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HI. I'M KARLI.

ENJOY MY STORIES OF A FOODAHOLIC TURNED HEALTH COACH.

 

ABOUT ME

I'm the girl who: • struggled with weight, • met a handsome prince {aka-personal trainer} who kicked my butt into something close to fit • continued struggling with weight • is completely addicted to food • found an awesome program that finally works • became a health coach • • is learning to deal with & gain control over my addiction to food. Thus, health confessions. The story of me, Karli, a foodaholic turned health coach & how it’s all going down. Here’s what you’ll get from this site: • Complete sincerity, honesty & self discretion. • Confessions; happy and...not so much. • success stories • Recipes, tips, tricks, and exercises • Encouragement for your personal health journey {If I can do it, EVERYONE can!} -Empathy for your i-fell-off-the-bandwagon days {trust me, I can relate!} • A good laugh most days {because laughing at myself is something I am really good at}. Enjoy!

  • COACH

    WHAT I DO

    My role as a health coach is to assist my clients in reaching their goals for optimal health. I support, encourage, keep accountable, share, and am an available resource who’s “been there, done that.” I’m flexible. I communicate face to face and through phone/email/text.

  • CLIENTS

    WHO I HELP

    Every age. Both Genders. Every size.
    Anyone who desires better health by attaining a lower BMI, a different target weight, the ability to get off medications, and those who want to learn the habits to keep them healthy for life.

  • FOOD

    WHAT I EAT

    It’s no secret I love food. All the best people do. I strive to eat healthfully & mindfully 90% of the time & love sharing my favorites with my readers. View Recipes…

  • LITERATURE

    STUFF I READ

    Reading is one of my all time favorite hobbies & ways to better myself. I have stacks of unread books around my house just taunting me with the possibility of sitting down and getting lost in their pages. There is just something happy about the anticipation of a good read for me. From time to time I’ll share some of my favorites. Feel free to share yours.

 

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Confessions - My thoughts & stories about my journey to health. Having struggled with a food addiction throughout my life, this is my journey to finally reaching that balance point and becoming my best me. This is the real deal: the good, the fat, and the carby!

  • JOIN THE CLUB

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    Confession: I have had some really bad sleep habits the past year.

    Exceptionally bad, actually.

    Want to hear about them?  It went down a little like this:

    The daily routine would go on, we’d run around busy & crazy all day, we’d get the boys in bed at 8:30 or so.  Husband & I would look at each other & think “FREE TIME!”  We’d spend the next 3-4 hours chatting, cuddling, and watching shows on Hulu.  It was “our time” together without the kids & we deserved it.  We’d fall asleep in bed around 11:30-1:00 each night.  Every single morning we’d wake up to our kids asking us to get up & come get them, make them breakfast, etc.  Around 8-8:30 am, mind you.  {Yes, I know we’re lucky to have kids who sleep in}.  I’d grumpily roll out of bed, still tired from the night before, iritated that my kids were waking me up, and sleepily start breakfast for them.  Husband would roll out of bed onto his computer & start stressing about his business.  I’d get myself breakfast around 9 and he wouldn’t eat for the first time till about 11-12.

    FYI, these are all really bad habits-and weren’t helping us accomplish our goal of optimal health in our personal lives, our businesses, and for our family.

    Enter Go Global.  The awesome convention we attended with Take Shape for Life at the end of April.  We got to hear from an amazing motivational speaker, Robin Sharma, for 3 hours.  The time flew by and our lives were changed.  I know that sounds cheesy-and I don’t usually buy into cheese-but it’s true.  Robin was the real deal.  Practical principles that apply to everyone willing to practice them.  We took pages of notes & kept looking at each other knowingly because we knew we had to seriously change some of our bad habits if we wanted to achieve greater things in our lives.

    The “Club” I referenced in the title, is something Robin talked about.  He said {and I paraphrase}, if everyone would wake up at 5:00 AM at least 5 days a week for the next year, they would notice exponential growth in their business & personal lives.  Immediately, I knew what he was saying was true & knew we had some VERY uncomfortable weeks ahead of us if we were going to change.

