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Is it possible?

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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...

YOYO (You're On You're Own)

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    Alright, so I wanted to start off by apologizing for this long post/rant, but I wanted to share some REAL TALK here! I won’t even lie try to lie, I had been putting myself on the back burner. I completely stopped focusing on my health & fitness. I picked up all those bad habits that I had dropped. I went right back into the yoyo dieting routine. Only this time, I went up to the heaviest I've ever been. I'm pretty sure so many of you have gone or are going through that yoyo dieting journey. That rollercoaster ride where you stick to your goals for a while & see such awesome results and then hit a bump in the road and fall right back into eating ALL the junk and/or skipping ALL the workouts. Honestly, the reasoning for the fluctuation is different for everyone. This time, for me, it started with family health issues; then it was my own health issues. However, when my mom recovered from her stroke and my back issues healed it really just came down to me just giv...