If you keep up with the latest diet and weight loss trends, you have probably heard about intermittent fasting. While fasting for any length of time may sound horrible, it’s actually not. And there are some surprising health benefits associated with intermittent fasting. What is Intermittent Fasting? Intermittent fasting, referred to as IF, is an…
How to Find Your Why
Have you ever felt like you were kind of aimlessly wandering through life, just going through the motions to get through each day? We’ve probably all been there at one time or another. Or maybe you set goals for yourself but find yourself struggling to achieve them and can’t figure out why. Often, the reason…
9 Ways to Burn More Calories Without Exercising
I’ve given the secret to weight loss and maintenance before. If you don’t know what it is, I’ll fill you in. It’s eat the right kinds of food in the right portions (not necessarily less) and move more. That’s it! There is no magic pill, procedure, or diet. One of the most common reasons I…
Weight shaming has got to stop!
I was planning a completely different post for today but after having a discussion about weight shaming, I realized that I have a lot to say about weight shaming, especially where it concerns pregnant women and new mothers. Obviously, I am a proponent of maintaining a healthy weight through eating right and moving more. But…
5 Reasons a Cheat Day is Bad for Your Diet
Many dieters include a cheat day in their week. While I don’t support depriving yourself, having a scheduled cheat day can do more harm than good and end up negating the work done the rest of the week. I know many of you won’t agree with this philosophy but let me explain my logic: 1….
PiYo Review
A few months ago, Beachbody released it’s newest workout program PiYo. If you haven’t heard of PiYo before, it’s a combination of strength and stretching moves from Pilates and yoga. But it’s definitely not traditional Pilates or yoga. I’ll be completely honest here….I have practiced yoga on and off over the past several years but…
Help with your New Year’s Resolutions
Happy New Year! I can’t believe it’s 2015 already….what happened to 2014?!? Have you made resolutions for the year? If you want to eat better and lose weight, I’ve got 2 special deals for you! How cool is that?!?! I want to see you reach your goals and both of these deals will help…
Why I don’t count calories
I get asked regularly about how many calories I eat and how I keep track of calories. While I do watch what I eat, I don’t count calories. This really surprises most people. So I thought I’d share my reasons for not counting calories. It’s too cumbersome and feels obsessive. While I do feel there…
3 Reasons Your Diet Isn’t Working (and what to do about it)
So many people tell me that they can’t lose weight, even after trying every diet known to man. They start the latest and greatest diet plan, see great results the first week, and then nothing. Or maybe they try the latest celebrity-endorsed product that promises to burn off all of your excess fat without having…
Eat Well Sweat Often Fitness Journal
I was given the opportunity to this fitness journal from one of my amazing Sweat Pink Ambassador sisters, Sara Evanchick. I received a free digital copy of the fitness journal but no compensation for this post so, as always, all opinions are my own. But I really wanted to make you aware of this amazing…