My name is Jennifer Harrison and I have been a nail professional for 14 years. I have been an Education Ambassador for CND for the last four years. I married my high school sweetheart, Calvin, and we have a 6-year-old son, Colton. We have always lived outside of Nashville, Tenn. And that means we have always eaten fried food and lots of sweet tea!
I have always been athletic and blessed with God-given high metabolism so I’ve been able to maintain a pretty average weight. But I have horrible eating habits. Being healthy to me is not about what size you are but how you feel.
At the training for CND in California a few weeks ago, I was amazed at how different I felt just by changing my eating habits. I wasn’t hungry and I didn’t feel like I had to take a nap at 3 p.m. I also lost 4 lbs in 5 days just by eliminating sugars and carbs (the bad carbs that is).
I feel that your body is an amazing piece of work and I have been astonished to see the things people can accomplish when they set their minds to something. I wanted to grow this year in a lot of ways and the only way I know to do that is to step outside the box...do something bigger then I feel comfortable doing. I have several goals that I want to accomplish and I think it will be a little easier with the support of my friends here at healthy talk.
1. I want to change my eating habits. (I just finished eating two pieces of fudge pie, by the way.) I just want to eat balanced healthy meals — three meals a day and healthy snacks in between. I will start a journal to keep me honest and share it along this journey. I have been saying that I am going to start this tomorrow and tomorrow never comes. I wasn’t raised on healthy food so this is not easy. I don’t know how to do it...ahhhhh! So this week I am freaking doing it!
2. I want to complete a triathlon by next spring. It’s just something on my “bucket list.” It’s hard for me to stay focused so I will need your encouragement!
3. I started ballroom dancing about a year ago and it has been the best form of exercise that I have ever done. It has helped with my posture, my core and balance. As a nail professional I slump over my desk and this has helped my posture more then I ever thought possible. I want to start working on my first routine by this winter. I will send in pictures so you can see how it’s going.
So in short I’m looking for change and growth! It has to start somewhere. We all leave behind a legacy of sorts when we are gone. I want my son to enjoy exercise, know how to eat healthy, and never settle for the ordinary. I hear people say “One day I will do this or that.” I want to do it today. So here we go. 2009 watch the heck out!
— Jennifer R. Harrison
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