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01/08/2024

🏋️‍♀️ 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 & 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰/𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞🏋️‍♂️

Hey, fellow strength seekers! 👊 I'm Hallie, your passionate guide on the path to unlocking your full potential through the power of weight lifting, cardio and a healthy relationship with food. 💪

In my gym in Hood River & online we are all about embracing the journey of getting stronger, one lift at a time. Whether you're a seasoned lifter or just starting out, our focus goes beyond the weights – it's about discovering the incredible strength within you.

👉 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐠𝐲𝐦:

Meeting You Where You Are: I'm here to support you physically, mentally, through old injuries, and during pre or post-natal phases. Your journey is unique, and together, we'll create a personalized path that suits your individual needs.

Embracing Strength: Let's redefine your fitness journey by celebrating the sheer joy and empowerment that comes from getting stronger.

Weight Lifting Adventures: Discover the world of weight lifting with tailored workouts designed to challenge and elevate your abilities and adventures inside and outside the gym.

Explore non-restrictive eating strategies that complement your strength goals.

Flexible Payment Options

HSA/FSA Friendly: Invest in your well-being effortlessly by paying for our services with your Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

Ready to embark on a journey where strength knows no limits? Drop a 🏋️‍♀️ in the comments or shoot me a DM. Let's kick off your strength evolution together!

04/21/2023

𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞.

𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫.

How do I know that?

I know it because you're following me, which means you relate to me in that your fitness journey is so much more than physical and wanting to be skinny.

Your journey is:
MENTAL
EMOTIONAL
PHYSICAL
&
FOR LONGEVITY

The last part. LONGEVITY.

That's what we are all desperately seeking when we try a new workout trend or fad diet.

Being a Cardioaholic will not add muscle, or strength to the other muscles around your body besides your heart.

You need more strength and muscle to get you through the long haul.

If you're over the age of 35 you're losing 1% of your muscle mass every year.

LONGEVITY is the end game. The point where you age gracefully, stronger, have less health problems, have less physical injuries and future pain as a result.

You also want to live longer and harder. No one really wants to be forced to slow down.

𝘚𝘰 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦:
✅ Constantly in pain and inflammed
✅ Confused about what an effective gym workout program looks like
✅ Currently inactive w/a history of athleticism & activity
✅ Not doing or performing activities at the level you would like
✅ Taking medications for phsycial & mental health conditions
✅ Are in danger of taking meds for progressive health problems
✅ Looking for help in all the wrong places...

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐅𝐁 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐨. 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐢𝐭!

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐧!

04/20/2023

Here's the scene... 🎬

A woman I had never met overheard me telling a friend about having just eaten at 3pm.

This is not usual for me by any means, and to be honest I was having a day emotionally, which compounded to me not taking care of myself.

"𝘖𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩" as she smiled gleefully.

That's all this woman had to say for me to stop valuing the rest of her words and opinions.

Women should not be congratulating each other for skipping meals or disordered eating, period.

As I'm writing this I'm wondering if she was inferring that I could go with skipping some meals.

In missing meals I had brain fog and low energy and low zest for life.

Hardly a state of being I should have been congratulated on.

I decided not to say anything or speak up as it would fall on deaf ears as I am fairly certain she's projecting her own battles.

But just so YOU know.

YOU DO NOT NEED TO SKIP MEALS TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS.

YOU DO NOT NEED TO STARVE YOURSELF.

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL.

STOP TORTURING YOURSELF.

ASK FOR HELP.

I love you.

𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐃𝐌'𝐬.

04/11/2023

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝟐 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭.

I put the pressure on them, because I felt it was time.

Both had new spaces, places and situations and both had gained a little bit in the process of adjusting, nothing earth shattering.

But no one is pumped when the scale goes up right?

So I said here is the deal. In 2 weeks give me "X" amount of weight lost on the scale.

In that 2 weeks the weight loss has to come from behaviors of properly fueling your body, not starvation.

Both overachieved in a healthy manner.

Knowing when to coach soft and harder is a delicate balance especially when my main goal is to promote strength and positive behavior changes.

There truly is more to life than weight loss.

But my goals aren't the only that matter. I have these people's goals written down and words etched in my head.

Sometimes we need someone to say "sh*t of get off the pot."

I know I do.

Shoutout to the two of you who accepted the challenge and crushed.

The ones who got off the pot! 🍯

Wild thing, you make my heart sing.

04/10/2023

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞. ❤️‍🔥

𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭.

Notice I was missing?

I was sick for an extended period of time and my energy level was low, low.

Then there was my mental health which also took a hit.

Being newly engaged I should have been on a magic carpet ride, but instead I became stressed, depressed and less active.

Bet that sounds familiar?

