ABOUT ME - I'm so much more than JUST Eats and exercise
Hello, I'm so happy you've decided to stop by my blog!
Welcome to Eats and Exercise by Amber - started in 2013, the blog has grown, as have I...
Welcome to Eats and Exercise by Amber - started in 2013, the blog has grown, as have I...
I no longer first associate myself with working out and eating healthy, because now, that is simply ONE PART of me, and there are other parts that don't involve food or fitness that are just as fabulous. This shift in my personal identity has come from a lot of self-work, healing, and growing up on my part and I couldn't be more proud or blessed to be where I am today.
After all, Heraclitus said it best:
After all, Heraclitus said it best:
"Change is the only constant in life"
AMBER - I'm loud, energetic, & usually going 100 miles a minute, with my brain focusing on 384238 different thoughts at once, and I love food.
I've built a life of love and happiness for myself, and have the most incredible people that I share it with.
IBS ADVOCATE & THRIVER
I had my first endoscopy at seven years old. I am no stranger to the suffering of a chronic medical condition. The SEVERITY of my IBS and how miserable I was, is what prompted me to start this blog. I thought that if I could help others, then I could somehow help myself in the process. I have taken more medications than you can imagine and have been poked and prodded like a science experiment but THIS is the healthiest and happiest I have ever been - I do my best to THRIVE with my symptoms instead of merely surviving with them. MY SUCCESS HAS BEEN NOTICED - I HAVE SPOKEN AT AN EVENT IN NYC, ON VARIOUS TV CHANNELS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND ON RADIO ABOUT MY SUCCESS WITH TAKING LINZESS! Seriously, simply google: Amber Vesey and IBS.
ALL of my recipes on the blog are here to show that you can eat within your dietary limitations but STILL have delicious food. Let's be serious, life's too precious to not enjoy what you eat.
WIFE
He may not be mentioned much on the blog - for his own privacy, but my husband is my best friend and I feel lucky to have found someone who loves and supports me through all of my medical issues and can make my bad days good. We've been together for over seven years and he has been by my side through ALL of my struggles - I know that I have found the one, and I feel so lucky to be his wife.
EDUCATOR- High School Literacy Specialist to be exact
I LOVE MY JOB. Seriously, I can honestly say, I have landed my dream job. Every day I feel blessed to be walking into my own classroom where I have created an environment of love, support, and positivity for my school's at risk or underperforming students. I am the sole reading teacher for a high school where I have designed the curriculum for two courses - a reading class and a content area/reading/executive functioning skills/emotional and behavioral support class that I call, Successful Support. I could probably create an entire other blog dedicated to how much I enjoy my job and all that I do for my students, but let's stick to one blog at a time for now ;)
POSITIVE VIBE PROMOTER
I try my best, to be as positive as possible around others and to share that positive mindset to help individuals to harbor their own happiness. I'll do anything to make someone smile, or ease their day. Having a chronic medical condition can be very difficult, and quite quickly can create a negative mindset that is hard to shake, so I try my best to live by the phrase that, "I cannot control what happens to me, but I can control my attitude and how I react."
SELF-LOVE SPREADER
This website was created during a very low period for me - having severe IBS means the size of my stomach waxes and wanes without a rhyme or reason at times, which wreaks havoc on my self-esteem. I did my own educational learning on self-love and used this website as a platform to share it - as well as my instagram account. I felt that if I learned how to love myself whole-heartedly and to EMBRACE my not so perfect parts, then I could be healthier and happier, and I was right.
In order to be healthy, you must at first be happy with ALL parts of your self. Now, I try my best to help others who may not love themselves the way they deserve by promoting body positivity and self-love.
FAMILY FIRST type of person
My mom and dad are my best friends. They believed in me EVERY single time I felt like giving up, and for someone who gets overwhelmed and anxious easily, there were plenty of times I wanted to give up..while pursuing my graduate degree or making it through another flare up with my IBS. They were there, with love and patience and the support to push me to go on. And now that I am married, I gained a whole new family who accepts me as I am.
MEAL PREP PRO
I used to have the top hit on google for meal prep for beginners, I've bumped down a few spots, but I am STILL on the first page and I could not be more proud of myself. I went from NEVER cooking for myself, to being able to feed myself AND my husband for the entire week, with minimal time spent in the kitchen. If you've never meal prepped before, you NEED to start, it is such a time saver and allows you to have healthy food on hand, ALL THE TIME.
