Tips to run a successful business
How late is TOO late to drink pre-workout & workout, in your world?
After 5+ hrs driving & an all day Lacrosse tournament in the cold, I just wanna eat dinner and sit by the fire. But I know if I just drink my pre-workout, I’ll take the 30-45min to workout (THEN eat dinner & sit by the fire
🔥..feeling accomplished). Life choices!!
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This picture depicts how I feel right now after finishing my Sugar Buster group!!
It was so rewarding! What are YOU struggling to give up ???
It is NOT easy to cut down on added sugars, but you feel SO much better and you can’t even imagine all the damage excess sugar is doing to you, your kids, and our society in general. No, I’m totally NOT perfect… I’m a recovering chocoholic and carbaholic, but that’s why I’m passionate about it. It’s part of my own personal journey to improve 
Mix it up my friends!! In lifting, in cardio, in nutrition, in business & in life! Stick to your priorities, core values and stay loyal – I’m all about that – but keep trying new things outside your comfort zone. Forget what people will think
💭. Will they be paying your bills, raising your kids, overcoming YOUR struggles or with you as you grow old? Why is it so important to you what others think/say?
Share /comment if you agree!
Lifting inspired by Misty Copeland 
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Brought our bikes to the cottage & getting them all ready for a ride tomorrow!
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..something about the process of going to get a coffee that is fun even if they DO call your order a “no fun latte” 
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I really like both, averaging about 20-30min of each, about 6 days/week. So yah, no more than 1 hour a day devoted to working out… & some days it’s just a quick HIIT or crossfit WOD & nothing else. There’s no doubt though that if you DO want to build muscle, you don’t need to do as much cardio as I do. I just happen to LIKE cardio for clearing my head & the endorphin rush. And I like feeling like I have the endurance & cardio fitness to keep up with my son & husband on a run 
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Although I’m a total introvert & homebody, I love training my team! I get so fired up to see them succeed in this fitness business. Myself and my team have proven you don’t need to fit ANY mold.
You do YOU.📫 If you want more info & you don’t already have a coach that’s been working w/you or talking to you then sign up on my main page to receive more info. I don’t want to step on toes👣
Time to start our girls trip!! My sis Chalene Johnson had our car pic us up equipped with #Swell bottles of champagne! 🍾
Half of the group is snow boarding today & we’re #snowshoeing! ❄❄❄ Omg, I don’t know if snow shoeing NORMALLY includes some of the stuff we *chose* to do, but it sure was a blast!
Volume up on this one! We had such a blast snowshoeing!☺
My sister Chalene Johnson totally dumps her snowmobile in a huge ditch, but has a nice recovery, don’t u think?!🙌☺
Just workin our businesses (&mostly laughing😂) before our next snow activity❄❄❄ #chalenesgirlstrip #girlbosses
Jen Dodgson Delvaux , Joie Salemi Walsh
Do you prefer body weight exercises or free weights??
I prefer weights esp if they’re pink!
This is my Snatch & Squat Snatch practice.. I think these are so hard because I lack the necessary explosiveness but that’s one of the reasons I do them- to work on explosiveness & flexibility in areas I don’t have it.
This is light weight (55#) because i was just tying to work on form & technique after I had just finished a full lift & cardio sesh.
I’m not trying to be a competitive lifter, I just like new things & athletic challenges
Constructive criticism of my form is welcomed (☝but be nice☺)
LONG POST ALERT
Everything’s in your past. It’s behind you, learn & progress forward….
The weekend is coming and I’m making plans not only to stay on track, but make progress. I need to after traveling last week and being off my normal schedule for a couple of weeks.
Trust me, I will still have FUN and live *balanced* not perfect.
And believe me, I think it’s necessary and HEALTHY to splurge once in a while – if you’ve seen my “typical day of eating” that’s available on my blog, you know i’m not a perfect eater anyway and I certainly DO enjoy a drink or two when it’s worth it….
…but it’s NOT worth it to me to splurge REGULARLY or drink REGULARLY (every weekend or every night as some do) to be my best as a mom, wife or business leader and I certainly could not perform at my best PHYSICALLY if I did that.. (do you even KNOW how much alcohol slows your metabolism for the minimum 10 hours that a standard drink is in your system and how it affects your nutrition absorption and energy/performance the next day!?!) so it’s just not worth it to me. I have to constantly remind myself of that because it’s SO easy to just give in because everyone else is doing it and because it seems like a GREAT idea at the time!
And then you have everyone and their brother saying “live a little”… Me: “believe me dude, i’m living” I drink and splurge when it’s worth it! But that makes others feel guilty and they’ll make comments, so do your thing and pay no attention.
NOTE: I’m NOT talking about the 1 glass of red wine at night with no added snacks, or the daily small piece of dark chocolate, or your 1 piece of cake annually, or 1-2 drinks on a special date night (but skip the bread!) ..that’s all good & not an issue in my opinion.
So I really hope this isn’t misinterpreted.
But if you can eat whatever you want, drink when you want and have 2 or more every time, and you still excel in your personal life, in your career/business and make progress on your fitness goals too, GREAT (and if that’s the case, you either have amazing genetics, you don’t have kids, or you’re under the age of 30..lol).. but that’s not me and maybe that’s your reality too.
Years ago when I was personal training a girl a couple times a week after work, I was frustrated that she wasn’t getting results even though she was working out HARD and tracking her food… a few years later, I saw she had lost about 20 pounds and looked AMAZING. I was so happy for her but also dumbfounded.. why wasn’t *I* able to help her see that transformation? So I asked her “what made the difference for you?” She said “I gave up my Peanut Butter addiction and I stopped drinking. I was drinking every night”. OMG.. she never mentioned the PB addiction nor that she was drinking every night. But that was the culprit!! Drinking is FINE but too much will cause SIGNIFICANT delays in fat burning for at least the next 10 hours, not to mention empty calories and most lose their inhibitions and eat what they want, reduced nutrition absorption, fatigue, sometimes depression and addiction (which causes a whole other list of problems), and more.
We all have different goals, but if you know you need to make a tough change or break a habit, do it!
The struggle will be REAL but the reward will be BIG!!
Aim for new goals that make PROGRESS.
And DO NOT GIVE UP when it gets tough.
I’ve learned I’m happiest when I feel good about my relationships, my lifestyle, and my accomplishments and those accomplishments don’t happen without pushing thru slip-ups, unexpected obstacles, and making some sacrifices that others probably are NOT willing to make.
You have to decide what’s MOST important for YOU to focus on.
Let’s be real with ourselves, make a commitment and follow thru on it so you can be at YOUR personal best.
Sound like a plan???
