Vacation Bikini Style!
Welcome to summer and the season of beach vacations, swimming celebrations and a reason to celebrate....every night! Celebrating is typically centered around food. Think about it. Want to come to my birthday party and have broccoli? Probably not and it is always someone's birthday. There is always a reason to celebrate with 1 more day of having a double scoop of ice cream. I'm not telling you to forget about birthday parties or ice cream cones with your kids while your feet dangle in the water on a warm summer evening but I am telling you that as an adult you have to remember that your goal is to NOT grow. You have to pick and choose when you celebrate and make a conscious effort to only stray from your grown up, adult way of eating (aka healthy!) once a week or so. I don't want to paint a bleak picture of your eating future but there is a reason kids crave fatty, sugary foods.... Because they need to grow. Our job is to feed our kids the healthiest versions of their cravings as possible while at the same time teaching them to enjoy the finer things in life like vegetables, fruits, seafood etc. You owe it to yourself to put clean fuel into your body too.

I am on vacation with my children right now and it is harder than ever for me to pass on the ravioli, mac and cheese, ice cream, cookies, and the other foods that are offered to me and my children by caring family members but I know I will be in my bikini almost every day this summer and I picture that in my head when I gratefully decline the plate of buttered pasta being passed around the dinner table. Ask your friends and family for support in your healthy eating endeavors. Hopefully they will be supportive and may even want to emulate your new choices. I do not want to be difficult or picky but I do not always eat the same foods that the rest of the family is having because I know what fuels (foods) work the best for my body. So thank you to my caring family for being supportive of my lifestyle and for wanting to jump on the healthy bandwagon with me. Together we will make it fun and tasty....bikini style!