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Say NO, or Your Body Will

Hey there Folks,

Today, I want to share a personal story – a journey that took me from just surviving to truly thriving. It’s a journey of self-discovery, setting boundaries, and finding the courage to be authentic. So, grab a cup of tea, get comfy, and let’s dive in.

The Power of Saying No

Have you ever felt like you couldn’t say no? Like saying yes to everyone was the only way to be liked and accepted? I’ve been there. In the latest podcast, I talked about the profound impact of uttering a simple but powerful word: “No.”

It’s not about becoming a hermit or rejecting everyone. It’s about realizing that saying no is a radical act of self-love. It’s about setting boundaries that honor your well-being. Trust me; it’s a game-changer.

Childhood Beliefs and the Puppet Strings

We all carry beliefs from our childhood, whether we realize it or not. These beliefs become like invisible puppet strings, guiding our actions and decisions. In my own journey, I’ve learned that understanding these strings is the first step to breaking free.

We unintentionally train people to expect things from us, moulding ourselves to fit into expectations. But here’s the thing – realizing this is liberating. It’s like taking the reins back and deciding who you want to be.

The Body’s Silent Messages

Our bodies are incredible messengers. When we don’t communicate our boundaries, our bodies do it for us. I shared my story of physical pain in the podcast today HERE, from neck issues to stomach troubles, all linked to unexpressed emotions.

Imagine living with pain, not knowing it’s your body’s way of screaming for attention. It was only when I connected the dots that I realized the deep link between suppressed emotions and physical discomfort. The GOOD NEWS: It’s not a life sentence.

Hypnotherapy: Opening the Door to Change

Picture this: a tool that helps you peel away layers of hidden beliefs, a key to unlocking self-awareness and embracing your true self. That’s what hypnotherapy became for me.

It’s not about swinging a pendulum in front of your eyes. It’s a tool for digging into your subconscious, uncovering beliefs you didn’t even know were there. This self-awareness is where the magic happens, where real transformation begins.

From People-Pleaser to Freedom Seeker

Saying no isn’t always easy. Sometimes, people in your life won’t like it. But here’s the truth – as we grow and evolve, some relationships may change and fall away. And that’s okay. It’s a natural part of the journey.

Imagine a life where you’re not constantly trying to please everyone, where you’re not afraid to disappoint. It’s a life of freedom. And trust me, that freedom is worth every bit of the journey.

The Ultimate Goal: Freedom

The ultimate goal in this journey? Freedom. Freedom from unhealthy beliefs, freedom from people-pleasing cycles, and freedom from the fear of being disliked. It’s a journey that’s healed not just my mind but my body too.

So, why am I sharing this with you? Because I believe everyone deserves to know that this kind of freedom is possible. It’s not about being a superhero; it’s about being authentically you.

In Conclusion

This journey from survival to success isn’t about reaching some massive goal. It’s about the daily steps, the small wins, and the courage to be yourself. If you’ve read this far, I hope my story sparks a curiosity in you to explore your own journey.

Remember, you’re not alone on this path. We’re all in this together.

Sending warmth and courage your way,

Diane

Feel free to reach out to me by emailing: support@dianegudmundson.com

You may watch the episode on Youtube here

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4 Key ways to Get your MOJO back after an injury or obstacles

Overcoming Obstacles and Injuries on Your Health Journey: A Guide to Emotional RESET when things get tough

Today, I discuss the challenging road to recovery from injuries and the obstacles that can disrupt your health journey. It’s all about maintaining a positive mindset, building resilience, and overcoming setbacks with unwavering determination.

In life, we often encounter hurdles that can set us back, whether it’s a nagging injury or external obstacles that interfere with our fitness goals. The key to success lies in your ability to adapt and stay motivated, even when faced with difficulty.

I find myself inspired to discuss this topic today because, like many of you, I’m currently dealing with an injury. It’s a significant hip injury that occurred just two days ago. This injury has disrupted my physical activity routine, which, for me, is essential. I have a deep connection to moving my body; it’s one of my sources of energy and positivity. When I can’t engage in physical activity, I feel stagnant and unhappy.

However, setbacks happen to everyone. Whether it’s a fracture, a strained muscle, or life circumstances interfering with your fitness journey, they can all be challenging to navigate.

Let me share my recent experience. I decided to take on a 10K race to honour my late grandmother, a dedicated runner. I trained to the best of my ability but encountered injuries along the way. Then, with the arrival of winter, I transitioned from outdoor road running to a treadmill (YUCK to snow and cold!). On my first treadmill run, I experienced a slight discomfort in my hip, but I thought nothing of it.

