How To Read The Food Labels for Weight Loss I decided to re-visit the topic of How To Read The Food Labels properly so you aren’t accidently loading in empty carbs or something that your body has to fight off from your weight loss goals. I get a number of clients get VERY frustrated at…
A Simple Recipe For Protein Bars
A Simple Recipe For Protein Bars Because sometimes you just have to make your own Protein Bars! Today I wanted to re-share my recipe for protein bars with you! I just made a bunch of these for myself, although I play it off that it’s for my kids. They are so tasty and satisfying and…
HOW to log your macros:
In previous blogs I covered the topic: “What are the macros?” and “Why you should log your macros”, now I will dive into HOW to log and track your macros. You might be familiar with looking at food labels and seeing grams of protein, carbohydrates, and fats. Or you may have just looked at things…
Winter Macro Friendly Soup Recipe
Everyone that I know aside from my wonderful designer, who is heading to the beach in Florida as you read this, has to endure the winter wrath of February. This includes sub-zero temps, grey skies and possible bouts of binge eating. My clients often times loose track of their goals in search of a short…
Why is Counting Macros better than Counting Calories?
Why is tracking Macros better than counting calories for weight loss? If you read my previous article “What’s all this talk about Macros?” then you have a good understanding of what the macronutrients are, and where they come from. The macronutrients are protein, carbs, and fats. I have recently had a few of my clients…
Whats all this talk about macros?
You may have heard the term macros or macronutrients lately. You probably asked yourself, what is a macro, and why is it so special? Its simple, there are three macronutrients (macros); protein, carbohydrates (carbs), and fats. That’s it, pretty simple right? These are sources of energy for your body, they help build muscle and…
If your Grandmother wouldn’t recognize it as “food”…… I wouldn’t eat it!
The question that I get asked all the times by my clients is, “how do I eat healthy?” the term “healthy” can mean many things to each individual person and it depends on their specific goals. Does the client want to lose weight? Do they want to eat “clean”? Do they want to gain muscle…
Water, does your family drink enough?
Water is so important, everyone knows this….. Boring! You probably drink water, or try to, but how much? How much water is needed for your body, or for your kids? It depends on your body size and weight, and also on your activity level and where you live. In general, you should try to drink…
Tracking and Measuring foods without labels
When you are a working mom with three kids under 5 years old, you are busy! Anyone with a family to feed can relate. You may ask “how am I supposed to feed my family a healthy meal that they will actually eat?” It can be a challenge to know the “right foods” for yourself,…