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Having a Relationship with Myself

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Just ME If I did not have a GREAT relationship with myself, I would be a complete mess.   This is just not a physical existence for me, but a very deep spiritual bond with God, and being truly content with me and my life.   The healthy lifestyle that I maintain comes from how I treat myself, how I allow others to treat me, how that is perceived, how I grow from my journey, continually being enlightened by both positive and negative experiences, setting healthy boundaries, and wrapping all that up into how I respond to life�s circumstances.     As I have journeyed through this life, I have suffered physically and emotionally and would not be honest if I did not say that I have felt the sting of both from time to time even now.   The difference in the now is my past experiences have been a life education on how to love myself enough to see things and handle things in a healthy way, and navigate through boundaries that I now have to take care of me.   A great...

MADE IN THE GYM, MAINTAINED IN THE KITCHEN

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It does not matter how much I exercise, if I do not put healthy foods in my body, I will not be healthy.   It is really that simple.   Outside of my workouts, I maintain my body mostly with healthy food intake.   An hour of exercise at least five days per week is sufficient for me, and allows for great recovery and rest for my body.   How I feed my body is the maintenance work that takes place all day long, until I hit the sheets for sleep.   Even then, it is important to eat healthy food that promotes sleep as well.   Yes, I build my body in the gym and prior to that ensure that my body is ready to go with the proper fuel to get me through my workout.   I purposely create a space on my client calendar where I am the client for a workout.   I give myself one hour of bodywork time and that is enough.   If my hunger bell rings just before my scheduled time, I will slam an apple or a few pieces of watermelon, and if over the top hunger hits, th...