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“i do” - part 2 🤍🏝️⁣ ⁣ Planner: @kvdecorgoa Glam: @kajolrpaswwan @kajolrpaswwanteam Outfits: @manshaaobsession @verawang Venues: @silva.heritage_goa @zeebop.goa @thepostcardhotel Photography: @flashbakcstudios

𝟭𝟮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀. 𝟭𝟬 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻. 𝟭𝟮 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁!⁣ 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗻? 𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀.⁣ ⁣ When she started online coaching, she had no consistent fitness schedule and was eating intuitively—but struggling to see results. Despite working with a trainer in the past, nutrition was never a focus, and progress stalled.⁣ ⁣ In just 3 months together, we built a 3x/week strength training routine, introduced step goals, and took the guesswork out of food through flexible dieting and MyFitnessPal. She didn’t just lose weight—she gained confidence, structure, and a new mindset.⁣ ⁣ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀.⁣ ⁣ Because when training and nutrition work 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 real change happens.⁣ ⁣ Super proud of your hard work 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻⁣

The greatest lesson I’ve learned has been patience. The greatest gift I’ve received is gaining you as my life partner and husband. My end, my beginning, my sweet darling Dez. ⁣ ⁣ Our souls go back lifetimes and there was indeed an invisible string tying us together. With lives that almost collided in NY but were destined to meet in Los Angeles. ⁣ ⁣ Waiting for you and learning lessons along the way allowed me to not only receive and embrace you in addition to love you deeply and maturely. ⁣ ⁣ So often I thought my time wouldn’t come to only be rewarded with the greatest love that exceeded my dreams.⁣ ⁣ There is no ideal life timing I’ve learned through you. Marrying you just before my 37th birthday has taken away any timeline I ever had. There’s no rush for anything worth having in this lifetime. ⁣ ⁣ 03.08.2025 is our beautiful day. I love you endlessly.

To the guy that captured my heart, my sweet Dez. My slow burn love. ⁣ ⁣ My end and beginning. I love you. I love us and I love our love for each other.⁣ ⁣ ❣️5.18.2024❣️⁣ ⁣ Also, thankful to therapy, Hinge, dating podcasts and working with @crackliffe who transformed my approach in dating and allowed me to meet my person. Patience and trusting your life timing.⁣ ⁣ Thank you for all the kind messages, it’s really heartwarming and I am so appreciative.

My latest baking obsession are these macro friendly blueberry muffins 🫐 ⁣ ⁣ MACROS PER MUFFIN: 120 calories / <1g fat / 26g carb / 3g protein⁣ ⁣ Baking has always been my favorite hobby whether I feel happy or stressed, it always lifts my spirits. It’s also my favorite way to show love for friends and family 🥰⁣ ⁣ I adapted this recipe from @hummingbirdhigh to make it a little bit more macro friendly. I tweaked the recipe to bring calories down without compromising taste! My changes included:⁣ ⁣ 1️⃣ swapped butter for unsweetened apple sauce⁣ ⁣ 2️⃣ used a mini muffin pan vs traditional muffin pan to get 10 muffins vs her 4⁣ ⁣ 3️⃣ used reduced fat milk instead of whole milk. I also made a batch with oat milk, both turned out great⁣ ⁣ 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗣𝗘⁣ ⁣ Dry Ingredients⁣ - 185 grams blueberries *𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘻𝘦𝘯⁣ - 160 grams all purpose flour⁣ - 100 grams sugar + 6 grams sugar for dusting *𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘯⁣ - 1 tsp baking powder⁣ - 1/4 tsp salt⁣ ⁣ Wet Ingredients *𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦* ⁣ - 1 egg ⁣ - 57 grams unsweetened applesauce⁣ - 1/4 tsp vanilla extract⁣ - 2 oz reduced fat milk *𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘣 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘬⁣ ⁣ 1. In a small ball whisk together the flour, salt and baking powder⁣ 2. In a separate bowl, whisk the milk & vanilla extract. Then add the egg, applesauce and sugar⁣ 3. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined⁣ 4. Add 1/2 tsp of additional flour to the blueberries and mix so they are coated evenly. Crush 1/2 of the blueberries to get them mushy and juicy, add to the batter. Add the remaining blueberries and stir until combined⁣ 5. Let the batter rest covered for 1 hour⁣ 6. Spray mini muffin tins with canola oil spray and fill 3/4 of the way. Add 1/4 tsp of granulated sugar to the top of each muffin. You should get 8-10 mini muffins.⁣ 7. Bake 22-25 minutes at 400F, let the muffins fully cool before removing from the tray⁣ ⁣ Let me know if you make these yummy muffins 😋

I’m so proud of everyone I worked with in 2023! Weight loss is not easy especially nowadays when there are many fast solutions. ⁣ It really is a lifestyle change; nutrition, exercise, forming healthier habits and often times rewiring your brain 🥸⁣ ⁣ It takes a lot of dedication, patience, time and trust, especially when you hire a coach. ⁣ I get it, over the years I’ve had coaches too. You wonder if things are moving fast enough, if things are working etc.⁣ ⁣ It makes me so proud and happy to see clients reach their goals and sometimes surpass them. I always say YOU did the work, I was simply the guide.⁣ ⁣ So thank you to all of my lovely clients that trusted me with their health in 2023 💖

