Category Archives: Nutrition

You Don’t Cut Your Grass When Your House is on Fire

Odds are, most of you read the subject and rolled your eyes saying to yourself, “tell me something I don’t already know”. Yes, I get it. The subject of this post is pretty much a no brainer… BUT, before you … Continue reading

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Chicken Made Simple

I don’t make it a secret that cooking is not high on my list of things to do. In fact, just off the top of my head I can name at least 17 other things I would rather do instead … Continue reading

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The Personal Trainers Summer Challenge- Week 2 review

Things are really heating up (literally… it is 89 degrees outside here!) as we roll into week three of our Summer Shape Up Challenge. Week two had its ups and downs as expected but overall I was able to lose … Continue reading

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The Personal Trainers Summer Challenge- Week 2 Game Plan

I want to thank all of you for the awesome emails/comments I received after my last post in regards to my week one review. It is cool to hear that so many people find my writing entertaining (or they at … Continue reading

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A Personal Trainers Kitchen Makeover-part 2

In part one of A Personal Trainers Kitchen Makeover, we talked about cleaning up your kitchen and making sure you had all of the gadgets you needed to make clean eating simple. Today we are going to get into the foods … Continue reading

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A Personal Trainers Kitchen Makeover- part 1

So here we are in week 1 of our 10 week challenge. Hopefully by now you have already taken steps to set yourself up for success. The first thing I did (after figuring out what obstacles I had to overcome) … Continue reading

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A Personal Trainers 10 Week Weight Loss Plan

Summer is right around the corner and we all know what that means… it is time to get SERIOUS about getting in shape because time is running out! According to my calculations, we are 10 weeks out from Memorial Day … Continue reading

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Christmas Survival Guide: 5 Keys to Remember

Enjoy your food. Christmas is a time to spend with friends and family. Food is a major part of that time together. Focus on the meal when eating with others and be mindful of what you are doing. Digestion starts … Continue reading

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5 Tasty Protein Shake Recipes

I will be the first to admit, I couldn’t survive without protein shakes. Maybe I am lazy, maybe it’s because I am usually in a hurry or it could be that  is I just don’t plan ahead. No matter how you spin … Continue reading

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21 Tips for keeping portions under control

Size does matter when it comes to food portions. We live in a world filled with supersized options, all-you-can-eat buffets and extra large everything. Just yesterday I stumbled across a study from the University of North Carolina published in the … Continue reading

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