Granted, I didn't have a blog 31 days ago to write about my New Year's Resolutions, I did write them down on Instagram. You can read them here in depth, but to summarize: To read a biography or an autobiography about each First Lady in the US. Fitness & Nutrition Goals- be gluten, dairy & soy free. Plus, refrain from sugar 90% of the time. Get in a gallon of water a day. Outdoor adventure with the kids. Making intentional time to go on more dates with Todd. Taking more ... Read More about January Recap of 2019 New Year’s Resolutions
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Our Favorite Northwest Arkansas Day Hiking Trails
When getting the kids outside, sometimes it's hard to pick out where you should go. So here are 5 of our favorite trails in the Northwest Arkansas area. We have a list of other trails we haven't tried yet & we are ready to hike them. But so far, these are the ones we keep revisiting over & over again. Be sure to share you favorites in the comments & we will go exploring! 1. Park Springs Park I had been to the park with the kids a few times, but never knew there was a trail ... Read More about Our Favorite Northwest Arkansas Day Hiking Trails
Younger Kate vs Older Kate
When I was younger & more naive, I showed up to the gym to run endlessly on a treadmill to work off calories from eating food I “shouldn’t have been eating”, hoping it would help me achieve the size I wanted. I looked for low calorie & fat free labels, but I wasn't feeding myself proper nutrition so I was sick all the time. While I recognized working out did in fact make me feel better overall, it was not what motivated me to be there. Older & wiser me, shows up for myself not ... Read More about Younger Kate vs Older Kate
How Did You Change Your Diet?
So many people have reached out to me since I wrote my article, CHANGING MY FOOD, CHANGED MY LIFE. Usually people want to know exactly what I did, because it's such an overwhelming experience. 1. How did you get started? I always get asked how I got started. I didn't immediately leave the doctor's office & go gluten, dairy & soy free. To be honest, I was on the verge of tears at the very notion of turning my food life upside down. So I started with HOW. How am I going to do this? ... Read More about How Did You Change Your Diet?
Changing My Food, Changed My Life
Two years ago this month, I started a new nutrition journey based on a recommendation by my family physician. I had gone to see him early in January of 2017 because I could not stop getting bronchitis. I’m talking a decade & more of going on antibiotics & steroids 3-6 times a year for upper respiratory infections, strep throat, bronchitis, sinus infections, and more. Family & friends were always telling me I had a cough. And while I was aware of the cough it was so much a part of my ... Read More about Changing My Food, Changed My Life
How To Go Day Hiking with Kids
My kids & I love to hike. Or maybe, I love to hike & I drag my kids with me?? Ha! Either way, I've read a ton of research on the benefits of having kids out in nature & I'm going to make sure mine are out there. We are raising kids in a culture where they are inside more than they are out, they're sitting still more & I really believe that my kids deserve better. But, how do you get them out there??? Hiking was one of the things I always did as a kid with my parents, but I ... Read More about How To Go Day Hiking with Kids