Kickin’ It With Jenn from Fit Bottomed Girls!
by Cascade Ice on April 4, 2013
We are elated to share another healthy living interview for our Kickin’ It with Cascade Ice series with Jenn Walters from Fit Bottomed Girls! Jenn’s blog shares cooking & baking tips, recipes and food reviews to help fellow foodies enjoy a healthy living lifestyle.
Read on to discover this Certified Fitness Professional’s eating moderation tricks, family health tips, and health icons. Jenn Walter’s health wisdom will inspire you to stay healthy and fit and support others around you to live a healthy life.
Why is “Healthy Living” important to you?
Because when you take care of yourself all of life is better. You have more energy. You sleep better. You try new things. You feel better about yourself. You basically live MORE!
Who are your “Healthy Living” role models and why?
Bob Harper, Jillian Michaels and Dolvett Quince from The Biggest Loser TV show are all amazing trainers who I look up to and adore. They know their stuff. But I also really, really look up to Gwen Stefani. In fact, I wrote a whole post on why recently on our site Fit Bottomed Girls: http://bit.ly/WY0Bz7
What is your go-to healthy meal when you are short on time?
An egg-veggie scramble or a big salad withe protein. Both are quick, easy and make me feel good as they contain plenty of protein, healthy fat and fiber to fill me up!
Do you have any tips for families who want to make some healthy lifestyle changes?
Do it together! On our site Fit Bottomed Mamas we really emphasize that health is a family affair. So go for family walks, cook healthy meals together — turn off the TV and get moving together!
Are there any foods that you consider to be off-limits completely?
I live by an all-good-things-in-moderation mantra, so nope! Although anything with trans-fat is certainly close to being totally off limits. I’ve just found that you can make your own healthier versions of all that unhealthy processed stuff.
In addition to eating right, do you have any other tips to share on overall wellness?
Get out of the all-or-nothing mindset. Deprivation and diets do not work. Instead find the healthy foods and activities you love to do and do them often. Adding just a little bit of exercise or swapping an unhealthy snack for a healthier one can add up to huge results. So start small, don’t deprive and know that you’re worth taking care of!
Learn more from Jen on her website http://fitbottomedeats.com/ and follow this Fitness Pro on Twitter & Facebook for cooking & baking tips and Ways to Eat! 
