Cleaning up your diet for the week is screwing you up. Admit it, you’ve done it hundreds of times. You come off of a weekend where you’ve totally overdone it. You wake up Monday feeling bloated and sluggish and then buckle down for the week ahead. Repeat cycle for 20 years before you realize that it’s the “buckling down” that’s … Read More
Speak Differently – Your Words Matter
Stop calling the struggle into your existence. The words you say about your life matter. It’s hard because you keep saying it’s hard. You’re too busy because you keep saying you’re too busy. You’re not worthy because you keep saying you’re not worthy. You don’t have the money because you keep saying you don’t have the money. You hate your … Read More
Why I’ve Been So Open About Going To Therapy
Why I’ve been so open about going to therapy – cuz your girl is nuts and needs some help. Jk. Actually the opposite of this- part of being open about being in therapy is dismantling the stigma surrounding mental health. I’ve slid it casually into as many conversations as possible- not as the focal point of the conversation but just … Read More
Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway
Afraid of looking like a fool? This one’s for you. I took a movement/pain course this past weekend and the entire week leading up to it I was like “what if I’m the dumbest person there?” I made up the story in my head that I didn’t deserve to be there, that I was in way over my head, and … Read More
Rest Longer To Push Harder – Why I Sit Down Between Sets
Rest longer to push harder. Should you? Maybe. Probably. Yesterday during sprints, I didn’t rest long enough between sprint number 1 and 2. And I thought “you can run faster than that.” So what did I do? Rested longer. Probably close to 3 minutes. It was enough to recover so that I could push again at 100% without sacrificing speed … Read More
Why The Phrase “I Am Trying” May Be Keeping You Stuck
We’re always making choices that either keep us stuck or move us forward. And a lot of it has to do with how we identify with ourselves. The way I always explain it is: the most powerful word is the one that completes the sentence: “I am….” In many cases- “trying” is fine. After all, we can only control our … Read More
After Over A Decade Of Trying To Shrink My Body- I Decided To Grow
Getting strong and building muscle was instrumental in ending the war with my body. After over a decade of trying to shrink my body- I decided to grow. Over 10 years ago- a girl I worked with said “your legs are so big.” I was ashamed, embarrassed, and pissed. I literally went home and wrapped my legs in SARAN WRAP … Read More
It’s Okay To Ask For Help – Actually, It’s Smart
“I can do it all by myself.” Sounds empowered and all until you realize you can’t. Take it from me, the girl who’s done it “all by herself”- I’d be so much farther along had I started asking for help sooner. First, I did it with my fitness. And why wouldn’t I?! I have a degree and all- right? Wrong. … Read More
Quitting Is A Habit – Try Not Quitting And See What Happens
How many times have you wanted to quit something you started just because it was hard? Or worse- never started something because it *might* be hard? Nothing worth having is easy. And there’s a difference between something being challenging and difficult vs just down right miserable. Don’t do things that make you MISERABLE- but stop digging your heels into your … Read More
Eating Cake Can Be Just As Nourishing As Eating A Salad
Unpopular opinion: you don’t need anymore nutrition science info. When I was in the throes of my disordered eating, I gathered as much information about food as possible. I was literally *the* most knowledge person regarding nutrition science in any circle I was in. I knew everything- down to the molecular structure of carbohydrates all the way down to the … Read More