The ME Project

I'm always looking for ways beyond health and fitness to enhance other women's lives, and this project is aimed to help you uncover your potential, find your passion and live on purpose.

After I graduated from dental school and got a JOB, I was content with floating through life and letting life happen to me instead of making things happen. I didn't really have much of a plan or big goals and dreams. I assumed that everything would just fall into place.

Fast forward a few years to having my son, Benton, and I was tired, lazy, unfocused and unfulfilled. As a mom, it was really easy to put myself on the back burner and lose myself completely.

When I decided to take control of my health and fitness, I started to take control of my life. I set goals and surrounded myself with POSITIVE influences. I discovered the power of personal development and invested in ME daily. Investing in my personal growth, through 10 minutes of devoted reading and fueling my body with good nutrition and workouts made me a better person, mom, wife, daughter and friend. That's what I want for YOU.

In this fast-paced world, it's easy to get caught up in what is expected of you and to always put others' needs first. While it is important and an innate quality of caring women, we really cannot take care of others before we first take care of ourselves so that we are better equipped to live our best lives and be happy and fulfilled.

Hence, the ME Project. The purpose of this project is to create a place for women to come together on their health and fitness journeys, but, just as importantly, to discover your purpose and passion in this life. If you are feeling overwhelmed, unappreciated, overworked, overtired and maybe even a little lost, I know the feeling! This group will be conducted as a private group of like-minded women on facebook to come together for support and accountability. We will set health and fitness goals, and also uncover your true potential with passion and purpose. Everyone in the group will be focused on growing with a Beachbody program at home that will best help you reach your goals and replace one meal a day with shakeology.

If you are ready to become your BEST self, fill out this application and let's chat! The group starts our prep week on April 20 and the official 21 days begins April 27!

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Best shoes for high intensity workouts

I often get asked about the best shoes to wear for high intensity workouts.

In short... cross trainers NOT running shoes.

When I first started working out at home, I wore running shoes because that was all I had. They worked ok, but restricted my movements and sometimes gave me blisters. OUCH!

These are my FAVORITES that I have been wearing for over a year now- Nike Free 3.0's. I only wear them for my indoor workouts so they don't get worn out too quickly and they have not steered me wrong yet. That being said, everyone's feet are different and you will likely have a different preference, but if you're still searching for your perfect pair, you should at least go try these on for size.

Working out with a Toddler

Some days I use my time to workout as a time for ME. I think it's important to have some time to myself every day, even just 30 minutes. As a mom, some days can be extremely draining. I even have a nanny and still often feel this way because my almost three year old still only wants me most of the time. I do love having that workout time to myself, and honestly would not get it in if I didn't have the option to do it at home without paying for a gym membership and taking extra time driving to and from the gym plus the extra socializing- it would take more like 2 hours of my day and that's not how I want to spend my time.

There are a lot of days, though, that I share my workout time with my toddler, Benton, and it is often more fun and entertaining than anything else I do. I love the feeling that I am making a positive influence in his life by showing him that it is completely normal to prioritize our health and fitness. My hope is that he always sees it as important so that he never has to backtrack and gain control over his health because of poor decisions he made over and over again. I only have a short time in his life with this kind of influence and I want to be sure it counts.

 He also likes to steal my headbands and totally rocks the Richard Simmons look ;)

I took these videos today as we worked out together because I love watching him. He has just recently gotten to where he tries to do some of the workout moves with me, and he cracks me up.

These samples are from the new 21 Day Fix EXTREME. I'm only 3 days in but already seeing some results! Only 30 minutes and foolproof meal planning :)