Meghan Bair with Cache County has had great success in the Apple Program® despite her time constraints as a single mother. Meghan has successfully adopted lifestyle changes that have affected not only herself but her children as well.
In addition to being a single mother, Meghan has special considerations on her time caring for one of her children with disabilities. Meghan’s Apple Health Coach® worked with her to set goals attainable goals that challenged her but fit into the schedule that she juggles. She appreciated the lengths her coach went to in supporting her. Meghan started by setting a goal to walk a mile every day and now she is walking three to four miles per day. She wears a pedometer everyday and she walks at least 18,000 steps. She set a goal to decrease her pop intake from 32 ounces per day to one or two sodas per week. As a result Meghan is feeling better physically and mentally.
Meghan’s new healthy lifestyle changes are affecting her whole family. Before starting the program, Meghan never used to eat breakfast and now she eats breakfast at least five times per week. As a result her entire family is eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner now. She is also cooking meals at home instead of taking everyone out to eat.
She said that it is not always easy to be consistent with her goals as a single mom who works full time, but she knows that it is worth it. She said that it helps to have a health coach that keeps her accountable. “Accountability is a huge part to me. I don’t want to report that I did nothing. I like to go above and beyond what I am supposed to do. That drive to report to somebody makes me more apt to do it.” Meghan admits that she probably wouldn’t have made these changes without her coach or the financial incentive to do the program.
“The little changes even with extreme time constraints are possible and do make a difference.”
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