RaeAnna Palmer Fitness

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭. ⁣
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I contemplated posting this because it’s been a WHILE since I looked at myself in the mirror and actually felt confident with who I am. This past year I slowly let me great habits turn into bad habits and stop caring about my mental health and the things I was putting into my body. ⁣
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Being a health and fitness coach for 4+ years I slowly let my passion for helping other become more about MY journey. I would get so frustrated showing up and doing a program to not see the results I wanted to see. I was recording the moves, posting the before and afters, posting the meal preps because it started to feel like a job. ⁣
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That’s NOT why I signed up to be a coach. I signed up to be a coach because I loved helping people. I loved having a community full of women who were struggling together to piece back the things they were missing or finding the one thing that might not always be easy for them but as a community doing it! I loved doing it TOGETHER and pushing each other to get our butts out of bed, set visions for our future life, and make the best of friends over the internet. ⁣
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I found that it was time for me to step back and go back to day one of MY journey because I started to lose focus. So I decided for the time being to become a challenge and fall back in love with the process. The workouts, the meal plans, and the community. ⁣
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These pictures aren’t just before and afters this is the first program of 2022 that I crushed and feeling good about myself! ⁣
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𝐃𝐨 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞!

𝐓-𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐬 𝟔 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 🙌🏽 ⁣
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Not gonna lie every tax season is pretty difficult to get through. The amount of hours that no one talks about, the lack of sleep, the lack of nutrition, and the lack of free time to name a few. However, have two tax seasons that feel like they are never ending back to back puts the cherry on top. ⁣
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This tax season hits a little differently I took it upon myself to study for a part of the exam while in the midst of probably one of the most difficult tax season based on hours worked. I took my exam mid busy season and I failed by TWO points. Yeah some may say it’s just a test and I’ll pass next time I take it. Trust me I’m pretty darn proud for getting that close being that I wasn’t that strict on my studying times but come on! I was going to wait till after busy season to take the exam again but the lovely timer has already been ticking so we are already back to studying. ⁣
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I know once I pass these exams I’m going to look back and be so damn proud of myself for accomplishing it the way that I did. BUT I’m telling you putting your mental health and physical health on the back burner to accomplish something big is not the way to go. Eventually your body is going to shut down and have no desire to do the daily life things. ⁣
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Here’s a reminder if you are going through a busy season in your life right now to take 15 minutes out of your day to take care of YOU! If that means standing up and having a dance party in the middle of the day freaking do it because YOU deserve it! ☀️

𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 🤪⁣
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It’s been a while since I truly posted something meaningful other than my flash dance Friday videos! I’ve taken the last two months to just really focus on me and all of the things I had going on! ⁣
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The beginning of the year is always hectic because of tax season and this year I decided on adding in studying for a part of the CPA Exam 😅 Highly don’t recommend as stress and anxiety were at an all time high. Luckily I already had a fitness base under my belt where working out is my getaway and semi stress reliever! ⁣
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Today I decided it’s time to jump back in, time to be the coach I always wanted to be, to bring back the motivation that you may need, and to bring back the inspiration that you can do anything! ⁣
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I used today to just start over, if you’ve been here you can probably tell nothing has changed body wise if anything sitting at a computer 12+ hour days has taken a tool on my body. Starting today I am working on not being focused on the scale instead being COMFORTABLE in my skin and everything that I am wearing. ⁣
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That being said on Monday, I am starting our new dance program that incorporates lifting but also a little twisted added cardio. It’s time to have FUN with my workouts and really focus on me and loving my body where it’s at! ⁣
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If you want to do it with me you totally can just send me a DM ❣️

My favorite leg day workout was today for all the glute and quad burn!!

All you need is medium and heavy set of dumbbells. A paper plate if you have carpet and a towel if you have hardwood floor!

Check out my Instagram for all the moves:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CL5foKkMfAF/?igshid=zjgg4mpvpbz3

There’s something about fresh hair that makes you feel on top of the world 💁🏽‍♀️

“𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟” - 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 ⁣
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This past year I have been fighting myself with the way I look, the way my clothes fit, the weight that I am, how I’m not where I thought I would be in a year based on my profession, and where I am in my coaching business just where I started the year. ⁣
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I realized I have been pouring into myself the wrong way. I have been over working myself in all aspects of my life not giving myself the proper rest that it needs. Not giving it the proper nutrition that it needs to recoup the hard days. Not giving myself grace when I have a s**tty workout. Not giving myself credit that the reason my body is changing is because I’m increasing weight and resistance not because I’m not working on it. Not giving myself the credit that I deserve that I’m doing all the things and the timeline for my life doesn’t really match anyone else’s. And that’s okay! ⁣
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We live the life that we think we should. Not everyone’s timeline is going to look the same. If I could go back and redo the last 5 years for the sake of not studying while working full time would I do it absolutely. Also I regret it, absolutely not because I know a year from now I’ll be glad I picked it back up. ⁣
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I’m the last person to admit that I’m exhausted or I don’t have time for things or there isn’t enough hours in the day to complete my to do list. But sometimes you have to pick some priorities one day and the others the next day. My word of advice is never take away from sleep. Sleep is what helps you hit that reset button. ⁣
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You can do anything just always give yourself grace ❣️

