Love the Journey...it's yours to LOVE!

We have all seen the fitspiration photos on facebook, instagram and 

pinterest. They can be motivating and inspirational! They may want 

to make you get up and work out, make a healthy meal or hug your 

kids more. I like them and I do post them on my FB wall. What I 

don’t like are the sayings that create negative feelings. The ones 

that are meant to empower you by pointing out negativity. The 

sayings that are supposed to make you rise to the occasion by 

making you feel that people don’t support you so you need to prove 

them wrong. 

These sayings bug me.... they don't focus on the 

positive. I don't ever use the word haters or focus on people 

disliking me. Really, it’s not about anyone else and how they feel 

about me. It’s not about what I couldn’t do in the eyes of others but 

instead it is what I can do for myself. I am always wanting to 

improve my own mind and body. To better myself. To be a better 

mom, wife, friend, daughter, sister, and trainer. So when you see 

these fitspiration pictures ignore them. To me they are more like a 

back handed compliment. 

These are inspirational to me! Pictures with healthy messages 

written to inspire and motivate you are worth sharing….

This is your journey and your self discovery. Along your journey you will discover that doing this (what ever your this is) becomes 

something bigger. You will discover a new you. You will see 

someone more confident, stronger and bolder staring back at you 

in the mirror. You will inspire friends, family members and perfect 

strangers along the way. For me, I have learned that I am also 

teaching my young daughters to appreciate living a healthy and fit 

lifestyle. They love saying they worked out like mommy (after riding 

bikes or chasing our dogs or going to gymnastics). They get excited 

when they can do pushups or hold a handstand (I can’t even do a 

handstand). They take pride in saying they ate a healthy lunch. So 

not only am I doing this for me, but I have my little girls who look 

up to me watching my every move when I didn't even notice they 

were watching! So, as I said earlier, At the end of the day, during 

your journey, you may learn that you motivate and inspire those 

who love you and that is a huge bonus!

Confidence is contagious...Look in the mirror and love yourself...live 

your life the best you can because you WANT to not because you 

need to prove anything to anyone. The people who truly care and 

love you will be your biggest supporters. All these girls who talk 

about Haters and jealous people in their lives have their focus in the 

wrong place. No one needs that kind of negativity, it doesn’t push 

us to be our best. It's not about proving anyone wrong, it's about 

proving to yourself that YOU CAN DO THIS! 

Just my 2 cents (well, maybe more than 2 cents)

~LeighAnne Maloy

Texas Fit Chicks Trainer

Mckinney 5 am, 6 am and 9:30 am MWF

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10 Ways to Sabatoge Weight Loss

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I've always said that it's easier to "Stay on a roll" than to "Get on a roll." It's Momentum. If you're new to eating well and exercising to change your body, the first few days can be difficult. Actually, they WILL be difficult. Expect that. Plan for it, and flex that willpower muscle to avoid going down temptation alley. (Don't leave your favorite food within reach).

It will be more challenging if you've been eating lots of sugar and processed foods. You are breaking bad habits, and with that, comes discomfort. There is good news! It will only last for a short while, and once you've broken the cycle of eating junk, you will start to feel great and have more energy than ever.

 It's the momentum that will come after you've been eating well and exercising for a couple of weeks that is fabulous. You're on a roll and your new lifestyle is coming together nicely. But wait...here comes a birthday, Valentines Day, Easter, summer cookouts, family get-togethers....and LIFE.

This is where you get to flex your willpower muscle and decide whether or not your healthy living can stand the test of life getting in the way. We've put together 10 things that can sabatoge your momentum and weight loss efforts. Learning how to incorporate a healthy lifestyle into every day living is critical to long term success.

Here is the top 10 countdown of Sabatoging your weight loss:

10. Overeating away from home. Eating out poses a special challenge when calorie counting because restaurant portions are overgenerous; your best bet is to ask for a to-go box and put half your order away before you start eating.

9. Not reading labels. The most important number you need to pay attention to is the serving size. It’s easy to eat too much if you aren’t aware of how many servings are in a bottle or box and you consume the whole package, thinking it’s a single serving.

8. Eating too fast. If you eat quickly, your brain won’t get the message that you are full in time, says Kathy Hubbert, MS, RD, of EatRight Weight Management Services at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. “Put the fork down between each bite,” she advises.

7. Denying yourself your favorite foods. Be it chocolate or bacon, totally banning a favorite “unhealthy” food from your diet sets you up for temptation. Instead, use your calorie-counting skills to build in a small indulgence now and again.

6. Guilt over mistakes. If you are out with friends and get talked into dessert, don’t beat yourself up. “Guilt can set in and, for some people, that gets them moving in a backwards direction,” says Hubbert. Even if you did enjoy your indulgence, put it in perspective — it’s just one mistake compared to all your good diet choices yesterday, today, and the ones you'll make tomorrow.

5. Putting too much “weight” on the scale. Hanging all your feelings of success on the numbers on the scale can be a diet disaster. You should only weigh yourself once a week, says Gail Curtis, assistant professor at the Wake Forest University Health Sciences department of physician assistant studies in Winston-Salem, N.C. Curtis recommends tracking other short-term health goals, such as eating more veggies, walking daily, or drinking water instead of soda, that will give you a sense of accomplishment.

4. Not exercising enough. Even if you could achieve your diet goals by calorie counting alone, you would be more successful (and healthier) if you were physically active. “The number one barrier to exercise that I hear is time,” says Hubbert. National recommendations are at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity most days of the week. You can break this up into three 10-minute segments per day, says Hubbert.

3. Emotional eating. Eating in response to sadness, boredom, or stress wrecks your calorie counting for at least one day. “We learn to associate food with feeling better,” says Hubbert, a self-confessed boredom eater. When you become aware of your urge to eat in response to emotions instead of hunger pains, find something else to do that will distract you for 10 or 15 minutes, such as taking a walk, says Hubbert.

2. Thinking of your diet as a diet. “There is diet fatigue if you go on a diet,” says Curtis. “Most people can stay on a diet about three months and then they are done with it because they can’t stand it.” Instead, focus on making healthy lifestyle and diet choices that you can live with for a long time.

And the biggest mistake of all:

1. Letting one mistake start you on a downward spiral. “I’ve seen people completely go back to square one,” says Hubbert. “They make one mistake and it starts a whole cycle.” The remedy? If you make a mistake, admit it, forgive yourself, and get back on track right away.

Hopefully this list will help you avoid sabatoge of your weight loss efforts!
Melody Chandler, CPT
Texas Fit Chicks Boot Camp


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