• Rest and self-care looks different for all of us. Psychology today says that one of the best forms of self-care is to have more fun! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (Say YES to things that nourish your soul! 🔥🔥🔥) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’ll admit, my personality type isn’t one that goes for the “fun” choice first. (Weird, right? I go for the “practical” choice almost every time!) I’m still working on figuring out what I ACTUALLY enjoy, vs. what I think I’m “supposed to do.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So even though this week is busy with all its craziness and I “should” get some work done, I’m gonna take a quick break to go for a walk with my favorite playlist in my headphones.. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What is something simple that nourishes your soul, AND that you can do during the week? ⬇️⬇️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #balancedliving #selfcare #rest #mentalhealth #fitnesslifestyle #onlinefitness
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    Rest and self-care looks different for all of us. Psychology today says that one of the best forms of self-care is to have more fun! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (Say YES to things that nourish your soul! 🔥🔥🔥) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’ll admit, my personality type isn’t one that goes for the “fun” choice first. (Weird, right? I go for the “practical” choice almost every time!) I’m still working on figuring out what I ACTUALLY enjoy, vs. what I think I’m “supposed to do.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So even though this week is busy with all its craziness and I “should” get some work done, I’m gonna take a quick break to go for a walk with my favorite playlist in my headphones.. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What is something simple that nourishes your soul, AND that you can do during the week? ⬇️⬇️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #balancedliving #selfcare #rest #mentalhealth #fitnesslifestyle #onlinefitness
  • Have you ever 𝙳𝙾𝙽𝙴 𝙸𝚃? ❓❓ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (𝐽𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑛𝑜 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔?) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You caught a glimpse with your clothes off… And muttered those words to yourself? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “𝚈𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚜...𝙸 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚕… ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But before you did, you looked around and thought no one was watching. No small ears to hear those words in that exact moment… ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But…what you don’t see is the lasting imprint those thoughts leave as you repeat this to yourself over and over and over… ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝐿𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑡 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 1 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 (𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 80,000 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑎𝑦)… ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And wait…. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Maybe it's not exactly those words but it’s all over your face when you’re in the fitting room trying on clothes and the look of shame and disappointment is all across your face because nothing FEELS good and your daughter looks up and sees those tears rolling down your cheeks as you quickly wipe them away… ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Or when you talk about other womens' bodies and how she doesn’t have to work for that body she has” or how you gain 5lbs whenever you look at a brownie….Your daughter's within earshot and is learning how to think about women and how they can have “perfect” bodies or “imperfect bodies” and then looking at her own body and thinking about the other girls at school and how she stacks up... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Oh..And I remember this one…when you said you can’t have cake at my 8th birthday party…I mean…how can you not like ice cream cake? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I picked your favourite one? That cookies and cream one with all the cookie bits? I love ice cream cake and I thought I picked the one you like too and then I heard you say you couldn’t have any…. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So I learned to turn away cake too because who likes cookies and cream anyways? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ********************************************** ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Watch your words and your thoughts because someday they will become mine. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Sincerely, ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Your Daughter ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #wordtothewise #watchyourwords #bodyimagestartswithus
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    Have you ever 𝙳𝙾𝙽𝙴 𝙸𝚃? ❓❓ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (𝐽𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑛𝑜 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔?) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You caught a glimpse with your clothes off… And muttered those words to yourself? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “𝚈𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚜...𝙸 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚕… ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But before you did, you looked around and thought no one was watching. No small ears to hear those words in that exact moment… ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But…what you don’t see is the lasting imprint those thoughts leave as you repeat this to yourself over and over and over… ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝐿𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑡 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 1 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 (𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 80,000 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑎𝑦)… ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And wait…. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Maybe it's not exactly those words but it’s all over your face when you’re in the fitting room trying on clothes and the look of shame and disappointment is all across your face because nothing FEELS good and your daughter looks up and sees those tears rolling down your cheeks as you quickly wipe them away… ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Or when you talk about other womens' bodies and how she doesn’t have to work for that body she has” or how you gain 5lbs whenever you look at a brownie….Your daughter's within earshot and is learning how to think about women and how they can have “perfect” bodies or “imperfect bodies” and then looking at her own body and thinking about the other girls at school and how she stacks up... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Oh..And I remember this one…when you said you can’t have cake at my 8th birthday party…I mean…how can you not like ice cream cake? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I picked your favourite one? That cookies and cream one with all the cookie bits? I love ice cream cake and I thought I picked the one you like too and then I heard you say you couldn’t have any…. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So I learned to turn away cake too because who likes cookies and cream anyways? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ********************************************** ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Watch your words and your thoughts because someday they will become mine. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Sincerely, ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Your Daughter ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #wordtothewise #watchyourwords #bodyimagestartswithus
  • How did I get here... let me count the ways! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But for real... I was like one of those pregnancy unicorns... I did not gain weight pregnant (I had many other pregnancy complications... but weight was not one of them). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Nursing however... that is a whole other story... nursing makes me a hungry hippo! No joke! And I DO NOT COOK! Ok I did not cook... and now I am learning.... but up until a few months ago... cooking consisted of Mac and Cheese, spaghetti, and some quick meals that I can honestly say we’re not the healthiest! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And then something COMPLETELY CHANGED. I realized my relationship with food was ACTUALLY the root cause of my weight loss journey rollercoaster. I could follow a nutrition plan but... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✌️Counting calories was annoying and not something I could do forever ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✌️Weighting out food wasn't easy to do at restaurants or when I was out with friends & family ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✌️I was too focused on trying to be perfect and would slash all 4 tires if I had a bad day ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Instead of focusing on what I couldn't have {something that wasn't maintainable} I found a LIFESTYLE that made weight loss SIMPLE! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And it has been LIFE-CHANGING learning how to ENJOY food again. 🥒🍗🍅 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I'm so excited to share my progress and if your intuition is strong because you've been WAITING for something EXACTLY like this, LIKE this post and let's TALK. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Oh and swipe right for a completely fun photo of me post Elijah with three platters of food... the good ole days! Lol ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #mindsetswitch #yesforfood #weightloss
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    How did I get here... let me count the ways! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But for real... I was like one of those pregnancy unicorns... I did not gain weight pregnant (I had many other pregnancy complications... but weight was not one of them). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Nursing however... that is a whole other story... nursing makes me a hungry hippo! No joke! And I DO NOT COOK! Ok I did not cook... and now I am learning.... but up until a few months ago... cooking consisted of Mac and Cheese, spaghetti, and some quick meals that I can honestly say we’re not the healthiest! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And then something COMPLETELY CHANGED. I realized my relationship with food was ACTUALLY the root cause of my weight loss journey rollercoaster. I could follow a nutrition plan but... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✌️Counting calories was annoying and not something I could do forever ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✌️Weighting out food wasn't easy to do at restaurants or when I was out with friends & family ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✌️I was too focused on trying to be perfect and would slash all 4 tires if I had a bad day ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Instead of focusing on what I couldn't have {something that wasn't maintainable} I found a LIFESTYLE that made weight loss SIMPLE! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And it has been LIFE-CHANGING learning how to ENJOY food again. 🥒🍗🍅 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I'm so excited to share my progress and if your intuition is strong because you've been WAITING for something EXACTLY like this, LIKE this post and let's TALK. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Oh and swipe right for a completely fun photo of me post Elijah with three platters of food... the good ole days! Lol ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #mindsetswitch #yesforfood #weightloss