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.
Read MoreHey 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.
Read MoreHey 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.
Read MoreWhat 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.
Read MoreHey 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.
Read MoreHey 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.
Read MoreHey 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.
Read MoreHey there. For years, I never felt like enough. No matter how lean I was, how defined my muscles looked, or how much my body changed, it was never enough. I remember being obsessed with body fat percentages. I carried one of those handheld testers around in the early 2000s when I worked at a gym, and I would check my readings constantly. Even when the numbers looked good, even when I knew I was walking around at a pretty lean ten to fifteen percent body fat, it still wasn’t enough. There was always someone leaner, someone more muscular, someone I thought looked better than me.
Read MoreHey there. I’ve been thinking a lot about how social media fits into our health and fitness journeys. Not just as a place to find workouts or get motivation, but how it actually affects the way we see ourselves. The scroll can feel endless. And most days, it's filled with reminders of what we’re not, what we’re not doing, and what we should be chasing.
Read MoreHey there. There are going to be times when fitness just doesn’t click. You might have a plan, good intentions, and the space to follow through, but for some reason, you just don’t. Maybe it’s a few missed workouts. Maybe it’s weeks. Maybe it turns into months. And you might start asking yourself what’s wrong or how you let it get to this point. I’ve been there too.
Read MoreHey there. When it comes to fitness and weight loss, we are often told that the answer is more discipline, more willpower, and more hype. I bought into that for a long time too. But over the years, I have realized that the real solution is something very different. It is about building a calm, steady confidence that comes from working on your habits from the inside/out.
Read MoreHey there. For years I thought weight loss was about doing the actions. Following a plan. Checking the boxes. Sticking to the routine. But even when I was doing all of that, something still felt off. I wasn’t as happy as I expected to be. And I started to realize that it had nothing to do with my body. It had everything to do with my emotions.
Read MoreHey there. I’ve spent years unlearning what I thought I had to believe about my body. It used to be that every glance in the mirror became a chance to tear myself down. I’d start with my reflection and work inward, picking apart what made me different and assigning value—or lack of it—based on how I looked. But what if you didn’t do that anymore? What if you could quiet those thoughts instead?
Read MoreHey there. If you’ve been following along for any length of time, you’ve probably heard me talk about the “AFs” before. These are the three Always & Forever traits that I believe form the foundation for a sustainable health and fitness journey. They are Resilient AF, Confident AF, and Consistent AF. This framework has helped me stay grounded in my own process, and it’s one of the biggest things I try to pass on to others.
Read MoreHey there. If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the last five years, it’s that sustainable change with food doesn’t come from someone handing you a meal plan. It doesn’t come from tracking every bite or living in fear of certain foods. It comes from getting honest with yourself. About what you like. About how food fits into your day. About your emotions. And about how life shifts and how your preferences shift with it.
Read MoreHey there. You’ve probably heard it before. “The gym is my therapy.” I’ve even said it myself. And while I understand where that phrase comes from, I want to be clear about something. The gym is a powerful tool for your mental and emotional health, but it is not therapy.
Read MoreHey there. You’ve probably heard this before. The best program is the one you can stick with. It sounds obvious. But when you really start to unpack it, there’s so much depth in that simple statement.
Read MoreHey there. What if you appreciated your body at every stage of your journey? Not just when you hit a certain goal, not just when you looked a certain way, but all the time. I know that sounds like a completely different approach from what you’ve probably been told, but it can change everything.
Read MoreHey there. I used to spend a lot of time chasing what I thought was the “optimal” way to approach weight loss and fitness. Like many of you, I followed the advice of people who looked a certain way or quoted research studies that sounded really convincing. And for a while, I thought that was what I needed. If I could just find the best way to do it, I’d finally be successful.
Read MoreHey there. For a long time, self-deprecating humor was my thing. I’d make the jokes first. I’d be the one to point out my flaws before anyone else could. I told myself that if people were laughing with me, they weren’t laughing at me. But what I eventually realized is that every time I did that, I chipped away at my own self-worth.
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