Christina Zook: Healthy Habits

Have you ever been a quitter? 🤚🏻
Did you feel guilty when you quit…or did you relish in the moment with a sigh of relief?

I QUIT teaching this year…15 years and I walked away.
Any other quitters out there?

💜I LIVED for my students…

💜I LIVED for guiding them down the right path…

💜I LIVED for hearing the excitement in their voices when they achieved their goals…

💜I LIVED FOR THEM…they were my LIFE!

****PLOT TWIST****😳

But I quit…

2020 (the year of COVID) was a HARD year for teachers, students and parents….

CAN I GET AN AMEN?!? 🙌

We all struggled together…I mean REALLY STRUGGLED!

2020 caused us to REFLECT, PIVOT and “do life” on the crazy 😜 train 🚂!

2021 (ANOTHER year of COVID)…

I walked away…I quit…but I’m okay😉

The deep anxiety of walking into the classroom was gone but I felt EMPTY.

((If you know me…you know anxiety was NEVER a thing for me before Covid!))🙄

God had other plans for me…🙌I gave up the fight and I listened.

So…I did a U Turn ↩️ back to my side gig that filled my cup up 6 years ago and got me excited about taking care of myself.

I’m still TEACHING…. teaching women to NOT quit { on themselves} and their bodies😉

August 23rd I’m starting a FREE 5 day NOURISH YOUR BODY group…recipes, meal plans and chatting ALL things nutrition & fitness 🙌 and MENOPAUSE 😝( which is literally the devil 👿 I’m dealing with these days!)

📥Drop me a DM or comment below with a 💜 emoji to grab your spot.

Sunscreen? 🌞

How many of you wear sunscreen daily on your face?

Ok…I admit it…I totally only wear it when I know I’m going to the beach or I’m headed out to the pool 🌊 ( which is hardly ever even living in Florida).

Well I kinda learned the HARD way yesterday that sunscreen is SUPER important…like ALL the time 😬

If you follow me…you know I take care of my body 💪🏻 but totally neglected my face. Welp at 50…now it’s catching up with me.

I guess now I will have this scar on my face as a reminder of the 3 hours I spent yesterday having some nasty little cells removed.

NOT a fun experience so hopefully I’ve learned my lesson 🙈

Wear your SUNSCREEN ☀️ my friends!

Anyone have a fave sunscreen to wear that’s perfect ( non greasy) under makeup?

Ladies…it’s not a competition 🙌

Let’s scream that a little louder for those in the back watching and wishing!

We NEED to help each other RISE to the top…NOT push each other back so we can reach the top first!

💫My passion is to help other women RISE.

💫My passion is to lock arms with other women and show them how to change their nutrition habits and pop some exercise into their busy days.

I’m six years into my journey and still get OVER THE MOON excited when women reach out to me for help 💜

Let’s connect and rise together💪🏻

Short girl problems 😩 for reals!

Do you prefer high waisted leggings or the lower the better? 🤷🏼‍♀️

Help a girl out…seriously have issues 🤦‍♀️…let’s not even talk about when they start to SAG down to my knees when I’m exercising 🤣

Most days I feel strong 💪🏻 like a ROCK…

But this year has me mentally feeling weak and lost {{ if you follow me you KNOW that’s not the norm}}.

Keep reading…let me explain why this little stone I hold in my hand is SO freaking important today.

A few weeks ago I posted about a girl’s weekend get away that I had with two of my best friends from High School. Literally couldn’t afford it because I left my teaching career in June…but I NEEDED it!

We walked the streets of St.Augustine, talked, listened, laughed and just enjoyed locking arms in friendship.

Each of us speaking out loud our struggles, our fears and our need for inner peace ✌️.

My struggles mostly centered around the HUGE SCARY leap of faith I took in June. Trying to walk by faith and know there is a plan…but DANG it’s scary! Knowing my decision could lead to financial destruction is sometimes debilitating to think about.

As we walked the cobblestone streets, we stumbled into the coolest little store that I felt COMPLETELY drawn into!

Ya know…the kinda store I would NEVER take my kids into when they were young because I would leave with 12 bags of colorful rocks 🪨 😂 that they certainly wouldn’t need!

The entire time I was in the store something kept pulling me to this brightly colored tray of stones. 💜

Jackie stepped beside me…picked up this stone…and said “ you need this”.

This particular type of stone {{Tiger’s Eye}} was a favorite of her mom’s that recently passed so it had deep meaning for her. 💜

For me?

💪🏻It gives me strength
💪🏻Strength I need to power through my dream of building my coaching business back up
💪🏻Strength I need to push away all the bad juju vibes 🙅‍♀️…
and tell myself I CAN follow this scary dream!

I’m now SERIOUSLY curious about this strong little stone…

What else does it represent?

Comment below ⬇️ or DM me because I’m really needing some encouragement these days.💜

The Power to push on and NEVER stop!

You don’t FIND MOTIVATION....YOU make it💜 🙌

My boy is FINALLY off work for a day! It’s like Christmas when my babies are home💜