The DeVaughns kick-start their healthy journey by. Adrea Eagan
Meet the DeVaughns
Where are you and your family from?
I grew up in Pennsylvania and my husband grew up in Ohio. Both of our families moved here to Virginia in 1996 when we were both in high school. (Salem for me and Cave Spring for Mike). We didn’t meet until we were in our mid 20s.
Why have you chosen to raise your family here?
We have stayed here in Roanoke because of our current jobs and both of our families live here. We bought our first home together almost 3 years ago after renting for awhile. We like this area and everything: the parks, libraries and community have to offer our family.
Tell us how you and your husband met.
We met at church bible study one summer. After being friends for awhile, we started dating and after dating one year, we got married. We had a small wedding outside with our family members.
Tell us the names, ages and occupation (or grade and favorite school subject) of all members of your family.
Rachel age 33. Works full time as a corporate office manager for Affordable Corporate Suites which is a locally owned extended stay hotel.
Mike age 33. Stay at home dad and part time package handler at the airport in the evenings.
Steven age 14, 8th grade. Favorite class is band.
Zachery age 5, preschool. Favorite activity is coloring at school.
What are your hobbies?
Rachel: online fitness and book blogger at www.EmpowerMoms.net, reading, scrapbooking, crafts.
Mike: gardening, video games, wood refinishing.
Steven: video games, sports, reading.
Zachery: legos, gardening with dad, arts and crafts, any activity outside.
As a family: yard work, volunteering at church, walking at the park, playing family board/card games.
Why did you sign up to be a spotlight family?
To find things we enjoy doing together as a family to stay active. To help each other with our fitness goals, try new fitness things and learn more about healthy eating choices.
What are your goals for this challenge?
Exercise together at least once per week. Find workouts we enjoy doing separate at least 4 times a week. Keep a food diary so we can focus on eating from all the food groups. Drink lots of water.
What changes are you planning to make as a family to meet those goals?
Every Sunday, we will pick one day that week to do a family workout together and decide different activities to do each week. We will also do our food planning and cooking to prepare us for the upcoming week. We already cook our meals at home and pack our meals for work/school.
What do you look forward to doing in the challenge?
Working together as a family with trying new fitness routines, finding activities we can all enjoy, and recipes.
Original source of article is here:
http://www.myfitfamilychallenge.com/article.php?Meet-the-Roanoke-Spotlight-Families—DeVaughn-37
⬇️80lbs. since 2011. Fitness, Family & Book blogger Certified Group Fitness Instructor, Active Aging and Silver Sneakers Coach. Walking Coach. Certified Nutrition Coach. Teaching fitness classes for all levels of fitness and ages since 2015. I blog to share ideas & to empower & inspire women to make healthier choices for themselves & their families. ✨Empower & Inspire✨ You can email me at rdevaughnfamily at yahoo dot com.
