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It's Good Enough When it comes to fitness and especially my workouts, I make them my own.  If you have read my About Me  section, you're aware of my medical issues requiring modification to certain exercises. I do what I can with what I got and it's  good enough . I can recall feeling defeated after my injuries and especially during neuro-rehab when I couldn't even lift my head off an exercise ball. Tears of pain and frustration would flood over those appointments, and almost to the point of giving up. I would pray every night for things to be different and wake up the same. What an ugly place to be, but there I was years ago. I became so determined to fight, and I did. Fast forward to now and I'm in a much better place physically, mentally and spiritually . Going through tough times builds a tough inner and outer shell. The point of life is not to understand everything that happens to us, but handling it the best we can when hard knocks on the door. Giving up and

I Eat For Goals I recently posted this motivation on my Instagram and Facebook : " I do take the time to read your comments left on my motivational posts and excited you're striving to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Showing images of those dedicated to fitness including myself are to encourage and inspire.  I receive both positive and negative feedback all part of being an online personality. I'm going to get very personal with you and you can read more about me on my Blog if you choose. I'm over 50, a fitness professional and freelance writer  who  works extremely long hours. My day doesn't end when I step out of my studio. I look the way I do because of the lifestyle I walk daily. I don't spend hours in the gym. I limit my workouts to one-hour sessions 4 to 5 days per week. I indulge on treats on occasion and eat incredible tasting healthy food. I am a woman of God and my faith helps me with inner strength and getting through each day. I am passionate about hel

Fitness goals are awesome. We want to lose fat, gain muscle and just feel healthy, right? There is nothing better than living a quality life feeling our best. Of course, reaching these goals requires a certain lifestyle. Are you really eating for fitness goals? Did I ping you on the forehead just now? The lifestyle required includes consuming healthy foods and exercising consistently. Not living this way should make you feel weird. Do you feel weird? If the answer is no, there is something askew with your fitness program. It usually comes down to what you're eating . Often times we convince ourselves eating off track is acceptable because we work out several times per week. This falls under, you can't out exercise a crappy diet. I have seen great fitness success turn into the entitlement of eating off track as a reward for doing so awesome. Your well-deserved food frenzy has snowballed into a struggle to get back on track. It can begin as innocently as saying "oh this on

Be Fabulous! Satisfied is such a great word. I admit to being satisfied and happy with my life and fitness. I don't need to look for approval or contentment outside of myself. I stopped worrying about not being good enough years ago. My younger self would run around trying to please everyone. I put my own feelings aside and didn't understand how to apply healthy boundaries . I am so happy to be older, wiser and definitely better.    This journey called life has blessed me with many discoveries of positive growth. I understand all I have gone through as part of a learning process.   How does satisfaction relate to my fitness?  I do take my health seriously and make fitness priority. I'm satisfied with the outward reflection of my lifestyle . This has nothing to do with vanity and everything to do with quality living and feeling my best. I am content with my efforts and satisfied with my body . I don't need to be thinner, leaner, or even more muscular. I have complete s

I like to make the most of my precious time. This means having a focused exercise program that fits into my schedule and works best for my body. I believe in quality  and not quantity when it comes to workouts. I perform exercises that challenge me but without risk of injury. It's not a fun place to be when exercise causes an injury. Especially when it stops me from doing what I like to do.  I don't even like to feel a nagging pain caused by a certain exercise I should have avoided. I kick myself when my drive to perform gets in the way of listening to what my body is telling me at the time. It's those types of constant and repetitive things that can bring about a chronic issue. I say no thank you to that. What it comes down to is training smarter and not harder. I don't need to prove anything to anyone with my fitness . I do want to maintain a healthy body that not only looks good but feels great for the rest of my life. What that means is keeping my routine simple,