August’s Fit52 Care Bear of the Month – Casey

Congratulations to Casey, this month’s winner of the FIND YOUR PATH Photo Contest! Learn more about Casey’s journey to finding her path below.

Healthy lifestyle anthem: “Southbound”

How has Carrie motivated you to find your path and live the Fit52 Life? Carrie has always inspired me as a wife, mom, and Christian. I preordered the book as soon as it was up and read it within 24 hours. It was such a blessing for me to realize that she’s just like me. It’s taken me my entire life to be okay with food allergies and what my body will handle. (In the 80s no one was making the best wheat/gluten/peanut free alternatives.) Once I was able to accept it (about my 30s) and enjoy the foods my body loved, life began to change for the better. I now thrive on what I can have instead of what I can’t have.

Carrie’s Fit52 helped to reassure that it’s okay to modify, adjust, and be okay with yourself. It also allowed me to be reassured that I have to fill my cup to be the best wife and mom for my family.

What is your favorite part of Carrie’s new book, FIND YOUR PATH?
My favorite part is on page 10. It’s early in the book, but this quote hit me like a ton of bricks. “These roots have served me well over the course of my life so far… they help me remember what is truly important: family, faith, friendship, following my dreams, doing the right thing even when it’s hard, and honoring the body, the mind, and the life God gave me.” So many times we try to push towards the future towards our wishes and dreams, but often our roots are what ground us when we need it most.

What advice do you have for other Care Bears that want to find their path?
Care Bears, finding your path takes time, patience, and trial and error. What works for me, won’t always work for you. Change one thing at a time and don’t go all in eliminating foods, working out like a crazy person. Make one change and positive habit a week. It will make all the difference in keeping the path once you find your path.