15 OCT 2019 · In this podcast, I am reading episodes 10, 11, and 12 in the series, My Journey, My Rules.

17 SEP 2019 · In this podcast, I am reading episodes 7, 8, and 9 in the series, My Journey, My Rules. These episodes are about my weight loss story from the third week to the second month.

10 SEP 2019 · In this podcast, I am reading episodes 3, 4 and 5 of my series called “My Journey, My Rules”! I share my story about the shifts that I made during the first two weeks of my weight loss journey!

27 AUG 2019 · In this podcast episode, I am reading the posts that I wrote that describe the first few days of my weight loss journey. I share the first shifts that I made in my mindset and menu. If you are looking for some motivation to get started on your own journey....this is the podcast episode for you!

13 AUG 2019 · I was an assistant principal for 8 years and tipped the scale at close to 250 pounds. For several years, I tried to prove myself to others in order to advance in my career. I really wanted to be a principal of an elementary school. However, after many interviews and rejections, I decided enough was enough. I was done trying to prove myself! So, I closed that door, nailed it shut, and opened a new door! I left the school administrator life and went back into teaching. At the time, I didn’t know how this decision was going to make such a drastic impact on my health and my life! During this podcast episode, I share my career detour story and how it has impacted my weight loss journey!

6 AUG 2019 · In this podcast episode, I share my unhealthy habits from previous vacations and the healthy habits from this beach trip. I also share how I am now able to refocus my mindset even after several cheats.

30 JUL 2019 · I’d like to introduce you to my first healthy lifestyle influencer...Heather! Heather is my sorority sister from college. She lives in Pennsylvania, so we don’t get together very often. For the past few summers, we have been spending a week at the beach.We used to have similar eating and exercise habits. When we were together, we would eat a bag of potato chips and dip in one sitting, and exercise wasn’t a part of our routines.Until...in 2017, she started her own weight loss journey.When we went to the beach this time, she was eating healthy AND exercising.She was making healthy food choices and no longer would spank a tub of dip and a bag of chips with me.She went walking too! She would ask me to join her, and I declined.In my head I was thinking, (A) If I walked with you, I wouldn’t make it to the stop sign at the end of the road. (B) I want my foodie friend, Heather, back! In today’s podcast episode, Heather shares her weight loss story!

23 JUL 2019 · When I started my weight loss journey, I decided to tell my husband, Mike, exactly what I needed from him. I needed his support with my mindset, menu, movement, and motivation. It has been almost 2 years since I started, and he has followed through with these requests. On this podcast episode, Mike and I discuss how he has supported, encouraged, and motivated me along the way!

16 JUL 2019 · I confess. I used to be a mindless eater! Or should I say…I am a mindless eater? You might be asking, what is a mindless eater? For me, it’s like I have this unconscious instinct…to put food into my mouth. However, I have learned during this weight loss journey to shift this mindless eating behavior to intentional eating habits. In this episode, I share what each type of eating behavior looks like, and how I have made the shift to intentional eating.

9 JUL 2019 · Determining “my why” has been crucial as the foundation for my mindset during this weight loss journey. During my unsuccessful attempts at losing weight over the years, “my why” was for my children, my husband, my doctor etc. This time was different! “My why” was for me! In this episode, I share the story about “my why”, and how it has impacted my mindset.