Stop Dieting And Start Losing Weight For Good

This post contains affiliate links. I appreciate your support! To see this blog post in video, check out the Facebook live here. “My diet starts on Monday.” “That is not part of my diet.” “I am going to cheat on my diet.” Oh diets. We love to start them and hate to...

10 Healthy Self Care Ideas For Busy Moms

This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! "Can you believe they are ours?" "We made them." Over the past four months, Rob and I have regularly looked at each and said these refrains, a glint of excitement, love, and a touch of fear in our eyes....

15 Pre-Baby Freezer Meals

With a baby on the way, having some quick dishes on hand is going to make your life so much easier. These 15 pre-baby freezer meals are perfect to stock up! Before Zoey was born, I spent about a day and a half batch cooking a whole bunch of freezer meals. It was one...

Working Out and Eating Healthy When You Have No Time

These 10 strategies will help you make eating better and moving consistently an every day part of your life. Even when you are strapped for time, you can still focus on your health goals.  Happy Friday Eve! We do not have anything too out of the ordinary on the agenda...

Easy Weeknight Meals When You Do Not Own A Crockpot

Confession: I have never owned a crockpot. Until about 3 weeks ago when we got an Instant Pot which is part pressure cooker and part crockpot. Truthfully, crockpots and Instant Pots scare me. As a person who is militant about expiration dates, the idea of leaving food...

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...

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...

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...

Meal Planning Guide

Save money on your grocery budget and avoid food waste with this free easy meal planning guide. Use these five steps to take the guesswork out of meal time. It took me a while to learn how to cook. Coming off of a college meal plan, I knew how to make exactly two...