Last week I talked about analyzing your taste buds as a means to put an end to the dieting - overeating - feeling guilty cycle. The next step to that analysis is recognizing your Food FOMO. Food FOMO is the fear of missing out on certain foods, so you eat them...
Ending the Overeating Cycle: Taste Bud Analysis (with printable)
When you’re being “good” and “sticking to a diet” - terms I don’t like using because we’re focusing on a lifestyle here, not a quick fix - it may seem like you can’t have specific foods that you really like. Then, when your “diet” is “over” you go a little crazy and...
How To Decide If Using A Scale Is Right For You
*This post may be triggering for those struggling with eating disorders. If you feel that may be you, please skip it and peruse the Eating Recovery Center website for more information and help. Truth: I have not voluntarily weighed myself (doctor visits excluded) in...
9 Tips To Make Meal Prep Realistic
One of the suggestions I give to my clients when discussing how to create and maintain healthy eating habits is meal prep. I am a huge advocate of meal prepping as much as you can, when you can, in order to set yourself up for a successful week. Meal prepping can seem...
6 Non-Scale Victories and Non-Food Rewards
As both a Health Coach and Personal Trainer, I stress to my clients that fitness and being healthy is not just about a number on the scale. In fact, unless we are looking at some serious weight loss issues, I encourage my clients not to weigh themselves regularly....
9 Tips on How to Stay Healthy Through Thanksgiving
Hello from Minnesota! Rob and I drove through Saturday night so we wouldn't miss anything and the drive went a lot smoother than I thought it would. We switched off driving every few hours and the time went by pretty quick. I was pretty happy when the sun came up...
11 Ways to Prevent and Cope with Shin Splints
With the cross country season in full swing (we just had our first meet last week!), the athletes have put in their fair amount of miles after a period of doing nothing much over the summer. As a result of the new demands on their bodies, and lower legs in particular,...
4 More Ways to Eat Healthy (Guest Post)
I've been following JC's blog for quite some time. She takes beautiful food photographs and posts some serious delicious recipes. Head over to give her some blog love after reading her healthy eating tips! Hello all! I’m JC and I blog over at Sweet Love and Ginger. My...
4 Suggestions to Know What to Eat and When
*I am not a Registered Dietician. I am a NASM Certified Personal Trainer. Please see a physician and/or dietician before starting any new exercise plan and diet. Most of my clients have the working out part down. They show up to the gym, sweat hard, and make gains in...
When Life Calms Down, The Immune System Does Too
It's finally happened. A cold has taken me down. There is theory that when life is super busy, your body does what it has to do to keep going. Then, when life clams down, the immune system decides it's time for a vacation. With no wedding planning and no studying in...
The Great Floss Debate
There is a debate happening in my household. About floss. You opened this post. Now you're in it. I brush my teeth first and then floss. My thought is the toothbrush can get my teeth mostly clean and the floss fine tunes it all. Rob flosses first and then brushes. He...