Work smart, not hard, MY BEAUTIFUL humans!
You can’t keep up an insane workout routine. The goal should be to make out our weekly schedule and make sure it makes sense.
What do I mean by make sense?
If you want your workout to make sense, you have to choose which days you will weight train on your legs and upper body. If you decide to do a full-body workout, that’s great; don’t hammer on the same body parts daily.
At the beginning of our weight loss journey, we tend to go hard every day, hammering on our bodies like a mad man!
That’s all wrong! Give your body love, grace, and time to change.
Love
Put the hammer down and talk to yourself the way you expect others to. Don’t let a day go by without looking at yourself in the mirror and picking out the things you like. STOP fixating on the things you hate.
Grace
Put the hammer down and ensure you are giving your body time to relax. Go for brief walks and admire everything beautiful outside, and breathe. Meditate and practice yoga on the days you put the hammer down.
Time
Put the hammer down and give your body time to recognize what you want it to do. Our bodies need 30-60 days to react to a new lifestyle change. Allow yourself time to change.
All good things take time!
No matter your size, we are all athletes, and it’s time that we think like one. Athletes train often, but they only train hard sometimes. They know when to put the hammer down and when to pick it back up.
I hope you are enjoying your fitness journey or will choose to start one soon. And when you do, I will be here to remind you to:
Give LOVE yourself
Give yourself GRACE
Allow your body TIME
I hope y’all enjoy this summer weather and life the best you can.
You could have chosen any blog to read, but you chose mine, and I’m honored!
~Belladonna~
Belladonna’s Flashlight 
Wonderful advice, Belladonna. Great post.💕
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Thank you Grace!
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My pleasure 💕
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Very sensible advice
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Thank you Sadje!
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Thanks for the light, beautiful!
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So glad you liked it! Thank you for reading.
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This is amazing Kelli🥰🌷 Love Kay
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So good to see you over here Kay!
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Wow! So beautiful, inspiring and creative post!
Thank’s dear Bella for share, hopr your have an amazing weekend.
Keep enjoying your boyfriend!
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Thank you Elvira!!!! I appreciate so much.
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Thank you sharing! I felt this as a 43 year old woman. we really do need to plan out our work out so that we don’t hammer the same body part over and over! 🙌🏽
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Girl yes!!! Been there done that and didn’t see any gains. Thank you so much for stopping by here. You made my day.
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Nice advice 👌👌
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Thank you KK!
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You’re welcome!
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Thank you for sharing this strategy with us.
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You’re welcome Molly! Thank you for reading.
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Your writing cheers me up (well, when it’s cheerful). I hope that’s all right.
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Thank you so much for lettign me know that! I truly appreciate you.
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Thanks for sharing this creative and sensible advice. Anita
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Thank you Anita💖
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Love and grace. Time and patience. Sometimes I forget this. Thanks for the reminder, Belladonna!
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So glad you found this useful! I have to remind myself of these things all the time. 💖
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Very positive. Very powerful.
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Thank you so much Asha💖
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Yes girl, this is truly a wise way to approach your routine. Thanks Queen B! 🏋🏻♀️🏃🏻♀️🤸🏻♀️
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Thank you beautiful 💖💖💖💖
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You are so very welcome as always Queen B! 🥰🙏🏼😘
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Valuable post Awesome 👌 👏 Very important to understand this in today’s competitive world.
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Thank you! Yes you are so right, more people than not are way to competitive.
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Love this advice!! Look in the mirror every day and find what you love. Beautiful!!
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Thank you Leigh!! We say too many things that tear us down.
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Just awesome piece of advice in beautiful coloured art. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you!
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Good point about not just operating on what we hate!@
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Thank you! Yes we have to focus on the positive things, that’s what moves us.
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Word sister
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