Time to Hit RESET…Ultimate Reset

by Rochelle Griffin

Yesterday officially marked the end of week 1 and the beginning of week 2 of my Ultimate Reset. It has been quite a journey in only 7 days. Seriously. Granted, the journey DID occur mostly in a brain fog, but it has been amazing. Ok…well, to be honest, the first few days sucked. I was breaking a coffee addiction cold-turkey and wasn’t the most pleasant person to be around. Thankfully I was told that a divorce has never occurred due to Day One of Ultimate Reset, so I felt reassured.

My husband, Keith, is doing Ultimate Reset with me, so you can only imagine how it was to parent our “active” 10-year old while we are both in a fog. We were slugs. Other than cooking and dishes, not much was accomplished in our home. On Day 5, something crazy happened. The fog suddenly lifted, and I had this SURGE of energy. It was like I had 3 cups of coffee but without the jitters. I was like LET’S DO THIS! I actually got some work done. Then, as quickly as the energy came, it was GONE! Say what?!?!?! The fog returned, and I retreated to bed for a nap. Days 6 and 7 were better. I had more coherent moments and started to feel like myself again. It was definitely a roller-coaster.

Things I learned in Week One of my Ultimate Reset Journey:

1. I CAN (and did) kick a major caffeine addiction.
2. It IS possible for me to get a good night sleep without over-the-counter help. My sleep has improved 75%!
3. I really like quinoa, rice cereal, tempeh, and vegetables as a whole. Who knew?!?!
4. Ultimate Reset is NOT a starvation diet.
5. I don’t need meat to be happy at meal.
6. I’m not a fan of seaweed unless in Miso soup.
7. I’m an emotional eater (ha…well, I KNEW that one.)
8. You CAN burn your finger in the fridge. (It’s true. I did it.)
9. Plastic DOES melt on a turned-off stove burner if the burner is still warm. (Blame Keith for that one.)
10. Himalayan salt ROCKS!
11. It IS ok to listen to your body and rest when needed.
12. It IS ok to give your body a break from working out. I actually haven’t missed working out yet. Crazy, huh?
13. I definitely needed Ultimate Reset to reset my body. Wow.

In addition, I lost 4.2 lbs and Keith lost 4.5 lbs. WOOT!

So now we continue into the great unknown of Week TWO of the Ultimate Reset! I’m excited to see where this journey leads us.

Share what you have learned from your week one ultimate reset journey in the comments below.

A Toast to Your Health,

Rochelle Griffin is Registered Nurse with over 20 years experience who has transitioned her love forfitness, health, & freedom into a 6-figure company that now helps others live the life of their dreams.

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  by Rochelle Griffin

Tests. Life is a series of them. In the past, for most of my life, I dealt with the stress of tests with food. Unless you are a fellow emotional eater, it’s hard to understand the strange calmness that can come over you when you put the (_______________) in your mouth. Whatever you filled in the blank with really doesn’t matter…it’s the emotions behind it…the WHY. You aren’t physically hungry. Instead you are emotionally hungry for something else. The question is WHAT are you hungry for? Love, security, acknowledgment, acceptance?

Over the years, I’ve learned to recognize the feelings. It’s like this overwhelming urge…this feeling that I KNOW I’m going to reach for the pizza or the cookies or the leftover pasta even though I’m fighting it. Of course, I never reach for something good for me. It hasn’t been something that I’ve been able to control until this past year through the course of a lot of self-discovery.

Well, I’m currently doing The Ultimate Reset and have to eat a very specific way. In fact, I’m part of a test group so I don’t want to mess things up. I’m following it to a T to have accurate results. Anyways, in the midst of this, I was tested in a way that I haven’t been tested before…my child. Even writing about it now brings up intense emotions. I won’t go into a lot of detail and bore you, but things have come to light in my household the past few days. When I went to Tahiti, I went seeking clarity for my life. I got it. As a result, I’ve simplified things. What I didn’t realize is how everything is still connected to my husband’s deployment to Afghanistan 2 years ago. Let me explain…

Keith was deployed. He’s the rock in our family and left Jacob and me behind. It was the hardest year ever but we did what we needed to get by. For me, that meant a lot of traveling for my business. Was I running? Looking back now…yep. Was this fair to my child? Absolutely not. Cue the momma-guilt now.

After a year, Keith comes home. We had been married for 20 years, so I was naïve and thought we wouldn’t have a transition. Mistake #1. We struggled with our newfound roles but didn’t realize it. Instead of dealing with the stress with food, I continued to travel under the guise of business. After all, he’s home and with our child. Mistake #2.

