One healthy step at a time | IBX Healthy Steps Blog

Hi, I?m Melissa!

Working full-time combined with a busy home life can be challenging. Dance, soccer, swim team ? our family is constantly on the go, so sometimes grabbing a doughnut or going to the drive-thru is a lot easier than eating a healthy meal at home. Luckily for our family, my husband does 99% of the cooking, but that 1% that is left up to me needs a healthy makeover.

And my cooking wasn?t the only thing that needed a makeover. All my life I have struggled with my weight and I didn?t want my kids to suffer the same as I did. So a couple of years ago, I took steps to live a healthier life by training and competing in triathlons. I caught the ?bug? when my husband did his first triathlon and after cheering him across the finish line I thought, I can swim, I can ride a bike, I can do this! And then it hit me, I had to run too, and as someone who only runs when chased, I had some serious training to do. And since then I have competed in three triathlons and I am in training to do more throughout the year. The training isn?t always easy, but it?s made me healthier and happier and I think a better mom, wife, friend, and employee.

So please stay tuned to my posts and join me for my monthly tales of cooking, training and parenting.

This entry was posted in Healthy Eating, IBX Healthy Steps by Melissa. Bookmark the permalink. I am a senior disease management coordinator at IBX. I?m a working wife and mother of two trying to make healthy choices for myself and my family. I don?t take myself too seriously and I can almost guarantee there will be ice cream binges, skipped workouts, and the occasional parental freak-out along the way and I hope you will join me for the journey as I take it one healthy step at a time.

Source: http://ibxwalkthetalk.com/2012/11/one-healthy-step-at-a-time/

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