Welcome back to the blog, health enthusiasts! Today, I am diving into a viral TikTok trend some creators have dubbed “ricezempic” due to the alleged weight loss benefits of this trend. It is basically rice water with lemon or lime juice first thing in the morning. This simple practice has gained popularity for its potential…
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Heal Yourself, Heal the World: How to Raise Your Frequency
Most of us are oblivious to it, but we all emit a frequency that reflects our inner state of being. This frequency is influenced by our emotions, thoughts, and overall well-being. Heavier emotions like anger, bitterness, or grief lower our frequency, while lighter emotions like love, gratitude, and peace raise it. Understanding and maintaining a…
Stay OFF the Scale! Alternative Ways to Measure Your Weight Loss and Body Transformation Progress that Won’t Drive you Insane
If you’re reading this, chances are you’re on a journey towards better health, and I’m here to support you every step of the way. Today, I want to talk about something that can often be a source of frustration and even discouragement: the bathroom scale. Us ladies seem to be obsessed with the scale and…
Getting Started with Healthier Eating: Kickstart your Body Transformation Journey
Embarking on the journey to healthier eating can be both exciting and daunting. Whether you’re looking to shed a few pounds, boost your energy levels, or simply improve your overall well-being, much of the results you seek come down to your diet, so changing how you are eating is a crucial component for transforming your…
Alcohol and Its Impact on Health and Weight Loss
Alcohol is a fixture in many social settings, from family gatherings to Friday night outings with friends. While enjoying a drink can be a pleasurable experience, it’s essential to understand how alcohol impacts our overall health and our efforts to lose weight. Today I am delving into the various ways alcohol affects the body and…
What Good Nutrition does for Your Body
Today, I am discussing a topic that’s essential for our health and well-being: nutrition. Specifically, I am exploring what following good nutrition – fueling our bodies with what it needs – does for our bodies. Before diving into that, though, we have to first get clear on what good nutrition actually means. Then we can…
The Real Reason you Struggle to Stick to a Fitness Program
Are you sick of being stuck in the start-stop cycle of insanity when it comes to weight loss or fitness? What if I could tell you the one thing that is keeping you stuck in this loop and could shed light on how to move forward? Sound good? Awesome, because today I am doing just…
The Art of Alchemy: How to Turn Lead into Gold
Do you tend to feel like things happen to you or like you find yourself on the receiving end of crap? Perhaps you have a list of past hurts, failures, rejections, let downs, and betrayals from those you trusted most. What if I told you these things are blessings in disguise and that you can…
7 Superfoods to Supercharge your Health: How to Harness their Healing Powers
We have an abundance of preventive and curative plants available to us on this beautiful planet of ours. There are so many fruits, vegetables, and herbs that have healing properties, vitamins and minerals, and cleansing or detoxifying properties. Today I am discussing 7 of these amazing superfoods, their superpowers for boosting your health, and some…
8 Tips to Maximize your Weight Lifting Workouts
Whether you are just starting with weightlifting or have been pumping iron for a while, I have some great tips to help you get the most out of your lifting sessions in today’s episode. Many folks have the best intentions and putting in the time, but often aren’t getting the most out of their workouts….
Framework for Inner Healing
Today I am providing a framework I have used in my own shadow work and inner healing journey. I also felt inspired to publish a journal to support this work as well, which you can grab here. have broken this inner healing framework down into seven steps, which I will walk you through today: If…
How to Eat to Lose Weight without Dieting
Many of us have tried diet after diet and are, frankly, fed up with all the restrictions and tracking. If you want to lose weight but also want to ditch “diets” then this post is for you, because I am giving you a fool proof nutrition approach that will have you looking and feeling great…
Seven Sneaky Ways your Mind Keeps you Stuck
Today, I am uncovering the mystery of the mind so you can get back in the driver’s seat and reach your goals faster! We have all heard the phrase mind over matter and it is 100% true. Many of you may also be familiar with the concept that thoughts become things or that our thoughts…
Slim Down for Spring in 6 Weeks
We are already into the second week of April and those warmer months are fast approaching. If you are tired of feeling sluggish and antsy to shed some of those extra pounds in time for tank top season, then stick around, because today I am telling you how you can slim down in 6 weeks….