So fast forward to the other day. Jacob started to act out BIG TIME. He’s done this from time to time, but it came to a head the other day when I realized that he TOOK OUT THE WIRES IN HIS BRACES!!!!! They had been gone for 10 days (I was in Tahiti.) He also was breaking things…big things. It was obvious to me that he needed me home. Well, then he pulled some pre-teen attitude and became utterly defiant. He did the worst thing you can do to a parent…RUN when told to come. Oooohhhhhh…I was TICKED. I chased him…(after thought…man, I was FAST. Thank you, Beachbody! I even impressed my kid with my speed.)

Anyways, when all was said and done, I had so many emotions surging thru me. I was literally pacing inside the house like a caged animal. BOOM. Out of the blue, I wanted to deal with those emotions with food…but I’m doing Reset. Crap. I open the fridge, I close the fridge. I think about my commitment. Fine…I won’t eat…but I so wanted to. Eat, drink, whatever to feel better. Nope, instead I had to DEAL with emotions, dammit.

Here’s where the good comes out of dealing with my emotions instead of stuffing them…once we all calmed down, we had one of the best family talks that we’ve had in 2 years. As tears flowed from all of us, we talked about the effects the deployment had on our family and how we’ve each coped with it. We recommitted to each other to pull together and love one-another…like we are supposed to. We actually sat down and had dinner as a family. As stressful as the day was, it was a very healing day too.

And here we are full-circle. Emotional eating. Stuffing our feelings. The urge never goes away…don’t expect it to because you are setting yourself up for disappointment. What you need to do is learn how to deal with the painful emotions head on. It’s not easy. It’s not pretty. It’s down-right messy. However it will not only benefit you, it will benefit your family. From one emotional-eater to another, trust me.

Do you deal with stress by emotional eating? Let me know in the comments below.

A Toast to Your Health,

Rochelle Griffin is Registered Nurse with over 20 years experience who has transitioned her love for fitness, health, & freedom into a 6-figure company that now helps others live the life of their dreams.

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Starting the Ultimate Reset can seem a bit daunting. Here are the reasons why both my husband and I chose to start it, plus how difficult it was to find all of the ingredients.

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by Rochelle Griffin

“I Can’t Get Left”

Take a chance. Live life to the fullest. Be adventurous.

We’ve all heard these statements, but this past week, I’ve taken them completely to heart. I’ve been in Tahiti on a trip of a lifetime, and as I sit here…getting ready to head back into reality…I’m reflecting on everything that I’ve done.

Before I get into just HOW I pushed myself out of my comfort zone, I first must tell you a bit of my past. I grew up as a very timid girl. I can’t explain to you just why…perhaps environment. I had so many phobias that they actually became (and still are) a running joke between my hubby and myself. Should I even admit to you that there was a time that I was afraid to turn left when driving if it wasn’t at a stoplight? Or that driving in the rain was enough to make me break down? Swear. I’ve since overcome these fears, but what was it in my past that made me fearful? When did I lose the adventurous spirit that children have?

My self-discovery over the past year has unleashed the inner adventurer in me with a fury. I actually PUSH myself into situations now…wanting to prove something to myself. So, back to a recap of this week. I had so many “firsts” that I’m sitting here shaking my head in disbelief.

Day 1: We arrive in Tahiti. I literally have been traveling over 24 hrs at this point. We take a down day and simply swim in the turquoise waters outside of our bungalow. First. After dinner we are treated to a Polynesian show and I learn to dance “native style.” First.

Day 2: We spend the day on a boat and head out to where sharks and stingrays are. I get in the water and touch the rays. This was HUGE for me because on my honeymoon, 20 years ago, we swam with stingrays. Well, actually my hubby swam with stingrays…I CLUNG to him instead. Pretty sure he lost some skin that day. I was petrified of the docile creatures.

After we were done with the sharks and rays, we were taken to a reef area and snorkeled. I LOVE snorkeling. Well, next thing I know, a native calls me over to him. He’s standing on a reef. I go over and realize that he has a baby octopus in his hands. Well, I assumed it was a baby because it was smaller than the kind that I picture in my head. Anyways, he turns me towards our boat where most of my friends were taking a break and proceeds to place the octopus directly on top of my head. The tentacles cling to my face…I scream (actually laugh if I’m being honest) and it’s suckers latch onto my teeth because my mouth was open! First.

