Eating nutritiously has long been a mainstay of remaining in optimal health. This is something we all know. However, as schedules have gotten busier, women have found that eating healthy is not always the timeliest option. After all, between professional responsibilities, hobbies, significant others, children and myriad extra-curricular activities – all that is to be done […]
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10 Ways to Sneak Exercise into Your Day
Adding exercise to a healthy eating regimen enhances your efforts and ensures results. However, the chief complaint for many busy women is a lack of time to get to the gym or even take an evening walk. The good news is that exercise does not have to be done in a gym and it doesn’t […]
Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail: Making the Decision to Change
In our frenzied, time-crunched culture, health has gone by the wayside in favor of convenience, comfort and pleasure. For many of us, our relationships with food are dysfunctional, to say the least. We love to eat- perhaps too much- and hate the ramifications of our often less than stellar dietary decisions. It’s like finding yourself halfway […]
Mental Health is Just as Important as Physical Health
When making a decision to get healthy, many people focus on the physical – exercising more and eating well. After all, the body is your instrument and you must cherish it and put it to good work. While this is certainly an important part of getting to a place of optimal health, it is just […]
Four Ingredient Power Pudding
Check out the recipe for my 4 Ingredient Power Pudding. It’s full of protein, low carb and very simple to make. You can make this thick, mousse-like pudding as simple dessert and as a topping for fruit or frozen treats. The Key to Sweetness: You have to use a protein powder that tastes GOOD. If […]
3 Strategies for Healthy Restaurant Dining
Let’s be honest: if we could, most of us would eat out every…single…night. Alas, our belts (and wallets!) stop us. Restaurant dishes are notorious for being high in calories, fat, sugar, and sodium. If you’ve ever looked at the nutritional information for your favorite restaurants online (and you should!) it can be pretty shocking. What […]
Meal Prep: Seared Salmon with Creamy Cajun Sauce and Garlic Green Beans
Tonight, I did a super simple, low carb, 2 day meal prep today for my hubby that you can use of dinner or lunch. 525 calorie per serving. For this prep, I used… One 13 oz piece of fresh salmon cut into two fillets 1 pound of green beans Soul Fit Grill Seasoning, Creole Kick […]
5 Tips For Staying Motivated To Achieve Your Fitness Goals
Sure, we all want to be healthy and fit, but the desire is not the difficult part. It’s keeping the motivation to actually do so that can be very hard! Most of us want to live healthier and more active lives, so we tend to set goals in these areas, but oftentimes we lose motivation […]
Measure Your Progress Without the Scale
It is very easy for us to become obsessed with our weight as a number and start to weigh ourselves every day. Stepping on a scale isn’t the only way to judge whether you are making progress or not. In fact, it isn’t even the best way to know how much fat you’re losing and […]
Benefits of Eating Avocados
Avocado is a unique fruit that is loaded with healthy fats and important nutrients. Unfortunately, many have been led to think of this fruit as nothing but a side dish in the form of guacamole. The delicious avocado should actually be a regular part of a healthy diet for a number of reasons. Here are […]
