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June 30, 2014 by Kellie Leave a Comment

30 Day Challenge Follow-up —Where Are They Now?

Challenge volunteer Jami Young is a changed woman. She bubbles with enthusiasm as she relates how Kellie Hill, a nutritional therapy practitioner and owner of The Right Plan in Medford, has changed not only her attitude, but her family’s also on what healthy eating really means. “Kellie’s slogan is, you can always make a better choice,” Young says. “She has taught me how to look at food and how to look at life and see that there’s always a better choice to make.”

Young admits her body style will never be petite, but she is thrilled with the inches she’s lost and her improved vitality. Where she used to avoid family activities like hiking, she now tackles the Table Rock trail several times a week. “For me, the results really showed when my daughter got married recently and the dress I bought for the wedding was three sizes smaller than I normally wear. It made me feel so good, I was in tears. I’ve lost two sizes in my everyday clothes and I’ve lost almost 27 pounds total since January. I feel like I’m losing in a healthy way and I don’t fear gaining it back.”

Our volunteer isn’t the only one who has benefited from this experience. “Working with Jami inspired me to create a program on my website using everything I taught Jami in an online format,” Hill says. “It covers keeping a food journal, crafting a healthy diet, food preparation, how to meal plan and more.”

What will make her success sustainable is learning how to make better choices, Young says. “Kellie’s given me the tools to research and learn what those better choices are for the long run.”

Hill’s philosophy is simple. “If you start thinking about what you’re putting into your mouth, you’re going to naturally feel better, lose weight and have unlimited energy.”

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Filed Under: Mail Tribune, Press & Appearances Tagged With: Food, Hill, Human nutrition, Jami, Jami Young, Kellie, medford, Young

March 3, 2014 by Kellie Leave a Comment

Mail Tribune: Life is a Challenge: Meet It

The dictionary defines challenge as something that “by its nature or character, serves as a call to battle, contest or special effort.” Jami Young of Central Point and Mark Sanford of Ashland encountered a bit of all three when they volunteered for Oregon Healthy Living’s January 2014 Challenge. For the past thirty days, they have each learned that with the guidance of a pro-in-the-know, they are able to achieve goals that may have seemed unattainable.

Jami Young’s Nutrition Challenge

When chosen for the nutrition challenge, Jami Young was excited about the opportunity to spend time with Kellie Hill, a nutrition therapy practitioner with The Right Plan in Medford. After frustrating attempts to control her weight, Young hoped that learning how to improve her eating habits would reduce her waistline and increase her energy level so she could enjoy outdoor activities with her family.

From their very first meeting, Young was encouraged by Hill’s practical approach to healthy eating. What she learned has significantly changed her perspective on food selection, preparation and portion control.

“She taught me how to prepare whole foods in a way that my family will eat,” Young explains, “and that’s really changed how I cook. I buy real food from a regular grocery store. I have learned to balance out my plate better between proteins and vegetables using more reasonable portions.”

Young also learned that losing weight is not about starving, but rather about eating smaller portions of the right food more often to keep her body fueled and her metabolism humming.

“I feel like I eat all day long now,” Young exclaims. “The first week I met with Kellie, she told me, ‘All you need to do is snack.’ I said, ‘What?’ And then she told me what kinds of things to snack on, and even though I was already eating some of those things, my portion sizes went down a lot. Controlling portion size has been a huge eye-opener for me.”

Hill has also given her practical suggestions for things to eat on the go, which has benefitted her kids, too. “Most mornings I rush out the door without eating breakfast,” Young admits. “Now I have new breakfast ideas and I prepare little snack bags to have with me in the car for when I get hungry so I’m not tempted to stop and get something that isn’t good for me.”

Until Young focused more on her eating habits, she hadn’t realized how much certain foods affected her physically and mentally. “I have learned a lot about how food changes the way I feel,” she says. “When I eat dairy products, I feel bloated and tend to be a little more grumpy. I never realized that before, so dairy is one of the biggest things that I have cut out.”

