September 26, 2023 • 15 mins
Imagine waking up energized, ready to pull on your favorite workout gear, and head out the door. Sounds like a pipe dream? I'm here to tell you it's not! In this Confidently Beautiful episode, I'm shedding light on some real-life strategies to stay inspired to exercise and take care of your body. I've gathered some fascinating insights from my recent Instagram poll, where my followers bravely shared their favorite ways to exercise, their preferred time of day, and what keeps them motivated. But, what happens when the motivation starts to wane? That's where discipline and good habits come in. And if you're in the St George area, I've got a chiropractor recommendation that's a fantastic blend of chiropractic and physical therapy.
But that's not all! Does scrolling through your Instagram feed make you feel inspired or downright depressed? Well, I've got a list of Instagram accounts that will make you feel the former. Accounts like Shay Fit, Kelsey Nixon, and Elyse Ellis, to name just a few, that are brimming with inspiration for a healthier lifestyle. And while we're at it, let's not forget to celebrate the incredible things our bodies are capable of. After all, it's not just about looking good, but feeling confidently beautiful too. So, pull up a chair, plug in those headphones, and let's get ready to embrace a healthier, happier you.
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
You're listening to Confidently Beautiful with
Sierra, a podcast to help youstay confidently beautiful,
because we all have confidenceinside us.
We just need to bring it outand I'm here to show you how
Body image, dreams, parentingstyle, personality and more.
Here we cover it all.
Get ready to stay confidentlybeautiful.
Hello and welcome to anotherpodcast episode.
(00:27):
I'm going to apologize inadvance for this terrible audio.
I hope that it ends up beingbetter than I think it's going
to.
I forgot an SD card that I needto hook up to the equipment
that I normally use and my cord,for some reason, is not working
when it's connecting to mycomputer.
So that's the little back story, technical, technical side of
(00:49):
today's podcast.
But I apologize in advance forthe terrible audio quality.
Hopefully it's not as bad.
I have not been here.
I'm so sorry.
We had our one year celebrationand then, I don't know, I just
we're going to blame it on beinga year of podcasting and maybe
I just needed a little break fora second.
(01:11):
But I seriously have loved thisyear of podcasting.
I said that in my podcast postor my post Instagram post, when
I was talking about my one year,and I have loved it so much and
it has been the best thing ever.
I have the most excitingOctober planned.
I hope I have some really,really interesting content and
(01:31):
episodes that I am going to besharing with you Today.
I wanted to talk to you aboutmotivation to exercise and take
care of your body.
I do not have that right now.
I am going to say that I meanbeing 20, what am I?
22 weeks pregnant?
Yeah, I don't have that.
That is not a thing that I have.
So this was actually a very,very helpful episode for me as
(01:53):
well.
So trust me when I say I'mgoing to need this episode just
as much as maybe you are.
So this episode was actuallyreally good for me to prepare,
because it had got me thinkingabout motivation to exercise and
take care of my body, as I amgrowing a tiny human, and things
that I can try and do to dothat the best that I can.
So I did an Instagram poll and Iasked lots of questions, so I
(02:14):
thought it would be really funto share some of the results.
So one of the things that Iasked was what is your favorite
way to exercise?
Striking was one of theresponses, which I was like I
have no idea what striking is,but it's kind of like kickboxing
.
She says Like I mean you justso like punching and it sounds
really.
It sounds like a really greatway to get your anchor out and
(02:37):
all that built up energy.
Another person said things thatare fun dancing is at the top
of her list so just like thingsthat make you forget that you're
exercising.
Group classes were a big oneLifting weights and running and
another one was outdooractivities such as hiking, doing
(02:58):
things with friends and family,and running was another one
that I think came up a couple oftimes.
And then another question thatI asked, which I am kind of like
, the one who prefers toexercise alone.
But I asked who prefers toexercise with a friend and who
prefers to exercise alone, and73% of those who responded to
(03:21):
the poll they actually prefer toexercise with a friend and only
27% liked to exercise alone.
So I thought that wasinteresting.