It's safe to say that I am pulling myself out of it (as we cross things off the wedding list) and as I am FORCING myself to work out and chill the F out.

Here is how it went.

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏: During my workout I kept telling myself this was the ONLY thing I had to complete to "win the day" and it was a struggle 50% of the time but I did it.

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐: I again forced myself into the gym, but on this day I felt like I had less of a mental struggle.

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟑: REST DAY- I told my friends how I noticed I was starting to feel better mentally as well as physically.

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟒: Samesies.

𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟓: CRUSHED MY WORKOUT.

In less than 5 days I have turned my world around and also dropped 2 lbs from the scale.

It took 2 days of mental toughness and perseverance.

I know that's all it takes when I get in the hole.

My fiance and my mom also called me on it.

I'm not the only one this works for.

Don't give up.

𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨?

03/24/2023

𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐤.

Here for it though!

Last week's vacation included so many memories and incredible views.

Our first stop was a hot springs in western utah after a long drive.

The idea of "wasting" an hour when we are on the road (crushing miles) to literally sit in a sulphuric pool of water is always worth the benefits.

We took in the views and petroglyphs at Capitol Reef National Park.

We hit part of Canyonlands National Park. The snow had a lot of roads closed in between units so we have to go back!

We camped under the stars in Moab and did some 4WD driving to dinosaur tracks, and then we rock crawled into Arches National Park.

My favorite thing about traveling with Riley is that we are both okay with going off the beaten path to visit a place we have never been before, our thought process is always "what if we are never here again?"

That train of thought brought us through the Colorado National Monument and if you are ever driving I-70 I recommend going off piste for this even if you just drive through.

We concluded our trip with Riley's cousin's wedding in Colorado where we made more memories with family and did a lot of dancing.

After so much initial wedding planning we both needed a break.

We may have just accidentally extended a trip in May...2 months till DC!

Get outside. Put your phone down and reconnect with why you are here on earth.

Interested to hear whats on your bucket list!

02/01/2023

~𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐄~

Raye is one of my bomb in person training clients who came to me post surgery and PT from a snowboarding accident last year.

Raye reached out to me because she wanted to develop a healthy relationship with her body and nutrition as she gets older.

She wanted to create healthy habits and learn how to lift weights so that she could be stronger both PHYSICALLY & MENTALLY. 💪🏼

Raye is in her early 20's and I applaud her for knowing it was time to invest in and educate herself on her future health.

Training hasn't been easy for Raye due to her injury which resides on her arm near elbow land w/a lot of hardwear .

Certain movements are painful and so we had to navigate around those hurdles and found better solutions.

So far Raye has:
Increased her protein & caloric intake ✅
Maintained her weight upon increasing calories ✅
Lifted heavier each week ✅
Began doing her PT exercises at home again ✅

𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘙𝘢𝘺𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘵. 𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘰 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥!!

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝟏:𝟏 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐨 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐃𝐌 𝐰/𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 "𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎"

01/28/2023

𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟏𝟎𝟎% 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬.

I was slaying training in the gym this fall/early winter.

Consistently hitting 3-4 lifts a week. You should see my quads!

Mid December I got strep throat that wouldn't go away.

I did 2 rounds of antibiotics and I'm still feeling low on energy and generally crummy every day and in pain at the end of a work day.

I've been able to get in 2 Full Body workouts a week since feeling icky.

That's literally the best that I can do right now because I still have to show up to train my awesome clients and work at the winery.

I'm not feeling up to training the way I was yet- which to be honest is the worst but I'm listening to my body.

I'm also focusing on my nutrition because that is 80% of the equation to fat loss.

"𝘈𝘣𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘯" is no joke!

So if you've read this far and face hurdles like these that impede your ability to train like you want to then I encourage you to do these 3 things.

1️⃣ Give yourself grace and do what you can for workouts
2️⃣ Stay focused on your end goal in regards to your decisions (don't give up)
3️⃣ Focus on your nutrition, eating whole foods and staying away from highly satiating foods that will ultimately make you feel worse and take you farther from your goals.

You're going to cycle in and out of difficult times that could potentially distrace you from your goals.

Know that you don't have to and that you are in charge if you want it enough.

This is a lifestyle.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐭?

01/27/2023

~𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐘~

Mary is one of my 1:1 coaching clients who took advantage of my Black Friday deal which included a BONUS extra month of coaching.

Mary reached out to me because she was looking to make sustainable life changes, needed a plan and accountability along her journey.

Mary's fitness journey was important to her because she wanted to:
💪🏼Get healthy
💪🏼Fat loss
💪🏼Increase her flexibility
💪🏼Feel confident getting back into hiking and skiing

In the past month and a half that we have been working together the road got a little bumpy.

Such is life, it honestly always gets bumpy in cycles.

Where some of my clients will ghost me until they feel they can face the music, Mary reached out for help.