Change your State with Affirmations
Today, let’s dive deep into the transformative power of affirmations. Affirmations are not just mere words; they are potent tools that can shift your mindset, elevate your energy, and ultimately change your state of being. Whether you’re a busy mom juggling a thousand things or a woman on a journey of self-discovery, incorporating affirmations into…
Snack your way to a Better Body
Today I am sharing some of my snack swaps that helped me transform my body without feeling deprived. One of the things I quickly noticed when I started lifting weights was an increased appetite. I found that I was hungrier and hungry more often through the day. I learned how to fuel my body, so…
How to Start Exercising Your Way
One of the reasons many people struggle to start exercising is the sense of dread they have for exercise. This could be a matter of perception vs. the reality of exercise. Today I have some great tips to help you develop a workout routine that you can enjoy. Welcome back, lovely listeners, to another episode…
Shifting the Focus: Five Benefits of Exercise that Have Nothing to do with Looks
We often get started with an exercise routine because we want to lose weight. Many of us may have a certain weight we want to reach or have some ideal in mind in terms of physique. But there are so many other benefits to exercising, which is what I am discussing in today’s episode. Exercise…
Unlocking Weight Loss: Understanding why it is not Happening
Today, let’s delve into a topic that’s close to many of our hearts: weight loss. For countless women, shedding those extra pounds can feel like an insurmountable challenge despite their efforts. If you’ve been wondering why the scale isn’t budging despite your dedication, this blog post is for you. If you aren’t already, make sure…
Starting a Healthy Lifestyle: Starting a Healthy Lifestyle: The Critical yet Often Overlooked First Step that Leads to Successfully Starting a Healthy Lifestyle
I am thrilled to dive into this topic with you all today, because I am sharing the one key thing that most people don’t discuss, which will finally get you out of that start-stop cycle of insanity and living a healthy lifestyle. So, if you are tired of starting and stopping and serious about losing…
Strategies to Break your Weight Loss Plateau
I have been talking about weight loss plateau for the past few weeks, specifically, the biological and psychological reasons behind weight loss plateau. Today I am sharing some strategies you can use to finally bust through your weight loss plateau and get back on track toward your goals. So, if you missed the last few…
What is a Spiritual Awakening?
It has been on my heart to discuss this topic as well as some of my own story of my spiritual awakening. Today I am discussing what a spiritual awakening is. You may be seeing a lot of people discussing this online and I think this will probably only increase in the months and years…
Breaking Through Weight Loss Plateau: Physiological Factors
Today I am continuing what I have been discussing the past couple weeks, weight loss plateau. Last week I focused on psychological factors and today I am diving into the physiological factors. So, if you missed the last couple posts, go back and check those out. Otherwise, continue on as I get into the physiological…
Breaking Through Weight Loss Plateau: Psychological Factors
Today is a continuation of what I discussed last week, which was a more general overview about weight loss plateau, factors causing it, and strategies to break through it. So, if you didn’t read last week’s post, Breaking through Plateau: When Weight Loss Stalls, go back and check that out first. Today, I am taking…
Tips for Starting and Sticking to a Healthy Lifestyle
With Christmas just days away and the New Year not far behind, I wanted to provide you all with some incredible tips that will help you kickstart and sustain that weight loss or new healthy regime for the new year. . If you are tired of starting over and you’re ready to implement and sustain…
Body Dysmorphia
Body dysmorphia is a topic that has been on my mind a lot lately. This is in part because of my own issues with it and in part because of what I’m trying to help my oldest child through right now. However, I think this is weighing on me a lot because it’s something so…
Healthy Holiday Food Swaps for Mindful Celebrations
Today I have some healthy holiday food swaps so you can enjoy all the holiday celebrations and continue to move toward your body and health goals. But, before I get into that, I want to remind you that I am currently offering a FREE 30-day training program. You get access to my trainer app, nutrition plan,…
Tips for Staying on Track During the Holidays
You don’t have to stress staying on track with your weight loss or fitness goals during the holidays. All it takes is a little preparation and a bit of a shift in mindset and you can have those holiday cookies and eat them too this holiday season. Today, I have three tips to help you…
The One Sneaky Thing Hindering Your Weight Loss
We all know the obvious things we can do to shed unwanted pounds and improve our health. Things like nutrition, exercise, and hydration. However, there is one major component many of us are missing, and it is also the thing making losing weight harder. Today, I am discussing what this one thing is and what…
