Mentally Stable-ish Miranda

11/20/2024

Excuse the poor quality of this video. I’m in my gift wrapping corner to sneak in a quick workout. I wanted to show you all one exercise I do daily to help with mobility. As we age we lose muscle mass and mobility in our joints as early as our 30s. It’s not typically something we think about until it’s a problem. My life has personally been affected by elderly loved ones falling. About 40,000 people die each year from falls and the majority of those are because they could not get up. Every day take a few minutes to get in a deep squat, practice touching each knee to the floor, practice getting up with no hands, practice rotating each arm over your head. I hate sounding like an info-commercial but bodies in motion stay in motion. Be good to yourself today ❤️

10/08/2024

Wow! It has been a time lately and my nutrition has tanked. 7 days with no power or water made nutrition goals hard to maintain and my body is absolutely feeling the effects of it 😩 Sometimes we just have to do what we have to do til we can do better! I will be starting over now that things are a little more settled. I hope you all are doing well. My family is praying for those of you affected by Helene and those in the path of Milton. Be well and stay safe!

09/24/2024

09/16/2024

Is everyone going to support you? No. Is everyone going to hope you succeed? No. Is everyone going to be happy when you do? No. Does everyone matter? No! Do it anyway! Do it for you! Do it for the people that love you! Do it so you can be here and love the skin you’re in for a long time!

09/13/2024

Day 5! Ok it’s the weekend! Don’t let the day of the week deter you from your goal. Stay consistent, move your body and fuel it well. Happy Friday!

09/11/2024

Alright, let’s check in! I’ll post my Day 2 totals. I had a better day with protein. Also wanted to clarify when I said my day 1 numbers weren’t great I meant I didn’t eat enough calories or protein. Someone thought I meant I should have ate less. I believe we need to eat food. Food fuels our body! I am trying to gain muscle and a leaner body and that takes food especially protein. My schedule and other things I am dealing with makes that goal challenging sometimes. Anyway, here is where I ended yesterday and I’d love to hear how your challenge is going.

Calories - 1475
Protein - 63 grams
Workout - 5 minutes of jump rope, 12 minutes of my strength training routine and walked a mile trail.

09/10/2024

My day 1 was yesterday and my final numbers are pretty awful but I’m doing this for accountability so it is what it is.

Calories- 1230
Protein - 55 grams
Workout- 17 minutes strength routine and I’m not sure how long of cardio but I walked a trail with the kids and ended with 16450 steps.

Day 2 underway! Goal for today is 1600 calories and 75 grams of protein.

09/09/2024

Alright friends! Let’s do this! I was supposed to start yesterday but I didn’t do well on protein at all 😩 I am having nausea issues so some foods that I normally eat have been hard for me but I’m gonna push through. Who else has decided today is Day 1 instead of waiting on “one day”

20 Day Fitness Challenge
1. Remain in a calorie deficit (multiply goal weight by 10-12 if you're sedentary, 12-14 if you're moderately active, and 14-16 if you're very active for a good number to aim for daily. You can adjust accordingly)
2. No Alcohol or drinks with calories. Diet soda, flavored water etc is all fine.
3. No desserts - to break sugar cravings you need at least 2 weeks of abstinence but this isn’t all carbs. Whole grains, fruit, potatoes are all fine as long as you’re in a calorie deficit.
4. At least 60 grams of protein daily with 100 being the goal. Prioritize protein at each meal or snack to help stay full and stay on caloric track!
5. Move a minimum of 20 minutes daily. I recommend 5 minutes of stretching and 15 of strength training. This can be done with just body weight. Or do 4 days strength and 3 cardio. You do not need a rest day from moving your body. If something is too sore for you to use, move in a different way.

This is what I try to follow daily but lately I have fell off with my protein from where I was. I’m too close to my goal weight and loving the gains I’ve had so far too much to quit now! I’ve got to start posting again to hold myself accountable. Let’s look the best in our fall clothes this year that we’ve ever looked!

You won’t need a lot of things for this challenge however there are things I recommend. The absolute most important thing you need is a food scale. Some weights is nice to have but 80% of fitness comes from what we put in our bodies so food tracking is more of a priority. Daily I will post what workout I did and some of the foods I eat but just as a reminder and guide. You do what workouts feel safe and comfortable to you. (I’ve been at this for 9 months and I’m under doctor’s care for my lungs so everything I do physically has been cleared by her.) Please feel free to post your day as well and what you’ve found to be helpful or not etc.

**For a fee, I will come up with you a personalized daily meal and exercise plan and send that to you privately. This will have day to day meals and workouts.