She continued to get 2 gym workouts in a week. ✅
She filled out every single client check in ✅
She continued to track most of her food intake ✅
Increased her protein ✅
She is giving herself grace ✅
She is coming up with action steps & new strategies ✅
She has NEVER given up ✅

And that's why today I celbrate you Mary.

Your hard work has paid off even in the first month's photo's even if you do think you were sucking in 🤣

I'm so pumped to have 2 more months with this gal.

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝟏:𝟏 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐨 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐃𝐌 𝐰/𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 "𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎"

01/05/2023

𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐲. 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐅𝐋𝐘 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐞.

I know I'm late on the classic "𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸" & "𝘔𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴" but I'm a procrastinator.

If you are a procrastinator too you're my person and I love you, but today is the day we turn that homework in. 😉

🥳 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈'𝐦 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐

🥳 Continuing to build my online & in person training business & teaching sustainable ways to make habits & changes

🥳 Building a better relationship w/the body I am in now & RESPECTING IT (not mastered yet)

🥳 New PR's (personal record) and being the strongest I have ever been in my life

🥳 Buying myself new clothes because the old ones were getting snug (gotta look good to feel good, its part of it).

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 1 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳?

💥𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐈 𝐠𝐨 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫'𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬 & 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒!💥

12/27/2022

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮? 💥

Make sure that you are specific with them.

If you aren't 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂 there is a high likelihood that you will fail.

If you don't have a way to 𝐌𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐄 your goals how will you know you won?

If you want to reach your goals make sure that it is something that is 𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 & 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂.

How much 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 will it take you to achieve this goal?

Dial yourself in on what you actually are willing to work to achieve.

Focus.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑?

12/24/2022

𝐀𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐞 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫.

𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝟕 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲.

𝐈𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞.

𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 & 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

𝐀𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐛 & 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬!

𝐇𝐮𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦.

𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥.

𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬

12/24/2022

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

12/22/2022

𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐧'𝐬 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝'𝐬 "𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝟑 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫" 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 🤣

This day was more like a 4 hour tour that included frustration, gear issues, ugly laughs, deep pow, endless wipeouts and a few phenomenal face plants.

For nearly 2 hours we chugged uphill on Mt. Hood in our XC skis because our orignal gentle XC destination was full.

We bobbed. We weaved.

We ended up on an uphill adventure that none of us had planned on, but we all stuck it out.

We even braved the downhill ungroomed portion, which if you've ever gone downhill in XC skis.... 😬

We had varying skill levels, wax levels and experience that would not stop us from creating the best memories together.

Hell, half of us thought we were only going XC skiing to slay a few christmas trees. Not a 4 hour adventure. 🤣

My favorite ski days and hikes have always involved other people in order to achieve a magical level.

Make the time and effort to connect and reconnect with the outdoors and the people in them.

Take the time to talk to the other people you pass on the trail and learn one thing about them.

Challenge yourself to try a new activity.

Remind yourself of the struggle!

This holiday season I am thankful to have a fabulous community that keeps on growing.

𝘎𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 ⛷

12/20/2022

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐲𝐞?

First of all, being stuck is normal.

Second of all, you are the one who can take the reigns and get "unstuck,"

No one else can.

So if you have blindly told your friends or family any of these phrases perhaps its time that you took out a pen & paper and reevaluated.

Look in the mirror.

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐨.

𝘚𝘪𝘦𝘻𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘻𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦.

12/11/2022

🏂 𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝? 🏋🏼‍♀️
I do.

As a matter of fact my avoidance of most lower body exercises because they were hard actually put me in a postion where my lower body was deconditioned despite being the lowest weight I'd ever been.

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 & 𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.

So I went to physical therapy, I asked for help and I started to change how I was working out.

These were the things that were happening to me physically & mentally prior to taking action & making a change.

🖐🏼 Not being able to breath when exerting myself
🖐🏼 My muscles screaming
🖐🏼 Feeling down on myself
🖐🏼 Frustration & envy for my in shape comrades
🖐🏼 Sadness, self bullying & sabotage
🖐🏼 Quitting

If you have felt this way at the beginning of your ski season, or during a hike you are not alone.

❄️ 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬? ❄️

It's not comfortable, it's stuck. It's a downward slope that only leads to being able to do much, much less.

I wasn't comfortable feeling unable to compete with myself and friends in the outdoors so I took action.

I weigh more than I have in a few years, but I'm the strongest physically I have ever been as I near 37 years of age.

That means more to me.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤/𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡/𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫?

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟?👇🏼

12/07/2022

𝐘𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞!

𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐮𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬, 𝐬𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐗𝐂 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐌𝐭. 𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐝.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨'𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐲, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬.

𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐗𝐂 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤.

𝐈'𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐢𝐧𝐠.

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