GRACE 2 CONQUER - Helping Women Find Freedom through Faith, Fitness, and Truth

88. 4 Steps to Get Out of Your Fitness Rut or Plateau

If you have hit a plateau in your fitness or weightloss journey, you are not alone! Every person who has a journey where they are working on themselves will hit a slump where they are either not seeing results or just not “feeling it” anymore. I have GREAT NEWS for you: this is NORMAL and it happens to even those of us who are trainers, body builders and the like. Now, if you are new to fitness or working out, you are probably not there yet but these are some TOOLS to put away for when you do feel like you’re “stuck” or in a rut-I hope you’ll remember them!! Thank you for joining me today and I hope you have found some inspiration and useful information in today’s episode!!

87. What Are You Willing To Give Up to Grow Up? with Jamma Foote

Have you been “stuck” lately in an area of your life? I talked about balance on my last episode and how it’s virtually impossible to grow with one area if all areas are being balanced. This is the NEXT STEP in achieving what you want, whether it’s in business, fitness, or any other area of your life. You are going to have to ask yourself some tough questions and Jamma Foote (my amazing husband), owner of a million dollar agency, top team leader in producer with Symmetry Financial Group, and motivational speaker, is here as my guest today to give us a pep talk about it! Stay tuned because my next episode will specifically be about how to overcome or get out of a fitness rut…you know…when you plateau in your journey or get bored with something…? Thanks for listening in! Don’t forget to leave a review on apple podcasts if you are using that platform for a chance to win a gift card!!!

86. The Secret to Having Body Positivity in a Perfection Focused Society Revealed

Have you EVER picked yourself apart in front of the mirror? Or changed what you were wearing because you thought someone else might see something that YOU don’t like? I know we are all guilty of this to some degree and I had to come face to face with this demon yet again!!! It seems to be my thorn in my side! Listen up as I talk about my story to learning this, how we ALL struggle and a few things we can do (plus one KEY one that will change everything!)

85. How Dieting Behavior is Hurting You Physically

Have you EVER been on a “diet”? You know, where you can’t have this and you can’t have that? Have you struggled with feeling like you need to lose weight or get back down to a size you once were? Listen up, girlfriends!!! We’ve been taught some lies here and the enemy wants us to FAIL!! So when something seems “too good to be true” or it seems pretty simple and easy, BEWARE!!! Run fast and far because even if you start getting a benefit from it, if you aren’t living a balanced and sustainable lifestyle, you’re setting yourself up for major problems in the future- I’m talking about health issues and hormone issues!!! If you need help figuring out a plan for YOU and your lifestyle, I’m here to help! I’d love to work with you and have you feeling your best while enjoying your life at its fullest! Two ways you can work with me: Free Coaching: this is done “group” style through my app and our Facebook community, but I work with you to figure out your own plan. Just sign up for the app and shoot me your phone number and email address and we will get started (the app is $12.99/mo but sabes you hundreds of dollars, trust me!!) https://www.1stphorm.app/Foote One-on-one: this is virtual or in person. Please see my info and choose your plan at www.grace2conquer.com We will customize your own physical activity and meal plan to suit you and your goals.

84. 1 HUGE Lie We Tell Ourselves & How to Move Past This

Are you struggling right now because you have based your goal on a “number” (maybe a size or the number on the scale)? Do you struggle with diet culture telling you carbs are bad? LADIES!!! My friends, my tribe….! These are LIES!!! The scale does not give you your worth!! It’s time to stop focusing on weight loss and start working on value gained!! Besides, one of the things we work on in my group coaching through my app is forgetting about weight and that pesky number on the scale. We will learn to turn away from a pre-conceived idea of what you are trying to accomplish and focus on our VALUES, on our internal awareness and our nutrition knowledge/education!! Let’s start empowering our eating and shifting our mindset!! Thanks for listening and tuning in to my podcast! If you find any value in my podcast, the best thing you can do to help me is to SHARE the podcast! Every month I choose a name out of those who have shared my podcast or left a review for a Starbucks or Amazon card too, in case that helps as that could be you!!! Just make sure you tag me in your post or screenshot your review before you hit submit and send it to me cara@grace2conquer.com Don’t forget to join my Facebook group community for those who are ready to DO THE WORK!! https://www.facebook.com/groups/grace2conquer/

83. the KEY to Using Lists to Get MORE Done and Scale your Business

Do you ever wonder how some people seem to get SOOO much done in a day, meanwhile you barely can get the bare necessities accomplished each day? Are you trying to find a way to fit something “extra” into your schedule? Or maybe you are a Business-Owning-Mama who would like to scale your business but you feel like you get stuck doing the same busy routine every day and are not growing either individually or in your business. Girl, I GOT YOU!!! Today is about LISTS, which is a love-hate relationship for me. I also talk about when and what to use lists for and how you can use them in creating a schedule. I get comments all the time that I’m super-mom. That running multiple businesses from home and running 4 kids around (since the other two oldest come and go as they please), plus podcasting, meal prepping, getting time to read and workout, seems impossible. Let me tell you…I’m no supermom and I struggle just like everyone else but what I am sharing in this episode is my KEY to success in all areas of my life! Thanks for listening and tuning in to my podcast! If you find any value in my podcast, the best thing you can do to help me is to SHARE the podcast! Every month I choose a name out of those who have shared my podcast or left a review for a Starbucks or Amazon card too, in case that helps as that could be you!!! Just make sure you tag me in your post or screenshot your review before you hit submit and send it to me cara@grace2conquer.com Don’t forget to join my Facebook group community for those who are ready to DO THE WORK!! https://www.facebook.com/groups/grace2conquer/

