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Be With Yourself

I want you to know its ok to be down right now. Life is tough for several of us right now.

We have never been more off from our routines and we don’t like it. Its ok to acknowledge these feels and be with these feelings right now.

I learned from a very young age to hold my feelings in or you certainly don’t let them out in public. I call bs with this right now.

Let them out.

They are real, you are hurting, scared, frustrated and rightfully so.

When we stifle our feelings, we look to other outlets.

Food, alcohol, etc.

For several of us we don’t even realize we do this. It has been wired in us from such a long age. Things like this pandemic bring them out in us tenfold.

Why are alcohol sales us so high and considered essential?

We try to escape from something by masking it with a feel good.

Today I want you to be with your feelings. Write them down, journal them. Its ok to cry, long and hard. I have never felt so out of control in my life.

I have no clue if this funding is actually going to come through for our business.

I can tell you its not coming fast enough.

Then nothing is free, all this deferment of payments is great, but what happens if the bank or SBA can’t support these…are, we going to go into a recession. Will more people lose their jobs?

I don’t have the answers and I am choosing to be with the emotions.

Then turning to other outlets.

Working out has never been needed more. We need to move our bodies and get some feel good feelings floating around.

Even though its not the same as being in the gym or we may not like working out at home, do something.

We have put together 28 Live workout time where you can join in via zoom. We also upload the workout to our You Tube channel. Need another option, let us know we can help.

We have several more weeks of this.

Create a new routine and be with your emotions.

Doesn’t mean we like our current situation any more or less, its ok to feel what you feel right now. I noticed Leo acting out more and reverting some behaviors when this first started. He had no other way to let out his emotions and I learned this was totally normal.

Adults do this too. 😉

Take care of you and let us know if we can help,

Arin

Could a Miracle Morning Change your Life…?

Hal Elrod, author of the Miracle Morning, describes what it takes to overcome serious setbacks. In Elrod’s case, that meant overcoming a near-fatal vehicle accident, and a period of recovery and success, overcoming a new set of obstacles.

One key he offers is the idea of the “miracle morning,” where his routine first thing in the morning sets the tone (and productivity) for the rest of the day. Many people swear by “miracle morning.”

Click the button below to listen to Hal speak about how he created the Miracle Morning.

Hal Elrod Video

The things that are helping us drive forward every day is staying plugged into our self-development and taking care of our physical health.

Stress is an amazing beast and can make you not want to do a whole lot of anything. We encourage you to jump in a live workout or subscribe to our YouTube Channel.

When life is uncertain and you feel like you are spinning out of control, take back control. Start your day with a Miracle Morning and let me know what it does for you!

We got this,

Arin

Trust and Believe

Trusting and believing in yourself can be one of the most challenging feelings, especially when you don’t feel things are going your way.

We get challenged and pushed off our path – but I encourage you to pick back up and get after it again.

When you get up each day with a fire in your belly and do the best work you can do that day, nothing will stop you.
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Doing your best work, even when you don’t want to is noble.

Our paths are never straight, you get to choose how you show up.

Show up with your best.

Trust and believe that things will turn out. We may have to adapt and modify as we go — You got this!

Arin

Creating Balance

How do you create the balance with your health and fitness goal AND life? This is something we help people do well.

I can tell you most people do not do well with the all or nothing.

We can self sabotage if it’s not perfect.

At different points in my life I have had to say ok, this is what I can do and what I am willing to do.

I think the hardest part is not expecting certain results when you know you cannot give the effort. (I am saying this more for me.)

Its important to understand what balance looks like for you. What can you control, what do you want to control.

There is a temporary amount of discomfort we have to exercise to get us over a hump or see a certain result, but then can you maintain it?

If you see your self, hit a number, then slide back, hit that number again, slide back again — it is not sustainable.

Realign with what is important.

For most of us we want to feel good. Then we want clothes to fit and we wouldn’t mind some body fat reduction.

Hitting the gym 3-4 days per week is a great week for us.

Then we 100% have to eat well, be mindful of what we are doing.

