1.Identify the Essential. 2.Eliminate the Rest.

Grilled chilli lime chicken fajita salad

The end.

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I struck a pose while I was at the airport flying home from Alaska yesterday and was shocked to still see muscles. Between ten days of vacation and being unbelievably sick, I felt so weak but lo and behold, my mini muscles are peeking through. Can’t wait to get back to the grind and crush it when I’m over this cold.

Pumpkin Pancakes

that’s the thing about recovery. you have to choose it every. single. day. you have to tell yourself you deserve to recover. this isn’t easy when your mind is telling you otherwise. if you are struggling, with anything, whether that be an eating disorder, depression, anxiety, trauma, or just a bad day, choose recovery. it can be small things: making sure you eat your breakfast, going outside, having a conversation with someone, or sometimes just getting out of bed. these things are heavy. i turned to exercise. i chose to lift the weights that were crushing me. find your niche. find your peace. talk to someone. needing other people is ok. you are not alone. i have been working on a blog post for @crushfit that will be up this week about 19 Things I Have Realized in 19 Years of Learning Self-love Through Fitness, i can’t wait to share with you guys!

RAISE BOYS AND GIRLS THE SAME WAY.

So these were taken after 13 days of no working out and not tracking a single calorie. Living off of chipotle, chickfila, animal crackers and vodka. no sleep, no gym. and looky I’m still in good shape. I honestly learned a lot during this time off about how it truly is okay to not be perfect all the time. I had so much fun. Now I’m ready to get my shit back together but I’m really glad I was able to enjoy the time off and know I didn’t lose any progress. 💪

Baby body building. Start em young eh

Toasted whole wheat English muffin topped with peanut butter, banana, & cinnamon, and mashed avocado, nutritional yeast, & salt.

Chimichurri Grilled Chicken