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Georgia Leigh Wellness

ACE certified Health Coach and Group Fitness Instructor- Making health and fitness realistic and doable

02/21/2023

Me side eyeing these crazy diet claims in checkout line like 👀…

Did you know a realistic and sustainable weight loss goal is 1 or 2 pounds a week? That’s not fun. That seems really slow. (It also means if you were wanting to lose weight for a beach trip this summer, you should have started your program, like, yesterday 😅)

Slow and steady wins the race, especially in health and weight loss. Don’t believe any of these crazy headlines or ridiculous ads on Facebook or Instagram.

Imagine starting a weight loss plan this week, and trusting the process. Promising yourself to stick with it this time, and actually being OK with “only” losing a pound a week. You would still be down 45 pounds by the end of the year! That’s incredible! To say nothing of your body composition changing.

Have you tried any trendy crash diet and have the weight actually stay off? When you had success in weight loss/health goals in the past?

01/06/2023

~Introduction Friday~

I haven’t done one of these in a couple of years 😅 and I have a few new followers, so I thought I’d introduce myself 👋🏻

I’m Georgia, and I live in middle Tennessee with my husband, little boy 👶🏻 and two cats🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛. I’m pretty basic- I love Taylor Swift, Starbucks and The Office 💁🏻‍♀️

I have a degree in Sports Science and am a certified health coach and group fitness instructor. I’ve helped dozens of people reach their health goals, and I love it. One of the most gratifying moments of my career was when a client was recovering from a mild case of Covid, and credited her new healthy lifestyle for not getting more sick- she was convinced if she had not made changes, she would have been hospitalized. I was so grateful to hear that!

So that’s a little bit about me, tell me a fun Friday fact about yourself! What was the most interesting thing that happened to you this week? What are you doing this weekend?

11/16/2022

Would any ladies be up for a Thanksgiving week health challenge? I’m not talking about denying yourself any food, or doing any crazy workouts.
I’m talking about adding simple ways (like drinking water, getting in steps, etc.) to feel your best during Thanksgiving week, all while getting encouragement and motivation from other ladies.
I’d even throw in a $20 gift card to one lucky lady, just for participating and interacting, just in time for Christmas shopping ! Let me know if you’re interested!

06/28/2022

Confessions of a group fitness instructor/health coach/exercise science major:

I’ve lost little, if any, pregnancy weight. And I’ve done very few workouts.

This little cutie just wants to be held constantly and only contact naps, which is super sweet but can make getting things done a little difficult (hence the pile of laundry pictured 😅)

He’s exclusively breastfed, which basically means he sucks my life force out of me multiple times a day and makes me ravenous 😩

😴He’s also still not sleeping through the night (and now we’re having an extra wake up- thanks, 4 month sleep regression!)

Could I force myself to wake up earlier to get in a real workout? Yes, but it’s not worth it.

Could I stick him in front of the TV and let him watch Hey Bear more often to workout? Yes, but it’s not worth it.

So I try to eat mostly decent, and especially make dinner heavy on the vegetables. I try to make sure we go for a walk most mornings before it gets too hot. I try to keep drinking water. And if I can sneak in some squats here and there, great.

But mostly I try to make peace with my body right now. He’s not always going to be this little, not only going to need me like this, and I don’t want to rush it.

These moments with my firstborn are more important than bouncing back 💙

06/24/2022

My 4 month old insists on being held all the time, so I gotta do what I gotta do 🤷🏻‍♀️

06/22/2022

When you have heat warnings for the second week in a row and you try to get some outdoor time real quick in the morning 🥵 We were melting after 5 minutes 😅

This kind of heat can make any sort of physical activity a little dangerous- even our air conditioner is having trouble keeping up!

