The Best Place To Start

Ahhh! I am so beyond excited to start this blog! My intention is for this blog to be all about staying fit, eating clean(er) [no one is perfect], and living well while juggling work and a family, and still living life to it's fullest! It can be done and I am on a mission to accomplish just that.

So I figure the best place to start is to tell you all about me! I am 34 years old, married to an awesome supportive man (Kyle) and have two beautiful children, Nathan (5), and Eva (4)! I am a Physical Therapist (so is hubby, but no that is not necessarily how we met...), a runner (3 half marathons completed) and recently embarked on this new amazing journey that has motivated me to create awareness for health and fitness (more to come on that)!

Over the last year or so, I kept bringing up the topic of "clean eating" to Kyle, he would say "sure, whatever" and then I never really did anything about it. I like to read (to a fault) and would read endlessly about the chemicals in our food, body care products, cleaning products, etc.,  and I did start to make small changes but admittedly ignored a lot of it. It's hard! It's hard and expensive, or so I thought, to make all those changes. But over the last 3 months, light bulbs went on and my life has changed! I have turned into a fitness fanatic, a clean eating machine and have never felt better about myself and my health! My goal is to set an example for all of you, my friends, family and most of all, my children, of living a healthy life!

On April 7, 2014, I began this life changing program called the 21 Day Fix. I had no idea what was about to happen. As I worked through this 3 week program, I could literally feel myself changing, physically and mentally. I felt like I had this valuable secret, but I couldn't keep my mouth shut about it!  I felt so passionate about what I was learning and how I was changing that I knew I had to share this with as many people as possible. This program taught me how to eat. It taught me portion control and balance. It made daily exercise a habit for me and I got toned and strong! The great thing about this program is that anyone - ANYONE - can do it. It is for someone who wants to lose 40 pounds, it is for someone who wants to lose 5 pounds, it is for a thin person looking to get healthy and gain fitness. The greater thing about this program is that it is no quick fix, it is hard work on eating clean and consistency with daily workouts.  The problem I have now is comprehending how someone would not want to do this program. So basically it was The 21 Day Fix that got this journey rolling for me and I fully intend to share more about how it worked for me and my awesome results! Ultimately, it led me to become a Coach and I will share much more on that!

My mission with this blog is to not only share my take on fitness, nutrition, and life in general,
but to inform, inspire and connect with all of you! Can't wait to hear all of your feedback and there is more great info to come! Connect with me on Facebook for daily inspiration and tips!