"You're not welcomed here." [Gym Body Shaming]

I'm hurt deeply. I'm hurt almost every single time I step into a gym. Why? Because of this thing called body shaming. It is bad enough we do it to ourselves every single day but at the gym? This should not happen! The gym should be a second home, a release, a place of comfort and motivation! Not a place that gives you this overwhelming anxiety and fear! I can see it by the looks on peoples face and I can even feel it coming down onto me at times. You read it on the internet [as I have had 4 friends just this week post statuses about "this is the reason I workout at home!"] the articles, the smirks at the gym, whispers in the corner or the eyes you feel burning a whole in the back of your head. Thing is though, body shaming doesn't come in just a 'one size'. Obese people are body shamed and even fit people are body shamed.

Gym Motivation Form The Pros!

Getting to the gym can be tough sometimes. For whatever reason or excuse there might be, some times it just does not happen. And I can sit here all day to give you advice or tips on how to go to the gym and get the best workout there is, but it may just go in one of your ears and out of the other. So I did some searching and found something. It is an article I find motivating and informing also! It is hearing from pros themselves on getting to the gym! Listen up,

Dress The Part:
"Whenever I feel like I want to skip a session, I motivate myseld with a little fitness fashion show. I actually start to try on cute fitness outfits [some faves are lululemon, onzie and Nike]. Playing dress up helps me get motivate each and every time! If it is the weekend and I am running errands. I will put on super cute workout pants, so I am already dressed and setting that mood"

—Dasha Libin, Founder, Kettlebell Kickboxing

10 days is all it takes. [lose 3-10 pounds!]

Lets be real. Everyone wants a quick fix, a magic pill or something that will give them the body they want in the matter of minutes or even over night. Trust me when I say that I understand because many times I want the same exact thing. However things like this that are a 'quick fix' usually are not healthy.. Sucks I know, but I do have something for you that is almost a quick fix and is healthy!!! All it will take is just ten day.

I can lose my holiday weight gain like that !?! [ yes, you sure can!]

Christmas Eve is tomorrow and Christmas is following right after... I know many people are not thinking about this now; but come Saturday morning, I know the thoughts will be rolling in! "How in the heck am I going to get rid of this weight....?" or "how much did I gain over this holiday season.". Then the New Years Resolutions will begin to roll in.
Now there is nothing at all wrong with this, because I am right with you all who are thinking like this! I may be pregnant and should not really worry about my weight, however I know it has not been all fruits and veggies going into my body. So I have thoughts also, questions and plans to kick off starting after the Holiday! And I do know not everyone is needing to lose the weight but rather adopt that healthier routine again. I get it, I really do.

33 reasons I decided to start working out and why you SHOULD also!

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5 FOOLPROOF steps to getting back into your fitness routine!

Good evening !!! Yes I am still alive , just have been away. Meaning work and letting pregnancy take a toll on me. However i'm not going to lie. During this time fitness has been a thing of the 'past'. I am so drained that after working 7-4 I do not want to do anything. [Yeah, yeah I know.... Just an excuse.] But honestly I bet you can relate. Have you ever stopped working out for a few days, weeks or months and seen how extremely hard it was to not only start back working out but also stick with it! So I have been thinking of some ways to get myself back into the routine..

Thinking of getting a Personal Trainer? [Check these 14 reasons why you SHOULD!]

75 days more days and I will be hitting my one year anniversary as a personal trainer. I remember this exact time last year, reading and studying for eight hours a day / seven days a week. Highlighting, underlining and marking pages. The headaches, late nights and early mornings. Oh and the stress! Boy was I beyond stressed out. However once I drove over an hour to a huge building, went in to take a four hour test at 8:00 a.m and came out a Certified Personal Trainer was well worth it! It reminded me again at that moment, why I decided to become a Personal Trainer. Which this is something I do get asked a lot. 'Why?' If you know anything about Personal Training in the area I am at, you know it is not even close to about money. [Average salary in my area for Personal Trainer- $20-50k a year. That is a assistant, truck driver, sales rep] So why would you go into this field when you are married and plan on having FIVE kids...? Here is why!

11 things you should do EVERY morning!

Good afternoon everyone! Remember all the planning I told you I was doing for this weekend? well..... it is out the window. [Yeah yeah I know. All that planning..] The other day Raul was offered to stay a extra week here to finish his projects. Me being extremely ready to go, I said no way. So our weekend and week in consisting of very early mornings and late nights so Raul can get all of his projects out of the way [While trying to fit in gym time and hunting to fill our tags.] Which is fine, we are still coming home Friday! Wooohoooo.

