Before the Balance Challenge:

"My goal is to sit without bulges and to fit into my true size 8 navy pinstriped Dolce & Gabbana suit by January 1, 2007, and remain 'in balance' for the rest of my life.'"
- Charlene Peters

Charlene Peters (L) with Gloria Bakst (R) during the Grocery Tour.

January 2007 - After The Balance Challenge: "I’ve already taken action steps, but plan to follow them throughout my lifetime. Read more about Charlene's Balance Challenge success.

"Before Charlene began The Balance Challenge she used to hate to grocery shop until I took her on the Grocery tour and she learned how easy it was to shop and get the right foods."
- Gloria Bakst

Read Charlene's Personal Balance Challenge story as published in Marblehead Reporter on Town Online.

"For the past two months, in an effort to research and achieve total balance, I enlisted the help of three experts in the area of health and fitness: author Gloria Bakst of Swampscott (“ZonePerfect Cooking Made Easy”), personal trainer and Reiki master Patrice Cahill of Lynn and intuitive eating coach Alice Greene of Newburyport. With their assistance, I created a “Balance Challenge,” which would help me learn how to incorporate lifelong healthy habits in exercise, eating and stress management, with the end result being total balance, gaining more energy and control in my life." [full story...]