Miami Beach Fit Camp

Be the someone who organizes the thing you wish you had.

Last night 14 women, who used to be strangers, from all around the world, gathered for a beautiful meal to connect, learn more about each other, answer both silly and serious questions and share their hearts.

Today 22 people, who used to be strangers, from all around the world, gathered to work out on a sunny and breezy beach.

I'm so glad I ignored all of my mental noise with the
"why me?"

and instead asked,

"why not me?"

Be the someone.

A little primer on how to Fit Camp with us!!

Step 1 is to hit the beach!

Getting started with fitness is tough. So much to learn and creating a routine can be totally daunting.

My 400 pound body was embarrassed to go the gym and I didn't know what to do.

I started with at home workouts in my living room with a pair of weights. And it propelled me forward into being able to do more, move better and start a journey to health and fitness.

It gave me confidence to start going to the gym, knowing I could confidently do some moves.

I love getting people started. I offer the perfect solution to get you started from home.

I've got room for 3 new beginner virtual training clients.
*30 minute zoom sessions to workout together
*A nutrition plan and accountability to implement
*Workouts to practice on your own in between our sessions
*Workout from anywhere - just two pairs of dumbbells needed!

New Clients - $149 for 6 workouts!

Comment "NEWBIE" and we can start immediately!

Kristen Smith weighed 400 pounds. Now she’s coaching, running marathons Fitness coach Kristen Smith has lost 240 pounds. Her Miami popular Beach Fit Camp will have six runners compete in the Life Time Miami Marathon.

I've become totally hooked on rucking, aka walking with a weighted vest.
Why? My legs have gotten stronger.
My hip pain has resolved.
My leg lifts have increased in integrity through my entire leg length.
I break a much better sweat on a basic walk.

If you want more reasons:

Lose fat with less muscle wasting.
Build a stronger core.

Correct posture.

Improve bone density.

I have 3 of these in 3 weights so I could add as I got stronger and choose based on my ruck distance.

Affordable. Fast shipping. Colorful.

All the cool kids are doing it so get one and join the ruck movement!

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*start light...increase later
*I started with 15lb, then 20lb, now 25lb

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One of my most powerful offerings is my intensive mindset course, Second Story. It starts again on August 21st and I want you to join!!

What is Second Story?

This program was created three years ago to teach the steps and tools I used to lose over 200 pounds and keep it off for over a decade and counting.

Since then, this program has empowered my clients to think differently about their possibilities, find freedom from diet culture, food addictions, and restriction cycles, and gain confidence through transformation.

•Discover that who you used to be is not who you must continue to be
•You are powerful to change all habits and triggers
•Once you know better, it's easier to do better
•You are the gatekeeper of your mind
•You are worthy of your love, respect and time.

The concept for the title of this program, Second Story, is to understand the passive role you played in your earliest relationship with food, your body, eating habits and even how you feel about yourself.

Someone else held the pen and set the table and you developed your triggers, patterns and emotional connections as a result.

The great news is that you get to take the pen! You get to decide how you want to show up NOW and forever with your mental talk, your food choices, triggers and habits. You get to write your second story and be empowered to live it!

$199 for this 8 session program that includes live group classes online, worksheets and journal prompts, a nutrition plan and access to my fitness app so you can work toward your transformation with the group and for your own goals.

$199 or two monthly payments.

Questions? Message me and I'll give a half hour call to connect and learn how this program will work for you!

Ready to sign up?
Here is a registration link!

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Tired of trying to figure out how to lose fat? Try this for one week and report back:

Keep It Simple: RCP Diet

Females:
Real Food - Nothing Processed/Packaged
Calories - 10-12 calories per pound of current weight *min 1,200
Protein - .8- 1.0 gram per pound of goal weight *min 80 grams

Example: 165 pound woman intakes 1,650 - 1,980 calories per day maximum while ensuring she eats 132-165 grams of protein in the process.

Males:
Real Food - Nothing Processed/Packaged
Calories - 12-14 calories per pound of current weight *min 1,400
Protein - 1.0- 1.2 gram per pound of goal weight *min 100 grams

Example: 165 pound man intakes 1,980 - 2,310 calories per day maximum while ensuring he eats 165-198 grams of protein in the process.

