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16/07/2021

Spending my day off today reminiscing and cleaning the house. I love productive days off after a long week. 🧘🏻‍♀️

15/07/2021

Good morning and happy Friday to me! (For the day, but I’ll take it!)

I can’t believe we are half way through July and on the way to August. I’m thinking of doing some drop in classes outside starting next month. One weeknight class and one Sunday class. Drop in rates will be $10 a class! Who would be interested in bringing your friends out for a little yoga, sunshine and good start/end to your day?

12/07/2021

Just wishing I was feeling full of peace in nature right now like I was on this day. There is nothing like doing yoga outside, with nothing but the sound of the breeze and the birds.

That’s how I spent my one day off this weekend, out on my balcony doing yoga with the cats 🐱

09/07/2021

Feel like I’m playing a weird balancing game of leap frog 🐸

I have a lot of plans for what I want to do with this business and now that more things are changing (what am I saying, literally every day of my life something changes😂), I’ll be including a lot of that within my business too. I will be resuming my health and wellness group after the end of the year when I have finished working through some life changes 💕

I can’t wait because more time only means more material to add 🧘🏻‍♀️

07/07/2021

✨✨ my GI journey ✨✨

I like the way that sounds similar to GI Joe, so im going with it now.

Today was my big MRI that rules out Crohn’s Disease and Tumors. I have suffered with stomach issues my entire life, but I never took it seriously until 2016 when I had a severe pain in my right side that felt like my appendix was bursting. That pain has never left.

I was rushed to the ER by my friend. The results were inconclusive. It wasn’t even my appendix like I thought. But this was just the first time I would go to the ER thinking my appendix was bursting. Each time, it was fine.

It wasn’t until March 2017 when one of the ER doctors thought it was endometriosis or something related to my reproductive system.

They wasted 3 years misdiagnosing me with reproductive issues until they finally get a Lap of my abdomen and found nothing wrong with my reproductive system and everything wrong with my GI tract.

Numerous tests later and one abnormal colonoscopy later (they found precancerous polyps that they removed), here I am 6 years later, still working on getting an answer.

So far I know I have Moderate Ulcerative Colitis and a broken ileum valve. Both suck so much and both chronic, for the rest of my life. Now we wait to see if it’s Crohn’s or tumors before we resume more testing.

When there is one, there is more. I have learned to accept that there are a lot of unknowns with health, always be your biggest advocate, and never give up on yourself. I suffer everyday, some more than normal, but I know someday I’ll have all the answers and a treatment plan so I can hopefully avoid having precancerous polyps turn to full blown cancer prematurely.

Otherwise in the meantime, I’ll continue enjoying being the youngest patient in the waiting room filled with men over 55.

02/07/2021

Repeat after me and repeat it everyday:

I am strong.
I am worthy.
I am capable.
I love myself.

Now that we are heading into bikini season, just remember what the definition of a bikini body is:

A body in a bikini 😎

Any BODY can wear a bikini, that’s the only requirement. There is nothing in that saying that says anything about what the scale should read before putting on the bikini. Wear what makes YOU feel comfortable.

And while we’re on the topic of weight and scales, ditch that with your scale with your negative self talk too!

As someone who has struggled with having an unhealthy relationship with the scale, in April I decided to try something. I stopped looking at the scale. I stopped putting SO much pressure on myself to hit the goals.

My goal now: be healthy and be happy and encourage those around you to love themselves enough to have those goals as well.

Loving yourself is a tough journey, don’t end a scale that has literally no say in who you are, how you should feel, or how others will view you.

I am still the smallest and strongest I’ve been. Actually I’m stronger today than I was in April when I said goodbye to my poor tell my scale.

You can do it too. If workouts aren’t for you, I always tell them, just add movement. Whether that’s taking the stairs when normally you would use the elevator or taking a walk on your lunch break instead of watching TikTok. It all adds up and I promise, the more movement your body does, the stronger you feel, mentally and physically.

P.s. if you WANT the scale because you’re one that needs it for accountability, my biggest reminder to you is to never compare your journey to someone else’s.

