Fitness
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Transform Your Fitness: The Power of Reverse Dieting
For years, I had been living in the mindset so many of us women know well: work harder, eat less, push more cardio. I was stuck in this cycle — tired, frustrated, and wondering why all my effort wasn’t showing up in the mirror. I would work my tail off in the gym, but my…
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Why You’re Not Losing Weight In A Calorie Deficit
Weight loss might be one of the longest most challenging adventures to undertake, especially as a woman. There are so many factors that affect weight in any given week. From hormones, water retention, lack of sleep, and stress to biological factors – weight is rarely a steady decrease.
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Weight Loss & Mind Renewal
It seems like every woman I speak with is struggling to lose weight, has a terrible relationship with food, or is confused about what food to eat or what exercises to do. 10-years ago I left the fitness industry because I was, I too, was confused, exhausted, and filled with frustration with my body. It…
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3 Things To Improve Your Body Image
Calling all women to talk about themselves differently I don’t usually like to assume, however, I’m pretty sure I can assume that every woman reading this blog speaks about their looks and/or body negatively. Some more than others – but all of us privately or publicly tear ourselves down. Every time I walked by the…
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How Much Should I Eat??
In order to adjust to low energy availability our body starts picking systems to get less energy. Our brain is one of the first to slow down. Cognitive function needs a lot of energy, so without enough we will being to feel groggy, make poor decision, increase in irritability and lack basic self-control. From there…
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Big Fat Salad
Today’s real point is to share the big fat salad recipe that I have for lunch most days. I do this because it is a quick and delicious way to make sure I get all my vegetables in, it takes the guesswork out of lunch, and, for me, it removes that afternoon crash and brain…
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Who Told you That?
“I am who you say I am…” These words are lyrics by Hillsong Worship. I can’t make it through this song without crying. Mostly, because I’m in awe of who God says I am, but also because I can’t recall a time in my life that I let God define me and not this world.…
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Weight Loss & the Cookie Cutter Mindset
The perfect edges that cookie cutters make in shaping a gingerbread man, a Christmas tree, stars and even Santa please my organized brain. I love the reliability of the cookie cutter’s ability to stamp out the perfect shape every time. I wish life and clean eating were more like the perfect edges of a cookie…
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The Real Secret to Weight Loss – Final Part Physical Wellness
We’ve finally arrived at the most well known dimension of wellness. As you can now see, your weight loss and overall heath is a lot more than diet and exercise. as a matter of fact, even your physical wellness is more than diet and exercise. Physical wellness promotes the balance of physical activity, nutrition and…
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The Real Secret to Weight Loss – Part 7 Occupational Wellness
The work you do should be fulfilling. If you are absolutely miserable in your job it will carry over into your ability to make healthy choices that lead to joy and happiness in your life.
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The Real Secret to Weight Loss – Part 6 Intellectual Wellness
If you’ve been following this blog series, you’ve learned the importance of learning more about yourself and others and how that knowledge can lead to a happier and healthier life. You’ve also probably seen how much all of these areas are linked to your overall health and the carry over impact of each. Our minds…
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The Real Secret to Weight Loss!
We can’t go far without hearing about the next best weight loss food, pill, drink, diet…Our culture is obsessed with skinny and being skinnier than “that girl.” The secret to weight loss doesn’t lie within a pill, a diet, or even exercise. The secret I’m going to share with you today requires more purposefulness than…