All food eaten is real, unprocessed food. Carbs and fat are irrelevant and will fall into line if calories are under the max while protein is in the range.

The number one question I get is HOW on earth can I get all that protein in? That's IMPOSSIBLE!

Nope. It does take intention. Here is a sample of high protein REAL Food:

1/3 pound ground beef: 25 grams
1 cup cottage cheese: 23 grams
4 eggs: 25 grams
6 oz salmon: 32 grams
6 oz chicken thigh: 33 grams
1 cup Greek yogurt: 21 grams

^^^^That's 161 grams of protein and just 1,075 calories.

If you focus on protein plus unlimited veggies you'll be full all day and stop craving junk food and avoid that afternoon slump.

Pescatarian? Sub out the chicken and beef for white fish, tofu, more salmon or seafood.

Love protein shakes? Get a super clean brand like Prime Protein's beef isolate and enjoy 25 grams of protein in a yummy shake once a day.

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Teenagers love our beach classes! Fit Camp is an epic good way to condition while having fun with your friends!

And great photo ops and Instagramable moments 📸

Thanks Katie for submitting your awesome pic of your beach workout shenanigans!!!

I'm looking for one more lady to fill out a double occupancy room in our Costa Rica self love and fitness retreat August 13-18! $1,222 for 5 nights and 6 days in paradise! Includes all meals, accommodations, daily yoga and fitness classes, workshops on self love, nutrition and more plus time to rest, explore, adventure and connect!! Roy and I are so excited to live the Pura Vida life with our retreaters!

Let's go!

More info is here:

Tamarindo, Costa Rica Self-Love Wellness Retreat — I Am Jessica Anne Go on this retreat with a group of like-mind people all coming together to prioritize themselves and refill their own cup. This relaxing and rejuvenating trip will have a variety of offerings and activities such as horseback riding, yoga classes, fitness classes, and more.

This July I set some new habits at top of mind. Walking or rucking 6-7 days per week has been a super fun habit to cultivate and it's been a big mood boost, productivity boost and a chance to walk with my friends too. Get those steps in!

The weighted vest I use is getting more popular with my friends and fit campers once they realize how easy it is to increase their efforts a bit on a regular walk by adding some weight. I started with this 15lb vest and moved up over time. My favorite is 20lbs but give it a go - I highly recommend it!

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End the summer on vacation!
Marco Island, Florida provides a restful, peaceful and serene escape to gear up for your busy fall season.

August 29-September 2nd I'm taking a group of amazing women to vacation retreat style!

Fun, beach time, sunsets, workouts, massages, walks, delicious food and connection!

Learn together how to achieve your health goals

Share together the dreams you're finally ready to chase

Commit together to putting YOU first

Share yoga sunrises and sunsets

Invest in you at one of the most affordable retreats you will find - a la carte so you're not paying for things you don't care about.

Enroll with a bestie and save $300! Enroll with a group of 4 and save $600 each!!

Enrollment closes soon - pay in three chunks if you jump in before 7/28!

Pause Retreat Marco Island — The Kristen Experiece Marco Island Retreat for Women by Kristen Smith and Obviously Optional Retreats. Labor Day weekend August 29th through September 2nd 2024. Nutrition, Mindset, Self Love, Connection, Massage, Adventure, Meditation, Yoga, Boot Camp, Sunset Yoga, Kayaking, Dolphins, Curated Conversation, Coaching and M

I don't eat out often but this week I have three dinners out.

Strategies for eating out while sticking to a healthy nutrition plan?

Check the menu before going.

Remember restaurants will exist always. This is not rare.

Marketing departments are paid a LOT of money to figure out how to get you to buy:

1) the cheapest food with the highest price tag.
2) larger portions than you need
3) add-ons like drinks, apps and desserts

The salad is rarely the best option on any menu. Full of extra calories and non-nutritious toppers, you can usually get a better value and more nutritional content with salmon, steak, a bunless burger or any other protein.