The next day, I could barely walk due to severe pain in my hip. I was frustrated, unable to perform my daily workout routine or walk without limping, and felt hopeless. I was spiralling into negative thinking, thinking my life was over. I felt drained emotionally, physically, and mentally.

It’s in moments like these that we need to regain control of our thoughts and beliefs. Maintaining a positive mindset is crucial because what you believe affects your body’s ability to heal. So, how did I shift my perspective and regain hope?

Seek Support: I reached out to my sister for a fresh perspective and guidance. Sometimes, when we’re in a negative thought spiral, an outside perspective can help us reframe our thinking and overcome our mental barriers. We can also reach out to a supportive friend who will tell it like it is – will kick your butt (not someone that supports you being in victim mode!!). Or, reach out to people in your health community (such as our Health Reset Warriors!)
Embrace Adaptation: When obstacles disrupt your routine, be open to adapting. Accept that your fitness journey might need to take a different path for a while. Explore alternative forms of exercise and stay active in a way that accommodates your current situation.
Professional Guidance: Don’t hesitate to seek professional help, whether it’s a physiotherapist for your physical recovery or a coach or hypnotherapist to help shift your beliefs. Professionals can and will guide you to a faster and more effective recovery.
Manage Emotions: Be mindful of your emotional state and thought patterns. Avoid spiralling into negativity and hopelessness. Focus on what’s possible, accept your situation, and maintain a positive belief (with a powerful knowing) that you’ll overcome your obstacles.

By sharing my journey, I hope to inspire you to overcome your own health and fitness obstacles. Remember that setbacks are part of the human experience. Even the best athletes in the world have setbacks!! The support of a community, a fresh perspective, and maintaining a positive belief in your recovery will help you move forward stronger.

Please share your experiences with us and let’s support each other on this challenging but rewarding health journey. Together, we can conquer any obstacle and emerge even stronger. Thank you for being part of the Health Warrior community, and stay tuned for the next post!

Any questions or comments? Comment below or you can email support@dianegudmundson.com.

8 Weeks to Fit with Diane! (Grandbaby not Included ?)

Super cute memories… My little pumpkin decided to join me while I was doing my killer legs workout that morning… He wasn’t working out though… He was decking himself out in all of my workout exercise bands and slides LOL ?

In the end, when It came time for me to do my stretches, he decided to make himself a “sleigh” out of my exercise mat and said he was going to slide down the hill with it ?.

Never a dull moment with my little pumpkin around LOL. ??

I am almost done with the second round of my eight-week program and in fact… I only have two workouts left for the week and I will be done! ✅

I am starting another round of the 8-week challenge again on soon if you want to challenge yourself to eight weeks of transformation with hypnosis, fitness and nutrition with me?

Please SHARE with anyone you think may be interested! It’s going to be 8 weeks of special nutrition coaching with hypnosis for fat loss and muscle building! (Targeted for females but is effective for males too! ?)

I need to get in the best shape EVER for a fitness event coming up in October 2023 and I will bring you along the ride if you are interested! ?????. Let’s do this!!!

#AthleticGrandma #FatBurn #It’sTime #Let’sGo #TheFitGrandma #Grandson #LittlePumpkin #Muscles #GetIntoTheBestShapeOfYourLife #Fun #Teamwork #Let’sDoThisTogether #8-weekreset

Busy Life? Transform health doing just 4 things per day!

All it takes is to think about and put into action 3 things per day. See post for more details!

Have you ever found your life being so incredibly busy that it seems it is challenging to fit in the time even for basic self-care?

My life has been go-go-go and the time is going very fast… I cannot believe 9 months have gone by already! I am thankful that I make myself squeeze in some self care otherwise my health would be suffering…

When we’re busy, time tends to go by very fast… So if we don’t do the work to take care of ourself… Months can go by before we realize that our health is going downhill… Or worse, something bad happens and then we realize we haven’t looked after ourself for years.

A few basic things to ensure that we maintain our health during busy times are:

1-drink half your body weight in pounds in ounces of water every day and even more if you drink any coffee or alcohol !

2-Do something to be active every day… Whether it’s walking the dog or taking the stairs, walking a long distance to the shopping centre, lifting some weights, or doing a video work out..

3-Nutrition wise, it’s not so much about what you can eat, but far more about what we shouldn’t eat… We should avoid all processed food, Junk food, dyes, trans fats, and refined sugars for sure!

4-Do something to detoxify your mind every day – meditation, get present and silent with yourself, breathe, do hypnosis…clean up those limiting thoughts, beliefs in your mind and be in peace and bliss

If all we manage to do is put in the four above items every single day, then our health will be far better and improve over time!

It’s not even really about our body weight… But… More about how active we are and what type of fuel we put into our body.

