Last week I shared my insight on why focusing on small details rarely pays off in this Don’t Lose Sight of the Big Picture by Focusing on the Small Details article. There is a lot of confusion of what it means to eat a healthy diet because the media bashes a food one week and…
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Don’t Lose Sight of the Big Picture by Focusing on the Small Details
I see and hear it all of the time. When someone goes on a diet or even just trying to live a healthier life through smarter choices they start worrying and questioning everything. Are potatoes good or bad? What do you think of beans? Are they good or bad? Can I eat bread if it’s gluten…
Why You Should Quit Having Cheat Days and How To Do It
Cheat days have become popular in the world of health and fitness and seen as something to celebrate every weekend. I’ve fallen into the trap of the shinny cheat day too. In the moment, cheat meals or days feel really good, right? You get to indulge in all of the unhealthy foods you restricted yourself…
Breaking the Chain of Food Rules, Deprivation and Restriction
Last week I shared a post on Why Cookie Cutter Diets Don’t Work and today I am diving into how to break the chain of food rules, deprivation and restriction. When people decided to “go on a diet” they usually tell themselves how things should go on said diet. Some of these things are: In…
Why Cookie Cutter Diets Don’t Work
It’s all the rage right now. Dieting. Lose 20 pounds in two weeks following xyz diet. Drink three shakes a day to shed unwanted body weight. Don’t eat carbs. Eat paleo. Eat keto. Eat low fat. Don’t eat after dark. And the endless amount of diets available out there could go on and on. Coming…
The only Health and Fitness New Year’s Resolution Worth Making
I’m not much of a New Year’s resolution type of girl and I don’t even recommend my clients set them either. Most health and fitness resolutions I see people make are unrealistic, involve some sort of detox, juice cleanse or their chasing unrealistic body composition goals. New Year’s resolutions are usually forgotten about within a…
Primal Kitchen Foods Holiday Deals!
Happy Thanksgiving! I try to go to bed and wake up each day with a grateful heart. I am especially feeling grateful today as we celebrate the season of gratitude. I was asked once, what if you woke up the next day with only the things you thanked God for before going to bed. Ever…
Sweet Potato Banana Bread + The Missing Link to Fat Loss for the Busy Mom
Happy Monday friends! The sun is FINALLY out and it feels oh so good! Just over a year ago I was asked to write an article for a local magazine called 5ive for Women. The article was for one of their summer issues and I wrote about staying fit inspired during the summer. Check out…
Avri June’s Birth Story
I want to share the story of my delivery of Avri in hopes to inspire other women to educate and prepare themselves for vaginal birth in hopes of having the delivery they imagine. I understand that you can have a birth plan, or birth wishes as I like to call it, and things don’t always…
Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream + Healthy Holiday Indulgences
It just occurred to me that next week is July 4th. How did this happen? Wasn’t it just yesterday we were getting dumped on with snow? Summer goes by way to quickly, but with 4th of July just around the corner that means more time on the lake, at the cabin and treats! To me,…