82. Do YOU Have Monsters Under the Bed? Getting over Insecurity

Did you believe there were monsters in your closet or under the bed when you were little? Did you ever find that to be true? Has anyone ever said something about you or to you that you might have felt was untrue at first but then you believed their lie? (Like how you look, etc). I’m today’s episode, I challenge you to stop believing the “noise”…to let go of past comments that others might have made about us. To not buy into the “monsters under the bed” who are not real. I hope each of us grows and realizes we are not what other people say we are. They may say things out of spite, ignorance, jealousy, anger, or just plain ugliness in their own heart. if it’s not good it didn’t come from God. I know I am who God says I am. God says I am good. Period. Let me say that again… I am who God says I am!! I know that God’s word says that HE made me and knew everything about me before I was born. I know He promises good for me and that I owe everything to Him. I grow as a person, I help others and I follow my passion for working with others because I love God and I love me and who He made me. It took me many years to see that I was worthy and it didn’t help when I had people in my life who called me anything less than that. What do you believe about yourself?? Just a few of the many scriptures that affirm who we are in Christ: “Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭1:4‬ ‭NLT‬ “So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.” ‭‭Colossians‬ ‭2:10‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭139:14‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭1:4-5‬ ‭NLT‬‬ “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2:10‬ ‭NLT‬‬ _____________________________________ PS. Don’t forget you can STILL join the MAY SHRED, a 28 day/4 week mini challenge for free until May 9th. We are focusing on our core and you get a new workout every day, plus the accountability and camaraderie of others just like you. I also post a basic meal plan, recipes, and a ton of other info PLUS prizes!! Go to www.Facebook.com/groups/mayshred to join!

81. 3 ways to train your focus, mindset & create healthy habits

Have you ever left a project “unfinished”? Do you StRuGgLE to focus on ONE task throughout the day? Look, I hear ya, sister!!! The other day I left a sink full of dishes to take a kiddo to school and then went from one thing to another and another , only for my husband to comment a few hours later that he could tell I’d gotten distracted AGAIN and didn’t finish the dishes. Haha!!! I actually hardly ever do the dishes (HE does), so I had to laugh… Well, many people with ADHD have trouble sticking to healthy routines and even if you don’t have ADHD, you may as well! Today I want to talk about the things I have done and work on to help me FOCUS my mind and create healthy DAILY habits. _______________________________ Don’t forget that I have a small and free group going on right now for the MAY SHRED and I post workouts daily on the Facebook group. Just look up “May Shred” or go to www.Facebook.com/groups/mayshred We also share recipes, hold each other accountable and have prizes throughout as well! Help join me as I shred the inches I gained after having had my shoulder surgery!!

80. the SECRET to Finding PURPOSE & Calling in Every Season of Your Life

Do you ever find yourself WAITING for God to answer you on what your “purpose” is? Have you asked God to show you what you are “meant” to do? And maybe you feel like He is not listening? Friends, I have GREAT NEWS!!! The answer may surprise you as it is usually much easier than we think! Wether we’re a mom, housewife, working a 9-5, or any season of life, we often overcomplicate it and look wayyyy ahead into the future for what we must accomplish. But don’t be too far ahead of yourself! Listen up as I’m talking about finding your purpose in the “rest” and how to grow stronger in the wait and where you are NOW. The Bible tells us in Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” ‭‭ Wow! Isn’t that AWESOME?! I also reference these passages of the Bible today: Psalms 119:105 NKJV “Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.” Proverbs 16:9 NKJV “A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps.” Proverbs 11:14 NKJV “Where no counsel is, the people fall: But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.” ‭‭ Proverbs 1:5,7 NKJV “A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; And a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:” “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: But fools despise wisdom and instruction.” ‭‭ Proverbs 12:15 NKJV “The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: But he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.” MSG “Fools are headstrong and do what they like; wise people take advice.” Matthew 11:28-30 NIV “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” ‭‭ If you’d like another episode about finding your purpose, please listen to episode 25: 2 Secrets to Finding Your Purpose REVEALED Please be sure to SUBSCRIBE and leave a REVIEW on my podcast so it can reach more people and hopefully help some other moms struggling with the pressure of having to find their “BIG PURPOSE” and calling on their life!!!

79. BUSTING the 4 MOST COMMON myths in the Fitness Industry

Do you ever see, hear, or read ads that talk about melting your fat away?? Or you might see in working that something helps you “burn fat,” right?? This is just ONE of the FOUR most common myths that I want to debunk for you today! Doing this kind of stuff makes me excited because it once again reminds us all that we are human-it’s so easy for us to give in to the hype and the “fast-fix” because I mean, who doesn’t want things quickly and easily?? But, if health and fitness was so easy and having a chiseled bod was so quick to get, many more of us would not be suffering the effects of our own bad habits and inability to commit to a better and long-term lifestyle. But it’s not ALL our fault! There is responsibility and there is naivety. So, let me help uncover these myths that you may have inadvertently fallen prey to!! Thank you for listening and don’t forget to check in on my website at www.grace2conquer.com and check out the fun stuff launching including my programs, and training options!!