Strong by Ash B, Alma, MO (2025)

11/11/2025

I've been at this for 6 1/2 years...

And when you do something for that long, you end up trying a lot of sh*t.

Different challenges. Different formats. Different ways to stay accountable. Different tactics.

Some things stick and some things don't.

And sometimes you get to a point where you get far enough away from where you started, you don't know where to go next.

Yes, after several years things should look different...

But they should feel *right*

And I haven't felt that way in quite a long time.

So lately I've been thinking about the program and the last time I felt like I was TRULY helping people.

Before I started chasing this or that...

Before I started getting drug around by all the different ways I thought I had to be better, do more, or be competitive.

And it's back at the beginning.

It's AshBFit.

It's the program for the beginners, the people who feel like there's no space for them in the fitness world, the overtired moms, the women who feel like it might be "too late" for them, and the ones who want to show up and live life WELL 🫶

That's what feels right to me.

That's what feels like home.

Now, not everything will go back to the way it was before.

It can't.

There are some aspects of myself and the program that has changed for good...

(I'm not going back out to that shed 😅)

But I asked our members what they would bring back if they could, and let's just say the hit the nail on the head 👏

2026 is going so good, friends.

Let's go back to the beginning...

But better 💪

11/08/2025

And if I start over, pivot or re-direct myself a million times on this journey...

Whoopty doo!

And you can too, friend.

No one is watching you as much as you think they are...

And what a shame it would be if you were to get to the end of your life a realized you could have done what you wanted all along 🫶

11/04/2025

While I try to be real and transparent, I still find myself posting highlight reel type sh*t pretty often...

So let's balance it out with some behind the scenes, because social media isn't real.

11/02/2025

I am, by far the strongest I have ever been in my life, and yet, I can feel the affects of age.

I've noticed it happening slowly over time.

Just little things here and there that remind me that time is passing and I don't quite move like I used to.

Normally, I don't let it bother me too bad, but recently it's really been rubbing me the wrong way.

And that is never more evident than when I play volleyball.

I've loved the sport my whole life, and I still enjoy playing it...

But I often find myself frustrated with my inability to show up the way I used to.

The thing is, I don't expect to play the same way I did in high school.

I not naive enough to hope for that.

But the struggle is that in my mind, I know what I need to do.

What I should do.

What I want my body to do.

And I just...

Can't.

That gets really frustrating.

And at times, I wonder if it's worth doing anymore if I can't physically show up the way I want to.

But I was reminded recently that even though something isn't what it once was, doesn't mean it can't still be good.

Just because I can't move the way I used to, doesn't mean that I can't still move well by using the good mobility I still have.

And probably the most important one...

Sometimes it's not about focusing on what I can no longer do, but what I CAN still do...

Which is a hell of a lot.

And that's a blessing denied to many.

So, it's time to move on from that sh*tty mentality...

It's a waste of the time and ability I have 🫶

10/31/2025

Long afloat on shipless oceans
I did all my best to smile
'Til your singing eyes and fingers
Drew me loving to your isle

And you sang
Sail to me
Sail to me, let me enfold you
Here I am
Here I am
Waiting to hold you

🌊🎶🧜‍♀️

10/29/2025

Workouts are getting done.

Protein goals are getting hit.

Steps are getting stepped... 😂

But nothing extra is happening.

Because it's Halloween week, and if you're new around here, my daughter and I go all out with our costumes.

And this year?

This is the most challenging costumes and makeup to date.

So I'll be here with "I Know What You Did Last Summer" on the TV and glue gun in hand.

Normal activities and post will resume next week.

Can't wait for you all to see! 😁🌊

10/27/2025

Every year around this time, I tend to struggle with my body image.

This is because during the fall/winter months, I take myself out of a calorie deficit in order to 1) give my body a break and 2) try to build some strength and muscle...

But with a building phase also comes extra weight/fat.

I understand this on a fundamental level. I know this will happen every time I do this.

But that doesn't mean I don't get in my head about it at times.

And this year, I'm even more in my head about it because this building phase is twice as long as any I have done in the past.

If I'm being honest, right now the thought of quitting and going back to fat loss sounds really good.

This is mostly because my clothes getting tighter is a huge trigger for me mentally.

You see, for a long time I built my identity around being skinny.

And while I know I'm still a lean person, it's not the type of lean that I've been in the past...

If you're thinking, "Isn't that the point? You're trying to build right?"

The answer is "yes", but even though I logically understand that I'm succeeding in what I'm trying to do, the illogical part of my brain is freaking out.

It's saying nasty things to me about my hips and stomach.

It's picking me apart for the extra calories and not bumping up the number of steps I'm walking daily.

It's telling me that if I'm not super lean year round then you all will think I'm not good at my job, or that you won't want to work with me.

Sometimes it gets exhausting to fight thinking this way.

