Radiate w Raisa

If your scale is up today, I need you to unclench

I need you to pause

After a weekend, event, free meal- the scale is probably going to be UP

Because you had different foods, more sodium, different routine, maybe less water, etc

It’s simply just fluid shifts and doesn’t automatically mean you gained 3-5lbs of fat overnight

The number is just data. It doesn’t have meaning, we give it a meaning

We give it power

I actually think it’s beneficial to use the scale as a tool so you learn that fluctuations are normal
You can start to expect them & learn your body

The next best thing you can do is simply get back to your normal routine maybe drink a little more water, get movement, etc 😘

January 15, 2025

I took this video and didn’t watch it for months

Not because I hated myself

But because I knew I didn’t feel like me

I had lost weight before, but this time felt different

I was a mom now

Quitting on myself didn’t feel like an option anymore

And honestly, the goal wasn’t just to see the scale drop

It was to take care of me again

To stop putting myself last
To stop waiting for the perfect season
To stop saying “one day” when I knew I needed to start now

Since having my son, I’ve lost 75 lbs

But these last 35 taught me the most

The confidence didn’t come from the scale dropping

It came from showing up for myself over and over again 🩵

Your hormones are not just randomly waking up and choosing violence 😬

A lot of women are so focused on “fixing their hormones” that they skip right over the things their hormones are responding to:

Barely eating all day
Living off coffee
Over-exercising
Sleeping like crap
Running on stress 24/7
Drinking every weekend
Eating the same “safe” foods
Zero boundaries
Staying in toxic relationships

And then they’re like, “What supplement should I take for my hormones?”

Your body does not need another random supplement

When I had horrible PMS, gut issues, zero libido, weight gain, freezing hands and feet, and periods that took me out, it wasn’t because my hormones were just wrecked

My body was responding to the season I was living in

I was under-eating, overtraining, stressed out, in a toxic relationship, and trying to “be healthy” in a way that was honestly making me feel worse.

Hormones are the messengers! and if you keep trying to silence the messenger without changing the environment it’s responding to, you’re going to stay stuck

This is why inside FFLA we dont just chase the symptoms

We look at how your body is being fed, rested, stressed, supported and recovered

Thats where the real work starts🫶🏼

Thank the lawd I stopped eating cauliflower rice 🤣

Back in my low carb era I would do anything but eat a damn carb lol

Which left me moody, constipated & anxious

Let’s get a bit nerdy here on why carbs are so dang good for us

SLEEP: Carbs are rich in tryptophan which is a building block of the sleep inducing hormone, melatonin
Low carb intake has been shown to whack out your circadian rhythm and reduce REM sleep

GUT HEALTH: Carbs provide fiber which feeds a healthy happy microbiome & helps keep things moving along

Supporting your gut is important for many different reasons. Carbs are an important part of that.

BRAIN FUNCTION: Glucose (from carbs) is the brain’s preferred fuel source. Not eating carbs has been shown to slow brain function, causing fogginess and forgetfulness.
You have enough to deal with as it is. Not remembering where you put your keys doesn’t have to be one of them.

HORMONE BALANCE & BURNOUT PREVENTION: Carbs help support your cortisol, insulin, thyroid, testosterone to keep your HPA axis running at top form. Without adequate carbs, the brain sends a signal to the rest of the body to conserve energy, shut down fertility, and ramps up the fight or flight response. This causes weight gain, fatigue, muscle wasting, and menstrual dysfunction.

MOOD STABILITY: Have you tried keto, only to feel moody AF? That’s because carbs help synthesize and regulate serotonin. Not only that but going too low carb makes your energy levels take a nosedive, making you feel irritable and cranky.

I CANNOT be the only one that loves this feeling!!

Who else can relate? 👇🏼

One of the biggest shifts I made when losing weight as a mom was realizing I needed to actually feed myself too

Sounds obvious, but for the longest time I was surviving off my son’s leftovers, random bites here and there, cold coffee.
Funny thing is I was a little frustrated like “why am I not seeing any progress if I’m really not eating that much 🙃”

And yes, the bites add up
They also would leave me snacky, in the pantry in the evening & weekends were “free for all”

Sounds so simple- and something I talk to my clients each day but I started making myself an actual plate, sitting down, and eating like I mattered too

Because I never forget to feed my son

So why was I constantly forgetting to feed myself?

Anyways we aren’t garage disposals, you also deserve to make yourself a full meal 🫶🏼