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 Can’t stop eating after your refeed meal? Save this blog post or screenshot the infographic for your next one!
Before a refeed, cheat, or free meal it is important to set a positive intention for your meal and how it will be used by your body It’s important to really listen to what your body wants and needs. Don’t have a donut just to have one, refeeds are a good time to ask your body what she really really wants. You may be surprised by her answer! A common thing that comes up though occurs AFTER the meal. Where many people can’t stop snacking, eating, or thinking about food Following this infographic is a good place to start But I want to touch on the very last bullet on the list Many of the competitors I work with on their relationship with food who struggle with this tend to have some things in common A- they never let themselves have certain foods so when they get permission they go ham Solution: incorporate more of those foods in your weekly diet. Talk to your coach about it or work it in. If you’re in improvement season you have more wiggle room usually Reasoning behind this? If you know you can have a bag of chips every day, chances are you won’t want them as badly Amazing how many of us are conditioned to think the path to freedom comes with more restriction🙅🏻♀️ B- they are feeling emotional. They feel like they over did the meal so they start to feel guilty or ashamed and say well “f it then” and eat more Solution: have a set of rituals for before and after you eat it makes a HUGE difference & is worth the time and energy investment (if you want ideas I made a video about it but the best of em are in my food relationship healing and discovery journal program. You can apply for that program HERE or email me back for more details) C-They haven’t had it in foreeeverrrr. Similar to A except this is usually something they realize has been so long since they had (often times from childhood memories) Solution: see A solution again anddddd go back to B as well. Reflecting on where the desire might truly be coming from is a good start Is this something you’ve struggled with or do struggle with? Let me know if this post is helpful for you💓😊
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You don’t always have to fix something about yourself... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Some days you really can just enjoy the hell out of yourself, “flaws” n all, and just see yourself for the beautiful soul you are ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While yes, loving yourself is taking time to improve yourself, it’s also taking the time to embrace yourself fully for everything you have been, are, and will become ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Maybe the best thing you can do today isn’t actually the mindset work on all your limiting beliefs, or the identity work and visualization of your higher self or the healing meditations, or the chakra clearing, or whatever else you normally do to uplevel, align, or grow... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Maybe it is simply making the decision to Stop and thank yourself today for every little detail that makes you YOU and for every experience of your life, big and small, because it’s all made you who you are and you my friend are a frikkin rock star 😍☀️👑🌟❤️  We all can experience things differently
Sometimes what is sad for one person might be frustrating for someone else Or what makes one person celebrate might make another person feel like a failure Or what could be your biggest growth spurt could be someone’s worst nightmare It’s important to allow yourself to FEEL the emotions but if you feel trapped by them, then reflecting is helpful bc it gives us perspective There are common emotions that we can all share but their definitions by psychological standards are only what we call phenomenons This is because they can’t be defined in such a way that everyone goes YEP They aren’t laws, even the concept of emotion is theory based We give power to everything we experience which is why I believe it is important to pay attention to why we are experiencing that specific emotion as a response to what’s happened Asking these questions of myself have helped me to see deeper wounds that needed healing, thought patterns that needed shifting, lessons that needed learning, and beliefs that needed changing The reason for each question: Q1: helps you to even see if it requires much digging. Like getting interrupted over & over & being annoyed is pretty normal Q2: This is to identify where the emotions might be being pulled from. If you’re feeling pissed off that someone showed up late to meet you & realize there were times in the past where your parents were always late to pick you up, you can see where the deeper attachment to anger & resentment could be coming from. Especially if it’s the other person’s first offense Q3: Your values & beliefs drive many of your decisions and life. I get really upset when people do things that aren’t genuine because to me that’s a huge value of mine so naturally it makes sense I’d be upset Q4: If you’ve brought your own ideals into interactions outside yourself. If you go into a meeting with an intention for positivity that’s one thing. But if your expectation is that everyone will love your idea but only some do. Then of course