With Snickers bars and donut holes on every end cap and holidays around every corner, trying to eat well can feel like an uphill battle. Add in active kids who burn through bags and bins of snacks at an alarming rate and require a constant replenishing of ALL the things; home offices camped right near the…
If there is ever a time to create a healthy eating routine, January and February would be at the top of my list! I always struggle the most during these months with the temptation to comfort eat. Something about those bottomless gray days that take the urge to bake muffins and brownies and cook up…
If all we needed to lose weight (and keep it off!) was more knowledge–what to eat, how often to eat, what not to eat, etc…most people wouldn’t struggle with their weight. The problem is that there are many layers to peel back when it comes to building a lifestyle and not just losing 10 pounds…
Remember how we started this series with simply being thankful for all the ways our bodies serve us on a daily basis and all the years of life they’ve allowed us? If you missed that post, you can find it here. Today, it’s all about mindset…and joy. Start with Your Mindset Mindset is a crucial…
{ Note: Special, doctor-prescribed diets for pinpointing allergens, controlling seizures, addressing autoimmune issues, etc., are essential and necessary–and not the kind of diet I am referring to in this series. } Sometimes January feels like the Super Bowl of diets–the big kick off for axing entire food groups or embarking on extreme fasts from celery juice to cabbage soup to…
There are few things I’m more passionate about than women breaking up with dieting and embracing a life of health and wellness. I’ve experienced both ways of living and I would never go back to the hamster wheel of food obsession, deprivation, and guilt. My junior year in college, after an exhaustive struggle with my…
When life gets full, it’s easy to throw healthy eating by the wayside…in fact, exercise and nutrition tend to be one of the first things to go in the midst of a busy week (or month)…I think we’ve all been there! The list gets long and the easiest task to cross out is the thing…
Snow is on the forecast for the next couple of days and as the white skies descend often so does the insatiable urge to bake and nibble and taste your way through the holiday season. Frothed eggnog in your coffee, warm pumpkin streusel muffins for breakfast, leftover pie from the Thanksgiving feast at school, not…
Living a healthy lifestyle is important to me–but so is celebrating life and enjoying what I eat. The longer I live, the more I appreciate a shared appetizer with a best friend, the slow art of baking a wholesome goodie for my family (muffins are a favorite around here), and whipping up a tasty dip…
Let’s admit it, for many of us, 2020 would probably not earn us the healthiest eater award. It was all too easy during the chaos and unpredictability of the past year to lean into comfort eating, grabbing for a sweet treat or salty snack out of stress, boredom, or procrastination. On top of comfort eating,…