Now I have a question for you. How do you start your mornings? And how does it help function your day? Are you succeeding, failing or constantly in the same position not moving?

32 ways to motivate yourself to workout [when you really don't feel like it.]

Yesterday was a mental train wreck with me and my fitness. All day long I beat myself up. 'You are not getting anywhere...', 'Your progress is stopping.', 'you're not big enough.', 'why did you stop back then... you're working to get back to that point and beyond now. You know where you would be now if you didn't quit then?'. I mean seriously, I was tearing myself apart. I am honestly my worst enemy. Through all of it though I pulled out a few tips that I give people in upping their motivation. I then gave myself a real honest talk on telling myself to shut up and suck it up. Resulting in me still going to the gym that evening. Something happened at the gym though before I started my workout that made me smile so big and kicked my workout into high gear. I stepped onto the scale!

Mixed emotions... [Jaw dropping inspiration / motivation.]

Happy Labor day everyone!!! Also happy MONDAY! I hope everyone's day is going great. Spending some time with family, eating some good food, or whatever else people do today. I have been sitting in the school house all day because Raul still has class today! It is a very busy week for him! Being because, we leave in 11 days back to Texas! [for family [my daily count downers] that are reading this, yes I know you are excited!]

Fall Fitness! [Challenge+workouts!]

I seriously cannot believe it is the first of September! Which here in Montana summer is pretty much gone and the highs are in the 60s. Which we now have about 19 days left here before heading back to Texas so we will be headed to some warmer weather compared to here! [Woohooo, because I cannot stand the cold!] With fall however comes what many people talk about; hoodies, hot coco, pumpkin everything, Christmas, Halloween, thanksgiving, colorful leaves, cuddling, movie nights, bonfires, haunted houses, and everything else wonderful! Which I completely and totally love also! However there is something that I now think about constantly as the seasons approach that I use to slip on and wish I did not once it comes to shedding out of those sweat pants and hoodies... You know what I am talking about? Yeahh... getting my body into shape!

Conqure Your Gym Intimidation!

Almost two years ago I would walk into 24hourfitness, head down and go straight to a empty area. I usually went to the personal trainers area if no one was there or into the class room when it was empty. Why? because I was very intimidated. By the people, what they would think, how weak I was, how small, and even intimidated by the weights. I thought, 'now what do I do with these and not look stupid..?' I honestly did this for months! I hated it too. I would cut workouts short because people would come in. I would stop going 100% because I thought of what they might be thinking. I missed the gym a couple times because it looked like there were too many cars. Yeah, I did all of that. All because I was intimidated. Things would have been different however if only someone told me what I am about to tell you before I figured it out on my own.

Tips & Advice on why to get your S/O in the gym! [plus date ideas!]

The gym is a whole different world when Raul is in there with me. The atmosphere seems different and my mind set is even different. [In a good way] Although I may be more of the talker "one more, you got it, come on babe.", and when mostly 'come on weak sauce' is what comes out of his mouth. [Okay, I am guilty off that also with the occasional butt slap at the end of a set.] But it is very motivating having him there. I honestly feel more powerful. I guess that is really because I push myself to my limits when with him. I mean seriously... I do not want to look like a weakling to him. I do want to make him proud to be in the gym with me and for me to show him I am really trying to improve myself. [nothing wrong with that at all. I did not say I go to the gym for him. Do not get those two confused.] It really is great though seeing me and him grow together. Pushing one another, keeping each other accountable and even flexing together in the mirrors.

11 Mental Rules Of A Fit Woman. [+ tips]

Bye bye frozen yogurt... You will be missed. For the week or so that is... However I will be back. Reason being; Raul and I are going 100 percent into the fitness life together. Meaning no fast food or even eating out [minus our two year anniversary in August! Which is the 5th if you are reading this Raul.] We also agreed that if there is not food, we will go to the grocery store and buy it; no longer picking it up from the nearest fast food place. [Yeah I know that means I will be cooking more if needed be.] We are also aiming to drink the recommended water a day and not missing the gym [minus maybe our one rest day]  So on and so forth. With this all becomes more mental planning than anything physical. It is easier to just walk into a gym then it is at times to motivate you to take those steps to make it to the gym. Now if you were to ask Raul the mental planning he does for fitness, he will say zero. He does not need to. Me on the other hand, I have to!

