Growing up in my family, it wasn't important that we always be the best; it was important that we were going to try to be our best and give it our all.

I have two pairs of stretchy maternity leggings and jeans, which I will never give up, because once you experience an elastic band for a waist, you will never go back.

Tell your kids they are perfect the way they are, but they shouldn't stay where they are forever because growing, testing the limits, and evolving make life better and more fulfilling.

More than anything, having adventures with my siblings and spending time with my family and my husband make me happy.

Fun for me is to take what I learn and teach others in a way that is accessible and applicable in their own lives.

I tried every diet under the sun and none of them worked but, more importantly, they were robbing me of my love of food.

After my first week of no wheat, my stomachaches were gone, my mucous cleared up, and I felt incredibly energetic. My headaches were also less frequent and less severe, and I had lost 3 pounds, most of it swelling and water weight my body had been holding onto as part of its response to the wheat products in my diet.