you’re going to have an emotional response Reflection is the only way to find the lesson really. I hope this helps! Let me know which you like best😊 I remember when my client Brittany first came to me a few weeks after stepping off the Arnold Amateur Stage. She messaged me opening up about what she was experiencing post-show and how much her mind was really getting the best of her. Brittany expressed how unhappy she was with herself, how she didn't feel comfortable in her own skin or with the weight she had gained and how she was eating post-show (binging, restricting, thinking about food alllll the time). She was terrified of gaining weight and becoming the 'bigger girl' which she was when she was a young girl and worked hard to get away from. Brittany openly told me that she was disappointed in herself for binging, not loving herself the way she wanted to and even feeling out of integrity because she encouraged others to love themselves, and felt absolutely helpless to fixing it. Like she says in her program review video (& below), she really didn't have high hopes coming into the program but she knew she was no longer alone and committed to working with me. Before working with me, she had really tried hard to reverse diet despite trying to count macros or follow plans, but she found it to be very challenging. She would find herself binging during the day and also would wake up in the middle of the night as though she was in another world and just eat and eat and eat. This was something we really focused on overcoming and were able to solve practically overnight with one simple lifestyle shift. Sorry, can't tell you what that was exactly, some of my secrets are password protected for my clients eyes and ears only ;). The thing with Brittany is, before we started working together she would binge, then restrict, then binge, then restrict. The restriction was out of shame, guilt, and fear. After gaining 12 pounds in a month she knew she needed help but really didn't know what to do. She opened up to other people in her life but was seeking a solution, so she reached out to me. Brittany was really at a loss as to what to do but she saw my emphasis on the importance of doing the inner work and trusted in me to help her. I took her through my 4 week Food Relationship Healing Program with a coaching call at the 2 week mark and another at the 4 week mark. The coaching calls is where a lot of the deeper magic happened as it allowed me to really take her through practices, exercises, and healing that were specifically for her, what she was going through at the time, things I noted from her paperwork that really needed to be moved through, and of course anything I saw in the food journal that needed to be immediately addressed. Clients like Brittany are amazing because despite not having full faith that the problem can or would be solved, she committed to the process and invested in it. Not just financially in hiring me as her mentor, but with her time, energy, and effort. Brittany took on everything I gave her and implemented it immediately. She was quick to see where she could have done better or been more consistent and always open for feedback. Brittany's success was not just because she followed my program, but because she was committed to it. Her honest, positive, trusting attitude throughout the entire 4 week process is what truly allowed her to make incredible progress. After working together, she filled out my evaluation form which I send to clients upon completion of our time together. It acts as a reflection process for them, a progress chart for me, and of course a way for me to see what I can improve or emphasize within the program. She reflected on many wins and wrote an amazing reflection:  I am truly so amazed (but not surprised) by the progress Brittany had during my 4 Week Food Relationship Healing Program for Bikini Competitors. In her review video below she may or may not have shared some of my secrets! hahaha. Brittany got results because she was committed to resolving the pain she was in that was really running her day to day life. If this is something you are feeling called to participate in and really commit to then fill out this form to apply for the program: https://forms.gle/VFUVJdf43FSf7aDK6 Once you hit submit I will review and reach out to you within 24 hours to chat about your specific situation in more depth, and then decide if this is the best option for you moving forward. You can watch her review video here:  Post-show: ugh I look horrible I’m so bloated I can’t stop eating I should prep again what if the judges forget me did I even use the anabolic window am I ever gunna be able to prep again rhjffjdjdkdocn
