a healthy family challenge

Please welcome my first guest blogger of the year! Latoya has been here before and I am thrilled to have her again!

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Being healthy can definitely be a common goal shared among many however it’s the healthier lifestyle and unreasonable expectations of ourselves that simply make us fall short.

My name is Latoya Scott and I blog over at The Scott’s Crib and I used to be one of those people with unrealistic expectations of myself that led to me being 40 lbs overweight, depressed, and just plain unhappy.

I decided that 2012 would be the year that I readjusted my attitude and began living the healthier lifestyle one step at a time that I’ve always desired. And now you can too and I want to help you!

Do you set the same old resolutions year after year? Lose weight, eat better, save more money, go to church more often, exercise….sound familiar? After March rolls around have you just plain given up on what you were so proud to take on the first week of January? If so, stop it!

Seriously, just stop it. Pick one thing and stick to it. I have a motto this year that I intend to follow and that is “Health Over Everything” because without my health I would not be able to take care of my family, serve God, or do the things I want to do.

I am incorporating lifestyle changes one at a time to eliminate frustration. I won’t implement other changes until I have successfully fulfilled another. I’m not going to promise to exercise every other day because I know from experience that I will do it for a while and then give up.

I am not going to lie to myself and say that I am on a diet because I know two weeks into it I will have indulged in a whole pan of brownies. I’ll achieve my goal of a healthier lifestyle and here’s how…

Each month I am incorporating temporary exclusions or lifestyle changes that will help me towards my goal. For example this month I will only cook meat once a week. That’s the only change I will focus on and that’s it. Simple enough right? Now it’s your turn.

Think of something that you could do each month that would help you create a healthier family and home. Could you get rid of your toxic cleaners? Could you smoke one less cigarette a day? Could you drink one more glass of water? Maybe walk once a week? Choose something and stick to it.

If you have a blog, share your experiences and come and link up in my 12 month Healthier Crib and Family Challenge that will go live each month on the 16th. As an added incentive each link up entry will be entered into a monthly giveaway to win a health or healthy living related prize. Sounds fun right?

For all of the details please read more in my Healthier Crib and Family Challenge post. I hope you’ll join me, let’s hold each other accountable this year and actually achieve what our heart desires!

Thanks Emily for having me, it was great fun!

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Such an inspiring post, Latoya! Thanks so much for sharing this with us!

Comments

latoyascott says

January 12, 2012 at 1:08 pm

Thanks so much for having me Emily:)
Carolyn says

January 13, 2012 at 7:44 am

Latoya,

I enjoy your blog! It’s nice to see you featured here. I’m looking forward to many tips from you this year…Happy New Year from California!

Carolyn
Latoya@ The Scotts Crib says

January 13, 2012 at 10:30 am

Thanks Carolyn, same to you:)! I am glad that you enjoy my blog and I hope the tips richly benefit you this year!
SavingandSharingIt says

January 13, 2012 at 3:52 pm

I am a new follower from the Feed me Friday blog hop. I would love the follow back.

Katie – Saving and Sharing It
http://www.savingandsharingit.blogspot.com

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