There is something about a intense workout the fuels my fire. ⁣
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Don’t get me wrong doing strenuous exercises everyday and totally not my jame but doing 2 really hard intense workouts a week are my jam! ⁣
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Today was one of those where I had to overcome some mental block as well as physical block. I’ve been doing at home fitness for 5 years now and it’s to the point where you know the weight you are comfortable lifting and the next weight up is daunting. ⁣
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Today was one of those days I decided to give it a try. Even if it was a couple reps and not all reps I still pushed myself! At the end of the workout I was exhausted but I don’t always end my workouts like this because I personally don’t think that’s good for me. Picking two days out of the week to go hard from start to finish is what works for me! ⁣
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The best thing about all of our programs is there is something for everyone and something SO exciting is going to be announced soon!

How to get the perfect photo with your cat:

Wiggle your mouse on your screen and he will be here for it! 😂

𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝟏 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬! ⁣
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This week I completed phase 1 of 3 phases of the 80 day program! ⁣
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This program is SO different than what I am used to doing it’s a lot of resistant band training, resistance sliders to help my core, and a little lifting. I typically love heavy lifting programs but this program is working my body in ways I didn’t realize I needed! ⁣
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These workouts are also a lot longer than what I am used to and it’s a different structure every single week. I’m looking back at phase one and one thing I lacked at was controlling my stress levels as well as nutrition getting all my containers in. Since these workouts are more strenuous on the body I need to intentional on how I food my body and when I am eating my meals. ⁣
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Phase 2 I will focus on sleep, prioritizing my times nutrition, and focusing on form over heavier bands! ⁣
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Up 3 lbs and up 3 inches all over but I lost inches in my waist and gained inches in my b***y and legs! Resistant bands I can thank for that!! ⁣
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Here is to 53 more days of testing my body!

It’s okay to feel all the things. ⁣
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Today was HARD and not just the normal hormonal type of day. It was a day where I tore myself apart mentally and physically. Although it doesn’t happen often it still happens. ⁣
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Ladies you know when Mother Nature comes into like a full force hurricane coming in action. I woke up like a normal day but I was exhausted, I was dreading to push play on my work out and definitely was not my best workout but I got it done! Physical breakdown #1. I shared in my accountability group that not everyday is going to be easy we are going to have off days and that’s okay. ⁣
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Fast forward an hour to where I started work the first return I started working on just wasn’t working. I just kept getting frustrated with myself on WHY I couldnt figure it out. On how I was not capable of doing my job and how the reviewer would think of me if I asked questions. I sat here and shook my head and started to get teary eyes. Emotional breakdown #1⁣
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Fast forward a couple more hours my to do list just kept getting bigger and bigger because I took so long to fix that ONE problem. So then I started thinking well what are the in charge going to think of me if I’m behind so I start getting upset because I told myself this is going to be my year to focus on growth in my personal and professional life. Enter teary eyed #2⁣
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Fast forward a couple more hours where I have to sit down and study. I haven’t schedule my second exam yet but I’m SO a close to the end of studying. Busy season is picking up my free time hours are super slim as it is and I just can’t focus. I’m sick of sitting in the same chair, I’m sick of being exhausted. I start getting angry with myself because I can’t focus on the one thing I needed to do for myself. Enter emotional breakdown #3 where I kept telling myself I can’t do this anymore. I’m not capable of passing this exam or to take on this much. ⁣
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Here is a reminder that it’s okay to feel all the feels. It’s okay to get emotional just know that you need to give yourself a break every once and a while or else you will snap. You will get burnt out. Once you refuel get back up and just keep swimming ❤️

𝐌𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐈 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐩 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬! ⁣
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Since today is the first of the month as well as a Monday it’s important to start it off in a high note! Petey loves to snuggly on Sunday’s so I got all the love! ⁣
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I had a call with my team to talk all our major goals for February. FEBRUARY is a big month in the coaching world where we hustle like no other on a group of 5 to hit big goals! It’s takes an army to keep each other accountable! ⁣
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Tax season is also picking up plus I’m still studying so I am doing what I can the best I can! Great thing about coaching is there is no rules. I do what I want when I can!