I really thought that therewould be more that would like to
exercise alone, but yeah, I'mdefinitely one in the alone camp
.
Like let me exercise by myself.
The other question that I askedwas do you prefer to exercise
(03:43):
in the morning, the night orwhat's exercise?
62% of you said morning, 23% ofthose who voted said night and
15% said what's exercise.
So that was kind of a fun oneto hear.
I am definitely a morningperson, and how do you get
motivated to move your body wasanother question that I asked.
(04:05):
So one of the persons I reallyliked her answer.
She said new workout clothes orto sign up for a race.
Like cause, you obviously wantto wear your new clothes If you
sign up for a race.
I found that for me, when I ranmy half marathons, I was like I
have to run because I signed upfor a half marathon and I can't
not be ready or I can't like Isigned up, I can't just like not
(04:28):
show up and not run, and so Ifound that to be true for me,
for sure.
But then she did say, shecontinued and she said but after
the motivation runs out,because it will, you have to
rely on discipline and habits,which I thought was like so true
, like we can get this burst ofmotivation, but yeah, the
(04:49):
motivation is not going to last,the motivation is gonna go away
.
And then what do you rely on?
Your discipline and your habits.
So I think that's whereconsistency comes into play,
which is something that I'm notgood at right now, but I think
that that's where you're goingto have to rely on eventually so
we can get the motivation.
(05:10):
But yeah, we need thediscipline and we need the
habits to be able to maintainwhat we have created.
I'm working with a chiropractorwho is phenomenal.
If you are in the St Georgearea and you need a chiropractor
, then talk to me because, oh mygosh, she is so good.
My doula recommended her to meand it is not your typical chiro
(05:31):
Like.
It is like a really goodcombination of chiropractic and
physical therapy.
So with my last pregnancy I didboth.
I went and saw a chiropractorwho was like your normal,
traditional, like crack yourback kind of chiropractor.
And then I also went tophysical therapy and I did a lot
of time in the pool and Iworked on things.
(05:54):
That way, this is like theperfect combination of the two
and I don't have to get in thepool, which makes me really
happy.
I love to get in the pool, butnot when I'm going to physical
therapy.
That was just annoying, so Idid not enjoy that.
But she is the perfectcombination.
So I am trying really hard to dowhat this like.
(06:15):
I have to get the motivation todo the exercises that she gives
me.
She gives me homework and Ihave to get the motivation to do
it.
A lot of the motivation rightnow I'm gonna be honest is I
don't wanna have to go to mynext appointment and say, yeah,
I didn't do any of the homeworkthat you gave me, and I am also
having a lot of hip pain, and sothat's also like a pretty good
(06:35):
motivator, because if I do theexercises I do feel better, and
so that is a big motivation forme right now.
But I do see that I am going tohave to create this as a habit
so that I can continue this,because this motivation yeah,
it's not going to last, likemaybe my hips will start to feel
better and I'll be like it'sfine, I can stop doing these
(06:58):
exercises, like I don't need tokeep doing them.
And that's when I'm gonna haveto rely on my discipline and my
habits and because, yeah, if Istop, my hips probably will
start to hurt again and, comelabor, I'm probably going to
regret that I didn't do theexercises that she is giving me,
because part of the reasonshe's giving me these exercises
is to help with my labor anddelivery, and so I really loved
(07:21):
that piece of advice.
So, yes, motivation won't lastforever.
You're going to have to rely onyour discipline and your habits
.
Another way that somebody saidthat they like to get motivation
is to schedule it Like and thisactually goes along perfect
with the discipline and habits.
So schedule it.
Tell yourself I'm going to dothis, put it on the calendar,
(07:42):
put it like, however, you needto do it, and then ignore that
inner voice that tells you notto do it.
Because, like, that inner voiceis going to come.
It's going to come If you'rewaking up in the morning and you
your alarm goes off and youknow you're supposed to go do
whatever the exercise is thatyou want to?
Like, yeah, you're going tohave something inside you.
Most likely that's telling youyeah, I don't want to do this.
