Do you believe you’re getting enough sleep? Maybe not. According to studies, most adults have been depriving themselves of the necessary amount of sleep. You may now believe that “half an hour less sleep won’t hurt me.” It does, particularly if this becomes habitual. Each half-hour or quarter-hour sleep deprivation each night adds up over time. You […]
Tips to holiday proofing your fitness this year. The hardest time for me is the days between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. It is so hard to stick to a diet, a workout routine, or just watch what I eat. Everywhere we turn bam – sweets, treats, comfort foods! I want to share a few […]
I’m having the hardest time making myself eat vegetables this year. Wth??! I know I need them but 🤢 When I was a little girl I used to hate all and all sorts of vegetables. My mom would sneak them into the rice and other foods. I couldn’t stand the taste of raw or cooked […]
I also have fingernails, that doesn’t mean I am fingernails. Back in 2000 and something I was diagnosed as ‘manic depressive’. That is what bipolar disorder was called back then. Back when people didn’t talk about it much. Back when you had no idea why you just couldn’t be normal like all of your high […]
Do you ever get motivated to eat healthily? You go out and buy delicious, beautiful, and healthy foods. And you buy gadgets to help you meal prep. Then you spend some time putting meals together and prep some snacks so you don’t reach for the junk food later. And the first couple of days you […]
Hi & thanks for watching. I am often so motivated to look after myself at the begining of the week, but by the middle and end of the week I can’t find the motivation! 😩 Thinking that I am not the only person that goes through this, I wanted to put this up to share […]
(Ugh! I forgot to take a before pic, but this before pic was taken in June according to my phone- still, I was puffy!) I am not going to lie. Day 2 was not good at all. All day I just ate whatever I had in the fridge. This weekend I didn’t meal prep like […]
Holy cow, motivation was lacking this week! Do you ever feel like it’s all or nothing? Like, if you mess up today then you might as well not even try tomorrow? I do and it sucks! This week I tried paying more attention to what I was eating. This weight loss journey is more […]
I used to think I was fat. I used to think I was too fat to enjoy my life. My mantra was “as soon as I lose weight I will…” insert life here. I wish I could go back in time and tell myself, “First of all, you are not fat, you have fat. […]
It took me MONTHS to gather to courage to make this journey. I have been stuck in a weight-loss cycle since I was 13. I am done with that. In August 2019 I decided to start a documentary to track my weight loss journey. I started filming some of my workouts, taking pictures of […]