When in doubt get protein and veg and enjoy the ambience, people and being waited on.

Don't lose your mind. It's just food.

Want my latest guide How to Eat Out Without Losing Your Mind?

Comment "Steak" and I'll send you a link!

Ladies!

I'm enrolling a few more in my first ever retreat!!

Take a vacation with other women who are intent on bringing their best energy to their lives!

This is a resort-based retreat. Luxury accommodations and an amazing spa!

Escape your work, routine and worries and focus on YOU!

Rest and beach time!
Delicious meals at sunset
Sunset dinner cruise

Nutrition Workshops
Empowerment Workshops

Sound Healing
Morning and Evening yoga
Bootcamp
In-room massage
Nature walks
Dolphin and manatee kayak trip

August 29 - September 2nd
Labor Day weekend
Marco Island, Florida

Pay installments but reserve today!

https://www.kristensmithonline.com/pause-marco-island

Questions? Talk to me! I want you there to experience this special weekend with me and some of the most amazing women you'll ever meet!

Pause Retreat Marco Island — The Kristen Experiece Marco Island Retreat for Women by Kristen Smith and Obviously Optional Retreats. Labor Day weekend August 29th through September 2nd 2024. Nutrition, Mindset, Self Love, Connection, Massage, Adventure, Meditation, Yoga, Boot Camp, Sunset Yoga, Kayaking, Dolphins, Curated Conversation, Coaching and M

Do you struggle with emotional eating? Do you know that restricting food is part of the emotional eating equation?

I have a video series on this topic on my YouTube channel. Check it out and let me know what you learn!

Savoring Life Overcoming Emotional Eating A series of videos to teach you how to overcome emotional eating forever! What is emotional eating? The three components: Restriction, Bingeing, Addiction St...

I'm holding a workshop tonight, an interactive one, to talk about crafting an amazing life after a breakup. You can dial in via Google Meet at 7pm EST tonight, Thursday, June 27th.

Download the workbook/handout here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14MMI9PxeAVONhFDMAhjQW20Q2b1OEAT7/view?usp=sharing

The Story of You After a Breakup
Thursday, June 27 · 7:00 – 8:30pm
Time zone: America/New_York
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/wpf-jmqj-nen
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 813-563-2698‬ PIN: ‪858 582 291‬ #
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/wpf-jmqj-nen?pin=1697071381905

The Story of You - After a Breakup.pdf

I went to Do-Rite Donuts in Chicago yesterday. The sign said, “Try our soft, hot, crunchy cinnamon crunch old fashioned donut! Warm and decadent and delicious. Covered in warm icing and crunchy cinnamon strudel pieces." The saleslady said it was the must-try. So I did try it.

The sign compelled me. The saleslady compelled me. My lizard brain compelled me. All with the same idea - this is delicious and enjoyable and not to be missed. It's my BIRTHDAY, I MUST enjoy something sweet.

What if I, having now tried this donut, were to write a truthful advertisement for this donut?

My ad would say:
“Try our soft, hot, crunchy cinnamon crunch old fashioned donut! It is delightful! You will enjoy the fun and flavor and bask in the dopamine high of it for 18 minutes. Then, you will feel full, bloated, fatigued and find a lack of interest in your previously planned adventures. You will happily take a nap and wake up groggy and looking for something to energize you to get moving again. You will likely just want to binge on more junk food until you start over tomorrow with a clean slate. Come on in and get this circle of delicious misery today.”

This is why I argue when people tell me I need to enjoy life and not be so strict with sugar. This is why I rarely eat donuts, the previous object of my obsession. I am more and more aware of and I remember with more detail the actual truth of the matter. I will eat donuts again, I am sure, but it's rarer and rarer as I am less interested in losing how good I feel normally, once I have that kind of sugar in my body.

This is a helpful strategy to overcome sugar fixation, binge-eating and addiction to the idea that sweets are somehow a must for living a full life. This strategy has helped me significantly over the past year as I have reduced my sugar intake. Giving up sugar and donuts and treats is not actually missing out. Sure, I don't taste the flavor. But I also don't taste the fatigue or fog or lack of energy either.

