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WaNt morE INSpIratIoN?
Check out www.100poundsin1year.net. When Shelby set out to
lose 100 pounds in one year, she posted her victories and pitfalls
as a way to keep accountable. Now she inspires others with
ideas, tips, and continued stories of what it's like to lose a lot of
weight and feel good in your skin again.
That mindset stems from the land. Having a variety of
recreational opportunities, it's easier to stay active in Montana.
When an afternoon hike takes you from summer at the trail-
head to autumn at a high bench to winter along the top ridge,
then you're going to move longer and have more fun doing it.
Also, spending time outdoors tends to let the land in. When
we feel closer to the land, we want to get closer to our food.
Roberta Cady, Public Health Nurse in Red Lodge, quips, "Our
kids are learning what our grandmothers were trying to tell us.
I have two grandchildren, and their school makes a trip to a
farm over by Bridger on the Clark Fork River to learn where
their food comes from."
Given all the sun and support in Montana, becoming the
least obese state in the nation almost seems like a side-effect
of the Big Sky lifestyle. One curiosity remains, though.
Is it Montana which promotes health, or do healthy people
gravitate towards Montana? "I think it's a little bit of both,"
says Cady. "We've got several generations who still live here,
and we have a lot of people from all over the place. They all
like the rural quality and the overall attitude of clean air, good
food, and healthy living."
Graphics from
Shelby's blog
