The pics on the left are 6 years to the date of today This was not me at my heaviest. After covid in 2021 I developed long covid and spiraled both mentally and physically I literally could not walk and spent 90% of my days in a bed. Until the fall of 2022 and I decided to take back control of my life. I started small with giving up certain comfort sweets. Drinking less pop. Moving my body, 5 minute workouts is where I began. @Aleiah Barker believed in me before I started believing in myself and has always been there for me. Looking at these pics makes me cry, knowing I’ve kept this up for almost 4 years. And at the time of starting I just wanted to be able to play with my grandson, ( now I have 2) so find your deepest why and don’t give up I’ve made plenty of mistakes and learned so much in this journey. But I’m glad I stuck to it and never gave up. If I can do it, you can too :)

TAKING ACTION: ✅New Clients: Skip straight to the bottom of this post and check out the ⭐️ NEW CLIENT INFO! The ⭐️ NEW CLIENT INFO ⭐️ at the bottom of each day’s post will be your go-to this month for the basics in here. ✅VIP/Veteran Clients: Share with me below—what intermittent fasting protocol are you practicing this month to support balanced cortisol? Also, don’t forget to check out the extra Breathwork session after today’s workout! You know what today is—it’s the day we begin a brand new challenge! This month, it’s all about cortisol and strength, and we’ve strategically created our programming to help you do just that! Here’s how we’re going to improve our overall cortisol balance this month ⬇️ 📌We’re sticking with a 14:10 intermittent fasting protocol to reduce overall stress on the body. Feel free to try a 12:12 protocol if your stress symptoms are higher than average. Ask me if you have questions about an appropriate fasting protocol for you this month. The 14:10 means fasting for 14 hours and having an eating window for 10. The 12:12 is fasting for 12 hours and having an eating window of 12 hours. 📌We’re adding in Breathwork after the workouts on Mondays and Thursdays! *SEE COMMENTS FOR BOTH* 📌And of course, here in our small group, we’re going to talk about all things cortisol and stress. I’ll be giving you cortisol-balancing tips along the way! I think you’re going to enjoy what you learn about cortisol this month. It isn’t the enemy everyone thinks it is. Imbalanced cortisol is where the problem comes in. Fortunately, after this month, you’re going to know exactly what you need to do to get your cortisol levels working FOR and WITH you—instead of against you! 💯 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ⬇️⭐️NEW CLIENT INFO and TO-DO’s⭐️⬇️ Happy Day One! I am honored you’re here, and I am looking forward to helping you learn the best and most effective way to reach your health and wellness goals!

TAKING ACTION: ✅Share the following in the comments below: Your favorite win of the month AND your favorite part of this month’s challenge! 🎉 Not only is it Friday, but it’s the final Friday of the month—and today, we’re going to celebrate our favorite monthly wins from our Strength + Metabolic Reset Challenge! 🎉 We’ve been talking about finishing strong this week, and showing up to celebrate your wins is another way you can finish strong. You may not view celebrating yourself as a way of finishing strong, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Celebrating yourself takes a special kind of strength, and it's also a motivator for moving forward, which, in my opinion, is exactly what it takes to build both mental and physical strength! 💯 Take some time today to consider your weekly (or monthly!) win and share with us below! 🎉 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ #1 on LEADERBOARD for engagement this month and the winner of a FREE BE WELL PRODUCT is @Bobbi Varney !!! Send me your address and I'll get that mailed to you, friend! You can be the winner for August, just simply show up everyday in this group and engage!!

✅Share your weekly win below! Did you practice having a growth mindset in any area this week? If so, that’s a win, and I want to hear all about it! 🎉 It’s Friday, and you know what that means—it’s time to celebrate, friends! 🎉 We’ve been talking about having a growth mindset vs. a fixed mindset this week, and I’m curious to know—did you practice having a growth mindset in any area in which you normally default to a fixed mindset? Just like with anything else, changing your mindset first requires awareness—and then intentionality. You must practice. When you notice yourself falling into a fixed-mindset thought pattern, it’s important to catch it and adjust your thinking. Your brain doesn’t know the difference between a thought and reality; therefore, the more you practice changing your thoughts/mindset, the more repetitive and natural it will become. Before long, your actions will follow—and you quite literally change your brain—and when you change your brain, you reach your goals and sustain them. I don’t know about you, but the ROI seems well worth the investment if you ask me…💯

TAKING ACTION: ✅Did today’s post hit home for anyone regarding your nutrition mindset? What about your mindset around the scale? Yesterday we began talking about the difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. With today being Recipe Tuesday, let’s talk more about how a growth mindset shows up around your nutrition. ⬇️ Many of us just celebrated the July 4th holiday. If you indulged, did you see it as just one day of celebration and jump right back into the game, or did you allow yourself to spiral? This is a great example of having a growth mindset vs. a fixed mindset around nutrition. 💯 And since we’re talking about nutrition, we might as well talk about one more thing—the scale. If you’re a scale user, are you able to view slow movement as just one metric of progress (among many!) and trust the process, or do you feel defeated when the scale doesn’t show the number you’re hoping for? Again, growth mindset vs. fixed mindset… We’re going to talk more on this topic throughout the week, but in the meantime, check out this healthy pineapple coleslaw recipe—it’s a great low-carb side dish for all of your summertime dishes! 🍽️ Healthy Pineapple Coleslaw