Coach Natalie

How many times have you told yourself I can’t? I will always remember my first push up I said that I always have wanted to be able to do a push-up on my toes but I can’t... Janelle looked at me and said how do you know you didn’t even try... I thought to myself while I know I can’t but I guess I could try And I got on my toes, lowered down and pushed back up Holy Shit I just did a push up And another one and another one Holy shit I just did 3 pushups! I looked at her shocked That was the day I learnt that I needed to stop writing myself off before I even try I had a client last week who said her goal was to do a toe push-up but she can’t I asked her to try and she did it! She did more then 1 It was freaking awesome Next time you catch yourself saying that you can’t I dare you to try You might just surprise yourself

I woke up this morning feeling super anxious and I couldn’t tell you why This is not how I want to feel today, it’s Monday and I’ve got goals to crush I know that nature and movement are two things that calm my body and my soul ... Today I am listening to what my body is telling me It’s craving the outdoors and fresh air So I listened I walked up to my favourite park, found a bench over looking the pond and crushed a leg circuit I left my headphones at home and tuned in with my surroundings Listening to the waterfall, birds chirping, ducks quacking This is just what I needed Your body knows what you need if you take the time to listen to it What are you doing today to fill your cup up? - Coach Nat

Stop second guessing yourself You don't speak up because you don't want to say the wrong thing. The answer comes to your mind as you perk up with excitement... What if I'm wrong? you think instantly and you say nothing keeping quiet I can't do that You've already decided before you've even tried How many times in your life have you said I can't before you've even tried How do you know you can't? You can't or you won't? But what if you’re right and you can What if you believed in yourself I remember the first time I did a full push up when my trainer asked me to try, I said Oh I can't do those and she said you didn't even try, get down and try one and I did. I did 5 full push-ups and I was shook I wondered how long I've been able to do these and I had just decided I couldn't What if instead every time you go to say I can't you try instead. What's the worst that's going to happen? The greatest breakthroughs come from pushing past your comfort zone and pushing through failures You are so capable I promise you! - Coach Nat

Reflecting on my weight loss journey this morning and I am struggling emotionally It’s something I haven’t done in a long time, going back to where I started When did I even start? ... I stopped and started so many times I couldn’t even keep track Going back and reflecting on the choices I made The things I didn’t do because my body wasn’t able to Thinking of all the pain and loneliness I felt being overweight most of my life. All the mean words said Always last for sports And it’s fucking rough I feel so sad for that little girl I want to hug her and tell her it’s okay I really needed to sit down and reflect on my pains and struggles It was hard but felt good I needed to be honest and raw and go through my pains again to remember them I had done a good job at blocking them out It’s easy to forget about your past and the struggles you’ve been through but it’s important because those struggles are what made you love, coach nat

Your tummy is uncomfortable as you reach for your 12th Oreo. It doesn’t even taste good anymore. Why am I eating this? You think to yourself ... Your use to waking up in the morning feeling ill because of how much you ate last night. Not the best way to start the day. Today will be different, today you won’t do it. You will eat healthy and normal portions. You promise yourself. You do good up until dinner. Let’s just order food one more time it will be the last time. It happened again. You’re uncomfortable and keep eating yourself further and further away from your goals. Why are you breaking these promises to yourself? You have to stop this viscous cycle of not respecting your body. Have the tough conversations with yourself. Ask yourself is this going to make me feel good or bad? Does this bring my closer to my goals or further away? You deserve to wake up in the morning feeling good You deserve to create a beautiful loving healthy relationship with yourself Slow down and get to know yourself and learn to treat your body with love and respect. You deserve it. You are enough. If you are struggling please reach out I’ve got you - coach nat

Being on vacation the last three months exploring Southeast Asia and I have gained some vacation weight We had a solid back workout today in Phoenix. It felt so good to be back in a gym setting and getting my sweat on. I missed my weights so much! We started out with back and ab supersets then did an awesome stretch and finished with some cardio intervals. Filling my body with all the healthy foods today and I’m so excited to see the changes in my body 2020 will bring. I’m ...hungry for it and am getting a head start on building the habits I need to reform. What are your goals for 2020? My goals are to: 1. Eat out less and cook at home more - I will do this by planning my grocery shops out and meal prepping to stay prepared 2. 30 minutes minimum of exercise a day - workouts can be at home or a gym, getting outside, doing yoga, going for a walk or doing stretching 3. Saving money - eating at home and meal prepping will help me hugely with this as well as staying in and finding free/ low cost activities to do #2020goals #healthy #workout #gym #weights #cardio #stretching #lifestylechanges #vacation #strong