I’ve always struggled with my weight. I wrote about it a long time ago here on the blog and well it’s pretty much 9 years later and the same ol’ story. I grew up comparing myself to my super thin sisters and since I was always the “curvy” sister due to my unique eating habits (ie. my ability to rapidly eat a bag of potato chips in one sitting), I’ve always felt frustrated with my weight. I have had a few years in my life, where I was thin and fit. But most of the time, I’ve just struggled with it. Do […]
Read More3 Months From Now – You Will Wish You Had Started Today!
Today is the perfect time for a change! The days are longer – the birds are chirping and the flowers are blooming. Change is happening outside our windows. And now it’s time for a change inside too! If you always think, “someday I’ll begin.” Then today is your someday! And if you are like me and you regularly think – “next month I’ll begin” or “next Monday I’ll begin” – here’s your solution! Your future self will thank you! 3 months from now – you will wish you had started today. If you don’t have one of Women Living Well’s 3-Month […]
Read MoreIntroducing Women Living Well’s 3-Month Habit Trackers
I love spring! Things that look dead – come alive. It’s a time for rebirth and renewal. Soon, the flowers will bloom, the winter coats, boots and gloves will be shoved to the back of the closet and the kids will be off for spring break. Many of us made new year’s resolutions and by February 1st, we had given up. I find the months of January and February very hard months to jump start anything new in my life. In Ohio, it’s cold, dark and cozy and all I want to do is eat a big bowl of comfort food […]
Read More“Your Health” Webcast Replay & Extra Resources
I just love today’s webcast featuring Clare Smith from Peak313.com. If you have not heard her speak before I think you will be REALLY encouraged by her Godly message about our health. Her keynote runs for the first 20 minutes. Then Karen Ehman from KarenEhman.com and Janelle from ComfyInTheKitchen.com join me on the couch for a discussion about our health and weight struggles. (if you cannot see the video – click here) Here are some extra resources from Peak313.com 30 Minute or Less Clean Eating Dinners 15 Easy Meal & Snack Weekly Prep Ideas 4 Ways to Give Your Daughter […]
Read MoreWhy Is Being Disciplined So Hard?
I come from a family of thin people – Mom, Dad, and both of my sisters all seem to have this ability to eat everything in moderation…then there’s me – the baby of the family! I do nothing in moderation lol! Since I was little, I was the one who couldn’t squeeze into my sister’s hand-me downs and when I’d eat out of a potato chip bag they’d say “mom stooooop her.” lol!!! Cause there was no way I was stopping myself! (Now I know that you are looking at the picture above and thinking that I look just fine…but look […]
Read MoreHealthy Living & WLWW Link-Up Party!
Something that TERRIBLY frustrated me in 2011 was how blogging, homeschooling and keeping my home completely took over ALL of my healthy habits. Running on the treadmill and eating right were a huge struggle last year. In previous years, I’ve consistently exercised and I’ve remained on track with the help of my real-life friend Clare – but last year – I was very random. I dropped out of Clare’s class, I randomly exercised, randomly participated in Weight Watchers, randomly did “The Shred” workouts, and randomly over ate! I’d say stress is to blame for my inconsistencies…and that stress has also led to me being a less than Gentle […]
Read MoreMedia and Our Health
Let me be honest…either I’m getting old and my metabolism hit the brakes this year or blogging is causing turbo weight gain!!! Here’s the deal – I started blogging 3 years ago and in those 3 years of blogging I have put on 20 pounds! I can only conclude that blogging is not physically healthy – nor is hanging out on Facebook and twitter all evening long! Years back I shared my struggles with my weight. Some of you may look at my pictures and videos and think I have a screw loose for worrying about my weight…but I come from […]
Read MoreDiscipline is Key!
