Mindset

Are you Struggling to Find the Motivation to Workout?

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I’ve been getting asked a lot lately by friends and members at the gym about finding the motivation to workout.  The conversation usually goes something like, “Where do you find the motivation to workout?”  “I really want to be working out consistently, but just can’t seem to find the motivation, stay motivated, or feel motivated!” I’m always kind of baffled when I get this question because I really don’t know how I’m motivated, or if I even actually “feel” motivated.  I think most people might be waiting for a “feeling”, but let’s actually look at the definition of the word from the dictionary. Motivation = the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way. Whew…notice that we don’t see the word “feeling” in that definition. So we can stop waiting on a “feeling” or worrying about if we’ve lost the “feeling”.  But, we do see […]

Are You Watching Your Weight?

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At my 35th birthday party this year, we were talking workouts and nutrition and one of the guys at the party asked me, “T-Moo, so how much do you weigh….around 160?”  I fired back quickly and defensively, “Hell No…like between 145- 148…I don’t weigh 160.  Do I look like I weigh 160 to you?” Now, you have to realize that I have no problem telling people my weight if they ask, because I’m not ashamed of the number, but what was weird and even shocking to me, was that it bothered me that someone thought I was heavier than I actually was.  Usually people guess me to be lighter than I am, so that is why I was so shocked by him overestimating my weight.  So it looks like I still have a little obsession with this number and what it means about the way I look, or the progress […]

Strive for Progress not Perfection

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This is one of my favorite core values to write on, and I believe one of the most important mindset tips when it comes to creating a Fit and Fabulous life, as well as, exercising and eating healthy consistently. I’ll start out by saying that I’m a recovering perfectionist, and by recovering, I mean with the ability to go back to perfectionism at any given moment, especially if I am under pressure, stressed, feeling like I might fail at something new, or feeling anxious about something in general. However, something finally clicked for me over the last couple of years regarding perfectionism.  There is NO PERFECT!  It’s all made up in our heads, and what I started to realize was that all this fear of getting something wrong, failing at a goal, making a mistake, &/or looking like I have no idea what the hell I’m doing, was just keeping me STUCK IN LIFE!  It was keeping me playing a small game […]

Believe in You

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It’s funny how we sometimes don’t believe in ourselves or we decide to believe little white lies we tell ourselves about our limits or what we can do. As a fitness coach, I get to see people go beyond their limits and what they think is possible almost everyday, even if they don’t think it is possible.  This in return inspires me to push my own limits and go for things that I don’t think are possible for myself. Do you remember those PE tests we had to take in grade school where you had to do the arm hang, sit ups, and then run? Well back in the 2nd grade or so, I failed the arm hang test. I made a decision about myself that I would never be able to do a pull-up or the arm hang because I wasn’t strong in my upper body because I was […]

Confessions from a Recovering Perfectionist on taking Action

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  I was on my weekly nature walk the other day in Tecalote Canyon with my workout buddy, Harley!  I love taking at least one of these walks a week because it allows me to get outside, enjoy the fresh air, clear my mind, and decide what secrets and insights I want to blog or email about.   It’s also fun to watch Harley look for the nearest puddle of water and then just plunge or cannon ball right in! (you can’t keep a Lab out of water ;)) Of course on this walk, I was also listening to my Pandora Busta Rhymes Radio Station, as I love my Hip-Hop!   A song came on by Busta, called “Pass the Courvoisier, Part II”  It’s mainly a fun, upbeat song that’s about being at a club partying, but there was a line in the song that really stuck out to me! […]