(08:03):
Or like, maybe you'll be okayfor a week, but after a week
it's going to die down.
So, yeah, just to ignore thatinner voice, say I told myself
that I was going to do this andthen just get up and do it.
Another question that I askedwas this was just kind of a fun
one but what are your favoritehealthy snacks?
String cheese, beef, jerky,yogurts, fresh veggies, protein
(08:28):
shakes, cheese and crackers andgrapes, bananas and peanut
butter.
Those were all the ones thatcame up and I love all those
because they're so simple.
They're real food, like itdoesn't need to be complicated.
I have just started just to cutup fruits and veggies and like
wash them ahead of time, cause Iknow it's silly, but I can have
(08:48):
a bag of grapes in the fridgeand I don't even touch it
because I don't know.
The thought of taking it outand running it underwater for a
few seconds is like too much forme, and so then I don't eat the
bag of grapes, like that'sreally dumb.
But I think we all can say thatwe've done that.
And so I have found that if Itake the time on Mondays or my
(09:12):
meal prep days, I take the timeon Monday and I wash everything.
I cut all the veggies, I put itin easy to grab containers.
I make it so easy and so simplethat all I have to do is grab
it.
Then it makes things so muchbetter.
So I loved that and I loved allof these suggestions because
all of them are like really,really simple, easy ways to get
(09:35):
good nutrients into your bodyand whole foods and good things.
In fact, I just bought becauseof this.
I was like, oh, beef jerky,that's a good idea.
I just bought like the littleindividual beef jerky packages
like from Costco and that isgoing to be in my snack rotation
for the week.
So I'm excited for that.
(09:56):
But so some ways that I getmotivated are to keep the
feelings involved.
So when I think about what, howI feel when I am exercising,
when I'm moving my body, or howI feel after I have exercised or
moved my body, then that helpsme to like get up and do it a
(10:18):
lot more.
If I think about the feelingsand keep the feelings involved,
then it helps me to want to doit, because I know I want to
have that energy.
I want to feel comfortable inmy clothes.
I don't want to feel bloated, Idon't want to feel gross, I
don't want to feel like I havenot been taking care of my body
(10:40):
and I want to feel like I'veaccomplished something.
I think a lot back on, a lot onthose times when I did
something like a really, reallyhard run, or I even just
completed a yoga session, likeas I'm pregnant, if I just
remember what it feels like,like oh, this feels like so good
.
Like I, I did a yoga session.
Even if it's a 15 minute yogasession, I just remember that
(11:03):
feeling of feeling accomplished.
So I remind myself of all ofthose feelings when I'm in that
feeling of I really don't wantto do this right now, I really
just want to go to bed, or Ireally want to stay in bed, or I
would much rather sit on thecouch and watch a show.
That's what I remind myself ofis all of those feelings that
I'm going to feel when I do theworkout and after I do the
(11:25):
workout.
Some of my favorite accounts tofollow because I have found like
the content we consume is whatwe're going to be thinking a lot
about.
So some of my favorite accountsare Shea Fit.
She is a personal trainer herein St George.
She does a lot of likepostpartum and pregnancy type
(11:47):
workouts.
So a lot of what her stuff isis geared towards moms and I
love that so much because that'swhere I am right now and she
gives a lot of free content thatyou can do and I have just
found her to be a really goodresource as I can like learn
things how to like strengthen mypelvic floor and loosen my hip
(12:07):
muscles and all of those things.
Another person that I love tofollow is Kelsey Nixon.
She's just Kelsey Nixon onInstagram.
She is I don't know if she'slike an official, like chef
person, but she's like I don'tknow.
I don't know if she's a chef ora nutritionist I don't know
exactly what she is but she hasa food account and I love her
(12:28):
food account.
She just shares really, reallyhealthy, simple recipes.
She talks about like justplanning for the week and I've
just I've loved all of thethings that she has shared.
She's also shared a lot ofreally, really awesome like
kitchen gadgets that I'm like,yeah, I'm gonna need to, I'm
gonna need you to get that tomake my food prep a little bit
(12:50):
easier and to help me to feelmotivated to eat healthier.
