-By Mindy Irish Walking through the aisles of the grocery store is much like a walk down memory lane. “I remember when I ate food x and I weighed this much and felt like this…..” Next aisle. “Oh and there’s that one item. Boy it took me months to figure that one out!” Cart keeps […]
Road Trip: Nutrition Tips and Tricks While Traveling!
We set out recently to take a three day, two night trip with the family. A day prior to that, my husband and I had an overnight in a B&B and a dinner out at a nice restaurant celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary. Additionally, this was all 5 weeks past my June 7th Indianapolis Figure […]
Vacation Advice!
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 […]
Feel Good Eating….The Message Within The Message.
-By Mindy Irish Have you seen the commercial where she walks up to the subway clearly dressed in cold-weather gear. The train pulls up and she hops on with her well known Mc specialty coffee drink held tightly in hand. She sits down, takes a sip, and clearly she’s comforted by this sweet drink of her […]
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, […]
The Benefits Of Helpful Habits In Our Lives
–by Shannon Collins We all have certain habits that seem to continually stand in the way of our success. Instead of always thinking about what we shouldn’t be doing, let’s focus on creating some new, helpful habits! Ask for Help As people we were created to build and crave relationships with others. We were never […]
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 […]
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