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The Hustle!

Social media is a bunch of smoke and mirrors.  Well, TBH,  I don’t have time for smoke or mirrors, so what you see is what you get!   We curate our lives into a bunch of pretty squares, and honestly... I have a love/hate relationship with that!  It takes too long!  (**I love pretty things and appreciate the effort and talent it takes to make beautiful pictures and fun captions!!).  But this momma don’t have time for all that.   I just have to remind myself that all these little squares are tiny pieces of what’s ACTUALLY happening, and what that moment was ACTUALLY like!   Today, this is my hustle.  I got up early, worked out, checked in with my fitness community, did some online coaching, took B to school, watched Baby Boy B crawl (yay!), ate and it’s only noon! No beaches and bikinis today… just busy building my own dream life right here!!! ❤️ #reallife #sidehustles #stayingontrack #morningmiracle #ineedenergize #crushyourmornings #stay...

Seek to understand!

“Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” ((**Anybody else wish they’d taken this to heart when they first got married?)) 😉 Seriously… this truth has totally shaped how I develop relationships!!  I am often blown away when someone seeks to understand me. Especially women that I allow in my life.  And conversely, I seek to understand where they come from, their opinions, their perspectives. I love learning and understanding people.  This is the key to building relationships. Shutting your mouth, listening and trying to understand. Getting curious. Genuinely caring.   My fit tribe knows me well.  Because they have put in the work to understand me!   #findyourtribe #walkthetalk #fitnesscommunity #fitfam #womenempowerment #stephencovey #seektounderstand #slowtospeak #activelistening #girlgang #strongertogether #nodrama #onlypositivevibes #thursday #birdsofafeather #community #mytribe #exploremypage #growtogether #lifteachother #igotyour...

Let’s Talk Deprivation!

You don’t have to deprive yourself to lose weight or to be healthy overall.  In fact, when you deprive yourself of something you ultimately want to enjoy from time to time, you build an intense desire to want whatever it is you are craving and increase the likelihood to overeat.  Creating the never-ending dieting cycle.  However, I do think there are foods we decide to eliminate from our daily nutrition because it does not align with the lives we want to live.  So, the question to consider is not having a cookie ever ever ever for the rest of your life a sustainable way you want to live. If so, then more power to you! If not, then this article is definitely for you! This doesn’t mean go crazy and eat whatever you want, but it’s about finding a place of balance with eating nutritiously and enjoying those fave comfort foods in your life while still moving towards your goal or maintaining an overall healthy life. Here are a few of my favorite healthy food swaps! This i...