All About Carb Cycling
You have probably heard of low-carb diets like Keto, South Beach, or Atkins, but have you heard of carb cycling? This is something that I started learning about in recent years and it can be a great way to get yourself unstuck and moving forward toward your weight loss goals. It has become one of…
Body Transformation for Each of the Three Body Types
In recent months I’ve taken a deeper dive into the three somatotypes. I have been learning about each and particularly how to work with mine to maximize my efforts. Last week I discussed what each of these body types are and how to maximize your results based on your body type. Today I am going…
Unique Tips for Transforming your Mindset
We have all heard the saying “mind over matter” and I’m sure we are all familiar with Rene Descartes’ famous words, I think therefore I am. Over the course of our lives we develop, or create a mindset, a dominant paradigm and transforming it is a multi-faceted approach. So, today, I have some unique tips…
Tips for Moving Through Inner Healing
I recently came out of a period of self-directed inner healing. I spent about a year moving through it. If you are embarking on this yourself it could be intimidating, perhaps a little scary or overwhelming. That is why I put together some tips I hope will be helpful for those of you new to…
Tips for Getting in More Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
We all know it is important to get more fresh fruits and vegetables, but it can be a challenge. Some of us don’t like them at all. Others get in a bit of a rut with it and find it hard to integrate more fresh fruit and vegetables in different ways. Today, I am sharing…
How to Lose Weight without Calorie Counting or Tracking
Whether you are just getting started or you are burned out from tracking and measuring everything you eat all day, I have you covered. Today I am sharing a method of eating where you can lose weight, improve your health, and have more energy without weighing, measuring, and tracking all the livelong day. I’ve shared…
The Seven Chakras
Today I want to discuss our chakras and dispel some myths and hopefully clear some common misconceptions about them. Each of us has multiple chakras, but today I am focusing on the seven main chakras of our bodies. These are: As I’ve discussed in many previous posts and on my podcast, I have been…
How to Change Your Mind and Make it Work for You
Did you know that we each have the power to change our minds, literally; we can change the chemistry of our brains and make our minds work for us to create a beautiful life. This may sound far-fetched, but I assure you it is true. Today, I am providing you with the tips and tricks…
How I Healed Anxiety and Depression Without Medication
I struggled with anxiety and depression for decades. I tried everything including therapy and medications. Through unexpected and unintentional means, I healed my anxiety and depression and have been free from it for several years now. While I don’t intend any of what I share in today’s episode to serve as medical or psychological advice,…
How to Get Ove your Fear of the Gym
We all experience it at one time: the terror of going to the gym the first time. You’re all ready to start your workout regime and then you hit that wall of fear when you think about stepping foot in the gym. Today I am going to help you get over that fear so you…
The Importance of Forgiveness & Clearing the Heart of Negative Emotions
I have spent the past several years on a journey of healing. In recent years I have gone deeper into inner healing and energy healing. This journey has revealed to me why God is so emphatic on the importance of forgiveness. I have learned how holding on to old hurts and past trauma has held…
How to Set Boundaries
Set Boundaries. It sounds so simple and easy to set boundaries, doesn’t it? Yet, this is one of the most difficult things to do for most of us. We live in a culture that encourages and rewards hustle, which leads us to believe we have to do more, give more, be more, to “earn” the…
Get what you Desire: Eight Steps and Stages of Manifestation
Some of you might remember the movie the Secret from about ten years ago or so. It was basically about manifestation. In recent years it seems there has been an increased interest in manifestation, or perhaps I’ve just noticed it more in recent years. Some may dismiss it or think it’s not real, but I…
Five Tips for Success on your Weight Loss Plan
Perhaps you’ve recently embarked on a weight loss journey and starting to find staying on track with your weight loss plan challenging. Or maybe it’s been some time and you’ve been finding yourself in the all or nothing trap, where you have one of those days you didn’t have the right foods on hand and…
Signs from Heaven: How God is Speaking to you Daily
Have you ever had a dream that stuck with you all day? Maybe it was a certain object or the colors that really stood out and you just can’t shake it. Maybe it was something you heard or you saw words written on a piece of paper. You wake up just knowing there was more…
How to Get Started with Macro Tracking
