5 tips for a good fall

August 30, 2022 thehealthyagvocateLeave a comment

Over the last few years I have learned quite a bit about how to make the fall season go a little bit “easier.” Here are my top 5 tips to have a good fall!

Number 1: be prepared (as much as possible) Have meals prepped ready in the freezer. Have lunch meat, cheese, and bread in the fridge and also extras in the freezer so you don’t have to run to the grocery store during the week. Have easy, on-the-go snacks ready for lunches. Have lots of ice packs!

Number 2: be okay with living in a mess. I’ll be honest, keeping the house clean during busy seasons is HARD. You’re rarely home but somehow, the house still gets dirty! Be okay and give yourself grace. You are doing your best!

Blurry but still a good sunrise picture of a fertilizer plant at another location

Number 3: find the positivity in not-so-good situations. There is always something to be thankful for. Even during breakdowns and rainy days, there is still some positivity to be found! Having a negative attitude is not going to help the situation so think as positive as you can!

Number 4: SAFETY. This is so important and should always be in the back of your mind. If you’re working around large equipment whether it be tractors, grain/fertilizer legs, conveyors, augers, all things moving, you have to be on the look out for dangers. Your number 1 goal each day should be making it home safely to your family every night.

Number 5: give yourself grace. You are trying your hardest and doing your best and that’s all anyone can ever ask of you! No matter your role or position whatever you’re doing is enough. Be kind to yourself and give yourself grace.

Have a smooth & safe harvest! Happy fall!🌱

With love,

Victoria, thehealthyagvocate

Affirmations

May 20, 2022 thehealthyagvocate1 Comment

Affirmations are very powerful. I am a firm believer in affirmations as well. I think they benefit me and help keep my mindset positive.

Save these photos and use them as your phone’s wallpaper for a daily reminder! What you say to yourself matters! Make sure it is positive and uplifting.

With love,

Victoria, thehealthyagvocate

Farming · Fitness

Username Change

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 thehealthyagvocate2 Comments

After lots of thinking, I’ve decided to change my username!!

Introducing: thehealthyagvocate

I think this username has a lot of potential and I am excited for its future. It describes me for who I am. A healthy Agvocate. I care about my health and well being (physical and mental) along with Agriculture. I love advocating for agriculture and it truly is a huge passion of mine.

The agricultural world is constantly changing and in all honesty, not many people understand agriculture and why it is so important. People are getting more and more removed from the industry. Everyone involved in agriculture has a story that needs to be shared and I will try my best to share my story!

Healthy looks different on everyBODY! Just because I do things doesn’t mean it would work for you! BUT I try my hardest to share my journey with others to hopefully give people ideas and motivation to start their own journeys!

p.s. new Instagram account with the name coming soon‼️

With love,

Victoria, thehealthyagvocate

Fitness

The Importance of my Sweaty Selfies

November 8, 2021 thehealthyagvocateLeave a comment

Three photos of a girl in different stages of life. Two of sweating it out and one of her working hard.

Can I just share with you the importance of my sweaty selfies real quick?

Now, I am in no way shape or form perfect or think I am perfect. Perfect doesn’t exist. You know why? Because hard exist. Jobs get hard. Working out gets hard. Eating healthy gets hard. Life gets hard. Throws challenges and mishaps at you. Causes you to get off track and frustrates you. Well I am here to tell you, none of that matters. It doesn’t. As long as you continue to show up, for yourself, you will see great things. You will experience doubt and feel like you’re failing but remember, every step you take forward is better than where you were.

My job has seasons that require a lot from me. I knew this from the start when I decided this is what I wanted to do several years ago. It’s hard. It gets long and draining but I signed up for this and I am stronger than the seasons. My job requires a lot from me certain times of the year which is okay. I allow myself to basically “take a break” and focus on keeping myself healthy and get the job done. Now this means I am unable to do my morning and evening routines because quite frankly, there is no routine during the busy times (very chaotic). But you know what I do when the season is over? Pick up right where I left off and continue to create the best version of myself because it is something I am extremely passionate about. I don’t want to live my life wishing I could do or be someone or something else. I want to be me and love myself wholeheartedly.

In my opinion you should be at the very top of your priority list. You are all that matters when it comes down to it. So why be unhappy with how you feel or think or look? You have full control on changing and forming your life into something great and powerful. You can want to change lives but if you don’t change your own first, it’ll make it hard to change others.

The importance of these sweaty selfies is to show that I still show up for myself even when life gets tough. I don’t let one mishap or bad day ruin the rest of them. I may not look consistent with my workouts or nutrition to anyone else, but I am doing what is best for me and that is all that matters. Show up for yourself.

