When it comes to fat loss, calories are king. But often times it can be stressful just trying to figure out what to cut out, and what to keep. Here’s the short list of things to keep: Protein Veggies Healthy Carbs (including fruits) Healthy Fats So where and what do we cut out? HereContinue reading “5 Quick Calorie Cuts”
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What If You KNOW You Are Barely Eating, and STILL Not Losing Weight?
While this scenario is VERY rare, it does happen. In today’s world of 1200 calories being some kind of magic number for women to eat to lose weight (it’s not), there are a few scenarios in which women eat less and less and still don’t lose weight. So how do you combat this? BecauseContinue reading “What If You KNOW You Are Barely Eating, and STILL Not Losing Weight?”
Why You Don’t Need to Cleanse or Detox Your Body
*Short story: if you have a healthy liver and kidneys, your body does that for you* Longer story: All the detox and cleanse products are based on false promises and scare tactics. Do they ever say what toxins they are actually removing from your body? Are we just sitting around, accumulating biologic radioactive wasteContinue reading “Why You Don’t Need to Cleanse or Detox Your Body”
How To Eat Girl Scout Cookies and Stay On Track With Your Goals
Yes! Tis the season for Girl Scout cookies! But can they fit within a plan for weight loss? Or are you bound to stall out if you enjoy those caramel covered, or chocolate dipped sweet treats? While eating an entire box of cookies probably would do more to your progress than just stall it out,Continue reading “How To Eat Girl Scout Cookies and Stay On Track With Your Goals”
***5 SECRET TIPS for Weight Loss***
How about that for a click-bait title? You clicked it, didn’t you? Now that you are here PLEASE continue reading. There are no secrets to weight loss. There are NONE. Everything you need to know is already out there (among lots of other BS). It’s on the internet, in books, and being taught byContinue reading “***5 SECRET TIPS for Weight Loss***”
Ladies – Focus On Adding, Not Losing
When was the last time you saw a magazine, commercial or ad that said that?!?! Seems like everything targeted towards women is telling them that they need to lose fat, or get toned, or eat less…all negatives. What if those magazines were re-worded and said: “Ladies – Right Now, You Suck – So YouContinue reading “Ladies – Focus On Adding, Not Losing”
What We All Can Learn From Zach
Sept 7, 2013… “Hi Mike, I am looking for a personal trainer/health coach for my brother, Zach. Zach has Down Syndrome, an underactive thyroid, and is extremely overweight. He is borderline glucose intolerant. […. ] Now I would like to really get serious and hire someone to work one-on-one with Zach. I would like thisContinue reading “What We All Can Learn From Zach”
Own Your Day, Own Your Life – It’s Only Up to YOU
Closer or further? These are the two ways you can travel when trying to reach a goal. There is no in between. Every single point in time has at least 2 different paths you can take from that moment, and so on and so on. For example, let’s look at some options for myContinue reading “Own Your Day, Own Your Life – It’s Only Up to YOU”
How to Actually Eat More Vegetables
Eat more vegetables. This post isn’t meant to convince you or explain why eating vegetables is good for you, I think we all know that. If you always seem to be setting this as one of your goals, here are a few tips to help you succeed on finally doing what your parents always toldContinue reading “How to Actually Eat More Vegetables”
Think Twice Before Jumping Into That Magazine Celebrity’s Workout
Check out any magazine rack in the store and you are bound to see “so and so’s” famous workout that got them to the Olympics, or landed them a new role in a movie, or got them super shredded for a photo-shoot. Here’s the thing that I’m here to break to you: I doubt youContinue reading “Think Twice Before Jumping Into That Magazine Celebrity’s Workout”