Deep into off-season: damnnnnnnnnn!😍👀 lookin good my girl lovin’ them curves on you wooosh look at you killin it at life and all who cares about a bloat when you got your period did someone saychocolate everything works out perfectly I’m growing is that a new muscle fodjfjfisodlcjf I know, Many of my posts lately have been emphasizing the benefit to having a healthy body image & it’s been resonating with many of you So I felt inspired to tell you a bit about how I even got here in the first place! I’d like to say it was the nearly 12 months off that I’ve taken from the stage that helped my mind find peace But it wasn’t just time I know for a fact time is an important piece of this for many competitors & so many girls run from it instead of surrendering to it BUT It took deep inner work, healing, reconnection, conscious thought pattern shifting, self awareness, and real deeper than surface level effort I had to face my demons I had to implement what I know, what I needed, and what was best for me I had to confront the beliefs that didn’t serve me, recreate definitions for success or happiness, and call myself out on my own BS Just because I am really frikkin good at what I do as a coach who helps women make peace with food, their body, & their goals doesn’t mean I never struggle It’s always a conscious choice DAILY Your days just become more and more full of love rather than loathe the more you master your mind If you’re ready to make a real mindset shift and transform your relationship with food, your body and your goals but don’t know where to start here’s what you can do: 1. Click HERE to sign up for the free post show blues personal development coaching series where I share a bit of my signature PTG process™️ 2. Cut to the chase, Email me about working with me (see my 👙 client testimonials here for more inspiration) let’s figure out what will be the best option for you 3. Continue to feel meh bleh feh wah 😉 No More Comparison, You Are Not Doing it Wrong Just Because Another Girl is Doing it Differently7/23/2019  Absolutely loving my shape right now😊😊
I invest so much time in my body every day & my body supports my efforts. Why not celebrate that?! I used to scroll online & think oh that’s a bikini girl and I don’t look like her therefore I’m not successful SAYS WHOOOO?! I’d scroll down my feed thinking damn I wish I had her abs, her hamstrings, & her shoulders because then I’d be appreciated, validated, rewarded, & seen (of course this was subconscious until I became aware of it) I would compare my physique to her & her & her & her suddenly forgetting that I was perfectly happy as I was I would read captions that said if you’re not doing x or y or z then you are a failure SAYS WHOOOO!? I’d hear girls say if you eat, train, prep or reverse a certain way then you’re doing it wrong SAYS WHOOOO!? Damn, people preaching that we need to do our own thing 1 minute then the next minute they tell us if we are a certain way then we aren’t cut out for this or that AGAIN, SAYS WHOOO!? You know most people on the planet wake up & just live... They don’t get caught up in everyone else’s body, or meals, or workouts 1 thing that’s freed me from all of this fluff from others is building belief in myself & true faith in MY life I remind myself that if others compared themselves to me or what I was doing I would know it is silly because even one small event in my life could’ve changed the trajectory of where I am now & NO ONE else has experienced life exactly as I have Therefore, why would I have any reason to compare myself to someone else who likely has a million differences from me even if on surface level we both identify similarly as “competitor” or “business owner” or “mentor”? It is only an identity, but the truth lies in our own unique paths that took us here to choose the identities If you’re finding yourself in a bit of a doubt filled rut, write down some ways you have overcome doubt, fear, failure, pressure, etc Show yourself that this soon will be something you reflect on for strength in the future PS I have 6 seats left for my free LIVE event for bikini competitors going deep on all things inner work on 10/12 in San Diego! Click here to register now!  CHANGING PERSPECTIVE; This Is Not Your Breaking Point, It Is Your Making Point
It is easy to feel & stay overwhelmed when nothing seems to be going right for you Changing your perspective is going to be extremely influential & is arguably the most important step to getting through it By shifting your perspective you will be able to approach everything else with a fresh set of eyes I like to think of challenges as ‘the moment’ We’ve all seen it happen in movies, the ‘turning point’ that is so extremely daunting for the protagonist but ends up changing the course of their life for the better Whether that means they finally stumbled on the gold mine, bumped into the love of their life, or learned a lesson they will carry with them forever; That moment would not have happened without the challenges they faced Maybe this right here is what you will look back on and be grateful for, maybe this is your ‘moment’ So embrace the difficulty in what you are experiencing Sometimes the toughest times of your life are really just your conveyor belt to the best times of your life & all you have to do is hop on for the ride We live in a world that wants us to believe that we always have to work on ourselves because we are never good enough or won’t fulfill our potential if we don’t But you don’t always have to ‘resolve’ everything Sometimes the best thing you can do is be present enough in the moment to see the lessons it is teaching you rather than trying to run from it, cover it up, or pick up all the pieces super quickly Maybe with more presence you will see something you thought was broken and discover that it has become something new, or maybe you will stumble upon your gold mine after all ☁️🌥⛅️🌤☀️🌈  Discussions of cutting have begun with my coach
