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Change Your Mind, Change the Scale – Event this Thursday!

Yesterday I had the opportunity to speak to my NAWBO ladies.

I gave them a little teaser for the workshop/workout/networking event I am hosting with NAWBO Indy this Thursday at our gym!

YOU ARE INVITED!

This event is open to anyone looking to network and open to working harder on themselves.

The topic is: Change Your Mind, Change the Scale.

Mindset makes or breaks us.

I will specifically talk about your mindset and weight loss, the cool thing is you can apply this to business, income, etc.

When you understand you are in control of your mind and how to navigate it on a daily basis, I believe you can do anything.

I know personally what it feels like to have my mind run me over.

I have found strategies and ways to keep myself good on a daily basis and you can too.

Most will never come to an event like this, but I want to challenge you to step out of your comfort zone.

Come with an open mind, set an intention and you never know who you might meet.

NAWBO has been an amazing group of women (And Men) that I have gotten the opportunity to know, well over a decade now, and I am excited to give back.

If you are looking for ways to get to know more professional men and women head over to our gym this Thursday, 4-6pm.

Free Event, Free Parking

Bring or wear workout clothes, this is for all levels and will have plenty of modifications.

Open your mind to new ways of thinking and possibilities.

Consider this: What if everything went right in your life, what would change?

We will be diving into this exact statement and how to truly believe it.

I am so pumped and passionate about this stuff, I might burst.

See you there!

Arin

P.S. I will be hosting the same workshop virtually Tuesday, Aug 17th at Noon, register HERE, or make sure you register for the replay!

Italian Sausage Stuffed Zucchini (Keto)

Ingredients

4 medium zucchini about 2 lb
2 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp kosher salt
½ tsp ground pepper
1 lb Italian sausage casings removed and broken into small pieces
1.5 tsp italian seasoning
1 medium sweet onion diced
1 medium red bell pepper diced
2 cloves garlic minced
2 c baby spinach
1 c marinara sauce
½ c shredded mozzarella cheese
2 tbsp finely grated parmesan cheese
2 tbsp basil chopped

Instructions

Heat the oven to 350°F.

Slice the zucchini lengthwise. With a spoon or melon baller, remove the pulp from the zucchini; coarsely chop the pulp and set aside. Rub the zucchini halves, inside and out, with 1 tbsp oil, then sprinkle each side with salt and pepper. Lay the zucchini, cut side up, in a baking dish. Transfer to the oven and bake 15 minutes.

Heat a saute pan over medium high heat. Add the remaining tbsp of oil and heat until it shimmers. Add the sausage to the pan and cook, stirring frequently to break up the pieces, until the fat is rendered the sausage is no longer pink, 5-6 minutes. Add the zucchini pulp to the sausage and saute, stirring occasionally, until the pulp releases most of its water content, 6-7 minutes.

Add the onion and bell pepper; saute, stirring occasionally, until the onion is translucent, 6-7 minutes. Add the italian seasoning and garlic and saute, stirring frequently, 1 minute more. Stir in the spinach and toss frequently until it barely wilts.

Add ½ c marinara to the sausage and vegetables and mix until well combined.

Scoop the sausage and vegetable mixture into the zucchini boats. Spoon the remaining marinara sauce evenly over the zucchini, then sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top. Return to the oven and bake 10-15 minutes longer, or until the cheese is melted and bubbling and the zucchini is tender.

Top the zucchini boats with finely grated parmesan cheese and chopped basil and serve immediately.

Nutrition

You Know What You Need to Do, but Then you Don’t…

When I talk to people about their health and wellness goals I often here, “Arin I know what I need to do.”

But why don’t we do it?

Reasonably speaking I do feel we all know what we need to do.

The big question is why don’t we do it?

Some thoughts I have around why we don’t do what we know we need to do is:

We have created some tough habits to break.

Lack clarity around what we want in life.

We settle and get complacent.

How do you overcome these obstacles?

The most important part is deciding.

When you say enough is enough and I am willing to make change.

It’s not about will power, I don’t even like that phrase.

It’s about getting clarity on what you want in life.

When you can stop and gain clarity, you can move into action.

For a lot of our clients they have an incident with clothes.

Nothing fits, they had buying a new size or they hate who they see in the mirror.

It is so tough to get to this point, but I find it takes that moment in time where you have had it.

The process is hard, you will feel frustrated, you will do drastic things hoping to see results (hello juice cleanses).

I want to encourage you to stop and write what you want out of life.

Who do you want to be in this world?

What has been holding you back?

What needs to die in order for you to achieve this?

You can do anything you want in this life and I know everything gets better when you take care of you.

