TAKING ACTION: ✅Everyone comment MINDSET below if you’re ready to pour into your brain health and discipline this week! Also, share one main goal you have for this week! ⬇️ we’ve covered both strength and cortisol in depth this month, and this week, I want to talk to everyone here about the most important topic of all—your mindset. Most people can lose weight temporarily. Most people can diet temporarily. Most people can exercise temporarily. As you’ve learned, however, temporary doesn’t cut it. One reason our efforts end up as temporary is due to the fact that most popular diets approach fat loss completely wrong. Most diets aren’t sustainable. With that said, another reason our efforts end up as temporary is that most people don’t work on their mindsets along the way—and in case it isn’t obvious by now, mindset is everything if you want long-term, sustainable results. 💯 With September quickly approaching, the goal is to buckle down during this season before the holiday season arrives. What you do now will impact your efforts and mindset during the holidays. Now is the time, friends. Now is the time. Let’s go. 🔥

TAKING ACTION: ✅New Clients: Skip straight to the bottom of this post and check out the ⭐️ NEW CLIENT INFO! ✅VIP Clients: Tell us one stress-reducing tip you practice and find beneficial! Let’s share today! If we’re going to talk about cortisol, we have to talk about stress… It’s important to know that some stress (short-term) can actually be beneficial for you. Things like exercise, riding a roller coaster, or even intermittent fasting offer short-term stress that can add to your life. Unfortunately, chronic stress elevates long-term high cortisol levels, which we already know leads to chronic health issues, sleep problems, and yes, the inability to burn unwanted fat. While we can’t eliminate all stress, the goal is to find natural strategies to reduce stress—especially in the evenings when we want our cortisol levels to be lower. Check out this great article with tips on how to quickly reduce stress ⬇️ How to relieve stress quickly (in 10 minutes or less) — Calm Blog ___________________________________________________ ⬇️⭐️NEW CLIENT INFO and TO-DO’s⭐️⬇️ Today, I want to know which of our foundational strategies you are feeling most comfortable with? Which one (or ones) are beginning to feel like second nature for you? The good news is that they will all begin to feel like second nature soon. You’re doing the things. You’re changing your life. 💯 🚀 Intermittent fasting 🚀 Whole-food nutrition 🚀 Weekly workouts ⭐️Before we wrap up, I want to discuss one more important thing—the difference between weight loss and fat loss. There’s a difference. Weight loss refers to a reduction in overall body weight, which can include fat, muscle, water, or other tissues. Fat loss specifically targets the reduction of body fat while aiming to preserve muscle mass. Weight loss can occur quickly through methods like dehydration or extreme dieting, but fat loss is typically slower and requires a combination of proper nutrition and exercise. Focusing on fat loss rather than just weight loss promotes better health and body composition. Weight loss is irrelevant without considering your fat percentage. We want fat loss—and that’s another reason I encourage you to stay off the scale. The scale can’t measure your fat loss. 👌

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The gym is where I’ve discovered myself The place where I’m the strongest The place I’ve lifted more than weight, the place I discovered how strong 💪🏼 I really am Not only physically but mentally because you won’t go where your mind won’t When my life was falling apart the gym is where I lifted myself back up I’ve discovered boundaries from the gym I’ve been blessed to meet the most amazing and beautiful women who push me, encourage me and supports me. Made friendships and been blessed with a family Can’t wait to see myself next year Discipline over motivation is the key 🔑

TAKING ACTION: ✅Share your weekly wins today! 🎉 We’ve talked about cortisol. We’ve talked about how healthy fats support cortisol. We’ve talked about strengths. We’ve talked about how carbs support both cortisol and strength. Today, however, all we’re talking about are our weekly wins and NSVs (non-scale victories)! 🎉 I have to throw this in there—celebrating your wins consistently and frequently can help reduce the effects of stress, which in turn can help with your overall cortisol. It may seem far-fetched, but celebrating small wins—whether daily or weekly—triggers dopamine release, which can counteract the effects of prolonged cortisol exposure. 💯 The good news is that YOU are in control of whether or not you decide to celebrate yourself. Celebrating your wins is a simple strategy you can adopt daily or weekly—and the payoff is well worth it. If you aren’t consistently celebrating your wins, I have to ask you—what are you waiting for? 🎉