𝟒 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲!⁣
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I took some time to reflect on this anniversary because it’s not just an anniversary it’s a point in my life where I choose to better myself as a human. ⁣
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It was a point in my life when I realized a number on the scale doesn’t mean s**t. ⁣
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It was a point in my life where I knew I needed/wanted a community to always lift me up. ⁣
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It was a point in my life where I starting missing being on a team since I have been an athlete all my life. ⁣
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It was a point in my life where I realized I choose a career that is constantly pouring from my cup and I needed to take charge and fill my cup up first. ⁣
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It was a point in my life where I knew I wanted to help other people better their life. ⁣
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I wanted to be THERE for someone else who needed it. I wanted to be that LIGHT for someone. I wanted to be that COACH arhat cheered you on from any corner. ⁣
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I can confidently say that FOUR years later it has lived up to all my expectations and it’s only just the beginning. To me I finally “graduated” learning all the in’s and out’s of network marketing now it’s my turn to keep learning, to keep growing, to keep building new relationships, and to be who I always wanted to be! ⁣
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If you have ever been curious what I do or how I do what I do with such a busy life let me know and I can send you some info! It’s such a rewarding job and so many ways and you are constantly working on yourself which I am here for!

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞. ⁣
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I encourage you to take a step back at the end of the day and look at everything you accomplished today. Even when you wanted to give up and throw in the towel but you didn’t. You knew you were capable and you are such a bad ass for it! ⁣
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I’m proud of you! Now how can you improve tomorrow? Where can you find that time even 30 minutes to focus on you and your mental health. Remember you can’t pour from an empty cup you got to fill your cup up first!

𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬/𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅 𝐨𝐮𝐭. ⁣
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I had my yearly exam today and to be honest stepping into the doctors office my Apple Watch always tells me it’s time to take a breathe it never fails 😂⁣
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Last year at this time I stepped on the scale for the first time in three years because behind on adult things. And while stepping onto that scale knowing the weight was not going to be the same as my 20 year old self that they have on file. I sat in the doctors room waiting to see what they had on my vitals and if anything was alarming. The FIRST thing they addresses was my weight and how it went from 110 lbs my sophomore year of college to 145 lbs as a 24 year old. To them I was obese and they were taking the measures to make sure I was aware of them. ⁣
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This time going into the doctors office I’m more than 145lbs 😂 The assistant comes out to get me I take off my coat and my shoes and just hold my breathe for comments. I weigh myself about once a week so I knew where the number was going to hit. It said 175 lbs the assistant asked me to step off and step back on. Looked at me and said wow okay. And I just laughed 😅 ⁣
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Weight is just a number in my book that we are judged by on a scale that shouldn’t even be a thing. Am I embarrassed of my weight absolutely not because I know that the weight change is muscle. I’m lifting heavier, I’m using heavier resistance bands creating bigger muscles in my legs, my b***y is growing, my calf muscles are poppin. Express yourself and love your body no matter what the scale says! ⁣
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To be honest no one knows your weight unless you tell them 🤫😉

𝐔𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐝𝐚𝐲 🤗👰🏽‍♀️⁣
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I will say it wasn’t all rainbows and butterflies like everyone expects it to be. One thing I absolutely hate shopping for is clothes and especially dresses. We all are made so differently and for someone who has always had body image issues it’s not exactly the easiest to overcome. ⁣
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I went to a bridal boutique yesterday just to look around and see the styles that best fit my body and my vision for my big day. I’ve been on a healthy and fitness journey for $ years now and I still pick myself apart. Obviously when I do it, it’s never in front of people. As I was trying dresses on yesterday I FELL in love with THE dress. The place I went to was closing so there was no ordering the dress is a bigger size just in case. ⁣
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Not that the dress was tight at all I just had the thought well what if I gained weight and I didn’t like the way I looked or what if I gained too much muscle in my quads or butt area.. I immediately started tearing up because I was psyching myself out of a beautiful moment. Even though I’ve been on a health and fitness journey for so long and being consistent I know that nothing drastic is going to happen. The wonderful lady helping me as well as the people I had come with me calmed me down and told me how hard I am on myself and I should be proud of the way I look. ⁣
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They were so right I have come SO far and I’m going to look absolutely beautiful in my dress 🤗 Only 515 days to go and to keep it a secret from Brian 😂😅

