How to Eat Healthy While Traveling

Eating healthy while traveling can be intimidating. The potential to feel sluggish and bloated due to the lack of good food choices in airports doesn’t have to be a part of your travel plans. As we all know, eating healthy on the road can be a challenge. However, if you've gotten in the habit of eating healthy and preparing most of your own food, it is easy to leave your house prepared for the journey you have planned...

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Strength Training Exercises: Without a Gym Membership

With your busy schedule, you don’t always have time to get to the gym. Whether you’re working full time outside the home, working from home, or a stay-at-home spouse or parent, your schedule is packed with things that you need to get done. That is understandable but that shouldn’t prevent you from being healthy and having the body you’ve always wanted. Strength Training Exercises can be accomplished right in your living...

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Why you may gain weight on a low fat diet

When it comes to losing weight, a lot of people turn to a low fat diet thinking that is the best route to go (not to mention the fact that for the past few decades we've been told that this is what we should do, but fortunately that's changing) . However there really is no reason to go on a low fat diet, or an all meat diet, or any other fad diet that is out there. Losing weight is about eating balanced...

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Workout Routines for Women: Focus on Fit not Thin

So the question of the day is, what are the best Workout Routines for Women?  Men and women often seek out very different routes when looking to get healthy. Most men are looking to lift weights, build muscle, and increase their size, while most women often focus on cardio in an attempt to get thin. Though of course this isn't always the case, and certainly in the past few years as a better understanding about how exercise impacts...

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Eating Healthy on a Budget

Eating healthy on a budget may often feel like an impossible challenge when you start walking through the grocery store. You look at the cost of healthy food, and start to wonder whether or not it’s really worth it. It is worth it, and YOU can eat healthy on a budget. You can fill your shopping cart with food that will fuel your mind and body without breaking the bank. The trick is to know how to do it. Eating...

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What is the 21 Day Fix

The 21 Day Fix is a complete fitness and nutrition program created to help you with your weight/health goals. It's one of the easiest systems to follow by itself, and is even easier when you pair it with help from a coach (like me!) Watch my video to hear me explain what it's all about and to find out if it's right for you. ~Order the 21 Day Fix Challenge Pack~ What is the 21 Day Fix ...The details a 21 day program (though I use my containers long after the 21 days, and so do my clients) A simple portion education...

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Healthy Snacks for Weight Loss

When you start on your health journey, one of the greatest challenges a lot of my clients face is learning how to create and find healthy snacks that will support their efforts. If you're removing foods for health issues or removing unhealthy foods like soda, chips, and other snacking items, you'll want to be sure to replace those foods with other healthier options otherwise you'll end up feeling deprived and are...

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Are you an undereater?

This article was written by dietitian Laura Schoenfeld, MPH, RD of ChrisKresser.com. She so nicely sums up what I often see in my own clients that I felt it was worth repeating here. In our modern society with its seemingly endless supply of fast food and junk food, it seems obvious to most why we’re dealing with an obesity epidemic. Cheap, low quality food surrounds us, and there’s not enough time...

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Healthy Homemade Energy Bars

Want to try your hand at making your own fruit and nut-based snack bar? In just a few minutes, you can create a healthy, customizable snack to help you eat right when you’re on the go. Total Time: 1 hr. 10 min.Prep Time: 10 min.Cooking Time: 0 min.Yield: 12 servings, 1 bar eachIngredients: 1 cup whole pitted dates (or prunes) 1 cup dried fruit (like apricots, prunes, figs, raisins, cranberries, blueberries, or cherries) 1...

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