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Family Hike Day: Ehukai Pillbox

We went to the the North Shore which we normally do around my birthday.  We went in the to Ehukai Pillbox, Uncle Bo’s and took picture at the infamous angel at Anahulu Shave Ice.

Team Beachbody review

Do you need to lose weight?  Have you tried Beachbody? Don’t worry this is not a sales pitch.  We all want to lose some weight and look better.  I know I wanted to lose some baby weight.  I started seeing people who used Beachbody on Facebook ads and got great results.  Is this real?  I was definitely intrigue and started following them. Now before I continue, this is not a hate post!  I still support Beachbody, but only as a previous customer who had success with their products.  I was a paying Team Beachbody member and Beachbody coach since 2014 and decided to stop doing this about 2017.  I originally signed up as a coach after I lost 50 pounds postpartum doing 21 day fix.  I was so excited with my results I wanted to share it with the world!  Because of my success my coach recommend for me to become a coach so that I can benefit in the sales of my success! I joined Beachbody coaching and started to promote their products on social media as directed by my online coach support g

Weight loss update

7 year comparison.  Left is December 2010 and right is this past Mother’s Day.  The difference between these pictures is 50 pounds, happy and healthy!  I was 188 pounds wearing size 12, night shift nurse with not much exercise, no care on nutrition and in a dark place in my life.  Now I am 138 pounds wearing size 4, charge nurse for a outpatient clinic, mother to a 4 year old, loves to run, loves food, practices carb cycle intuitively!  My life is crazy stressful with work and our upcoming wedding, but I’m bless with everything I have in life.  At one point in time I was obsess with weight loss but now l have changed my mind set to focus on my happiness!  Let’s face it the goal shouldn’t be skinny it’s to be happy and healthy always!!! #behappy #bodypositivity

Just eat real food

What is your why? I remember that was the question that was asked of me when I first started this health journey. My answer was to take care of me so I can take care of my family and patients. I need to set a good example by taking care of me first. Here is the video I created. It’s so raw and of course not edited. The reason I wanted to share this video was to remind myself of my journey and willingness to help others in this journey too.  I may not be a “coach” but I am a nurse so by nature I care for others and want to help them get better.  I’ve seen sick people when I used to work nights in the hospital and now in the clinic setting I see healthier people and I can make an impact in their preventative care to help optimize their health.  I’ve come to realize over the years that it’s not about just working out, but its about food!  It truly starts with food and understanding how food fuels your body and it makes a difference on the quality of foods you take in.  I also b

2018 Great Aloha Run

I did the Great Aloha Run 2018.  This is my 6th year doing it and my 4th year doing it with my daughter in the stroller.  I am very proud of myself because this year I beat my time for all 6 years!!!  The first time I did the GAR my time for the 8.2 miles race was 2 hour 9 minutes.   This time while pushing my daughter in the stroller my time was 1 hour 57 minutes!  So proud of myself! This is good prep for the Honolulu Marathon 2018!  Yes I signed up again.  I will sign up for 808racehawaii Marathon Series.  I am still debating if I will sign up for more races.  I think in the off season before the marathon I will weight train. Here is a throwback to my first Honolulu Marathon 2017, first Great Aloha Run 2013 and this year’s Great Aloha Run

Hello 2018

2017 is gone and 2018 is here. I felt last year was an odd health year for me.  The goal was to maintain my weight but I actually gained weight.  I was bummed to gain weight, but I shouldn’t be bummed because I ran a marathon! I struggled with finding a balance with everything in my life.  I was not paying attention to calories, meal preps or even working out.  Running was convenient for me because all I needed was shoes and then  I made the time to run.  I thought running would makes me lose weight because it has helped me in the past!  Not true for me this time, I was most likely over my calories intake post run meal.  I’ve also notice in the past years that my body looks “nicer” when I lift weights.  I hardly lifted weights last year because I just didn’t have the time.  I was already stress with work.  I started drinking more alcohol and caffeine. There are many running articles, books and the dietitian that I consulted with push for carbohydrates to fuel your run. So I lis