Roni Noone Does Fitbloggin’—Because She Can!

After the birth of my son Ryan I knew it was time to change. I was a yo-yo dieter for over 15 years. Constantly thriving for skinny and getting fatter in the process.

After being pregnant and having a new life to take care of, my goals shifted slightly. I was now more interested in being healthy, and being a good example for my son. “Getting skinny” wasn’t my main focus. I started making small changes and they starting building up!

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It’s hard to make changes, how did you do it? And how do you keep on, keeping on?

Motivation is a funny thing and goal achieving is contagios! Once I’d reach a small goal, like food journaling for the day, the next seemed more attainable. The more goals I achieved the more confident I became!

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After the Philly Color Run

What goals have you reached that you didn’t know if you could?

I didn’t think I could reach any of them when I started.  First, losing 70lbs, starting to run, running my first 5k, 10k, 10 miles, 1/2 marathon and full marathon.

I even ran a Tough Mudder this year! I didn’t think any of those things were possible for me, a chubby, unathletic girl with a bad body image.

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Well, I continue to run events but my goal now is to simply keep on, keeping on!  I have 2 boys to raise. I want to show them not only how to live a healthy, balanced life, but how women are strong, independent and more than just a body.

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What does a well-lived day look like to you… or in other words, if you knew you were dying tomorrow, what would you do today?

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Roni is a mom, wife, web publisher and overall geek. She started a blog when she got pregnant with her first son to keep family and friends updated.

Plus it gave her a way to do two of her favorite things, be creative and communicate (or as she says, I like to make stuff and I like to talk, A LOT).

And then one thing led to another, she started another blog where she shared her journey about healthy living. And then she wanted to post recipes for the healthy food she was eating, so she started a food blog.

And she thought it would be cool to have a lot of bloggers connect and learn about both blogging and health/wellness from each other so she started a conference.

As you can see, Roni has a few irons in the fire, so check this landing page which has links to her various endeavors, or connect with her on Twitter @RoniNoone and on Facebook at Roni.

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Roni’s story shows how when someone makes positive changes in their own life, their passion overflows and they want to share it. Roni lives that out so well. First her choices only affected her, but now they affect many through her blogs and Fitbloggin’!

It’s similar to the two marathons I’m doing this year. The first one was about me. To reclaim a day I disliked. To see what I could do. And doing the NYC Marathon on Nov 4 is  about others. To help those who face tough obstacles. To do what I can so others can do what they can.

I look forward to seeing Roni doing what she does so well at Fitbloggin’ 12, September 20 to 23. And this year, I’m one of the speakers for a session called Ignite Fitness. (Woohoo!)

If interested in seeing what happens when someone’s passion for living well overflows, you could join the party. Registration is open until September 18th. Check it out here.

Leave your questions, thoughts, healthy recipes, etc. for Roni in the comments.