Intense 365 Month 12: The End of Fast Food
I realized that I no longer needed the same amount of comfort I did in April of 2020.
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INTENSE 365 MONTH 7: Grateful Much? (3 min Should do it)
In our quest for survival, situation notwithstanding, most of us are maintaining with a combination of determination and apathy.
Read MoreINTENSE 365 MONTH 6: REGROUP & RECORD
…in the past, I was building a castle, but this round, I'm just working on a rambler (that I can upgrade later).
Read MoreIntense 365 Month 3: Take Action
If you have ever been in a situation where you were fearful or upset, you must have realized that doing nothing made it worse.
Read MorePoppin’ Bottles (of Aquafina)
Yeah I know this is Dasani, don’t be so literal.
Water: Get it ready, make it palatable, then drink it.
Read MoreINTENSE 365 Month 2: Shots! Shots! Shots (of water)!
I'm not here to judge "our" drinking problem, I am trying to get us better hydrated.
Read MoreINTENSE 365 MONTH 1: Take 5 (min to Sweat-Daily)
This Month we are doing 5 min workouts
Daily
I’m only asking that you start the process, I’m not asking you to sweat, I’m asking you to schedule.
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Intense 365 Month 5: No (2x's a day)
Intense 365 Month 4: Be Prepared (Food Prep)
What the hell happened here?
This sentence was repeated as I stepped on the scale last Sunday.
Read MoreWalking on Sunshine- Intense 365 Month 3
What does walking around trying not to get hit by cars, not bit by misquotes, not get chased by deer (yeah seriously) actually do?
Read MoreIntense 365 Month 3: Go Outside Already
…and walk for 10 min
Life happens outside of your apartment; it just does, and you can’t be a part of it if you’re indoors.
Read MoreFoodies & Fashionistas: Use Your Natural Inclinations to Diet Better For Your Personality Type
You don’t need to be a foodie to like novelty in your food life. We ALL like novelty in our lives in one form or another, but to achieve some level of success in hitting your personal goals, you gotta maintain a routine.
Read MoreIntense 365 Month 2: No Fast food (What is Fast Food?)
Before anyone opens their mouth to point out that McDonald’s sells salads and that restaurants can be even worse than a drive-thru,
I know.
I am not here to argue the merits of any of that,
because I don’t care and this isn’t court.
Read MoreKeeping Your Receipts
Real talk: We got a whole a** year to get through, it’s not always going to be smooth sailing.
Read MoreIntense 365: Month 1 Look Closely at your Dietary Substitutions
An interesting thing starts happening when you deny yourself something, we often we look for substitutions…
…often we end up choosing something just as bad or worse than the thing we were avoiding.
Read MoreIntense 365 Month 1: No 4 c’s
Intense 365 Month 1: No 4 C’s
No Chips
No Candy
No Cookies
No Crackers
Is that bag of nasty flavored chips the best you can do to excite your taste buds?
Level up, my friends.
Read MoreIntense 365: A Challenge to Play the Long Game and make Lasting Changes in your Life
Intense 365 Rules
At the start of each month, choose something you want to work on.
ANYTHING!
Next, CONTINUE to hold yourself to that one thing all month long.
Next month, repeat this process but CONTINUE to MAINTAIN the prior month’s goal as well.
Repeat.
Easy.
Read MoreHitting the Reset Button: Deciding to Start a Challenge
Being wrapped up in an out of state move coupled with multiple goodbye engagements had me living a mixture of living my best life and my hardest one …
During this transition, I did my best to maintain some self-care techniques and a fitness regimen so I wouldn't spiral, the reality was that I was a bit.
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