I will never forget when I first met Tony.

You know, the fun first dates, going to fun restaurants. (P.S. I always laugh because of course we met at the gym!)

Anyways, I was consuming WAY too many calories and honestly eating similar to him.

Now there is a big difference in our structure, but I could put down a mean Chili’s (yes don’t laugh, we have expanded our palates) something explosion salad. I believe that salad is well over 1000 calories!

I truly had to understand portion control and just because they put that food in front of me didn’t mean I had to eat it all. (My mom always told me to clean my plate and kids are starving in 3rd world countries…sound familiar?)

Creating balance with nutrition has been one of my biggest struggles.

Again, I go back to your hands. Let them help you with portion sizes. Typically if we simply eat within our portions, you will do fine. Add in exercise and this is enough to see reasonable results.

Ask yourself, where can you make adjustments? What are you willing to do consistently and will this be enough?

If you need help navigating these answers, let us know.

We can help you create the plan, then work the plan, adjust as needed and most importantly hold you accountable to the process.

It will always take longer than we want. 😉

You got this, and find the balance,

Arin

Need some ‘Resolution Redemption’?

If you’re one of the 90% of the population who are struggling to maintain a New Year’s resolution, we have your ‘kick in the butt’! The other day, I announced our “31 Day Lucky Hearts Program”. I hope you saw it. For many people, this comes at just the right time. New Year’s Day was nearly 6 weeks ago! (A lifetime by Resolution standards.) Even if you DIDN’T make a resolution, this time of year can be tough…the dead of winter with another month or so left…Argh! Well, this program is your ideal solution. Just the right length at just the right time. We built in a complete support system for you as well: Nutrition, Coaching, Recipes…you name it – it’s in there. This Program is cool because, by definition, you have accountability. You do NOT want to be the one to let your partner down! So…whether or not you made resolutions, failed to keep them already or never made them in the first place, our “31 Day Lucky Hearts Program” will have you looking forward to the warm weather and a new body to show off. Are you in?If so, just hit ‘reply’ to this email or follow the link below to grab a spot for you and your partner!
Register Here
NOTE: You don’t ACTUALLY have to be ‘significant others’…but it doesn’t hurt! See you at the gym! Arin Lindauer P.S. By the way, one thing I didn’t mention last time was this:YOUR RESULTS ARE 100% GUARANTEED! I know you don’t hear that very often from a weight loss program, but this is not our first rodeo, so we can do that kind of thing. “If you are not ecstatic with your new look and feel, we will refund every penny of your sign-up fee.” No hassles. No sideways looks. Nothing. Fair enough? Here’s that link again: CLICK HERE
P.P.S. Whenever you’re ready… here are 3 ways I can help you be healthier and happier: 1. JOIN our FREE FB Group – Get FIT INDY!Free group filled with Nutrition Tips, Workouts you can do anywhere, answer any questions you have along the way. Basically the best resource you can get when it comes to health and wellness! JOIN TODAY! 2. Be my guest for a free week of workouts! If you’d like to come in to attend a ‘Bring a Friend’ training session as my guest…just reply and put “Guest” in the subject line, and I’ll get you all the details! 3. What’s your Health and Wellness Score?Check out our Free Score Card and see how you rank in each category of Health.

3 ingredient- Chocolate Covered Strawberry frozen greek yogurt bites

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup nonfat blended strawberry Greek yogurt (not fruit on the bottom yogurt)
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons 100% fruit seedless strawberry jelly
  • 4 teaspoons mini chocolate chips

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, combine yogurt and jelly.
  2. Chop chocolate chips and add them to the yogurt mixture, stirring thoroughly.
  3. Spoon mixture into molds, or dollop from a spoon onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. If using molds, tap gently on counter so the yogurt levels smoothly.
  4. Add “popsicle sticks” if desired (see note).
  5. Freeze until solid. Unmold or peel from parchment immediately after removing from freezer, while still thoroughly frozen.
  6. Serve immediately or return to freezer tightly wrapped or packaged in airtight containers.