If you know me, you know I’m a HUGE nerd and PROUD introvert. For me, reading, solitude, and thought are the ULTIMATE acts of self care. In fact, I purposefully set an alarm a full 90 minutes BEFORE anyone in my house will even THINK about waking up so I can commence my morning ritual […]
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“If I could just stop over eating at night, I’d finally lose the weight!” “If I could just control my portions at dinner, I’d get rid of this belly.” Not a month goes by where I don’t hear some form of this complaint. It’s super common, btw, for both men and women. This is not a
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I’m waiting … for my work schedule to slow back down. for the weather to get warmer. to finish up this project. for my kids’ baseball season to end. for my big work trip to pass. for the holidays to end. for life to settle down. for kids to go back to school. to find
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Early this summer I was casually chatting with a friend over just common #momlife problems. Towards the end she made an innocent statement about how good it felt to simply know “I too, make mistakes.” Brene Brown, a social researcher, professor, and author, talks extensively about the tremendous impact hearing the phrase “me too” has when people
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If you know anything about me and how I coach fat loss, you know I love mindset but I’m also not afraid of numbers. I’m totally fine getting formulaic with calories and macros and deficits in a world where “just listen to your body” is all the rage. And it’s an awesome protocol, btw. YES!… you should
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I’ve been blogging consistently now for two years, but I’ve journaled on and off my whole life. Did you ever own one of those journals w/ the lock and key? Yeah… I stayed stocked and when at the book store, I would salivate at the thought of owning more. So, it’s really not all that surprising that
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2012 was a year of abrupt and major change. Lawrence and I opened up sweatlocal. 24 hours later Lawrence lost his job. I got notice that my teacher certification had expired (so no backup plan.) I went from stay at home mom and “hobby trainer” with all the time in the world to full time
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Our fascination with the scale is broken. Or better said… it has broken us. On a regular basis this machine inspires moods and actions filled with anxiety, despair, hatred, disgust, and impatience. The very last thing we think about when we consider weight is that it’s simply the force on an object due to gravity.
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Pet Peeve: I am going to start my diet AFTER ___________ (insert any holiday of the year.) Have you looked at a calendar lately? There’s a candy/food holiday or celebration AT LEAST once per month. Add in birthdays, showers, weddings, sporting event celebrations, GNO, vacations, and work events and you are LUCKY to ever find
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I don’t want to talk about being healthy. I mean … yes… healthy is great and it’s important, but can we pull back the curtain for a sec? Can we talk about some of the juicer things that aren’t “proper” for us to say out loud that actually motivate us to not just go though the motions and say
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