Healthy Witness | Jackie

 #thankfulThursday  Are you taking care of any issues that you have now? Maybe your knees, feet or back ache or maybe your BP is borderline or you have swelling or arthritis somewhere in your body or a symptom that's just not quite right. Have you ever ask your doctor about them or sought out a specialist? Take care of your body now. It's the only one you have. The more proactive you are early on, the less maintenance or issues you will have later. It is obviously no guarantee, but it is worth taking care of things now when they might be a small problem rather than wait until they get worse. I will tell you it is worth it because you are worth it. It's no different than a car or a house or anything that you own that requires maintenance and parts. It is best to fix or repair them as they start to weaken or not function 100% than it is to wait until it's too late and more difficult to fix/repair. I am so THANKFUL that I was able to take care of my feet problem...

My mentor reminded me I should make sure you all know more about me and that the invitation is always open for you to become a Beachbody Coach! I offer you the opportunity, it's up to you if/when you do it. ----------------------------------------------- Life was good, but I wanted to continue to help others in health while having the ability to help close the gap on a few bills (where we are short of monthly donations/income). So I joined Beachbody as a coach after 2 years of Wellness coaching! I originally joined for increased accountability network, quality fitness resources, and for the potential income. Now a year later I can tell you... It's absolutely changed my life increasing my confidence, teaching me to succeed not only in my health journey and life, while helping me get out of a Stay-At-Home-Mom slump! With being your own boss you get to... Chose to work your business online, in person, or both. Share your your story towards health with no pres...

This may not be your typical Transformation Tuesday, but for me this is surely a personal transformation forward. It is surely part of my health Journey that started in 2011. I'm challenging myself to share personal victories more publicly so others know they are not alone. 💜 Long story short, this photo shows my first pair of shorts in I don't know how long. Yep, that's right! It's been years! Victory! 🎉 yay. ********************* Backstory for those who like stories... I was blessed to finally get pregnant after a season of infertility in 2004. I was either pregnant or nursing from then through 2011. I honestly don't remember if I ever had a pair of maternity shorts. I believe I might have had a pair of shorts that I wore around the house but not sure if I wore them publicly. Why? In 2006 when our firstborn was 1 year 3 months, we had moved ourselves to serve full time in Guatemala. Our family of three at the time, took 12 bags and 6 c...

Skeptical and uncertain were two words clearly describing me years ago as friends were witnessing to me their health journey, and then they were getting their resources (supporting their health) FREE because their commissions were covering the cost! (Say what!?) The next thing I know, they are taking vacations (that were actually business trips), and their health results improved and/or their goals were easily maintained with their plan in nutrition and fitness as they stayed consistent, not perfect. (For real!?) Seeing someone I knew (in person) change before my eyes over social media in their physical health, financially, and in life was something that was not faked or made up. This was the real deal. I was able to commit and invest to this amazing reality for myself and family about a year ago. This was made possible because I was personally given some "gift money" for Christmas. As a family living 100% on donations, all the funds given to us go straight toward l...

It's your life. Control it. Own it. Do It. Since 2012, my passion has been to help others enjoy the freedom in health with basic healthy habits changes through awareness and information. I help many people daily with their struggles. Then a new struggle came along, and I felt hopeless. Our nonprofit was growing, but our donations weren't, so I joined my passion/ministry with professional resources in nutrition & fitness by becoming a 'Beachbody Coach' knowing of the potential income to possibly help both people daily and support the nonprofit's growth. Since joining, not only am I helping more people with proven professional resources, but I'm beginning to help the nonprofit's shortage with hope to grow my help along with the increasing needs of the nonprofit. There is still a way to go, just like my continued health journey. I'm committed and loving this total package. My family enjoys an improved wife/mom, better time management, and more f...

On January 22nd, I had surgery done on my right foot. This surgery was a long time coming. When I was a child, I had mild bunions. It is genetic and also due to wearing improper shoes. Then through middle school, high school, and college, I was in sports which required my feet to always be taped a certain way for little pain relief. After college I wore heels to my professional job and again cause more pain and discomfort. Then in my thirties I had really let my body go and I was obese in addition to being blessed with having four successful pregnancies where again I was very large and heavy which also increased my foot pain as well as I walked with horrible posture. My journey continues in 2013 when I had completed losing 101 pounds with eating changes alone. My next goal was lifelong maintenance. This means I never want to gain all of it or even most of it back. I did give myself a 10 pound window meaning I was only allowed to backslide 10 pounds. I had my sights set on doing fitnes...

Suggestion for breakfast or snack.  This is the basic recipe. http://allrecipes.com/personal-recipe/63188014/healthy-minute-muffin-in-a-mug Additional notes: Use a larger than normal mug for best results or you can experience mug overflow. Microwave for 1 minute, if you still see it looking wet or dry, then add 20 seconds at a time until you think it's well cooked. I forgot to add that you can eat it in the mug as is or  pop it out of the mug onto a plate and slice it.  You can top it with coconut oil or Nutiva shortening which is a  delicious butter. If you are not there yet then you can top it with a sugar free jelly or marmalade. Or you could top it with honey if your body can handle sugar. Other items to try would be to top it with a nut butter like almond butter or macadamia butter or cashew butter. As you can tell, you can get real creative process and never make it boring.