What if it doesn’t work? What if you try everything and it doesn’t work? What if, despite your best efforts, you keep trying and trying, but you never achieve your goal? Ever felt like this? Have you felt like […]
Monday Motivation: When Your Plan Sucks
It’s another Monday! You have made it to another week. But this is not your typical “rise and grind” motivational Monday post. This post asks you to evaluate your normal grind. Many of us have a “hit the ground running” attitude […]
Healthy Recipe: Ground Chicken with Lemon & Kale
Wanting to switch up my meals, I grabbed a couple packages of ground turkey from the store and had no idea how I was going to prepare them. I googled “ground chicken recipes” and saw a winner! I happened to […]
Monday Motivation: Well, At Least I…
I don’t know if any other four words have ever killed as many aspirations as these four… “well, at least I…” What do I mean? Have you ever set a goal, started making progress, and then stalled out before reaching […]
Monday Motivation: Nothing is Impossible… It Just Hasn’t Been Done Yet!
Did you know before 1954, running a mile in under four minutes was thought to be impossible? While I cannot fathom personally ever running a mile in four minutes, for years, experts thought it physiologically could not be done. So […]
Monday Motivation: Be in the Moment
Ever notice how euphoric a dog looks riding with its head out of the window? Can I admit something? The other day while I was driving, I glanced over and saw a dog hanging out of the window. The dog […]
Monday Motivation: What Are You Built For?
It’s normal. It’s human. It’s actually what keeps us alive. The big “it” is our need to feel safe and secure. This feeling is what protects us from danger. But this feeling can also be a barrier that stops us […]
Monday Motivation: I Ate Half a Peach Cobbler.
I ate half a peach cobbler. Well, not exactly half, but almost half. Close enough to half. Too close to half. Of course, it wasn’t my intention. Friday night, my mama cooked a dinner for me, with peach cobbler for […]
Who Do You Think You’re Not
One of my all-time favorite quotes is, “It’s not who you are that holds you back… it’s who you think you’re not”- Denis Waitley. I can’t remember where I first heard it, but it has been my life mantra ever […]
FitBusters: Does Fat Turn Into Muscle?
Long story short, absolutely not! There is fat, and then there is muscle. There is visceral fat (fat around your organs), then muscle, and then subcutaneous fat (fat right under the skin, but above your muscle). The fat right under […]
Healthy Recipe: Spicy Kung Pao Chicken
Servings: 3 Ingredients: 1lb boneless chicken breasts or thighs, cubed (raw amount) *4 garlic cloves, chopped *8oz. snap peas *1 large red bell pepper, sliced *1 large green bell pepper, sliced *3 tablespoons sesame seeds Sauce: *¼ cup coconut […]
The Illusion of Progress
They are annoying, always in the way, and do not care who they have to cut off to get ahead. You’ve seen them. That driver that is weaving in and out of traffic, moving from lane to lane, not caring […]