Have you seen all the Instagram Reels, Pinterest images, or TikToks of a fridge stocked with cute meal prep containers? You’ve felt inspired to plan ahead, to eat healthier, but when you open your Tupperware cabinet you’re discouraged by your mismatched containers and missing lids. Maybe you still push through and you make the […]
Tag: weight loss
Finding Your Why – The Key to Effective Goals (3 minute read)
Growing Up Bigger Than My Peers The first time I remember being aware of how much I weighed was in 3rd grade. Though it may be hard to believe at my full-grown 5’1” stature, I was 4’10” and definitely wore at least an A cup bra at only 8 years old. I could share a […]
3 Tips for Healthy Eating (4 min read)
Eating right is something we all know we should do. For most of us, it’s easier said than done (I’ve never understood those ‘I eat to live’ people; I also don’t believe them!). Whether it’s an addiction to certain additives, the convenience of take out, the lack of knowledge about nutrients, an absence of self-control when it […]
Are you sweet on sugar? (6 minute read)
Oh how I loved sugar. Desserts were my best friend and if the loveliness also included some flaky crust, I was in heaven. But it turns out sugar and refined grains are actually abusers who sneak into your life with their sweetness and allure of a good time and then weasel their way into your life so […]
Why Trying New Recipes is Good for You (4 min read)
How many of you have ever been frustrated with someone who loses weight easily, feeling like if you mess up just one meal you’ve ruined it all? I’m guilty of this myself. I wish I could hold my head high and say I haven’t been affected by diet-culture or placed value in a number on […]
Eating My Emotions of Joy! (2 min read)
For so long I believed what society had ingrained in me about food, especially as a woman. I should only eat so much of it and certain kinds of it, otherwise I’d be fat forever. Eating was never an enjoyable experience for me because I was constantly presuming that whatever I ate was going to cause […]
Making Simple & Realistic Goals (3 min read)
I’m a go-getter and I have big ideas. I like to envision the future and what it will look like. While it can be a great quality to be a visionary, to look ahead, to be ambitious, there are times that it can defeat me as well. I get frustrated because things don’t seem to be […]
Making Sense of Dietary Guidelines & Nutrition Facts (6 min read)
If you follow USDA dietary guidelines or read the Nutrition Facts Labels on your packaged food, you might find yourself saying, “WTF do they actually mean?!? Ounces, cups, ounces again, calories, g, mg, mcg, %…. And why are there so many fats?? Why can’t this be written in normal people language!?” Let’s do a […]
How to Start Exercising: Just Walk (3 min read)
There’s a lot of reasons why we don’t workout. Sometimes it’s a lack of motivation or a feeling of exhaustion after a long day. Maybe it’s a busy schedule or a lack of finances to join a motivating gym. And for others, it’s ability level, whether it be starting up an exercise routine after a […]
Counting Reps Is a Strategy to Make Exercise Easier (4 min read)
Do you have an at-home workout routine? Are there ways that you motivate yourself or keep yourself going so you don’t stop before time is up? Personally, I find it difficult to workout at home, especially when I’m not “in the mood.” There are days when I find myself getting tired quickly or allowing myself […]