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    Healthy Organic Smoothie for Kids- What is Daily Sunshine?

    As a mom and a pediatric nurse, want to hear something that freaks me out!?  Today, about one in five school-aged children (ages 6–19) has obesity.  The obesity rates in children has TRIPLED since the 70’s.  And our children are developing more preventable diseases now than ever before.  Their activity levels have declined and their obesity rates have increased.  (Read the latest CDC data HERE) And a big majority of that is due to nutrition.  We’re failing our children, momma’s and dad’s.  And something has to change.   Let’s be honest, as a momma, feeding my kids healthy options isn’t always the easiest.  Some days we count veggie chips as…

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    Calling All MOMMA’s! 30 Day Fitness & Clean Eating Group!

    ***CALLING ALL MOMMAS***  It’s all about you!  Starting May 16th I’m offering a pamper yourself fit- strong mom accountability group!30 days of workouts designed for a busy momma, meal planning for a healthy family, and mom support, encouragement, humor, and healthy cocktail recipes because let’s face it, sometimes we need a cocktail after a day of crazy kids! Included in this 30 day group you get: đź’– Weekly Meal Planđź’– Fitness Program (DVD & wifi streaming)đź’– 30 Energy Packed Mealsđź’– Daily Motivationđź’– One-on-one Coachingđź’– Bonus Online Workoutsđź’– Family friendly recipesđź’– Crockpot Mealsđź’– Healthy cocktailsđź’– Fitness & Nutrition Tips Whether you want to lose 5 lbs or 50, It’s important to carve out time from your day to take care of you…

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    Call Me a Quitter… Why I Quit my Bikini Competition.

    Today is one week out.  What does that even mean?  It was about 3 years ago that I really got into working out, going to the gym, and making a choice to take better care of my body.  I wasn’t getting any younger and it was starting to show.   I started sharing my journey on Instagram and I was a total newbie to everything.  Hashtags… Geesh.  What’s up with all these hashtags?  I remember following a girl who was a fitness competitor and seeing these #6weeksout #4weeksout hashtags… come to find out it meant weeks away from their show date- the date they’re competing.  I was intrigued. Cardio vs.…

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    Making Your Resolutions Stick in 2016

    It happens.  We vow to make each year better than our last.  We struggle through the holidays, eating one too many cookies, saying we’ll start in January.  So we join a gym.  We buy a Bow Flex.  We throw out the leftover cookies, candy, and buy fresh foods, new cook books, download an app or two and tell ourselves, “THIS IS THE YEAR!  NO MORE EXCUSES!” And what happens?  Come February we’re picking up takeout on the way home from work, contemplating cancelling that gym membership, and vowing to “restart” tomorrow… or next week… or next year. Let’s face it.  Life gets in the way.  Sticking to a plan is…

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    Parenting… Am I Doing it Right?

    When you become a parent for the first time, you begin to question everything you do in relation to your child.  I created this new precious life and I don’t want to screw it up.  When Emma was born, she stole our hearts.  She turned our world upside down and she had us all wrapped around her little finger.  The questions began in my head almost immediately.  Does she need to eat?  What does that sound mean?  Does she recognize me?  Then, how long has she been in that wet diaper?  Can I feed her fruits yet?  How important are baby music classes?   What’s her favorite song going to…

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    The Why Behind Everything I Do

     As I sit here looking over my planner for the next few weeks, trying to organize my life and create a sense of normalcy among the chaos that is my current life, I have to pause, breathe, and be thankful for what has brought me to the chaos that I have today.  When you’re sitting in the delivery room, waiting for them to hand you your very first, teensy weensy, wrinkly, freshly bathed and swaddled little peanut, what they don’t tell you is that not only is this little person now outside your body but now, so is your heart.  Here you are, Mrs. Roberts, and you will now be wearing your…