Day 3: I paddleboarded in the beautiful water. I was so impressed with myself. Once I got my balance, I did really well…and talk about a workout! Whew!!!! First.

Day 4: We went to a private island and had Polynesian Olympics…most of the time in the rain…drenched. It was AWESOME!!!! I threw spears at a coconut (and actually hit it!), milked a coconut, native danced, raced in an outrigger, and lots of other games. I felt like a kid again and didn’t care how I looked. Wow. First.

Day 5: I went on an aquasafari. This is called “snuba” in the USA. Basically we were taken on a boat to an area about 10 feet deep. Then they put this helmet-thing on you that allows you to breath, and a diver takes you under the water to the bottom. The helmet weight keeps you under water. I was able to hand feed fish AND I touched a sea anemone (which DID have a Nemo fish in it!).

This day was a big deal because I’m claustrophobic. I had to take some deep breaths when the helmet was first put on…my heart was pounding pretty fast…I wasn’t sure that I’d be able to do it. Then, I felt myself get pulled under. For a split second, I thought I’d die…then, low and behold, I could breath! Not only could I breath, beautiful fish were coming directly up to me. I was able to stay under for the whole 30 minutes. First. Not gonna lie…I WAS relieved when it was time to come to the surface.

Day 6: Another big day for me. I went parasailing. As the instructor strapped me in, she told me that the ride purchased was for 350 feet in the air, but she was going to give us 1000 feet just because…WHAT?!?!?!…then she let us go! For a minute, it was scary. Trust is something that I always have to work on. Ummmm…yea, being strapped to a parasail involves the ultimate trust. Well, after my hands stopped the death grip on the straps and I took a look around at the scenery, I was breathless. It was one of the most beautiful sights EVER. When I say that there were at least 6 different shades of blue water, I’m not kidding. It was as though a great painter had been there. First.

So…what lesson can be learned from all of this? Am I trying to say “Hey, look at me and everything that I got to do while I was gone?” Nope, not at all. I’m trying to say to you that you can’t let life slip by because you are afraid. Life is too short, too precious. I know it sounds cliché, but it’s not. Don’t make the same mistake as I did. After all, who knows WHAT I missed out on all those times because I turned right instead of left. Turn left and see where it leads.

A Toast to Your Health,

Rochelle Griffin is Registered Nurse with over 20 years experience who has transitioned her love for fitness, health, & freedom into a 6-figure company that now helps others live the life of their dreams.

 

 

 

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by Rochelle Griffin

As I sit in my Tahitian bungalow, I find myself very reflective about my life. I knew, that coming here, I was seeking clarity but had no clue exactly what that meant or how it would look. I only knew that when I received it, I would know. Kind of cryptic, yes?

One year ago, I was in France, not only on an amazing biking trip but on a journey of self-discovery. You see, over the course of 20 yrs, I had lost myself…my essence. I see now that it actually never went anywhere, but it was buried deep underneath my “caregiver” roles as a wife, mom, RN, & coach. I spent so much time taking care of others that I completely forgot about myself. France was the beginning of removing layers of crap as I tried to figure out exactly who I was and what I had to offer the world. What did “I” have to say? The journey was often exhilarating and took me to some amazing places around the country and world. The journey also, sadly, took me away from my husband and son…physically and emotionally. At the time, I didn’t see it that way, but in truth and quite bluntly, it did. I had also fallen away from my God…stopped talking to Him. I was a mess but didn’t recognize it. I was selfish. I was running away but didn’t see it.

So here I sit…looking at the most beautiful turquoise water…with the breeze blowing…thinking about the past year. Now that a year has past, I can say with absolute certainty that I know exactly who I am. I know what I stand for. I know what I have to offer the world. I found myself again. Even with all that clarity, I still knew in my gut that I was coming to Tahiti seeking “something.”

That something was revealed to me yesterday…like a whisper. I have a good life. I have friends all over the country…I have a thriving business…I’m debt-free…I travel to amazing places. From the outside looking in, people think that I “have it all.” I realized yesterday, however, that when everything is stripped down to the bare basics, I’m simply a girl who wants to be with her men. If I’m not with the people I love, sharing these amazing experiences, what is the point?

