Gut Health and Being Outside

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This pic is from fall when there were still green trees here

Did you know being outside more helps GUT health?

YEP, according to one of the gut health experts in my sisters 131 Method, it’s one of his top tips to improve gut health. And it TOTALLY seems true for me!! I feel so much better once I’m getting outside more during the day.

So obviously.. being INDOORS – in an office, in a car, in your home all day is not good for gut health. This is a challenge for me bcuz I do NOT like being out in the cold ..and here in Ohio, it’s still freezing!

Cold-weather friends, we’ve got to bundle up & get out more (I type as I sit covered in blankets ). I know a lot of you are also interested in gut health so I figured I’d share my own reminder to get outside more

Do you negotiate with yourself?

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I make myself drink more water before I can have my afternoon coffee.
Do you negotiate with yourself throughout your day???

Note To Self…

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truth be told !!
And I’ve been on this healthy journey for MANY years so I do have a lot of tricks and tips to stay on track long-term BUT.. I still have weaknesses ..

1. If tempting foods are in the house, I’ll probably eat them (hunger is irrelevant)
2. On intense lifting days I wanna eat 6000 calories post-workout like Michael Phelps
3. Healthy foods are healthy but portions matter
4. Pizza

Get outside for gut health

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It’s so good for gut health to get outside as much as you can (did you know this thru “Chalene Show” podcasts?) but is it still effective if everything is basically dead/frozen?

I really don’t know but it IS refreshing in some way. Trying to stay positive about the cold and snow but definitely looking forward to green grass and

Shoes for leg day

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On leg day I wear a shoe with a lot of support because I know I’ll be doing Plyometrics. These are Nike AirMax. I personally think they feel a bit clunky when I run or turbo in them, but I love a good legday in them.

What’s your fav running/lifting workout shoe right now? I know some people really don’t like Nike !

faster metabolism

You want a faster metabolism?

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Build those fat burners, aka muscles!

You want a faster metabolism?

Then build muscle, limit alcohol to special occasions (slows metabolism significantly -74%-until it’s completely out of your system even when it’s just 1 drink, avoid skipping meals & sugary empty calories as those calories pretty much just feed fat cells, & fuel yourself with metabolism supportive nutrient-dense foods.

I’m NOT perfect, I just aim to always improve & be really good with my choices 80-90% of the time. It’s all about creating new habits & removing the old ones; a new normal.

I can gain weight SO easily since I do LOVE FOOD but the process of losing unwanted weight is tough. Develop new habits so you don’t feel restricted. It’s so worth it. Right?!

faster metabolism

carb overload

Ever had a carb overload/hangover?

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Ever had a carb overload/hangover?

I did NOT feel like myself today. We got pizza last night & I actually think I woke up with a pizza hangover There’s no doubt about it, when you eat cleaner, you feel better!! If you’re one who can just have 1-2 pieces, awesome, but that’s not me I eat a whole thin crust pizza by myself! ️I don’t necessarily feel guilty (because I rarely eat like that) but I always feel sluggish, stuffed, dehydrated, bloated. But I don’t consider that “cheating”.. I chalk it up as a good reminder why I don’t eat like that more often

carb overload

Recharge

Re-charge

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What if we recharged ourselves as often as we did our phones ?
~ powerofspeech

Recharge

No Short Cuts

No Short Cuts

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Fitness & health is caring for your body & it should be a part of your life just like brushing your teeth. If you’ve found some kind of short cut to fat loss that allows you to eat whatever you want or NOT work out, how do you think that “freedom” will affect your future health?

Real health & fitness isn’t found in those short cut ways

No Short Cuts

Fitting in workouts

Fitting in Workouts

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Got a lot of moving done today but still fit in our workouts, thankfully so because it needed to be a pizza night 🍕

I don’t do planned cheat nights, I just eat healthy about 80-90% of the time & we usually get pizza once every 1-2 weeks. It’s my favorite 💕 It’s not that I don’t splurge, I just don’t call it or consider it “cheating” ..how I eat is how I eat to live my best life.

Fitting in workouts