Health Wise

12/17/2022

Yesterday I “accidentally” ate an entire bag of potato chips 🤦🏼‍♀️

Yes, even health coaches have our moments. I sat down to have a moment with one of my favorite treats and I wasn’t being mindful of my portions and before I knew it, the bag was empty. The BIG bag!

The old me would’ve beat myself up. I would’ve told myself that I’d blown it, that I was a sorry excuse for a health coach and that I may as well finish every junk food in the house for the rest of the day. Then I would’ve punished myself the next day by spending hours at the gym making up for it. Sound familiar?

Those are really unhealthy patterns and I’ve improved my habits and self-talk so much when it comes to food.

Do you want to know what 41 year old me did about it? NOTHING! I realized I’d over done it and forgave myself. I went back to eating healthy for the rest of the day and did my normal workout the next morning. One mistake didn’t need to derail my usual healthy outlook when it comes to food, exercise and balance.

I’m guessing there will be a lot of in your life when it comes to food over the next couple of weeks, as I know there will be in mine. Allow yourself space to enjoy your holiday and all that means. There’s plenty of time before, after and in between for healthy foods and a healthy attitude is even more important.

12/16/2022

It’s beginning to look a lot like we have too many stockings 🤪

12/14/2022

I’m now taking pre-registrations for Shelby’s master class entitled “How to Be a Velcro Dog.”

12/12/2022

Green chicken chili enchilada soup for this rainy Monday. Super healthy, easy and delicious! I’ll make some cornbread later to go with it. Recipe in the comments.

AND my fair weather friend while I shred chicken 🤣🦮

*I used dairy free cream cheese to accommodate my family’s allergies. So this can be made dairy free and is just as delicious.

12/03/2022

How times change!

2010- watching LIVE from Johannesburg as the US played (and lost to) Ghana in the round of 16 ⚽️🏟️

2022- watching on the television from our messy playroom as the US plays The Netherlands in the round of 16 📺⚽️

Wouldn’t trade either one for the 🌎

12/02/2022

11/26/2022

My daughter, this morning: “is THAT what your hair looks like?”

Me: “without a blow dryer or a flat iron, yes, this is what my hair looks like in real life!”

🤣🤣 careful kid, frizz is hereditary! Thank goodness for modern hair technology.

11/24/2022

What an absolutely gorgeous morning for my favorite kind of run, on the sand, hubs at my side, toes in the water, waves as my soundtrack, watching the surfers do their thing. Love it!!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone from the whole Health Wise crew!

11/24/2022

Bet you can guess what I’m making for thanksgiving dessert!

PS- never trust anyone who doesn’t show you the messy kitchen in the rest of the picture 🤣

11/19/2022

11-19-11 ❤️

11/10/2022

I took myself out to breakfast this morning and instead of reading I’m working on being a more mindful parent by watching the Happily Family Conference. If you’ve never watched it, you really should check it out. It’s FREE and going on for the next 5 days. You can join here…

https://conference.happilyfamily.com/hf-conf-day-1-2022-fall/

11/07/2022

I stole this picture from my college roommate and crew teammate, Lorraine. Rowing in college was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had, and it was physically the hardest work I’ve ever done. I remember our coach saying he’d get us in the best shapes of our lives while I rolled my eyes thinking “yeah right, I’m a runner.” But what he said was exactly what happened. The early mornings, the frigid cold, the beautiful sunrises, the blistered hands and amazing teammates. It was worth every second of the grueling work and physical pain. I’m super envious that Lorraine still gets to row on beautiful mornings like this in Marina del Ray.

What’s the hardest exercise you’ve ever done? How’d you feel afterward?