“𝗪𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠?”⁣
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I got asked this today in my DM’s and the truth is I was never a morning workout person I preferred to workout at night UNLESS it was when I was a runner I did that in the morning. I preferred the breakup in my day of coming home from work, changing into comfy clothes, getting my sweat on then relaxing! ⁣
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I became a morning workout person about two years ago when I started forcing myself to wake up earlier. Primarily during tax season I never know when my days are over the thought of going back to midnight workouts were never going to happen. I tested out waking up two hours earlier since I would shower also and found myself having so much more energy to get me thru the day! ⁣
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I made a time that worked best for my schedule and still doable with commuting to work. Thankfully right now I’m still working remote so I don’t have to wake up AS early as I would if I had to go into work but you just gotta do it! ⁣
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Find a crew that wakes up the same time as you and push play or go to the gym with you and that all you need. I also use a ore workout that is completely clean and doesn’t give me the jitters but does the trick!

The verdict is I absolutely love my hair longer when it’s straight and in braids. BUT I absolutely hate it long when it’s curly because it’s just not as pretty and just becomes huge as the day progresses.⁣
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Then I also hate it short because with curly hair it just shrinks... Booked an appointment to get my hair done and I messaged the salon with “I need something different, don’t know what I want, what color or style. Can you help me out”. I’m 25 you’d think I would be able to do this 😂😂⁣
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Any suggestions?!

𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐚𝐞. 𝐑𝐚𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝! ⁣⁣
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About a month ago I realized on Sundays I truly never took a rest day. I would always do my stretching workouts but before that I would do a fun but intense workout in Sunday’s because that was the only day I could do outside of BB workouts. I found my body exhausted come morning on Monday so with this 80 Day program I am vouching to giving myself an intentional rest day like the program gives. ⁣⁣
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These workouts are around an hour long and are meant to work every area of my body. In order to see results I have to give my body the rest it needs. Instead of an extra workout I will add in some yoga to warm the muscles in order to properly stretch them! This is going to be a huge challenge for me but I also have to realize burning calories is nice but isn’t the end all be all. Having an Apple Watch with activity rings becomes addicting in a good and bad way. ⁣⁣
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Listen to your body and make sure you give your body the rest it needs.

𝟓𝟐𝟕 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 🤷🏽‍♀️⁣
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I’d be lying if I wasn’t excited but I feel like the worst thing is having the major things planned and just wanting to do all the things now! ⁣
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I catch myself scrolling for decorations, bridesmaid dresses, and looking for my dream dress. 😅 ⁣
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We were watching the Bachelor last night and noticed almost every girl talked about wanting someone to be their “rock” and we both just laughed because all 25 girls have said that I swear. So we joked about when we read our vows probably going to be in private but mentioning it as a inside joke to us. Or Brian pulling a rock out of his pockets during the ceremony 😂⁣
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I can’t wait to marry my best friend and take on life and all our adventures together. ⁣
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I want to write something to Brian obviously on our special day but I’m a highly emotional person so reading something that will make me cry in front of people and getting a headache afterwards from crying is not ideal 😜⁣
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𝐈’𝐦 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮/𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐯𝐨𝐰𝐬?!

𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟖 -> 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 ⁣
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I know I share the left picture A LOT but it’s truly the first picture that I took of myself beginning my fitness journey. Brian had just bought me this outfit for Valentines Day and I loved it so I asked him to take a picture of me in my living room apartment. ⁣
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Looking at this picture it makes me so sad because I was VERY self conscious of what I looked like. I never wore clothes that were right besides leggings because I didn’t think I was worthy of wearing anything too showy. I never worked out in a sports bra because you wouldn’t catch me dead doing so even in my own apartment. ⁣
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I tried so hard to be “skinny” I was working out, running, eating semi healthy, trying ketones. Really anything that someone posted that was working for them I have tried. I had no clue that I had to truly be consistent in order to see results. I had to get rid of the mindset that size 0 jeans were the only thing that mattered. I also had to realize that I wasn’t truly developed in 2017 😂😂 ⁣
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Wearing a size small shirt always for me was impossible as soon as the bad boys started growing. That’s truly when my mindset shifted that I wasn’t meant to stay the same size forever. I started focusing on lifting heavier, being stronger, creating a lifestyle and not a diet, and diving into what truly make ME happy. Putting other opinions and views aside and showing up on here daily. ⁣
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Why I show up is to show just one person that we can do hard things to make ourselves a better version of ourselves. That’s it’s okay to do things that others think aren’t “real” but do what makes YOU a happy because in the end that’s all that matters! ⁣
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You got this 👏🏽 If you ever need anyone in your corner my DM’s are open!