Food Guilt
It’s that time of year again, the time of year that is filled with graduation parties, backyard BBQ’s, weddings, camping, etc. All these events bring with them delicious foods and drinks. Some can be healthy, some can be a less than healthy option. Sometimes when...
Leveling Up
When you start to think about fitness and nutrition it’s easy to get carried away with the comparison game or the dreaded should’s. “We need to be doing what this person is doing or we’re a failure”, “I should have worked out longer”, “If I can’t go hard the whole...
What Is Your Stress?
Every day we come face to face with stress. It could be good stress, but it can also be bad stress. We all live fast-paced lives that take us from one event to the next. Work, kids, home, dinner, activities, working out, more work. It all adds up so we need to be...
Happiness
Recently I came across a video of Will Smith talking about happiness. He was basically saying that your happiness is completely up to you, no one else has the power to create happiness within you. There are definitely things people can do that can add more joy to your...
Making Healthy Changes As A Family
Making Healthy Changes As A Family How many of you have trouble getting your families on board when it comes to making healthy changes? I know I did, and still do sometimes! I have found a few tips and tricks to help make the transition a little easier on everyone. It...
5 Habits To Always Fall Back On
Now that we are a month into the New Year I am sure you have found some ideas that have worked for you and some that have derailed you on your quest for a healthier lifestyle. These are wonderful lessons if you let them be just that, lessons. When you look back on...
A Solution To Your Resolutions
A Solution To Your Resolutions With resolution season upon us I thought I would write a little about possible goals that add to your life instead of worrying about taking things away. I feel that it is a lot easier to add in better choices so you don’t feel deprived....
Holiday Survival Guide
Holiday Survival Guide With the holiday season upon us I thought it would be helpful to share my top tips so you don’t have to sacrifice all your hard work you’ve been putting in to reach your goals! These tips can be used at any time when you are busy with parties or...
Turning Setbacks Into Comebacks
Turning Setbacks Into Comebacks We've all been there, we hit our health and fitness goals feeling great then bam! a few months later, or Summer Vacation, we notice the healthy habits aren't as consistent as they use to be, our pants are feeling a little tighter, and...
Getting Outside Your Comfort Zone
Getting Outside Your Comfort Zone Stepping outside your comfort zone can be scary and uncomfortable when you really think about it, but it’s usually well worth it when you decide to take that first step. When you’re stepping outside your comfort zone you usually end...
Self-Compassion
. Self-Compassion Today we'll be talking about Self-compassion. Which, I think can be a bit awkward for us to practice and really understand what that means. There are three components to Self-compassion: Self-kindness, Common Humanity and Mindfulness. Self-kindness...
My Top 3 Tips To A Healthier You
My Top 3 Tips To A Healthier You My first tip is to eat slowly at every meal. This one is the hardest one, even for me. Best strategy to start with is to try to make sure that you put your fork down in between bites. Just try to really chew the bite and...
Your Food Rules
Whether we know it or not, most of us have some kind of food rules, some are helpful some not so much. Food rules are games you end up playing with yourself, such as “you can't eat food X because it'll make you fat,” or “if you eat food X you have to work out for a...
Take Time For You
Take Time For You Lets talk about taking time for yourself. I think a lot of us probably forget how important it is to take time out just for you, to do stuff that makes you happy and not have to worry about doing things for other people. A quote...