Young is excited about the changes she’s noticed since beginning the challenge and feels she is learning common sense lifestyle changes she can easily maintain long term.

“So far I have lost about 13 pounds,” she said. “I feel like I have increased energy and I am sleeping better. One of the coolest things is that I had suffered from terrible headaches for the last six or seven months and the other day my husband mentioned how long it has been since I last took migraine medicine. I know it has to do with the foods I’m eating, and probably even more with what I’m not eating.”

Young says Hill has changed her perspective on how easy it is to make healthy choices with simple things like switching regular pasta with whole wheat pasta, or instead of plain white rice, choosing long grain enriched rice, jasmine or brown rice. She says, “Kellie has been amazing when it comes to showing me how to cook things so my family will like them. Even my kids are feeling better. They’re eating more vegetables than they ever have before.”

Armed with new ways of thinking, Young is hopeful that she is well on her way to reaching her weight-loss goal and has really embraced what she’s learned about making healthier choices for herself. “My new outlook on food has been the most positive difference, asking myself things like do I really need the fluffy coffee drinks—probably not. I can still choose things I like and I don’t really feel like I’m sacrificing anything.”

This has been a great opportunity, Young says. “I almost feel like I won the lottery when it comes to figuring out what works for me and for my family.” [Read More]

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January 6, 2014 by Kellie Leave a Comment

Mail Tribune Healthy Living Challenge: Dedicating 30 Days Two local volunteers commit to learn new health habits

Jami Young
Jami Young

I’m so excited to be part of the Healthy Living Challenge at the Mail Tribune. If you missed the article, be sure to check it out:

The thought of breaking old habits and getting out of our comfort zones can be intimidating. Change takes effort. It takes drive and desire. Sometimes it even takes a little sweat and sacrifice. During the month of January, Oregon Healthy Living is giving two volunteers the opportunity to start 2014 by making sustainable changes in their health habits by pairing them with experts in fitness and nutrition. With the guidance of their coaches, Jami Young of Central Point and Mark Sanford of Ashland will work towards personal goals, giving updates on their progress at OregonHealthyLiving.com. Meet them now and learn their “after” story in our March issue. [Read More]

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Filed Under: Mail Tribune, Press & Appearances Tagged With: Advice and Guides, Charitable organization, Fitness, health, oregon, Physical exercise, Volunteering

December 11, 2013 by Kellie Leave a Comment

Season’s Eatings in the Mail Tribune

kellie-hillIt’s that time of year again when visions of sugar plums are dancing in your head and landing on your kitchen table, along with a plethora of other assorted holiday treats. How can you possibly resist all these delicious dishes and pastries — and not gain weight — this time of year? Have a plan.

The 80-20 rule

Kellie Hill of The Right Plan Nutrition Counseling in Medford believes the starting point for keeping weight off during the holidays is portion control. “Truly, portion control is going to be the biggest piece,” she says.

 

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October 31, 2012 by Kellie Leave a Comment

Healthy Tricks- It can be the season of nutritional horror stories for parents-Article on the Mail Tribune

Healthy tricks

It can be the season of nutritional horror stories for parents
By Sarah Lemon
Mail Tribune
October 31, 2012 2:00 AM
As Halloween only gains in popularity, so does the opportunity to gain a few extra pounds.
Scare off the specter of sweets, say nutrition experts, by filling up on wholesome foods, particularly right before kids start filling their trick-or-treat bags. Skipping supper on the assumption that families will consume additional calories only guarantees they’ll be the wrong kind.
“Especially the day that they are trick-or-treating … make sure that it’s a high-protein, moderate-fat kind of meal,” says nutrition counselor Kellie Hill, owner of The Right Plan in Medford. “Get adults, kids, everybody well full before they start out on that quest for candy.”
Both Hill and registered dietitian Cathy Miller suggest a hearty chili, which can be made ahead of time,
reheated in a slow-cooker and even kept hot for second helpings after the family canvases for candy.
“They’re going to come back hungry,” says Hill…Read More

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