Less is More.
Yesterday we had the pleasure of connecting with Michelle Stubbs, Exercise Physiologist, Nutrition Strategist and Founder of EnJOY Being Fitness, Nutrition and Life.
Michelle our featured guest, opened our conversation by sharing a little about herself, including her personal struggles with endometriosis and how those experiences helped shape her desire to support others in their health and wellness journeys.
What I appreciated was that Michelle wasn't approaching wellness as a set of rules everyone should follow. Her perspective was about meeting people where they are, understanding what matters to them, and finding realistic ways forward. And that set the stage for a wonderfully honest conversation.
In fact, while many insights came from Michelle herself, many also came from the women sitting around our virtual table.
When we think about improving our health, we often ask ourselves:
What more should I be doing?
More exercise? More vegetables? More water? More sleep? More discipline?
What if improving our health wasn't about adding another ten things to our already overflowing to-do lists?
What if it started with doing less?
Michelle, our guest speaker, questioned, "what could we use a little LESS of in our lives that might actually contribute to our wellness?"
One participant didn't hesitate. "Less sitting on the couch!"
And then she shared something I suspect many of us can relate to. She had joined Fauxvember partly to support a friend, but also because the conversations reflected changes, she was experiencing herself — menopause, her changing body, and the challenge of putting what she already knows into practice.
She knew what she wanted to do. The problem? "I'll start next week."
And then next week becomes the week after that. And somehow, despite knowing how important something is, getting started remains the hardest part.
Sound familiar?
I think many of us have been there. We have the knowledge. We have the intention. But somewhere between knowing and doing, life gets in the way.
And here's something worth remembering: There's nothing wrong with starting again. Or starting again after that.
Maybe Fauxvember is simply another opportunity to begin.
Less Wine? More Awareness?
Another participant shared her experiences with 30-day resets, including periods when she chooses not to drink alcohol. She was refreshingly candid.
She didn't describe herself as having a drinking problem, but she did wonder whether she drank too much, too often. She also reflected on how public health guidance around alcohol has evolved and how that information has made her more aware of her own habits.
There was no judgement in the conversation. No declarations that everyone needed to give something up. And perhaps that's where meaningful change begins — not necessarily with a decision to stop doing something forever, but with a willingness to look at our habits and ask whether they're still serving us.
Less automatic behaviour. More intentional choices.
Michelle, our special guest, brought us back to a principle that I think deserves a place in every woman's wellness toolkit.
What would it look like to get just 1% better?
Not 100%. Not a complete lifestyle overhaul. Just 1%.
Maybe that means moving a little more. Maybe it means drinking a little less. Maybe it's going to bed fifteen minutes earlier, stepping outside for some fresh air, or finally making that appointment you've been putting off. Or maybe it's doing less of the things that drain your energy.
Michelle reminded us that when we try to change everything at once, we can create expectations that are difficult to sustain. We become overwhelmed, discouraged, and sometimes stop altogether.
But small, intentional adjustments can help us build momentum.
One percent isn't about being perfect. It's about making progress possible. And sometimes showing up is the adjustment.
Your Body. Your Health. Your Way.
Michelle also shared how she approaches wellness through her work at EnJOY Being Fitness, Nutrition and Life.
Her model brings together movement, energy, nutrition, and sustainable habits, recognizing that health is multidimensional and deeply personal. There is no one-size-fits-all formula. What matters most to one woman may be entirely different from what matters to another.
Michelle described an approach that begins by asking people to imagine what health and wellness could look like in their own lives. What do they want? What matters to them? Where would they like to be a year from now?
By putting that vision into words and imagining the story they want to be living a year from today, they can begin identifying the smaller steps that might help them get there.
Because it shifts the conversation away from what we're supposedly doing wrong and toward what kind of life we want to create for ourselves.
And isn't that a much more inviting place to begin?
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You can find out more and connect with Michelle Stubbs at https://www.enjoyfitnutritionbeing.com/
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