Is anybody else like me?! I’m really not a junk food person. Chips? Meh. Chocolate? I can take it or leave it. Soda? Not really my thing. But PASTRIES?! Now, that’s where I lose all self-control! Anything with bread, butter, or a flaky crust has my full attention. 😅 BUT LET ME TELL Y’ALL ABOUT THESE HOT CHEETOS! 🔥🤣 I don’t know WHAT they put in those things, but the moment I eat ONE, it’s a wrap for me! One turns into five, five turns into half the bag, and before I know it, I’m at the bottom of the bag wondering where my self-control went! 😩And don’t let me forget the cream cheese and a cold soda to wash it down! Baby, at that point, I’m not snacking… I’m having an EXPERIENCE! 🤣🤣 That’s why when my kids bring home a bag of Hot Cheetos, my whole body goes into DEFCON 1! 🚨 My mind says, “Don’t do it!” My stomach says, “Just one!” And my taste buds are already in the kitchen looking for the cream cheese! I have to fight every urge not to touch that bag because I KNOW how this movie ends, and somehow, I keep watching the same sequel! Now tell me, what’s that ONE food or junk food that makes you lose ALL sense of discipline? 👀😂 The one thing you swear you’re not going to eat, but once you start, you need somebody to physically remove it from your presence! LOL! 👇🏽

🎶 Cue the music… RETURN OF THE MACK! 🎶🔥 THE COMEBACK IS PERSONAL. 💪🏼 For those that don’t know me, hello 👋 I’m Lauren Sarceda! Just got off a call with Coach @Darren Liu and Coach @Kevin Teachanarong about realigning the goals as we dive into October, and let me tell you… I. AM. FIRED. UP. 🔥 Time for some REAL transparency. Life has been B U S Y. Between work, family, kids, activities, pickleball, Aqua instructing and everything in between, I’ve been juggling ALL the things. And somewhere along the way, I got comfortable. Comfortable in this new version of me. Comfortable with how far I’ve come. So comfortable that I started losing sight of the goals I set for myself and, more importantly, what it took to get here in the first place. Don’t get me wrong. I’m still showing up. Still working out. Still going HARD during the week. But then the weekend rolls around… 🍂 An apple cider donut at the pumpkin farm? Don’t mind if I do. 😂🍩 And listen, there’s absolutely NOTHING wrong with enjoying life and making memories. That’s what we’re working so hard for! But for me, those little exceptions started becoming more frequent, and I stopped being as intentional with my nutrition, consistency, and goals. I didn’t quit. I just got a little too comfortable. And you know what? I’m calling MYSELF out. Because I KNOW what I’m capable of. I’ve already proven it to myself. I’m proud of how far I’ve come, but I’m not done becoming the best version of me. So consider this my official COMEBACK POST! 🚀 Time to refocus. Realign. Recommit. TIME TO LOCK THE EFF IN. 🔒🔥 We’ve got less than three months left in 2026, and I’m not waiting until January 1st to start chasing my goals again. I’m finishing this year STRONGER, more disciplined, and more intentional than I started. Not chasing perfection. Just getting back to the habits, consistency, and mindset that got me here. WHO’S WITH ME?! 🙋🏻‍♀️🔥 Who’s ready to put in the WORK, hold each other accountable, and GRIND out the rest of 2026?!

My HYROX buddy couldn’t make it today, so guess who I got paired with? Coach T. 😳😂 No pressure or anything… just me thinking, “Welp. I guess we’re WORKING working today.” 😆 And yep… we HUSTLED. Today’s workout was AMRAP — 10 minutes per station, so the goal was to get through as many rounds/reps as possible while keeping a pace we could actually sustain. Basically: move with purpose, don’t gas yourself out too early, and when your brain starts telling you to stop… keep going anyway. 😅 One thing that made me really happy today was hearing Coach Emma point out our progress. She noticed that our wall balls are getting better — we’re squatting lower and getting more consistent with our form AND she said our sled pulls have improved compared to a few weeks ago. YASSSSSSS! 🙌 Sometimes when you’re in the middle of training every week, you don’t realize how much you’ve improved because you’re so focused on what you still need to work on. So hearing that from a coach was such a great reminder that the work is WORKING. 💪 And yes… I’m still out here making friends with those wall balls one squat at a time. 😂 By the time we got to the later rounds, the fatigue was REAL. During my last run, I noticed another member slow down and start walking. You could tell she was DONE. Like mentally, physically, spiritually… DONE. 😂 As soon as I passed her, I tapped her arm and said, “Let’s go! You got this!” She picked it back up, and we jogged together until we finished the run. After class she came over, thanked me, and told me she appreciated me pushing her. That right there made my whole workout. ❤️ She wasn’t my partner today, but honestly, during HYROX training everybody is your teammate. We’re all suffering together. 😂 We’re all trying to get stronger. We’re all going to have a moment when our brain says, “NOPE. I’m done.” Sometimes all you need is someone next to you saying: “Nahhhh… come on. We’re finishing this together.” 😎 That’s what I love about training with this group. We work hard, we laugh, we suffer a little 😂, and we support each other even when we’re not paired together.

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I don’t know if I asked this question here before or not. It’s a question I keep asking myself. I’m not sure if it’s the gluten but whenever I eat noodles I always go crazy high afterwards and it takes longer to go back down. Is it that I weigh it wrong 😑!! I always weigh mine raw before cooking and I’m planning to have 30grams of these. Add it to my chicken salad 🥗.