Nutrition
How to Know if You’re Eating Enough
Most of the women I talk to and many of my 1:1 clients come to me after years of dieting. They’ve tracked their calories, counted points or macros, and followed 1200-1500 calorie per day plans. And they still don’t feel better, can’t reach their goals, or stay consistent. Even with cutting more calories and working out…
Read More5 Steps to Optimize Your Metabolism
True or false: your metabolism only relates to how much you can eat and what you weigh. If you answered true, you’re not alone. There’s a lot of confusion out there about the metabolism. The word metabolism has become synonymous with how much someone can eat and how easily they gain or lose weight. You…
Read MoreHow Eating More Can Help You Lose Weight
If you have weight loss goals, you’re probably aware that you need to reduce calories. “Eat less, exercise more” has become synonymous with weight loss (and with getting healthy, which is far from the truth… but that’s a post for another time) and it’s usually the first thing people try when they want to change…
Read MoreHow To Actually Lower Stress on Your Body
You might have heard or been trying to follow the conventional advice to lower stress like meditate, breathing, getting a massages, or taking a bath. And while those might help in the moment, it’s important to support your body’s resiliency to stress instead of just simply trying to “lower” it. The approach I recommend is…
Read More4 Hormone Hacks to Improve Your Energy, Mood, and Cycle
Hormones are chemical messengers that flow through the bloodstream all the time, no matter your age or gender. We have stress hormones, appetite hormones, feel-good hormones, blood sugar hormones, thyroid hormones, and sex hormones (which are often what most people think about) just to name a few. Research indicates almost 90% of women struggle with…
Read MoreHow Many Carbs Should You be Eating?
Many women come to me thinking they have to give up all carbohdryates to lose weight. Carbohydrates are often demonized as the macronutrient that contribute to weight gain (and that all of them are “bad” regardless of the source), but when eliminated people are left feeling miserable, tired, “hangry”, and might not even be able…
Read MoreQuick Guide to Food Quality
There’s a difference between eating for health and eating for changes in body composition. You can get your carbohdyrates from Oreos and Poptarts and still lose weight, but over time this will compromise your health and mess with your hormones. You might be able to fit everything into your macros, but you’ll still be susceptible…
Read MoreAre you a sugar burner or a fat burner?
Have you ever complained about always being hungry? Maybe you have breakfast then 2 hours later you need something else. And there’s that 3pm slump when you feel tired and need something to give you energy, so you start snacking or grab another coffee. You shouldn’t feel like you’re always hungry. You shouldn’t be constantly…
Read More5 Ways to Balance Your Blood Sugar & Get Rid of Cravings
Blood sugar highs and lows aren’t just something to be aware of if you’re diabetic. Intense sugar cravings that have you fighting your willpower, hitting the 3pm wall and needing a third cup of coffee to get you through, getting hangry and snapping at everyone who crosses your path, are all consequences of riding the…
Read MoreFoods to Eat to Help Balance Hormones
Have you ever thought that something is “off” with your body? Your feeling tired all the time, stressed out, moody and depressed, lack motivation, and seem to be gaining weight even though you haven’t changed much with your nutrition and exercise? Symptoms of hormone imbalances can show up in a variety of ways like mood…
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