Blog — Your Level Fitness

Finally like what you see in the mirror.

Learn to embrace who you are, as you are while building your forever active lifestyle. Start here.

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Jun 6
Jun 6 Your Mindset Drives Your Results

Hey there. One of the most important parts of building a long-term approach to fitness, eating, and personal development is learning how to manage what’s going on in your head. Not just the thoughts themselves, but how you respond to them. I’ve learned that the most productive, consistent, and sustainable progress comes from what I call a calm, deliberate mindset. This is the default headspace I try to return to no matter what is happening around me.

Jun 6
Jun 6 How to Build a Personalized Fitness Routine

Hey there. When it comes to building an active lifestyle, I believe in starting with what you're willing and able to do right now. That’s where the “Your Name” Exercise Program comes in. Just like with the eating plan I talked about in the last episode, this is about your preferences, your ability, and your lifestyle.

Jun 6
Jun 6 Trigger Foods Lose Power When You Own Them

Hey there. If you’ve spent years going on and off diets, trying to follow plans that never seem to stick, I want you to try something different. I want you to build an eating plan with your name on it. Seriously...name it after yourself. This is your plan. It’s based on your preferences, your lifestyle, and what you’re actually willing and able to do right now.

Jun 5
Jun 5 You’re the Architect of Your Fitness Journey

Hey there. One of my biggest frustrations in the fitness industry is how often professionals talk at people instead of with them. If you've been on your health journey for a while, you probably know exactly what I mean. It’s that tone where someone tells you what you should do, without ever asking what you’ve already tried or what you actually prefer.

Jun 5
Jun 5 The Real Body Image Shift You Need

Hey there. I want to remind you of something that can completely shift how you view your weight loss journey. You are your own body standard. Not the version of you from five years ago. Not someone you follow online. Not the expectations coming from the fitness industry. Just you.

Jun 4
Jun 4 The Framework That Keeps You Moving

Hey there. One of the biggest challenges we face right now is having access to too much information. We’re constantly downloading tips, tricks, and guides that promise results. But the real progress happens when you stop collecting and start applying. That’s exactly why I created the YLF Framework.

May 29
May 29 The Fitness Message You’ve Been Waiting For

Hey there. If you’re brand new to Your Level Fitness or just getting back into this message, I want you to know that this is where you start. This is not about telling you to overhaul your life or push yourself harder. It’s about helping you reconnect with yourself and build something real. The inside/out approach means starting with who you are and living outward from there.

May 29
May 29 Decide Who You Are First

Hey there. One of the biggest shifts in my own health and mindset came when I stopped trying to prove that I was good enough and started believing that I already was. That shift changed everything. It’s a huge part of the inside/out approach I share through Your Level Fitness. And it starts with something simple but powerful. You decide who you are first.

May 28
May 28 How to Stop Starting Over

Hey there. If you’ve been trying to lose weight or stick to a fitness routine for years... you are not alone. I’ve worked with so many people who’ve lost weight, gained it back, tried again, lost some more, and then found themselves right back at the start. Maybe you’ve told yourself that you just need to get your stuff together. That the next plan will be the one. That consistency is the missing piece.

May 28
May 28 Build a Life You Actually Enjoy

Hey there. If you’re new to the Your Level Fitness message, I want to walk you through something I believe can change your life. It’s the inside/out approach. This is the opposite of what most of us have been taught about health, fitness, and our self-worth. We’ve grown up believing that if we change how we look or how we perform, we’ll finally feel like we’re enough. That’s an outside-in approach, and it keeps people stuck.

May 25
May 25 That Voice in Your Head Was Never Yours

Hey there. Let’s talk about the voice. You know the one. The voice that creeps in late at night when you're staring at the ceiling wondering why this is still so hard. That voice that tells you that you should have figured this out by now. That you’re still behind. That no matter how much weight you’ve lost or how hard you’ve worked, it’s not enough.

May 23
May 23 You Can Love Yourself and Still Want to Grow

Hey there. I’ve talked with so many people who feel like they have to beat themselves up in order to make progress. Like they won’t grow unless they criticize everything they see in the mirror. And I get it. Because for most of us, that negative voice has been there for years. It becomes familiar. But just because it’s familiar doesn’t mean it’s helpful.

May 22
May 22 Reclaiming Your Reflection

Hey there. There’s something I want to ask you. What have you missed out on because of how you feel about your body? Maybe you skipped a photo. Maybe you avoided a vacation meal or stressed about workouts while you were supposed to be relaxing. If you’ve been stuck in your head because of body image, I want you to know you’re not alone.

May 19
May 19 Start Within Your Comfort Zone

Hey there. We hear it all the time. Get out of your comfort zone. Push yourself. Stretch past what feels safe.

And yeah, I get it. There’s value in challenging yourself. However, before you push outside of your comfort zone, you need to get really good at working within it. Not only that, but you need to clearly identify where your comfort zone actually is.

May 16
May 16 Choose to Love Yourself Now

Hey there. I used to think the goal was to get to the “after.” Like once I hit a certain number on the scale or took that perfect transformation photo, everything would just click. I’d love my body. I’d feel confident. I’d finally be enough. But the truth is... even when I hit those numbers, that feeling didn’t show up the way I expected.

May 15
May 15 What Are You Really Seeing in the Mirror?

Hey there. When you hear the term “body dysmorphia,” what comes to mind? For a lot of people, especially those going through a weight loss journey, it gets tossed around quickly. But body dysmorphic disorder is a real mental health condition, and it needs to be taken seriously. I’m not a therapist or a doctor, and most people you hear using this term online aren’t either. Still, I want to talk about the emotional side of this because how you feel about yourself matters.

May 15
May 15 From Self-Criticism to Self-Connection

What do you see when you look in the mirror?

I’ve asked myself that question more times than I can count. And for years, the answer wasn’t great. I would pick myself apart, zoom in on every perceived flaw, and walk away feeling worse than I did before. The worst part? I thought that was normal.

May 13
May 13 You Are Your Own Body Standard

Hey there. For years I chased body standards that were never meant for me. I compared myself to the images I saw in magazines, online, and even to the versions of me I thought I needed to become. And like many of you, I told myself that once I hit a certain weight or looked a certain way, I’d finally be happy.

That moment never came.

May 9
May 9 How Cerebral Palsy Impacts My Fitness Routine

Hey there. I talk a lot about appreciating your body and building habits that work for your life, but this episode gave me a chance to go deeper and show you what that really looks like for me. I live with cerebral palsy, and while I’m grateful for everything I’m able to do, the day-to-day reality is tough. Most days, my body is worn out by noon. My legs tighten up, my back aches, and I often have to work around unexpected pain. But I still get up. I still move. I still show up.

May 8
May 8 You Already Have What You Need

Hey there. At some point, the world convinced you that you had to earn your self-worth. That if you did the right things, bought the right products, followed the right plan… you’d finally feel better about yourself. I want to challenge that. Actually, I want to help you unlearn it.

Because the truth is… you already have everything you need inside you.