For me, I spent a year losing weight and gaining muscle at the same time. Now I’m toning, gaining more muscle, and strengthening my body and mind. Fat loss will still happen, but the scale may move less. Muscle is heavy like fat. The scale may move 2 pounds, but if you’re working hard, that may just be your muscle showing 💪🏼

Go easy on yourself, wear the bikini (or whatever you want!) and just do your thing without letting a small piece of plastic filled with numbers, tell you how to feel about yourself.

25/06/2021

“Staying in is the new going out” I got this shirt when I turned 21. I never realized how only a year and a half later, that would become more true than ever before 😂

Now here in Oregon we are heading into a giant heatwave. Normally we don’t break 100, rarely 95, but now we are heading into 110+! It’s going to be a hot one, so I’m embracing this motto once again!

Sometimes you just need to have fun🧡☀️

18/06/2021

The human body is wack, man.

All of these pictures are me, some within a couple of weeks and others over a year. The point stays the same.

Human. Bodies. Change. Every. Single. Day.

There are so many factors that contribute to your weight fluctuations and self esteem around your body.

Stress, alcohol, chronic illnesses/autoimmune disorders, diet, movement, energy, mindset. Just some factors that change literally every single day you exist, so how can you expect your body to stay the same every single day you exist if everything that helps it thrive is changing too?

You can’t. It won’t. It will never stay the same. Some days I’m extra flexible. Like today for example. I rocked my balance practice this morning, had a kickass kickbox workout and the suns out.

I feel great. The first picture is me today. Feeling happy, sweaty, strong. But I’m still bloated.

Sometimes I look at myself in the mirror and I don’t understand what happened. I haven’t gained a pound of fat. The scale hasn’t moved up or down. I’m still getting my exercises in, but there are other factors playing in my inflammation and full feeling belly that I can’t control.

Swipe to the left, that was me only a couple of weeks ago. Full bloat. Getting asked the question “when are you due?” Would not have surprised me. The rest of me remained the same, but my belly continued to grow larger and more uncomfortable.

Again, change is inevitable sometimes.

Swipe again, that was me only one week before the bloat started.

Time can move quickly with very little change, or you’ll lose all the weight you wanted in your goal time frame, or you may have days, or weeks, where an outside force plays a huge factor in your weight/self esteem.

The pictures before that, are more change. One from April this year, another from January and one from the start of my fitness journey last March.

I remind myself daily how far I have come and how I am exactly where I need to be. I’m strong. I’m determined. I’m worthy.

Manifest only good intentions and remember that change is inevitable. Body’s fluctuate and that should just be a reminder of how strong our bodies really are to withstand all that life throws ✨

18/06/2021

Happy Friday!

Starting my morning off with some balance practice, sunshine and relaxing before I have to go to work later ☀️

15/06/2021

Working on adding a lot to the website, YouTube and Instagram during some much needed down time to take care of myself. By the end of summer when we get moved, I should have everything I’m envisioned finished and ready to share with you all. I have big things coming, I can feel it 🔮

13/06/2021

Some stills from today’s session. I focused on balance and strength today. Which is what yoga is in general, but I spent more time in each pose allowing myself to get comfortable enough to go further. It’s relaxing on Sundays when you feel rained in. A clean house, a lit candle, and some yoga and meditation is a cure for any gloomy day in.

07/06/2021

I decided to give myself a daily challenge for the rest of the month. I have these “Build a practice” card set I got from while in school and I love them.

My challenge is to randomly grab 3 cards per day and practice those poses outside of my normal session and post about them with their benefits and meanings to me.

Today I randomly grabbed Chaturanga, vriksasana, and supta padangusthasana.

Each have modifications that can be made for different bodies, needs and abilities.

Benefits:

Chaturanga-strengthens arm and wrist muscles, engages the core, strengthens the spine.

Vriksasana (tree pose)-improves balances and stability, strengthens ligaments and muscles in the feet and legs, assists in pelvic stability.

Supta Padangusthasana (reclined big toe pose)-alleviates stiffness in the lower back, stretches hamstrings, relieves arthritis pain in hips and knees.

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