About

Jennifer and her boys Hi, welcome to The Fit Housewife!

A little more about me…

My name is Jen, and I’m a happily married, work-at-home mom with 3 young boys.

But I wasn’t always this way. After having my 2nd child, I was severely overweight. That’s when I turned to diets.

It started with the Cabbage Soup Diet, Acai Berry diet “pills,” then moved onto Weight Watchers, the 21 Day Fix, Low Carb, Paleo, and eventually, Keto.

I started to post photos like this of myself….

As you can see in that picture, I ended up losing too much weight. I got stuck in the “diet” mentality of “eat less, exercise more.” I started fearing certain foods, overexercising, and losing energy. I developed some serious side effects such as amenorrhea and orthorexia.

After doing a lot of research, I am finally changing my “diet” mentality. I’ve come to realize that the diet culture I had been following for the past 10 years was actually causing me to struggle with orthorexia and false assumptions about what health really is.

Today, I’m focused on healing my relationship with food, slowing down my exercise, balancing my hormones, and loving ME again.

I can happily say that after my initial 90 pounds weight loss, it feels good to gain back 20 pounds. I got my period back after 10 years! I no longer have a list of foods that are off limits. I choose to eat the foods that make me feel good, whether that’s some roasted veggies or a piece of decadent chocolate cake.

I’ve learned so much over the past few years which is why I wanted to start this blog, The Fit Housewife. I want to share my success story with you. I want to share how I exercise and eat right to balance my hormones and stop falling into the diet trap.

Intuitive Eating and body positivity has become a huge part of my life and has changed my life completely.

I would love nothing more than to help you along the path to your freedom. It IS there…just waiting for you to grab it.

I am blessed to be able to work for myself, be a stay at home mom/wife and do what I truly love and to work with some pretty amazing people.

So come take a look around. I’m sure you will find some delicious recipes and some tips to help you find the balance in your life!

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Thank you Jennifer for a great month. I feel so much better :) I haven’t worked out much at all but just listening to my body has made a huge difference. I noticed a difference the first week in that I no longer had that awful daily bloating. Plus because... View full

2017-11-14T21:55:51-06:00

Thank you Jennifer for a great month. I feel so much better :) I haven’t worked out much at all but just listening to my body has made a huge difference. I noticed a difference the first week in that I no longer had that awful daily bloating. Plus because I am consuming more of the good fats, I no longer experience the sugar crashes and shaky feeling in between meals. What a game changer! Jaime W.

https://thefithousewife.com/testimonials/no-more-bloating-or-sugar-crashes/

You have really made a difference in my life!

This has been an amazing experience! I can’t believe that it’s been a year since I started this journey! It hasn’t always been easy, but with hard work and determination it has paid off! I don’t feel like I have to stand behind the kids during family photos anymore! I... View full

2017-10-06T19:43:35-06:00

You have really made a difference in my life!

This has been an amazing experience! I can’t believe that it’s been a year since I started this journey! It hasn’t always been easy, but with hard work and determination it has paid off! I don’t feel like I have to stand behind the kids during family photos anymore! I feel good about myself and all that I have accomplished! If I can do it, anyone can do it! My husband and I have been married for 22 years and we have a daughter that is a Senior and our son is a Sophomore. I also work full-time as a Speech Therapist for the school system. Life is always busy, but make the time for yourself! I get up every morning at 5am to get my workout in without any interruptions! I feel truly blessed that I found Jen a year ago! She has helped me so much in this journey! I don’t know what I would do without her! You have really made a difference in my life! So, thank you!

https://thefithousewife.com/testimonials/made-a-difference-in-my-life/

Thanks Jennifer for the tips and encouragement throughout this course. It was nice to know that I am not alone on this journey of changing my health. Colleen M

2017-11-14T21:55:01-06:00

Thanks Jennifer for the tips and encouragement throughout this course. It was nice to know that I am not alone on this journey of changing my health. Colleen M

https://thefithousewife.com/testimonials/i-am-not-alone/

I have lost 5lbs so far, but what I have gained is beyond measure. I have been reading, learning and listening to so many theories that Jen has led me to. I was mad as I found out more and more about what I thought I knew about diets and... View full

2017-11-14T21:54:18-06:00

I have lost 5lbs so far, but what I have gained is beyond measure. I have been reading, learning and listening to so many theories that Jen has led me to. I was mad as I found out more and more about what I thought I knew about diets and was completely wrong and causing damage to my body. I was nervous to try new ways of eating, but now I’m happy to be learning and changing. I am still learning better ways to exercise and trying to pay attention to how food makes me feel. The accountability and motivation from others has been wonderful! Dana Z

https://thefithousewife.com/testimonials/learning-and-changing/