I need to learn harder to be gentle with myself.
It’s hard. So hard.
I need to give myself some grace.
Sometimes I even feel soo guilty just taking an hour a day to myself.
Fitness is a huge part of my life, but I feel like I’m barely holding on.
I want help but I also feel guilty asking for help.
Continue reading The 4th Trimester
Things do get easier. We can look at things more positively. Mentally… there are hard days and of course there are easy days. But for the month of December, there just seems to be more hard days than others. Some days I just want baby girl to come now. Some days I just want to be bubble wrap and never leave the house. Some days I don’t know if I ever will be ready for baby girl’s arrival. Some days I have no idea what I am doing at all. Some days I am like, where am I again? Phew. Hormones you know. Continue reading MY FIRST PREGNANCY DIARY PART II
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Trust the process. Trust your body. Trust that you have the capability to do anything that you set your mind to. Trust that your body has built a whole human being from scratch and it can do anything when it sets the mind to it. You got this mama. Enjoy your moment! Continue reading MY FIRST PREGNANCY DIARY
Salt seems to be the talk of the town in almost every industry and especially in the bodybuilding world. Do you keep salt in your diet throughout prep or do you remove salt out of diet throughout prep? Let me know! Continue reading How much salt is too much salt?
Chia seeds: They are loaded with antioxidant, magnesium, calcium and most importantly fiber and that’s what help with the flow of our digestive system. Just 1 teaspoon a day and I am a regular. Rice Crackers + Sugar Free Chewing … Continue reading My Top Pregnancy Survival Kit
Strong has numerous definitions. You can be vulnerable and still be powerful. You can have a gentle heart, but still be a rock solid at your core. You can be as calm as a breeze, but as fierce as a tiger.
You are strong no matter what season you are in in life. Keep going and always cultivate strength from within.
Continue reading Same body, different season. I did that!
There is an internal desire to maintain loads and keep lifting as heavy as before through pregnancy.
But how much is too much?
When you are pregnant, form, structure, pressure, tension naturally changes. Therefore, we must adapt to the ever-changing body for support.
So… the real question is how the load is impacting the pressure on the midline and pelvic floor as the body continue to change.
Continue reading How heavy is your load?
Whether you’re on a low carb or Keto diet, or you need something quick to grab while running out of the door, Breakfast Egg Muffins are a delicious healthy savior and PERFECT for Meal Prep! Continue reading Spinach Cheese Egg Muffins Recipe (Meal Prep)
There is a lot of emphasis placed on the women’s body when discussing pregnancy fitness/nutrition. I wanted to share what I have learnt since being pregnant which I’ll carry with me forever. Pictures/Videos tell a partial story. I post my … Continue reading Your BEST is good enough.
Honestly, I know I’m making my first trimester sound rough but honestly it wasn’t and I would not have it any other way. There were days that were harder than some but it was all about powering through and listening to the body; asking the body what it is capable of that day and go from there. Continue reading The First Trimester….
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