I've built a life of love and happiness for myself, and have the most incredible people that I share it with.
IBS ADVOCATE & THRIVER
I had my first endoscopy at seven years old. I am no stranger to the suffering of a chronic medical condition. The SEVERITY of my IBS and how miserable I was, is what prompted me to start this blog. I thought that if I could help others, then I could somehow help myself in the process. I have taken more medications than you can imagine and have been poked and prodded like a science experiment but THIS is the healthiest and happiest I have ever been - I do my best to THRIVE with my symptoms instead of merely surviving with them. MY SUCCESS HAS BEEN NOTICED - I HAVE SPOKEN AT AN EVENT IN NYC, ON VARIOUS TV CHANNELS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND ON RADIO ABOUT MY SUCCESS WITH TAKING LINZESS! Seriously, simply google: Amber Vesey and IBS.
ALL of my recipes on the blog are here to show that you can eat within your dietary limitations but STILL have delicious food. Let's be serious, life's too precious to not enjoy what you eat.
WIFE
He may not be mentioned much on the blog - for his own privacy, but my husband is my best friend and I feel lucky to have found someone who loves and supports me through all of my medical issues and can make my bad days good. We've been together for over seven years and he has been by my side through ALL of my struggles - I know that I have found the one, and I feel so lucky to be his wife.
EDUCATOR- High School Literacy Specialist to be exact
I LOVE MY JOB. Seriously, I can honestly say, I have landed my dream job. Every day I feel blessed to be walking into my own classroom where I have created an environment of love, support, and positivity for my school's at risk or underperforming students. I am the sole reading teacher for a high school where I have designed the curriculum for two courses - a reading class and a content area/reading/executive functioning skills/emotional and behavioral support class that I call, Successful Support. I could probably create an entire other blog dedicated to how much I enjoy my job and all that I do for my students, but let's stick to one blog at a time for now ;)
POSITIVE VIBE PROMOTER
I try my best, to be as positive as possible around others and to share that positive mindset to help individuals to harbor their own happiness. I'll do anything to make someone smile, or ease their day. Having a chronic medical condition can be very difficult, and quite quickly can create a negative mindset that is hard to shake, so I try my best to live by the phrase that, "I cannot control what happens to me, but I can control my attitude and how I react."
SELF-LOVE SPREADER
This website was created during a very low period for me - having severe IBS means the size of my stomach waxes and wanes without a rhyme or reason at times, which wreaks havoc on my self-esteem. I did my own educational learning on self-love and used this website as a platform to share it - as well as my instagram account. I felt that if I learned how to love myself whole-heartedly and to EMBRACE my not so perfect parts, then I could be healthier and happier, and I was right.
In order to be healthy, you must at first be happy with ALL parts of your self. Now, I try my best to help others who may not love themselves the way they deserve by promoting body positivity and self-love.
FAMILY FIRST type of person
My mom and dad are my best friends. They believed in me EVERY single time I felt like giving up, and for someone who gets overwhelmed and anxious easily, there were plenty of times I wanted to give up..while pursuing my graduate degree or making it through another flare up with my IBS. They were there, with love and patience and the support to push me to go on. And now that I am married, I gained a whole new family who accepts me as I am.
MEAL PREP PRO
I used to have the top hit on google for meal prep for beginners, I've bumped down a few spots, but I am STILL on the first page and I could not be more proud of myself. I went from NEVER cooking for myself, to being able to feed myself AND my husband for the entire week, with minimal time spent in the kitchen. If you've never meal prepped before, you NEED to start, it is such a time saver and allows you to have healthy food on hand, ALL THE TIME.
Since creating Eats and Exercise by Amber, I have stumbled upon a few other websites OR communities that really stuck out in my mind as something that I wanted to be a part of. These logos on the side of my blog are more than just "logos" or status symbols, to me, they represent the ideals and beliefs that I share with these websites/companies. That being happy and healthy is all about balance, that females are just as capable as being strong, even if they like to wear pink while doing so, which, if you haven't noticed, I LOVE....
I am a proud ambassador for the following websites/communities
I am a proud ambassador for the following websites/communities
I am by no means a certified nutritionist or certified personal trainer
I am here to help others by sharing my passion for eating well, working out & loving yourself
Feel free to contact me via email on the contact tab !
I am here to help others by sharing my passion for eating well, working out & loving yourself
Feel free to contact me via email on the contact tab !