She can fly!

I'm a January baby. Jan 24, Aquarius. I turned 34 this year and one of my gifts was a helicopter flying lesson. About a month ago I finally redeemed that flight! To this point I'd never even been in a helicopter but I've always known I can fly them. It's feels like a memory, like I just need to start learning to remember.

This experience was exhilarating! It was pure meditation from the time I strapped myself in to the moment we landed. All I could think about was the task at hand. That was such a gift. There was no to do list in my head, no awareness of emails to answer, the laundry pile... nothing but me and the controls in my hand. It. was. awesome. I can't wait to do it again!

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Aaand the NEW larger Campaign For Confidence Kale Yeah! stickers have arrived! They are SO cute! Wanna help spread the word? I’m sending out FREE stickers for YOU! I bet you know of a street sign, produce scale, mirror, laptop, etc etc etc that could use a little sprucing! Kale Yeah you do! Get in touch via my contact page with your mailing address and I will send some out to you this week! I promise to keep your address locked in a vault and only used for this one-time mailing!

Post pictures of where you put your Kale Yeah! stickers to Instagram and tag them with @lacylike #campaignforconfidence I’ll put them up here for you to see once we have a little collection!

Thank you so much for reading, for supporting, for being here and for being you!

Love + gratitude for days! Lacy

Whole lota good!

There's so much goodness coming out of this week (and it's only Wednesday)! A new juicing poster to help making green juice really easy and Kale Yeah! stickers to promote my love project Campaign For Confidence!

I get asked ALL THE TIME: How do you juice? What should I juice? How much should I use of each thing? In response we've created this super sweet Happy Juicing Flow Chart! You're about to go from beginner juicer to master green juice connoisseur with this easy recipe guide. I think this would look so cute printed and framed in your kitchen! What a sweet reminder to make juice instead of getting lost in a pint of ice cream. Just sayin' ; )

Get the FREE download here.

Aaand the Campaign For Confidence Kale Yeah! stickers have arrived! They are SO cute! Wanna help spread the word? I'm sending out FREE stickers for YOU! I bet you know of a street sign, produce scale, mirror, laptop, etc etc etc that could use a little sprucing! Kale Yeah you do! Get in touch via my contact page with your mailing address and I will send some out to you this week! I promise to keep your address locked in a vault and only used for this one-time mailing!

Post pictures of where you put your Kale Yeah! stickers to Instagram and tag them with @lacylike #campaignforconfidence I'll put them up here for you to see once we have a little collection!

Thank you so much for reading, for supporting, for being here and for being you!

Love + gratitude for days! Lacy

Special thanks to Angeles of Yoga-Art.net for lending her impeccable design talents to these projects!

You Need a Health Coach Because...

This little video makes me deeply happy. The message is a heart felt all call to the ladies who will work with me or join Campaign for Confidence one day. The creation of it is a celebration of what it's like (for me) to work from home. Allow me to paint you a picture... I decide that today's the day I want to create a video. I chased the light all over the house, in the backyard and even tried the green house. After all the test, test, 1-2-3 I opted for the floor in the kitchen near the window. In one hand I'm holding up a light with a white paper towel draped over to filter (very high tech and turned out to be a nice little shoulder workout). I typically do videos in 1 take but I wanted this one to be short and sweet at 45 seconds so I did several takes til I got it just right. I had the best time ever, giggling at myself through the whole thing.

So it is with much love and pride that I bring you my new video You Need a Health Coach Because...

Thanks to Angeles for adding her magic and creating the poster from my words! There's something so special about being quoted.

tremendous, stupendous, gargantuan bedazzlement, a sensual ravishment...

I'm so excited to introduce the new Tumblr page for Campaign for Confidence.

http://campaignforconfidence.tumblr.com/

And because technology is so stinkin' handy it will all route to our facebook page so you've got your pick of where you'd like to find us! Please come over and 'like' us and say hello!

We believe in the power of food.

We believe in natural healing.

We believe in the power of positive thinking.

We believe in supporting each other.

We believe in love.

We believe in confidence.

We believe in you!

