Fitness and Nutrition Accountability

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You don't begin living healthy when you reach a certain size or weight. You begin living healthy when you make healthy choices. — As you know, I have a million reasons why you should work out. Weight loss isn’t a main […]

Healthy Living

Are you feeling sluggish? Maybe you need to take a better look at what you are feeding yourself. You can drastically change your mood, energy levels, and focus level by improving the foods you eat. — How do you feel today? Do you feel good with lots of energy? Or, do you feel drained […]

Four Steps to Improving Your Eating Habits

I like to dish out the tough love, a lot of times people think they can't afford to eat organic when really their priorities are skewed. If you do have a tight budget, there are a few ways to get more organic into your budget, and there are some foods that are more ok if not organic. — I often hear, “but I can’t afford to eat healthy.” For most of you, I call B.S. It […]

What If I Can’t Afford Organic

What is the difference between fat, protein, and carbohydrates? Do I really need them all? How do I diet and lose weight? — I used to work at a big box gym, and I would send my clients emails. I felt […]

Update of a Client Email on Food

Forget balance, Seeking Harmony Becka's Boot Camp Some people struggle with finding the balance within their day to day life. I believe the problem is in their search for balance. I think harmony will yield better results. Why does each child need the same number of presents worth the same exact amount of money? Why should we find ourselves feeling guilty that we are spending too much time focused on one area of our life. Or worried when we are engaged with family we should be doing something else completely?Stop seeking the impossible and realize just how great your life already is! — So often people talk about how hard balance can be. Balancing work and family, a clean house and […]

Forget Balance, Seeking Harmony

Not everyone likes to set goals. Mostly because a lot of people fail to take action on their goals. Some people have a hard time determining who or what they want to be and accomplish in an entire year. Your goals can change and grow during the year as you change and grow, as long as you are making time to re-evaluate and are taking action to achieve your goals. Inaction on goals creates broken dreams. — It is time for many to think about resolutions and new goals and changing lifestyles. It is a […]

#NewYearNewYou

They say all the time that health is a continual journey. I have really seen that for myself this year. If has taken me 35 years to get to this place. I have had good mental health, good physical health before, but I had never really put it all together in a conscious sort of way. Man, it feels fantastic. But I can't stop growing from here, maybe I won't make as many changes to my routines, but I need to keep pressing on. My life depends upon me continuing to keep going. — I have a post-it that sits on my computer. It is at the bottom of the screen, so […]

Becoming Never Ends

Healthy and happy go hand in hand. And the opposite of happy is unhappy, not depression. You don't become healthy at a certain size or way of living. You make choices and instantly start becoming happy and healthy. Your mental health has a key role in your physical health. — My top goal for 2015 was to get into the best heath of my life. Tough goal when […]

Reflecting on 2015

I've been mindful this year. Next year I will be more intentional. It has been great to be on a journey to improving myself as I am improving more than just myself along the way. — We hosted thanksgiving breakfast for my family yesterday, and then went to my in laws for dinner. It […]

Thanksgiving Reflections