Welcome and thank you for visiting Cathy’s Corner 1.
I am creating this blog to help people make gradual changes for a healthier life. So often we get caught up in taking care of everything and everyone else, our jobs, families, friends, home … that we do not make time to take care of ourselves. If we don’t… who will? We go through our day in a blur hoping to have time some day to get a clearer picture of: who we are, where we are and the true status of our health. Let’s start one day at a time with small steps.
Let me introduce myself. I am Cathy Frost, married to a very supportive husband, the mother of 3 grown sons and Grammy to 4 grandsons. Recently, as my 8 year old grandson and I were running from the car to the house in a rainstorm. When we got inside he said to me: “Grammy, you must be an athlete – you sure do run fast!” Boy did that make my day, but also helped me realize how important it is to continue strength training and exercising, not just for him, but for the younger ones also!!!
I have been in the health and wellness field for many years. I was a Wellness Director with a hospital in the Midwest, a Certified LifeStyle Counselor with a medical center in CT and for the past 10 years as an owner of multiple Curves. My passion is helping others become healthier.
Well just wanted to update you all on my progress. As of Friday (last week) I am down 2.6 pounds, lost 1% body fat, and dropped 2.5 pounds of weight mass. I am feeling good about all this. I would like to see myself losing a bit more weight but am working on that. I have been walking to work most days and walking home. Which amounts to 2 miles daily. I am finding I am not hungry most of the time. But am still finding that when I am hungry I want to eat EVERYTHING I can get my hands on. lol I do manage to stop myself. I am also very happy that I have kicked my candy habit of over 1 year. Not that much into chocolate but love the gum drops, fruit slices, hot tamales, ect. The list goes on. I am drinking lots of water without issue and finding myself reaching for the water when I get the urge to eat. I have given up snacking more than just my snacks allowed. This is a GREAT change for me. I am looking at things differently and am really working on cooking for myself. The last few weeks I have had both my brother and nephew with me. I love to cook for others but have to keep up the cooking once they are gone. So, wish me luck on that score. I hope my writing things in Cathy’s Corner will help others to reach their goals. Keep wishing me luck.
Until the next time,
Kim