We are Real Women teaching the power of eating Real Food to grow this little thing called confidence and we hope you'll join us! In the words of Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge "it's going to be ... A magnificent, opulent, tremendous, stupendous, gargantuan bedazzlement, a sensual ravishment. It will be: Spectacular Spectacular. No words in the vernacular can describe this great event. You'll be dumb with wonderment! ...SO exciting, the audience will stomp and cheer!"

Totally stoked! Lacy

Feeling completely in your skin!

The response to Campaign for Confidence has been wildly warm and positive.  As with any campaign there is of course both sides and a recent conversation left me wondering, it it too much to ask women to get naked for confidence?  I'd love to hear your thoughts. 

You can choose to be nearly bare

or more covered.  The choice is yours.
 photos by tobeadored

The experience of shedding your clothing layers and dawning fruit is powerful!  Yes it will make you smile and giggle which is an added bonus but it will also make you feel some amazing things...  At first you feel like OH---- WHY AM I DOING THIS? WOW- I didn't realize it was this cold in here. and then you arrange your fruit or veggies and the first photo is taken.  Ok- I'm breathing.  I'm naked and she's taking pictures of me.  And then another photo and then something happens.  You're present.  Your shoulders relax, the fruit and vege falls perfectly into place and for a moment
you feel beautiful.
You feel powerful.
You feel completely in your skin.
Now you're turning your head like a super model, chin up, chin down, little smirk, big smile... you've got it.  And then it's done.  We've got the photo. You look stunning and you're not ready for it to end.  Your whole energy has changed from the moment you first walked in.  You're lighter now.  You're sure of yourself.  You beam with pride!  I did it!  Who knew I'd do something like this. But I DID IT!   Because by now you've realized how authentic it was.  How beautiful you felt and how you're changed from having gone from naked and vulnerable to powerful in your own skin.

This is a ride you want to get on.
You won't be sorry you did.

Won't you join us?  Email me your photo, age and what you love about your body or want to love about your body.  I'll put you against a white background so take your photos against something white or light (the fridge, a door, curtains,  a wall etc).

With love and gratitude for this skin I'm in.
Lacy

Time to kick it up a notch! Campaign for Confidence update & request!

Hello hello!  I'm delighted to bring you a  Campaign for Confidence update!

*I've loaded up a few new photos to the site today :)
*Evan (aka web guy) is nearly done with creating a space where you can load your own images to the site!
*Next I want to be a guest on Ellen to spread the word of Campaign for Confidence!  That's a pretty big one so I'll write it one more time to put some extra power behind those words...Next I want to be a guest on Ellen to spread the word of Campaign for Confidence!

Would you help me by sending Ellen an email on my behalf?  If you've already joined the campaign please send her your campaign photo in the email and tell her why you took off your clothes and grabbed veggies for Campaign for Confidence!  Share the story of how empowering it felt to take the photos.

If you haven't joined the campaign and plan to now is a great time to take your photo!  Let today be the day you begin your journey to change your relationship with food and your body.  If you believe in what the campaign is about but haven't taken a photo and aren't ready to yet please email Ellen to share your support for the message!  

 Here are a few other ways you can support the campaign!

1. share this video on FB, Twitter, with the beautiful women in your life via email.

2. Join the Campaign by submitting a photo!  Perhaps over the Christmas holiday you can do a photo shoot with the women in your family?!  Group photos are totally welcome!  My first submission of two girl friends is up at the site now.

Thank you so much for your belief in this project.  I am so grateful for every last story, photograph and well wish.

Sending love right on back to you!
To confidence and veggies!
Lacy

Status Update

Last night before bed I got a message that the Thriving Through the Holidays Group Health Coaching session is changing one gals life in the best of ways and she is so glad to be a part of it.  This is why I do this work.   

This morning I woke up to Ned purring right in my face.  His fur was all soft and cold and as he plopped down in my arms for the millionth time it felt just as special as the first time.  I love those moments.

I received an email from my mom titled, "I'm a Juicer!"  Another person (especially my mamma) finding the feel good joy of juice makes me glow from the inside out.

My little sister has affirmations D O W N and sent me the most beautiful email on her affirmations.  I'm left feeling grateful for my life and the power we have to create.

This morning I received another Campaign for Confidence submission.  Each time I see an email titled Campaign for Confidence I squeal inside, my nose gets all peppery like I'll cry and sometimes after reading their words I do.

