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Ashley Pardo, Marysville, OH (2026)

09/11/2026

I used to have a complicated relationship with my birthday - I’d cry without fail lol, have high expectations that were impossible to meet and it was always very Virgo coded (critical!!).  Now, I do my best to stay in charge of my emotions no matter what happens and choose to have a good day. I plan things that I love that feel authentic to me, which mostly looks like doing what I normally do: working out, eating well, being with and hearing from people I love.  Last year I celebrated my 40th and did a little more - that felt fun for 40.

This year I reflected on the last year, tortured myself by running 6 miles because it does make me feel calm lol, got my free Starbucks drink, one of my closest friends came to visit me, I iced my cake, watched Allegedly on Netflix, and spent the day with Josh. He took me to my favorite restaurant and we ordered too much for 2 people. 
As I get older, I’ve learned that you just really have to go for it, whatever it is, no matter the age. You don’t know how much time you have. Speak up, do what you want, give it all you’ve got.

40 felt like a new life to me - why wouldn’t i go full send!?  You’ll never actually feel ready to do what you want to do - but then you’ll start to feel unsettled when 5 years go by and you’re still in the same spot, telling yourself 5 years is too much time.  Don’t let the routine nature of life deter you from working hard to get what you’ve always wanted. Don’t let your attention be stolen from you when you could be directing it to things that matter.  Rest hard when it’s time to do that.  I always feel better when I’m in motion, excited, engaged, and an active participant of life than when I’m stagnant, stuck, or believing that everything bad happens TO me (that was how I felt for a good majority of my years).  We all have so many things outside of our control - but so many things ARE in our control, it just feels harder to take responsibility for them and DO the things that make us feel good.
 By doing so, we can fight for the life we want.

I’m grateful for so many things - thank you for supporting me to do what I love every day. 💜

09/10/2026

41 years old today ✨ I was scared to turn 40, but honestly i feel invigorated + excited about life and what’s to come. 40 was a new beginning where i looked forward to what else i can accomplish, i accepted myself as i am, and continued to trust my timeline. I’m grateful to do what i love every day, to have so many people i love around me, for my health, strength + resilience, and to have incredible examples of aging close to me, that inspire me every day. I’d rather be me at 41 than 21 or 31. It really does keep getting better 💕

📸: Josh Young 💜

09/08/2026

I was the queen of kiiiinda doing something.  Looking for loopholes. Shortcuts. Giving myself an out at every opportunity.  And then I’d legitimately be confused as to why nothing changed.  Losing weight takes emotional and physical work/discomfort, absolutely. It can take a little time to get into the groove of things, to make sure you’re tracking things accurately, to find the baseline that you lose weight at.

It takes time to work through years of eating when you’re not hungry.  That’s not what I’m talking about here.  I’m talking about all of the frustration we feel because we’re not giving it our all. And sometimes it does make sense!

But ive learned that structure, consistency, and keeping your promises feels so much better than being one foot in, one foot out.

Even if it feels hard.

Humans thrive off of evidence. Sometimes we need to put in the work for a time period to really, intentionally, create it - for real this time.

The Body Lab, my 1:1 coaching program, will open again in October. DM me or apply at the l i n k in my profile Ashley | Nutritional Therapist + CPT. 🖤

09/07/2026

Everyone says it, and we *get it*, but it doesn’t really hit until weI spent over ten years working out… confused as to why my body never really looked and felt like I worked out.⁣
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Was it “fine”? Sure.⁣
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But I knew deep down every time I got dressed, that I could feel more comfortable in my body.⁣
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When you’ve worked your ass off healing your relationship with food, you tend to be careful around any kind of restriction.⁣
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I got into this comfortable place where I was doing all of the right things with my nutrition: prioritizing protein, doing tons of meal prep, not drinking alcohol, eating lots of vegetables + fruit…⁣
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But still giving in to sweets and being loose.⁣
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When you’ve spent most of your life depriving, structure feels like it’ll lead to a binge or massive rebellion.⁣
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But what no one talks about is that liminal space where it doesn’t FEEL like you’re doing anything crazy, you’re eating healthy + differently than most of the people around you - but it’s still not giving you the results you want.⁣
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When I gained 15lb in 2021, it didn’t happen from big binges. It happened slowly over time, 100 calories here and there, and because I stopped doing cardio.⁣
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Unnoticeable until it wasn’t.⁣
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I was petrified of hunger, structure, and limits with food. But I still wasn’t happy with what I was seeing, so I did an experiment.⁣
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I tracked my food honestly.⁣
I ate sweets with portion control.⁣
I created structure with what I was already doing.⁣
I gave myself limits.⁣
I learned that I could tolerate the things I was scared of, like not eating as much of something as I wanted or saving it for tomorrow.⁣
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Within a couple months, I lost 15 pounds, and within a few more, I lost another 15.⁣
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And what was crazier is that I never felt more at peace with food or happier in my body.⁣
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For some of us, structure IS the answer to freedom. And that structure is the missing piece that gives you the body you’ve always dreamed of, no matter how much you’re working out.⁣
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If you see yourself here and want to make these changes, this is exactly what I do 1:1. The Bod

09/04/2026

August!  ☀️ Can’t wait for summer to end lol
🪩 Backstreet Boys at Sphere + loved every moment of being in Vegas 💜 Lots of date nights 🌸 Quality time with my mom + family 👯‍♀️ Saw friends a lot 🌿 Did a ton of pilates + yoga + got out of the house a bunch
🍣 Solo dinners 👩🏻‍🍳 Back to cooking + baking 🖤 Welcomed 4 new women to The Body Lab Ice cream 👩🏻‍🌾 Farmers market 📚 Reading

