Pills are NOT the Solution!

I try to reserve this blog for positive things, motivation, and inspiration, however I feel I must use this as a way to vent today about my frustration.

I have been in this business of helping people reach their fitness and health goals for years now and I try to let certain things roll off my back, but I just couldn't completely let this one go.

I recently had a woman contact me to ask some questions, mainly questions about meal plans and diet.

After giving her many options, ideas and suggestions on how she could go about starting out on her health journey, she proceeded to write me back and tell me that she had recently visited her doctor and he had informed her that she didn't necessarily have to exercise and eat "health" food, that he had a prescription pill that would help lower her blood pressure and reverse some of the damage to her arteries that is caused by years of bad habits!!

She felt after getting this news that she would do some "light stretching" once and a while, and try to incorporate A salad a couple nights a week.

Ummm...

Listen, there is a pill out there for EVERYTHING now a days.
Sad? There's a pill. Hyper? There's a pill. Having issues in the bedroom? There's a pill. Have you eaten poorly and not exercised in 30 years? There's a pill. Do you have an urge to move your legs from time to time (restless legs), there's a pill. Do you have pain? There's a pill. Bloated? There's a pill.

Pills are not the solution. They can help for a lot of serious ailments, but in the end it's not the overall solution to a problem.

For most things that have Americans so unhealthy these days, it's actually a matter of DIET & EXERCISE that will turn your health around. And yes, maybe a pill will help you get there ALONG with diet and exercise, but in the end you will continue with the diet and exercise and the goal would be to stop needing the pill.

Educate yourself because there are doctors out there like this particular one that don't encourage a healthy lifestyle along with the use of prescription medication. It's common sense (or so I used to think) that health wasn't wrapped up in 1 pill. It's a combination of many different things that get you healthy and keep you there!!



Happy Tuesday!

Team Beachbody Coaching

In the last 2 months I have had several emails asking about how to go about getting into Beachbody coaching and the benefits of it.

This blog is for all of you that have asked and wanted to know.

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You get to help others reach their fitness & nutrition goals while achieving and reaching your own.

You get introduced to a fun, helpful group of people that will help hold you accountable on your own journey to health.

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You get a 25% discount on all Beachbody products including Shakeology.


The list goes on and on, but simply put you are in a world of health and fitness with like minded people. So no matter where you are on your health journey you will fit in and be considered a part of the family!!

If you are interested, there is a new link on the left side of this blog to sign up, once you do, I will introduce you to our awesome group of supportive coaches!

Happy Monday

Listen to your Body

We are so busy, so stressed, so rushed and have so many things to do these days that it's no wonder we have lost touch with what our bodies are trying to tell us.

The best way to know what you need is to listen to your body. Get in tune with what and how you feel.

Keep a journal to start, that you can go back and read to learn more about what you need.

After you eat a large unhealthy meal, write down what you ate and how you feel immediately afterwards, then an hour after. Note how you feel a day after as well.
Track how you feel after a healthy light filling meal, immediately, an hour and then 24 hours after.

Keep track of your sleep, what you ate before bed, what time you went to bed, how many times you woke up, and what time you got up in the morning.

Track your exercise, what you do, how you feel afterwards, and how you feel a day after.

You will begin to notice a pattern form. You sometimes won't realize these things because there are so many other things going on in your world to notice.

I recently started really listening to my body. I used to indulge in a diet soda from time to time, and I decided to take notes of the way I feel after drinking a diet soda.

30 minutes after: Little caffeine energy surge, weird small pains throughout joints and in my head.

1 hour after: Pain in my head when I bend down.

2 hours after: Tired and fatigued.

So my little experiment worked because I did this a few more times, and realized that my body was trying to tell me that my occasional indulgence was not sitting well with it, and my body did not want that junk in there.

I highly recommend listening to your body and getting familiar with the little signals that it gives you.


After a couple of times journaling your food, exercise and sleep you will notice patterns that will teach you to better listen to your bodies needs.


Happy Thursday!