    He said to do the following:

    1. Wake up at 5:00 am

    2. Exercise

    3. Journal and/or read something uplifting

    4. Shower & affirmations {get ready for the day}

    5. Eat Breakfast

    Easy as that, right?

    So, the entire weekend was chalk full of amazing information and we had a fantastic time in sunny Arizona.

    We got home on Sunday and started implementing our changes the very next day.

    We were prepared for discomfort, for baby steps, and for a major shift in our routines.

    We knew it wouldn’t be easy, but nothing worthwhile ever is, so we were willing. 

    Now, it’s been 2.5 weeks.  The update is this.  I LOVE my new routine.  The first week was incredibly hard, very one step forward, one step back, but I tried every day {and logged 15.07 miles on the treadmill}.  Week two was definitely better & I was out in our gym by 5:30 each morning.  Even the weekends have been earlier.  And, my internal alarm clock has already changed.  Sunday at 6:00 am, I just woke up.  No alarm & felt great!  Week three has been awesome & I’ve been up by 5 all week.  Our night routine has obviously had to change drastically, and we have found ourselves going to bed by 9:30 or 10:00 pm, but it’s been okay because we have that sacred time in the morning.  We work out side by side, I’ve gotten so much out of my reading {The Leader Who Had no Title, by Robin Sharma}, and LOVE having my shower done before my boys are out of bed.  I wrote my affirmations down on my AquaNotes waterproof paper & I repeat them in my head several times while in the shower.  We’ve eliminated tv from our diets for now and haven’t even missed it.  We did watch Iron Man 1&2 after seeing the Avenger‘s Premiere-but it took us four nights to get through them because we didn’t want to stay up past 10:30!  Serious progress, peeps!

    {Each alarm allows me to press snooze twice-if needed-before getting up}

    {daily affirmations}

    My boys are happier because they are waking up to two parents who are actually up & ready for the day {and happier because of it}, and we have breakfast together as a family.  I’m happier because I actually get a workout & a shower in every day & we’re all healthier because we’re getting more & better quality sleep, quality time by ourselves, and really choosing to focus on the things that matter most to us.

    A couple answers you might be wondering about:

    -Yes, I hit a wall around 3Pm every day.  I feel pretty dang tired.  So when I can, I lie on the couch & get 15-20 minutes sleep or rest.  Husband even kept the kids busy yesterday and I got a 2 hour nap.  Most romantic thing he could have done for me. (;  So yeah, I’m still adjusting.  After a quick rest-or just taking it easy in a chair outside watching the kiddos play-I’m good till bedtime.

    -I find myself taking extra time out for movement during the day that just wasn’t happening before.  When I start feeling tired or run down, I’ll suggest we take a walk, which the boys love.  We jump on the trampoline & I do 300 good jumps before getting off.  I’m refreshed, the kids are happy, and I’ve logged more calories lost.  It’s a win-win.

    {where I start my mornings right}

    -My whole day is more focused on achieving what I want.  I eat better {thank you Take Shape for Life maintenance plan!} because I don’t want to screw up what I accomplished by getting enough sleep & exercising first thing, and I’m spending less “mindless” time on blogs/facebook/pinterest because I don’t want to lose the momentum I had upon getting up & setting my daily goals.

    All in all, I’m completely sold on Sharma’s 5:00 club.  I dare you to join me.  Try it for one week.  Let me know how it goes.  Take baby steps if you need to, but set a goal, and go for it.  One year from now, we could look back & see the immense changes.  The time is now!  I can’t wait!  If you try it, please let me know how it’s going for you.  As always, don’t hesitate to ask questions.

    p.s. If you are interested in learning more about the opportunity to lose weight or get healthy with Take Shape for Life or want to help others do the same, contact me & we’ll chat: zkyoufit@hotmail.com

  • HAPPY MOM’S DAY!

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    This is my mom.  The most beautiful woman I know.  In every single way.  She loves deeply, serves incessantly, and is compassionate and in tune with everyone she meets.  She is organized, takes great care of herself and her family, and seriously talented.  I hope to be half the Mom she is to me to my own kids.  These are my boys.  The littles who call me Mom.  They make me laugh.  They show me daily what loving unconditionally means.  They forgive.  They don’t expect me to be perfect.  They remind me daily that I have a Heavenly Father who …read more

  • I AM MOM ENOUGH.

