Jaclyn Hughes

Pregnancy Journal & Bump Date: 27 Weeks

Pregnancy Journal & Bump Date: 27 Weeks

IT’S BUMP Day here and Yowza how things can change in ONE WEEK! 27weekspregnant and baby girl is 2 pounds of energy bouncing around in there. She’s about this size of a Soursop fruit, and before I lived here in Hawaii I had NO CLUE what that was. I’m having to change somethings up with my workouts and get back into more resistance training, which honestly I love. HIIT work as I approach trimester 3  was starting to become increasingly uncomfortable. I’m just so glad I have such a variety of workouts to choose from, so that there isn’t an excuse…

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The path less traveled led me here

The path less traveled led me here

Took this pic from a little video of Mac and I doing yoga together, and it brings me #AllTheFeels 😊💞 because 3.5 years ago I was faced with a decision that led me here.  I had invested A LOT of myself, time, energy, & money into becoming an ICU nurse. Getting my degree and diving into my career as a nurse was WHO I was. (Or so I thought at the time.) But a shift occurred when I became a mom. A new version of “me” was born. And what I thought would be a no brainer decision to go…

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Better Questions Lead to Better Answers

Better Questions Lead to Better Answers

Most of us INCLUDING ME do NOT float effortlessly  through life on a cloud of rainbows 🌈and positivity, THIS “Life” 💩 TAKES WERK!!! My journey to better overall health and wellness has been one of many ups and downs. Having struggled and overcome an eating disorder in my late teens early twenties I had to learn  the hard way that the answers I was looking for were NOT in  a short cut or “quick” fix. I needed transformation that began on the INSIDE with my mindset! I’ve spent the past 14+ years LEARNING. I graduated nursing school, became a yoga instructor,…

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Glucose Test During Pregnancy: Healthy Alternatives

Glucose Test During Pregnancy: Healthy Alternatives

YOU HAVE A CHOICE…. and there ARE ALTERNATIVES!!!  Learn to be your own best advocate!!! As discussed in this video you want to seek out alternatives that give you anywhere from 50-100 grams of sugar if you’re doing the GTT (Glucose Tolerance Test). Here are some alternatives. 6 oz. Grape Juice = 30 grams 9 oz. Apple Juice = 40 grams Slice of Bread = 15 grams cup of cereal = 30 grams Banana = 20 grams cup of milk = 12 grams two slices of bread = 30 grams 16 oz. Orange Juice = 40 grams  So for example…

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What REALLY works FOR YOU in fitness and nutrition??

What REALLY works FOR YOU in fitness and nutrition??

When it comes to YOUR optimal health, nutrition, and fitness we are INDIVIDUALS!!  I know from my YEARS of study as a nurse, health coach, and having tried so much along my own personal journey that there is only 1 ABSOLUTE…. and that is that there is NO ONE SIZE FITS ALL!! I recovered from an eating disorder in my late teens/early twenties and have experimented with EVERY imaginable “diet”, nutrition plan, workout regime, and have learned that each person’s body is going to respond differently to certain foods, times of the day that you eat, even the season in…

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