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LIVING #itsalifestyle: Debra
Carly and I are the first back to back Daughter-Mother feature on this blog! This is me – unplugged – honest – real. Thank you Brittnei for the opportunity to share.
Today we have our first mother/daughter back-to-back special. Our LIVING #itslifestyle feature from yesterday, Carly cited her mother as her inspiration and guide for how to live her healthiest life- today we have her mother, Debra as our expert feature.
Debra is a wellness and health professional and entrepreneur, and brings us an inspiring story of life-long health and intentional living to support graceful aging. Fun Fact: She has shared her wisdom with us in a previous volume of #itsalifestyle as well, if you care to venture a peek you can find it here.
What does #itsalifestyle mean to you?
#itsalifestyle means just that; living my life in a manner [style] that embodies all 7 determinants of wellness: spirituality, higher intelligence, satisfying occupation, social, emotional, environmental, physical (this includes nutrition). This is how I live, living healthfully is my natural default.
What/Who informs your wellness habits?
I have been healthy my entire…
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LIVING #itsalifestyle: Carly
Hey parents! Remember when you gave and gave and gave and your kids would ignore you, eye roll and basically turn their noses up at you? Once, one of my daughters told me she hated that I wore my hair in a pony tail! Wished I was like other mom’s who didn’t have to be “Fitnessy”! Her words!! Well, I just got paid back.
It really ISN’T WHAT WE SAY … and it really IS WHAT WE DO Model well because they are always watching and listening. Even with noses turned up, way up.
From health through laughter, to an honest and compelling appreciation for Nature, Carly shares a snippet of her #itsalifestyle with ya’ll today!
What does #itsalifestyle mean to you?
Healthy, lifestyle, living… it has a different connotation to each individual. Allowing you to enjoy routines, regimes and habits that are completely unique to you.
What/Who informs your wellness habits?
My mother, having over 25 years of experience in the health and wellness industry. It’s always been a common dinner topic at my family’s table.
What is your favorite way to MOVE?
Dancing or a long, scenic walk
How do you schedule your healthy habits?
I look at my calendar and I think about how I want to plan my workouts/see which classes I’m excited to go to. My goal is to go at least 4-5 times a week, but also not punish myself if I have to tend to something that…
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What is the Best Diet for 2017?
Instead of the usual one size fits all approach to your health, ask yourself “Is this sustainable?”
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What is the Best Diet for 2017?
Instead of the usual one size fits all approach to your health, ask yourself “Is this sustainable?”
Bathrobes and Sunglasses
She learned from the best teacher. Me. I am not proud especially when I can relate 100% to every word my beautiful outgoing daughter wrote. You inherited my strong, curvy body shape, my shapely shoulders, and strong legs. I gave you my thick, slightly curly hair that is a blessing in winter and a hot, frizzy mess in summer! We share big eyes, feminine hands, long fingers, long nail beds and a quirky sense of humor. Only with you can I speak with an accent and you’ll answer me back in the exact same way.
Sadly, I also gave you my social anxiety and a mind that will not shut off. I showed you that being at home in jammies is the best way to spend an evening and I will still stand by that but not every night. Watch me now dear daughter. Follow my lead as I nurture all my new and amazing friendships. Trust that once you are surrounded by the loving energy of your friends, that overwhelming desire to retreat fades and you enjoy yourself and it really doesn’t tax your energy, it fills you up.
We are never too old to learn. When we stop learning and trying – we become old and stop living. I will model healthier behavior and I will watch and follow you too. But let’s not totally give up the jammie and Netflix nights — they are as special as a hang-out. Let’s just use them to rejuvenate from being out with our amazing networks! Love you so much.
Listen, I have a lot of friends and I’m not craving attention. The reason for my title because it’s all things I’m responsible for. The biggest tease I make is the fact that I have no friends when the reality is, I have a lot of friends! Lovely friends, amazing friends, silly friends, bat-shit crazy friends, annoying friends, are-we-acquaintances-or-friends friends, bad friends, good friends and everything in between.
Why don’t I have friends? Because I don’t choose to see them. It’s not because I don’t want to – I love you guys! You’re beautiful individuals that I feel so blessed that we have a connection. But I can’t see you. And then I don’t have hang outs, I miss out on parties, I’m not on Snapchat stories; the bonds get stronger as I fade away on my couch. And I like it that way. To some degree…
These reasons are…
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Shhh, Don’t Tell Them It’s Healthy
A soft, chewy and slightly pumpkin pie spicy protein bar that is nutritious and versatile. Breakfast, snack, morning or night – Nut-free so good for the kid’s lunches at school and programs.
