSA Texas Steinholding State Championship.

Till next year…

Three cheers to Devout Fitness, LLC’s Owner and Manager, Lora Cottle, heading to compete in the Texas Championships courtesy of Grain Theory’s sponsorship!

Who says an ol’ lady, Lora Cottle, CPT, can’t find new challenges/sporting events to challenge herself! Let’s go to Octoberfest folks!

This is it!! Our Abilene Steinholding champs (Nathan Ruelas and Lora Cottle) are heading to the state championship to rep Grain Theory in Fredricksburg tomorrow! We had so much fun hosting this event and are so proud of our champions! Best of luck this weekend! Prost! 🍻