Another one that I love tofollow is Elise Ellis.
She's macro friendly food.
I have I subscribed to herweekly meal plan for a long time
, like months and months andmonths, so I have saved all of
her meal plans that she wouldsend out and I loved every
(13:13):
single thing that I made.
There's probably like maybe oneor two things that I didn't
love, but I think that's boundto happen, no matter what what
you are trying.
But I really really love all ofher things that she has, and
she also shares a lot of reallyfree and good, easy, quick,
healthy recipes on Instagram.
So definitely give her a followtoo.
(13:35):
And, of course, like there's notgonna be a time when we only
eat what we cook at home.
Like that, just that doesn'thappen, at least not at my house
.
Like I can be really good, I do.
I try and meal prep everyMonday.
Today is Monday and I, I like,did all of the prep for all of
the dinners that I possiblycould to make it so easy
(13:58):
throughout the week so that Ihave no excuse to not make
dinner.
I think the biggest takeaway forme during this whole episode is
just to remember motivation'snot gonna last forever, but
these are really good tips toget you motivated.
But you do need to build thatdiscipline and habit, like build
those muscles, because it'sgonna come down to discipline
(14:19):
and habits, and if you can putsome good habits into play when
you have the motivation, thenit's gonna be a lot easier to
maintain it.
So give yourself some grace.
Nobody's perfect.
We all are just doing the bestwe can, with motivation to
exercise and take care of ourbodies, and no matter what phase
you are in life, if you arepostpartum, if you're pregnant,
(14:41):
if you have not had kids in fiveyears, wherever you are in your
life, just remember the amazingthings that your body has done,
whether it has given birth tochildren, if it has hiked a
giant mountain, if it has ran ahalf marathon or a full marathon
, if your body has maybe adisease maybe you had cancer,
(15:05):
maybe you like I mean Tia Stokes.
I love her.
I love her so much and she isall about this about your body
just being like amazing and justloving your body, no matter
what, because your body doesamazing things.
So keep that motivation.
Keep that in your heart.
Remember the feelings.
It's all about what you wannafeel.
It doesn't necessarily matterwhat you look like, it's just
(15:27):
the way you wanna feel.
Remember the feelings.
I know that you can get themotivation to take care of your
body in whatever way it is thatis best for you right now.
So stay confidently beautiful.
I will talk to you guys nextweek.
Thanks for listening.
Connect with me on Instagram atConfidently Beautiful podcast
and share this episode withsomeone in your life who could
use a little reminder of justhow amazing they already are.
(15:50):
Stay confidently beautiful.
You're listening to Confidently Beautiful with
Sierra, a podcast to help youstay confidently beautiful,
because we all have confidenceinside us.
We just need to bring it outand I'm here to show you how
Body image, dreams, parentingstyle, personality and more.
Here we cover it all.
Get ready to stay confidentlybeautiful.
Hello and welcome to anotherpodcast episode.
(00:27):
I'm going to apologize inadvance for this terrible audio.
I hope that it ends up beingbetter than I think it's going
to.
I forgot an SD card that I needto hook up to the equipment
that I normally use and my cord,for some reason, is not working
when it's connecting to mycomputer.
So that's the little back story, technical, technical side of
(00:49):
today's podcast.
But I apologize in advance forthe terrible audio quality.
Hopefully it's not as bad.
I have not been here.
I'm so sorry.
We had our one year celebrationand then, I don't know, I just
we're going to blame it on beinga year of podcasting and maybe
I just needed a little break fora second.
(01:11):
But I seriously have loved thisyear of podcasting.
I said that in my podcast postor my post Instagram post, when
I was talking about my one year,and I have loved it so much and
it has been the best thing ever.
I have the most excitingOctober planned.
I hope I have some really,really interesting content and
(01:31):
episodes that I am going to besharing with you Today.
I wanted to talk to you aboutmotivation to exercise and take
care of your body.
