Last week , after pumping my gas, I drove past a KFC restaurant and was shocked by the sign I saw hanging in the window… Wait… what??? A fried chicken sandwich with cheetos on it!?! This HAD to be a […]
7 Tips to Spring Clean Your Eating Habits
As we usher in a new season, it would be hard not to appreciate the warmer weather, colorful flowers, and overall optimism that spring brings. What was once cold and dreary has now garnered new life. Since spring is a […]
5 Ways to Improve Your Vegan Diet
Over the past few years, more and more people have decided to switch to a vegan (or plant-based) diet. Whether it was from watching documentaries, like “Forks Over Knives” and “What the Health,” or answering Beyonce’s call for everyone to […]
Body Fat Percentage, Not BMI
Last week, I discussed the reasons why I prefer to use body fat percentage instead of body mass index (BMI) as a measure of health. The body mass index calculates the ratio between your weight and your height to place […]
Why I Don’t Use the BMI (Body Mass Index) Recommendations
The body mass index (BMI) is a ratio of your weight to your height and is generally used to determine whether you are at a healthy weight. At 5’9 and 163lbs, my BMI is 24.1. If I weighed 169, just 6 […]
Increasing Your Fruit & Veggie Intake
How many fruits and vegetables do you normally eat each day? The average person only eats two servings a day, which is less than half of the recommended amount. By now, we all know that fruit and vegetable intake is […]
Sugar By Any Other Name (Is Still Added Sugar)
When I was young, it seemed so innocent. I would sit down for my morning cereal, complete with a couple teaspoons of this fine powder sprinkled on top. It didn’t matter that the cereal was already sweet. I’d head to […]
8 Reasons to Limit Highly Processed Foods
What’s the big deal? On the road to cleaning up your eating habits, you are bound to hear “limit processed foods.” But what’s so bad about processed foods in the first place? Can they really be that harmful? First, let’s […]
Monday Motivation: No Act of Progress, No Matter How Small, Is Ever Wasted
She sighed and stepped off the scale. “I only lost three pounds,” she muttered. “Three pounds?” I said excitedly. “Why do you sound so disappointed? That’s GREAT!” Unfortunately, my client did not think so. She had set an aggressive of […]
I Don’t Wanna Get TOO Happy…
The big event was coming up. I had a cruise planned, and it was going to be my first vacation of the year. As excited as I wanted to be, I kept telling myself not to get too happy. What […]
The Most Effective Thing You Are Not Doing to Flatten Your Stomach
For many, having a flat stomach is the ultimate fitness goal. Getting rid of your muffin top, spare tire, or any other pet name you may have given your beloved, but […]
How Often Should You Splurge?
If you don’t know anything else about me, one of the first things you will learn is how much I love chocolate. I love it so much that I have designated one day a week to enjoy my indulgence. In […]