Ready to get back on track!

So.....the time has come to get myself back on track to optimal health! Of the weight I lost 2 years ago, 15 pounds has crept its way back home, thinking it's settling in for a long winter's rest, and taking a free ride on my hips :0



There is nothing or no one to blame but myself. Too many of those decadent "magic balloon rolls", among many other tempting treats, have derailed my efforts to eat healthy. My food triggers have proven they are still in control of me...but the little beasties have met their match this time!



I'm back on the 5 & 1 program and vow to stick with it till I feel good in my skin, and have reached my optimal weight. I'm really not worried about reaching my goal. It worked like a charm before, and I know it will work again. I am excited to get to the maintenance phase, but I know it will take a constant effort to live healthy and remain where I want to be.



So at the request of some of my clients that I coach, and others,who are wondering just what it takes to be on the 5 & 1, and would also like some tips, ideas, recipes and motivation to help with their own journey to better health, I dedicate this blog to you! I hope to help you... and be helped by you, as we all make a change for the better.



I will be keeping a food diary here, along with physical activity posts, health education, tips, recipes, random thoughts, success shout outs, informational articles, and who knows what else, that will hopefully benefit those that join me here.



Being a health coach and helping a couple of hundred people with their journey to optimal health has been very rewarding, eye opening, heart wrenching, and an absolute joy. I understand their struggles, celebrate their successes, and offer the knowledge I've obtained through training and education received, and empathize because I've been there, and I'm still there....continually making an effort to improve my health.



Whether you have already obtained optimal health, have your own improvement program, or are on the 5&1, or simply striving daily to hang in there... let's rally together and continually educate ourselves on all aspects of healthy living!



I am looking forward to the journey.... and ready to take....one step at a time!



(A goal is just a dream, unless you take action)