Be Sweaty. Be Strong. Find your Beautiful.

Paraphrasing what someone wrote when posting her sweaty post-workout selfie in one of the online fitness groups I'm in..."I've never thought of myself as pretty and have never felt good about myself in general, but I feel beautiful after a work out when I'm sweaty and gross & my hair and make-up's a total mess, and I can't believe I'm saying this"!!! Yeah. Me, too....

I is smart. ❤
I is kind. ❤
I is important. ❤

YOU IS, TOO!! 😘😘

I is also sweaty. 😉 ❤
I is strong. 😉 ❤

Healthy choices, consistently made, change a lot more than a number on a scale or the size you wear. Those other changes.....THAT'S where you find your true & lasting be-YOU-tiful. ❤ #FlexFriday

Why Wednesday...

#WhyWednesday Photo Collage Challenge

✔cross training workout selfie:: Focus T25 Ab Intervals - in and out of planks & plank variations for 25 min.!!
✔healthy meal:: 21 Day Fixed Healthy Breakfast Burrito...or...taco ;)
✔Shake-O...w/ almond milk, spinach & cinnamon
✔WHY....

▶▶▶Why.....Am I in the group? As a coach:: To help others!!! And for my own accountability needs (this is where I cross train)....and for the relationships that form because of it.

▶▶▶Why...Do I want to be healthy? active? fit? Because healthy and strong feels a heck of a lot better than the alternative!! To be able to LIVE life to it's fullest..... a life that I ENJOY living. So that I can go on whatever adventures I decide to do next. :) To make my outside match my inside. ;) Because taking care of myself in this way produces the natural byproduct of taking care of myself in other areas, too...

▶▶▶And....why do I post this here?? To give you a glimpse of the fun parts of what goes on in challenge groups....the games that allow us to connect with each other and build more than just health & fitness knowledge, but through the interactions and comments, etc...build friendships...with sometimes team work, sometimes friendly competition....ALWAYS including laughter, encouragement, etc. & all the little things that bond us into a #FitFam And, if a challenge group isn't right for you, right now.....then, to encourage you to take even the smallest step in that healthy direction, in whatever way it may be for you TODAY.

Contact me for info on how YOU could benefit from a virtual challenge group, too!!  You don't have to do it alone! =)
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Eating Out the Healthy Way....

When you're so hungry that you fall madly in love with your food at first sight....😍😍. So much YUM!!!!!!!

#GetInMyBellyRightThisMinute

Have trouble making healthy choices when eating out??  I can help you with that!! ;)  Contact me and ask about my next challenge group, where you can learn all you need to know, and get a fitfam along the way!! <3
 

Dark Chocolate Raspberry Shakeology

When there's bday cake in the house....& and when my son's favorite cake is also MINE....let's just say that Ms. Disciplined DOES have a couple of weaknesses!! ;)Bdays around here call for not just any cake, but homemade bday cakes made with <3 love <3 . My kids won't let me off the hook on that one, EVER!! {spoiled much??? ;) } 

Several years ago, Robert couldn't decide what kind he wanted, so I set to work adapting a recipe I'd found to suit our preferences....and that cake, Dark Chocolate Raspberry Mouse Cake, has been his request every year since!! It's ridiculously yummy & indulgent, & I did have a piece on his bday, you know....just to make sure it was good enough for him, but.....there's still a cpl pieces waiting to be eaten that I refuse to touch!!

SO, I created this instead to resist the temptation w/ something that's actually crazy GOOD for me....& it seriously tastes like the cake in a cup!! I'm not even kidding.....who needs a napkin?? Not me.....makes ya lick that chocolate right off your lips!!!

"Mom, do you want some of this cake, or is the rest for me"?? "It's all you, baby. I'm good". ;)

Sharing this with my challenge group....if YOU were in it, you'd get even more recipes and meal/snack ideas....because that's part of the fun for me:: teaching ppl that yes, healthy FEELS good.....but, y'all. It TASTES good , too!!! <3

Fit Family - Oct. 3

#VirtualCoachChallenges = taking & posting the selfies to connect with your people in a personal way because you rarely, or even never, see them in person & not looking like a dork in the process. ;)Do you even KNOW how hard it was for me to get this pic without it looking either 1.) totally inappropriate or 2.) nothing but legs for days, which was not where I wanted the focus ;) ???
But....it also falls under the hashtag of...

#VirtualCoachPerks = I CAN help and connect with people no matter where they live, no matter what their schedule is....& no matter what their fitness & nutritional likes/dislikes, needs or preferences are!! You don't need to be a FitFanatic already to join our family, you don't even have to become one in the process....but ::

💪 You DO need to have a desire to improve your health & get your booty movin' in some way....& it doesn't have to be MY way. I'm aware that not everyone wants to run all over the world & I'm ok with that!! ;)

💪 You DO need to be willing to clean up what you're putting into your body, & your body will thank you for it. Your family & friends might, too....because when YOU feel better & have more energy, everyone in your life benefits!!

💪 You DO need to be ready to discover that we really ARE a FitFamily!! In my groups, you're not only going to be encouraged in the areas of fitness & nutrition, but you're going to be encouraged in all other parts of life, too. We care about each other. We care when one of us is hurting or going through difficult times....& let's be honest. We all pretty much are in one way or another, & if one of us isn't now....somethings going to come 'round the bend that throws a bump or two in our road. When that happens, we don't beat you over the head with a virtual stick, saying....BUT, did you do your workout today?!?!? We say.....I'm so sorry, how can I pray for you, what can I do for you.....& I'm so proud of you for hanging in there, you've got this and we've got YOU!!! We follow through with those offered prayers & help you get through it, without letting you give up & throw in the towel as far as taking care of yourself goes. Because LIFE happens, & sometimes we do that. We give up, instead of just adjusting as needed while still moving forward.....& months later, we regret that we did, but it doesn't have to be that way!

Another Virtual Coach Perk?? I've seen & done all of these things since I first joined a virtual coaching group....but it's also been delivered back to me, tenfold. Because that's what families do. <3

Been thinking about it?? Our next Adoption Day :)is coming soon, & we'd LOVE to welcome you into our family.....comment below or PM me & we'll get you started with the application process!! <3 <-----no, there's not really an application...I'm just a cheeseball. :P But there IS info we both need to get you set up & on your way, so....just quit thinking about it & do it, already!! :) :)