Ashley, is a wife, mother, preschool teacher, and a girl who is “surprisingly okay” with her skinny jeans getting tight. She has been married to her husband for five years and they have two handsome boys ages 4 and 18 months.  After giving birth, Ashley decided she wanted he pre-baby body back began a quest […]

Kerri is a wife, homeschooling mother, and fitness fanatic.  She is the writer behind the blog FitViews where she talks about fitness, food, fit fashion, and life.  Not long after turning 30 and having  her third child, Kerri felt like her body wasn’t her own and decided to do something about it. She embarked on […]

Cherie is a personal trainer with a infectious can-do attitude. She is on a weight loss journey to lose 100 pounds and almost there!  She loves all things fitness and works out in her home gym. Cherie also enjoys thrifting, coffee, and people watching. She blogs about fitness, food, and and random things at Cherie Runs This. […]

Alexandra is a girl with an unquenchable sense of adventure. She is a marine biology major with a passion for healthy living.  Alexandra chronicles her “adventures in the gym and in life” on her blog,  Tales of a Freckled Lifter.  Meet Girl Hero Alexandra! You’re really young and have such healthy habits already! What got […]

Mo Talbot is a student, stay at home mom and a weight loss ambassador. Take one look at her before and after pictures on her Facebook page and you’ll see why. I “met” Mo when a friend of mine shared one of her motivational wall posts. I liked what I read and clicked through. I’m so happy I did. Mo […]

I ran across Roni’s blog, Roni’s Weigh, a few years ago when I started my own weight loss journey. Last year, I met her for the first time during Fitbloggin’ and got to spend time with her again at BlogHer. She is every bit as warm, friendly, and helpful in real life as she is […]

It’s Girl Hero time again! This Girl Hero is extra special because she is my sister-in-law.  Kristi is a hairstylist and mother to three wonderful boys!  Her and her husband Garrett enjoy being outdoors and cooking together and, boy, can they cook.  Seriously, Thanksgiving at their house is nothing short of AMAZING.  This spring Kristi […]

Girl Hero Khara has an infectious positive attitude.   By day, she teaches early childhood special education (birth-5 year olds) and loves helping families build their capacity to help their little ones be successful.  She says, “It’s a super stressful and emotional job; I’ve become pretty attached to some kiddos and it’s helped me be […]

Sabrina is a Registered Dietician and blogs about passion for real food nutrition at Plum.  She is a a Project Director for a research study on bone health in army soldiers.  They are studying whether online coaching about nutrition and exercise makes a difference in weight and bone density after a year of deployment.  She works […]

A few years ago, Jennifer was a smoker, barely making more than minimum wage despite being college educated, and was more than 50 pounds overweight. But then…. Jennifer quit smoking, lost 50 pounds,  got a master’s degree in counseling and psychology and became a therapist. She recently got married and moved to New York with her […]