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Sugar Free Milestones at Goldfish Swim School Carmel

Goldfish Swim School has provided us with the experience of lessons for our candid reviews.


October was a wild month for The Lou, aka swimmer girl. She got a diagnosis that looking back makes oh so much sense due to the noted symptoms and the medical history in our family, but in the moment it took us by surprise and kind of rock her world, really our whole family's world.

The Lou has a metabolic disorder that is causing some insulin resistance and her diet and our family eating lifestyle has had to change asap. Too many sweets in the house and too much eating out. October is a hard month for that kind of news. Halloween! Bring on the candy, oh wait, we can't do that anymore. Sigh.

Her doctor is amazing and has helped her (and us) see that balance is key and she's a kid, so having a zero tolerance policy on sweet treats isn't really realistic. Understanding her specific diet needs and being ultra good the majority of the time is what is going to take us to where we need to be with her.

With that said, for Halloween, Goldfish Swim School Carmel to the rescue! The Lou was able to share her love of swimming and pass out free family swim passes to all her friends - from the neighborhood, to school to church friends! It put a fun element in a holiday that all of the sudden was so different for her. Plus it showed her and others that there is more to life than candy and sugar. Everyone could get their swim on with a place that she adores!



With just a few weeks under our belt with the new eating lifestyle, we've had some huge successes. We are trying new recipes and snacks. Some we love and some we say that was interesting. Ha! And The Lou has noted some things too...

She sleeps better, has more energy and her skin looks amazing! We don't talk weight (we're body positive girls), but mama is noticing that The Lou's clothes are slightly more loose. Bonus! Her gym teacher noticed that her mile run time improved. And... drumroll... she got her first ever 1st place ribbon at her Goldfish Swim School Swim Force meet this past Friday. She glided through the water like never before! Her energy and speed is up!

For The Lou the world just opened up wide! She's always been a happy, spunky little fireball, but now with the recent changes, she's thriving on a whole new level and taking the world by storm. Go figure you don't even need sugar for that. Thank you to Goldfish Swim School for walking right beside my little girl and cheering her on in so many ways both in and out of the pool. You guys rock!

Want to get your swim on at a free family swim? We have a few passes left. Comment and we'll send you one.

Thank you Goldfish Swim School for sponsoring this post.

-Jen 

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