NewLizFitness

 Hello Fit Fam, Happy Fall! It is now November and I have finished my October Health Challenge. It was for sure an adventure with all the lovely things happening in life. I have learned a lot about myself and how I plan to move forward with my health and well-being.  In October I returned to full-time work halfway through the month. I also got back into what I feel is a regular fitness routine. I focused on family time, keeping my house in order, and trying to hit 5 main health aspects daily. If I were to give myself a score out of 100 I would honestly say I scored an 80%. I feel like I made plans weekly that I could stick to with a goal at the end of the month. I was on track...for the most part but fell short in some areas and succeeded in others. Let's break the 5 main areas I focused on down, 1) Fitness - Now this is my jam. I felt like I was consistent in working out the whole month. What I will say is I am no longer working in the fitness industry so finding time to be p...

 Hello Fit Fam, I am sitting in bed getting ready for my first day of work at my new job, which starts tomorrow. It is a weird feeling different from any other I have experienced. I have had other jobs and other first days of work. I have been nervous and excited. I have had to learn new things in my positions with skills I have not had before.  For some reason, this time feels different. I am about to make a pretty big change from working in the fitness industry for my entire professional and educational career to a new field of marketing and business development.  I know the just of what I am stepping into but I know there will be much to learn. I am nervous but so excited to explore all this new position will teach me. I am ready to learn, grow and expand my professional knowledge.  I will never truly let go of fitness. I am excited to take the time to focus on fitness in a personal capacity instead of a professional capacity. I can prioritize my workouts, healthy...

 Day 1 of my October Challenge! I have completed day 1 of 31 days on building a better me! I had some great success and then some iffy success. I worked out, I got my hydration in, I did my mindfulness practice, I connected with my accountability buddy, but my nutrition wasn't quite on point.  I skipped breakfast—oops. I ate a decent lunch, yay! I ate a kids' dinner—sorry, I have a 3-year-old, so making food for us sometimes means eating chicken nuggets and fries, haha! I know nutrition is my weakest area regarding well-rounded health and well-being. I love to exercise. I LOVE water and always hydrate. I am a social butterfly. And honestly, mindfulness work has become something I love! Nutrition is just my sworn enemy! But that is the point of this lovely challenge to...challenge myself! I want to be transparent through this process as I think people often feel like others have it all the way together when it comes to their health. No one is perfect and even the best athletes ...

 Hello Fit Fam, Welcome to Fall!!! As we approach the end of September we are quickly approaching the last 3 months of 2024! How are you doing? How are you progressing towards the goals you set for 2024? Have you reached them? Will you reach them? If you are off track, how will you get back on track? Trust me when I say I have asked all these questions to myself as my 2024 did not go as I thought either! I left a job and started a new job only to leave that job 7 months later and I will be starting another new job in October! My fitness has gone up and down throughout the year with all the life events that have been happening. I have sat down to make a plan for what feels like every month and seemed to be derailed almost every month.  I am currently setting a new goal for October as it is officially the last 3 months of 2024. I want to create consistency and routine for myself and my fitness goals. So if you are looking for a good way to end the year join me for a quick month ...

 Are you unsure of what to do, what comes next, or why you are even doing what you are doing? I find myself asking these questions all the time. You start down a path driving towards something. Then out of nowhere, you hit a speed bump, an accident, something is in the road, or worst case your car gets totaled and you have to start over on a new road, with a new car and you have no idea where you are going. Sorry for the long-winded analogy, but I am trying to give an example of how easy it is for us to get derailed from life and the goals we set for ourselves. It happens to us all and there is no avoiding it. Life just happens.  I have gone through a pretty big life change recently looking for a new career and finding my "Why" all over again. I am moving into a different field than what I studied or even planned to do with my career but I am finding excitement and joy in this new phase. So today I want to talk about why. Why do we choose a path, why do we make decisions, why...

 Hello Fit Fam, It has been a minute. More like months. I started this blog over and over again because I wanted to educate, talk, and spread advice. I have quickly learned that I know nothing. My knowledge is kind of all over the place and consistency is not my thing when it comes to this blog.  I want to create consistency in my life, especially with where my family is right now. I am in a season of change, and I want to get back to the basics. So, for today's long overdue blog post, I am going to talk about starting with the basics. If you are struggling with where to begin, what to do, and how to get there, let's focus on these three things.  1) Routine - Create a routine for success. This never comes easy and takes work, constantly! You have to give yourself a schedule; the hardest part is sticking to it. This can apply to your professional life, personal life, fitness life, nutritional life, family life, you name it! I like to sit down Sunday before I start the week...