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How I Make Running Fun Every Time I Head Out
I’m healed up from my injury and am ready to make running fun again. Since that’s my goal, I thought it’d be fun to share what I do to enjoy my new favorite sport. I’ve only been running for a few months, but I’m pretty sure each of these techniques would be just as helpful to seasoned runners as they are to newbies.
My Guide to Oat Milk Nutrition (As I Understand It)
Not being a doctor or scientist, I can’t say that any of the oat milk nutrition information I’m sharing in this blog are from any expertise of my own. That said, I’ve been researching this ingredient a lot because I’ve come to enjoy it as an alternative to dairy in certain circumstances, particularly in baking!
Top Reasons Your Weight Loss Won’t Stay Gone
Weight loss is hard. That said, when you reach your goal, it feels as though you’ve done something enormous – and you have! You’ve looked your challenge in the eye, and you’ve shown it who’s boss. This is what makes it feel absolutely devastating when the weight comes...
Is Your Workplace Secretly Adding Over 1,250 Calories to Your Weekly Intake?
You work in a friendly workplace where someone is always making sure there are delicious snacks in the break room. That darling woman in the cubicle three rows down always brings enough of her homemade biscotti (from her Nona’s recipe) for everyone. The social...
Are You Being Duped by Your Weight Loss Shakes?
Weight loss shakes are marketed as a fantastic option to help keep your calories, hunger, and macronutrients under control. I’ve used them in the past, though I stopped doing that when I started to try to put more whole foods in my life. When you make enough smoothies...
Delicious Diet Friendly Mexican Food to Keep Trim at Home or Away
Whether you’re headed to a gorgeous luxury villa in Nayarit, or making yourself a delicious meal, diet friendly Mexican food is easier to find than you think. Many of us tend to think of dishes from Mexico as being heavy, fatty and terrible for the waistline. However,...
Top Diet Trends You Don’t Need or Want
Just because a diet is trendy, doesn’t mean it’s effective. Just because your favorite celebrity does it, it doesn’t mean it’s safe. Let’s get real. This isn’t really news to any of us. Still, we fall for these diets, products and off-the-wall tactics now and again....
How to Stop Unbearable Cravings Before They Strike
Everyone has their own list of favorite foods, and the foods that they absolutely can’t resist. And when cravings strike for the flavors that make you feel good, it could be extremely difficult to stop unbearable cravings and stop yourself from indulging. We’ve all...
Can You Eat Fruit and Still Lose Weight?
When I was growing up, if I whined to my mother about being hungry, she’d tell me to eat fruit. Typically, that meant that I should have an apple. Apples were a staple in my house. Even if we were out of just about everything, we always had milk, bread, potatoes and...
Cryotherapy for Weight Loss: Will it Really Freeze Your Butt Off?
Cryotherapy for weight loss and other things is one of the hottest new wellness trends. There are lots of different claims floating around regarding its use. Some say it gives them more energy. Some say it boosts their immune system. Others say it helps with weight...
Weight Loss When You Have Low Blood Sugar
For reasons I’m not going to get into in this blog (maybe I’ll get into it another day, but I don’t want this post to be miles long), I have been going through a struggle with hypoglycemia. That essentially refers to having blood sugar levels that are lower than...
How to Help Others Lose Weight and Get Healthy
It’s never easy watching someone you care about struggle with weight loss. It’s downright discouraging not knowing how to help others lose weight when all you want is to support them in their efforts and see them succeed. Likewise, it’s not easy being the dieter,...
What The Whole30 Diet Taught Me Even Though I Don’t Use it
The Whole30 Diet has been super popular among my friends and a lot of the people on my social media accounts. They just love it and talk about it all the time. I’ve had a look at it – a close look – and it’s not for me. After all, no single diet is perfect for...
Don’t Make This Dieting Mistake Friends Make Frequently
Friendships can be fantastic when it comes to keeping you from making a dieting mistake. The support you get from those who are closest to you can provide you with the motivation you need to keep going, while strengthening you to sidestep many of the temptations you...
Top Tips to Make Getting Up Earlier to Do Your Workout a Lot Easier
Not morning person? You’re not alone. Not only do many of us not want to get up at the time our alarms go off, but we certainly don’t want to set that alarm even earlier so that we can get out of bed and do something that requires energy. The problem with that is that...
How I Did Veganism Wrong to Try to Lose Weight
There’s an awful lot of web space out there dedicated to telling us that if we want to lose weight, going plant based is the best choice we can make. I’ve definitely been tinkering with the idea of vegetarianism, even though I’ve never really gone there. I do like the...
How to Know if You’ve Slowed Down Your Metabolism
The metabolism is a funny thing. After all, it’s not like a specific organ that you can point to like your heart or lungs. It’s not even like a circulatory system where you can track the veins throughout your body. It’s more of a combination of processes than an...
The Most Common Reasons You’re Likely Wearing the Wrong Sports Bra
The majority of women are wearing the wrong bra size, and this includes sports bras. Wearing the wrong size or type of bra while you work out may be worse for you than wearing the wrong one when you’re more sedentary. The reason is that you’re moving around much more...
What Happens To Your Body After you Binge Eat?
Binge eating is a dangerous activity regardless of whether you’re trying to lose weight, trying to live a healthier lifestyle or are simply going about your daily life. No matter what you’re strategy may be – or even if you don’t have one – binge eating can be...
How You Can Know it’s Not Fat You’re Burning
It’s easy to fool ourselves into thinking that because the number on the scale is dropping, we’re doing a great job and should keep it up. The thing is, the bathroom scale can’t tell what it is that you’re losing. After all, that’s why – if you’re anything like me –...
Why I Don’t Listen to My CrossFit Coach’s Nutrition Recommendations
I love my CrossFit coach. She’s spectacular. She puts up with the fact that I’m very motivated – sometimes. That I’m extremely dedicated to a healthy lifestyle – most of the time. That I consider cake to be an essential food group and there’s nothing she says that is...
Mexico On My Mind
It’s that time of year again. The fall is in full swing, and I’m starting to think (very seriously) about how I’ll be enjoying some warm weather during the winter while it's too cold at home. This year, I’ll be looking into vacation rentals in Mexico. More...
