February 14th will be here in a couple of days. This holiday is the tail end of the New Year’s resolutions that may have fallen by the way side and you may be concerned with the weight that is coming back from your ditching your resolution. Valentine’s Day is typically filled with lots of chocolate… [Read More]
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Thanksgiving Food Swaps For A Healthy Meal
If you are hosting Thanksgiving this year, you can not only make your life easier and stay on your fitness plan but you can also help out some family members too. These swap ideas are for great for buffet style Thanksgiving but even if you are doing family style there are definitely some tips for… [Read More]
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How to Eat Healthy When Everyone Around You Isn’t
Here Are 7 Strategies To Help You Eat Healthy While Others Don’t Your family has asked you to go out to a restaurant for dinner. Your first thoughts are, “Oh no! I can’t go out to eat! There are so many temptations, and I just don’t think I can stick to the diet I just… [Read More]
Lose Weight Eating The Wrong Foods
Have you heard of Mark Haub? He was a professor at Kansas State University. Back in 2010, he wanted to prove that you can lose weight eating the wrong foods, as long as your calories-in are lower than your calories-out. Every 3 hours, he ate Twinkies, Oreo cookies, and Doritos – and in 10 weeks,… [Read More]
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Best Way to Meal Prep
The best way to meal prep is to bulk cook a.k.a. Power Cooking! If you make your food in advance so it’s easy to grab and go. Planning is key to meal prep! Power Cooking is simply making a bunch of meals in one shot. Don’t get nervous! I want this to be simple for you…. [Read More]
Can You Eat After 6PM And Still Lose Weight?
Can you eat after 6PM and still lose weight? So this is another fitness myth that drives me crazy! It doesn’t matter what time you eat as long as you eat less calories than you’re burning. If you overeat you will gain scale weight… bottom line. I have eaten many times right before I’ve gone… [Read More]