July 22, 2021

Postpartum "After" Pics

July 22, 2021/ Erin Frick

Let’s be honest- I’m all about taking progress pictures. That being said, I’ve always hated 30 day “Before and after picture” competitions. Cough, excuse me, challenges. But that’s what it is, right? A competition.

I’ve always been frustrated with 30 day photo challenges because while we see two pictures side by side, what we don’t see is the whole picture. We see the before picture, the after picture, and read a short snippet how life has miraculously changed in 30 days… but what about the rest of the story?

June 17, 2021

Get Your Body Back After Pregnancy

June 17, 2021/ Erin Frick

Here I am, almost 14 months postpartum and I don’t have my “pre-baby body back.”

How embarrassing.

I should hang my head in shame, right? Give back my “trainer” certifications? Call it quits on the whole healthy living portion of The FRICKin Good Life? (Which, let’s be honest, is one of the major pillars of living the FRICKin Good Life)

Get your body back after pregnancy.

If I see that one more time, I may scream. Or pull out my hair (which, let’s be honest, isn’t a great idea since I’m finally growing the hair back I lost last year!).

April 15, 2021

Lessons from a One Year Old

April 15, 2021/ Erin Frick

What is that old saying? The days are long, but the years are short… or something like that. I tell you what, this has been the longest shortest year of my entire life. I can hardly wrap my head around the fact that my sweet baby is a year old. In fact, she’s hardly a baby. She zips all over the house, gets into everything she shouldn’t, dances and laughs without restraint.

Oh how I love her. Oh how I love that.

I watch her in amazement and wonder how much better our lives would be if we laughed as easily and danced as often.

While there are a million things we can learn from children- here are 11 of my favorite lessons my one year old teaches me every single day.

November 12, 2020

Planksgiving Apology

November 12, 2020/ Erin Frick

Well it was bound to happen eventually.

I screwed up. And I’m sorry.

Here’s the thing. Not everyone should be dong the planksgiving challenge. AND not everyone should be attempting every plank variation.

Here’s why. Oh, and again- I’m sorry.

July 23, 2020

Postpartum Motivation

July 23, 2020/ Erin Frick

For some reason we have this crazy notion that by six weeks postpartum a woman should automatically be the same size as she was before she was pregnant… or smaller.

But it doesn’t work like that. It took MONTHS for your body to make changes and grow a human. And it takes time for your body to make even more changes (not to mention while juggling a newborn!)

So take a deep breath mama, you’ve got got this!

November 15, 2023

I Was Unprepared

Halloween candy. Ugh.

Truth is, I don’t even like it. Maybe it’s because I have re-trained my taste buds to enjoy better quality food or maybe it’s because I know what’s in the candy and how it impacts my body (headaches & breakouts anyone?).

But there it sat, staring at me.

I knew it wasn't worth it. Sure, I love peanut butter and chocolate together. So Reese’s are a temptation. But truth is, the dark chocolate peanut butter cups from Trader Joe’s and Justin‘s peanut butter cups are better than Reese’s.

I said what I said.

July 27, 2023

You Need Help

Last month, I made a life changing decision.

I bought a second laundry basket.

“Really Erin? Life changing?”

Yes.

“Tell me more…”

July 13, 2023

Starting Over

Does the idea of “starting over” make you want to quit before you even begin? I get it. I’ve been there. I am there.

I’ve definitely had my shares of physical (and fitness) ups and downs. In fact, for the first almost 30 years of my life I was on a health roller-coaster. I would make progress over and over again only to backslide every time, often to a worse situation than I was in before I “started” (again).

April 26, 2023

What does a Personal Trainer buy at ALDI?

My Mom is obsessed with ALDI.

My sister’s finance is obsessed with ALDI.

I have clients that are obsessed with ALDI.

In fact… a LOT of people are obsessed with ALDI. I find that the middle ground is murky when it comes to ALDI. People either love it, or they (think) think they hate it.

So what do I buy at ALDI? Let’s get into it…

April 12, 2023

Almond Butter Muffins {Freezer meal}

Hangry toddlers are the worst.

Okay, so are hangry husbands… and sisters, and… well, I’m sure teens and tweens aren’t much better. But as of this point in my life, most of my day to day experience is dealing with the toddler and husband situation.

Which is why it’s not just nice but critical to have quick, easy, healthy, filling, and satisfying meals and snacks on hand. And these banana almond butter muffins deliver in all of those areas.

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