Week 5: Grief, Mercury Retrograde, a-ha Moments and No More Excuses!

This past week was filled with a lot of moving energy! Between mercury retrograde and the upcoming full moon energy, I've personally experienced many moments of grief and major a-ha moments. Click to Week 5 Food & Exercise Diary No More Excuses! I caught myself making excuses this week and decided - that's enough! I...

Week 4: Weigh In (Down!) + Update

How has it already been one month!? These weeks are flying by! As I suspected, last week I was holding some weight due to PMS and it's highly likely my calorie intake was higher than my calorie output. Click to Week 4 Food & Exercise Diary After posting last week's update, I found my FitBit...

Week 3: Weigh In + Mindfulness and Exercise

I was nervous to weigh myself this week, not necessarily for myself but because I'm being transparent as I share my progress. Before stepping on the scale I was creating stories in my head wondering if my hormones aren't balanced and second guessed whether my exercise and activity levels were enough. This was last night...

Week 2: Weigh In + Update (Nutrition Certificate, EMDR…)

Second week and I'm NOT down BUT, it was a minimal gain and I am still down 1.6 pounds from the start. In my food and activity diary below, you can see how my overall calorie intake was lower this week averaging 1690/day, but my activity level was also much lower so I wasn't burning...

Managing a Deep Purge

While managing a very deep purge the past 5 days, I thought it’d be a good time to share the tactics I use to manage the symptoms and bring myself back to the present moment. For many of us when we’re in this particular state within our healing journey, our minds can play tricks on...