A Cup of Dri: Fitness Thoughts from My Car to Yours

Front loading my day helps me find balance throughout my day. It helps me be more intentional about getting the things in that I want to get in for my day and it allows me to feel success early on in the day. Do you plan ahead? Do you think about how you will get these things in? Or do you wing it and leave it to chance? Nothing I want magically happens. The water I want to drink during the day, t...

There is NEVER the perfect time to start your health journey. Life is always going to get in the way. STOP waiting. YOU have control over it all. Start imperfectly today!

What time of day are you most vulnerable to food? What time of day do you tend to pick more at food, have more BLT's (Bites, Licks, Tastes)? That is your witching hour! That hour, or time WILL stop you from reaching your goals if you don't take matters into your own hands. Have a game plan going into it and know your limits. In this episode I share the tips and tricks I use for getting thr...

Join me as I talk about my journey into the world of tracking macros; where I started to where I am today. Macro tracking helps me get in enough protein to support my workouts, help me achieve a healthy body transformation, keep me fuller longer and keep that lean muscle mass I work so hard for! Macro tracking has changed my relationship with food, the way my body looks and the way I feel in my bo...

This episode is all about the decisions we make when it comes to the foods we eat, and the reasons that go along with those choices. My hope is that this episode helps you see that you can take back your power when it comes to making emotional decisions around food. You can choose other things to satisfy your emotional state that don't involve food. And to realize that sometimes we choose food...

Macros are much more than just three numbers. Macros will change over time depending on your goal. And that's why coaching and accountability is so very important. A coach monitors your biofeedback, helps you through the process, and modifies your macros over time to help you stay on track. The set of numbers that you start out with initially gets modified over time. As we monitor progress, we...

Join me as I unpack my experiences in the leadership retreats I've attended in Tulum Mexico, with the Heather Chauvin Mastery Community. I explain the lessons I've learned along the way of self love, forgiveness, and worthiness. I am so grateful for these experiences, for giving myself the opportunity to have this experience, for the support at home that makes it easier and for the connect...

If you want to get clear on something, you have to be consistent with your habits. If you are staying the course, and things aren't moving in the direction you want, DON'T GIVE UP!! Trust the process, and then start being your own investigator. Make the appointments, talk to people, find answers. Don't throw everything out the window because you are emotionally frustrated. This will on...

Have you ever had a vacation planned and thought, I'm going to restrict, restrict, restrict until this vacation so I lose weight on the scale? And then if indeed that scale weight goes down, do you then give yourself permission to over-indulge because you have all this 'room' now to eat?? The problem with this way of thinking is that whatever leaves quick as a result of severe restrict...

Just show up and don't be bothered by a little bit of crotch sweat! We shouldn't be bothered by little things like crotch sweat. It's just showing that you're working!! Sometimes I think we take ourselves way too seriously. We are embarrassed or want to hide things because we think people are looking or they are judging. And maybe they are, but most often they are not. They are mor...

Nothing beats the feeling of the workout high. Similar to a runner's high, the release of endorphins is the best feeling. The high becomes the impetus for what happens when you can't wait to get in another workout, you look forward to going to the gym and it becomes part of your identity. If you've never experienced it, you hope you do soon. It's one of the few moments where the bo...

You have to be intentional if you want to create a habit around a goal that you have. Being intentional serves as the driving force behind our actions. What you want isn't going to magically happen for you. If you're not used to doing it you have to create space, set timers, put sticky notes around the house, front load your day, etc. to get that task, habit done.

Sometimes in order to move forward, we have to pull back a little. In nutrition and fitness, when women are on a fat loss journey, typically they are scared to back away from a deficit. They think that in order to move the pendulum forward, or keep the scale moving in a downward trend, they have to be more extreme. They take the stance that the more extreme, the better. I have to lower my calories...

We are all susceptible to feelings of giving up, of saying fu&% it and doing something that doesn't align with the way we want to feel. The difference comes in how we ultimately respond.

How do you know when to push and when to pull back? When you're recovering from an illness, how should you get back into your workouts and how should you be fueling your bodies? In this episode, I uncover those beliefs and remind you that you are not as delicate as your mind makes you believe.

There is so much information out there on how to diet and how to exercise, that it becomes so confusing. People are overwhelmed and because of that, they delay starting because they are looking for the perfect way to do things. The reality is there is no perfect way for everyone. The perfect way for you may not be perfect for the next person. We have to find what works for us, so that we stick to...

I used to love Oh Henry chocolate bars. If I was checking out at a grocery store, it was hard for me to resist grabbing one or two and hiding them in my purse for later. Sometimes, I would eat one quickly in the car, hide the wrapper and then save one for later. I have since evolved from that person, and now checking out at a grocery store has a different meaning for me. I don't reach for that...

If you can take a moment to audit the things you are eating over a few days, and divide them into the main macronutrients, proteins/carbs/fats, you will get a pretty good idea of what you're getting in. It really comes down to awareness of what's happening throughout the day, and the meals you are creating for yourself. If protein is not at the top of that list, you have to rethink how you...

When you're making decisions in the moment, do you ever ask how your future self will feel with the decision you're about to make? Do you think about choosing between something that is considered 'fun' now or something better for you later. We all tend to go for the fun stuff right away, either because we want to or because other people are telling us to, but that can mess with our...

Today I am talking about the things that we permit in our lives, that promote a behaviour that is not in alignment with the things that we want. So that begins with the negative thoughts in our head, the habits we engage in that aren't in alignment with the things that we say we want. So the question becomes, how do you step in and stop things from happening in your nutrition and fitness that...

I realized the other day that a 5am wakeup is ALWAYS going to feel like a 5am wakeup. It's never going to be fun, and it's never going to be comfortable, but it's ALWAYS going to be worth it. This is what I've come to understand. Listen as I describe the habits and routines I've developed that make things a little less uncomfortable for me. Whether you're starting a new fit...

On today's episode I talk about patterns that I notice all around me. I dive into whether or not the patterns that you notice in your own life are serving you or hurting you. I encourage you to begin to notice the patterns in your life when it comes to your health. Begin to question them and understand why they are there. Do they work for you? If so, great then keep going. If it doesn't wo...

Everything you want to get better at requires work. You have to put in the time to get better. It's about reps under your belt, over and over again until it becomes part of who you are. It becomes something you can do without much thought, a habit ingrained in your identity. In today's episode I draw parallels between learning to play tennis, and reaching my health goals. There is so much...

Do you ever find yourself picking at food throughout the day, not because you're hungry, but because you're bored, or tired, or because it's become a habit? In today's episode I talk about what that feels like for me and the strategies I've used to start to break the habits that don't serve me. We all engage in behaviour that doesn't serve us. So how do we recognize it...

In todays episode, I explore not just the perspectives we observe but also the lens through which we, as individuals, perceive and interpret the stories that unfold around us. Each and everyone one of your lived experiences, adds a layer to your personal narrative. But have you ever considered how your own story influences the way you interpret the stories of others? Throughout this episode, I cha...