These may not seem like revelations to you, but for me, it’s huge. I traveled all over looking for “something” to fulfill me…for adventure, but it turns out that I’m most fulfilled at home. My men love me and accept me with all of my flaws, warts, idiosyncrasies, and craziness. Sometimes regular day-to-day living is adventure enough. I have this “ideal life” in my head and there is NO reason why I can’t have it. Turns out my “ideal life” centers around my husband and son. Everything else can fit around that center of influence. In fact, I made the decision to cancel a trip to Africa this year. Again, it would have taken me away from my family. When I told my son yesterday that I canceled it and explained why, his response was one of relief. He needs his mom.

I’m excited for this next year now that I know exactly WHO I am and exactly WHERE I’m supposed to be. Life is what I create. It’s been an amazing, crazy, sometimes painful journey to get to this point. I’m ready for the next step.

So now I pose a question to you…do YOU know exactly WHO you are and WHERE you are supposed to be? If the answer is no or if it’s a bit fuzzy, I can tell you that if you are willing to do the work, you can find the answer…and the answer is already within you.

A Toast to Your Health,

Rochelle Griffin is Registered Nurse with over 20 years experience who has transitioned her love for fitness, health, & freedom into a 6-figure company that now helps others live the life of their dreams.

 

 

 

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by Rochelle Griffin

Here I am, in Bora Bora Tahiti…just a girl from FL now on the other side of the world.  Friday was my first full day here as a guest with the Top Ten Beachbody coaches…and what do I do? Obsess. Huh, you say? You are at one of the most beautiful locations on earth and you are obsessing? Ummmm…yes? Let me explain. You see, I’ve been uncomfortable with my body for most of my life…concerned about how I look…feeling fat, ugly. So when I emotionally ate and became fat…well, I lived up how I felt. These feelings of inadequacy led to years of  yo-yo dieting that so many people, men and women, experience.

Even now…coming here…I see pictures just from yesterday and obsess. Those thoughts of “damn, I shouldn’t have skipped that one workout. Or UGH…why did I eat that rice that one day.” I see my flaws…where I would like to be not as thick, where I would like to be more tone, more muscle. My brain starts to question…”am I being judged? DO I look fat to others?”

I tend to see the bad in my physical appearance…not the good..even when I’m told otherwise. I fight feelings of inadequacy. I can’t begin to tell you how many times my husband has told me how beautiful I am to him. When I argue back…and yes, I HAVE argued back…how crazy is that?…he just looks at me and shakes his head. It’s so hard sometimes to believe it. It’s because how I feel has to come from inside of me…not from external sources. My brain KNOWS that…but my brain likes to mess with me.

Anyways, fast forward to the first night here. We were treated to an after-dinner, authentic Polynesian show. I was amazed. Here were women…and men…of all ages, dancing for us. Their outfits were very tiny. Guess what? They had MEAT on their bodies…they had bellies…they had some back fat…and it was one of the most beautiful things that I have ever seen. Their smiles radiated from within. They GLOWED. They were obviously very comfortable with their bodies and felt beautiful. It was an amazing, eye-opening moment for me. If “I” had been up there as one of the dancers, in the tiny coconut shell tops and sarongs, I would have been considered way too skinny. My body type is not what is revered here in Tahiti.

What have we done to ourselves as an American society? How have we all fed into this crazy ideal? Here I am, in my 40’s, and this idea STILL haunts and follows me. I still stress when I eat what I know that I shouldn’t…and then pat myself on the back when I’m “good.” Why can’t we just be comfortable with who we are?

Now, am I saying that we shouldn’t workout or eat nutritious food? Of course not. I am all about living a healthy lifestyle. I’m talking about when you take that healthy lifestyle to another level and let it affect our inner voice…when we start to obsess and stop enjoying life because we are worried about what others think of us because we ate that piece of bread and our belly isn’t flat.

I’m done. I want to celebrate myself…as a women…as a person. I want to simply connect with others…on a deeper level. If you connect to any piece of what I’m saying, I want to challenge you to look within also. Remember, no one can make you feel inadequate without YOUR permission. How is that for some warm, French Polynesian water thrown in your face? Now…go out and BE extraordinary!

A Toast to Your Health,

Rochelle Griffin is Registered Nurse with over 20 years experience who has transitioned her love for fitness, health, & freedom into a 6-figure company that now helps others live the life of their dreams.

 

 

 

 

 

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I’m happy to say that I have this down to a science and am going to share what “I” do when I’m traveling and staring down the airport food courts. Ultimately it comes to planning ahead. If I didn’t plan ahead, I’d easily fall victim to the bags of pretzels, hotdogs, drinks, etc. Trust me…I’m telling you like it is…I LIKE that stuff…unfortunately.

