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What’s YOUR Purpose

We all have a power. That power in making life challenging and changing decisions should be suitable for your life. Yes we can research by any search engine, we can listen to suggestions, it’s easy to even test the waters (try it out). However does it serve you?

The decision should have a value to it. Now it is personal to say the intense level of that value. Yes, it’s again about you. I share this card from a motivational collection, I emphasize 4-5 days a week on my IG, please follow if you want more@nitricehealthyfit. Back to the focus, it’s easy to follow what someone else’s decision. It really is because it can look so exciting but just stop and think. How is it or will it serve you.

Making that serving decision, just as a caution may stir up a bit of friction in a friendship. Don’t walk away and wave bye. Please don’t. Explain your decision and how their decision was not in aligned with you at this time. Explanation only for those that are near, dear and loving to you. Everyone does NOT need an explanation.

Know your worth is HIGH , the value of you is PRICELESS as is the decisions you make. High and Priceless + Serving

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Tempting The Good & The…

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I’m raising my hand, no both hands, I AM GUILTY. Just a reminder, fitness and nutrition go hand in hand it’s a binding relationship FOREVER. Now don’t misunderstand this because you can get fit on changing your nutrition without being physically active. As well as you can get fit without changing your nutrition. In both instances it will take longer and in both as you begin feeling good, your mindset changes and guess what happens?
You got it for the nutrition only you begin incorporating some type of activity of fitness in your life, walking, spinning, weightlifting, yoga, Pilates and the list continues. By the way all of it can be streamed on BOD , want details ask and I’ll share and you can join me and so many others.
Okay the tempting, that I’m guilty of sometimes. My nutrition is a 75/25 just being honest I haven’t made it to that 80/20. What are those numbers well it’s the so healthy and the off the record. Now to understand eating too much good has it’s backfire. I love salads, lots of greens, nuts, pumpkin, yams, all good right, of course. However too much for me because of the fiber can cause a GI disturbance yep unless the water consumption is increased.
I love nuts and good as they are for you an over consumption means increased fat you have to balance the servings. I fail every time. I try bulk purchasing and I bulk eat not good. I had to be reasonable stop tempting myself with the good. What did I do?, well I purchase the 100 calorie packets and I really limit myself what a change. How do I manage the other good, I purchase single servings so I won’t over indulge.
Now this was difficult as it cost more to purchase small than large but I had to stop the temptation because I have no control on good nutritional food and that goes for fruit. Fruit is good but too much converts into sugar and really I can’t burn that sugar in workouts including my daily activities. Tempting the good.
Now about the other I learned I’m not good with chips so I stop that purchase. Really I can eat a large bag of chips, drink lots of water and be satisfied as I huff and puff through a workout, 5 lbs feel like 20. Now when I have that craving, and I do; I purchase chips I serve myself a few and with tears I immediately toss the remaining in the garbage and the same when I bake and no one else wants anymore I toss it. I know wasteful why not freeze it. Really freeze it, nope I know how to defrost it so I toss out the temptation.
I know I’m not the only one that fight temptation so let’s be strong for each other and I’m tossing strength to you.

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What Ignites YOU on Your Fitness Journey

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There are days I’m not sure if I want to workout  or when/  Now don’t misinterpret I hate working out because I love it, enjoy it; however there are days I just feel a bit lazy for awhile.

When this happens I can only justify for a few minutes because there really isn’t an excuse.  With my streaming programs, the community that is involved I can do a workout in 10-45 minutes if I just want a change for the day because each workout has a calendar.   If you have never had an inspiring, motivational community then you have got to try my community. Beachbody On Demand Homepage: https://www.beachbodyondemand.com?referringRepID=1262129.  It’s a community like no other. ok now on with igniting

Okay I will go onto social media and see the inspiring comments from my previous workouts or view someone else on their workouts or just log onto wp and see inspiring posts from those I follow or and follow me.  Fire is higher when I listen to one of my many pod casts and then I am lit, on fire and ready to prepare for a great workout more so a great workout.  Sometimes we just need a little push.

