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Random question that is super niche. I am convinced that one of the reasons I am a faster runner now than I was 5-6 years ago is that I now am super aggressive about consistently stretching after every run or walk. It is ironic because when I had access and still taught Pilates I would do ballet stretches on the ladder barrel just on a whim. Now, I do them daily but in my stairwell. Originally I was going to stay at Coronado for Wine and Dine weekend and I have a favorite stairwell selected. Problem is I changed my mind so, where in Swan and Dolphin can I discretely do some stretches on some stairs? by @mermaidandmouse

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Apparently it is National Coffee Day. I celebrate it everyday; and intentionally. taken in Belgrade, Serbia by @mermaidandmouse

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17 days ago

Loves Jesus and America too. 🇺🇸

Had to flex for the flag and get my patriotic pump. Happy 250th America! by @mermaidandmouse

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3 months ago

Time for me to be a menace to those who tell you that you can’t. I am here to tell you that you can, because I did.

Today is a celebration day for me. A year ago I officially started tracking.

Here’s what I started tracking: my weight daily, my calories and macros, my steps, the weights and reps that I lifted, and how much sleep I got.

I could have listened to those how said it’s my cortisol spiking (leave my 5 am coffee alone if you know what is good for you). I could have listened to drug peddlers slinging GLP1s and or peptides. Sorry but not interested in needles or pills. Don’t get me started with the supplement packs pushers and link in bio or you won’t lose those last 15 pounds.

I don’t think I am any more special than anyone else. I lost 80 pounds naturally since this time last year just through sheer boring consistency and repetition. Want to know what I didn’t do?

I did have a goal weight, but the number on the scale was a guide NOT the goal. Yes, I wanted to fit into my old clothes again. Yes size doesn’t matter, but I knew how my body felt at that size and I wanted that again. Do you know what happened? I didn’t get my old body back, I got better.

I didn’t do anything special. I didn’t do anything fancy. I just did the basics consistently. So if you are midlife like me and struggling to make changes, don’t listen to the ones telling you can’t, prove them wrong. by @mermaidandmouse

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I almost didn’t post the photos. Honestly, over the past few years I got so used to hiding from the camera. I started to hate having my picture taken. For someone who was so fit for so long, I started to not recognize myself, and was embarrassed to be in front of the camera.

But, a little less than a year ago, I decided I had enough. I wanted to feel like me again. So I worked hard. I walked a lot. I prioritized sleep, I ate in a calorie deficit and optimized my macros for performance. I started lifting heavy. I limited my alcohol. I started dancing again. I re-aquainted myself with Mat Pilates.

I started to pay attention to what I consumed, not just what I put into my mouth but who I listened to. I stopped believing the people who said it was all downhill in midlife, and started listening to those who showed otherwise. I started paying attention to those who already proved that confidence, joy, strength, speed, and learning new skills aren’t limited to those who are young. I changed my expectations.

One of the most amazing people I started listening to was @lina_fit She helped me see that maybe I can. So on a whim I decided to sign up for one of her challenges that started at the end of March, the Midlife Summer Sculpt. It was a 6 week strength training challenge and asked us to submit photos at the beginning and the end. Honestly, that is way out of my comfort zone. Truthfully, I was sold on how she talked about what an amazing community she had. I was already 9 months into my calorie deficit and had already proven to myself that I can consistently show up for myself. What I found appealing was getting to interact with the other inspiring women in the challenge and sharing our journeys together. Sometimes it can feel a little lonely working out by yourself, so knowing that others were also on the same path was really fun for me.
Continued in comments. by @mermaidandmouse

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This is 46. 🧜🏻‍♀️
This is showing up for myself again and keeping my promises to myself. This is prioritizing sleep, prioritizing nutrition, moving my body again. This is 4.25 mile walks every morning and consistent 30 minutes daily of mat Pilates, lifting 4-5 days a week, and 1 restorative yoga class a week. This is finally working quite literally with a company that is family and being successful. This is healing after too many years of staying in a toxic environment. It took me awhile to get here but 45 year old Katie did well. 46 year old Katie is going to light the world on fire 🔥. Happy Aries season yall ♈️ by @mermaidandmouse

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6 months ago

Apparently I am doing throwbacks to 6 years ago. I actually had plans to take new pictures for the Disneybounds this year, but a massive migraine this morning got in the way today so a quick shift and this is what we have.

