How to Make a Habit

In case some of you that are reading this don’t get our monthly newsletter I am going to post the information I wrote about forming habits. I think this is important information that will help you get into the groove of a healthy lifestyle.
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Schedules

This has been our first week back into our fall schedule. We purposely took out all scheduled activities for the summer. I was looking forward to spending days at the pool and not having anything that had to be done. While sleeping late and having a lazy summer was nice, I am enjoying getting back [...]

Drinking Water

Ugh-I have to admit that I do not typically enjoy drinking water. I prefer something with flavor and carbonation (diet Mountain Dew or diet Pepsi to be more exact). However, I know that drinking water is important so I have been trying to focus more on making sure it is part of my day.
Drinking a [...]

Finding Time

One of the hardest parts of integrating a healthy lifestyle is finding the time to do the things that we need to do. We all lead busy lives so how do we make the time?
First of all, we have to make it a priority. We all know that the things that we consider a priority [...]

Making Some Changes

Today I want to share some of the changes that I have made that I feel are really making a difference. I can’t stress enough that a healthy lifestyle doesn’t mean that you have to deprive yourself of everything that you love. It is all about moderation.
The first few days I shared what I was [...]

More energy

Another day down! I can honestly tell you that I am already feeling a difference in my energy level since I have increased my activity. I am more alert during the day, getting more done and even happier!
I took my walk at 6:30 am this morning and didn’t go back to bed when I got [...]

The quest continues…

It was dark and dreary this morning and I was exhausted so I didn’t get up for my walk-I did do it though, just later in the day after my husband got home from work! Another 30 minutes, with the other dog this time.
I had another smoothie for breakfast, tuna in pita bread for lunch [...]

August’s Health and Fitness Quest

Today was my first official day in my health and fitness quest. I got up at 6:30 am and took our dog for a 30 minute walk. It felt good. I didn’t walk super fast, just a nice pace that allowed me to break a sweat. When I got home I was tired-I am out [...]