Posts Tagged "Motivation"
“Listen to Your Body”
This is a phrase I’m repeating to my clients constantly. So I want to elaborate on it, so that everyone really understands what this means. Whether you know it or not, there is a constant communication between your wellness and your brain. Your body is always telling you what it needs – either by hunger pangs, headaches, bounding energy, complete exhaustion, hive breakouts, or maybe even just some change in its typical routine that throws you off a little bit. Maybe your head is feeling foggier than usual, or your skin is drier than usual. It’s important to check in with yourself regularly and ask yourself how your wellness, as a complete package,...
Read MoreSaghi: No Gluten, No Dairy
My three days of negativity and self-deprecation are over and my mind is back on track! I’ve redirected my goal and reminded myself of the overall change I want to make: a healthier life and fitter life. I had been putting a lot of pressure on myself to look a certain way in my wedding dress, and it took away from the experience itself. Reality is, it’s not always easy or positive to make an enormous physical change, permanently – and we all have our days. This past week I stayed on top of my workouts. There was not a day where I was not feeling tight and “worked out”. If it’s not my arms or thighs from the strength training, it’s my calves or...
Read MoreSaghi: My List of Challenges
I have had many challenges this past week! Number one challenge: Cravings. I was craving cookies, cupcakes, and whatever heavy and unhealthy snacks I could find. All I could think about was food. I looked up “ways to control cravings” but of course some of the tips that came up were unrealistic and unhealthy. Jess suggested I distract myself, so I did just that. I distracted myself with wedding planning, looking up healthy recipes, and online “window shopping”, I needed to change my focus and I needed to do it fast! It worked and a day later I was refocused and fully in control of my diet. Challenge number two: Winterlicious. Noah and I booked 3...
Read MoreWhy Delay the Inevitable?
This is a conversation that I’ve been having with quite a few clients lately. At the beginning of a fitness program, or of the inclusion of fitness into your life, it feels so daunting. The “healthy” food all sounds awful, and all you can think about is that fat-soaked, cheese-dripping pizza of the old days. Exercise just feels hard. That satisfaction that your trainer keeps going on and on about is something that you can’t for the life of you understand. So here is my response to this. Because I DO understand it. I know how it feels when you feel trapped in a world where none of this stuff is for you – I mean, bad food and inactivity...
Read MoreSaghi: Reflecting on Passing the Hump
Last weekend my fiancé Noah (also Jess’ client) and I were sitting around planning our meals for the week as we started remembering our “pre-Jess” days. We recalled the day that we went for a jog from our condo to the Harbourfront – I could not go longer than 10 minutes without feeling out of breath and extremely sore. That was the most activity I had experienced in a very long time so it was very difficult for me to keep up. Even doing triceps dips, I remember Jess having me do only 5, and now I can do 25. It’s amazing how patience, effort, and consistency lead to change. It’s the initial hump that you just have to get over and once...
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