Recommended Read: Breaking Free From Emotional Eating by Geneen Roth
The biggest misconception in the Fitness Industry is that Compulsive eating or Emotional Eating is about not having "WILLPOWER" or "NOT WANTING IT BAD ENOUGH." People's issues with food may have developed in childhood and are not about the food. It's about something deeper. Until we are willing to go deep with clients about what ... read more >
I completed Week 3 of the Whole 30 and no reports of Tiger Blood
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 >
What should I eat before and after my workout?
I have been in the Fitness Industry for ten years and it seems that for ten years people have been saying something different about what to eat pre workout and post workout. The new fad seems to be about what to eat/drink INTRA workout. It's all so confusing. Are we supposed to eat carbs before ... read more >
The Whole 30 2016: Week 2 Completed
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 >
Weight Loss is NOT Life’s Golden Ticket
"Why do you want to lose weight?" "I want to lose 15 pounds because I'm worried my husband is looking at other women. If he looks at other women, then he may leave me." "I totally understand! I can totally help you lose that 15 pounds and your husband will stop looking at other women ... read more >
3 Steps to Improving Consistency
I recently had a conversation with a client about having an "all or nothing" mindset. Sometimes we think just because we are not doing EVERYTHING that means we aren't doing ANYTHING. It is much better to exercise 3x per week consistently for 6 months than to exercise 5-6 days per week for a month and ... read more >