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When Do I Increase My Weights

My barbells

Weight lifting has become a HUGE part of my fitness journey, and I am still working on as well have improved on my nutrition which is major.  I am fond of my home workouts for reasons I shall share later but my focus is on weight increase.

My workouts are with a trainer, and still at home.  There is a sheet to record weights used and monitor growth and the trainer actually suggests when to increase the weights. I am good in following the trainers because they have more knowledge than I.  However if my current weight use is still challenging I will not increase for reasons of : possible injury and compromising form to get the benefits.  When I am able to lift, lunge or press with weights that are not challenging or I am able to do 3-5 more reps without feeling a challenge then I will increase my weights.

I know by how much well, this depends on what I have at home.  There weights in between the 5 pound increase such as 10 to 12 instead of 15 or 15 to 17 instead of 20 and yes 20 to 22 instead of 25.  Oh yeah I am speaking of dumbbells because I can increase in increments of 2 or 2.5 on the barbels.  For me I have only that 12 on the dumbbells so I have to up my weights by 5 .  Which I do with caution.

Cautious weight increase is important to stay on the journey without injury and to benefit from the challenge of increasing the weights.  To a week of increasing weights and or reps with safety.

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My Reasons for Combining Caridio and Weights

My fitness journey like so many has ups and down but there is one thing I know for certain it is necessary for me to combine my workouts with cardio and weights.

It took me awhile to like  weights, what got me interested?  There are a several reasons :
1. With my history of eating disorder it has assisted (not solely) in increasing my metabolism.
2. Weights has assisted me in giving shape to legs, arms and (in the works) lift that butt and the boobs.
3. I feel stronger also.
Now for the cardio- endurance, fat burning but so are weights, toning and leaning out muscles. By the way it took me a minute to realize with continuous weight training and no cardio, my muscles become define and contracted that it shorten my stretching another reason to combine the both.

All of my reasons for the combination which I am certain I have left out a few, these are my REASONS and may or may not apply to anyone else.

To a week of workouts, choose what works best for you and go get it.

From Intention To ACTION

Did you gain clarity this week on your 2026 intentions?
If so, now is the moment to anchor them—by writing them down and pairing each one with the action required to make it real.

Dreams remain dreams when they live only in our thoughts. Intentions turn into results when they are written, claimed, and supported by consistent action. Be specific. What needs to happen first? What action can you take today that moves you one step closer?

As we cross the finish line into Friday, let this be your reset and recommitment. Put pen to paper. Turn vision into a plan. Turn intention into action.

It’s time to stop dreaming about what’s possible—and start building it.

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Bring On The TRUST

That Trust and Belief In YOURSELF

Trust begins with you. Before strategies, before plans, before action—there must be trust. Trust in your voice. Trust in your decisions. Trust in your ability to grow, adjust, and rise even when the path isn’t perfectly clear.

When you choose to trust and believe in yourself, you activate the very first shift in mindset required for elevation. This isn’t about blind confidence or pretending you have all the answers. It’s about knowing—deep down—that you are capable of learning, becoming, and handling whatever unfolds next.

Belief fuels momentum. When you believe in yourself, your actions become intentional. Your choices become aligned. You stop second-guessing your worth and start moving with purpose. Trust quiets the noise of doubt and replaces it with clarity, courage, and commitment.

Elevating your life starts internally. Strengthen your mindset by choosing trust daily—even on the days it feels uncomfortable. Especially on those days. Because the moment you trust yourself, you give yourself permission to rise.

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Transform Your Year: Embrace the 60-Second Focus Anchor

I’m sure many will read this post on Tuesday and a few later. BUT the application of actions is the most important. To make change as many do including myself we must commit by making it a habit. Not a one time trial but a true habit by setting that SPECIFIC time aside to make it happen.

