Easy Ways to Start Eating Better Right Now How many times have you told yourself that you’re going to “eat better?” You’re not going to eat any treats or “bad” foods. You’re going to do nothing but drink water and eat kale for the next month. And how often have you been successful following that “all or nothing” mentality? My guess is never. Maybe that’s because it’s n…Read More
How to Get Started with Clean Eating Clean Eating: Athletes are doing it, celebs are doing it, dogs are doing it, and the cavemen did it. The term ”Clean Eating” is the biggest, latest and greatest buzzword in nutrition these days, but truth be told, the concept has been around since the beginning of time. What is Clean Eating? The basic premise of clean eating is consuming foods…Read More
Seems like everyone is talking about positive visualizations and affirmations, and for good reason: they work! If you haven’t jumped on the bandwagon yet, read on. I’m going to share some valuable information about how these kinds of techniques can get you to your health and fitness goals. How do I know? Because I use these techniques in my life too. The subconscious mind cannot fight against …Read More
A lot of people believe they have to already be physically fit in order to workout. That couldn’t be farther from the truth. Physical fitness looks different for everyone, but we do need to get moving (and more often). In recent years, there's been a lot of hype about Crossfit, which has skewed the perception of what it means to be physically fit. You don’t have to throw tires, complete …Read More
This is Why Diets Usually Fail Summer is almost here, and that means the annual tradition of new diets and “get thin quick” schemes will be popping up everywhere like spring flowers. If you’re like most dieters, each failed attempt to reach your goal and keep the weight off erodes your self-confidence and keeps you up late at night saying things to yourself that you wouldn’t dare utter to …Read More
Top 5 Tips to Stock Your Kitchen for Healthy Eating I have a rule in my house: I can eat two hershey kisses a day. If I eat more than two a day for more than two days, I have to throw away every single hershey kiss. So when I want a third one, I ask myself: “Is eating a bag of hershey kisses right now worth not having any more, ever?” Yes, it takes discipline, but the reward is a nice little s…Read More
5 Healthy Ways to Boost Your Metabolism I don’t want to get all scientific and put everyone to sleep here, so I’ll make this straight-forward and basic: your metabolism is the amount of calories your body burns doing nothing in a single day. We all inherit our baseline metabolism; it’s genetic. It also relates to our gender and our age, and as you know, we can’t change our age. Once we acc…Read More
Nourish Your Muscles, Lose the Fat So, you want to lose weight? What it sounds like you really want to lose is body fat. Read on for the top fat loss secrets that you need to know right now. When you embark on a weight loss journey, it’s almost guaranteed that you will also be saying “goodbye” to some muscle mass. You can counteract this phenomena by losing weight slowly, eating an adequate …Read More
6 Ways to Stop Stress Eating So many of us turn to food for comfort when the world goes sideways. Reaching for a bag of chips, a carton of ice cream, or a box of cookies when you are feeling spread too thin feels like an easy solution. The problem is that the quick fix of sugar and carbs is momentary and literally leaves you feeling worse once that food high settles, which it inevitably does. The …Read More
Top 10 Tips for Mindful Eating Mindful eating is a powerful tool! Unfortunately, mindless eating is the norm... We've all done it ... eaten something on the run without taking the time to enjoy it or even consciously realize that we were even eating it. Or eaten an entire tub of ice cream while sitting in front of the TV. And, let's not get started on those potato chip tales. For me, the object of…Read More
