Anytime I’ve shared my wellness journey over the years, I have heard things like “wow, I could never get up early to workout” or “eating healthy takes more money and more time to prep” or “My doesn’t help with kids enough so I can’t workout”. Warning, this post comes with a bit of tough love. You’re going to make time for the things that are important to you. Depending on the season of life you are in, you might be able to...
Not every week, but there are definitely many times that I show up to church in black leggings and a pony tail. My kids are generally pulled together, but I’m last on the list on Sunday mornings to get ready to get out the door. Not every week, but a number of them. And I am thankful that I found a church that embraces me showing up, with all my chaos in tow, and welcomes me as we are. Cool confession, what’s your point? Getting to...
April is going to be a joy filled and busy month! To start the month, my husband’s birthday, then Easter Celebrations, a quick getaway mixed in for us to Niagara on the Lake, plus a 4 day work trip to Boston. I can already see the eating and drinking opportunities compiling. This past month I made leaps and bounds in terms of my nutrition with recognizing that my body does best with limiting certain foods (dairy, alcohol, and gluten) and I am...
I’ve been debating internally what I wanted to share about my health journey this week. I prayed about it and it was put in my heart that if I help one other person make the scary appointment or do the preventative maintenance, then it is worth sharing. This week I had a breast biopsy after a questionable spot was found during an MRI earlier this month. I am incredibly thankful to share that the results came back as benign. But I wanted...
I just wrapped up my 3rd week of a month-long program of eating gluten free, dairy free, and no alcohol. As I’ve seen in the past when I limit gluten and dairy, my body just seems overall happier. I’ve seen the scale move 6 lbs down, but more importantly, I have less brain fog, I am sleeping better (well, somewhat but kids…), my skin looks healthier, and I definitely have more energy overall. Here’s the secret to my success during...
This week as I was walking my 1 Intentional Mile on a rainy day, I started thinking about hurdles. (If you didn’t catch the other post about my daily 1 Intentional Mile, read here.) Visualize. Imagine you are at the starting line for a running race. You are a sprinter and are a pro at jumping hurdles. You look in front of you and see all the hurdles in your path. The race starts and you are off! Expertly jumping over the hurdles that you know...
I was reminded how hard changing a habit is this past week. I am trying a new way of eating for me and for the first week of it, I have removed gluten, dairy, and alcohol from my diet. This isn’t abnormal for me to do and in the past I have tried this way of eating before. It’s challenging at first, but I know I can do it if I am intentional. And I feel great when I eat this way. The part that is harder for me to change is...
I think the best thing I have done to for myself over the last few years is become curious about my personal wellness. It has shifted my mindset around moving my body and how I fuel my life. I have much more fun than I ever have in the past when I experiment with movement and explore how I feel after eating. It has helped me remove the judgement I often used to have for myself when I made a “bad” food choice or decided to skip a...
For 2023, I committed to something new for myself. Each day I set the goal of completing 1 Intentional Mile. Now to some that might not sound like much. Even for me, I’ve run multiple half marathons, 5Ks, 10Ks, so 1 mile in length seems minimal at times, but reframing this 1 single mile as something I am intentional about has been helping me reframe my mindset about so many things more than just my walking/running. So what is different...
Last Year I had the opportunity to deliver the morning message at my church as a guest speaker. As I reflected on what I wanted to share this week, I was called to pull this out. This is a reflection tied to Proverbs 3: vs 1 - 8. Talking about our bodies at church? Weird, right? But we should be! It feels weird to be talking about the human body with you here at church. As I prepared for today, I felt uncomfortable, anxious, and worried that...