It is Tuesday, January 6, 2026. A new year is unfolding, and I am ready to integrate this habit “Tuesday Protocol.” To “train” the system and align with your commitment to action over overthinking, I am suggesting a high-impact, low-friction habit for to implement.

The “60-Second Focus Anchor”

  • The Trigger: Right before you start your first big task or a new project phase.
  • The Action: Set a timer for 60 seconds. Close your eyes.
  • The Training: Do not think about the work. Visualize the exact feeling of being finished. Feel the relief, the pride, and the mental “check-mark.”
  • The Commitment: We aren’t just “trying” this. I have integrated this into our lives.

Why this works: Training the mind to apply a new action requires moving past the “analysis” phase. By focusing on the emotional reward of completion for just one minute, you prime your brain to crave the finish line rather than dread the start.

ENTER into 2026 STRONGER for another strong ENDING. You got THIS.

The Saturday Sweep: Clearing the Mental Path for 2026

Welcome to the first Saturday of 2026. While many are busy “strutting” their new year wins, I want to invite you to do something a little quieter but much more powerful: The Saturday Sweep.

This isn’t about your physical space or your daily “to-do” list. It’s about your internal landscape. We all carry “dust”—those lingering negative thoughts, the self-doubt, and the “I’m not enough” narratives that tend to pile up in the corners of our minds.

Sweep Away the Noise

Today, I want you to intentionally sweep those thoughts away. Every negative thing you have believed about yourself? It doesn’t belong in 2026.

What to Implant Instead

Once the space is clear, you have to fill it with something better. Choose at least two of these powerful affirmations to live by:

  1. Unlimited Potential: Your dreams don’t have a ceiling.
  2. Inherent Strength: You are courageous and stronger than you realize.
  3. True Success: You are already successful because you are here, growing.

A Daily Practice

A sweep isn’t a one-time event; it’s maintenance. Make it a habit to protect your headspace every single morning. You are beautiful, you are handsome, and you are capable of everything you imagine.

I Want To See Us ALL On The WIN

I am sharing a Sweep Cheat Sheet.

🧹 The Saturday Sweep: Daily Affirmation Cheat Sheet

Choose at least two of these truths to “implant” into your mind every morning.

1. I am Beautiful / Handsome

2. I am Courageous

3. I am Strong

4. I am Unlimited in My Dreams

5. I am Successful

💡 Tips for Your Mindset Practice

  1. Speak it Aloud: Saying these truths out loud helps increase the neural pathways in your brain.
  2. Morning Maintenance: Recite your chosen affirmations the moment you wake up to set the tone for the day.
  3. Visual Reminders: Write your “Sweep Truths” on a sticky note and place it on your bathroom mirror.

Erase Blame: It’s You in 2026

I know you are reflecting on the ACTIONS you should be taking to begin2026. The ACTIONS that will empower you in the areas you seek a greater fulfillment in. I’d like to slip in another add on. Erase the blame of others and just think what was your role in “the Steal of YOU”.

Beyond the Resolution: Reclaiming Yourself in 2026

It’s the first Friday of the year. By now, the initial noise of New Year’s Eve has faded, leaving us in that quiet, reflective space where we decide what this year is actually going to look like.

Most of us spend this week reflecting on the ACTIONS we should be taking. We think about the habits that will lead to greater fulfillment in our careers, our health, and our relationships. But before we can move forward into the “new,” we have to address what we feel we’ve lost along the way.

The Mystery of the “Missing” You

Think back to a time when you felt truly at peace—full of joy, love, and a sense of purpose. If you feel like that person is gone, you’ve likely spent a lot of time identifying the “thieves.” We point to difficult bosses, draining relationships, or chaotic circumstances and say, “They stole my light.”

But today, I want to challenge you to do something uncomfortable but deeply empowering: Erase the blame.

Were You a Participant in “The Steal”?