Have yourself an active, hydrated, and healthy nutritious day! ?

#Nutrition #Hydration #Activity #QuitSmoking #ReduceStress #FitGrandma #NursePractitioner #Muscles #Healthy #BusyLifestyle #hypnosis

To learn more about how to optimize your health, be sure to contact me!

Sh-t Happens (Adapt and Keep Going!)

With repeated power failures, I had to get creative between power surges

It has been quite the morning so far… I was downstairs doing HIIT training and the power to my video kept turning off in the storm repeatedly… ?

I finally gave up on exercising in the basement to video and came upstairs where I at least had battery powered light and then got creative and did my own creation of HIIT in my kitchen ?. I will have to save my lift section for tomorrow’s workout but that is ok??

I then realized how lucky I was that I had a full hot water tank and water pressure to allow me to have a hot shower even if there’s no power… I was careful not to use any sharp objects in the shower considering that I couldn’t see in the dark. And then the lights/power came on just in time for me to put my make up on, blow-dry my hair and quickly make my icy superfood shake for breakfast! LOL

Sometimes, when things don’t want to work out for you … Just remember there’s always a way to adapt, smile, and to keep going to continue to enjoy life and to achieve your goals. Getting upset about the power would not have helped me at all, so I’m glad I was able to keep a stiff upper lip and keep going and now feel accomplished ?

Thankfully, last night I printed all the papers and lab requisitions that I need for my many house calls today! So I’m good and prepared for my workday despite my morning challenges!!

Have yourself a wonderful day… And don’t forget to adapt, smile and keep moving forward despite the challenges we face on a regular basis ??

#PowerFailure #Adopt #NeverGiveUp #KeepSmiling #HIIT #AthleticGrandma #NursePractitioner #Health #Fitness #EnjoyLifeNow #Nponwheels #lifehappens

To apply to become a client with my next upcoming fitness and nutrition program… APPLY HERE…

I became a Grandma ? (holy crap I am getting OLD!)

I remember just over three years ago when I became a grandmother for the first time… Just how that felt (…omg, I am a grandma?)

It was at this moment that I took a look at myself and realized that I needed to work on my health and fitness! Having the new label of grandma was shocking and made me feel like I was getting “old”! The worst part was, that I was almost 50 pounds overweight and when I tried to go onto my lawn to play around with my daughter to do some gymnastics and some cart wheels like I used to… I literally suffered for weeks in pain after that… Which reinforced how old and awful I was feeling! I felt sore, tired, achy, miserable and downright fat and out of shape!

It was at that moment I made the determined decision to get myself back into shape! “Seriously!”, I had asked myself…”what happened to your body?” Eugh!!!

I took action at this point! I got myself a fitness coach, allowed myself to be “coachable”, joined my coach’s exercise recommended program, started superfood and other supplements to boost my energy and I totally transformed my body in a matter of a few months! I dropped 35 pounds, regained my energy and was even able to run, jump and do gymnastics without pain! Over those few months, my determination and my physiotherapist helped me to overcome my chronic knee and back pain and now I have NO MORE suffering!

WOW! Who knew this was possible?

In fact, I was so impressed with the coach and the program that I became a coach myself. I was totally inspired and wanted to help others to achieve their health and fitness goals like I did! I learned that anything is possible if you put your mind to it and LISTEN to your coach!

So …fast forward to today… here is me (in photo above) preparing to be the best coach that I can be for my clients… Here I am training to become proficient with the form and the moves for the new upcoming lift and HIIT program starting July 16 to be the best coach possible to support my clients.

A question I get asked… “Can I join your coaching program to become a fit grandma like you?”

The answer is YES! …For the upcoming program, I can only take 5 more clients and entry to my program is by application only. If you are a person who is determined and coachable, and want to achieve great things in your health and fitness in 8 weeks, you may want to consider application to this special program.

APPLY NOW to see if you qualify to join the upcoming 8 week program! We start July 16 and will need a week priming time to get ready, so I need to receive your application TODAY! Don’t wait! You are worth it!

HIIT and Lift your Way to Health (…with me!)

The beauty of HIIT workouts is that you can do a very short workout and burn a tonne of fat! In today’s world, things are so busy and it feels like were all so short on time… So, we need a workout that’s going to give us maximum benefit in the shortest amount of time!!

Ideally, a workout program would include some weights and some HIIT to maximize muscle building as well as fat burning all in one short and sweet workout!! Now wouldn’t that be awesome?

It was like a dream come true when I heard about a new program coming out that is exactly that!! Just what I was looking for!! …

A program that provides structured workouts involving weights and HIIT all in one and… In a short workout only four days a week! No seriously… That sounds so doable and awesome! Don’t you think?

