Some Attitude and Gratitude

Hi there! How are you doing this fine Thursday? Sorry I didn't post a word of the day yesterday, but I'm gonna make up for it this morning. We're going to talk about ATTITUDE.

One of my all time favorite quotes is got to be from Remember the Titans between Gerry and Julius. "Attitude reflects leadership, cap'n" it says so much, with so little. You can watch it right here <3

Attitude not only reflects leadership, but it effects everything we do. It effects us as soon as we wake up in the morning, to as soon as we close our eyes at night. Having a positive attitude can bring you so much joy, even if it's just a simple smile when you don't feel like smiling. Try this: Close your eyes, then smile for a least 5 seconds, take a couple deep breaths, and I promise you'll feel refreshed.

Not only does attitude change the way we think, it can change the way others view us too! I know we all have good days and bad days, but if you want to have more good days, have a better attitude. It doesn't have to be verbal, it can be nonverbal (such as the smile and/or high energy).

You can have a positive attitude with your body, mind, and spirit too! It's up to you to be kind, be patient, and be truthful. just like we talked about on Monday. Ways to have a positive attitude are:

Smile (as you can tell, it's my favorite) Smile till your cheeks hurt is my favorite! There's nothing better than when you smile, and get a smile back =)

No negative self-talk Don't back talk yourself (ex: I'm not rich, I'm never going to get a stable job, etc.)
Find the positive in EVERY situation. (Yes, it's hard, but seeing the bright side, helps us in our attitude toward a negative situation) Ex: I've started eating healthy, and I'm still fat! I made this mistake very often, which lead me to be depressed. Instead of negative mindset: Think of how eating healthier choices make you feel vs. how the unhealthy choices make you feel.

Breathe/Slow down: Our lives are busy, but we need to remember to stop and smell the roses. Meditate (This guy is great) It gives you a chance to take time in your day for yourself.

Since switching to intuitive eating, my attitude for myself has been positive and I feel unstoppable. I can't wait to inspire others, I can't wait to wake up and try something new to eat, a new exercise, or a new book.. I just feel like my attitude has completely shifted from the negative, self-absorbed to the positive, and assured. I want this for YOU too!!!

Now that you know a little bit more about why having a great attitude is important, go out, don't let fear decide your fate, and be the BEST YOU CAN BE. 

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Love,
Kayla

Word of the Day: Trust

Hey folks! Hope you liked my post here about love. Was it helpful? I hope so, because I want you too feel love for yourself.

Today, as I sit here this morning, the "'word of the day" that keeps popping up in my mind is TRUST. It's a word that is often mistaken or misused; however, it is oh so very important when it comes to paying attention to your body. It's something that we're taught as kid, but loose sense as we get older. Remember when it was ok to eat ANYTHING literally ANYTHING you wanted and how good it felt? That's because your body trusted that you.

 I've used this example on many of my posts, but when I first started to intuitively eat, I ate ice cream, cookies, and quest bars. It tasted so good, ALL time. Eventually, I grew out of that phase and actually started craving others things. Like apples, almonds, veggies, etc...I allowed myself to have a lot of sweets at first, and then I didn't want them as much. Although, I still love me a cookie dough quest bar. MMM MMM....That being said:

Let's talk about what we typically see on TV/Media verses What what trust really does for us. 

1. We must count calories (TRUTH: Not gonna happen long term. I was obsessed, but I didn't know how many calories my body needed in a day; therefore, my body.mind.spirit was never satisfied).

2. We must eat 5 times a day to see real results (TRUTH: Not true either, what if I only want 3 meals one day, or what if I wanted 6 the next?)

3. I have to exercise every day (at least twice) to burn off all the calories I ate to loose weight (TRUTH: Nope, your body runs on calories for fuel, if you're empty, then there's no fuel for the fire, so to speak. It's like an empty gas tank)

4. There is only good food vs. bad food (TRUTH: No way, food is food. When you put labels on it, then everything seems off limits. However, there are better choices, but sometimes your body needs a cheeseburger, ya know? Believe me, when you listen, you won't want it every day)

5. Diets are the only way to live, I'll just eat junk if I seek the truth! (TRUTH: At first you might, but later you won't. Our bodies were not meant to only survive only processed foods all the time.)

