Hello! My name is Holly and I am very excited to be here with you! My goal is not to lose a certain number of pounds — although that definitely will be a welcome side benefit — but to become a healthy mom. I want to be the mom who knows how to live an active and healthy lifestyle and shares it with her children by example. I want to be the mom who can do anything she desires with her children and won’t be held back by size or lack of physical fitness.
I struggle against PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome), and being healthier will help me avoid becoming diabetic, in addition to controlling some of my symptoms. Here is a shot of me this past week at the CND Advancing the State of the Industry event. It will serve as my “before” picture. It will be interesting to see what the photo of the active and healthy mom that I will become looks like a year from now!! My goal (and as a reward for my family) is after the year to treat them to a trip to Six Flags with a mom who doesn’t get out of breath or need breaks from walking around, a mom who fits on all of the rides with them, and a mom with a renewed attitude toward health. Thank you for joining this journey, and keep your chin (or chins ;o) up, we can do this together for sure!
— Holly Schippers
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