It is pretty fitting considering, I didn’t know if I would be able to do a handstand again. It isn’t for any dramatic reason, I didn’t have anything like a shoulder surgery, thank god. Instead when I switched careers and left what I thought was my dream job, it felt like part of my identity was lost along the way. I was a Pilates and yoga teacher until I wasn’t.

I had the very good fortune to join my old friend as well as my brother in their health insurance brokerage. The beginning was a grind. Along the way I stopped working out, stopped eating as well and turns out if you don’t move and you don’t pay attention to what you are eating you can gain weight. Throw in perimenopause and it can be a ton of weight. So I stopped wanting to be in front of any camera. I have very few pictures of myself over the past few years.

Then at 45 I decided I didn’t want to be fat anymore. I am proud of making my health a priority again, for the daily walks, the attention to my nutrition and sleep. In 9 months I’ve almost taken off all the weight I’ve gained over the past 4 years. And wouldn’t you know it, just the other day for funzies I kicked up into a handstand again.

So this might be an old picture but it’s a reminder that I should still do fun things like handstands. by @mermaidandmouse

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7 months ago

Sunny days ahead. Today is the 6th anniversary of my first Disneybound. Back then I combined the challenge with March Matness as I was a Pilates instructor. Little did I know at the time that stormy weather was on the horizon shortly thereafter, both in the world overall as well as my own life. March that year closed out my last month in my 30s. Honestly, that was a pretty horrid month filled with heartbreak.

So much of my life has changed since then, including the big things: my job and my home. Some things haven’t. I still have a love of movement and Pilates, even if I no longer film it. Plus I rediscovered my love of learning languages and dance. This decade has been a reminder that stormy weather doesn’t last forever. by @mermaidandmouse

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Are you a fan of Alice in Wonderland?
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#aliceinwonderlanddisneybound #aliceinwonderlandbound #alicedisney #alicedisneybound #alicebound #goldenafternoon #bringmeflowers #lewiscarroll #maryblair #disneyflowers #disneyigers #disneyiger #disneybounder #thedisneybound #disneyboundchallenge #marchdisneyboundchallenge taken in Mad Hatter Tea Cups by @mermaidandmouse

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Do you have a favorite Disney sports movie? The @thedisneybound prompt today is character from my favorite Disney sports movie. Truthfully I could only think of this and Cool Runnings. I chose Mighty Ducks because I had the biggest crush on Joshua Jackson when I was 12. I wasn’t mad when he was cast as Pacey in Dawson’s Creek 5 years later.
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#disneybound #disneyboundchallenge #disneybounder #disneybounding #marchdisneybound #marchdisneyboundchallenge #disneybounding #disneybounder #mightyducks by @mermaidandmouse

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Finally got to re-edit this…. This was a mashup I did awhile back with the prompt cult classic. Right after I posted it someone pointed out that I could have tweaked it to make a minor improvement. That has been bothering me for years, so redemption; it is fixed.
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#disneybound #disneyboundchallenge #disneybounder #disneybounding #marchdisneybound #marchdisneyboundchallenge #disneybounding #disneybounder #disneyoutfit #disneyrebound #mashupbound #mashups #cultclassic #cultclassics #indiefilms #disneyaccount #disneygrammer #101dalmatians #101dalmatiansdisney #101dalmatiansbound #pulpfictionart #disneydog #disneydogs #disneydogbound @thedisneybound by @mermaidandmouse

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Truthfully I only chose Soul for today’s @thedisneybound Pixar prompt because I wanted to another Skyliner picture.
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#disneybound #disneyboundchallenge #disneybounder #disneybounding #marchdisneybound #marchdisneyboundchallenge #disneybounding #disneybounder #disneyoutfit #disneyrebound#disneyigers #disneyiger #pixardisneybound #pixarbound #souldisneybound #soulbound #mostmagicalflight #disneyskyliner #skyliner #disneytransportation @thedisneybound taken in Disney Skyliner by @mermaidandmouse

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