But even though the thought of quitting sounds good in the short term, I know I'll be bummed if I tap out on it now.

I got 103 days down.

I got 97 to go.

And I know that if I allow myself to trust the process, the payoff will come...

That's the key, friends.

No matter what your goal is...

When your brain starts playing tricks on you.

When the short term payoff of quitting is sounding good.

When the thought of becoming someone different starts to scare you...

That's the time to dig your heels in.

Because working towards want you want MOST over what you want in the moment can, and will change everything.

10/24/2025

Today I am officially half way through my 200 day building phase, and it's got me thinking a lot about my journey with health, fitness, my body, my nutrition habit and just life in general...

And I just wanted to take a minute to remind you...

🫶It is not your life's purpose to lose weight.

It's fine to want/need to lose weight, but you are not a better person when you weigh less.

🫶It doesn't have to be your goal to lose weight.

You can build muscle/strength or even just maintain at any point in your journey. You have options.

🫶If a weight is a nightmare to maintain, it's not the right weight for you.

Strong and healthy is always better than trying to upkeep some arbitrary number on the scale.

🫶Lastly, You can't hate yourself into lasting change, but you can love yourself into evolution.

Life is so much better when you eat, move and think like you love yourself.

Being healthy is a decision, and there's no one way to "look" healthy.

So, I hope you decide a way that brings you joy 🩶

10/20/2025

When I was in high school, I weighed around 100 lbs...

I was also constantly running for sports and never even looked at a dumbbell... So that weight would not make sense for me right now.

When I was in college, I weighed around 120 lbs...

I also walked everywhere I went and skipped meals meals because that would ruin my "buzz" later that night... The less I ate, the cheaper it would be for me to get drunk... And obviously that is not my life anymore.

Before I had my children, I weighed around 130 lbs...

I also had enough time to do cardio twice a day, and once again, resistance training was not in my life. Plain chicken and brown rice was on the menu every day. Thinner=better... right?
(P.s. - I was miserable)

These days?

Let's just say that 1) it's way over 130lbs and 2) I'm not even exactly sure what my weight is.

And this is, without a doubt, the healthiest I have ever been. Mentally and physically... I have muscle, I eat without guilt and I enjoy my life...

So no, I'm not as thin as I once was, but also, I am not those people anymore.

I am a wife and mother now.
I am a business professional now.
I am a strength focused woman now.

My priorities have changed and my health means something different than it once did.

It means showing up every day and moving my body, but not making myself miserable with hours of exercise I hate.

It means eating food that make me feel great, and also eating a dinner with friends without thinking about if it is going to make me gain a couple pounds.

It means speaking to myself in the same way that I would speak to a friend.

It means not comparing the woman I am now to the person I was in high school, college or pre babies.

Do I have aesthetic goals? Sure... but once again those goals are so different than what they used to be.

That is health, my friends.

Working towards the best version of you, right now.

Letting go if the ideas and goals of the past versions of you.

The woman you are now deserves it.

10/18/2025

A whole new world 🌍🧞‍♂️

First family costumes were a success

10/16/2025

I've been pretty open with my struggles lately about social media.

And part of that is the negativity, yes...

But another part of it, and this is the MUCH bigger part, is that there is nothing glamourous about my life currently.

I see all the trips, and really cool stuff other people are doing and it immediately makes me feel like no one would be interested in my life or what I'm doing.

So then I fall into this comparison bullsh*t and overthink everything...

And don't get me wrong, I live literally the BEST life, I'm so blessed with so many things... but it's not eye catching, ya know?

But you know what it IS?

The same thing you all are going through.

I am literally dealing with the same sh*t everyone else is..

And it's all so overwhelming.

My kids are going to practices and athletic events constanly, I have 100 school papers to look at, and I wash jerseys about every other day.

I'm delivering pizzas from a fundraiser, going to conferences, and working consession stands.

My sink is full of dishes, I have a pile of stuff I need to donate, and I have laundry up to my eyeballs.

My husband is a farmer and he's in the field right now so I'm handling dinner most nights, playing with our dog, catch up with friends via text, and spend quality time with our kids outside of sports.

I'm drinking way too much caffeine, while also trying to calm my nervous system with meditation, and trying to make time to wash my ass.

I'm going for walks and hikes, reading books, and putting together puzzles in an attempt to get the f**k off my phone.

My house, my car and my closets all need a deep clean.

Oh, and I'm also trying to finish a nutrition program and work on some stuff behind the scenes for the future of my business.

But this is what most of us are doing right?

Trying to juggle it all and make everything work WHILE trying to prioritize our health.

So, I thought to myself, why WOULDN'T you all be interested in that?

So I'm going to push past my bullsh*t and let you all in, because maybe if I can show you how I navigate all my chaos, and failures, and everyday life, while taking care of myself...

You can believe it's possible for you too 🫶

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