I do not have that right now.
I am going to say that I meanbeing 20, what am I?
22 weeks pregnant?
Yeah, I don't have that.
That is not a thing that I have.
So this was actually a very,very helpful episode for me as
(01:53):
well.
So trust me when I say I'mgoing to need this episode just
as much as maybe you are.
So this episode was actuallyreally good for me to prepare,
because it had got me thinkingabout motivation to exercise and
take care of my body, as I amgrowing a tiny human, and things
that I can try and do to dothat the best that I can.
So I did an Instagram poll and Iasked lots of questions, so I
(02:14):
thought it would be really funto share some of the results.
So one of the things that Iasked was what is your favorite
way to exercise?
Striking was one of theresponses, which I was like I
have no idea what striking is,but it's kind of like kickboxing
.
She says Like I mean you justso like punching and it sounds
really.
It sounds like a really greatway to get your anchor out and
(02:37):
all that built up energy.
Another person said things thatare fun dancing is at the top
of her list so just like thingsthat make you forget that you're
exercising.
Group classes were a big oneLifting weights and running and
another one was outdooractivities such as hiking, doing
(02:58):
things with friends and family,and running was another one
that I think came up a couple oftimes.
And then another question thatI asked, which I am kind of like
, the one who prefers toexercise alone.
But I asked who prefers toexercise with a friend and who
prefers to exercise alone, and73% of those who responded to
(03:21):
the poll they actually prefer toexercise with a friend and only
27% liked to exercise alone.
So I thought that wasinteresting.
I really thought that therewould be more that would like to
exercise alone, but yeah, I'mdefinitely one in the alone camp
.
Like let me exercise by myself.
The other question that I askedwas do you prefer to exercise
(03:43):
in the morning, the night orwhat's exercise?
62% of you said morning, 23% ofthose who voted said night and
15% said what's exercise.
So that was kind of a fun oneto hear.
I am definitely a morningperson, and how do you get
motivated to move your body wasanother question that I asked.
(04:05):
So one of the persons I reallyliked her answer.
She said new workout clothes orto sign up for a race.
Like cause, you obviously wantto wear your new clothes If you
sign up for a race.
I found that for me, when I ranmy half marathons, I was like I
have to run because I signed upfor a half marathon and I can't
not be ready or I can't like Isigned up, I can't just like not
(04:28):
show up and not run, and so Ifound that to be true for me,
for sure.
But then she did say, shecontinued and she said but after
the motivation runs out,because it will, you have to
rely on discipline and habits,which I thought was like so true
, like we can get this burst ofmotivation, but yeah, the
(04:49):
motivation is not going to last,the motivation is gonna go away
.
And then what do you rely on?
Your discipline and your habits.
So I think that's whereconsistency comes into play,
which is something that I'm notgood at right now, but I think
that that's where you're goingto have to rely on eventually so
we can get the motivation.
(05:10):
But yeah, we need thediscipline and we need the
habits to be able to maintainwhat we have created.
I'm working with a chiropractorwho is phenomenal.
If you are in the St Georgearea and you need a chiropractor
, then talk to me because, oh mygosh, she is so good.
My doula recommended her to meand it is not your typical chiro
(05:31):
Like.
It is like a really goodcombination of chiropractic and
physical therapy.
So with my last pregnancy I didboth.
I went and saw a chiropractorwho was like your normal,
traditional, like crack yourback kind of chiropractor.
And then I also went tophysical therapy and I did a lot
of time in the pool and Iworked on things.
(05:54):
That way, this is like theperfect combination of the two
and I don't have to get in thepool, which makes me really
happy.
I love to get in the pool, butnot when I'm going to physical
therapy.
That was just annoying, so Idid not enjoy that.
But she is the perfectcombination.
So I am trying really hard to dowhat this like.
(06:15):
I have to get the motivation todo the exercises that she gives
me.
She gives me homework and Ihave to get the motivation to do
it.
