The most valuable and difficult thing I have ever learned is that perfection is a myth. That lesson may sound obvious, because everyone knows perfection isn’t realistic. But I don’t think it’s quite that obvious anymore. We’re deluged with perfect-looking people, food, workouts, and whatever you care to name. Sophisticated photo editing is within anyone’s reach. Not only that, but social media posts, which supposedly show real life, are actually just the good stuff. Rarely do we see someone who isn’t at {Read More…}
2 Essential Techniques For Getting Back To Your Workouts
December 21, 2016 By 9 Comments
For most people, it’s not if you’ll fall off your workouts, it’s when. Believe it or not, it’s not an indictment on your character – it just is. But getting back to your workouts needs attention, just like anything else you want to happen in your life. We tend to think of our workouts as a luxury or “add-on” in our lives. So they’re the first things to go when life gets busy. That’s a reason for falling off, but what’s the solution? {Read More…}
Motivation Minute Ep 11: Releasing Perfectionism and Fear
November 13, 2015 By 2 Comments
Welcome! Need a mentor to rock better results with weights and clean eating? If you want even more motivational, lifting, and clean eating resources, plus my muscle-sculpting ebook, sign up for email updates. Thanks for stopping by! In this week’s video Motivation Minute: One the main reasons we don’t start – or we quit – is because of perfectionism. But perfectionism is just a mask for fear. See how to change your perception and rise to the potential you know you have. {Read More…}
Changing Your Mind To Build Muscle And Strength
November 4, 2015 By 2 Comments
The women I coach almost never see the it coming. They think they’ll change their bodies by following the program I give them, and they’re right. But that only happens after they change their minds. How important are your core attitudes around food and lifting? It’s this simple: If you doubt yourself, you will not build muscle and strength (or lose weight or whatever). If you question whether you can really eat more for muscle without gaining weight, you will never eat enough. If you fear hurting yourself and thus stick with {Read More…}
There Has To Be A First Time
May 14, 2015 By 8 Comments
Today I went to the gym for the first time in nine weeks. Even though I could only do a light workout, mentally I needed to make this happen. As I was getting ready, I felt afraid. Afraid of feeling out of place. Afraid of making a mistake and overdoing it. Afraid of being demotivated by doing a light workout, when I was used to the heavy lifting prior to my surgery. Fears, even though I’ve been to my gym hundreds of times. As I heard these fears run through {Read More…}
Why Comparing Ourselves is a Losing Game
May 5, 2015 By 4 Comments
Today continues my series that gives you a peek into what it’s like to have a preventative double mastectomy with reconstruction and how my lessons learned apply to everyday life. In the early weeks after my mastectomy, I was nauseous, dizzy, and in pain, unable to put any weight on my arms or even take a walk without help. There were long drains coming out of my armpits that kept me in constant discomfort, and I could barely dress myself due to limited chest and shoulder {Read More…}