It's a process. You have to TRUST yourself to rest after a workout, you have to TRUST yourself after eating lunch, then wanting more an hour or so later, you have to TRUST that you need all carbs for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. Why? Because our bodies are like a machine. You have to trust it needs more one day, and less the next. Think of yourself as the Terminator (aka: this guy).

Hope you are finding these words of the day helpful. My hope is to inspire someone to be inspired and to share the love I have found when paying attention to my body.

If you have any questions, want more info, or just need some advice, I would love the opportunity to help you. Comment, email me at (kayladouthitt15@gmail.com) , and follow me on Facebook and Twitter under "Coached By Kayla" and remember you are worthy of all things. Have a wonderful day!!!

Feelin' Lovey Dovey???

Morning, afternoon, or night ya'll....Wherever you're at, I want to reach to you and say HEY! This weeks posts are going to focus on a "word of the day" type thing, and this morning I want to talk about LOVE! <3

In the words of John Paul Young,"Love is in the air, every where I look around." Love can be one of the most beneficial things we do in our lives if we want to feel truly fulfilled. However, as the picture said above, it is the most hardest because we can be our own worst enemy. We seem to hear or see the negatives in ourselves sometimes without even noticing. How many times have you told yourself "You're Looking Good Today!" and truly meant it? Not enough...How many times have you even said you actually were GREAT at something? Not enough....The list goes on and on. We seem to get caught up in our busy lives and not take the time to love our true self for WHO WE ARE. We are ALL wonderful people, we ALL want to succeed in life somehow, and we all DESERVE love!

To find to true love in yourself, you must:

1.) BE KIND (say nice things to ourselves,"Great job at work today!" "I am an awesome cook/baker" etc...)
2.) BE PATIENT (it doesn't happen overnight--nothing does)
3.) BE TRUTHFUL (accept the little embarrassments, the quirks, the things you're not great at, and the wonderful things you do well too!)

As we get older, it's hard to make the time, we overlook the small stuff that we do right, and we over think EVERYTHING! That makes love that much harder. However, it will make you feel wonderful in your relationships, work, finances, and more when you find YOUR LOVE!

Right now, take out a piece of paper, write 5 things you actually like about yourself,  (I bet you can think of more!). Post them up somewhere. On a wall, a mirror, on your gym bag, at your desk/wall at work, wherever you feel comfortable. (And it's not silly, anywhere that can be seen is a great spot for positiveness!

Remember, self-discovery can be such a rewarding experience. You will find out once you find LOVE in yourself, LOVE for others will soon follow. Have a great day, and comment below with any questions, concerns, anything. Let me help you.

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Love,
Kayla

"Where Healthy Habits Stick Like Glue" 

BE YOU-NIQUE!!!

Hello sweets! Who's glad it's Friday? Whooo--rahhh! Anyone have any plans? Last week my husband, dad, and I went fishing. Didn't catch a darn thing, but it was fun <3

Okie dokie...

Today, I want to share something a little more "light-hearted" with you all. It's about loving yourself at all times. No matter what anyone WANTS you to be, no matter what YOU think you should be, just be YOU-NIQUE Being yourself is the single most important things we can do in our lives. A wise man once told me--(aka Dr. Seuss) Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter, don't mind. This guy is full of epic quotes. =)

I'll admit, being you-nique is sometimes hard to master. We ALWAYS seem to want to please everyone else, we always want to be everyone's best friend (or at least I did), and we always want to be the person society says we should be. But what is should be? I feel only you know, and that's what makes you...YOU.

Is it ok to put chocolate milk instead regular milk in your cheerios? Yes!

Is it ok to sing in the rain? Yes!

Is it ok to dance in your car at a red light? Yes!

Is it ok to be a size 8, 10, or 12? Yes!