Ask yourself the three questions above if you have been wanting to lose weight, but can’t seem to make it happen.

Then start making small changes daily.

Here are some examples:

Drink your body weight in ounces of water, do this for a month.

Start walking 20-30min, 3-5 days per week.

Reduce how many sweets you eat in a week.

Reduce how much alcohol you drink in a week.

The main thing I want you to notice is you make small changes.

Then do this action consistently.

It is going to feel insignificant at the time but it will add up.

You know what you need to do and I want to encourage you to do it.

You will never regret taking care of your health.

Arin

Why I don’t believe in Diets!

I want to talk about why Diets don’t work.

Typically, they do not address the behavior.

Sure, we may alter your behavior for a certain period of time and that’s all great, you see results.

But then you go off the said plan or diet and we see the weight come back on.

If you crave sugar – why do you crave sugar?

If you always go through a drive-thru – why did you feel you needed to go to the drive-thru?

If you overate – why did you overeat?

If you always crave junk – why do you crave junk?

If you can step back and ask yourself, and be honest, you will start finding some clues.

I didn’t plan.

I didn’t eat all day.

I didn’t go to the grocery.

Everyone else was eating this or that.

But I’ll take it one more step back…why eat well in the first place?

What goals, desires do you have for you?

Do you hate who you see in the mirror?

Do you hate how you feel?

Tired of your clothes being too tight?

All this can change if you make one critical action happen.

Decide.

Decide you are done and you are ready to take action.

Then Why, why is this important to you.

What has to die in order for you to be successful?

Then we have to show up every day.

Not when you feel like it.

Results don’t just happen.

We show up every day and we win.

This does not mean it has to be perfect, but it does need to be consistent.

Decide, Find Your Why, then address the behavior.

End of story.

Go time!

And if you need help let me know.

This is all easier said than done and it’s ok to say you need a coach.

Also, it’s ok to invest in your health.

Arin

Do You Do This…

Hope you are having a great day!

I was wondering if you find yourself comparing yourself to others…

Comparing results

Comparing body

Comparing strength

Keeping up with the Jones’ is EXHAUSTING.

If you take one thing from this message:

DO YOU.

Do you, it’s much easier, less heartache, less agony.

I have certainly found myself comparing my life to others – heck yeah, I’m human.

But as I have gotten older, I realized, I am in control of my thoughts and emotions.

We get caught up in all these worldly things and for what?

So, I encourage you to do you.

Focus on your results and what you want.

Don’t worry about anyone else.

Someone else might be able to lift more and that’s ok.

Or they might lose weight faster, so many factors go into weight loss it’s not even funny.

Theodore Roosevelt said, “Comparison is the thief of joy.”

This is a powerful statement.

You are in control of you.

You might feel like your weight loss is moving at a snail’s pace and that’s ok, keep staying focused and positive.

You will win.

With the right strategy, it will take time, but it will last a lifetime.

Do you.

Let me know if you need help,

Arin

A Story of Struggle, Wanting to Quit…

Getting a bit vulnerable here today.

I didn’t think I could last much longer, but I am so glad I did.

I want to share with you a story.

I shared a while ago that I had been struggling with my own weight loss…never lost my 8 post having our daughter and then put an impressive 12 on over the pandemic, hello stress.

Yes, I know I am admitting that I, struggle too.

But I hit a number I had never been unless pregnant – very pregnant at that.

I felt like crap all the time.

Worried about what was wrong with me.

Clothes didn’t fit.

Then I literally pruned the stuff out of my life and just got focused on what was important.

I actually eased up in my workouts, focused on movement.

Focused Less Carb, Less Booze.

And the weight just started dropping. 10 was gone in a matter of weeks.

Then it stopped.

I have held at the same weight for literally a month, but today that finally changed.

But let me tell you about a MONTH of no change.

I wanted to quit.

I was frustrated.

I was doing ALL the things.

Did I mention I wanted to quit?

But I just needed time and CONSISTENCY.

Just like all things in life you have to commit and keep going.

I always coach my clients that just when they are ready to quit, it’s going to happen.

That is literally when the scale moves.

Trust the process.

I will admit seeing the same number plus or minus 2 was so frustrating but it happens to all of us.

I knew if I just kept doing what I know and what I coach my clients to do, it will happen, and let’s be honest, it’s not like I gained this weight overnight.

If you have been struggling, just know we all struggle.

Even health and wellness coaches struggle too.

Keep focused and committed to the process.

And remember results happen right when you want to give up.

Don’t give up and let me know if you need help.

Arin

Change Your Mind, Change the Scale – Event this Thursday!