Are you Addicted to the Number on The Scale?
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How do you feel about the scale? Do you step on it every day and let it determine how your day will go? Are you allowing it to rule your life? Is it owning your feelings? I can remember letting the scale set the tone for the day. I’d step on it every damn morning and if it went up, it pretty much ruined my day. I had to workout a little more that day and eat better. If it went down, I felt like what I was doing was working and I was succeeding. Can I just say that was NOT a way to live!! It sucked the life right out of me. If this hits you in the feels and you have done this...
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RECOVERY in Action…Post-Op Update
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Well, as of now I am coming up on 6 weeks post-op. I have started PT and I am SLOWLY moving forward. Am I gald I did it? Well, I can say I am glad I am no longer in the pain I was in BUT It seems the more people I talk to, the more they want to try to confirm my fears. This is why I didn’t tell many people I was even having the surgery. Now, I have people asking me how I am doing and then they go into “ man, you just hear so many bad stories about back surgery”..yep, thank you for your time, I will gladly show you my hand (thank your lucky stars it is all 5 fingers) and tell you I...
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Stop Focusing on How Far You Have To Go
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So many times we look at our health and weight loss journey and get over whelmed because we look at how far we have to go instead of celebrating how far we’ve actually already come. It is truly all about the mindset and the way you look at it. I have my clients break their goals down because I know that sometimes they can seem like they are hard to reach if we look at them long-term. Every goal you set it ATTAINABLE, you just have to have the right plan and mindset to get there. One thing I’ve stopped doing is focusing on how far I have to go. Instead, I’m praising...
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The Hidden Secret to Healing Your Slow Metabolism
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Is there a secret to healing your metabolism? Is it really even broken? It seems we see more and more out there about WHAT can speed up your metabolism and help you lose weight. There are magic pills, potions and shakes out there promising to help speed up your metabolism…BUT do we really need that? In this episode I’m going to give you a few simple and easy tips to heal your metabolism and keep it fired up. Let me just first say, you are not broken and neither is your metabolism. I get it. You may feel like it’s harder and harder to keep off gaining extra weight, even...
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C- Section Awareness Month…And the Scars it Leaves Behind
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I have to admit, I’ve never been a fan of my C-Section scars. I don’t wear a 2 piece bathing suit unless it has full coverage of my scars and stretch marks. Can you say body image issues? Yep!! They are there BUT they have been there even before I had these scars. Let’s talk about the scars though since it’s awareness month. I’ve been ashamed of them, not what they brought me BUT the looks of them have disgusted me for years…BUT I’m working on letting that go. No one needs to see them because I think they’re ugly and look bad. Is that a me issue? I believe it is. Shit, my...
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What Every Woman over 40 Need to Know About Weight Loss...Especially if You Feel Stuck!!
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If you’re over 40 or slowly approaching that age and yuo can’t quite seem to keep the weight off, you need to listen to this. Ever feel like what used to work for you just isn’t working anymore? You’ve tried it all and can’t seem to see sustainable weight loss results? No worries, I’ve got you covered in this podcast. From weight loss, to weight gain, hormones, menopause and all that comes with getting up there in age, I’m bringing the truthbombs today as to why you maynot be seeing the results you’re looking for.
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Just a Little Update Here on ME!!
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Well, if you’ve been following me for a bit now, you know I’ve had some medical ‘things’ going on that I have mentioned a bit here and there. Well, in this episode, I’m giving you the big update on it all and taking you along for the full journey. As this episode is airing, I will be roughly 4 days post-op from a microdiscectomy on L-5-S1. A Lot of you know that I have had back problems for a LONG time and twice it has turned into big ass nerve pain starting from literally my ass to the bottom of my foot. Never in my life had I ever felt so much pain. Surgery was...
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What Happens When Negative Body Image Thoughts Haunt You? A Bit more of my Story
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If you're a long time follower, you know I’ve struggled on and off with body image issues and I’ve discussed the “recovery” process of it all…BUT there are times when those thoughts try to haunt you. SO what happens when they come creeping back? I always say, its not always butterflies, rainbows and unicorns” and, it’s not. If you’ve been listening to my most recent podcast you are aware that healthwise, I have a few things going on which I believe hav lead me to a little bit of a weight loss down fall ( yep, I said downfall) Surprised? I mean who gets...
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How Do I Tone My Body?
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I get asked all the time, How can I tone up my Arms? Abs? Booty? Legs? Well, I’m coming right out and letting you know that the word TONED is right up there with the new word, SNATCHED!! I’m not a fan of either because they are complete marketing words. I’m sure you’re wondering what the heck I am even talking about. I mean they have vidoes and workouts that tell you you can “tone” these parts of your body…BUT do we even know what that really means? Do we know what actually MUST happen in order to have that “ toned “ look? YOU CANNOT SPOT TRAIN a specific...
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You Look Great! Have You Lost Weight? Oh Wait…BUT How do you FEEL???
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Yep, I’m calling it out once again as you all know how I feel about this ‘wonderful” little compliment. I pretty much despise it and I’ll tell you why once again in this podcast. Trust me when I say I’ve heard it enough myself and also heard how it has affected a LOT of my clients with their struggles. YES, I said struggles. Seems we look at that compliment at the surface level but I’m about to take you a bit deeper into how I feel about it and what it says to some of us. Don't get me wrong, compliments are great...BUT, is this the one we want to be throwing around so much? I...
info_outlineSo many times we look at our health and weight loss journey and get over whelmed because we look at how far we have to go instead of celebrating how far we’ve actually already come.
It is truly all about the mindset and the way you look at it. I have my clients break their goals down because I know that sometimes they can seem like they are hard to reach if we look at them long-term.
Every goal you set it ATTAINABLE, you just have to have the right plan and mindset to get there.
One thing I’ve stopped doing is focusing on how far I have to go. Instead, I’m praising myself for how far I’ve come. I’m bringing that, and more to this episode.
A little bit or raw honesty here…since I’ve been doing this often.
When I found out I had to have back surgery, a part of me was TERRIFIED. I had worked so hard on my workouts and strength training to get to where I was at. I feel I was in the best shape inside and out that I had ever been in and I felt so kick ass about my workouts.
For a bit, I thought there was no way I could ever do it again. But then that negativity left me. I made a promise to myself that I would do everything in my power to get back to that, EVEN if it looked a littel diffeenton all angles.
Let me tell you, It’s hard ,there are days I long for those workouts BUT I know I am not quite there yet and it will be a while before I do get there. Looking at it from one agle I see how damn far I will have to go BUT, when I take that angle and switch it up, I look forward to the challenge knowing full well I’m gonna love to hate it and hate to love it but I WILL get there. AND when I do get there, I WILL keep going!!
See, there is no start stop for me. There is no start stop for my health either.
Here is your sign that you CAN do it, and that it IS WORTH IT. I see you,, freaking out, wondering how you can pull it off. Feeling tired, or feeling DONE.
But keep going and I promise you will be so glad you did..You CAN do hard things!!