A lot of the motivation rightnow I'm gonna be honest is I
don't wanna have to go to mynext appointment and say, yeah,
I didn't do any of the homeworkthat you gave me, and I am also
having a lot of hip pain, and sothat's also like a pretty good
(06:35):
motivator, because if I do theexercises I do feel better, and
so that is a big motivation forme right now.
But I do see that I am going tohave to create this as a habit
so that I can continue this,because this motivation yeah,
it's not going to last, likemaybe my hips will start to feel
better and I'll be like it'sfine, I can stop doing these
(06:58):
exercises, like I don't need tokeep doing them.
And that's when I'm gonna haveto rely on my discipline and my
habits and because, yeah, if Istop, my hips probably will
start to hurt again and, comelabor, I'm probably going to
regret that I didn't do theexercises that she is giving me,
because part of the reasonshe's giving me these exercises
is to help with my labor anddelivery, and so I really loved
(07:21):
that piece of advice.
So, yes, motivation won't lastforever.
You're going to have to rely onyour discipline and your habits
.
Another way that somebody saidthat they like to get motivation
is to schedule it Like and thisactually goes along perfect
with the discipline and habits.
So schedule it.
Tell yourself I'm going to dothis, put it on the calendar,
(07:42):
put it like, however, you needto do it, and then ignore that
inner voice that tells you notto do it.
Because, like, that inner voiceis going to come.
It's going to come If you'rewaking up in the morning and you
your alarm goes off and youknow you're supposed to go do
whatever the exercise is thatyou want to?
Like, yeah, you're going tohave something inside you.
Most likely that's telling youyeah, I don't want to do this.
(08:03):
Or like, maybe you'll be okayfor a week, but after a week
it's going to die down.
So, yeah, just to ignore thatinner voice, say I told myself
that I was going to do this andthen just get up and do it.
Another question that I askedwas this was just kind of a fun
one but what are your favoritehealthy snacks?
String cheese, beef, jerky,yogurts, fresh veggies, protein
(08:28):
shakes, cheese and crackers andgrapes, bananas and peanut
butter.
Those were all the ones thatcame up and I love all those
because they're so simple.
They're real food, like itdoesn't need to be complicated.
I have just started just to cutup fruits and veggies and like
wash them ahead of time, cause Iknow it's silly, but I can have
(08:48):
a bag of grapes in the fridgeand I don't even touch it
because I don't know.
The thought of taking it outand running it underwater for a
few seconds is like too much forme, and so then I don't eat the
bag of grapes, like that'sreally dumb.
But I think we all can say thatwe've done that.
And so I have found that if Itake the time on Mondays or my
(09:12):
meal prep days, I take the timeon Monday and I wash everything.
I cut all the veggies, I put itin easy to grab containers.
I make it so easy and so simplethat all I have to do is grab
it.
Then it makes things so muchbetter.
So I loved that and I loved allof these suggestions because
all of them are like really,really simple, easy ways to get
(09:35):
good nutrients into your bodyand whole foods and good things.
In fact, I just bought becauseof this.
I was like, oh, beef jerky,that's a good idea.
I just bought like the littleindividual beef jerky packages
like from Costco and that isgoing to be in my snack rotation
for the week.
So I'm excited for that.
(09:56):
But so some ways that I getmotivated are to keep the
feelings involved.
So when I think about what, howI feel when I am exercising,
when I'm moving my body, or howI feel after I have exercised or
moved my body, then that helpsme to like get up and do it a
(10:18):
lot more.
If I think about the feelingsand keep the feelings involved,
then it helps me to want to doit, because I know I want to
have that energy.
I want to feel comfortable inmy clothes.
I don't want to feel bloated, Idon't want to feel gross, I
don't want to feel like I havenot been taking care of my body
(10:40):
and I want to feel like I'veaccomplished something.
I think a lot back on, a lot onthose times when I did
something like a really, reallyhard run, or I even just
completed a yoga session, likeas I'm pregnant, if I just
remember what it feels like,like oh, this feels like so good
.
Like I, I did a yoga session.
Even if it's a 15 minute yogasession, I just remember that
(11:03):
feeling of feeling accomplished.
