As I read the info gathered from each state I was struck by list of struggles that are now considered ‘normal’: obesity, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, cancer. The list of causes was equally discouraging…not because they’re insurmountable or unavoidable, but precisely because they AREN’T. For Read more…
I believe healthy choices can fit into ANY life…no matter how many hours we work, how many kids we have, how often our husbands are traveling or how big that pile of laundry gets! Hi, my name is Kim. I live in Iowa with my husband and five kids. I Read more…
What is the scariest part of making a choice to be healthier? ‘My family will make fun of my choices.’ ‘I’ll miss out on all the food I love. It’ll be horrible.’ ‘I’ll be hungry all.the.time.’ Those are all common responses, but by far the #1 response I get to Read more…
Have you ever dreamed of having enough energy to join your kids on the playground or the consistency to stick to healthy choices for more than 2 days? Both of those are possible…and they’re just the starting point! If you’re ready for real change then one of those spots might Read more…
You never have to walk in the gym. You could just sit in the car. You never have to go for a run. You could just put the shoes on. You never have to eat a salad. You could just put the veggies in your cart. If you just breathed Read more…
Have you ever wondered how some people ‘always’ seem to make the healthiest choices? How do they cook balanced meals every night? How do they make themselves work out regularly? How do they even find the time to think about meal plans and work outs? I’m not going to put Read more…
We’ve all been there. Sometimes it’s on purpose and it’s totally worth it (vacation, holiday, birthday, etc). Sometimes it comes out of nowhere…we’re hormonal, the kids are acting like lunatics, work went nuts and it snowed. Again. We meant to deal with the stress gracefully, maybe prepare a home cooked Read more…
Change is hard. Change is REALLY hard when you try to do it alone. It’s possible, but not as much fun or likely to stick, when we rely only on our own motivation and vision. Sometimes we need a hug or a kick in the pants to keep going. Changing Read more…
I know I’m not the only one who is struggling by the end of winter. We’ve been cooped up inside for months, by next Monday we’ll have made it through 5 major holidays and fresh, local produce is a distant memory. But spring is coming and it’s time to dust Read more…
Have you ever wondered why we celebrate the way we do? For instance, why have stores been decked out in pastel colors with pictures of eggs and bunnies for weeks? Why are millions of us going to give our kids baskets of candy this weekend? Why do even more people Read more…