A common statement I hear is "I just need more motivation!"  or "How do I get myself motivated to workout/eat healthy"   I am certain you've had these thoughts, as has everyone!  You may be thinking to yourself, what's wrong with me, why aren't I motivated like the people I see on Instagram?  Why can't I seem to motivate myself to get off the couch, and why can't I stay motivated?! What's the secret behind motivation?  How do you actually achieve your goals?   The big secret is, you can't rely on motivation!  You don't need "motivation" to do anything in life, especially weight loss.   Why?  The answer is simple, motivation is fleeting and it fluctuates.   Take this extremely common example, that I guarantee has happened to you before: Some weeks/months you're all full of energy and excitement for your goals.   You start the diet, you meal prep all the things, do all the workouts, double your workouts, you f

Ok, so does anyone else feel like the world is on fire?  Yep, we are all in agreeance, ok!  These past few days have been hell-raising for anxiety and stress for everyone.  Uncertainty of jobs, schools closing, scrambling to find childcare, and on top of that anytime someone coughs, it makes you feel like you're going to have a heart attack.  Good for mental health isn't it? Like the rest of us, I too am feeling the stress and my anxiety has been high over the last few days.  So I decided to take some steps to help alleviate and manage my anxiety and I thought I would share some of these with you because we can all use a little help right now! Tips on how to manage Anxiety during this COVID19 situation: 1. Minimize social media scrolling.      The great thing about social media is how fast news can be delivered now.  BUT over the past day or two, I found myself scrolling into the social media rabbit hole of news feeds, comment sections.  Talks of closures, empty gr