Don’t Forget To Check Out My YouTube Channel “Healthy Habits With Shannon”! Short-Term Weight Loss or Long-Term Healthy Active Living? If you’re starting a weight loss journey, it might feel like it’s all about the numbers—the scale, the calories, the steps you count every day. And while keeping track of these things can be important, there’s a much more exciting and fulfilling way to look at changing your lifestyle. In this post, I’m exploring the differences between trying to lose weight for short-term weight loss and living a healthy, active life for long-term weight loss. What’s the Difference? Many people think of weight loss as a goal to reach, like hitting a certain number on the scale or fitting into a smaller clothing size. This usually means eating less and moving more with a focus mainly on how we look. But this can sometimes lead to quick changes that don’t last and might not even make us healthier. On the other hand, healthy active living is about so much more than losing weight. It’s about taking good care of your body, making choices that keep you feeling strong and happy, and doing things that are good for your mind and […]

Sometimes, I still can’t believe it’s true. Because almost seven years ago, I weighed about 250 pounds. And four years ago, I hit a huge goal: I hit my goal of a 100 pound weight loss! I hit this huge goal by focusing on being kind to my body, changing my eating habits, and moving more—no strict diets or surgery. If you want to see more about how I started, you can check out that post here. Now, four years later, I’m still maintaining a 100 pound weight loss! But what I’m doing nowadays is starting to look different. As I’ve gotten older, my body doesn’t lose weight as easily as it did when I was in my early 30s. So the process of maintaining my weight loss has begun to change over the past year. Even though my body is changing and aging, I’ve found ways to stay on track and manage these new challenges. Here’s how I do it, and maybe these tips can help you too if you’re facing similar aging challenges: Five Tips for Staying Healthy as You Age: Staying Positive and Enjoying My 100 Pound Weight Loss Maintaining a 100-pound weight loss isn’t just about […]

Like most people, I first started exercising to lose weight. At the time, I weighed just under 250 lbs and I was consumed with weight loss. Everything I did centered around losing weight or trying to lose weight. I had zero appreciation for my body or what it could do. So, when I picked up my first exercise program, weight loss was the primary goal. But even as I went into my first fitness program, I had my first big mindset shift. I promised myself that I would complete the entire program even if I didn’t lose a single pound. I told myself that my goal was to complete the program without quitting. If there was weight loss, great, if not, I would prove to the world that I could start and finish something without quitting. And shifting my mindset even slightly away from my body and weight loss put me on the path toward loving fitness and exercise. More Than Weight Loss When I committed to doing that fitness program and committed to completing it whether or not I saw “results”, my mindset began to shift away from weight loss for the first time ever. Over the course of […]