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        Confession: I was a bit unimpressed by TIME magazine’s cover this month.  I’m sure you’ve seen it.  Or heard about it.  It’s been plastered all over Facebook the past couple days and highly debated in every public forum I’ve seen. I wasn’t appalled because a mom was nursing her kid who’s 3 {but looks like a large 5 year old}. It was because it was on the front cover of a magazine that we’ll see every time we go into a store for the next month.  And because of what the entire subject implied about me. Because I …read more

  • PHEW.

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        Confession: I had several uncomfortable self-evaluation moments this past weekend. Like, squirm in my seat because I was sure the person presenting was talking to my heart & soul.  The feeling that I KNEW I needed to make some really step-out-of-the-box-and-get-really-uncomfortable-type-changes, if I was going to accomplish the BIG goals & dreams I have for my family, myself, and my business. For now, I wanted to say this: I hope this is how my readers and clients feel about me.  I am FAR from perfect.  But hopefully I can inspire one or two people by how I’m dealing …read more

  • THINGS OF LATE

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        Confession: I’ve been SWAMPED lately and the blog was a bit neglected. Truer Confession: I chose to watch episodes on Hulu with my husband in the evenings rather than blogging.  (;   I miss it when I’m gone, though.  So here I am today. With a couple random {but extremely exciting} things to share. ONE. My aunt wrote this and it totally resontated with me. Want to know why? Because sometimes I forget in the short term what my ultimate why is.  I gain a few pounds back because I get lazy with my eating & exercise routine.  …read more

  • MY TOP THREE

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    Three things I think are absolutely essential for one to be successful while getting & then while staying healthy are:   1. Preparation.  First, it’s important that you’ve properly prepared.  I suggest starting by writing down a list of goals.  Be specific, not vague.  This is not something to take lightly. Write them down & put them somewhere you can see  often.  Take pictures, take measurements, clean out your cupboards, get rid of anything tempting, and tell the people closest to you what you’re trying to accomplish.  After you’ve started on your journey, be prepared by always taking meals with …read more

  • GETTING {AND STAYING} MOTIVATED

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      Last week on Client Celebration Tuesday-the day where I try to contact all my clients through phone calls/texts/emails to hear about their week-I had three people ask me essentially the same question that got me thinking all week. Their question: “How do you motivate yourself in the hard times?  When you’re feeling the least motivated, what do you do?” Because I can relate right now {read: having a hard time being motivated myself}, this question hit home.  I opened it up a bit. Here’s what a few reader‘s & friends had to say: “Knowing, for certain, how much better …read more

  • WINNER!

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        The winner of the $50 gift card giveaway {after putting the comments into random.org} is: Natalie, who said, “the font! it’s always about the font. i LOVE the font you chose for your header and post titles. SUPER cute!” Email me at zkyoufit@hotmail.com with your mailing address & I’ll get that sent to you Natalie! Thanks to all who entered, liked my page, and gave great feedback & suggestions about the site.  I’m so excited about these new changes & hope you’ll all keep coming back often.

  • I HAD SOME WORK DONE

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        On the site, that is. It was time for Health Confessions to get a new look and I am beyond pleased with the result.  I am kind of in love with it actually.  I’ve been swooning for a couple days.  So grateful for the great guys at Pro 119 Marketing who made it happen. So, to welcome in the new look, what’s better than a giveaway?? One lucky winner will receive a $50 visa giftcard to spend on whatever they choose!  The giveaway will run for three days over the weekend & winner will be picked Monday.  It’s …read more

  • TWO FOR TUESDAY

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    Confession #1: I have a big crush on food.   This weekend I was at a health coach training {my job is seriously the best!} and I did a little role playing with my health coach {me & my guy with her & her guy-they lost a combined 80 pounds!}.  She was playing the part of coach & I played the part of the client.  She asked a question about what has been the struggle for me when I’ve previously tried losing weight. I said, “food.  it’s always food.” She asked what would be the hardest thing about getting on …read more