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Your Holiday Survival Guide to Do Holidays Different this year: save money, avoid unwanted holiday weight gain, and preserve your sanity
Tis the season of holiday parties, extra spending, and perhaps a bit too much eggnog. This time of year used to be so stressful for me. We were charging Christmas on our credit card, I couldn't stop eating all the Christmas cookies, and I seemed to ramp up my time...
read moreQuit procrastinating: how the lie of starting Monday is sabotaging you
How many times have you told yourself you'll start your diet or your workout program again on Monday or in the New Year? What if I told you there is no such thing as a "Monday" or as a "New Year, new you". After all, we are only promised today, aren't we? So why wait?...
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How to meal prep for normal, busy women who aren’t trying to land the cover of a fitness magazine
Doing a simple search for the term 'meal prep' is likely to elicit tons of results. Great. Except there was one teeny tiny problem. Most of the meal prep videos or articles that came up were incredibly detailed and regimented, and had you eating pretty much the same...
read moreA super simple and delicious peanut sauce you can make in less than 5 minutes
Do you secretly {or not so secretly} have a slight love affair with peanut butter? I will find any and every way to have some just about every day. It's the absolute cherry on top if I get it with a little dark chocolate too..but hey, I won't be too picky 😉 If...
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Your Holiday Survival Guide to Do Holidays Different this year: save money, avoid unwanted holiday weight gain, and preserve your sanity
Tis the season of holiday parties, extra spending, and perhaps a bit too much eggnog. This time of year used to be so stressful for me. We were charging Christmas on our credit card, I couldn't stop eating all the Christmas cookies, and I seemed to ramp up my time...
read moreQuit procrastinating: how the lie of starting Monday is sabotaging you
How many times have you told yourself you'll start your diet or your workout program again on Monday or in the New Year? What if I told you there is no such thing as a "Monday" or as a "New Year, new you". After all, we are only promised today, aren't we? So why wait?...
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Your Holiday Survival Guide to Do Holidays Different this year: save money, avoid unwanted holiday weight gain, and preserve your sanity
Tis the season of holiday parties, extra spending, and perhaps a bit too much eggnog. This time of year used to be so stressful for me. We were charging Christmas on our credit card, I couldn't stop eating all the Christmas cookies, and I seemed to ramp up my time...
read moreDon’t fall into the diet trap this Thanksgiving |Be empowered around food without any guilt or shame
Are you ready for the food olympics? aka Thanksgiving...or the stretch between now and the New Year. We are headed out of town this week for the holiday and I am so excited. Yes, the food will be amazing and so will the family time. But for the first time, I am not...
read moreQuit procrastinating: how the lie of starting Monday is sabotaging you
How many times have you told yourself you'll start your diet or your workout program again on Monday or in the New Year? What if I told you there is no such thing as a "Monday" or as a "New Year, new you". After all, we are only promised today, aren't we? So why wait?...
read moreHow to stop feeling guilty around food
The holidays are right around the corner and for so many this is a time of year that brings about mixed emotions. Usually the slurry of emotions leave us unsure of how to feel. Even though this is supposed to be one of the most joyous times of year, they can be...
read moreHow to meal prep for normal, busy women who aren’t trying to land the cover of a fitness magazine
Doing a simple search for the term 'meal prep' is likely to elicit tons of results. Great. Except there was one teeny tiny problem. Most of the meal prep videos or articles that came up were incredibly detailed and regimented, and had you eating pretty much the same...
read moreKeep your nutrition simple if losing fat is the goal…
Like most women, I have spent years and countless dollars trying to lose weight. I overcomplicated things, followed super restrictive diets, and was a habitual quitter. I used the word diet like a verb and not the way it was originally intended to be used. Diet...
read moreHealthy snack ideas for any diet
Yep, you read that right. I used the word diet, without even a blink of the eye. It's not because I want you to buy into 'diet culture' which is in itself a pretty destructive and ineffective way to manage your weight, your health, or your sanity for that matter....
read moreA super simple and delicious peanut sauce you can make in less than 5 minutes
Do you secretly {or not so secretly} have a slight love affair with peanut butter? I will find any and every way to have some just about every day. It's the absolute cherry on top if I get it with a little dark chocolate too..but hey, I won't be too picky 😉 If...
read moreGetting in shape | Some things to consider before you start that new workout routine
So, you've finally decided to dust of those kicks and get your butt in gear...You've got your cute new workout gear, a Spotify playlist to keep you motivated as you log those miles and those reps, heck you've even written out your goals with a detailed plan. This...
read moreBreak your bad habits in just 5 minutes a day
What's the hardest part about change for you? Change is such a scary place to be. It's like we know we want it, but we are afraid of what's on the other side. There are so many quick fixes out there or plans that encourage us to completely overhaul our lives and...
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