I am so excited to share my conversation with Megan Outten (aka Mego). She is 24 years old and is currently an elementary music teacher. She has struggled with what she calls “being chubby” her whole life. She decided to change her old eating habits and add exercise to her routine. And, she has lost 89 pounds! In this episode she shares her story. My hope is that she inspires you as much as she has inspired me!

During my weight loss journey, I have learned to develop a new relationship with food. I used to be an emotional eater and eat just because it was “feeding time”. In this podcast episode, I share how my relationship with food has changed into what it is today...I now use food to fuel my body because taste is temporary!

After about one month into my weight loss journey, I knew I needed to add exercise to my daily routine. So, I strapped on some old sneakers and walked 2 miles. I struggled the whole way! As I progressed through my weight loss journey, I was able to increase my speed and distance. In this podcast episode, I share my exercise journey. And...to think it all started by getting enough courage to put one foot in front of the other!?

How do you keep yourself motivated? People ask this question to me all of the time. And...the truth is...there isn’t one thing that keeps me motivated. It’s a combination of many different things. Anything from a good motivational quote to being able to bend over and easily tie my shoe. But most importantly, my #1 motivator is me! I need to push myself every single day to strive toward my goal of living a healthy life! During this podcast episode, I share long and short term motivators that have kept me moving forward on my weight loss journey. My goal is for my list to spark some motivational ideas for you to apply to your own journey. Because...if you don’t push yourself...no one is going to do it for you!

At the beginning of my healthy lifestyle journey, changing my favorite foods was a priority. I had to eliminate the unhealthy foods that I was consuming daily and replace them with healthy options. In this podcast episode, “Shifting My Menu - Finding New Favorites”, I share my story about how I created my new favorite, HEALTHY foods. At the end of the episode, I have some ideas for you on how to apply what I did to your own healthy lifestyle journey!