Do You Love Healthy?
A Holiday Season Reflection on What “Healthy” Really Means
Do you love healthy?
Like… really love it?
I’ll be honest—there was a long season of my life when I didn’t actually know what that meant.
In the 2000s, “healthy” meant something like: If you eat the Oreos, make sure you burn them off with extra cardio. It was a math equation—calories in, calories out—not a relationship with my body.
Then came the 2010s. My kids were growing (and growing and growing…), so suddenly broccoli mattered just as much as bedtime. I started noticing how food was shaping me—literally and figuratively. That curiosity nudged me into a personal training certification.
Spoiler: I had NO idea what I was doing. My body didn’t move like everyone else’s. Everything felt like a challenge.
But those challenges taught me something powerful: food could heal. Food could support. Food could rebuild muscle so I could show up again tomorrow and try again. One curiosity led to another—nutrition classes, courses, more certifications.
Healthy has grown up alongside me.
It has evolved, softened, deepened, matured—just like a good friend.
And after years of practicing, teaching, coaching, and mentoring, I’ve found three of the simplest, most reliable entry points to a healthier life.
I call them the Three P’s:
The 3 P’s of Loving Healthy
Protein at every meal
Repairs, rebuilds, supports muscle and metabolism.Plants
The vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants your body is literally begging for.Purposeful Movement
Not punishment. Not perfection. Just intentionality—moving your body with care.
Over the last decade, my kids, my family, my extended family, my friends… they all know the rule:
If you’re invited to dinner at our place, there will be vegetables.
Multiple options. Always.
Because loving healthy didn’t start with discipline.
It didn’t start with rules.
It started with feeling better.
When I ate more vegetables, I felt more energized.
When I felt better, I served my people better.
When my kids had energy for sports, music, school, and fun—I knew they were learning to love healthy, too.
One good thing leads to another.
It always does.
So… How Can You Start Today?
Start with veggies.
Walk into the grocery store and look for what’s abundant, colorful, vibrant. That’s what’s in season. And seasonal vegetables don’t just taste better—they boost your immune system and support your body during these colder, busy holiday months.
If you want your kids—little or grown—or your grandkids to grow up healthy, start by being the example. Show them what nourishing yourself looks like. Show them that loving healthy can feel joyful, grounding, and delicious.
And this holiday season?
Let healthy be something you love—something that grows with you, not something you measure or earn.
Because one good thing really does lead to another.
