Nicole's Health and Fitness: Remember, YOU are enough!

About Me:

My name is Nicole and I work as a Social Worker using the Cognitive Behavioral perspective with a focus on strength based teaching.

A little about my fitness journey in 2011 I was 240 pounds. My whole body hurt and I was not happy with the way I looked. I did not specifically have an "a-ha" moment but instead just woke up one day and decided that I did not want to live how I was living any more. That day I signed up for Weight Watchers Online and started to overhaul my diet and started exercising.

It was not easy, I realized I had no understanding of basic nutrition or how my body utilized the fuel I fed it. Over the next year my biggest lesson was learning about portion sizing and that not all calories are created equal. I also started to exercise. It started with walking a few miles and slowing increasing my distance and impact of work that I was completing. In 2012 I walked my first 5 mile race and came in third in my age group. In 2014 I started running and during this year I ran a 5k, two 5 miles and a 10 K North Face Endurance Challenge races.

I don't pretend to have all of the answers, some of what I say may not be right for you. What I am sharing here is my experience and my view point. I will also post recipes of what I eat on a regular basis and what exercises I am doing to help you make better fitness and health choices!

Nicole's Health and Fitness

Friday, November 14, 2014

Remember, YOU are enough!

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