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Continue reading →: From Sedentary to Strong: My Journey to a Healthier Life
With help and advice from successful friends. My Why I’m going to start this blog post the same way I start any conversation about my health journey. I am not a dietitian, nutritionist, or health coach. I started this journey as an ordinary 62 year old retired educator, mom, and…
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Continue reading →: Healthy Lunch Ideas
Here is the list of lunch ideas I compiled from your recommendations. I asked ChatGPT to provide me with recipes for the ones starred. The Recipes are at the bottom of the blog just because this hick Texan wasn’t sure what they were- except the Texas Caviar, I’ve made a…
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Continue reading →: Why I Bought a Vibration Plate
This week I mentioned my vibration plate in passing along with it being in a video of my room clean up. I think a lot of you are thinking about getting one because I got a ton of questions. I actually love questions. It means that this community is a…
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Continue reading →: 🔪 Batch Cooking Ideas
I have had lots of requests for ideas of things to batch prep. I mainly prep the protein in batches and use the protein for lunches and some dinners. The amount provided are for one. My husband is not very interested in a healthy lunch. He generally eats what I…
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Continue reading →: Week 4: Flexibility + Healthy Swaps
Welcome to Week 4 of our May Jumpstart Challenge! You’ve shown up, walked it out, strengthened your posture, and tuned into your portions — now it’s time to stretch your body and your habits. Do I sound cheesy enough for you? This week is all about Flexibility + Healthy Swaps…
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Continue reading →: Week 3 MenuWeek 3 of menu ideas. Please remember to follow your calorie intake requirements. I hope this helps you with your week. ✅ Day 1 🥣 Breakfast: Overnight Oats with Berries & Chia Ingredients: ½ cup old-fashioned oats ½ cup almond milk ½ cup plain Greek yogurt 1 tbsp chia seeds ½ cup…
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Continue reading →: Week 3: Strength, Posture & Portion Control — Building a Stronger FoundationWelcome to Week 3 of the May Restart Challenge! I can’t believe that two weeks have gone by. This week we aren’t stopping what we have been doing but we’re going to squeeze in 2 to 3 strength training sessions, a daily posture break, and portion control—three pillars of long-term…
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Continue reading →: Week 2 1600 Calorie High Fiber, High Protein MealsY’all, ChatGPT and I sat down and came up with 5 days of meals. This is a 1600 calorie meal plan so adjust according to your nutritional needs. I will be eating a 2000 calorie meal plan. If you are not sure what your plan should be, use this calculator…
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Continue reading →: Week 2 May ChallengeWe have made it to week two of our challenge and in my brain it made sense to add in balance, breathing, and adding protein to our diets this week. Hopefully you had at least some good walks this past week, you ate more fruit and vegetables and less processed…
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Continue reading →: Week 1 of Challenge Meal PlanI didn’t get this posted today but this is some ideas for meals this week. These are high protein, high fiber meals. Please use this calorie calculator to get the correct number of calories you should be eating. Day 1 Breakfast: Servings: 1Macros: 350 cal | 32g protein | 11g…




