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Friday Five

4/27/2018

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If you follow along on Instagram (@katiekeepshealthy), you may have seen I started a new fitness challenge this week. It’s Lauren Gleisberg’s Confidencekini 5 week fitness, food and lifestyle challenge! I’m following the free daily workouts (with prenatal modifications ;)) on her blog. She’s also been posting some great tips and reads on all things health and happiness. Each day has a photo challenge to share on IG. Today’s post was her Friday Five and I decided to write a blog of my own to share my 5 random things I’m in to lately!

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1. Fitness Communities


​Since I’m kind of already talking about it, my first thing is fitness challenges + communities! I have found tons of encouragement since I stepped out of my comfort zone and started sharing more of my healthy lifestyle journey online. It’s brought connection with likeminded others which is something I crave, yet was lacking before! Over my pregnancy I’ve “met” tons of mamas in a similar stage who are also keeping active. I’m truly grateful for their support and inspiration.
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Lately, the communities I follow most are Tone It Up and LG. TIU has their annual Bikini Series starting in May and the team is buzzing with excitement! I’ll be mostly following along the nutrition plan and the soon-to-be released new recipes with this series. Leading up to baby time, I decided to jump back in to workouts following LG! I’m having to modify a lot but it feels great to be moving again! I shared more about my reason for slowing down workouts, over the past couple months, in this post. I love Lauren’s down to earth, honest personality, plus she’s a mama! Her workouts are awesome and she is very generous with her programs and content.

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2. Oat Bowls for Breakfast
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Speaking of keeping healthy, I’m SO hungry these days. My overall eating is fairly clean but I definitely have more “treats” as of late, and eat often ;) My go to breakfast (when I don’t meal prep) is oat bowls!

The base is quick oats, unsweetened coconut, 1/2 scoop of vanilla protein and unsweetened almond milk that I mix and microwave for 1.5 minutes. The toppings are easy to switch up but my usual is something like: a drizzle of pure maple syrup, flax seeds, almond butter, nuts/seeds and chopped fruit/berries.

Super delish, fuelling + filling!
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3. Playgrounds + Picnics With the Girls
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Spring has finally sprung in Calgary and we have been loving the warmer temperatures lately! It’s made these days with the girls, before baby, even better because of all the outside time. We have been visiting favourite parks + playgrounds every day... and have been enjoying maybe a little too many treats in celebration of the sunshine ;)

We went for lunch + frozen yogurt on the weekend and yesterday they rode their bikes over to the shopping corner for ice cream! Another thing we’ve been doing is snack picnics outside. Usually a tray of fruit and some other munchies!

I find times like these make such a difference to our day and mood. I’m truly soaking it up and pumped for summer!
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4. Fixer Upper

I’m kind of late to the party on this one! I actually have hardly watched much tv in years. There’s no shows I watch regularly and I very rarely sit down to watch tv. I just don’t care for it anymore... but over pregnancy I would sit every now and then to watch a show with Matthew. The other day I happened on an episode of Fixer Upper. Which I had obviously heard of, and was aware of the Gaines’, Magnolia and all their popularity, but I’ve never actually watched.

Anyway, the next day I felt “in the mood” to watch it again. So I set the PVR to record episodes. Then nearly every night this week, while Matthew was away at work, I sat down when the girls went to bed and watched an episode. It’s so out of my norm and habits! Honestly before that I would go to bed soon after the girls... but now, although part of me wants to prioritize rest, I’ve been staying up even later and relaxing this way instead. It’s different for me but hey it IS relaxing. And I can totally see why everyone loves them! My whole “nesting” stage may have something to do with my interest in this too ;)
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5. AGX Skin + Jojoba Oil
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My final thing I’m loving lately is my skincare routine. AGX skin is the first essential oil blend I tried when I switched to using améo. I have been mixing it with this jojoba oil and apply it morning and night. The biggest change I’ve seen is my skin is smoother and pore size is smaller. It also aids in minimizing sun spots and skin imperfections. I love the smell and find it so comforting. I also love this jojoba, which I actually hadn’t tried before. It’s great for skincare blending and can be used to naturally remove makeup!

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​There you have it 5 random things I’m loving lately! Plus one more -- the girls request for "moose" and "bear" hair today ^^^ Make-up artistry all on their own...