All foods have a side-car with passengers that help or hinder you.
Sugar comes with lethargy and fatigue.
Real, healthy food comes with energy and vitality.

I'll be discussing this in my nutrition seminar tomorrow night 6:30pm Eastern. Want a link to listen in virtually? Drop a comment "SUGAR" and I'll send you the link!

New podcast this week about my daddy issues and how much my narrative has shifted and changed MY life. Love my dad and I hope this episode shows you ways to love yours more too.

Daddy Issues by Destination Begin I used to say I had Daddy Issues. Now I see it differently. My perspective changed my relationship with my past and deepened the love and adoration I am capable of experiencing for my dad. A miracle is a change in perception. And miracles are possible every moment and in every memory. Enjoy a little...

Special deal for Costa Rica! We have 3-person casita available for $888 per person for 5 nights and all meals included! Killer price for an amazing retreat with me and Jessica!

Three of you share a casita and have your own beds, all meals, yoga, boot camp, sailing trip, beach time, meditations and heart connections.

Get your friends together and escape together for a memory making relaxing experience!!

Comment TRIO and I'll hook you up!!

Upcoming Retreats — I Am Jessica Anne Upcoming Retreats Each retreat is a portal into a world away from yours. My retreats are the perfect place to gain new perspectives which can alter the course of your life. What is it worth to you to be immersed in a thoughtfully curated travel experience that is catered to you? The different themes...

What would your body ask you for today if it could talk?

The greatest message I can spread...now on a shirt I can wear. Want one? You can order directly through this link! Each shirt ordered creates a donation to Operation Honey Bun so I can keep working to show others that they matter, even when no one else seems to agree.

You Matter - Operation Honeybun Fundraiser, Supporting Operation Honey Bun Inc You matter so much. None of us really grasp how much we matter. Others need to be reminded. You need to be reminded. Let's spread the word. Each shirt purchased contributes to Operation HoneyBun, a local Miami Beach nonprofit that works to show others that they matter by providing smiles, hygiene pr...

My birthday is on the 18th and I shamelessly request donations (in lieu of any gifts to me!) to the nonprofit I created, Operation Honeybun.

We organize events for our community to come together to action-verb love on people struggling.

To distribute love, hygiene items, socks and this time of year...water and fruit and most of all a smile and a reminder that they matter.

No gift is too small.

You can donate $5 which creates a handout bag of soap, a razor, hand sanitizer, mouth wash, water, fruit and a honeybun.

Donate at

Operation Honey Bun How Do You Feel Loved? For some, the answer is A Hug and A Honey Bun

Do you have skinny pants you hope to fit into? Do you have a number you used to weigh that you are plagued with the memory of and believe it to be your goal weight?

It's time to stop with looking behind and ground yourself in the now.

How do you feel? If you want to feel better, focus on what to do in order to feel better. No matter what.

When we work every day to feel good in our bodies, our bodies reflect that work. Over time. Consistently.

Want to feel energized? Do something energetic and with your whole heart.

Want to feel light? Eat foods that nourish your beautiful body, down to the cells and then set it down when you feel your body say "enough."

Want to feel loved? Give yourself your affection, time and grace.

It's now when change takes place. Feel better instantly. Feel good forever. Choice by choice.

So excited to add Sarah Kouri to the retreat team for our Labor Day weekend Women's Retreat on Marco Island!! Sarah will lead yoga, mat Pilates and sound healing during our 5 day, 4 night retreat. More to come...registrations are flowing in and we will cap at 10 ladies so if you're on the fence...don't wait! $500 secures your spot and you have all summer to make payments on your retreat package!!

https://www.kristensmithonline.com/pause-marco-island

Where do you want to retreat?

Two upcoming opportunity:
Costa Rica August 13-18
Marco Island August 29-September 2nd.

https://www.kristensmithonline.com/retreats

Retreat for $999!

Obviously Optional Retreats was created to offer the chance to get away and experience YOU, growth, connection and learning. We all have varied budgets and requirements on a vacation so I am committed to bring retreats together that work for all needs and budgets.

