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Mums, here's the truth no one says out loud π:
You don't have tomorrow.
You don't have next week.
You don't have time. β³
And the right moment? It's not coming.
You keep waiting until after the event, after the holidays, after things calm down.
But things don't calm down.
If you don't start looking after yourself now, amongst the chaos, you'll spend years feeling like you never gave yourself a real shot.
So don't live for tomorrow.
Live for today.
Start today. π€
This week on The Fit Minds Podcast: Stop waiting for the right time to start your fitness journey
Out now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Hit follow so you don't miss it. π§
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Busy mum, read this twice:
Every time you say "I can't"...
Every time you say "that's just how I am"...
You're not describing yourself.
You're programming yourself.
Self-belief isn't something you wake up with.
It's something you build.
Even on the days getting out of bed feels like the hardest thing you'll do.
This week on The Fit Minds Podcast: The Power of Self-Belief
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Busy mums, you're not lazy. You're burnt out.
You're the cook.
The taxi.
The therapist.
The financer.
The one holding it all together.
You're even mothering your husband.
And underneath the surface? You're frazzled.
Everyone leans on you. But who are you leaning on?
This week on The Fit Minds Podcast: Are you lazy or just burnt out?
Out now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Make sure you're following so you don't miss it. ποΈ
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Mums, your period is trying to tell you something. π
Late cycle? Heavy? Missing?
It's not just "one of those things."
It's a signal.
Your body's check engine light.
Before you reach to suppress it, ask: Am I eating enough? Sleeping enough? Actually listening?
Your cycle = your health report card.
Stop ignoring the messenger.
This week on The Fit Minds Podcast: How to manage painful, heavy, missing or irregular periods.
Out now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Make sure you're following so you don't miss it. π§
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To the busy mum who finally gets the kids to bed, only to find herself raiding the pantry...
You finish dinner, but you are still starving. π€
Then the frustrating cycle starts: you snack, you binge, you snack, you binge.
You probably think you just have zero willpower at night.
But the truth is, your blood sugar is crashing. You are stuck in this loop because you didn't eat enough volume, protein, or real food during the day.
You are literally backlogging your energy, and your body is demanding fuel. It is time to break the cycle.
This week on The Fit Minds Podcast: Are you eating too much or not enough?
Out now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Make sure you're following so you don't miss it. ποΈ
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To the exhausted mum scrolling social media and feeling like you're failing because you aren't in the gym six days a week... take a deep breath.
Stop trying to be the 5 AM "fitspo" who trains every single day just because you saw it online.
More is NOT always more.
If you are fitting in two to three sessions a week, or even just one, you are doing perfectly fine. It is time to let go of the toxic pressure to hit 15,000 steps just to compensate for what you ate.
This week on The Fit Minds Podcast: Are you exercising enough?
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Busy mums, let's be honest.
Every Easter. Every Christmas. Every school holiday.
Same excuse.
"I'll get back into it once the kids are back at school."
But here's the thing, your kids aren't stopping you.
You are.
You control the grocery shop. You set the example. You make the rules in your own home.
You don't have to be perfect. You just have to stop writing off weeks at a time because life got a little hectic.
Balance doesn't take a holiday. And neither should you.
This week on The Fit Minds Podcast: Using the school holidays to eat shit and not exercise
Out now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Go check it out! π
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Mums, you do not need to flog yourself at the gym to fix your Easter weekend.
You burn maybe 200 to 300 calories in a session. That's not even a whole Easter bunny.
And dropping to 1200 calories? That's just setting yourself up to binge again.
Normal meals. Normal deficit. Fruits and veggies back on the plate.
Half a step forward is still forward.
This week on The Fit Minds Podcast: What to do if you ate too much chocolate over Easter. π«
Out now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Go check it out! π
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You didn't fail. You just stopped.
Missing a week of workouts isn't failure.
Life getting in the way isn't failure.
Giving up is the only thing that is.
But here's the problem. Most of us are waiting for the perfect moment to start again. After Easter. After the birthday. After the school holidays.
And then what? Another reason comes along. Because it always does. π
The goal isn't perfection between life's interruptions. It's learning to keep going through them.
This week on The Fit Minds Podcast: Is Perfectionism Ruining Your Progress?
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The fear of looking "too muscular" is literally stealing your future independence. πͺ
Imagine not being able to get out of your chair. Not being able to reach a cupboard. Not being able to make yourself a cup of tea.
That's not just aging, busy mums. That's what happens when we avoid strength for decades.
We've been sold the idea that lifting weights will make us look manly. But what it actually does is protect your body, your independence, and your quality of life well into your 80s and 90s.
This week on The Fit Minds Podcast: Women Should Be Strong, Not Skinny. This one's for every mum who's been afraid to pick up a weight. ποΈ
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From the publisher's feed
The Fit Minds podcast with your host: Coach Mariah Jean. Discussing all things health and fitness, nutrition, training, mental health, bodybuilding, competitions, sports performance, femaleβ¦
Coach Mariah has been training for 10+ years in the gym. Sheβs a full time online nutrition and fitness coach and a qualified, accredited, registered and insured sports nutritionist and personal trainer under the Mariah Jean fit brand.
Coaching clients and other coaches since launching her business in 2017. Mariah coaches clients nationally in Australia and internationally around the world. Mariah is not just a fitness/nutrition coach, but a business owner, life coach, business coach and mentor within her company: Mariah Jean Pty Ltd. She is a 2 x pro and national champion natural womenβs bodybuilding figure athlete.
Mariah recovered from anorexia and bulimia nervosa plus severe depression and anxiety in 2015 and has been no stranger to mental health struggles since childhood. Post recovery she decided to pursue her passion in helping others to avoid the all too common mistakes she made herself along her fitness journey. Mariahβs aim is to help everyday people just like you, discover sustainable nutrition and fitness information and education to utilise for the rest of your lifetime.
To simplify the process once and for all by opening the doors on the fitness and nutrition industry. Peeling back the layers to discover the right mindset and mentality required to live your best, balanced and healthiest lifestyle. To finally remove the confusion, take back your power and establish a better relationship with yourself, your food and your exercise.
The Fit Minds Podcast will help you improve your attitude and approach towards tackling your life challenges, goals and success.Β
Follow our Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and TikTok @mariahjeanfit and check out our website: www.mariahjeanfit.com