It is easy when you are vacation to let all your good habits go out the window. This is in large part due to the fact you are on a different schedule, you are not in your normal surroundings, and there are different temptations all around you. How many of you have returned home from …
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I was participating in a bible study and the author shared this story: “When I was growing up, I used to love to go to the racetrack with my dad to watch the racehorses compete, I loved to see the horses all dressed up to match their jockeys, but the racehorse wore something around their …
When Sloan had about a week left of her seventy-five-day challenge, we were sitting around the dinner table talking about the reward Sloan wanted for completing the challenge. As we were discussing her prize, Danika jumped in the conversation and casually stated she was going to the challenge. When I asked her what made her …
Since I have no plans to compete in any body building shows soon, I decided to take this opportunity to do some experimenting with my fitness and nutrition. The first thing that came to my mind when I thought of experimenting, was to see what would happen if I allowed myself to gain some extra …
Living in the dry climate of Colorado, my skin has the tendency to get extra dry, especially in the winter. I knew if I put lotion on each day, my dry skin problem would go away. But did I put the lotion on, nope! I would either forget or I would make excuses as to …
On January 2nd, my husband and I were telling our girls about how we were going to do a health challenge for the next 75 days. After we finished explaining the details of the challenge, I suggested to them that they should join us. I told them they could pick one thing they wanted to …
Last weekend my daughter competed in a gymnastics meet where she placed in the top 5 at each of the events and ended up second overall in her age group. As we were driving to lunch after the meet, we were discussing how well she did, and I asked her what she thought helped her …
One of my favorite foods (besides chips and salsa) are cookies, in particular chocolate chip cookies. Since I love chocolate chip cookies so much, every year for my birthday, my mother-in-law makes me a cookie cake instead of regular cake. As I normally do after my birthday, I put the leftover cookie cake in my …
I am sure you have heard repeatedly how important consistency is when you are trying to make a change in your life. Even though we KNOW we should be consistent, it can often be difficult to actually put consistency into practice because sometimes it just feels like life gets in the way. In addition, sometimes …
HI! I first wanted to take this moment to introduce myself and give you some background on my own weight loss journey and why I got into nutrition coaching. For most of my life, I considered myself of average weight for my height. There were times when I would gain a few pounds, but those …