Base pricing includes accommodations, core activities and all classes. Everything else is Obviously Optional.

Pricing starts at $999 for 5 days, 4 nights on Marco Island with me and my inaugural retreat - Pause for Women!

Secure your spot and let's enjoy Labor Day Weekend resting, learning, connecting and growing together as women!

Pause Retreat Marco Island — The Kristen Experiece Marco Island Retreat for Women by Kristen Smith and Obviously Optional Retreats. Labor Day weekend August 29th through September 2nd 2024. Nutrition, Mindset, Self Love, Connection, Massage, Adventure, Meditation, Yoga, Boot Camp, Sunset Yoga, Kayaking, Dolphins, Curated Conversation, Coaching and M

https://www.kristensmithonline.com/pause-marco-island

Pause Retreat Marco Island — The Kristen Experiece Marco Island Retreat for Women by Kristen Smith and Obviously Optional Retreats. Labor Day weekend August 29th through September 2nd 2024. Nutrition, Mindset, Self Love, Connection, Massage, Adventure, Meditation, Yoga, Boot Camp, Sunset Yoga, Kayaking, Dolphins, Curated Conversation, Coaching and M

21 days to break or create a habit. If you start Monday you can spend the rest of June changing your life!

What are you waiting for?
Get after it.
Your life is yours and you can own it and make it epic or let time and others take it willingly.

Need some habit suggestions?

Habits to break:
•Bedtime snacks
•On your phone during meals
•Interrupting people
•Leaving dishes in the sink
•Hitting the snooze
•Drinking alcohol
•Drinking soda
•Eating sugar
•Eating chemicals
•Cursing
•Nagging

Habits to add:
•Water first after waking up
•Protein at every meal
•Daily gratitude list
•Journaling
•Putting on makeup
•Exercise - like walking!
•Saying I Love You 10x a day
•Cooking at home
•Flossing

Whatever it is, why not now? Be proud of yourself and make yourself one notch more excellent than yesterday!!

https://www.kristensmithonline.com/pause-marco-island


Ladies! Are you looking to end your summer treating yourself to a much-needed, well-deserved escape? Join me on Marco Island, August 29-September 2nd for the Pause for Women retreat!!

This retreat is specifically for women over 40 who want to relax, connect and learn how to become allies with their body, refresh their spirit and embrace this beautiful and powerful chapter of our lives.

Perimenopause, menopause, hormones...it's all a lot to handle and I will teach the strategies, protocols and mindset to be empowered to LIVE WELL through all the pauses.

Workshops on nutrition, body love and empowerment, cultivating new hobbies and expressions of our power, curated conversations to grow from each other plus....

Sunrise and sunset yoga and workouts, nature walks, kayaking to see dolphins and manatees, in-room massage, a sunset dinner cruise, luxury accommodations, healthy meals and all on a beautiful resort property to fully relax and pamper YOU.

Don't wait, I'm only enrolling 12 women so we can keep this small and meaningful. A deposit secures your spot - click the link to read more and comment PAUSE if you want me to reach out directly!

Pause Retreat Marco Island — The Kristen Experiece Marco Island Retreat for Women by Kristen Smith and Obviously Optional Retreats. Labor Day weekend August 29th through September 2nd 2024. Nutrition, Mindset, Self Love, Connection, Massage, Adventure, Meditation, Yoga, Boot Camp, Sunset Yoga, Kayaking, Dolphins, Curated Conversation, Coaching and M

The Colorado retreat last week is still settling into my soul. I met so many beautiful souls and saw the beauty of connection and vulnerability and love flow between strangers becoming friends.

Life is not just survival.

It's meant to be a soul expression and sharing of imprints.

We don't have to retreat to do this.

We can do this every day in every place we find ourselves. How?

1) Make eye contact with another human

2) Smile and ask a loving question

3) Listen.

4) Validate their words.

5) Compliment them.

Repeat.

Others need you.

Others want to love you back.

Love is always going to win the moment and make a soul imprint. Always.