At the moment my status is happy. content. grateful.

Thank you for being a part of this journey!
Thank you for spreading the word of Campaign for Confidence .
Thank you for being you.

Lacy

Plum Island

One day soon I will live a life on the beach!  I've said it my entire life, I want to live at the beach.  As it is now I live about 45 minutes from the coast and it's too far away.  We don't get there near enough (in my mind) but when we do it's ultimate peace.  After last week and the journey to Boston and back I learned and was reminded of so very much about me, about life and that it's actually NOW!  I love travel for that very reason!

I've rearranged the cabinets and the fine china that I've used twice in 11 years is now getting used EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.  The good silver and crystal too.  No more waiting for special occasions.  Every day is a special occasion!  It's almost unbelievable and certainly comical what it's taken to get me to FULLY live my very best life.  

My relationship with food is at an all time high.  The launch of Campaign for Confidence (send in your photos today!) has been one big love project and constant affirmation that I am on the right path.  What's left are the details and my details involve sand under foot and a home full of things I love from the dishes and linens to my sweet fur face, Ned and partner, Cliff.  

Life is now.  I plan to live it. 

Good trip, right!

XO

Lacy

Photos from Plum Island in Massachusetts. 

Campaign for Confidence Update!

Hello hello fellow fruit and veggie lovers!  

Aren't I looking quite serious about my veggies!

Campaign for Confidence is now well under way and photo submissions are rolling in.  Are you ready to send in your submission?  Please send em on over! Go to lacyyoung.com to view the Women of the Campaign so far!  I'm loving hearing your stories about asking your husband to take a naked photo of you for the internet!  LOL  Priceless!

GOOD NEWS!  The campaign now has a proper web designer on board to write code so that I can add your names, ages and what you love or want to love about your body!  One day soon you'll be able to upload your own photo submissions too!  I am so excited to see it grow and change so quickly!

I'm still looking for:
*Campaign Ambassadors to host Confidence Parties and take photos to join!
*Press!  Would you help spread the word via your blogs, FB, Twitter etc? I believe that together we can make a difference in the confidence of women!  Together we can create a ripple effect of healthy eating leading to beautiful self esteem and powerful women! You are welcome to copy/paste my press release from here.

Thank you for joining me on this journey!
Thank you oh so very much!
I'm off to Boston tomorrow to cook/ teach healthy eating for a week!  Stay tuned for posts from Beantown!

I never thought I'd be saying this but please send me your naked photos! Remember to add in the strategically placed fruits and veggies!

XO
Lacy

Calling all trail blazers!

Hello, hello and happy Monday!

Campaign for Confidence is being received with tremendous support and love.  Friday night tobeadored hosted the first Campaign photo shoot and and we had a blast!  The best part of the night was a conversation I had with two gals who were initially reluctant to bare all but then decided to give it a go and had a really freeing experience.  We talked about size, about eating, about nourishment, about how women are portrayed in the media,  about how to dress your body, about the power of feeling confident in your body.  IT WAS AMAZING!  I love the conversations that are happening as a result of this campaign.  I love that women are going to grocery stores and looking at veggies in a whole new light. ; )

I've set a goal of having 1,000 women join the campaign by submitting their photos and I'm looking for ambassadors to join me in being head of the veggies ladies!  Do you believe in the message that healthy eating leads to loving your body?  Do you love your body or really, really want to?  Would you be willing to gather up some of your girlfriends and host a night for the campaign?  It can be as simple as an iPhone, a few girlfriends and a few veggies!  I'd love to see Campaign for Confidence nights being hosted all over the world!  Your party can be big or small, with women 18 to 108!  I guarantee it will bring your friendships to a whole new level with potential for laughter and meaningful conversations on body image, on being a women, on everything from A-Z.

I am working on sweet little thank you gifts (hint: it will be something from my herbal line) for ambassadors who submit 10 or more photos at a time.

Thank you all so much for believing in this Campaign!
Thank you for joining me in taking it all off for Confidence!
xo
Lacy

p.s. Today is the LAST day to join Thriving Through the Holidays Group Coaching Series.  Our first call is tomorrow 5:30 PST.  Just got another sponsor delivery :) for the swag boxes from my trusty UPS man.