Put it in Writing – Day 26
One of the most powerful things that you can do to ensure success in creating a healthy lifestyle is to keep a food and exercise journal and analyze it! RIGHT NOW get out a notepad and pen or open up a new document on your computer and write or record everything you’ve eaten and drank…
A Few Little Improvements – Day 25
I was thinking about all of the ‘big picture’ concepts that I’ve been blogging about for my “31 Days to Being Healthy an Happy” and realized that it might be helpful to provide a few Goal suggestions. Below please find some ideas – 10 Food and 10 Exercise related. This week I encourage you to…
Dining Out Guilt Free – Day 24
How many times a week do you eat out? Take a look at your calendar from this past week and actually count how many times you ate out for breakfast – how many times for lunch – and how many times for dinner. Then think about what you ordered, what you ate and whether or…
Recover, Rest & Refuel for Athletes- Day 23
How you nourish your body after exercise or an event IS THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF YOUR TRAINING!! The better you re-fuel after training and games the more performance improvement you will see! GOALS OF RECOVERY NUTRITION: Restore fluid and electrolytes (sodium and potassium) lost in sweat; weigh before and after exercise and replenish what was lost Replace muscle…
Eating for Energy & Athletic Performance – Day 22
Today’s blog is for Athletes and Sports & Fitness Enthusiasts. Webster defines an athlete as a person who is trained or skilled in exercises, sports, or games requiring physical strength, agility, or stamina. I define a Sports & Fitness Enthusiast as a person who is actively involved in sports, physical activity/exercise and is very serious and…
Beware of Sneaky Foods – Day 21
Beware of Sneaky Foods If you have not ever kept a food diary / journal, I encourage you to do so for at least 3 days. You can use an app, or a good ol’ pen and paper. Once you have kept track over everything you put in your mouth for 3 days, go back…
Stress + Hormones = Emotional Eating – Day 20
All of us are busy and surrounded by different “stressors” – and some of us handle stress better than others! Stress and Emotions can affect your eating habits. PHYSICAL STRESS During chronic stress, in order to survive a famine the body goes into fat storage During acute stress, the body’s appetite shuts down – who…
5 Simple Steps to Eating Clean – Day 19
Now that you’ve gone through the questions from Day 18 to determine whether or not you’re toxic I wanted to give you some quick and easy steps that you can use to start eating clean on a regular basis. The reason I say that it simple is because you can do things One Choice at…
Are You Toxic? – Day 18
Have you ever thought about doing a Detox Diet? And what what does that exactly mean? Traditionally, a Detox Diet takes away of lot of toxic and inflammatory foods and leaves you eating super super super clean. I personally have done a couple of Detox Diets and I have led clients through them; and I…
How Sweet it ISN’T – Day 17
Do you have a sweet tooth? Did you know that you probably don’t, however because you keep eating sugar your body continues to crave it more and more. What is SUGAR? Sugar is the most simple form of carbohydrate and is known by many names: Sucrose, Fructose, Dextrose, Maltose, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Brown Sugar, Molasses,…