What makes up a life?

Mar 08, 2020

 

A grade on a test, letters behind a name, likes on a photo, pounds on a scale, a price tag on food or things?

 

I believe we are made of the thoughts we think, the love and happiness we feel, the memories and life we have lived, who we surround ourselves with, what we choose to do with our physical body consistently, and the quality of the food, hydration, and sleep we give in our body each day.

 

Do ya feel me on this?

 

These pics reflect me doing just that. An evolution. 4+ years total and for the last 8 weeks, trying another new workout program that I recently finished.

 

Nothing drastic. No deprivation. Simple fitness, flexible nutrition, and surrounded with a group of gals that want this for their lives too.

 

That’s it. It can be complicated or it can be simple. I choose simple.

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Tips for building an internal army of defense to protect yourself and your family!

Mar 07, 2020

Are you scared? Prepared?

Omg, it is amazing how much everyone is in a frenzy over this coronavirus thing. I don't know what to make of all of it and don't really know what is going to happen, but do have a couple of tips to share with you for approaching staying healthy in general, that have helped me and my family tremendously.

 

In addition to external hygiene, such as handwashing, other things I would consider to sidestep the panic are

  1. the nutrients you give your body daily
  2. reducing your risk of exposure.
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Just as our animals need good nutrition and our cars need gas and oil, nutrition is our lifeline to health, like a tiny army, ready to defend our body from invaders. Giving ourselves high quality food is the most fundamental and most important thing we can do each day for ourselves.

 

A few basics on nutrition:

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What is your favorite way to enjoy Peanut Butter?

Mar 01, 2020

In celebration of National Peanut Butter Day, what is YOUR favorite way to eat peanut butter? 😋⁣⁣ ⁣⁣

I will share a few of mine below, but have a funny quick story. A few years ago, I started reading labels and realized that the peanut butter I grew up eating wasn't exactly peanut butter at all.⁣⁣
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I went in search of a brand that was real peanuts and didn't have unnecessary extra stuff in it, like sugar. ⁣⁣
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<This is one easy peesy tweak you can make... read labels and eliminate the products that add unnecessary ingredients>⁣⁣
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So I settled on the Whole Foods brand and then one from my local @heb grocery store. My mother in law was also making tweaks to their eating and did the same. ⁣⁣
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Well if you grew up eating the typical ones that most of us did and then ate the natural one, you know the consistency is a little different in terms of the natural one being a little more liquidy, right? ⁣⁣
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So, apparently my father-in-law takes his PB VERY seriously, and did not prefer this transit
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