Starting in mid July, I have made the decision to lead a small group of motivated busy people through this new program by setting up a private accountability group. As a very busy grandma and professional, (and business owner), it is ultra important to maintain energy and health not only for myself and my patients… But also for my little grandson who is full of energy at three years old and who wants a grandma that he can go play with outside who won’t get tired out after only a couple minutes LOL ?

In order to be effective at coaching and leading you through this program (including nutrition), I am going to limit the participants to 10 to 12. Those interested in joining this exclusive coaching program will need to apply to join and show that they are truly committed before getting accepted.

As a bonus for being part of this special program, you will learn to develop a success mindset, learn the benefits of keto as well as how to maximize the power of momentum in your life. (not to mention prizes for completion and participation as well!)

For questions about this program, comment in comments for this post or send me a private message! The time is ticking, so we need to have our group set up within the next week! Deadline for applications is June 30 and we need to have time to order in our supplies for a July 16th start date!

APPLY HERE to join this exclusive group… PLEASE NOTE! Only apply if you are truly committed to transforming your life!

You Cannot Prevent Once it’s Already Happened (So start NOW!)

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Kick Ass the Fun Way (..and Lose Weight)

Have fun while working out and get amazing results!

Have you ever had a dream where you could fight like they do on TV in those farfetched movies? Like fly through the air and drop kick, or knock down several people in minutes with your kick ass moves? During my workout this morning, I was visualizing just that! LOL?.

It was so fun to imagine this during my whole 40 minutes of kicking, slashing and punching that I was actually laughing out loud at myself in the end! I seriously got the best workout this morning as a result and am still laughing as I type this post…?

When our workout is fun and we get creative and imaginative, it really boosts motivation for the next workout! I am officially DONE ✅ day 49 of my current 91-day fitness challenge and it feels amazing!

The bonus now is that my mind really believes I have kicked someone’s ass who deserves it. I won’t mention any names ?

#nomoreexcuses #athleticgrandma #nothingbeatsit #besttherapy #hormonebalance #imaginative #creative #dropkick #muaythai??
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Beginners Have to Start Somewhere (The Time is Now! Starts May 29)

You may be wondering a little about just how I ended up being here like this with you today.

Let me tell you a quick story about a couple years ago, I was so tired, sore, miserable and unhappy….had sore back, knees and whole body pain issues. Was overweight and living cheque to cheque and was truly in a bad place in life. .

At the time I was trying to find a way to pay bills as a single mom, eat clean and get into better shape..

I was struggling with juggling kids, grandson, work, looking after an acreage, horses, dogs and trying to get the bills paid. It felt like I had no time and certainly no energy to exercise and no money to buy the proper healthy food..

And I was getting more and more disgusted with the extra weight i was carrying around and realized just how out of shape I had become. I was frustrated with never having any money left over after payday. .

Then something really bad happened: I went outside to play with my kids on the lawn and suffered severely with body and back pain after that for weeks, and realized something had to change. I saw my doctor and every medical test was normal, which told me clearly that there was something seriously wrong with my lifestyle and habits..

Being in crappy shape like this meant I couldn’t be the kind of mom, grandma and friend I wanted to be and to be able to afford to do fun things in life like we deserved to do..

As you can imagine, I was in bad shape and desperate, but I wasn’t ready to give up on my dream of having my own business to build financial freedom and getting healthy again with the ultimate goal to be in the best shape of my life..

Then I discovered something called Team Beachbody, which has superfood and professionally designed fitness programs…and an opportunity to build financial freedom at the same time!

At that point, everything changed!

I discovered / finally figured out how to:

– Regain my energy, zest for life and be able to feel good again

– Working out at home with professional programs really gave amazing results (check out the muscles!)

– Eating clean and superfood is NOT expensive at all if you learn to manage your grocery budget and do not eat out

Because I discovered Team Beachbody, superfood and professionally designed fitness programs and the business opportunity, I was able to:

– Run and play with my grandson with energy and without getting tired or sore,

– Lose 40 pounds and maintain weight easier and have the effective tools and expertise to help others to get healthier as well

– Look younger, feel younger, and pay off debt which had been plaguing me for years and finally feel HAPPY!

Now I’m living my dream of having my own business and getting healthier to be in the best shape of my life and I never have to worry about suffering ever again.

And that’s why I’m so passionate about our upcoming 21 day beginner superfood and fitness challenge where we provide the free coaching so you can successfully experience getting back into shape to be in the best shape of your life too! ..and even grow your own fitness business if you want!

To join the upcoming beginner 21 day challenge starting May 29, contact me HERE asap to get started.