If you are someone with the “I’ll just start on Monday” mindset, keep reading… ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ First, I need to shoutout @shannons_strength for her incredible programming @thehouseofathlete - she knows her stuff y’all. And thank you to all the other coaches at HOA for your support and encouragement. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s so rewarding to be able to see the changes that can be made in just a short 4 month time period. So many people are focused on making their body look a certain way, but what about gaining strength, endurance, mobility and confidence in your body’s ability to function? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When you focus on the latter, the aesthetic changes happen as a byproduct. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Here’s the BIGGEST thing I want to chat about with y’all… I wasn’t at a 100% commitment level. Meaning… ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I missed a week when I wasn’t feeling good. I missed a week when my old knee injury flared up. I missed a couple Mondays. My eating was great some weeks and sub par others. I modified some days to account for low energy. etc… ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ At the end of the day, my balance of everything was probably around 70/30. 100/100 is perfection and is unrealistic. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I knew deep down that every workout, every mobility/recovery session, every healthy meal (etc) was going to count and add up. It doesn’t have to be perfect 24/7 in order for things to shift and improve. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now this is not me saying it’s ok to put in half🍑 work. Commit to the level you are capable of and know that if you show up, you are moving the needle in the right direction. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You don’t have to be strong to START lifting weights. You don’t have to be flexible to START yoga You don’t have to be in shape to START eating healthier. If you expect yourself to be perfect in order to just start making changes, you will never start. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Just. Start. 💥 
Meal prep does NOT have to be complicated at all 🍴 Have you avoided the idea of “meal prepping” because you feel like it’s something that will take hours and hours of your weekend? Orrr because you think you have to cook everything at once? Or maybe because you actually hate cooking in itself? Keep reading… 💡Here’s the thing - You might be overthinking meal prepping altogether. ⚠️ Meal prep will look different for everyone depending on individual schedules, demands and preferences. So for SOME - meal prepping could look like: 1️⃣ Planning meals out 2️⃣ Hitting the grocery store 3️⃣ Cooking multiple meals in the kitchen and dividing them out for planned days *️⃣ ALL in one Sunday. Or it could look like: 1️⃣ Sunday - Make dinner and do 2 extra servings for Mon/Tues 2️⃣ Monday morning - prep breakfast and make an extra serving for Tues/Weds etc… You make meal prep look how you want it to. 📝 I personally like to space out my prep where I make a fresh meal and just make a couple extra servings to have in the fridge for the next few days. Then I end up having a couple options to choose from so that I’m not tied to one meal in particular but still have healthy options prepped and ready to go. 🙌🏼 “For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned” -Benjamin Franklin #balancedmeal #balancedmeals #cleaneating #healthandwellnesscoach #healfromwithin #healthandwellnessjourney #healthcoachtips #simplehealthymeals #healthyfood #healthyfoodadvice #healthylivingjourney #healthymealideas #healthyroutine #mealprepdaily #mindandbodybalance #nurtureyourself #physicalwellbeing #plantbasedmeal #recipesharing #acountabilitycoach #healthjourney 
Time and 💲 aren't always the real issue but usually get the blame... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ At the end of the day - it's how you prioritize your time and money that matter the most. ⚖️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Today I truly think it's harder than ever to manage time and money. And here's why... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💡 Because we live in a world where *stuff* is marketed and available to us 24/7 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Plus, we have connection with everyone 24/7 right at our fingertips 📲 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The world has gotten faster, more demanding, and less patient... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And so we are swept up in the chaos, feeling like we have to be doing multiple things at once, and putting in extra hours everyday to get it done. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And what I have noticed is that health and well-being (especially mental health) - has taken a backseat. 😪 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I encourage you to raise your level of awareness to the next time you use time and money as excuses for not being *able* to commit to taking care of yourself. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Once you notice this, ask yourself if this is really true? Or is there something you could shift in order to make it more of a priority? 📌 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #prioritize #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #timeismoney #levelofimportance #prioritizehealth #corevalues #levelup #healthcoaching #healthandwellbeing #reachyourgoals #reachyourpotential #persistanciskey #patienceisprogress #celebratesmallwins #selfefficacy #embracethejourney #realityvsexpectation 
