Elevated Solutions - Strong is Sexy

Good morning ☕️ & Happy Tuesday!

Onto a new chapter in my life, rented out my condo for the next year to a super cute young couple from Ontario.

Just moved in with my boyfriend in Vancouver, but still training clients 4 days a week on the North Shore.

Onwards & upwards as they say! Goodbye for now NV mountains 🏔️ & cute lil condo. They said I couldn’t do it but I did it😈

Abundance is a mindset✨

Money goes where it’s loved, respected and used strategically for the betterment of ourselves and others 🌍

Saying “I can’t afford that.”
Or “I’m too broke to do that.”
“I always live paycheque to paycheque.”

Will just have you manifesting more of the same sense of lack and fear. Trust me, I know cause I heard all that s**t growing up with a single Mom for YEARS!

Luckily, my Mom/life/my BBA Finance Major also taught me the following:
✅Invest wisely
✅Give (your time, resources, love) as if your life depends on it - and it does!
✅Educate yourself on how to save money and get ahead on your taxes every year with zero chance of pi***ng off the government
✅Trust & have faith that everything will work out, keep giving thanks for your Higher Power, God or whoever for solving your problems in ways you’d never think of!

I’ve seen a major shift in my financial abundance and that of countless clients using these simple (but tough yes!) strategies over the past few years becoming a homeowner as a single Mom (yeah, f**k the haters)💰

Give this a try & thank me later!

If you’re open to tax saving opportunities that don’t involve you spending extra money or time, hit me up in my DMs and I’ll blow 💥 your mind with the endless possibilities!

Nothing better than a happy client!

As many of you may know by now, but I've been doing in BOTH fitness AND finance since I was 15 years old.

See below what my dear friend Scotty has to say about our bookkeeping and accounting work.

Who else loves being able to work with friends and help each other out?! I know I sure do.

The best part of doing what I do, is taking stress off my clients plate so they can better focus on their area of genius 🤑

I take over the mundane day to day tasks of:
✔️Data entry 🧾
✔️Accounts receivable
✔️Accounts payable
✔️Bank reconciliations
✔️Payroll
✔️GST, PST & WCB filings

Then we improve your:
✔️Cash management flows 📊
✔️Credit score 📈

So that we can…
✔️Plan strategic tax reductions & refunds

To increase your company net profits 💰 and shareholder wealth for elevated business success & abundance!

𝐄𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭 💩 ⁣⁣
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𝘐𝘯 𝟷𝟻 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘐’𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝟸 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 May 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥⁣ while feeling more confident, energetic and toned than ever!⁣
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When I first started my health & fitness journey 23 years ago, I thought:⁣⁣
>>More cardio and less food was the only way to go,⁣⁣
>>All I had to do was eat healthy 95% of the time⁣⁣
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💩𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘐 𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳, 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘬⁣⁣
💩Sometimes I’d almost pass out on the cardio machine and have to leave the gym suddenly⁣⁣
💩I was living off egg & avocado bagels, sausages and Uncle Ben’s rice⁣⁣
💩Trying to eat as little as possible
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Little did I realize most of my diet was actually processed⁣ ⁣
❌𝘕𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥⁣😢⁣
❌I was eating all the wrong kinds of fats ⁣⁣
❌I lost weight all right but I ended up with the dreaded “skinny fat” look⁣⁣
❌I felt more depressed and lost than ever...zero confidence...so what did I do?⁣⁣
❌Throw myself into dating which made me feel even worse⁣⁣
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𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝: ⁣⁣
✨Firm & Toned hourglass shape at over 5”9 weighing in at 200 pounds⁣ & 23% BF⁣
✨Happy, healthy, confident and abundant⁣⁣
✨Able to live my life however I want⁣⁣
✨Lucky to be a homeowner in one of the most expensive cities in the world⁣⁣
✨Learned how to balance out my nutrition no matter what the situation is⁣⁣
✨Added 30lbs of muscle on my frame⁣⁣
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𝘞𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥? Not really, once you have a clear cut plan to get from point A ---> B⁣⁣
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⁣𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧: ⁣⁣
✔️Make the cells in your body more sensitive to insulin⁣⁣
✔️Allow glucose to enter the cells⁣⁣
✔️Burn glucose as fuel instead of storing it as fat⁣⁣
✔️Create an environment for greater fat burning⁣⁣
✔️Increase metabolic rate ⁣= More calories are burned ⁣⁣
✔️Be used as slow burning energy⁣⁣
✔️Decrease cravings⁣⁣
✔️Suppress appetite⁣⁣
✔️Lower the glycemic effect of food⁣⁣
✔️Decrease body fat production⁣⁣
✔️All of which stabilizes your mood & increases energy levels naturally ⁣
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Click below to join my free MasterMind Group & view the Dietary Fats Training and more - thank me later!

