{"id":2,"date":"2014-10-18T23:42:44","date_gmt":"2014-10-18T23:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthchicchatter.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-05-20T18:55:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T18:55:09","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/?page_id=2","title":{"rendered":"About Me&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s funny how life happens when you are busy making plans. My own life was thrown a curve ball 25 years ago&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>You know how people view life based on stages? &#8220;BS\/AS&#8221; (before or after high school\/college), &#8220;BC&#8221; (before or after children), S or M (single vs. married life). \u00a0For me, it was a different &#8220;BC&#8221; before\/after chemo or cancer (AML).\u00a0 &#8220;BC&#8221;, I considered myself fit&#8211; and I ate lean. \u00a0AC, fit was not good enough. I learned my &#8220;lean&#8221; diet was poorly lacking- it needed to be a CLEAN diet. I started reading labels vigorously and attempted to limit the number of foods with more than a few ingredients listed. Wellness became my primary goal, nutrition became my medicine, and God became my guide.\u00a0 This came about as a result of exhausting the monetary limit to find a bone marrow donor 5X over (never found one &amp; the odds were not in my favor) and realizing it was up to me, my wonderful docs at MD Anderson (&amp; local medical partners), along with my mighty prayer warriors to fight the cancer battle. Wellness took on a new meaning, and evenings were spent learning what was within my ability to impact. By the grace of God, the prayers and support many amazing angels on earth, my doctors ad nurses, and some killer chemo, I\u2019m here today, living and loving life, one day at a time.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t get me wrong, &#8220;BC&#8221; I was not a slacker. I&#8217;m a workout girl. Movement was then and is now an integral part of my world.\u00a0 My happy hours consist of lifting, cycling hills, running trails (&amp; getting lost), paddle boarding, trying a challenging new workout with like-minded friends &#8211; to walking or taking a barre class.\u00a0 \u00a0&#8220;BC&#8221; I ate \u201clean\u201d but the reality was that my choices were too acidic and chemically laden. I had much room for improvement.<\/p>\n<p>My friends describe me as a wellness role model\u2014while my kids described me as a certified health nut. <em>(They love to tease me about gluten-free this &amp; that, and get a kick out of changing my user name on Netflix to something silly about healthy pursuits.)<\/em> I believe the key to success in any endeavor is <em>consistency of effort<\/em> \u2014 not perfection. I follow the Catholic schoolgirl diet: eat like an angel 6 days a week, but on the 7<sup>th<\/sup> day, make the devil blush! The majority of the time I do strive to eat healthy and clean. I <em>feel<\/em> better with good food. I am very aware of the difference made with a good night&#8217;s rest. And, I am <em>energized<\/em> when I workout.<\/p>\n<p>For MANY years, I played the roles of business analyst by day&#8211;while at night, I was mom &#8211; athlete &#8211; trainer &#8211; cancer survivor &#8211; advocate&#8230;and friend.<\/p>\n<p>This site is about sharing what I&#8217;ve learned and what I continue to learn &#8212; along with the mistakes I&#8217;ve made along the way! If I can help you &#8211; or anyone you care about &#8211; make changes to transform your (or their) health &amp; fitness, I\u2019d be honored &#8212; and truly thrilled.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you will join me in this lifelong journey of learning, improvement, wellness and passion.\u00a0\u00a0After all, <em>&#8220;Life isn&#8217;t about waiting for the storm to pass but learning how to dance in the rain.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0 Sometimes the steps don&#8217;t make sense, but we HAVE to keep moving and if we move TOGETHER, life is so much better! Like Newton says, <em>\u201cA body in motion stays in motion\u201d<\/em> so use this site to help you find or keep your motion mojo.<\/p>\n<p>Live strong. Be fit. LIFT WEIGHTS! Laugh often.<\/p>\n<p>And smile.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/healthchicchatter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/me.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-88\" src=\"http:\/\/healthchicchatter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/me-273x300.jpg\" alt=\"me\" width=\"134\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthchicchatter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/me-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/healthchicchatter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/me-934x1024.jpg 934w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 134px) 100vw, 134px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Lisa is a NCSF Certified Personal Trainer, a 15X National USAT age group qualifier, co-founder of Soul Savers Austin, a 25-year cancer survivor, and the very proud mother of two incredible young adults.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s funny how life happens when you are busy making plans. 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