I definitely have more than 5 other posts brainstorming in my head but I just haven’t made writing a priority this month. Hoping to share more soon... in the meantime stay connected on Insta or follow along on Facebook. I have plans to start sharing more there soon too :)


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VLOG Episode 3: My Favourite Tool to Support Personal Wellness

3/29/2018

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I'm so excited to share this episode because it's the sneak peek of what's to come! There's so much more I'm working on behind the scenes and this is a baby step in getting there.

​They say pregnancy can be a birthing time of more than a baby. That especially rings true for me this time around. I feel like a whole new evolution of me is forming as my family grows. I've stepped in to living the life I've always dreamed of and in this episode I share something that's helped me do that!
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After you listen, you can find more information on my Wellness page. I'm working on more online resources and you can expect regular posts about how I use this tool in our day to day.

​It's been a huge part of my life for a couple of years now... but I haven't shared much about it. After educating myself on products and trying different brands, I found one that I knew was the best quality and the most aligned business  I could partner with. I felt the nudge to see my experience with this as something to share, not just keep to myself and in my home. I believe it will open doors for so many of you and help create the community and connections this blog is all about :)

​I would love to hear your feedback! Happy to have you here following along. XO
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Katie Keeps Healthy

2/5/2018

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​Back in the Fall, I switched my private, personal Instagram account to public under the new name @katiekeepshealthy. After much debate, I was ready to share more of something that had become a huge part of my life: health and wellness.


​It was so much more than a name change for me... It was stepping in to something I wanted more of in my life. The baby step towards a big goal. There were all kinds of benefits I was seeking such as accountability, connection and personal growth. I dipped my toes in to sharing more of my fitness journey and became more active in the online communities that have given me so much inspiration over the past few years.

​It's scary to put yourself out there. It's easy to come up with stories that shame yourself in to thinking who am I to do this or question if you should... yet I trusted that the pros outweighed the cons.
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​Ironically, soon after my name switch, I found out I was pregnant and started feeling anything but healthy. It was more like survival mode as I went through months of nausea, exhaustion and emotional lows. Yet I continued to see this pregnancy and this baby as a "stepping stone" to the healthy life vision I longed to create for myself and my family.

​When I chose the name Katie Keeps Healthy, I picked the word 'healthy' over others like 'fit' or 'wellness' because of the definition I found on dictionary.com. It encompassed the whole meaning of healthy that I wanted in all areas of my life. It truly spoke to the big dream I had when I set this change in motion.

It read:

healthy
[hel-thee]
adjective, healthier, healthiest.
1. possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality:
a healthy body; a healthy mind.

2. pertaining to or characteristic of good health, or a sound and vigorous mind:
a healthy appearance; healthy attitudes.

3. conducive to good health; healthful:
healthy recreations.

4. prosperous or sound:
a healthy business.
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​Not just the definitions but the examples were spot on. Body, mind, attitude, recreation, business. All facets of my life I wish to be healthy.

​And all areas that I want to inspire others to seek health and wellness for in their own lives. After all, that's a big part of the sharing our stories: to connect with others.

​I've talked about how this blog has truly evolved for me over the past five years. How I'm grateful to have grown through the life lessons and reflections I've posted here. It's helped me to get clear on what I truly want. And on what I want to share...
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So, it was on my heart today to put my big goal out there. To tell you more about Katie Keeps Healthy and what I'm working towards. Over the coming months, I'll be phasing more of my wellness journey in to my blog posts. As I said for Instagram, my posts will stay the same, I'll just be adding in other areas of my life that bring me joy. Because ALL of these things - family, fun, favourites, fitness - keep me healthy. That's why my blog will keep fun, time and family in the title... but I'll be adding on 'fit.'

​Fun Time Fam Fit :)

​When I created my blog name, I chose those words because they are three things of great value to me. I created a life motto around those words: chase fun, choose time, cherish family... and now I'm adding "challenge fitness."

​I've also been dreaming of adding more content in the form of a vlog or video broadcast. If you've seen some of my intention posts, you may have noticed me mentioned Chase Choose Cherish Talks. And that would be my vlog idea ;) These words hold meaning beyond my motto, too. I envision this broadcast as a way to inspire healthy lives in you all as I share stories and interviews.

​'Chase' is all about our goals and intentions.
​'Choose' describes the actions we take and our self care routines.
​'Cherish' reflects our gratitude practices and how we live in the present.

​So that's just a taste of what's to come for this space. Baby steps towards big dreams to grow, add more value and bring the abundance I seek to my life and yours!

​Thanks, as always, for reading and supporting XO
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