Hello fitness friends! You’re amazing! I hope you’re being kind to yourself and eating healthy. I hope you’re exercising and gaining muscle. Do it for you! There are many people who choose diet and exercise for vanity. Magazines and media feed us images of people who have been airbrushed to society’s standard of perfection. If…
Category: Nutrition
Building Muscle
Hello fitness friends. I did not forget about you! It’s been insanely busy. I’ve committed to making most meals at home and working out almost daily. Tonight, I wanted to talk to you about building muscle. Muscle supports your skeletal system. Muscle helps your body burn fat. Muscle helps your body fight the aging process….
Stop Dieting
Aloha, my beautiful fitness friends. I want to talk to you about dieting. Yes the dreaded “D” word. It’s like a swear word to so many people. It’s all about what you must give up in order to look like a fitness model. Yes, if you’re a competitive body builder or fitness model, you will…
Feast on Good Things
Last post we talked about ingredients. They are so important. The post before that we talked about having a negative mind. Today, I want to pull it all together. What you feed grows! What you starve dies! What you feast on is what will take root and bear fruit! What are you feasting on? This…
What Are You Eating
Hello my wellness friends. I wanted to do a brief post on ingredients. All food is not created equal. I was standing in my office break room a few weeks ago talking with a coworker. They had done the Biggest Loser contest at work with me before and tried Atkins, South Beach, Weight Watchers. They…
You Can Do This!
Hello my fitness friends! How are you? Are you keeping up your fit and healthy lifestyle choices? You can do this! It’s easy to have momentum and then lose it. How do you keep going when you’ve lost motivation? Think about why you started? It’s good to reevaluate the reasons you decided to workout regularly,…
30 Day Shred and New Year Changes!
Hello Fitness Friends! I have not forgotten about you! You are thought of often. Life has been super busy and well, I’m sorry I’ve neglected you. What have you decided to do to improve your life in 2014? I’m constantly talking about lifestyle changes. Here are a few things I’m doing this year to improve…
Get back on that wagon
Hello fitness friends. As the holiday season comes to a close, I’m sure there are at least a few of you thinking, “I ate too much and gained too much this season!” Well, this post is for you! I admit it’s challenging to not indulge in the cookies, pies, or carb loaded sides. It’s all…
What Colors Are On Your Plate?
We were taught when we were little about the food pyramid. We were told to drink milk, eat plenty of grains, get enough protein (meat and eggs), and have fruits and vegetables. The problem with the food pyramid is the focus on dairy, meat, and grains. You can get calcium from vegetables. You can get…
Vitamins
Hello fitness friends! I’ve already written a post about supplements. There were a few that were not on the list that I wanted to mention today. Omega 3 fatty acids: These lovely vitamins are so beneficial for your health. They are naturally incurring in eggs enriched with Omega 3s, flaxseed, fish oil, sardines, salmon, dairy,…
The Road to Wellness 