Mother’s Day revelation

I hope all the mommas out there had a good Mother’s Day  I wanted to make my return to blogging yesterday, but my site had something else in mind.  This morning things are back to normal (a bit) so I’m ready to dive in.

Motherhood has changed my life completely and I feel like I keep saying the same things over and over. I don’t think I’m that interesting or what I do is anything special. But there are people who still follow me, who are interested in the journey, and just want to know. I need to share those moments if you want to know about them.

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The truth is: I haven’t been motivated. I haven’t really been meal prepping anything serious. I’ve been doing my workouts, but it’s just been a bit different. It’s all seemed pretty routine. I haven’t strayed from the familiar. I use to live outside of my comfort zone and now I find myself retreating in it because it’s just easier.

Those are not the things I believe in or talk about, but it’s what I’ve been doing.

I’ve been bored.  I’ve been living in the mundane and I want to get away from that.

I’m probably being too critical of myself, but I must admit that I’ve made a lot of excuses.  I need to make time to do things, even if it’s just an hour before I go to sleep.  I have a bit of wasted time throughout the day and I plan on utilizing that time for good.

I miss writing.  I miss experimenting. I miss running but I at least do that when I can.  Most importantly, I miss hearing other people’s stories and spreading a positive message on the internet.  It’s all escaped me because I’ve retreated.  And just maybe, I haven’t been taking as good of care of myself as I should.

I’m not saying things are going to change overnight, but I am making the steps to make a change.  Lucky for you, I blog and you’re going to be apart of it it.  Together we will bring me back to a BETTER place because you are my tribe…and I might need a tiny bit of help.

I’ve just realized, I can’t do things the way I use to do them.  I have to find new ways to make get me to the places I want to go.

I still have been active on my social media, well at least on Instagram. I don’t really use Facebook or Twitter that much, but I need to get better about it.  I don’t know what kind of posts on my other socials and I really miss YouTube.  I’m thinking about doing some videos. Just follow my socials and please keep up with me.

Change is coming.

Friday Five (on Saturday): Motivation Edition

Friday Five (on Saturday): Motivation Edition

Yesterday was a crazy, long day for me so I didn’t have a chance to get my blog post done.  I hope you don’t mind that I’m posting a Friday Five on a Saturday.  I hope everyone had a great week.  I’ve been watching the Olympics all week long and it’s great to see people going after their dreams.  It’s been a good week so I have no complaints.  I ate my prepped meals and really enjoyed what we had for dinner.  See, it does pay to try something new. On to my list.  I got some new stuff to…

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Do you love yourself?

Do you love yourself?

Happy Valentine’s Day!  It’s a day of love.  It’s a day to share your love for other people but I don’t want you to forget yourself.  We always talk about the people we love, the things we love to do, and many more things. I hope you had a wonderful day and enjoyed the love. I spent the day working and hanging out with my precious little girl. I definitely felt the love all day long. It’s a nice feeling to have, but it also got me thinking about something else. But how many times do we talk about the…

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A non running week

A non running week

I have declared this a non-running week and it sucks.  I’m already having a really awesome week so this just tops it off. I have a perfectly valid reason for not running this week, but it doesn’t make it any better.  My hip flexor is pretty torn up and I need it to heal.  I haven’t really run without pain since having the baby but it’s something that is manageable.  I thought I was hitting my running stride in December and then this happened. A couple of weeks ago I ran the Louisiana half marathon and the quarter marathon the day…

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Reasons to slow down while eating

Reasons to slow down while eating

Yesterday, I was traumatized because I saw my life flashing before my eyes.  I simply wanted to eat lunch with my daughter and it turned into a nightmare situation. I got some food stuck in my throat.  I could still breathe and mumble a bit, but I knew it was just a matter of seconds before those positive things would turn into a negative. I really thought I was going to die and it scared the crap of me.  There were many things that ran through my mind, but they all revolved around my sweet baby girl. Eventually, the food…

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Breaking my Hurricane Harvey silence

Breaking my Hurricane Harvey silence

I know it’s been awhile since my last blog. I will not lie dealing with Hurricane Harvey has been one of the most stressful things I’ve had to deal with in a long time. This time was different because I have a small child to usher through this situation. I am very lucky my home was not flooded. It was really just luck that it didn’t because MOST of my neighborhood took water in their homes. All I can say is we got lucky and right now we’re just trying to bridge the gap of making life work again, after…

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Five Things Friday #1

Five Things Friday #1

I know it’s not the first Five Things Friday I’ve done but I’m starting over to keep them a bit more organized.  I never know what to call them anyway so a number system will be best. It’s been a long week and I’m pretty sure I’m long overdue for a rest day. It will come. My new project is Mom Works It Out. So I started a new blog about being a mom and every other part of lifestyle besides the health and fitness stuff. I fully understand that you are here because you heard our weight loss story.…

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Group fitness etiquette

Group fitness etiquette

I don’t really talk about a bunch on the blog, but I am a group fitness instructor.  I am a HUGE advocate for group fitness for many reasons. There has been a surge in group fitness over the years with Crossfit, barre, spin, yoga and many other choices. If you’ve never been to a group fitness class, here are some tips before you go. Show up to class on time. I know it’s hard sometimes and there are times when you’re just running late.  Just because you’re running late doesn’t mean you don’t deserve to get your workout on.  Access…

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Don’t let a one-upper steal your shine

Don’t let a one-upper steal your shine

Happy Monday!  I hope everyone is starting off their week off right.  Monday is a time to start anew and set new goals.  This is your moment, don’t waste it. Today I wanted to talk to you about the one-upper.  I don’t know how to exactly phrase this to you so I’m hoping you will understand. Don’t let these people get you down. Beware of the one-uppers in your life.  The people who are always trying to get the last word.  The people who are always trying to do you one better.  Sometimes it seems like those people are just…

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Focus is real

Focus is real

To put this into words is hard because I have been extremely focused lately.  I’m the person you come to for motivation and inspiration to tackle your dreams and lately I’ve just been focused on chasing my own stuff.  It’s been hard for me to put it into words to post here on the blog. I’m still here.  If you follow me on Instagram, you know I’ve still been around. The goals I’ve set for myself aren’t visual goals.  That’s why I haven’t had much to post on Instagram (besides in my stories).  The goals I set are kind of…

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Returning to fitness after baby

Returning to fitness after baby

It’s been almost 7 months since Baby G arrived in the world and it’s been a lot of change.  I considered myself a fit person before pregnancy but returning to fitness after the baby has been a bit different than I expected.  I did stay pretty active the entire time I was pregnant because I just don’t know how to stop.  I also wanted my pregnancy weight to be manageable after she was born.  I did run into things I didn’t expect and aren’t really things people told me.  These are things I want to share with you if you’re…

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