I am being featured over on Reshaping It All today!!! Here’s how it begins: In Chapter 3 of Reshaping It All, it says “I’ll hang onto the back of your bike for a while, but soon you’ll be riding alone. There is a place of freedom, when the trying just becomes living. It becomes smooth sailing from that moment on, when you finally have wings to soar.” For me, this is what “65 Days to Reshaping It All” is all about. I feel like this website is holding the back of my bike while I practice doing the right things. […]
Read MoreGuarding Against Gluttony In Our Lives
Janelle, from Comfy In The Kitchen, has been my Friday guest now for 8 straight months! Some of you have written and asked – “how does Janelle stay so thin when she cooks such tasty homemade food?” Janelle’s answer “moderation“. Below she openly shares her struggles with food and what she does when it starts to take over her life. “A lot of gluttony is born of boredom. Life is not satisfying or stimulating, relationships feel empty, and work is boring, but food is always there and tastes so good.” -John Piper Janelle writes: Here are some photos I have taken […]
Read More65 Days To Reshaping It All
I’m super excited to participate in this 65 day challenge to Reshaping It All! Candace Cameron Bure (formerly known as DJ on Full House) and Darlene Schacht released the book Reshaping It All this past January and it hit the New York Times Best Seller list! Darlene is going to lead us through the book as we apply the tips! You do not have to own the book to participate. Let me be honest, blogging is not figure friendly. I’ve put on a few pounds this winter sitting at my computer desk. Back in January, when I first read the book […]
Read MoreMy 7 Day Social Media Break
I’m taking a 7 day break from being social on social media to spend time with these wonderful people above! I will be back next Monday but while I’m gone, I would love for you to visit my friend Clare. Clare just started blogging at the beginning this year. She is one of my real life friends – we’ve co-led bible study together, lived in the same neighborhood and she was my fitness trainer for years. She inspires me greatly and I hope that she inspires you too! Clare left a message for you:Hi everyone! I’d like to thank you […]
Read MoreQuick, Easy and Healthy Homemade Marinara
Today Janelle from Comfy In The Kitchen is guest posting – she writes: “This recipe comes from my dear friend Mindy…we have been friends for literally our entire lives…our parents are friends and our mom’s were pregnant with us at the same time! What a blessing it is to have a life-long friend. She also comes from an Italian family who loves to cook! Mindy made this dish for me at my house a few years ago and left the recipe…Since then, I have made it over and over. It is so simple and so Bellisimo (as she would say)! […]
Read MoreMy Fitness Instructor
If the healthy living posts this week have struck a chord with you – then I want to recommend one final resource to you – my fitness instructor! During the first year of Women Living Well, I featured a personal friend of mine regularly. She is my fitness instructor named Clare. Clare was a friend of mine for a few years before I attended her first fitness class. I was shocked the evening after her first class – I felt like I had been hit by a semi-truck…I was SO sore – I could not move!!! My respect for her […]
Read MoreHow To Overcome A Constant Desire For Food
Today we have a guest – it’s Darlene – the co-author of Reshaping It All! Darlene Schacht is an ordinary mom, living an extraordinary life, because of who she is through Jesus Christ. As help-meet to her husband Michael, Darlene guides and nurtures their four children, leading them toward a deeper walk of faith. She’s also an inspirational writer and co-author of Candace Cameron Bure’s new book, “Reshaping it All: Motivation for Physical and Spiritual Fitness,” a motivational tool that will put readers on the right track and keep them there. In addition to practical advice, the book offers a […]
Read MoreReshaping It All and a Giveaway
Over Christmas, I began reading Reshaping It All: Motivation for Physical and Spiritual Fitness written by Candace Cameron Bure (formerly known as DJ from Full House) and Darlene Schacht who blogs over at Time Warp Wives. Not only have I been reading it, I have been applying it!! So let me share with you a few of the principles I have learned from the book. 1. “This outer shell is simply an envelop for my spirit. The contents are precious, eternal and costly, bought with a price, and the envelop has been fashioned by the world’s greatest designer, the Creator […]
Read MoreGirl – You NEED A Bubble Bath
“Go take a bubble bath.”“You should go to bed early tonight and get some extra rest.”“Let me get you a warm cup of coffee, a book and you sit down and take a break.” No one ever says these things to you do they? And so – I’m guessing you rarely do this. You rarely surrender to your weariness. I know this because you are just like me. I mistakenly believe that I can go and go and go like the Energizer bunny without consequence. Electricity has created an artificial day during our nights. And so rather than resting like […]
Read MoreBook Review: Sleep It Does A Family Good by Dr. Hart
I have always believed that sleep deprivation plays a large role in kid’s misbehavior, marital issues, and even my own “misbehavior”!!! This book Sleep It Does A Family Good addresses all those points and more. Some of the issues were more technically dealt with than what interested me BUT there were so many truths through out the book that sunk in, that I already see a difference in my own sleep habits! Here’s a few things I learned from the book: 1. No two families have the same sleep patterns, habits or problems. The issues my family may be dealing […]
Read MoreBook Review: Full by Kendal Privette
Every Tuesday I post a recipe for Tasty Tuesday – but today I am veering off from my norm to post a review that is not typically the type of book I would read. The book is titled Full and it came to me via the author herself, Kendal Privette. This book enters the mind of a woman struggling with “ed”, short for an “Eating Disorder”. Ed speaks to her over and over telling her she must not eat, she must exercise, and she is too fat. When I received the book in the mail many weeks ago, I sat […]
Read MoreI am SO Tired!
“I am so tired.” Are those words that you think quite commonly? Me too! I read a crazy statistic that said “In 1850 Americans crawled into bed at a reasonable hour and slept an average of 9.5 hours a night. By 1910, half the country had electricity, but our recent ancestors were still breathing evenly with their eyes closed, on average, nine hours a night. By 1950 an average night’s sleep decreased to 8 hours. And by 2008, Americans, on average, go 6.5 hours of sleep a night.” – Kathy Peel – America’s Family Manager We are a sleep deprived […]
Read MoreBuilding Healthy Habits in 2010
I am very excited to share with you this next video! My fitness instructor Clare is starting an accountability group over on the Message Board – today!!! Come check out her tips and challenges and join us as we build healthy habits in the New Year! Walk with the King!
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