Lily Shugart, FNP

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Lily Shugart, FNP Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner focused on primary care, wellness, and sustainable weight management.

Compassionate, patient-centered care with an emphasis on long-term health, prevention, and accessible treatment options.

Healthcare provider confession…Some days I give really good advice that I could probably stand to take myself. 😂Get enou...
10/27/2026

Healthcare provider confession…

Some days I give really good advice that I could probably stand to take myself. 😂

Get enough sleep. Manage your stress. Take breaks. Don’t run yourself into the ground.

Meanwhile, here I am sitting at my desk, tired as hell, mentally reviewing the 47 things I still need to get done today. 😅

But here’s something I’ve been thinking about lately…

We talk a lot about taking care of our physical health, but we don’t talk nearly enough about how mentally exhausting it can be to juggle work, kids, responsibilities, and everything in between.

Sometimes you’re not lacking motivation. You’re just plain tired.

And sometimes what you need isn’t another thing added to your to-do list. It’s permission to put a few things down.

So here’s your reminder (and mine) that rest is productive, too. ❤️

Anybody else running on fumes this week, or is it just me? 😂

Sometimes the reason we take care of ourselves has absolutely nothing to do with the number on the scale.It’s being able...
10/02/2026

Sometimes the reason we take care of ourselves has absolutely nothing to do with the number on the scale.

It’s being able to sit on the floor with them.

Keep up with them.

Go on the adventures.

Carry all the stuff. 😂

And hopefully still be healthy and active when they’re grown and bringing their own babies around.

Weight, labs, blood pressure, strength, nutrition — those things matter.

But they’re really just measurements.

This is the goal.

More years. More energy. More ordinary little moments that someday won’t feel so ordinary. ❤️

Taking care of yourself isn’t only about changing how you look.

Sometimes it’s about protecting the life you want to keep living.

Sometimes exercise looks like an hour at the gym.And sometimes it looks like chasing kids around a soccer field, walking...
09/30/2026

Sometimes exercise looks like an hour at the gym.

And sometimes it looks like chasing kids around a soccer field, walking the sidelines, carrying all the things, and realizing you haven’t sat down in two hours. 😂

We tend to make “being healthy” way more complicated than it has to be.

Movement counts even when you’re not wearing workout clothes.
Protein counts even when dinner isn’t perfectly meal prepped.
Water counts even if you’re drinking it out of the bottle you found rolling around in your car. 😅

Your health has to fit into your actual life — because your actual life isn’t going anywhere.

Find little ways to take care of yourself right in the middle of it. ❤️

I’ve been a little stretched thin lately.Work. Kids. Home. Life. All the things.And somewhere in the middle of taking ca...
09/04/2026

I’ve been a little stretched thin lately.

Work. Kids. Home. Life. All the things.

And somewhere in the middle of taking care of everyone and everything else, I realized I had quietly stopped doing a very good job of taking care of me.

Not in some dramatic way.

Just little things.

Skipping workouts.
Not planning meals.
Putting off rest.
Saying “I’ll get back to it next week.”

And eventually, enough little things add up.

So I’m working on making myself a priority again.

Not because everything else suddenly matters less, but because I matter too.

Today that looked like getting back out on the golf course, moving my body, getting some sunshine, and doing something I enjoy.

I don’t need to overhaul my whole life overnight.

I just need to start showing up for myself again. ❤️

09/02/2026

Congratulations, Stacy McCleskey! 🎉💧
You’ve won the free IV — message me and we’ll get you scheduled!

Thank you so much to everyone who nominated a teacher, coach, cafeteria worker, support staff member, or school employee. Y’all made it very clear how loved our local school staff are. ❤️

And to all of our teachers and school staff: thank you for everything you pour into our kids every single day. We appreciate you more than you know! 🍎✏️

🍎💧 TEACHER GIVEAWAY! 💧🍎Back-to-school season is officially here, and I want to show a little love to the people spending...
08/19/2026

🍎💧 TEACHER GIVEAWAY! 💧🍎

Back-to-school season is officially here, and I want to show a little love to the people spending their days teaching, encouraging, loving—and probably already sharing germs with 😂—our kids.

I’m giving ONE local teacher a FREE IV infusion, with their choice of:

💧 Hydration IV
or
🛡️ Immunity IV

To nominate a teacher:

🍎 Tag your favorite teacher in the comments
❤️ Tell me what makes them amazing

And teachers—you can absolutely nominate yourself! 😂

I’ll randomly choose one teacher from the nominations and announce the winner September 1!

Know several incredible teachers? Nominate them! And feel free to share this post so we can show our local teachers some love. ❤️

Winner must be eligible for IV therapy following medical screening. No purchase necessary. This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook.

Wild Friday night over here. 😂Kids are occupied, pajamas are on, and apparently I’ve reached the stage of life where sit...
08/14/2026

Wild Friday night over here. 😂

Kids are occupied, pajamas are on, and apparently I’ve reached the stage of life where sitting on the couch working on a crochet project sounds like an excellent Friday night.

And you know what?

10/10. No notes. 😂🧶

Anybody else’s definition of a “wild Friday night” changed dramatically over the years?

Vacation body. ❤️I’m about 12 pounds heavier than I was a few months ago.I’ve had weeks where my routine disappeared.Wee...
08/09/2026

Vacation body. ❤️

I’m about 12 pounds heavier than I was a few months ago.

I’ve had weeks where my routine disappeared.
Weeks without consistent workouts.
Weeks where my nutrition wasn’t where I wanted it to be.

And if I’m being completely transparent, I don’t love my body right now.

There are pictures I don’t love. Clothes that fit differently. Parts of myself I’m tempted to hide.

But here’s something I’m working on:

I don’t have to love the way my body looks every single day to appreciate the hell out of what it does for me.

This body carries my kids.

It works long days.

It swims and walks and plays and travels.

It has gotten me through some really hard things.

And today, it put on a swimsuit and went on vacation instead of waiting until it was 12 pounds smaller to enjoy its life.

I’m still going to work toward my goals when I get home. Wanting to lose weight and loving what my body has done for me can exist at the same time.

Health doesn’t require hating yourself into changing.

And maybe that’s the reminder somebody else needs today:

You don’t have to earn the swimsuit.
You don’t have to earn the vacation.
You don’t have to wait for the “after” picture to start living.

Take the picture. Get in the pool. Enjoy the trip.

Your goals will still be there when you get home. ❤️

Can I tell you one of the biggest myths in healthcare?That you have to be “all in” before you start.You don’t.You don’t ...
08/06/2026

Can I tell you one of the biggest myths in healthcare?

That you have to be “all in” before you start.

You don’t.

You don’t have to wait until Monday.
You don’t have to clean out your pantry.
You don’t have to lose 20 pounds before making an appointment.
You don’t have to have your life together.

My favorite appointments are the ones where we simply figure out the next step.

Maybe that’s getting labs.
Maybe it’s finding out why you’re so exhausted.
Maybe it’s finally getting your blood pressure under control.
Maybe it’s losing 5 pounds before worrying about 50.

Small, realistic changes are what actually last.

If you’ve been putting off taking care of yourself because you feel like you need to be “ready” first… consider this your reminder that you don’t.

You just have to start.

💙 If you’ve been thinking about scheduling an appointment, I’d love to help you figure out what your next step looks like.

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