When we blame others for our lack of peace, we hand them the keys to our happiness. To find yourself again, you have to look at the role you played in your own story.

Ask yourself:

  • Did I allow the steal to happen?
  • Was I an ACTIVE participant in letting my joy slip away?
  • Did I prioritize someone else’s comfort over my own peace?

“The Steal of YOU” usually happens in small increments—the boundaries we didn’t set, the “yes” we said when we meant “no,” and the moments we chose resentment over self-care.

Dig Deep and Keep Rolling

The good news is that if you played a role in losing that joy, you are the only one who can find it again. It hasn’t been destroyed; it’s just buried under the weight of last year.

As you look at the 363 days remaining in 2026, embrace your strength. You have the ability to FIND IT. It might require some heavy lifting and deep internal digging, but that vibrant, peaceful version of yourself is still in there.

Search for that person. Present them to the world. Smile, take ownership of your light, and let’s keep it rolling.

Strategic Scheduling for Personal Growth

I am on repeat today. PLEASE be the one to share and reread. Why? Because you have not only slowed your growth by that one habit. Of course ACTIONS are important but THAT ONE action is mapping it out.

MAKE IT MATTER MONDAY: Map Out Your Victory

The theme for this Monday is all about strategic scheduling and focused action to finish the week—and the year—stronger.

Map It Out and Write It In

This is your day to turn intentions into scheduled accomplishments.

  • Be a Finisher: The goal is to finish with a period to all those intentions, turning them into NOW accomplishments completed.
  • The Power of the Schedule: The instruction is clear: MAP IT OUT. If you schedule it, you will make it happen.
  • Focus on the NEW: You already know your routine activities. The crucial step is to FOCU on and WRITE IN the new actions—the ones you easily forget or intentionally keep forgetting.
  • Keep It Real: Don’t overload yourself; keep your plan real and achievable.
  • Take ONE Action: As the final directive, Make it MATTER by taking one action that moves the needle for your growth (Mindset, Fitness, Personal) and doing it with intention.

Your Monday Uplevel Action: Find that one crucial “new action” that will move your growth forward this week, and write it into your schedule right now.

Still in doubt about your fitness and mindset. I am including two links and will explain the benefits. BODi– it’s a fitness stream that offers fitness for the beginners to the advance. There is dance, spin, yoga, running, and lifting. Each program is scheduled to your level, you can decide on the duration from five minutes up. Being committed and consistent is rewarding. You can eliminate any excuses or doubts on your fitness. By The Way, the doubts should have been eliminated. You can use BODi in the gym to uplevel your fitness, or a home, you can use it on travel. There are mindset meditation for you as well as sound bath. You decide and advance your fitness to and for you.

Celebrate Your Wins: A Saturday Reflection

Let’s Get That STRUT On

It is Saturday and a day I’d like to say “Saturday STRUT”. Yes walk out those proud moments of ALL your wins.

Pause. Reflect. Applaud YOU.

Did you find your strength this week?
Did you push through when quitting felt easier?

Now—where are YOUR wins?

Let’s be clear: there were no losses.
Not one.

Every attempt counted.
Every effort mattered.
Even when the outcome didn’t match the expectation—it was still a win in motion, not a loss.

What you experienced wasn’t failure.
It was feedback.

So now you pivot.
You choose the next aligned action.
You apply it—with confidence.

Because Saturdays are for celebrating progress, not perfection.
They’re for standing tall in everything you DID do.

So lift your head.
Square your shoulders.
And step into your power.

Get that Saturday STRUT on.
You are a winner.
You are a champion.
And you earned every step of that walk.

We’re Not Tossing Out

Toss It In: Embrace Positive Change

No, that is not the action of today. I am usually saying “toss out” a behavior or action that no longer serves you. That action many others may be doing, but it is not you. That action or behavior you so hold on because you DO NOT want to be separated from friends, peers, family; but it is not you and . It is holding you back. Today I am switching the words and hope you will apply the action. “Toss It In”.