So, I have travel staples that I always make sure are with me. In my carry-on, I have individual instant oatmeal packs, Shakeology packets, protein bars, unsalted almond packs, liquid stevia, protein powder, banana, and a shaker cup. These are things that can sustain you until you reach your final destination and can get a full, healthy meal. (FYI, these staples also work well to have on you if you are going to a seminar).

When you are in the airport, don’t hesitate to go to the coffee shop and ask for a cup of hot water. Yea, you’ll have to pay for it but who cares? I take the cup of hot water and mix in an oatmeal pack and a scoop of protein powder. It’s filling and good for you. Boom…instant meal.

I always skip the snacks offered by the airlines. Never go with their peanuts or pretzels. Full of sodium. I’ll eat my protein bar, almond pack, or banana. I also don’t think twice in asking the flight attendant to fill up my shaker cup with water so I can mix my Shakeology. Also skip the soda and fruit juice. Stick with coffee (black is best) and water…LOTS of water!

If you are one who happens to like the occasional adult beverage on the plane, here’s what you do. Skip beer and anything fruity. Go with plain liquor (tequila, vodka, whiskey) mixed with water and add a few drops of the liquid stevia to sweeten it up. I personally skip this route altogether or I’d get air-sick and the person next to me wouldn’t be very happy.

My last piece of advice is for after your trip. Do NOT weigh yourself for a few days. It’s normal to have some water weight from the flight. Don’t set yourself up to be frustrated. Simply stay away from the scale. Even if I’ve eaten totally healthy, I’m always up a few pounds for the first few days. Your body WILL normalize again. Promise.

Traveling can be stressful enough. Don’t let your nutritional choices add to it. You have the choice to eat healthy while traveling and feeling great for it.

Tell me in the comments section below how you handle eating healthy while traveling.

A Toast to Your Health,

Rochelle Griffin is Registered Nurse with over 20 years experience who has transitioned her love for fitness, health, & freedom into a 6-figure company that now helps others live the life of their dreams.

 
 
 
 
 

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 Yum Yum…Give Me Some - Simple Lunchtime Meal Ideas

  by Rochelle Griffin

Lunchtime can be a difficult time of day for some people when wanting to lose weight. You may have had a hectic morning, whether at work or at home, you’re just plain HUNGRY come noontime, and are tempted to grab the easiest, quickest thing…which unfortunately is often the higher-caloric, non-nutrient dense foods…ie the foods that make us fat.

I am going to share with you some simple and effective lunchtime meal ideas that you can use, so you have NO excuses.  These examples travel well, taste great, and keep you on track at lunchtime. Let’s unleash your inner chef!

1. Enjoy a healthy sandwich. Sandwiches are great and hold up well.  When making your sandwich, chose 100% whole-wheat or whole-grain sliced bread, whole-wheat pitas, and whole-grain tortillas.  If you’re watching your carbs, forget the sandwich bread and opt for a roll-up made with lettuce. You’ll want to choose lean, reduced-sodium deli meats like turkey breast, chicken breast, roast beef, and ham. Also make sure to select varieties without added sugars (for instance, avoid honey-baked ham) and then stack with all sorts of yummy things like lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, avocados and more.
2. Prepare a hearty salad. Get creative with your salad.  There are tons of ways to make a salad creative.  Use you imagination.  One example….make a filling Cobb or chef salad using dark, leafy greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, avocado, reduced-fat cheese, turkey bacon, and/or lean deli meats. Put the dressing in a separate small container to add just before eating.
3. Consider soup. There are many broth-based soups that will not only warm you up but also lean you out.  Some examples….Lentil, split pea, and black bean soups are nutrient-dense and fiber-rich.  Other great soups include tomato and mushroom or chicken soup made with plenty of veggies. Make a big batch and you’ll have a few days worth of meals.
4. Shake it up! My favorite meal of the day is Shakeology.  It’s quick, easy, and covers all the vitamins and minerals that I need in a day.  It’s my go-to solution every time…hands down. Drink it with just water or mix it up with almond milk, almond butter, fruit, extracts, etc.  You will stay satisfied until your next meal.

Now that we have your creative juices flowing, plan your lunches ahead of time. Once you are in the habit of doing so, you’ll wonder how you ever got along before.

Rochelle Griffin is Registered Nurse with over 20 years experience who has transitioned her love for fitness, health, & freedom into a 6-figure company that now helps others live the life of their dreams.

