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 >
It's the midst of December and I'm still eating Whole30 80%. I do have a free day on Sunday and it's great. Since The Whole 30... I have a much more regular eating routine. I eat 3 Meals Per Day and a Nutritional Shake. It's so much better than Eating every 3 hours or eat ... read more >
I can't believe this is my last week on the Whole30. Honestly when I started this experiment I thought it was going to be really tough. I even thought that it may be too restrictive and I would need to stop because I did not want to go back to the disordered eating habits I ... read more >
Week 2 is in the Books for the Whole30 and I'm still in the game. The first thing you think about with a program such as this is everything you can't have. It seems uber restrictive since there is no: Legumes Dairy Grains Seed Oils Artificial Sugars/Sweeteners It seems very restrictive and rigid. I have ... read more >
I was very concerned about doing this because I worried it would take me back to my restrictive dieting days and set me up for becoming obsessed with food again and disordered eating habits. Day 2 (Sunday) was the only day where I can say I felt some of those old familiar thoughts coming back ... read more >
The One Thing I will be doing in October to Live Better is doing The Whole 30 Program. I have been reading the book, "It Starts With Food" and I am a believer that the majority of health problems originate with what we eat. I want 2016 to be my healthiest year yet and so ... read more >
The last race of Michael Phelps' career ended with a Gold Medal in the 4x100 relay. It was a fitting end for a man called the "Greatest Swimmer of all Time" and perhaps the "Greatest Olympian of all time" with 28 Gold medals and 23 of them Gold it's hard not to argue with ... read more >
I want 2016 to be my healthiest year yet! I believe the key to success is to focus on one thing at a time and be consistent My Nutrition Challenge for this month is to Drink 1 Gallon of Water Every Day. This was a great habit and I think it's time to bring it ... read more >
I had lunch with a friend recently and he said something very profound: Fitness is not equal to health He is absolutely right. I've been pretty vocal about how what looks to be the pinnacle of fitness often does not feel very good behind closed doors and people may or may not be doing all ... read more >
I'm spring cleaning and I came across some Fitness Goals I made about 6 years ago. What caught my attention was that I achieved EVERY SINGLE ONE of those fitness goals from reaching my desired clothing size, being able to do a pull up, getting to my target weight, and yet nearly 3 years ago ... read more >
