Category: Lifestyle

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35 Days Without Sugar (A REVIEW)

“Oh, come on, you can’t eat THAT much sugar.” I heard that more than once when I shared my desire to give up sugar for a month. But what you see isn’t always a full world view. I was eating sugar. A LOT of sugar. Peanut Butter Monster Trail Mix. Hot Chocolate (95%...

[GUIDE] What’s Neat About NEAT in Fat Loss

NEAT-O! Regardless the context or who used the word, I will ALWAYS think of my Uncle Dean-O when I hear the word “neat.” It’s his word, and it makes me giggle a little thinking about all the times we’d show him something ridiculous as a kid and he’d act just as...

7 Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain

I mean can you believe it?? Christmas is only 10 days away! And even bigger than that, there’s only 17 days left in 2020. It’s about time, right?? Too many of us have been using the holiday season and COVID to procrastinate on our fat loss goals… And if there’s...

The Complete Guide to Finding Your Ideal Coach

Did you know the word COACH comes from the Middle French word for carriage? And for years I’ve said my job is NOT to give people a free ride to their end destination – HAH! The word coach can be traced back to the 1550s, but it didn’t become used to define the role of...

[GUIDE] Good vs. Bad Stress

55% of Americans report feeling overly stressed in a day. 3 out of 4 Americans report experiencing AT LEAST one stress symptom in the last month. From those 3 out of 4, here are some other stats to consider: 45% reported lying awake at night due to their stress...

7 Quick & Easy Ways to Be Less Stressed

Virus turned global pandemic. Increased joblessness and job insecurity. Swarms of deadly locusts. Global Wildfires. Important matters of social justice. Death of MAJOR celebrities (#24). And I’m not even going to TOUCH politics because what I’m really trying to say is...

[Guide] Breaking Up with Emotional Eating

What’s the #1 problem in the nutrition space right now? Well, it’s NOT a lack of knowledge! There is more research, coaching, and education on nutrition and dieting than ever before. It’s NOT a lack of resources! There are more books, products, and foods being...

13 Things Killing Your Metabolism

Metabolism. It’s a hot topic in the fitness and nutrition world these days. It’s something people hate you for without even knowing you. But is it THE REASON you’re not losing weight? Short answer: NO. Yet gyms, coaches, and supplement companies are still plastering...

The 5 Stages of Dieting Failure

Raise your hand if you’ve ever failed a diet. Raise your hand if you’ve ever failed more than one diet. If you’re reading this and didn’t raise a hand, then I’m not sure you’re in the right place. Let’s face it, you’ve failed a diet, probably more than one at that....

[Guide] Faster Female Fat Loss

Let me guess, you clicked this link looking for a quick fix that will help you drop 5-10 pounds before your next social outing. Or maybe you clicked this link because you’re so tired of looking at the same damn number on the scale every morning and you’ll do anything...

[Guide] The Ideal Way to Lose

You woke up and stepped on the scale – what did you see? A number that darn near made your skin crawl. A number that made you consider pounding out some burpees or sprinting in place to burn some serious calories. A number that totally killed your mood, your day, and...

Motivation Restoration: The Why & How

It’s what you’ve been searching for… It’s the thing you believe is holding you back from losing weight… It’s what you believe stops you from going to the gym in the morning… It’s the missing link to sticking to a meal plan or diet… What is it? MOTIVATION! And no...

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