You may have heard of macros and macro tracking. It is a way of eating to help you reach your physique goals, whether it is to lose body fat or gain more muscle. If you’re not familiar with it or just starting to learn about it, it may be a little overwhelming at first. So,…
Five Non-Scale Related Benefits of Exercise
When I first started exercising decades ago, my sole motivation was getting thin. Over the years I have found this is the least of the amazing benefits of exercise. Maintaining an exercise routine can certainly be tough. I have found that what keeps me going in my exercise routine is the numerous benefits, many of…
3 Ways to Shift from Stressed to Blessed
I am really excited about this post and I really hope to inspire and empower you through this post. So, first, I want you to ask yourself a couple of questions. Do you tend to see the glass half full or half empty? Do you tend to see things as happening to you or happening…
Three Practices to Raise your Vibration
Feelings, like all things are energy, and there are low and high vibration feelings. Your vibration is based in the feelings, or emotional state you tend to be in most of the time. Most of us would prefer to be in higher vibration feelings like happiness and love most of the time, but may find…
When Motivation Wanes: 5 Tips to Keep Going
It happens to all of us. You start off strong, you’re pumped, motivation is high and after a couple weeks that motivation seems to have disappeared. This usually happens when you are so close to establishing a routine and seeing results. Whatever you do, don’t you dare give up! Ok, so you’ve kick started your…
Creating a Healthy Lifestyle, Chapter 4: The Power of Hydration for Weight Loss
Hydration is one of the simplest yet most effective habits you can adopt for long-term health and weight loss. Water plays a pivotal role in the body’s metabolic processes, and proper hydration can be a game-changer in your weight loss journey. Today, I’m going to walk you through three essential hydration habits: starting your morning…
Moving in Faith Series, Chapter 3: Money Mindset Reset
Today we continue the Moving in Faith series. Once again, God is taking me in a bit of an unexpected direction, and asked me to talk about money. Specifically, I am led to talk about how part of walking in faith and spiritual growth will require healing on many levels and as odd as it…
Creating a Healthy Lifestyle Series, Chapter 3: Exercise
Today we continue the Creating a Healthy Lifestyle mini-series, and it is about Exercise. This is what most folks seem to think is the hard part, but it’s actually the easiest part. It’s also the smallest factor of the three – mindset, nutrition, and exercise. Today I am going to give you the essentials of…
Moving in Faith Series, Chapter 2: Be Prepared for the Road Ahead
Two weeks ago I started this series with a preface, laying the groundwork and where we’re heading. Last week was all about recognizing when you are on the ledge to take that leap or embark on a spiritual journey. As I thought about what to dive into this week, I was led to focus more…
Creating a Healthy Lifestyle Series Chapter 2: Fueling your Body
This is the second chapter in the Creating a Healthy Lifestyle miniseries. Today is all about food, specifically fueling your body as opposed to dieting. Last week I kicked the series off with Mindset Matters Most, so check that post out if you missed it. As a quick refresher there are 3 primary components to…
Moving in Faith Series Chapter 1: Taking the Leap
Last week I kicked this series off with a preface of sorts to lay a foundation for the rest of the series. Today’s post is the first chapter of the series, Moving in Faith: Taking the Leap. As I discussed in my previous post of thee series last week, this is the first phase. It…
Creating a Healthy Lifestyle Series Chapter 1: Mindset Matters Most
This is the first of a miniseries, to give you all the things you need to start and sustain a healthy lifestyle. This is a follow-up to some of my past posts, in which I’ve laid out tips or steps for getting started with a healthy lifestyle. It involves 3 key things to not just…
Moving in Faith: Insights on Strengthening Faith & Growing in the Spirit
Preface: the Foundation I recently emerged from a 10-year cycle of refinement. I went through the fire and I have emerged as gold, at least in a spiritual sense. All in a response to a prayer I made a long time ago, in which I asked God to refine me, not fully realizing or understanding…
Review of the Viral “Ricezempic” Trend: My Results after 30 Days
Welcome back to the Faith Fitness Joy blog! I am your health coach, healer, and author Rachelle Renee. Today, I am following up on my dive into the viral TikTok trend some creators have dubbed “ricezempic” due to the alleged weight loss benefits of this trend. I have completed 30 days of the “ricezempic” weight…
Seven Truths about Body Transformation I Learned the Hard Way so You Don’t Have to
In this post I am sharing lessons learned from over 3 decades of dieting, exercising, and just plain obsessing about my weight. I hope you will find this helpful and that it prevents you from making the same mistakes and the related heart ache. These seven truths are: As you know, if you’ve been reading…