Shannon Collins, a popular nutrition coach and personal trainer, uses her social media platform to share wellness advice and personal insights. Recently, she opened up about her decision to stop tracking her calories, explaining in a post, “This may take some time to figure out. You may not be at this point yet.” Collins emphasized that while calorie tracking can be helpful for some, it’s not necessary forever. Her journey towards building sustainable habits didn’t happen overnight; it took time and effort to create a healthy lifestyle. Collins’ message to her followers is clear: prioritizing long-term habits over short-term fixes leads to lasting results, a philosophy she continues to promote through her work.
1. She Took Time
In her Instagram post, Collins talked about taking the time to build healthy habits in her life. “For me it did take a period of time tracking and weighing food to learn about what was in my food. I’ve carried that knowledge with me for years. It also may take some time for your new habits to become a lifestyle that you don’t even think about anymore. Like brushing your teeth. I also had to learn how to manage my stress and have better coping mechanisms. It all took time.”
2. She Does Cardio
Collins makes sure to do cardio workouts. She talked about the importance of this in the caption of this Instagram post. “I have a lot more endurance during my weight training. This was the main reason why I started this! I was tired of needing sometimes almost a 5 minute rest period to recover from my lower body training. I now am recovering so much quicker and easily in between sets. I also don’t feel totally exhausted after my lower body training anymore.”
3. She Lifts Weights
Collins likes to lift weights to stay in shape. She shared the importance of this in the caption of this Instagram post. “Remember just because you are lifting weights, doesn’t mean you are building new muscle. Have to be intentional with what you are doing. Let me take the guesswork out of it for you! Lifting weights should ALWAYS be a part of your routine, whether you are trying to lose fat or not. Muscle will only help you lose fat.”
4. She’s Comfortable With Her Body
Collins is comfortable with herself and her body. She talked about this in the caption of this Instagram post. “I’ll take my extra body fat and all the other amazing things it has brought to my life. It was a live and learn experience and thankful for me this was very short lived. It’s normal to have body fat. It’s not normal to walk around lean and shredded everyday for months or years. Don’t get it twisted!!”
5. She Loves Overnight Oats
Collins likes to eat overnight oats for breakfast. She shared her recipe in the caption of this Instagram post. “I’ve been eating eggs for my breakfast for YEARS and kinda got sick of them, so my latest kick is overnight oats!! The BASE of this recipe is almost 40g protein! The base recipe… -1/2 cup/40g Whole Grain Rolled Oats (Simple Truth Organic) -1 scoop/33g Peanut Butter Fudge Protein Powder @legion -1/4 cup/64g plain traditional Greek yogurt (The Greek Gods) -1/2 cup/120ml 2% Reduced Fat Ultra-Filtered Milk (Fairlife) -1/2 Tbsp/8g Black Chia Seeds (Simple Truth Organic).”