Yes… I know we’re used to “Toss OUT Thursday.”
But today? We’re flipping the script.

Today is TOSS IN Thursday — the day you add back the action you tried, loved… but got scared to continue.

You know the one:
That new habit, behavior, or shift you tested…
The one that felt exhilarating, energizing, aligned…
And then fear whispered, “Maybe not again.”

But hear me:
Growth feels unfamiliar.
Change feels uncertain.
But alignment feels RIGHT.

So today, deny yourself nothing.
TOSS IT IN.
Toss IN the new habit.
Toss IN the healthier choice.
Toss IN the bold action.
Toss IN the version of you who said, “I’m ready.”

Feel the warmth.
Feel the smile.
Feel the momentum building.
Because it’s all GOOD — and it’s all FOR YOU.

I’m cheering you on today and every day.
Let’s TOSS IN the change and watch the transformation unfold.

Make Personal Growth Your Trend Today

Tuesday has a funny way of holding up a mirror and asking, “So… are we doing this or not?” It’s the perfect day to experiment with the version of you that’s been waiting in the wings. That action you’ve tiptoed around. The one your nerves have stuffed into a little imaginary cage marked Do Not Touch.

Here’s the invitation: let today be the day you trend… on you.

Not a borrowed trend. Not a recycled challenge. A personal-growth pulse that actually fits your life. Shake off the fear fog. Turn down the background static of other people’s opinions—even the ones who love you most. Their noise isn’t your compass.

This is your shift. Your rise. Your rewrite.

Take the step that’s been calling your name. Even a tiny one counts. Momentum loves small beginnings, and courage grows every time you move.

By the time Wednesday gets here, let it find you already in motion, proving to yourself that the trend of the week is change you created.

I am sharing today’s repost from my Inspiration and motivation page. Check it out daily (Monday-Saturday). Words Of Inspiration and Motivation

TEST IT OUT & SELF-TREND ✨
Today isn’t the day to think about it.
Today is the day to DO it.
No more procrastination. No more “later.”
It’s time to test out something new and let it become your personal trend.

🔥 FITNESS — TEST IT OUT
Add a spark to your routine:
• A new workout program
• Extra minutes to your current session
• A walk, run, or that new routine you’ve been eyeing
Small tests → Big shifts.

🌱 PERSONAL GROWTH — SELF TREND
Pour into YOU:
• Tune into a podcast aligned with the growth you desire
• Start a new book
• Treat yourself—facial, massage, stretch class, yoga
• Take that bubble bath
• Go enjoy your favorite restaurant in person
• Give your nails some love
Your self-care becomes your trend.

💼 PROFESSIONAL — LEVEL UP
Choose one action that elevates your skills, your presence, or your opportunities.
One step can change the trajectory.

❤️ FAMILY — RECONNECT
There are people who love you and are waiting to hear from you.
Call them.
Check on them.
Schedule that visit.

Whatever you test today becomes your trend tomorrow.
Make YOU the trend. 💛✨

Season of Self-Celebration: A Joyful Reflection

The Season Of YOU

It’s that time of year—celebrations everywhere, in every culture, every belief. But today, I’m celebrating something even bigger… the Season of YOU. The Season of ME. The Season of US.

So here’s your moment:
What joy are YOU celebrating about yourself?
Don’t just think it—write it. When we only think, we find one or two. When we write, we discover a whole list of joys, wins, and beautiful truths about who we are.

I’ll start your list for you:
#1 — YOU. ARE. GREAT.
Now you add the rest… and then celebrate every single one.

For too long we’ve been told not to applaud ourselves, not to speak highly of our accomplishments, not to shine too brightly.
Well, I say YES—actually, HELL YES… LET’S CELEBRATE!

Because sometimes others take a while to see our growth. But you don’t have to wait.
This is your season.

Celebrate the Season of YOU.

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