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4b. Dietary Fats Elevated Solutions Strong is Sexy Presented by Khrystel Pigeon, BBA, CCP, CPT, HWLC & FIS Strong is Sexy Method: Fats

Free Wellness Tips for Spring Cleaning -

Free Wellness Tips for Spring Cleaning I know you're probably missing the wellness tips I used to deliver straight to your Inbox on the regular last year. Although I might seem MIA in your Inbox, I've been posting to Instagam and Facebook regularly. I definitely use IG more than FB tbh, so if you have Insta, make sure to follow me there...

“𝗪𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭.” ⁣⁣⁣
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Have you been feeling 𝘶𝘯𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 lately? Struggling to reach your goals? Read til the end to get INSPIRED to finally get in amazing shape!⁣⁣⁣
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After over 7 years of coaching and mentoring others and 9 years of personal training, I've found this particular exercise to be VERY effective to maximize results🔥
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This exercise also help me to achieve my personal weight loss of 60 pounds over a decade ago.
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The goal is to use ALL 5 senses to paint a vivid picture of your DREAM body & your dream life.⁣⁣⁣
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If your dreams don’t scare you, dream bigger! Truly think deeply...if you could have whatever you want and be anyone if you want, what would that really LOOK 👀 like?⁣⁣⁣
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Here are 𝟓 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 to help you visualize your dreams and turn your goals into reality.⁣⁣⁣
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𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟏: What do you truly SEE for yourself?⁣⁣⁣
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𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟐: How would you want to FEEL?⁣⁣⁣
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𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟑: What are you HEARING other people say to you?⁣⁣⁣
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𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟒: What do you feel when you run your hands over your body? (TOUCH)⁣⁣⁣
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𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟓: What do you TASTE in your mouth?👄 ⁣⁣⁣
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𝘚𝘰, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦:⁣⁣⁣
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1. Perhaps you see a lean & toned midsection, snatched waist, defined upper body, firm thighs with a sculpted booty…⁣⁣⁣
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2. Maybe you see yourself feeling MORE confident & comfortable in your own skin, productive, full of energy and zest!⁣⁣⁣
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3. You’re hearing people tell you how amazing you look and asking you what your secret is?⁣⁣⁣
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4. When you run your hands all over your body, you feel a rock hard belly & firm lower tummy with NO muffin top because bottoms fit you so perfectly.⁣⁣⁣
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5. Lastly, you’re tasting your favourite healthy and delicious, Ab friendly food... ⁣⁣⁣
𝘰𝘳⁣⁣⁣
Maybe even tasting your favourite guilty pleasure, being able to indulge without regret because you 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 learned what works for your body.⁣⁣⁣
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So there are 5 simple steps towards making your goals and DREAMS become reality! ⁣⁣⁣
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Make sure to 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 for easy reference and 𝘵𝘢𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 you think can benefit💖

𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐝𝐲𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒.⁣⁠
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𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘩 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦.⁣ I am learning to love my body every day with small actions of self love.⁣⁠
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𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐨𝐦𝐛: Even when I was shredded at 11% body fat I didn’t feel great about myself tbh. I didn’t feel good enough to take that final step on stage and show off all my hard work by competing in bodybuilding. ⁣⁠
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I had no period, I was exhausted all the time. And I didn’t even enjoy how “good” everyone said I looked.⁣⁠
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You know why? I grew up being emotionally & verbally abused and made fun of at every turn. Treats not being shared with me.⁣⁠
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By someone close to me who was supposed to love, cherish & protect me. Made me feel unwanted and unloved, not good enough.⁣⁠
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I then went on to be bullied throughout elementary and high school for being “different” & a “bigger girl.”⁣ (I’m 5’9 + always have had wide hips and thick thighs)⁣⁠
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But it didn’t stop there - I’ve also been bullied online for being thicker. I’ve been harassed by men who only look at me as a piece of meat, a s*x object.⁣⁠
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It’s disgusting 🤮 ⁣BUT societal standards and bullies haven’t wounded me as much as hateful words have since the age of 7.⁣⁠
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It doesn’t matter if you think I’m beautiful, s*xy or smart.⁣⁠
It’s how I feel about me that matters to ME.⁣⁠
I used to pick my body apart constantly.⁣⁠
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When I look in the mirror I tend to see the things I don’t like:⁣⁠
Crooked teeth, rounded belly, back fat, cellulite on the back of my legs and jiggly inner thighs.⁣⁠
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𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰?⁣⁠
I know I’m not alone.⁣⁠
And I just wanna say - 𝐈 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐀𝐌 𝐲𝐨𝐮.⁣⁠
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Don’t put me on a pedestal cause I want you to know I struggle too.⁣⁠
𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵?⁣⁠
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Luckily, I’m on a healing ❤️‍🩹 journey learning to love all of my body - flaws and all.⁣⁠
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𝘚𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘛𝘖𝘋𝘈𝘠.⁣⁠ 𝗪𝐡𝐨’𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞?⁣

𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐝𝐲𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒.⁣
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𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘩 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦.⁣
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I am learning to love my body every day with small actions of self love.⁣
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𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐨𝐦𝐛: Even when I was shredded at 11% body fat I didn’t feel great about myself tbh. I didn’t feel good enough to take that final step on stage and show off all my hard work by competing in bodybuilding. ⁣
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I had no period, I was exhausted all the time. And I didn’t even enjoy how “good” everyone said I looked.⁣
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You know why? I grew up being emotionally & verbally abused and made fun of at every turn. Treats not being shared with me.⁣
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By someone close to me who was supposed to love, cherish & protect me. Made me feel unwanted and unloved, not good enough.⁣
⁣
I then went on to be bullied throughout elementary and high school for being “different” & a “bigger girl.”⁣
⁣
(I’m 5’9 + always have had wide hips and thick thighs)⁣
⁣
But it didn’t stop there - I’ve also been bullied online for being thicker. ⁣
I’ve been harassed by men who only look at me as a piece of meat, a s*x object.⁣
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It’s disgusting 🤮 ⁣
BUT societal standards and bullies haven’t wounded me as much as hateful words have since the age of 7.⁣
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It doesn’t matter if you think I’m beautiful, s*xy or smart.⁣
It’s how I feel about me that matters to ME.⁣
I used to pick my body apart constantly.⁣
⁣
When I look in the mirror I tend to see the things I don’t like:⁣
Crooked teeth, rounded belly, back fat, cellulite on the back of my legs and jiggly inner thighs.⁣
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𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰?⁣
I know I’m not alone.⁣
And I just wanna say - 𝐈 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐀𝐌 𝐲𝐨𝐮.⁣
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Don’t put me on a pedestal cause I want you to know I struggle too.⁣
𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵?⁣
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It doesn’t matter what anyone else says, those old tapes can be SO loud. The trauma echos and it is almost impossible to turn down the volume.⁣
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Luckily, I’m on a healing ❤️‍🩹 journey learning to love all of my body - flaws and all.⁣
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𝘚𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘛𝘖𝘋𝘈𝘠.⁣
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Because it’s NOT okay for others to make fun of us.⁣
And it’s not okay to let them win.⁣
I’m ready to put the past where it belongs.⁣
And screw all the jealous haters.⁣
𝗪𝐡𝐨’𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞?⁣
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𝐆𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝? 🍩🍫🍰🍦🍬🍕🍔🍟

𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘩: 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭!!

Cravings are the sign of a nutrient imbalance!

𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬?

Up your protein at EVERY meal, and don’t forget 5 cups of non-starchy veggies a day will help ensure your body’s getting the micronutrients it’s lacking if you keep craving sweets.

𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐳𝐳𝐚 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬?

Make sure to include a small amount of healthy fats at every meal, along with some whole grain carbohydrates, sufficient protein and hella veggies so you are giving your body what it NEEDS.

𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝?

Then you probably under salt your food which isn’t good either. Our bodies need a small amount of sodium to function properly, and even more if you workout often and sweat a lot. Pink Himalayan sea salt is best. Also make sure to add high quality electrolytes to your water throughout the day, not just while you’re exercising or doing housework. I have a great one I can recommend if you aren’t sure.

𝘓𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘕𝘖𝘜𝘙𝘐𝘚𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬! Just remember, the amount of each macronutrient (protein, carbs and fats) depends on your lifestyle, goals and body anatomy, among other factors.

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭:
✅Fixing the nutrient imbalances in your body,
✅Drinking more water and
✅Dealing with your feelings instead of
❌Running away from them and you’ll be so
😇Content to see the cravings diminish and disappear over time.

If you liked today's post, 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐎𝐍 and 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘥 for an important training on binging and emotional eating later this month if you’re ready to get off the rollercoaster of binging and starving.

There's nothing better than a happy client!

Many of you may not know, but I've been involved in BOTH fitness AND finance since I was 15 years old.

See below what my dear friend Kim Butts has to say about our online bookkeeping and accounting work together over the past year and a bit.

So grateful to be of service and help him tie up loose ends while he's been dealing with serious health issues.

One less thing to worry about it always a good thing right?!