Honest share out…because I vow to run this website with transparency! After a few days on vacation and some tasty high-calorie meals, I will be honest and say that I panicked a bit. In contest prep my food and discipline are very tight and I hit my macros to a t. Now in a […]
Being different can make a difference!
-by Mindy Irish One of my favorite instructors in class often says, “Someone in your life needs you to be a leader today. Someone is relying on you to pull them up to a better place.” Life is made up of a flow of people. Some flows are good and some are yet to be […]
Making Yourself A Priority!
by Mindy Irish I was invited to begin writing a column for a local magazine called “Hamilton County Family”! The name of my column is called “Fill Your Bucket” with the theme of how to make yourself a priorty. Below is the debut of that column from the March/April 2012 issue. Enjoy! Laundry, check. Bills, […]
CONFESSION: Turning Stress into Opportunity
-By Shannon Collins A week ago, I found myself in the grocery store parking lot alone with a bag of peanut M&M’s eating one at a time until I had probably finished half the bag. Why??? Well… I had a very emotionally stressful few weeks. For me, stress triggers emotional eating. In those moments I […]
Share Your Story! Share Your Plan!
-By Mindy Irish Be a leader! Did you know that someone around you needs you today? Someone in your family, your class, your church, your neighborhood, and your work place needs your smile, your encouragement, your ideas AND maybe even your story. I’ve heard so many people say, “Oh, I have lost xx pounds, but […]
Choose Your Advice Wisely!
-by Mindy Irish When I first started my journey in 2009, I soon realized that there were MANY sources that could get my attention. With the Internet, TV, books, weight loss meetings, trainers, classroom instructors, and featured nutritionals and products, the fitness advice was coming at me from all directions. At one point I was […]
The Package Deal!
A gal asked me about some tips recently, some ideas on what she could do to get in shape. I appreciate the compliments she gave me and truly want to help people get where they are trying to go. I started this page and website just for those reasons, to share out what I’ve learned […]
I want to change {but I don’t want to change}!
I remember going in many years back to get my haircut. I told the stylist that I was trying to grow my hair out long and it was overdue for a cut and that I wanted her to cut it in a whole new style and give me a whole new look, BUT I wanted […]
Have You Fallen Off?
Written August 2012: It happens to all of us. We get on a roll, we have forward momentum, we get results, and then life pops up and throws us a curve ball. Before we know it, we migrate back to our former ways. I spent most of July renovating a home for my family. At […]
Can you tell me more about what you do?
I heard a great piece of advice lately! In listening to Dennis Waitley’s “The Psychology of Winning”, he gave a great tip and it’s one I’ve known of and acted on before. No matter your focus, be it business, fitness, finances, relationships, sports, or hobbies, if you admire the way someone looks, performs, or advances […]