Undeniably Me.

All the aunts and uncles in the world know how great it is to get to enjoy the crap out of your niece/nephew....until you get tired and then just hand them back over to your sibling. I know I love it! 😂 I am literally always down to help him with alllll the things he asks of me. There's the rare occasion, though, that I'm tired and just don't feel like doing it, but I know my sister is available so I send him to her. Don't judge. Aunts get tired, too.  Today he gave me a gift that nearly made me cry. I was about 10 minutes into my workout of the day when he walked over to me and handed me something that was wrapped in brown paper. He says, "Tia, you know how you always help me with school. I got you something." He hands it to me and I open the package and its the cutest red cup that says: Thanks Teach! I hugged the life out of him and covered him in kisses after thanking him. He said I squished him into a pancake. Such a silly boy.  This little dude is ridicu...

Everyone is forever growing and learning. Though I constantly tell my 6 year old nephew, "I know everything!", that couldn't be further from the truth. I just don't. Many people don't even know themselves fully. GUILTY! What I do know is that, these days, I am absolutely dedicated to making myself a priority in my life. That doesn't mean I'm buying myself all the things or being at all materialistic. What I mean is that I am making sure to take even at least 10 minutes out of every day to focus on myself. Sometimes that includes listening to an audiobook to grow and improve mental health and mindset. Sometimes that includes indulging in skin care routines or a warm bath. Most often for me it consists of getting in my workout for the day! So much benefits come from moving your body every day! & not just physically, but mentally as well. I know for myself it is often therapeutic. It's basically an outlet where you can push the crap out of yourself an...

I am a straight up hot mess and apparently I have my dumbbells everywhere; including left outside from after workouts. As I was cleaning up the other day, I picked up an 8 pound dumbbell. I realized how little it seemed to way to me! I am currently in my 3rd week of Muscle Burns Fat Advanced (MBFA). Which will be technically my 3rd finished program since starting up my health/fitness journey back up. These days, I am using 20lb as my heavy dumbbells and 12lb as my light/medium. Before starting MBF I had done a full 100 day program some time ago and got amazing results. With that program, though, I was using 5lb, 8lb, and 10lb dumbbells! The 10s were my heavy at that time.  So to realize the growth that has happened this time, is simply mind blowing. I am growing immensely physically and MENTALLY! I have been taking in all sorts of knowledge from the incredible women in my fitness community and reading all the personal development audiobooks. My entire mindset is different this time...

TRANSFORMATION!!!! Check out that photo down below! That girl on the left had absolutely 0 confidence. I was constantly trying to hide myself. There was a point in my life that I literally would intentionally pick neutral toned clothing with no print/patterns because I did NOT want to stand out or be seen. That girl on the right has grown soooo much it is unbelievable. I have been through a lot. Growth is never linear. To think, though, where I am at now blows my mind. I have gained immense confidence. Freak crop tops....I'm wearing em! 😆. I have learned to love myself throughout my journey; because you are a masterpiece and a work in progress, simultaneously. Embrace your beauty and the journey towards becoming a better you everyday. 😊 If you're interested I would freakin LOOOVE to link arms and take this journey with you!!! I'm lookin for some ladies that need this community like I did! No more wandering alone on this journey unsure of what you're doing. Everything ...

  I refuse to give up on my journey; on myself. Despite what obstacles I run into I am determined to stay committed to making myself and my health a priority. So far, that has included the pains of plantar fasciitis. If any of you have ever had it or knows someone that has it, then you knoooww what I'm talkin about! For me, it started off with a little bit of pain walking around barefoot. & I'm always one that if it doesn't seem that serious then I'll just wait it out and wait for whatever the issue is to sort itself out. Buuuuut it didn't sort it self out this time. It actually got worse. So I went and did research on what could help; and obviously went to Amazon for all the reviews left on different products in order to find THE BEST. I ordered some compression foot sleeves. That was the first thing I tried that helped! Here they are if you would like to check them out! Click the photo/link below if you're interested in ordering! I also wanted some sort of...

So, since starting my fitness journey back up again I have literally been working out every day. Like you may have already read in previous post, I started with yoga. That was a perfect place to start for me, just to get the body used to moving! After that I started a more intense program. I have been loving it & I have loved pushing myself. Have I WANTED to workout every single day? NO, absolutely not. There will be days where there's no motivation. Where you try to convince yourself that you're tired and need a rest; and then you'll definitely start back up again another day. But, that is because doing nothing is always easier than creating change and becoming better and stronger. So for me it is important to remember why I started my journey. Having that WHY in the back of my mind is encouragement to keep going! Has it been easy for me? No, definitely freakin not!      I have a love/hate relationship with the scale. First, I love it because it has been telling me ...