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Happy Wednesday to you. "It's gonna be May!" I almost wrote Happy Monday, lol. While writing this, I wrote Happy April in the subject line. I just can’t get my days and months straight. 😝

Anywho, I hope April treated you well and the weather, too. 😝  How was your month, STRONG friend? Hit me back with your wins and things!

The weather here (I was in Utah, and now I’m in Colorado Springs) has been cray, cray. Some snowy days were mixed in with a good number of spring days.

Today, it’s 70 degrees, and the sun is shining. It’s a beautiful day.

Even snowy days are beautiful days!! The cold be cold; that’s all you can say about that.😝 Sometimes, though, it can be refreshing. I bundle up with many layers and still get my walkies in! 

It’s all about your perception. How ya look at things, ya know?

I love this quote that a sweet friend sent me about the weather...

“If you choose not to find joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life but still the same amount of snow.”

I can’t change the weather, so I might as well lean in, fix my attitude, and make the best of it!

Anywho, let’s get into this recap of the MVP!

There were some hitters this month!

The community has spoken, and based on the shares, saves, and views, these were the top 5:

1) The reasons why you don’t look toned even though you think you are doing all the right things?

I took some quotable things that many women say to me regularly—from my DMs to comments to consults—and shared them in the caption on why you don’t look toned and how to actually build muscle.

One reason is that you're not working out to get toned. To be toned, you have to have muscle first! You have to build it first! You can't keep losing more and more weight to achieve the toned look. Unfortunately, it doesn't work like that.

2) Fruit!! Crushin’ one myth at a time.

Fruit will not make you fat or prevent you from losing fat. You don’t need to avoid fruit because of sugar.⁣
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No one on God’s green earth has gained too much weight from eating fruit! 🤦🏾‍♀️

Fruit can fit into your diet! PERIODT! Most people eat less than one serving a day. You need to eat fruit, not less, because you’re probably not eating enough!⁣
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Let me remind you of the benefits of eating fruit and your veggies, too:⁣
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- Lower rates of cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease⁣
- Weight management⁣
- Better mental health⁣
- Vitamins, Minerals, and Antioxidants⁣
 

3) Five Filling Carbs to put on repeat!

Carbs that will fill you up and leave you satisfied!

Plus, I drop carb truths and facts.

Of course, adding at least 30 grams of protein to your plate with your carbs and fat makes it an ultimate balanced plate!
 

4) Hate Cookin? I got you!!

In this piece of content, I shared several no-cook convenient protein sources and some other tips to help you reach your daily protein target!

5) Three reasons why you don’t look toned even though you’ve been working out for years.

This is similar to the first piece of MVP content but with a different take. I have conversations with women all the time about the many reasons they struggle to build muscle and actually tone. The same themes come up! That’s why I talk about them all the time!

You know, one of them is not eating enough calories, doing the wrong types of workouts, or not training with intensity, just to name a few.

Alrighty, that’s a wrap, STRONG friend. I hope May is a great month for you! Let me know if any content susggesions or any questions that you may have. Always one click away!

Thank you for reading.

In Strength & to Your Success,
Coach Candace