I’m very happy with the plans in place right now and I’m in no rush to begin because I trust that it’ll all happen as it is meant to The goal is really to slowly bring down body fat and weight then allow body to adapt and then pick up again This is to avoid any health repercussions and really stay on top of making this more sustainable for me I have been thoroughly enjoying the building phase and honestly feel I could just be here happily forever But I also take that as a massive win. Knowing I’m going to go into a prep with a healthy mindset Not to change my body but to do something I love to do and give my body new normals I have had some anxiety over if I have gained any muscle, if I got the most out of this improvement season, if my body is going to support me through a prep and so on But I remind myself how much I’ve been working for my health, for my muscles to grow, and for my inner peace I feel and see muscles and shape I hadn’t before but also know I have a long journey ahead Good news is I enjoy this and it won’t be terribly different than how I am already living I want to find a place where my body is lower body fat and I feel lighter but still have optimally functioning inner health I know it’s possible but patience is required Luckily I’ve been forced to practice that in the past year and will continue to do so I don’t want to get lean as fast as possible I want to learn, find new balance, reset my body, continue to adapt, and truly find a place where I can be healthy along the way that is also sustainable for me and supports future seasons and off seasons I am excited to see the muscles pop yet again and hopefully be much bigger and better than this pic I have found myself in full trust of the process with complete detachment from the outcome I know I’ll be on stage again, but I am not attached to when or how that will unfold which makes this journey more about ME & less about seeking validation or chasing anything I’m doing this because I love it It’s not always about the “perfect” reverse or the “perfect” prep It’s about what you do with your situation that really counts  Bookmark this blog post and Refer to it at the End of Each Day!
Asking yourself these three questions can be a great way to reinforce positive behavior from yourself If we continuously acknowledge ourselves for the work we are doing and the actions we take, we will be more likely to continue taking them Think of it like a self high five 🙏🏻 I hear people say all the time “I keep going back to my old habits and behaviors after doing so well for a few days” Well!!!! That can be attributed to many different things which when I work with people 1:1 we dig into But first quick thing to do is make sure you are celebrating and recognizing the positive actions you are taking each day Plus, it’s a form of accountability so if you know you’re going to be asking yourself this every day, then you’ll also be more likely to do things throughout the day to later feel good about 🥳 Try this tonight and begin making a habit out of it. Start small or go all in just do what you need to work your way up to making this part of your routine While we’re here, might as well comment the answer to one of the questions below!⤵️  One of the worst feelings is being so ashamed of your body that you cover up & miss experiences that would be amazing
I’ve been there though. There were days I would instantly wrap up in a towel or jump in the pool before people could see me I used to sit in a towel by the pool or not even go in I was also made fun of for my size as a kid & it stuck with me I was called fat names that I carried with me into young adulthood I told myself stories like if I wasn’t super lean with a flat stomach or muscles showing then I wasn’t good enough to be seen I used to feel like my body wasn’t aligned to my identity because my definition of the identity was based on expectations I was not ready to fulfill yet When I got really into fitness I thought I had to live up to others expectations Like all the girls on social media who represent fitness I thought unless I look like them then people will think I’m a fraud or a bad trainer or not fit enough to do bikini comps I thought I was supposed to be “the fit one” so I couldn’t have any extra body fat or a bigger waist or legs Or even after a show going from super lean to get in the pool with friends & be like yep so Im not that lean anymore But this isn’t something I deal with as much anymore. Thoughts cross my mind sometimes but I now know how to move through it Even taking this pic wasn’t about my body it was to document the experience Which I enjoyed happily in a bikini as a personal development coach, as a trainer, & oh ya as a HUMAN BEING We are many things all at once I am someone who is healthy, cares about & for my body, but also recognizes that life is so much more enjoyable w/o always worrying about how I look or if everyone is going to think I look ‘bigger’ or ‘smaller’ Funnily enough, the people who truly LOVE & care about me just get so excited about me being healthy, happy, & living my purpose Everyone else’s opinion or thoughts are unknown unless said. If you think someone is thinking something about you it’s a reflection of your own beliefs & thoughts of yourself Email Me 'Self-love Workshop’ and reference this blog for free access to the replay of an exclusive training I did diving into 3 of my favorite self&body love practices |
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