On Burnout, and Being in the Arena

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”

-Theodore Roosevelt

Social Media Burnout

I'm sure I don't stand alone when I say that the burnout from social media is REAL.

The demand for short, fast, concise information is almost impossible to keep up with, and feels even more impossible when it comes to nutrition.

Nutrition is highly complex, and specific to the individual. My struggle on social media has been in trying to provide quick snippets of information that demonstrate my knowledge and experience, while also keeping the viewers attention, while also being applicable to the general population, while also not giving too much away for free.

On top of all that, is the algorithm even showing my content to my followers?

I'm not sorry that I don't want to create 3-7 posts daily. (Yes, some accounts I follow are churning it out at that rate.) Respect to those who can/want to, but I have a life and I actually want to spend my time enjoying my life while coaching real people, like you!

So, good-bye to the stress of social media. My business account will stay up, and I’ll occasionally share on my personal account.

I'll be leaning back into this broadcast at a new cadence- every other week.

I'm excited to have you here! Thank you for being on this journey with me!

My Arena

In mid- April I found out I had a missed miscarriage and it absolutely crippled me. My husband and I were gutted.

I've never experienced emotional pain like that before. This experience has been the most challenging obstacle I've ever faced.

Life happened and sh-t got messy. The next thing I know I'm carrying a few extra pounds, not feeling like myself, off my routines and feeling totally lost.

I didn't want to work. I had no desire to be "on-plan." I wanted to feel what I was feeling, grieve and cry, and eat ice cream and pizza. So I did.

I was initially ashamed of this behavior. It was so off brand...Ugh, that sounds so lame! but it's true. But, I'm over that now.

As I continue to fight to snap out of that funk I'm reminded of what I always tell my clients, friends and family:

It's all about the quick reset.

I'm aware of how off-plan I've been and I'm finally ready to fight to get myself back to my preferred nutrition strategy, fitness routine, and work schedule.

The quick reset is about how you choose to pick yourself back up. So that's where I'm at now.

Everyone will have their own style of getting back on track but for me it's a 30 day carnivore challenge and 5-6 days straight of workouts.

This method awakens the athlete in me and triggers positive, desirable behaviors and feelings that directly impact and elevate my physical and mental health.

I will keep fighting. I will trust in God's plan.

James 1:2-6

Trials and Temptations

2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,

3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.

4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.

6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.