See, we put so many expectations on ourselves, that we forget to stop and smell the roses. We forget and loose sense of what being unique really is. Today, I want you to be YOU-NIQUE, I want YOU to be solely invested with eating whatever tickles your fancy, whatever songs you want to listen to, and whatever exercise feels good to YOU. I want YOU to be YOU.

Watch this song


Love you all, have a great day!

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Let Them Eat Cake!!! Hey Shawty, It's Your Birthday!!!

Howdy folks! So yesterday was my birthday, and typically I've celebrated it the same for YEARS, or at least the last 10-12 years. Without cake, without ice cream, or.....LOTS of cake and LOTS of ice cream! I loved knowing it was my birthday, loved being alive for another year, and another year older means another year wiser, but I was afraid of the food. I didn't want to eat what people were making me, bringing me, or even want to be around food for the sake of calories. This is hard to say, more or less write, but I had to stick to my diet, stick to no sugar EVER, no sweets EVER, and that was that. It didn't matter that my birthday fell on March 10th every year, it didn't matter that it was just "one day" and that one bite of something wouldn't hurt. In my eyes, it all would ruin my day....all that mattered was that I DID NOT want to fail my diet! I knew the cake, the cookies, it was all my enemy, my arch nemesis. If I had one bite, a portion of cake, I knew I would explode in my size 0 jeans. Heaven forbid, I may even die. If I allowed it, I'd binge on it, then start a diet tomorrow. Always tomorrow, or the next day.

This is EXACTLY how it was until this year.

This year March 10, 2016, I enjoyed cake. I enjoyed the birthday dinner I didn't fix, I enoyed real food, not "diet food". I ate what felt good at the time, what felt right. You may be asking...how the heck can she do this? How the heck did she manage to allow cake and still fit in her jeans? Still eat "normally?" Let's just say, as I said so many times, it's all because of intuitive eating.

This year, I was actually in the moment, actually allowed myself cake, allowed myself to sit ALL day yesterday! I hated it at first, but it was rainy, nasty, and that's exactly what my body wanted to do. REST! I didn't go to the gym, I didn't get off the laptop at work, I just didn't.

That being said, I wanted to share some pictures of my birthday meals yesterday. It's not to brag, it's to show you what intuitive eating can do for YOU. It can make you feel free, it can make you feel real, normal, whatever you wanna call it =)

The pics below came from my dinner my momma fixed me, and a cake from my wonderful work gang. All yummy, rich, and delicious.

I had 2 desserts, just 'because'....

Cheers to another year....26 looked great now on to 27. Who know's what it will bring?

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You're worth ALL things, enjoy your weekend <3

Cherry Delight Made by Momma <3

Work gang got me this cake (and the piece cut....EVIDENCE ;)

Turkey breast, veggies, sweet 'tater casserole

Mood Food: Ice Scream, You Scream, I wanted Ice Cream!

Howdy there beautiful people! It's Kayla comin' at ya...How was your weekend? They go by so fast don't they? Just the minute you feel like you were off on Friday, here comes Monday in the blink of any eye. Drives me crazzzzy. I'm not a big sleeper, usually no later than 8:00 or 8:30, but I could've slept the world away this morning. Could've been because of the snow, the cold, but I was out like a lamp!

I apologize because I haven't wrote in a while, I've had a horrible sinus infection for the past week, but I finally "manned up" went to the doc, and got some meds. I'm on the mend :) 

Anywho, did you try anything new this weekend? Food related or not? If so, comment below, please share. I'd love to hear about it! I tried some new eats that I wanted to pass along to ya'll today, as well as some old standbys that I haven't had in awhile. 

First and foremost, I made some interesting choices. Like PB and J yogurt and these weird kale chips that I'm obsessed with.

Here's some pics below. 

Surprisingly good, cheesy, and will kill Dracula haha!

Not bad, creamy, and slightly sweet and salty.

                                            
I just love trying new things!!! If I like them, good, if I don't, I don't. I call this mood food because I eat what I'm in the mood to try most of the time.


