10 Ways to Stay Healthy During Holiday Travels

Let's be honest, traveling during the holidays is hard and even harder to make healthy. Here are the top 10 ways I stay healthy while traveling!
 
1. Be prepared: stitch in time saves nine
-plan ahead! 
 
2. Stay hydrated
-refillable water bottle is a must
-even better if you get one with a water filter!
-if most hotel gyms have bottled water coolers
 
3. Get in your protein
-protein shakes packs are the perfect meal
-light, easy to pack with and perfect for the plane
-much cheaper and healthier than most airport or gas station options
-I use a vegan option with my multivitamin already in it: https://equi.life/products/daily-nutritional-support-shake?irad=909129&irmp=2525971
 
4. Snack smart
-protein bars are perfect for long car rides
-quick, easy and filling!
 
5. Don’t skip your workouts
-bands are the easiest piece of workout equipment to pack
-light weight...
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When The Hurt Won’t Heal

True story: I’m laying in bed at 1 AM wide awake.

True story I wrote the same story years ago…

2020 has been a tough year for us all, for me personally it started with losing a pageant I had poured my heart and soul into literally, physically, mentally, and emotionally.  Per usual I bounced right back And through my efforts into taking my business online developing this new website and my brand even deeper. And then Covid hit. So I threw myself into another pageant to distract me/numb the pain (I have realllly weird way of coping, well avoiding coping). Here in North Carolina gyms were shut down for six months after six months of trying to stay afloat I finally gave up. I meanwhile found out I was pregnant after years of trying (also knowing I can’t keep it going pregnant/as a new mom)
Fast forward to my 10 week ultrasound, all alone with the ultrasound tech (thanks Covid) in a cold, empty, sterile room hearing the words “ I’m sorry there is no...

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Avoid Burning Out By Finding the Right Work / Life Balance

I am sure you have heard the saying, ‘you cannot pour from an empty cup.’ This is why you need to learn to take care of yourself. Keeping yourself motivated is an inside job. You might do an excellent job at creating the right environment and getting the requisite resources to succeed, but if you are not taking care of yourself, you will not be able to stay motivated for very long. It is hard to keep pushing yourself to do more when your body is already falling apart under the pressure.

Achieving success at the expense of your health is not a very wise idea. It is equally unwise to neglect your family and friends in the process. While it is true that sacrifices will need to be made, your health and relationships should not be one of them. In short, it will be much easier to motivate a healthy mind and body.

Pay careful attention to these 5 areas that are often neglected in the pursuit of success:

Nutrition

How, when and what we eat, has a huge bearing on how well our...

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