Today Could be the First Day of your New Life!

Today is the day that the Questers Page goes live! The Questers Page is open to whoever wants to join and is basically a blog for all people looking to connect with others also on their way to their health and fitness goals. All you have to do to join is:

-contact me at healthquest@sigct.com and let me know you would like to participate.

- find the page on the blog I will create for you and write something about yourself (who you are, what your health and fitness goals are, maybe a "before picture").

-then blog freely on the Quester Page about your journey to be healthy, include recipes or motivational snippets, etc.

- support other Questers by reading and commenting on their pages and posts.

The idea is that we all need support and help along the way. This is a forum for both. So join in and let's get healthy together!

Avoid the Last Hooray Today for the Best Start Tomorrow

Avoid the Last Hooray!

I post this today because many of you may be thinking about becoming Questers and transforming yourself into the happy and healthy people you always wanted to be, starting tomorrow. If you have made this decision to begin a new day in your life, I am so proud of you! Great days are ahead as you watch and feel yourself getting closer to your goals!

From experience, let me warn you about the "last hooray", other wise known as the "I will start eating healthy tomorrow, so I'm gonna eat and drink my hearts delight today" syndrome. I know this one all too well as it was the way I use to start all of my diets before I discovered clean eating. The day before I started a diet, I would have a big fatty dinner and desert and wash it down with several margaritas or a bottle of wine. The problem with this, as I have found out, is that what you eat and drink today will set the tone for tomorrow. If you eat a lot of fatty, salty foods and drink a whole bunch of margaritas today, tomorrow you will not have the energy to start exercising and your body will not work as it should. Think about the last time you had a good binge, didn't you feel like crap the next day? It's easy to talk ourselves out of exercising or eating well when we feel like crap.

Tomorrow morning I want you to be able to bounce out of bed and enthusiastically embrace the first day of your new healthy life. Take it easy today to have a good day tomorrow. Remember, a good healthy way of eating includes having a treat from time to time, so you will be able to enjoy your favorite treat again soon.

As always, I wish you the happiest and healthiest life!

Becky

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all the Mom's out there! Hopefully, your sacrifices for the good of your family have not gone unnoticed. I am hopeful that today, you are being showered with adoration and gratitude. Gifts are always nice too but maybe you have at least been gifted some me time today or a day free of mommy chores.

Everyone else is hopefully making a big deal about you today but what are you doing for yourself today? How much of yourself have you given up for your family, your career, your free time, your health? We moms will do anything for our families, but are we really doing what is best for them when we are not taking care of ourselves? Maybe today you will celebrate yourself too and commit to making sure you have what you need to be happy and healthy.

Mother's Day is the celebration of Mom and all she does. I know Mom's everywhere are uncomfortable with the lime-light, but just for today, let it shine on you! You can do anything! Moms are real life superheroes, guardians of the future, protectors of the innocent, and we can do 5 things at once and well!

Take some time for yourself today and do something that will bring you closer to your healthy living goal. You deserve it!