This post was inspired after I came across a blog written by a mutual friend from back home, Kami. In Kami’s blog she talked about her reasons behind deleting her Facebook. She said that her newsfeed was constantly being flooded with quotes, pictures, mantras and fitness-inspired images saying things like “muscle is the new skinny” […]
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Bear with me here for a minute while I try to sift through my emotions and thoughts and get something (at least slightly) logical down on paper. I had no intention of writing a blog post tonight; in fact, the only thing on my “to-do” list was to cuddle up with my new heated blanket […]
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Today is the first day of the rest of our lives. The start of an era, the dawning of an age, and a new chance to get it right. But more importantly, today is the start of a thousand new chances to get it wrong. To mess up, To fail, To fall so hard that […]
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If you’re anything like me, the holidays caused you to go from this: To this: Fortunately for you, now is as good of a time as ever to get into the best shape of your life. Before you know it, it will be time to put away the big comfy sweaters and bust out your […]
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My good friend Matt, founder of Speak Your Silence, reached out to me a couple of weeks ago and asked if I would be interested in writing a guest blog post in order to share my experience with speaking MY silence about being molested when I was younger. I couldn’t be more honored to be […]
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Just because you indulged a little bit this holiday DOES NOT mean that you should throw away your efforts to get healthy! You might feel like your progress has been lost, but that is all in your head. Now is the BEST time to get back into your routine, get a good sweat going, and […]
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It’s so interesting how much our mind comes into play when it comes to meeting our goals or how we measure our success. We get so caught up in NUMBERS. In measuring our success with statistics, pounds, percentages. I think it’s completely ridiculous that I can be having a perfectly good day, feeling confident about […]
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The rundown: 1/2 cup – 1 cup of oats depending on amount of carbs you want 1 scoop protein 1 egg white water (about 1/4 cup, to equal protein batter consistency) blend ingredients, spray pan and allow pan to heat up (2 minutes or so) pour desired amount onto pan, allow to cook, flip, BOOM! […]
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I have always been a firm believer that people are brought into our lives when we need them most, sometimes positive, sometimes negative, but always for a reason. There are times when we don’t understand what that reason is until we are able to look back on our experiences, and then there are times that […]
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Throughout my blogging experience I have experienced good days, bad days, frustrated days, excited days, the list goes on and on. While chatting with a good friend on the phone last week, I voiced a concern that I had about my blog, “Why would anyone even care to read what I have to say??” Her […]
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