… Kimberly does cardio every single day and has adjusted her diet to be low in cholesterol and sodium. She‟s also working hard to pass these healthy habits onto her 22-year-old son, as well as other family members and her coworkers.
“I sometimes feel like I am the downer at office parties because I am really careful about what I eat and I like to coach people on how they can be healthier too,” she jokes.
Recently, an office birthday party included a Greek yogurt bar with fruit toppings rather than a cake – a sign that her coaching may be working. Energetic, active and still an eternal optimist, Kimberly has since turned a major health setback into a positive by educating others about listening to their bodies when something isn‟t right.
“Women, in particular, need to be reminded to take care of our bodies and pay attention when something is not right,” she says. “We tend to focus so much on how everyone around us is feeling that we forget about ourselves.”