So I remind myself of all ofthose feelings when I'm in that
feeling of I really don't wantto do this right now, I really
just want to go to bed, or Ireally want to stay in bed, or I
would much rather sit on thecouch and watch a show.
That's what I remind myself ofis all of those feelings that
I'm going to feel when I do theworkout and after I do the
(11:25):
workout.
Some of my favorite accounts tofollow because I have found like
the content we consume is whatwe're going to be thinking a lot
about.
So some of my favorite accountsare Shea Fit.
She is a personal trainer herein St George.
She does a lot of likepostpartum and pregnancy type
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workouts.
So a lot of what her stuff isis geared towards moms and I
love that so much because that'swhere I am right now and she
gives a lot of free content thatyou can do and I have just
found her to be a really goodresource as I can like learn
things how to like strengthen mypelvic floor and loosen my hip
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muscles and all of those things.
Another person that I love tofollow is Kelsey Nixon.
She's just Kelsey Nixon onInstagram.
She is I don't know if she'slike an official, like chef
person, but she's like I don'tknow.
I don't know if she's a chef ora nutritionist I don't know
exactly what she is but she hasa food account and I love her
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food account.
She just shares really, reallyhealthy, simple recipes.
She talks about like justplanning for the week and I've
just I've loved all of thethings that she has shared.
She's also shared a lot ofreally, really awesome like
kitchen gadgets that I'm like,yeah, I'm gonna need to, I'm
gonna need you to get that tomake my food prep a little bit
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easier and to help me to feelmotivated to eat healthier.
Another one that I love tofollow is Elise Ellis.
She's macro friendly food.
I have I subscribed to herweekly meal plan for a long time
, like months and months andmonths, so I have saved all of
her meal plans that she wouldsend out and I loved every
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single thing that I made.
There's probably like maybe oneor two things that I didn't
love, but I think that's boundto happen, no matter what what
you are trying.
But I really really love all ofher things that she has, and
she also shares a lot of reallyfree and good, easy, quick,
healthy recipes on Instagram.
So definitely give her a followtoo.
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And, of course, like there's notgonna be a time when we only
eat what we cook at home.
Like that, just that doesn'thappen, at least not at my house
.
Like I can be really good, I do.
I try and meal prep everyMonday.
Today is Monday and I, I like,did all of the prep for all of
the dinners that I possiblycould to make it so easy
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throughout the week so that Ihave no excuse to not make
dinner.
I think the biggest takeaway forme during this whole episode is
just to remember motivation'snot gonna last forever, but
these are really good tips toget you motivated.
But you do need to build thatdiscipline and habit, like build
those muscles, because it'sgonna come down to discipline
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and habits, and if you can putsome good habits into play when
you have the motivation, thenit's gonna be a lot easier to
maintain it.
So give yourself some grace.
Nobody's perfect.
We all are just doing the bestwe can, with motivation to
exercise and take care of ourbodies, and no matter what phase
you are in life, if you arepostpartum, if you're pregnant,
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if you have not had kids in fiveyears, wherever you are in your
life, just remember the amazingthings that your body has done,
whether it has given birth tochildren, if it has hiked a
giant mountain, if it has ran ahalf marathon or a full marathon
, if your body has maybe adisease maybe you had cancer,
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maybe you like I mean Tia Stokes.
I love her.
I love her so much and she isall about this about your body
just being like amazing and justloving your body, no matter
what, because your body doesamazing things.
So keep that motivation.
Keep that in your heart.
Remember the feelings.
It's all about what you wannafeel.
It doesn't necessarily matterwhat you look like, it's just
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the way you wanna feel.
Remember the feelings.
I know that you can get themotivation to take care of your
body in whatever way it is thatis best for you right now.
So stay confidently beautiful.
I will talk to you guys nextweek.
Thanks for listening.
Connect with me on Instagram atConfidently Beautiful podcast
and share this episode withsomeone in your life who could
use a little reminder of justhow amazing they already are.
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Stay confidently beautiful.
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