Cinco de Mayo creamy cashew chicken enchiladas and ginger lime margarita ✨ 📌 Save this post or send to a friend for recipe. Trust me, you will want to make this one 🙌🏼 I adapted this recipe from the Well + Good cookbook. I added chicken for extra protein and used @sietefoods enchilada sauce instead of the one in the book because it is 🔥🔥 Enchilada filling: 1.5 lbs chicken breast 1/2 cup raw cashews (soaked for ~1 hour) 2 cups cooked or canned black beans, drained and rinsed 1 tsp avocado oil 1/4 red onion, minced 1 jalapeno, seeded + chopped 3 cups chopped mushrooms 1 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon ground cumin Sea salt (to taste) Sauce: @sietefoods red enchilada sauce Tortillas: whatever you prefer or to keep it GF - @siete burrito sized enchiladas Toppings: Cilantro Avocado Cheese (optional) 1. In food processor, combine drained cashews, 1 C of black beans + 1/3 C water - process into a paste 2. Boil water and parboil chicken breast for ~10 mins. Set aside when done + chop when slightly cooled. 3. Preheat oven to 350. 4. Heat avo oil on medium in skillet. Add onion + jalapeño - stir + cook 1-2 mins. Then add mushrooms for 2-3 mins. Then add cashew bean paste, rest of black beans, paprika, cumin + sea salt. Then stir in chopped chicken. Cook for 2-3 mins. 5. Assemble enchilada mixture into tortillas, roll and add to glass baking dish coated in avocado oil. NOTE: for siete tortillas, it helps to heat them slightly in a pan to make more pliable. 6. Add Siete enchilada sauce until all are coated well. Bake for 25 mins. Top with cilantro, avocado and cheese (optional) SOOOO good☺️ Questions?👇🏼 #healthyrecipes #cincodemayo #margaritatime #savethisrecipe #glutenfreerecipes #enchiladas #healthandwellnesscoach #dinnerrecipes #healthcoachrecipes #vitalitybyalexa 
Instagram vs 👉🏼 Reality . . . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Literally *shaking* with excitement for some super exciting news that we get to share with y’all in just a few more weeks 😬 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m so grateful for this gal right here ☝🏼 and I truly believe the universe brought us together for so many reasons. 💫 @thebrinyblonde ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We’ve only known each other for just over 3 years but it feels like a lifetime because of how aligned we are on so many levels. #soulsista ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ One thing we always relate on is our passion for wellness and helping people. And the cool thing is we both have knowledge in different areas of wellness that just so happen to compliment each other perfectly ✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And now we both get to bring our visions to life to share something really special with you guys.🌻 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This is something I have literally been dreaming about for over 6 years - but didn’t want to do it all alone. And so I put it on the back shelf of my brain, where it felt like this elusive goal that I wasn’t sure I would ever reach. But at the same time I knew I couldn’t give up on it and that at the right time, things would click into place. And then the universe brought me Arkell! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And now we get to make this vision a reality. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I 👏🏼 can’t 👏🏼 wait 👏🏼 to tell you what it is 😊️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #healthandwellness #vitalitybyalexa #thecurrentom #collaborations #wellnesscollabs #soulsistas ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Ps. Had the most awesome photo shoot today with @maxson.media and @_blu.byrd so be ready for some rad photos coming soon 😜 
Everyday should be 🌍 day… But today we recognize it out loud. It’s a special day because it’s also my mom’s birthday - the person who brought me here on 🌍 Our planet is so beautiful So magnificent. ✨ And literally provides EVERYthing we need to survive and thrive. 🌿 But today I feel sad. Because I love this earth so much and I see it suffering. And I think we all could do more. Myself included. We ALL have our part to play - but most of us are oblivious to what’s going on, and how much we are harming our home. The fact that we have this much power to hurt our planet also means that we have this much power to help her. Please don’t think that you as one person aren’t enough to make a difference because truly, you ARE. If 90% of people had this mindset ☝🏼 (aka what I do isn’t enough to make a difference) then that means we only have 10% of people fighting to make things better. There are so many ways that you can make a difference through shifting even just a few simple things that you do in life. This last year+ we haven’t been able to travel as much globally but what’s stopping you from hopping in your car and exploring locally. When you travel and spend some time with nature, and truly reconnect with nature, You will see that without it have nothing. So let’s all do our part, okay? #earthday #loveourplanet #planetearth #doyourpart #saveourplanet #motherearth #takeresponsibility #nature #wearenature #ouronlyhome #reconnectwithnature