With love,

Victoria

Food

Snacks: Healthy Edition

October 31, 2021 thehealthyagvocateLeave a comment

I don’t just eat 3 meals a day and call it good. I would be extremely miserable if I did! If you have been following me on Instagram for while, you knowI have at least 2 snack breaks throughout my day. I usually like to keep my snacks light and healthy. I love to have a serving of veggies, fruit, and either a protein or carb. Some of the things I always try to keep on hand would be cucumbers, carrots, peppers, grapes, blueberries, strawberries. My new favorite form of carb has been either sweet potato chips or rice cake crisps! I just follow the serving size and they are both amazing!! For a protein I will try to have some sort of lunch meat or sometimes beef sticks! I really try to not complicate my snacks because it’s hard enough trying to plan out meals and what to make.

It does not need to get complicated. Just starting with one fruit, one vegetable, one protein, and one carb prepped and easy to grab and go will help with your planning all together! When I get home from the grocery store, the first thing I do, before I even put anything in the fridge, is sort out my fruits and veggies into proper serving sizes into ziplock baggies. Then they get put into my crispers and are ready for a quick grab and go! Of course hydrate, hydrate, hydrate! Drink that water!!

Make it short, make it sweet! Let me know if this was helpful!

With love,

Victoria

Fitness

How I get back on track after I fall

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Sweaty selfie along with my favorite breakfast (overnight oats) and my morning cocktail!

If you have been following any of my social media platforms you may have noticed that I go MIA every now and then. And by MIA I am talking about getting my dang workouts done. I will be the absolute first to admit to anyone and everyone that sometimes I fail and lose the will and motivation to get my workouts in. I let my excuses get the best of me. BUT I always find my way back and jump right back in where I left off. I have my very own routine that I fell in love with when I started, and that routine is very strong. Once I start getting back into my morning routine everything else follows and I begin to feel so much better.

My solid morning routine

Wake up around 5AM
Mix up my energize along with Emergn-C and collagen
Get in a comfy spot in the recliner or couch
Grab my personal development book, inspirational book, and journal
Spend at least 30 minutes drinking my morning cocktail and reading spending time with myself for myself
Then it is time to change and get ready to work out

I do a ton of different kinds of workouts throughout my Beachbody subscription. I love Beachbody and all the opportunities and people I’ve met. Along with tons of different workouts with different trainers. I don’t think I could ever get bored. I think that is another reason why after I fall off plan it is easy to get back on track again. Because all these programs are easy to follow and if you put in the work, you get killer results.

There will ALWAYS be people who will secretly, or even out loud, hoping you will fail. Because it will make them feel better about themselves for not doing anything. Doing something is better than doing nothing. Modifying is better than doing nothing.

Nutrition is another huge part of my fitness journey and that is why fitness and food go hand in hand. I try my best each week to plan out meals and have my food ready to go and prepped. I still struggle with it time to time, but I am making progress. That is why I want to share my tips and tricks that I use to maybe help someone out there that is looking for answers as well.

This is a judgement free zone. If you ever feel like you need help or want to start a morning routine of your own but not sure where to start, LET ME KNOW! I would love to help you out and give you tips!

With love,

Victoria

Fitness

Podcasts you need to listen to

October 19, 2021November 9, 2021 thehealthyagvocateLeave a comment

I am a huge podcast listener. I am always open to listening to new ones. I love how I feel after listening to FIRE podcasts. Trust me. There are TONS of fire podcasts out there, I couldn’t even start to list them all!

My top two absolute favorite podcasts to listen to are the Live Boldly and the Midwest Farmwives. Both are very real life and always make you stop and think, “oh yeah, maybe I should start doing that” or “stop doing that” or whatever they are throwing out there. These two both leave me urging to do more in my life all while being grateful and happy with what I have. Both podcasts have amazingly strong, caring, compassionate women behind the microphones. Every episode leaves you wanting more and feeling more valued.

The Live Boldly podcast is more of a faith based, self-love podcast. They talk about everything from what it takes to commit to being the best version of yourself to how God has changed and impacted their lives and how He could impact your life too. They are really real with you and tell you how it is or how it’s going to be. That you have full control over every aspect of your life and if you’re not happy with what you’re doing, they do something different!

The Midwest Farmwives podcast is more farm wife life related. They get real about the fun and not so fun times of farming and being a farmers wife. They discuss everything from how they cope with seasonal singlehood and handling kiddos on their own to how keeping uplifting spirits and cheering on other women in Ag is important. Your role on your farm or partner’s farm is important and everybody’s situation is different. Let whatever you do be enough.

All-in-all HIGHLY recommend these two podcasts. They both impact different areas of my life and whenever I feel off or need a boost, I go listen to these podcasts. 🙂

With love,

Victoria

Live Boldly

Midwest Farmwives