Incredible progress from my training & nutrition client! In a 12 weeks period she has accomplished the following:⁣ ⁣ 1️⃣ Dropped 10lb and 14.5inches throughout her body⁣ ⁣ 2️⃣ She went from ZERO weightlifting to lifting 2 days week⁣ focusing on full body workouts ⁣ ⁣ 3️⃣ Learned moderation with snacking, alcohol and socializing through flexible dieting ⁣ I really encourage everyone I work with to look past a 12 week period. 12 weeks is simply NOT enough time to work towards a goal and reach out. It’s a great starting point but be prepared to work longer than 12 weeks. ⁣ ⁣ 𝗛𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 s𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗱, 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. 𝗧𝗼 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲...⁣ ⁣ ✅ first, she focused on strength training twice a week and meeting her calorie & protein goal⁣. Zero step goal and cardio at this point. ⁣ ⁣ ✅ second, she gradually added steps. She went from 3,500 daily steps to just under 9k daily. LA is NOT a walking city so most clients need to phase steps in. ⁣ ⁣ ❗️She still has ZERO cardio aside from her walking goal. She will 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 get cardio to continue her fat loss phase❗️⁣ ⁣ This is a great reminder that you do not have to do everything at once! I do NOT suggest this for the majority of clients. It typically leads to feeling extremely overwhelmed and giving up before progress has been made. ⁣ ⁣ Focus on a slow and steady build with healthy habit formations. This will lead to YOU feeling successful and ready to take on the next challenge. So proud of your hard work!

Incredible progress from my nutrition coaching client! In a 7 month period he accomplished the following:⁣ ⁣ 1️⃣ Dropped 25lb and truly transformed his body composition⁣ ⁣ 2️⃣ He went from ZERO weightlifting to lifting 3 days week⁣ ⁣ 3️⃣ Learned moderation with snacking, alcohol and socializing through flexibility dieting ⁣ ⁣ I really encourage everyone I work with to look past a 12 week period. 12 weeks is simply NOT enough time to work towards a goal and reach out. It's a great starting point but be prepared to work longer than 12 weeks. ⁣ ⁣ 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗱, 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. 𝗧𝗼 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲...⁣ ⁣ ✅ First, he focused on nutrition and walking ⁣ ⁣ ✅ Second, he added 2 days of strength training/week ⁣ ⁣ ✅ Third, he increased strength training to 3 days a week⁣ ⁣ ✅ Fourth, he added in cardio outside of walking which increased gradually over time ⁣ ⁣ You do not have to do everything at once! If anything, I do NOT suggest this for the majority of clients. It typically leads to feeling extremely overwhelmed and giving up before progress has been made. ⁣ ⁣ Focus on a slow and steady build with healthy habit formations. This will lead to YOU feeling successful and ready to take on the next challenge. So proud of your hard work!

Asante Zanzibar, you truly are full of magic 🇹🇿

Brb in Kenya to see my friends aka elephants, zebras, lions and the big 5. I can also confirm malaria pills cause crazy vivid dreams.

35 today and for some reason this birthday freaked me out more than others. It felt like a big milestone and I had moments where I questioned if I was where I "should" be at this age. I've wondered if I’ve accomplished enough, did enough etc. Enough seems to be such a problematic word. It makes you feel like where you are isn't where you should be.⁣ ⁣ But I'm here and if you asked me a few years ago, I didn't think I would be here because I was so deeply unhappy. So I'm happy to be here. I'm happy LA made me this woo woo person that strongly believes everything unfolds exactly how it should. ⁣ ⁣ The older I get the more I feel grateful for simple things. Snuggles with Sandy, going on a sunset walk and feeling a faint breeze, laughing at my own jokes, baking the perfect chocolate chip cookie… that’s it ❤️⁣

So proud of my nutrition client for his hard work over the past 20 weeks. 𝗜𝗻 𝟮𝟬 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝗵𝗲'𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝗹𝗯 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆, 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟳 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🤯💪🏼⁣ ⁣ His success in fat loss is a fraction to the lifestyle changes he's implemented throughout these months. His success also stems from him being a coachable client. He asks for help when needed, is honest about setbacks & open to feedback. ⁣ ⁣ 𝟯 𝗠𝗔𝗝𝗢𝗥 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗦 & 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗬𝗟𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗦 ⁣ ⁣ 1️⃣ He started lifting weights for the 1st time and now strength trains 3x/week. Weight lifting is superior to cardio for weight loss, this will aid in building lean muscle as you lose body fat. I encourage clients to strength train 2-4x/week.⁣ ⁣ 2️⃣ He drastically increased his walking. Walking is one of the best forms of low intensity cardio. As you get further along in the fat loss period, your NEAT levels decline aka you move less. Walking is an easier and less taxing way to add movement compared to HITT or other forms of cardio.⁣ ⁣ 3️⃣ He incorporated more meal structure which led to less overall snacking. High snacking typically stems from lack of meal structure and not eating enough nutrient dense foods. ⁣ ⁣ Weight loss is always challenging but easier when you have a coach guiding you along the way. I'm proud of your efforts & hard work throughout these months, keep up the great work 🥸