Now, we all know yesterday was ALL LOVERS DAY aka: Valentine's Day, right?
Full of yummy chocolates, surprises, long lines in restaurants, and all the good stuff that makes this day special, right? :)

Me and the man had fun going out the Saturday before Valentine's Day. He had to work on Valentine's evening, so we shared our time together the day before. It was the most interesting and fun time together!

Nick got a yummy fajita taco salad steak, and I got the same except for chicken. No cheese, no sour cream. Just wasn't feelin' too cheesy I guess (haha).

Sabroso (yummy!) 

BUT my favorite part of the night had to be stopping at Baskin Robbins to grab some ice cream. It's been YEARS since I actually enjoyed a scoop of ice cream out without binging on it, or thinking I couldn't have it again. I've allowed myself ice cream at home, but not out for a LONG time.

Sweet and delicious

It made me think of being a kid, which is fun! My dad and I used to stop here every time we went Christmas shopping. He always got red raspberry sherbet, I'd get blue raspberry sherbet. This time, I was craving strawberry ice cream. Just plain-jane strawberry ice cream, so that's what I got. It was yummy, sweet, and divine! Nick got mocha java chip. It was good, but I liked mine more ;)


Driving down the road, I even told him, it was the FIRST time, I had ever truly enjoyed a scoop of ice cream at a restaurant with him without being scared of calories, fat, etc. I've been recovered for a year almost, but this made me realize how grateful I am to how learned intuitive eating!

Okie dokie, after our lovey-dovey date, we went to visit my grandparents, talked a while, which is always nice, and ended the night watching 3 hours of Netflix.

The next morning, I gave him his gift, and a bass bro gift card, that I forgot to take a pic of, whoops! I made this little phrase up myself, our relationship is funny like that :)

Too cool 'ey?

Here we are.

I hope you ALL had a wonderful Valentine's Day, filled with no fear of food, love, and most importantly, excitement.

LOVE YOURSELF

LOVE OTHERS

BE KIND 

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The Sky's The Limit

Morning ladies and gents! I know we've ALL heard the phrase, "the sky's the limit" I first heard it back in elementary school when someone wrote this in my yearbook, but that little expression keeps coming up in my head, especially after this weekend. Primarily because of my husband telling me so, and partially because I want something new, something fresh, and I don't know what that is yet. I'm trying a new concept with you guys today to see if you like "Real-Life 101" discussions with Kayla. (Don't really know what else to call it, haha) Are you with me on this? If so, comment below.

Alrighty, lately, things seem a little hard trying to fathom between whether to go back to school for my master's, trying to decide where to move, when to be a mom, what is BEST for me, etc etc among many other things. I've just been stuck in a rut for the last little bit for trying to figure out my true passion. I feel like life's happening so fast, and I feel so unaccomplished, so not what I want to be, ya know?

The truth of the matter, when I stop-take a deep breath-and think, I am everything I need to be, but sometimes forget this. I am everything I need to be RIGHT NOW, at this moment in my life. It's a big world out there, with ONE BIG SKY! Hence, the sky's the limit. When you're down on yourself (we all get down from time to time) it's no fun if and we forget to see the beautiful day among us. My goal is to be more in the moment, so I don't get "stuck in the clouds" and not see the full sky. At times, we forget to see the clouds, the sun, the airplanes, the stars, everything that the sky truly holds.

That being said, realizing WHO YOU ARE at this point in your current life, is part of growing up. 

During this fork in the road, trying to decide who I am, what I want to be, I haven't let it get the best of me. I'm a firm believer in everything happens for a reason. It's just a phase that allows me to keep pushing, and if you're going through hell, keep on movin' just like this song .

Side note: You can be ANYTHING you wanna be, ANYONE you wanna be!!!! Often, I worry about everyone else's feelings but my own. I worry that I will make them mad at me for doing what is best FOR ME, and this shouldn't be the case. DON'T DO THIS!

If the sky's is the limit, YOU have a huge amount of potential. Driving back from Louisville with Nick, I captured this shot. I forgot how big this sky-creature really is. We all have to keep pushing during the hard times, and that is when we will see our true successes. Have a blessed day.

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