“I can eat whatever I want today, my diet starts on Monday.” “I’ll start my new diet and workout routine on Monday.” “It’s fine that I eat this, I’m starting a cleanse in two weeks.” “I’m not doing anything today. My training starts on Monday.” Sense a theme here? So...
8 Ways To Remember To Eat Healthy
I was on the phone with one of my most recent health coaching clients and she was lamenting the fact that she cannot remember to eat healthy. She sees food that she knows is not good for her and she just goes for it. After she eats it, she suddenly remembers that she...
14 Ways To Eat Healthy When You Are Too Busy
In most of my initial calls with potential clients, one of the first barriers to eating healthy is being too busy. Being moms, with or without full times jobs, taking care of household chores, finding time for significant others, and keeping up with other aspects of...
My Health and Fitness Story
Every one of my clients has a different story about their health. Whether a relationship with food has been bumpy, incredibly dark, or friendly and light, everyone has a health and fitness history that contributes to being ready to change their health. Frankly, one of...
All The Prayers
Good Morning! I had a regular Health Coach-esque post planned for you all today, but I could not bring myself to hit publish. There is too much happening in our world. Things like Irma My parents spend half the year in St. John and the Virgin Islands were hit when...
How To Overcome Using Food As Punishment
Food is powerful. It has the capacity to make us extremely sick or extremely healthy. It is capable of completely changing our body physiques and our moods. With something so powerful and prevalent in our daily lives, it is no wonder that food often gets used as a...
30 Things You Can Do Right Now To Feel Better About Your Body
While I love the work I do as a Health Coach and the positive, goal-reaching effect it can have on people, sometimes clients just want to feel good in their skin immediately. They do not want to wait the full 6-12 weeks it often takes to create healthy habits or to...
Why Cheat Meals Are Bad For Consistent Weight Loss
Raise your hand if you dream of your cheat day all week. I see you. I used to do the same thing. I would eat super healthy all week while dreaming about what I was going to buy at the grocery store on Saturday morning to cheat with throughout the day. A whole day of...
The Benefits of a Food Log Analysis
Your diet plays a huge roll in your health. In fact, what you eat contributes to about 80% of your total calories for the day, whereas working out is only 10-15%. This means that whether your goal is to lose weight, increase your energy, or to improve your...
How To Stop Feeling Anxious Around Food
In any given day, one person has to make hundreds, if not thousands, of food choices. Food is everywhere. It is literally what we need to live and thrive and with most people sitting down to eat something at least three times (often times more), it’s no wonder that...
“I Had A Choice And I Made A Bad One”
It’s usually about 4-6 weeks into working with a client when I hear her utter these words lamenting something she ate. This is the point in our work together where we have established clear goals, put supports in place, set up for success, evaluated what is...
“I Feel Selfish When I Workout”
Mother of two. Full time job. House chores. Time with her spouse. Time with friends. Taking time out of all of this to focus on your own health can feel a bit selfish. I never want you to feel like you are being selfish for wanting the best for your own body, as well...