All these tips for staying safe are pretty “duh,” but bear repeating:

💧Drink your water! 1/2 your weight in ounces is a good goal
🌅Exercise first thing in the morning when it’s the coolest, even if it’s an inside workout
🤼‍♀️ If your kids are doing sports, make sure the coaches are being safe and not putting the kids in danger by pushing them too hard. We’ve all seen horrible headlines about high school football players dying due to the heat. Don’t let that be your child.
🏃🏻‍♀️Listen to your body. If your lightheaded or dizzy or about to puke, just stop. Story time- I did a fun run/walk this past Mother’s Day weekend, and a participant collapsed right in front of me, foaming at the mouth, unresponsive and somehow turning red and blue at the same time. The people around made sure an ambulance got to her, then I left to give her privacy. I never found out if she was OK. She may have had underlying conditions, but I bet she just pushed herself too hard and had a heat stroke- she had probably been getting dizzy and lightheaded for a while, but didn’t take a break for whatever reason, and literally ended up risking her life (heat strokes can be deadly!), all for a fun run. Don’t let that be you.

That’s a lot of words to say, take it easy out there!

What’s the high today where you live? Do you have a heat advisory?

04/27/2022

I’m not talking about “I love your lipstick!” or “Your hair looks so cute today!”

I mean “They should not be wearing those leggings,” or even “Have you lost weight?”
Lets👏🏻 keep 👏🏻 those 👏🏻 comments 👏🏻 to 👏🏻 ourselves 👏🏻

What do we gain by criticizing someone’s body? Besides a brief sense of superiority. (Also, why are most of the comments directed towards women’s bodies? 🤔)

Or if we must comment on someone’s body, why not point out how capable and strong it is, rather than how it looks?

Being a mom makes me much more aware of the words I speak. I want to teach my son to focus on the heart and soul of people, especially as he gets older. He’s a sponge and soon he’ll be able to repeat anything I say (such a heavy and scary thought!), and it’s so easy to be critical! I hope he ever only hears me building people up.

01/02/2022

We are in the first full week of 2022, and I’m sure there are plenty of people with health goals for the year. If you’re one of them, I want to encourage you to start with small goals that will guarantee success.
Your goal for 2022 doesn’t need to immediately be “Go to the gym 5 days a week and remove all sugar from diet,” if you haven’t exercised regularly in years and your current diet is 95% carbs. You’re setting yourself up for failure right from the start.
Start by making some tiny, realistic changes that will give you confidence and that will naturally snowball into bigger goals. Also, you don’t need multiple goals- one is fine!
These aren’t my goals, but they could be a start for you! Let me know if you have any health goals for 2022!

11/18/2021

Would any ladies be up for a Thanksgiving health challenge? I’m not talking about denying yourself any food, or doing any crazy workouts. I’m not trying to sell any products, and I won’t be in your DMs selling your anything.
I’m talking about adding simple ways (like drinking water, getting in steps, etc.) this upcoming holiday week to prevent feeling so bloated and tired after Thanksgiving, while getting encouragement and motivation from other ladies.
I’d even throw in a $20 gift card to one lucky lady of her choice, just for participating and interacting, just in time for Christmas shopping! Let me know if you’re interested!

11/16/2021

29 weeks and officially in the third trimester 🤰🏻

Working out and feeling good is harder to come by these days. Some days bending down to do basic household chores is my exercise. Sometimes I get insanely winded just from walking from my car to the office.

I have to remind myself every day that…

*My lungs physically have less room to expand. It’s OK to not push myself.

*I’m carrying a ~certain amount~ of extra weight. It’s OK to not push myself.

*Some days I feel great and have tons of energy, other days I need two naps. It’s OK to not push myself.

*My body is changing and it’s not only OK, but necessary. If I need to avoid mirrors in order to not critique and pick apart my new body, that’s OK too.

And finally…

*I’m literally growing a freaking human. It requires a lot from me physically and mentally, and it’s amazing and wonderful, but also exhausting and sometimes painful. It’s OK to not push myself.

Are you pregnant? What affirmations do you tell yourself every day?

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