Keep your family happy, get the body you want!
It’s May of 2021. Flip Flop weather has already appeared (briefly) With more great sunny days ahead, you should totally enjoy being barefoot and strutting those flops. You will need to do a couple things to keep your feet from plantar fasciatis, knee pain and tight hips.
Watch the Video below and click the links for the products I mention. Your feet will stay feeling awesome with these simple tools. Enjoy!
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Nope this is not some high performance jaw compression sleeve to help my one arm push up (insert laugh here) . I am sporting a sexy ice pack due to my gum surgery yesterday.
After a few of these gum surgeries + some other life setbacks, I’ve developed a pretty sweet arsenal that gets me to heal faster and quickly feel better. I’ve put them below with exact steps to follow.
These tools are perfect for days/ times when you FEEL 1. Run down/ low immune 2.mentally and emotionally burned out 3.sluggish and bummed 4.Done in from crappy eating/overindulging out AND for when you CANNOT Workout
I cannot wait for you to tap into these – they help big time!
2. Get lots of greens in you ( See foods below in #4 as well)I love these green juices – URBAN REMEDY, Glow(whole foods) and EVOLUTION, Essential Greens .** basically find a green juice that does NOT have fruit in it. We want the lowest sugar (even all natural) possible. Go for 2 a day on critical care/ low activity days. Before a light breakfast (after coffee) and mid afternoon (before light dinner)
Tap into these 5 all natural supplements to drastically reduce inflammation and help your nervous system.
All of this is what I’m tapping into big time the next 5 days. All items are high anti inflammatory (inflammatory= “pisses off the human body”). That is because they are high in Healthy fats, Omega-3’s, fiber, calcium, magnesium, iron and B- Vitamins. They are LOW in protein. SUPER PRO TIP: you want to lower your protein when you are less active and not using muscle ( I cannot lift for 10 days – YIKES! – so I am averaging 30 g protein a day)
** see me for more guidance on that. brebrighter@gmail.com ** Also catch my video that goes with this + weekly tips on my Community Support Page CLICK HERE to feel stronger & have easier days
It’s Jan 2021. For many that means deciding what changes need to be made. This could be as simple as you don’t have that snack before bed. Whatever it is, it’s a change. Change is hard. That is why I practice this 5 step system
I use it at least twice a day, it really is the magic key that is getting me to stop habits that hold me back from goals I want to reach.
Then make the next best possible step. This may mean, go to bed. Get out of the kitchen, go on a walk, get back to work.
I’ve put an example below with further explanation on why you must FEEL ( not think or take action) to stop bad habits.
As humans we want to stay in the comfort zone. But the comfort zone is where we do worse. We get sad, fat, frustrated and create more struggles for ourselves.
Consider this familiar comfort zone habit. You are stuck in a routine of a cookie before bed. Is it really that big a deal?
I’d love to say no, but that’s a lie. A cookie 3 nights a week (even a Gluten Free, Dairy Free made with date sugar cookie) will cause you to sleep worse. By the time you wake up (6-8 hours later)Your body will be struggling on every level (lower immune system, your brain and muscles will not fire as well, you will be more hungry and crave more sugar)
So what do you do? There’s got to be a killer workout or super healthy green juice you can down. Those things might help, but they are a band aid, and you will simply be wasting your time, money and energy.
The #1 fix to stop your bad health habit is simple: Allow yourself to Feel. You must feel what is under your thought.
You can roll your eyes and sigh in frustration all you want. There is no way around this simple tool. Try all the shortcuts – brush your teeth, go to bed early, do 5 push ups, get fresh air, drink tea. But this habit will return until you simply sit and feel and let that feeling pass through you.
Your feeling is in the driver’s seat, your brain and body are simply reacting.
So if you feel stressed, your body will respond with racing thoughts and a surge of cortisol, this will cause you to eat the cookie when you watch the evening news. What if you don’t watch the evening news, you’re not stressed and you still want the cookie? This is a pattern you have formed, a blueprint.
You have had the cookie enough times at the end of the day, that you have conditioned your body to feed it a cookie before bed. And when you don’t eat the cookie, you get super uncomfortable.
The only way to get out of this pattern is to DO nothing but feel and breathe. You need to get you out of your head and into your body, light movement & fresh air help as well.What ever you do – do not distract yourself. Don’t pick up your phone, don’t check your email, don’t plan or make any lists. These distractions are keeping you in your bad habit loop. You must name the feeling so you can release it “Name it to tame it”
It’s the magic key to stop that habit that’s holding you back. Once you identify what you are really feeling, your body will relax and your hormones will shift, your mind will ease up and your body will stop feeling in desperate need.
I wish I could tell you to do 5 squats or take an herbal supplement, but until you sit with that feeling, see it for what it really is- then it will unhook it’s grimy fingers from the drivers seat, so you can take back control.
