Getting Over The Hump

It’s bound to happen, you’re working out, watching food intake, making progress but then POW, the scale get’s stuck. The not so nice “weight loss plateau” has hit again. What are you going to do? It’s easy to get frustrated and throw in the towel. Not so fast! You have to remember that a plateau here and there is normal. You have to take the focus off...
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Post Super Bowl

So, how are you feeling after the Super Bowl? No, no, no, not about the game! How are you feeling about all the junk you ate and how now you just want to “veg” because you feel awful and have no motivation!? Once the holidays are over we all feel like we will be ready to focus on our health and fitness. But then there are Girl Scout Cookie sales, the Super Bowl, Valentine’s...
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VOLUME Is The Secret!

Most people believe in the old adage, “the less I eat, the more I lose.”  How has that worked for you?  It doesn’t!  Eating less leads to hunger, feeling deprived and then overeating.   Your body needs fuel so listen to your natural hunger cues.   Some people feel more satisfied eating smaller meals 5 times a day, (that’s me!) some need to eat larger meals 3 times a day.   Find...
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I Have Your Back

Everyone thinks about losing weight in January of each year.  Are you one of them?  If so, before you start, I encourage you to think about a few things. What is your fitness goal? Why do you want this?   What will reaching this goal help you do, feel, be? What have you done in the past to achieve this goal?   Did it work for you?  If not, why not? How will you feel is you NEVER reach that...
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The Weather Outside is Frightful….And So Is Our Appetite!

If you feel hungrier once the cold weather hits, you’re not the only one!   One thing you can count on, when the days get shorter and a chill hits the air, we start looking for food.    Some researchers attribute this to biology where our bodies are getting ready for winter, stockpiling calories, preparing for the  stressors ahead. Other researchers dispute the idea that...
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