What's happening in January
Hello, 2013! I greet you with enthusiasm and purpose. I’m scheduled to be here, there, everywhere this month. Hope to see you somewhere in the mix!
Highlights:
-I spent the past couple of days at LA Fitness Vancouver East location promoting my cookbook — just in time for the new year’s resolution crowds. I’ll make two more appearances on the 15th and 31st. A new year! A healthy new you! See below for all the details.
-Wednesday, January 16th from 2:30 – 4:00 p.m., I’m super-excited to host my first ever cooking class for kids (nine and older). As a product of childhood obesity this class is near and dear to my heart. I want to reach back and help. My goal is to teach the young ‘uns early how to prepare and cook whole natural foods at home. After all, they are our future generation. On the menu: Blueberry Smoothies, Bean & Cheese burritos, and fresh fruit cups. All the yummy details below.
-Another great honor! I’ve been asked to be the guest speaker for Clark College’s Fitness Incentive Program. I’m scheduled to speak to four different groups the week of the 21st. This is a private event,however, open to Clark College students only. I know, I’m such a tease. Sorry. There’s plenty more chances to see me.
-Portland! Get your library cards ready. Multnomah County Library ordered four copies of Shop, Cook, Eat: Outside of the Box late last month so they should be in circulation soon. Here’s the link to their site to check the status MCL Catalog.
Happy New Year! Here’s a full list of my upcoming events:
Sunday, January 6th
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Outside of the Box: Breakfast
Join me as I help you create OUTSIDE of the Box breakfast recipes: Open Faced Egg Tomato Sandwich and Fruit Seed Wheat Berry Bowl.
Classes are F-R-E-E
Class size is limited to about 20
Please call store to sign up for class and reserve seat
Chuck’s Produce & Street Market
13215 SE Mill Plain Blvd.
Vancouver
360.597.2700
Tuesday, January 15th
4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Customer Appreciation Health & Wellness Event
A new year! A healthy new you! Step Outside of the Box for 2013!
For optimal health and weight loss. A healthy diet combined with exercise is key. Stop in by a copy of my cookbook — Shop, Cook, Eat: Outside of the Box and get your workout on!
LA Fitness
Vancouver East
11505 NE Fourth Plain Rd
Vancouver
Wednesday, January 16th
2:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Outside of the Box for Young ‘Uns
Kids age nine and older can learn OUTSIDE of the Box simple favorites using whole food ingredients: Blueberry Smoothies, Bean & Cheese burritos, and fresh fruit cups.
Classes are F-R-E-E
Class size is limited to about 15
Please call store to sign up for class and reserve your seat
Chuck’s Produce & Street Market
13215 SE Mill Plain Blvd.
Vancouver
360.597.2700
Wednesday, January 23rd
6-7:30 p.m.
“5 or 50” Women’s Sustainable Weight Loss & Lifestyle Group
No matter if you have “5 or 50” pounds to lose. It’s time to start seeing yourself as beautiful, strong, capable and look beyond physical attributes. I’ll facilitate the meeting and share my tips for staying motivated. This will be a safe, inspiring environment to share and grow.
Motivation and tips for healthy, sustainable weight loss
Recipe sharing
Self-love and affirmation
Cascade Park Community Library
600 NE 136th Ave
Vancouver
360.256.7782
Thursday, January 31st
4:00 -7:00 p.m.
Customer Appreciation Health & Wellness Event
A new year! A healthy new you! Step Outside of the Box for 2013!
For optimal health and weight loss. A healthy diet combined with exercise is key. Stop in by a copy of my cookbook — Shop, Cook, Eat: Outside of the Box and get your workout on!
LA Fitness
Vancouver East
11505 NE Fourth Plain Rd
Vancouver
Chrisetta Mosley
I am a product – and now a survivor – of childhood obesity. As a child, my family always told me that my extra weight was merely baby fat and I’d eventually grow out of it. I never did. Instead, my childhood is filled with memories of not being able to ride a bike, flattening its training wheels from being over the recommended weight, and avoiding P.E. classes by any means necessary. For years, I wore my fatness like a wounded soldier wears a Purple Heart - with pride. I owned the look. I dressed it up. I worked the room. There wasn't a skinny girl who intimidated me. I made sure my hair was laid just right. Nails polished. Outfits coordinated to the tee. Accessories to compliment every outfit. But everyone has a breaking point, and mine came in the spring of 2004 when I tipped the scale at nearly 400 pounds 388 to be exact. I was MISERABLE trapped inside of that body. I no longer wore my Purple Heart with pride. Rather, I was ashamed and frightened. Ashamed that I had allowed food to become my everything – frightened I would die because of it. Drastic times called for drastic measures... Today, I’m bound and determined to live a better, healthier, active lifestyle. I realize I’m no longer a passenger in my life, I’m the driver. I’m overcoming my inhibitions and I’m slowly but surely saying farewell to my old childhood nemesis, obesity. For once and for all, Farewell Fatso!