Someone say workout clothes!? [Talk about it Thursday]

Workout clothes seem to be the new daily clothing. Even for those who do not work out. Which I have yoga pants, however you wont catch me in a yoga class more than once a week. So I am guilty of that also. Have you worn some of those though!? AMAZING! Most comfortable things on earth. Same with spandex, running shorts, tights, open back shirts, tank tops and my favorite of all motivational shirts! You know what shirts I am talking about. The workout shirts that have awesome/funny/cute sayings on them? Yup those. I have been trying to figure out really why a lot of people wear them. They wear them with blue jean shorts, workout shorts, to sleep in, etc. Me personally I wear them to the gym and the gym only. [Which if you wear them another time of the day; there is nothing wrong with that. YOU DO YOUR THING!]

An Apology Letter To My Body.

I knew getting back into the gym would be different.. I knew I would be no where near where I use to be months before... and I was more than right. Raul and I opened up our gym memberships yesterday and hit the gym this morning. Oh the embarrassment and sense of failure I had. Picking up 10 pound weights when I use to pick up a 25 on lat raises... a 25 pound plate instead of the 45 on plate raises.. My arms were in pain before finishing my workout and the thoughts / questions kept running through my head, "Miriah, why have you done this to yourself...". I kept telling Raul, 'I am so weak...I am seriously struggling' and just shaking my head at myself. I have no clue what was going through Raul's head... He had seen the woman I use to be in the gym and seen where I stood now. Thing is though, I did not want to know, I was afraid to know. During the workout though with the thoughts running in my head I actually was happy to be there..

Dealing with an anxious heart..

Everyone knows that come Tuesday I will be reunited with Raul. Great news right? I agree. With this though at times I get a little overwhelmed, nervous and my anxiety starts to rise. Why?  Well our lives will change drastically. Ending our normal routines and developing a new one. Moving to a new state neither of us have ever been to, living in a RV, Raul will be start school and I will be developing new clients and helping people in Montana through AdvoCare. Really thinking about it all, gets my blood going. However I am not alone in this, thank the Lord. So having Raul there with me and us doing it together, makes things better. But I still get overwhelmed

I failed.... and I am okay with it. [Thankful Tuesday]

Failure [noun]

1. An act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success.
2. Nonperformance of something due, required, or expected.
3. A subnormal quantity or quality; an insufficiency.
4. Deterioration or decay, especially or vigor, strength, etc.
5. A condition of being bankrupt by reason of insolvency.
6. A becoming insolvent or bankrupt.
7. A person or thing that proves unsuccessful.

Those are all definitions of failure out of the dictionary. When reading about Failure, you can see why most people stray away from it and/or afraid of it. But why isn't there a definition of failure like; opportunity to success, Opportunity to try again, Time to reassess and try again, Success around the corner, You're not ready yet, or a gift! It gives a different meaning to the word 'failure' doesn't it. So why do we not look at it this way?

Be MORE! Want more out of YOUR LIFE!

November 3rd, 2014, I joined AdvoCare in the goal to give my clients safe and effective products that they can use in their every day life no matter what their goal might have been. I was a daily user of the products and seen just how much they had personally changed my life. I began to share this with all of my family and friends. Raul then joined me in AdvoCare and we continued to take off in the journey. One day though I woke up and had this sluggish feeling take over me.. I kept thinking, "I have to do more..", I want to be more. And I knew what It was going to take. Raul and I then on January 29th, 2015 went all in with AdvoCare and became Advisors bringing in $1600 in 12 days. We then continued to build a team, change their lives and give them the freedom they have been praying about having. Now in June 2015 Raul and I are still going at it. Less than two months away from going to Success School we have a goal, a vision, a plan. One that most people, well 97 percent of the world would laugh at and say no way. Not possible. Raul and I set a goal, wrote it down and put a date on it (if you know anything about goal setting and wanting something. You know once it is on paper with a deadline; things are real) We will be bringing in 6 figures ($100,781, 6 star ruby) in four years! Why is this though? We have the desire to be better. To provide our families with something better, to live a life of freedom and options. We are the 2 percent and we choose this!

I screwed up... [Marvelous Monday]

I thought "fast and easy" was best...

Just as sooo many people do now. 

If you follow me on social media, You have also seen me post the two middle pictures as my 'transformation'. And with this I have got soo many questions on how could you have been 'big and small to now being fit?' Well this is how...

This is ME!