Up until a few years ago, I parroted popular Fitness Industry advice to eat every 3 hours to keep your metabolism up. 3 meals a day and 2 snacks. After going through my own struggles with metabolism and weight gain, I began to research what really works for Fat Loss and I decided that snacking ... read more >
This is the last FULL week of My second Whole30 and I ended up miscalculating the days so I am not done on Saturday like I thought. I will be done on Feb 7 which is a Wednesday. I am kind of bummed that I won't be able to do Super Bowl Sunday like I ... read more >
This past weekend I went to a dinner and stayed away from obvious non compliant foods such as: Chocolate cake, Lumpia (which I love), Tamales, etc. However I did find out a frittata dish did have some hard Italian cheese in it later on down the line. Was I upset? No. There was a time ... read more >
When I started working out with Geneva in early 2016, I had an 8 week old at home and had just endured four years that included numerous infertility treatments, miscarriages, and two pregnancies that resulted in the births of my two daughters. Needless to say, it had been a very long time since I felt ... read more >
Why you Don’t Need to Perfect with your Nutrition “Oh well I screwed up my diet. May as well eat all the things and start again on Monday” Have you ever said that to yourself? I have and since giving up dieting I no longer say that to myself anymore. I don’t believe in giving ... read more >
This being the second round of the Whole30 is easier than the first round because I know what to expect and I know how to prepare. I'm making it a point to try at least ONE new recipe per week. This week was Melissa's Chicken Hash from the book. For those in my Whole30 Group ... read more >
One of my Goals this year was to be more consistent with sharing my own journey on this blog. I won't be doing the daily selfies and telling you about each and every one of my workouts because: a) That's not my thing b) After a while you just feel like saying, "Nobody cares" c) ... read more >
Recently I saw a post from someone I highly respect in the health and fitness industry who said that he wasn't a fan of the Whole30 because he felt it was too restrictive for no reason. I disagree with him. As someone who has done the super restrictive diets that are all about counting, weighing, ... read more >
Pamela was our winner for the December Challenge. That is a significant accomplishment because December is a hard month to commit to a new habit but Pamela pushed through to the end. Pamela's habit for the month was journaling. It's one of the biggest personal development tools. If you ever want to get unstuck in ... read more >
Much like the caterpillar becoming a butterfly, the process Lifestyle Transformation is not beautiful. It’s ugly, messy, and hard to see how this ugly process will amount to something beautiful. For this reason I hate posts on social media that tell you to, “ THINK POSITIVE” because by golly if you think positive, then positive ... read more >
