TAKING ACTION: ✅Be honest—is hitting your protein goal difficult or easy for you? Has it always been this way? Let’s share below! You may be wondering why we’re talking so much about protein this week. Trust me, there’s a good reason for it ⬇️ Beginning next week, we’re embarking on a new challenge—Strength + Metabolic Reset. 🔥 If you’re going to reap the benefits of this challenge—if you’re going to build strength and support your metabolic health, protein has to be your priority. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. 💯 Generally speaking, women often have a hard time consuming enough protein. This isn’t my opinion. Let’s just be honest—yummy carbs and fats are just more fun to eat…until they aren’t (if you know what I mean 😉 ). With that said, learning to love protein is possible. Once you trust that it can help you curb sugar cravings, satiate you for longer, and help you build lean muscle tissue, it becomes way more attractive to consume. Trust me on this one…😉 I encourage you to start thinking about how you’re going to meet your protein goals every single day during the challenge. It’s critical. If you struggle with consuming enough protein, here are some great ways to get it in ⬇️ 15 Ways To Increase Protein Intake, According to a Dietitian

It can be hard to find dairy free milk options without additives, in general, but I’ve started seeing some shelf stable options which are great for someone like me who doesn’t use it often but I like to have on hand when I do. I live in a small town where I can’t run up the road and grab something. I found these at Kroger.

“To bring anything into your life, imagine that it’s already there.” – Richard Bach TAKING ACTION: ✅Comment VISUALIZE below if you took the time to practice today’s strategy. Also, tell me your two small wins today that prove you took action regarding your weekly affirmation. This week, we’re discussing proven brain strategies that, when practiced consistently, will help you begin believing in your own capability. Yesterday, we discussed the importance of Identity-Based Affirmations + Evidence Tracking. Please feel free to revisit yesterday’s post, as it’s an important strategy if you struggle to believe in yourself. Today’s strategy is 👇 2️⃣Future Self Visualization This one sounds too simple. Too cliche. But I can assure you that it works when you do. 💯 Science shows your brain doesn’t strongly distinguish between vividly imagined experiences and real experiences. In other words, it can’t tell the difference between something real and imagined. You can see how you can use this to your advantage. 📌Putting this into practice: Take 3-5 minutes every day, close your eyes, and imagine your future self. Try to envision who you want to be in six months. How does your body look? How do your clothes fit? How do you feel? What are you eating? How much are you lifting? Make this practice as vivid and detailed as possible. Again, your brain doesn’t know the difference between vivid imagination and reality—so when you take a few minutes to practice this every day, your brain begins rewiring. Your brain is a prediction machine—it uses past experiences to predict future behavior; therefore, if you practice this self-visualization strategy, your behavior will eventually follow suit. 💯

TAKING ACTION: ✅In the comments below, tell me your affirmation! Also, tell me two ways you fulfilled this affirmation (or two small wins from today)! I’m holding you accountable for this week, friends! As promised, this week, we’re discussing three different ways you can begin training your brain to believe in its own power or capability. The first strategy I want you to practice this week is ⬇️ 1️⃣Identity-Based Affirmations + Evidence Tracking Affirmations are important because your brain believes what it repeatedly hears and sees. Instead of filling your reality with self-doubt, start declaring bold affirmations such as: “I’m a person who respects my body and makes strong choices for my health.” Say it often throughout the day. Now, you have to prove it to your brain by tracking evidence. At the end of the day, write down at least two wins—no matter how small. The Affirmations + Evidence Tracking works because your brain is a prediction machine. It uses past evidence to predict future behavior. When you give it actual evidence, you begin to think, and therefore, act differently. 💯 I encourage you to try this for the next 2-3 weeks and see what happens. If you want to change your life, you must change your brain. End of story. Now, who doesn’t love a good crockpot recipe—especially when it’s high in protein?! Check out the Coconut Chicken Stew recipe below! 🍽️ Crockpot Coconut Chicken Stew - Clean Eating Kitchen

“It’s a new day, a new week, and a new opportunity for a new you.” — Samuel Fatoki TAKING ACTION: ✅Comment HERE if you’re committed to showing up this week to talk about changing your brain so that it can help you reach your goals! It’s going to be a great week of education! As the quote above reminds us, today is a new day, a new week, and a brand new opportunity for you. The only question is—what will you do with it? Only you can answer that question. Only you can decide. The good news is that you’re a lot more powerful than you think. If that doesn’t feel true, it’s only because you’ve trained yourself to believe that you aren’t—but science says you are. This week, we’re going to tap into three proven brain strategies to help you begin believing in your own capability: 1️⃣Identity-Based Affirmations + Evidence Tracking 2️⃣Future Self Visualization 3️⃣The “Two-Version Day” Experiment Don’t worry, I’m going to break each of these down in an understandable way this week—and if you think talking about the brain isn’t going to help with your nutrition and fitness habits, think again. The brain is in charge, friends. Everything else is secondary. 💯