Hi Reader, Thanksgiving week is here — which means two things: ✨ Great food✨ And a LOT of pressure Pressure to “be good,” pressure to control yourself, pressure to not undo all your progress…and then pressure to “just enjoy it” because it’s the holidays. No wonder so many women feel stressed before the turkey is even in the oven. Here's a little secret about me...🙄 Every year I plan to use September as my “reset before the holidays.”And honestly? It usually does help… for a while. But life...
4 days ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, You know that feeling when you think you can’t do something…and then somehow, you do? Sometimes it’s a big thing.Sometimes it’s small. Sometimes it’s tiny. But those tiny ones? They often mean the most. This morning, for me, it was a plank.I usually hold a 2-minute plank during my morning flow. But today? I wasn’t feeling it. At all. I figured I’d just do one minute and call it good. I hit start, zoned out a little, and peeked at the timer — 58 seconds. Okay… maybe I have a little...
8 days ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, There was this company I worked for in my 20s that sold healthy prepped meals in grocery stores. I was one of their brand ambassadors—offering samples and talking to people about how convenient healthy eating could be. I’ll never forget this one guy. Fit. Muscular. Cart full of junk food. He smirks and says, “I work out so I can eat like this.” Now, we won’t unpack all the layers of that mindset today (or where it might have lead him when he got older), but I do want to touch on...
22 days ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, So here I am after a day of eating really well, sitting on the couch winding down with a cup of tea. I'm about to make it through a successful day of eating and working out. Ricky and Emily are making chocolate chip cookies. (My son and his girlfriend.) I am unphased. 💪 Then they come out of the oven. You know that smell, I know you do and if you don't well... Do you also not like ice cream? Because you may not be human. I thought about just one cookie. But then I took a second,...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, I hate the word busy, almost as much as I hate the word try. And we're programmed to use it all the time. Someone invites us to do something and we say we're busy instead of saying no, or I don't want to. We tell ourselves we're busy to avoid many things we need to do. Instead of giving ourselves permission to say no or to recognize what is a priority for ourselves right now and what isn't. Busy is worn like a badge of honor. I know this because it was one of my most used words....
3 months ago • 3 min read
Hey Reader, Have you ever looked at a picture of your younger self and thought, “wow look how great I looked, why was I ever so down on myself.” Maybe you haven’t felt that way. I definitely have. I spent so much time in my life wanting to be fitter, skinnier, more muscle here, less muscle there, whatever. The funny thing is the people around me saw the beautiful girl I didn’t see, because I spent so much time looking at everyone else. I would be lying to you if I said that I don’t still do...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Hey Reader, Silly backpacks, laundry, and an early bedtime. Sounds about right. Today is the last first day of school I will every have with my kids, and I’m on vacation. So I needed to call and check that Dominic was ready. The answer…no. The seniors are all wearing a child's backpack on the first day of school. Which I thought we took care of because we talked about it like two weeks ago. But Dominic doesn't have the child's backpack yet. Then he tells me he still needed to do laundry. Our...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, Happy Labor Day! September is my favorite month… And not just because it ends with my birthday lol September always feels like a fresh start.Back to routine…but this year is different. Back to routine made more sense when my kids where little because it meant that I went from a summer of the kids home all the time, waking up at different times, looking for different ways to entertain them, eating differently and at more random times to a nice structure that I have always craved....
3 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, So most of you know I prioritize sleep. BUT that doesn’t mean I always sleep well. Sometimes I can do everything right and still have a crappy night sleep. Especially if my brain has so much it wants to babble about. So here’s what happened… I stayed the night at my moms and she wanted to take my daughter out for ice cream after dinner. I’ve been staying away from any sweets the last week or so. Not a full on sugar detox, or even a full no added sugars detox, which is usually what...
3 months ago • 5 min read