I had been wanting to get back into a routine to work on a certain goal for some time now, but I was struggling to actually do it.

Can you relate?

Some people think they are "unmotivated" to work on a goal, but I've been teaching little kids and coaching adults for a total of 16 years,...

I don't enjoy coaching people to lose weight. The food obsession, the scale obsession, the progress photo obsession- it's not my cup of tea.

I absolutely love helping people become consistent with mornings, meals, and movement.

Focusing on weight loss never works long-term.

And it...

At first, the journal was simple and doable.

And then I added too much, made it really complicated, and didn't stick with it.

And then I came back, simplified it, and stuck with it.

And you know what? It has changed my life.

Taking action with this simple journal every day has changed my life.

I...

Hey! It's been a while since I've blogged! (Says every blogger when they start blogging again!) March was crazy with Paul's dad passing, Jameson getting sick with Old Dog Syndrome, and us getting a call to go get our vaccinations while Jameson was a mess! 

In April and May, I decided...

Hey! Hi! Super excited to talk about today's topic because I know a lot of people struggle with consistency when it comes to working out after work. But morning workouts seem like a drag. But evening workouts aren't happening... ugh.... 

Let's talk about the BEST time to workout.

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Hey! Just wanted to say thanks for reading my rambling. Hope it's helpful!

So this morning, on my walk with my husband, we found ourselves in a dumb argument. Literally 10 steps out the door. Ok, whatever. Let it go. Keep on walking.

A few more steps- another one. 

Turn the...

Hey! It's a week day, and I am back for a new blog post!

Fun fact: I started my first, first blog when I was in high school, I had another lame one when I was in college, and then I started www.jaclynricchio.com in 2016, right when we were leaving Chicago for Atlanta and I had left...

Thank you so much for responding to my request and letting me know what questions and topics you'd like me to cover. And if you haven't yet, you can still email me at [email protected]! 

Ok, on to today's question:

"How do you drown out noise in your head that...

OK, so you know what you're supposed to be doing, but you're not consistently following through on the actions... 

You've spent a lot of time concocting plans! You have journals and printouts galore!

You have a fancy app for your workouts and you pay a monthly membership fee for it.

...

One of the BIG reasons that I have been able to stick with healthy eating, running, lifting, daily reading, journaling, and waking up early is because I shifted my beliefs about myself. 

I used to see myself as a quitter.

I was never able to finish things.

I didn't think highly of...