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Everything Else is Secondary
Inspired. Wow, where to start? My goal in life has always been to help people; it is my passion, my calling, my virtue, my blessing and my curse. I will burn myself to the ground trying to light the path … Continue reading
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Tagged achieve, adversity, bikini, bodybuilding, challenge, change, competition, diet, fitness, goals, gym, happiness, haters, healthy, journey, motivation, npc, npc bikini, progress, self-esteem, self-worth, strength, strong, succeed, succeeding, success, weightlifting, women, workout
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Everyone’s A Critic
Before I jump right in to today’s RANT: I hope you like the new look, and I added my social media to the right side – for those interested. I wanted to give my blog a more personal touch as I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged accomplish, achieve, achievements, bikini, bodybuilding, challenge, commitment, competition, competition prep, dedication, diet, empowerment, fitfam, fitness, fitspo, gym, happiness, healthy, journey, motivation, muscle, npc, npc bikini, progress, respect, strength, support, women, workout
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Strength Does Not Come From Physical Capacity
…it comes from an indomitable will. – Ghandi Lots to update, lots to share, and frankly, it’s 7:45am and I’m on my 2nd cup of coffee, so I’m ready to write. We came, we saw, we conquered…in our own little … Continue reading
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Tagged art, bikini, clean eating, coaching, competition, confidence, dedication, diet, eat clean, eating disorder, fitfam, fitness, ghandi, goals, happiness, happy, hard work, healthy, motivation, npc bikini, painting, pay off, persistence, power couple, progress, progression, recovery, relationship, resolution, self-awareness, self-esteem, self-respect, support, therapy, train mean, workout, writing
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You Mean I’m the Zombie?!
I feel like I’m always writing about trials, or emotional breakdowns, or my pangs of competition, but apparently that’s…normal? I took a few days off of life to visit family and friends “back home,” and sort of recenter my focus. … Continue reading
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Tagged bikini, clean eating, competition, enough, exercise, exhausted, fitfam, fitness, fitspo, handwork, happiness, healthy, inspiration, keep going, muscle, no excuses, npc, npc bikini, progress, satisfied, strength, tired, workout, zombie
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Back to the Start
After a few weeks of mental turmoil, I’m finally beginning to wrap my head around this whole competition dilemma. It’s taken a lot of reflection, a lot of naps, and a lot of beer for me to figure the whole … Continue reading
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Tagged anorexia, bikini, body image, career, challenge, competition, diet, direction, eating, eating disorder, emotion, exercise, fitfam, fitness, flex, food, hard work, health, healthy, life, motivation, muscle, npc bikini, pay off, purpose, relapse, therapy, wellness, women
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Why My Diet Won’t Work For You
I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about diet, and while nutrition is one of my strong suits, I am by no means qualified to give anyone a 100% fool-proof plan. I have taken countless classes, read hundreds of … Continue reading
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Tagged alcoholism, bikini diet, change, competition, competition prep, diabetes, diet, drinking, fat, fat loss, goals, health, healthy, healthy lifestyle, heart failure, help, lifestyle, meal plan, npc bikini, nutrition, obesity, prep, progress, proof, skinny, skinny fat, strength, strong, sugar, tough love, weight lifting, weight loss, women
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Standing Alone
It’s so easy to be discouraged when you stand alone. My schedule, if it were perfectly suited to this season, would go a little something like this: 5am — wake up. Breakfast. 630am — 1 hour cardio 8am — Shake … Continue reading
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Tagged abdominal, bicep, failure, fit, fitness, girls who lift, giving up, goals, happy, healthy, lat, motivation, muscle, npc bikini, quadricep, stay strong, strength, strong, succeeding, success, win
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