Looking forward to what September brings - what was your favorite part of August? ✨

09/03/2026

For the last 15 years, I’ve been consistently walking/running, strength training, and eating healthy.  But only in the last 3 years have I felt like I LOOK and feel like I’m someone who works out and eats healthy.  I spent 12 years feeling just “okay” with how I felt and looked, happy that I had healed my relationship with food, of course - but still feeling like something was missing and that I could go further.  When you’re someone who’s growth oriented, that ambition without results can turn into anxiety FAST.  I was shocked that 5 years ago, during a time when I was doing everything right (eating tons of protein + carbs, bodybuilding, heavy, progressive overload workouts) I was puffier, heavier, and more lethargic than I’d felt in years.  Back then, I didn’t realize how much precision is needed to make these changes.  That’s one of the hardest parts of fitness, you can be putting in a TON of effort and seeing little return.  Over the years I did a lot of running, HIIT, walking, CrossFit, lifting, and so many diets.  None of them gave me the results I have now: eating more than ever, working out from home with moderate weights, running a couple times/week, and walking a lot.  I followed a consistent plan with my nutrition tailored for me - doing 3 intentional deficits over the last 3 years and honestly tracking my food.  I also never do random workouts. I program them to progress over time, show up consistently even if it’s not perfect.  On paper it might look like the same, and that’s why it feels so frustrating to look in the mirror and think “why don’t I look further along than I am??”  Because effort alone isn’t enough. It needs to be directed, honest, progressive, and tailored to the person doing it.

You may not need to work harder - but smarter.
 This is what coaching does, it identifies that variables that actually matter + compresses the amount of time you spend guessing.  This is exactly what I do 1:1 in The Body Lab, now enrolling for September.  If you’re putting in the work but your results don’t reflect it, DM me “body” to begin working together AS

09/02/2026

Punishing yourself into change feels productive, but only keeps you further away from the result you want.  Getting into the best shape of your life is the biggest gift you can give yourself, but shaming yourself into it keeps creating the cycle you’re trying to avoid.  This is why, and exactly what to do instead.  When you’re ready to really make the change, and create the real consistency + discipline you’ve been wanting for years, I’d love to help you.  My 1:1 program, The Body Lab, is enrolling for September - you can apply at the l i n k in my profile or by sending me a DM. 🖤

09/01/2026

September 1 is one of my favorite days of the year: Virgo season, Fall is looming, cooler weather is on the horizon, and that New Year feeling is more palpable for me than January.  Here’s what I’ll be focusing on for the rest of the year, a plan always helps me stay oriented + happy.  If you want to lose the weight you’ve been wanting to lose for years and finally change your relationship with food once + for all, apply for my 1:1 signature program, The Body Lab, which has enrollment open for September. DM me or head to the 🔗 in my profile for more details + to apply. 🖤

08/31/2026

I used to feel so confused about how the fittest people I knew also seemed to be the most flexible and at ease with food.  That was never my experience with dieting - I’d go hard + strict until I’d inevitably binge + never got to where I wanted to go. Not even CLOSE.

I never ate my favorite foods. I always avoided carbohydrates. I never let myself have what I wanted, definitely not sugar or dessert. I couldn’t participate in my life fully.  Now, at my leanest and fittest, I also eat the most I ever have, my carbs have never been higher, and I’ve never been more flexible + at ease with food.  I spent time building muscle + my metabolism which allows me to burn more at rest I did periods of intentional weight loss I know when to indulge, how often, and how much I know when to reign it in  One of the biggest things that helped me was accepting the fact that I DO love food - and I’m gonna end up eating sugar or junk regardless of whether my plan tells me I can or not.  Deviations are normal and should be accounted for as part of the process, not something you’re trying to actively avoid - that’s just a ticking time bomb.  How many times have you SWORN to avoid sweets just to end up making yourself sick with them a week later? I know what that’s like.  When we’re under a restrictive plan, we resort to unplanned deviations. Rigid control keeps us to tight until the moment we can’t take it anymore and we give in, eating way more than we intended to, frantic, stressed, and ashamed the entire time.

This is a physiological response to deprivation and it’s normal.  I suggest PLANNING your deviations in advance. Know what you want to eat, fit it into your day, portion it out, and enjoy every second with 100% relaxed presence.  You’ll end up eating less, feeling better, and actually get the satisfaction you’ve been craving.  Work WITH yourself, not against yourself, and your life will change.  These are the strategies I use in my 1:1 program, The Body Lab. 16 weeks of fat loss, body recomposition, and training to help you get into the best shape of your life while eating what you want.  D

08/28/2026

I like exercise that helps my brain AND builds muscle/strength/endurance - most of that will be about intensity, a higher heart rate, and less rest. I love a long walk or yoga but for my brain to feel calm i need to walk a LOT or do hot yoga/pilates. It is what it is! Once I accepted this, I started to do more movement that was helpful for me all around, and i finally found my consistency groove.

That’s ultimately what created the biggest changes for me, to the point where i don’t feel like myself without exercise, and I’ve been off of my antidepressant for over 4 years now (after being on it for 6 years - this is just what worked for me bc i also believe in medication when needed!).

This is the type of work i do 1:1 in The Body Lab, and there’s currently one spot open for September. 🔗 in my profile Ashley | Nutritional Therapist + CPT to apply. 🖤

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