Bridal Weight Loss - Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something…Inserted?

As a RN and fitness coach, I had thought that I heard it all…all the crazy, unhealthy ways that people will attempt to lose weight…until the other day. “I” was actually caught off-guard with the latest: brides-to-be using feeding tubes to rapidly lose weight. I immediately felt the hair on the back of my neck stand up as I shook my head. Huh? Are you kidding?!?!?! The piece that bothers me the most is that a physician has to ok it. HOW can a medical doctor feel that this is a healthy method of weight loss?

I MUST speak from a RN perspective. I have over 20 years experience and spent the majority of that time taking care of hospice patients. To see perfectly healthy women CHOOSE to use a feeding tube for weight-loss is gut-wrenching. I think of the thousands of people that I took care of who would have done anything to be able to EAT food. I just don’t get why women would do this to themselves.

It’s not the most comfortable thing in the world to have a feeding tube inserted. I’ve inserted many over my years. It’s not something that anyone ever said “OOOOHHHHHH…I WANT ONE!” Not once did I take care of someone who chose a feeding tube because they wanted to lose a few pounds. It was often a life & death choice and never made lightly by the patient and family.

Look…I’ve been a bride. I GET it. I know you want to look beautiful on your wedding day…for yourself…for your man. To go to any extreme to achieve it, however, can be incredibly detrimental to your health, both physical and mental. Why would you spend $1500 (yep, that’s what it costs for the diet) when instead, you could invest far less money (using the rest of the cash on your honeymoon!) and lose weight in healthy, natural way?

HOW do you do it, you ask? Well, it takes planning. You cannot start 2 weeks before your wedding and expect to lose 20 lbs in a healthy manner. It takes a consistent nutrition and exercise plan. Nope, don’t give me the excuses…the lack of time, lack of money (ummmmm…remember $1500 for a feeding tube), lack of motivation, etc. If you want to do this the correct, long-term results way, I’m telling you how it’s done. Nutrition, fitness, and support. Period.

If you aren’t sure WHERE to even begin, I suggest that you grab a copy of my FREE food guide above as your initial step. If you already have it, drop me a line. Let me know when your wedding date (or any other BIG date you may have) is and let’s put a personalized plan together for you to have the bridal weight loss you desire.

Remember, your man loves YOU for WHO you are. Take care of yourself so you can have a long, healthy life together.

 Mama Bear Ain’t Pretty

by: Rochelle Griffin

Interesting that today, of all days, I’ve decided to return to blogging. I haven’t blogged since January. I could give you all sorts of excuses…lack of time, lack of inspiration, etc…but why? Let’s just move ward, shall we?

So WHY is today an interesting day to start blogging? It’s because the topic that I was going to write YOU has become a topic that I am actually going to be writing MYSELF. The topic? Handling stress during your fitness journey.

If you’ve been with me a while, you know that I’ve made no bones about the fact that I am an emotional eater and have been all of my life. The past several months, during my blogging hiatus, I actually overcame a lot of my old, destructive patterns. As a result, I’ve lost about 25 lbs and am healthier than I’ve ever been. In fact, I wore a bikini a few weeks ago while on vacation the first time in over 10 years! Serious! I’m comfortable in my own skin finally.

Perhaps I was feeling a bit cocky and let my guard down because yesterday…BAM…I was blindsided and fell into old patterns. Say WHAT?!?!!? Here’s what happened: My 10-yr old son, who I homeschool, was at afterschool care, got into an altercation with 2 other children, and was injured. The worker didn’t handle the situation appropriately and the “mama bear” in me came ROARING out. Yea, not one of my finer moments in life.

My son was fine in the end, but I had all sorts of strong emotions running through me….even 3 hrs later. How did I handle it? We ordered pizza, my most-favorite food in the whole wide world, dinner. Serious mistake on my part. Yea, I stuffed myself as though I WAS the mama bear preparing hibernation.

In the past, this behavior would have went from a poor choice a meal to poor choices an entire day to poor choices the entire week. Heck…if I’m eating badly, why workout? See my old thought patterns? Destructive!

So, very first thing this am, I sent an SOS to MY fitness coach (yep I have one too) and explained everything to her. She picked me up by my bootstraps, dusted me off, and helped me move ward. One bad choice does NOT have to lead to more.

I, in turn, pay it forward, by helping pick others up by their bootstraps. Are you one of those people needing to send out a SOS? Don’t go through your fitness journey alone. You aren’t meant to exist alone in the wilderness. Let me help!