Start with Your Dreams
Start with your dreams, not your limitations. Bringing in the constraints of reality is the second step, not the first. There is a story about the training of work elephants. When the elephant is young, the trainer ties a heavy chain to its leg. No matter how hard it pulls, it can’t escape. By the […]
Obligatory New Year Fitness Post
That’s right, I said it. I mean that’s all anyone is writing/talking/vlogging about at this moment because with the new year comes the resolutions. I don’t think I’ve ever accomplished a single resolution I’ve ever made and that’s probably because I made really unachievable ones like “I’m going to lose all my weight and be […]
Embracing Failure
How do you handle failure when it comes? Ok, so this month we are going to just talk about embracing failure. First things first, let’s define failure. Dictionary.com defines it as “Lack of success”. No one likes to look in the mirror and tell themselves that they have failed. It can hurt, whatever the situation. […]
Integrity: The Art of Keeping Promises to Yourself
I have had so many people ask me how I was so successful in my weight loss journey. Of course, I would tell them the logistics of my journey. You know, my calorie intake, workout routine, all of that. Don’t worry, we will get to that. But when you get past that it really boils […]
The Cake is a Lie.
You’d totally get the title of this post if you ever played Portal (which you definitely should if you haven’t because it’s amazing). For those of you who don’t quite get what I’m saying, “The Cake is a Lie” basically means “You are chasing after an empty, unattainable goal.” Now not to be a Debbie […]
Fitness & Family
First of all, welcome to this fitness blog. I’m Becky, and I am so honored and glad you are here! I’d love to start us off with telling you a bit about me and what you can expect from my posts. Please know that I am not a doctor, nutritionist or a personal trainer. I’m […]
Why Walking is so Wonderful
“Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you.” Genesis 13:17 Ladies and Gents, why do we sit so much? We sit at our job (well, some of us do), we sit on the couch watching TV, we sit in church, we sit when we wait for […]