Turkey Day is here! Here are my top 3 Tips to Survive Thanksgiving on a Weight Loss Journey Gobble, gobble! It’s that time of year, so put on your pilgrim shoes, make a handprint turkey, stock up on pumpkin puree, and watch Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Thanksgiving seems to get walked all over by it’s flashy sibling, Christmas, but it […]
11 myfitnesspal Tips and Tricks: Start Tracking Calories and Macros Like a Pro! I’ve been an avid myfitnesspal user, on and off, for about as long as I can remember. Whenever I decided it was time to drop a few pounds in the past 20 years I’d dust off the app and get to logging! I’ve always gotten results when […]
How to Get Back on Track after a Diet and Exercise Break When it comes to diet and exercise, I am the consistency QUEEN. For reals. Over the last 3 years of conscious, regular effort I’ve managed to lose and maintain a 30 pound weight loss, and drastically alter my body composition. But ya know, even queens get beheaded sometimes. […]
Macro-Friendly Fast Food Orders that Aren’t Salads – Everything Under 500 calories! The title of this blog – Macro-friendly fast food orders that aren’t salads – is deceiving, and I’ll tell you why…FAST FOOD SALADS AREN’T MACRO-FRIENDLY! They’re so chock full of fat you’d wish you’d gotten a burger instead. Honestly. That being said, I am not too pig headed […]
How to Talk About Diet and Exercise Around Your Kids Saying the right thing in any given parenting situation is hard. So hard for me, in fact, I usually get it wrong. It’s actually a huge source of anxiety for me. I’m worried my behavior and word vomit is going to negatively impact my now 6-year old and 3-year old […]
BBG vs PWR: Fitness Program Comparison A Brief History I have been training with the SWEAT App since January 2019, following either the BBG and PWR program almost exclusively. Prior to signing up for the mobile app, I used Kayla Itsines‘ BBG 1.0 & 2.0 PDF eBooks for 8 months. My Hesitation In the beginning I was not super confident […]
How to Maintain Your Weight without Losing Your Mind Let’s take a minute to discuss the mind F that is weight maintenance. You might not think it would be all that difficult to maintain your weight without losing your mind. But I assure you, maintenance isn’t all sunshine and rainbows! Weight loss is everywhere, but no one talks about maintenance. […]
“Motivation gets you started, discipline keeps you going” “You won’t always be motivated, so you must learn to be disciplined” I’m sure you’ve read those little nuggets of wisdom before. Those, and little motivational quotes similar to those run rampant all over the fitness world. They’re especially prominent in the fitness worlds of social media platforms like Instagram and Pinterest. […]
If you’re on a fitness journey and feel like you’re getting nowhere, or you’re just starting out and totally overwhelmed, let me give you some advice based on my nearly 3 years of experience: Strive for average. I understand that may seem like the opposite of good advice. You want to be extraordinary, no? You want to kick ass and […]
It’s no longer January 1st, but that doesn’t mean it’s too late to get moving on those fitness goals of yours. Just think of it as having an eleven-and-a-half month head start on 2022 rather than being 2 weeks behind on your 2021 goals. How do you like them apples? Because if you’re already counting yourself out for the year, […]