09/04/2024

20 Day Fitness Challenge
1. Remain in a calorie deficit (multiply goal weight by 10-12 if you're sedentary, 12-14 if you're moderately active, and 14-16 if you're very active for a good number to aim for daily. You can adjust accordingly)
2. No Alcohol or drinks with calories. Diet soda, flavored water etc is all fine.
3. No desserts - to break sugar cravings you need at least 2 weeks of abstinence but this isn’t all carbs. Whole grains, fruit, potatoes are all fine as long as you’re in a calorie deficit.
4. At least 60 grams of protein daily with 100 being the goal. Prioritize protein at each meal or snack to help stay full and stay on caloric track!
5. Move a minimum of 20 minutes daily. I recommend 5 minutes of stretching and 15 of strength training. This can be done with just body weight. Or do 4 days strength and 3 cardio. You do not need a rest day from moving your body. If something is too sore for you to use, move in a different way.

This is what I try to follow daily but lately I have fell off with my protein from where I was. I’m too close to my goal weight and loving the gains I’ve had so far too much to quit now! I’ve got to start posting again to hold myself accountable. Let’s look the best in our fall clothes this year that we’ve ever looked!

You won’t need a lot of things for this challenge however there are things I recommend. The absolute most important thing you need is a food scale. Some weights is nice to have but 80% of fitness comes from what we put in our bodies so food tracking is more of a priority. Daily I will post what workout I did and some of the foods I eat but just as a reminder and guide. You do what workouts feel safe and comfortable to you. (I’ve been at this for 9 months and I’m under doctor’s care for my lungs so everything I do physically has been cleared by her.) Please feel free to post your day as well and what you’ve found to be helpful or not etc.

**For a fee, I will come up with you a personalized daily meal and exercise plan and send that to you privately. This will have day to day meals and workouts.

09/04/2024

Yall remember the 20 days of fitness challenge we did for my birthday? Well I’m fixing to bring it back to get ready for this dress fitting for my son’s wedding. Want to do it together? Would it be easier for you guys to do it with me if I planned it for us ahead of time? I could do the rules and a guide to follow. My vision is something similar to the 75 Hard program that’s trending but shorter and more reasonable for the average person. Let me know if that’s something you guys would be interested in me posting!

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08/30/2024

Bed hair, no make up, half a SHEIN bathing suit because I couldn’t find the top and Velcro baby under foot and still got my workout done 💪 Getting healthy doesn’t have to be fancy clothes and gym memberships. Grab two mason jars or two cans of something if you don’t have weights. Put your kid on shoulders and do some squats. Walk around your yard or neighborhood. I heard a quote this morning and it said “a year from now you’ll either be glad you did it or wishing you had started last year” Which do you want to be?

08/30/2024

The best thing you’ll ever do is invest in yourself. You are as important as anyone else in your life. Keep going this time!

08/26/2024

Some days my brain still believes I am 50lbs heavier so I am shocked when smaller clothes fit. I’m so sad summer is over but this is the first year in a long time I’m excited for cute fall clothes 🍁

08/13/2024

You have to become disciplined in this lifestyle because there’s days your motivation just isn’t going to be there. I’ve had one sick kid and one teething baby in the midst of a sleep regression not to mention it’s pouring rain today. I’m being everyone’s caregiver so it would be super easy for me to not care for myself but I have to be healthy and well too. You can’t pour from an empty cup! Most of my weights were out in the bin on the porch where I usually work out so I had to make do with what I had on hand. Did 5 - 10 minutes of stretching and mobility and then a quick 20 minute routine. Exercise doesn’t have to be expensive gear and matching workout sets and hours at the gym. Just move your body!

08/12/2024

I have been TikTok influenced into adding jump rope to my routine. My goal for the first week is 350 jumps a day. I used it as a warm up but eventually would love to get as good as the ones on there are and could use it as cardio. They use weighted ropes and all sorts of different routines. For now I’m just proud I didn’t p*e my pants (mom of 6, Iykyk) My rope is from Amazon and I can link it in the comments if anyone is interested.

08/09/2024

That girl on the left was trapped in a never ending cycle of starting a new diet, battling cravings and food noise, living for “cheat days”, not seeing results and ultimately giving up until it was time to start the cycle over…lather, rinse, repeat over and over again,

The girl on the right finally broke the cycle! Now I’m learning how to fuel my body in ways that not only makes me look better but makes me feel better. Six months ago I started mindfulness and intention with everything I put in my body. I pay attention to what my body needs and I meet that need. I no longer use food to numb an emotion. I want my daughters to believe we eat healthy and exercise because we love our bodies not because we hate them. In order to do that I have to be their example. Will I ever have an Instagram model body? No, definitely not. Can I do my best to have a strong, healthy body that I feel good in? YES and so can you!

PS: I don’t focus on scales and neither should you but I am 22lbs away from my goal weight! Insane! Also I’m going to start jump rope training so I’ll keep y’all posted on how that goes!