SparkPeople

A friend recently sent me a link to a really good website: www.sparkpeople.com.

It's a free site for supporting people in healthy lifestyle choices--not dieting but learning to be healthy. I'm excited about this because I want to exemplify a healthy lifestyle to Anna and I have been struggling with that for the past several months.

One thing I like about this site is that they encourage you to start slowly and have small, manageable goals. So, my three goals for getting started are:

1) eat oatmeal and plain yogurt for breakfast each day (that's actually a breakfast I really enjoy, believe it or not)

2) go to my aerobics class two nights a week and try to do 15 min. of stair climbing one other day

3) tell people about my goals and my progress (thus, this blog entry)

Some might say that the week before Thanksgiving is a strange time to be making these sorts of changes, but I have learned from past experience that I need to respond to motivators when they come and not put it off. So, thanks to my friend for sending this loving nudge and I hope to "spur others on" to taking some small steps toward wellness this week.

Blessings,
Jenny