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For sure you’ve heard about cheat and refeed days. You’ve probably planned one before even started on your diet… “what would I eat if I had a day when I could eat anything….” Well, let me lay out my thoughts on these ideas! First off, a cheat day is a break from your diet. TheyContinue reading “Cheat and Refeed Days”

Ok so you’ve decided to take your life and health into your own hands. Maybe you’ve done some planning. You’ve brainstormed. And now you’re doing research because you have so many burning questions…. But wait- there’s articles supporting ideas AND articles which say the COMPLETE opposite… wait what?!!?! I thought science would make this easierContinue reading “Doing Your Research…”

So you’ve lost some weight. Or that’s the plan. And now you want to get back to ‘regular’ life. Enjoy yourself. Hang out with friends. Not count carbs/calories/fats- whatever it is. Maybe you’re going on a vacation but you’re afraid that you’ll gain some of the weight back. You’ve seen someone close to you loseContinue reading “Reverse Dieting”

There are many changes you can expect when starting a new diet or healthy lifestyle. Most importantly everyone is different and so is each person’s body! You may never deal with anything like this, or perhaps more than one change. This is just an idea of things that could come up- and not to freakContinue reading “Body Changes”

As I’ve said before a 100 times before planning is key. Also acknowledging weaknesses. And being realistic and knowing that you’re human! So let’s just admit cravings are gonna happen. Same with moments of weakness. Plan for them! Come up with ideas of how to distract yourself when cravings occur. Or when you know theyContinue reading “Want To Succeed? Stay Busy!!”

“I can start tomorrow”. “I already broke so I might as well continue…”. “If I break hard/bad enough today I’ll wanna be strict/good (or start) tomorrow”. 4000 calories later…. Have you ever said any of these to yourself? Justified cheating? Justified missing the gym or doing something you said you would, or you know youContinue reading “I Can Start Tomorrow!”

We all have them. They tell you to get out of bed in the morning. To push harder. That today will be a good day. But that’s not the voice I wanna talk about. I want to address the voice that causes us (all) to quit. I call it the “Fuck It” voice. This voiceContinue reading “Those Inner Voices…”

STARTING OUT If you’re starting a new diet or fitness routine- don’t be intimidated!! One of the first parts of your journey is being confident in your decision to make positive changes in your life. When you begin your research about how to make these change- by reading articles and watching videos on sites likeContinue reading “Being Healthy”