We all have bad habits. We may not need to fix them unless they are holding us back from our goals. This is up to you to decide.
If you do- want to break a habit that is holding you back, follow my 5 step system. Do #1-5 in order anytime you the thought of your bad habit (scroll Facebook, drink wine, smoke, hit snooze, watch another NETFLIX episode..)
Then make the next best possible step. This may mean, go to bed. Get out of the kitchen, go on a walk, get back to work.
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If you need help with this -contact me. I create personalized plans with people so they can keep moving forward to their goals.
Email me at brebrighter@gmail.com OR call/text me at 206-310-9079 for a FREE 15 min consult.
This episode from “Unlocking Us” is a serious game changer. Not only does it apply to EVERY human right now, but it also hands us 5 super practical tools that we can use immediately.
Don’t deny yourself this info, CLICK here to listen now – even if you only have 5 mins Listen then come back to it over the next few days. It will make ANY day feel way easier:) #knowbetterdobetter
THIS is a real game changer. After hearing Dr. Marc Brackett on Brene Brown’s podcast “Unlocking Us” I was floored. So many things he said rang true for me. The thing he said that really hooked me was that
” When we don’t know how we are feeling we 1. Become poor learners 2. Get less work done 3. Worsen our relationships”
That was enough right there for me. Before the podcast was over I downloaded his book “Permission to Feel” on Audible. The next day I got his App – the Mood Meter. Here’s what this “feeling stuff” has been doing for me in the 2 months
I strongly advise every human do this right now :
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mood-meter-building-your-emotional/id825930113
I love that when we feel strong everything feels easier. That’s why I made these 3 new videos for you! Customized for warm summer days. Click on Each Below. Watch, TAKE ACTION & Enjoy
Protein salad recipe. Easy & delicious! 
Foot recovery moves. Strengthen & stay free from injury. 
Free Livestream workout to benefit BLM. Aug 6th, 7:10 AM. Twenty seconds after the moment of Panic. This is THE MOMENT you can quickly take control. The only way to get back in control is with your breath. I filmed myself doing just that in this 3 min video. Watch and learn exactly what to do for yourself
I’ve got more awesome tools in my “Sanity Saver” Video Guide . CLICK here for more Info. You get one free right away. The whole 3 video pack is $14.96
I made 3 videos to keep you feeling better at any point in your day. 2 minutes at work, 5-10 mins at home and 20 secs to not flip your lid anywhere:) These are your Sanity Savers! CLICK HERE
All 3 videos get you to instantly calm down + stay strong and healthy. No tricks or gimmicks. Seattle’s Harborview medical team requested that I create this back in April to help them deal with stressful days. They appreciated the videos so much they asked me to share widely. So here you go!Click HERE to get YOUR Sanity Saver Videos for FREE
Here’s a bit more info on what you’ll find in these videos
“Hit Reset” Video is for work- This shows people how to get their get their shit together in less than 5 minutes. One breath drill and 3 simple moves does just that. Totally doable in any cramped space, standing, wearing any type of clothes and possibly a mask.
“Settle” Video is for home– A quick rinse for the mind and body. Dump stress from work, de-stimulate and re-energize. Perfect right after work or just before heading to work. Doable in 3 mins – but 10 mins get you a sweaty workout.
+ you get the Breath video’s science backed take action guide. It’s all waiting for you, right HERE.
Get your best quarantine snack + free home workout videos here! My focus this May is to lower anxiety & stress while increasing strength & ease. I put together some fun videos with easy tools to help with this.
I’m super excited to share them with you!
Fat Bombs! Best Quarantine snack (also works for stress/boredom cravings) – Super simple recipes + why these work to burn fat, boost immune and mental health. Click HERE for my Spirulina/Cacao Balls
Home Workout Videos + Recipes! Step by step instructional videos with downloadable guides. Your most solid, simple set up to keep you eating better and moving daily.
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Move well, Eat Better. . CLICK Here to see 3 ways I can best support you right now.
If you have any questions – shoot me a text! 206-310-9079. I’d love to connect with you.
Coach, Bre
NSCA CPT, CHHC, AASDN Nutrition Specialist, SFG Kettlebell Coach, FMS, GFM 1&2
With Covid 19 surrounding us we are truly in crisis mode. Our work spaces have changed, home life’s are more chaotic & we are steeped in uncertainty.
That can really wreck us as humans. It is in our DNA to feel in control, when we don’t, things go downhill fast. We sleep poorly, eat crappy foods & move less. This is a natural response to feeling like you have less control. You are normal! You also can fix yourself, instantly.
All you have to do is see that you have 4 tools daily, that you can control. Then use them… take action with each. First the science, then the tools with clear action steps.
“It’s not the lack of resources, it’s your lack of resourcefulness” Tony Robbins
Now that you have all these resources, let’s put them into action. Click on each one. Watch, listen, show up with me and keep taking action.