Category: Food

  • The Truth About Oat Milk

    The Truth About Oat Milk

    Have you tried oat milk? Here’s the truth about oat milk: Although it has been around for quite some time, oat milk has recently gained more popularity as a dairy-free milk alternative.  Oat milk is marketed as being beneficial for weight loss. But there is a little more to the story… While oat milk is a…

  • Are You Sabotaging Your Weight Loss Goals Without Realizing It? 💡

    Are You Sabotaging Your Weight Loss Goals Without Realizing It? 💡

    You wouldn’t sabotage your weight loss goals on purpose and you know that anything worth doing is going to require some hard work. Weight loss is no different. But we don’t have to make it any harder than it has to be! :) One of the biggest ways people sabotage their weight loss goals before…

  • Nutrition & Health Coaching

    Nutrition & Health Coaching

    Nutrition & Health Coaching Let us guide you through your journey to create or change habits such as physical activity, nutrition, stress management, weight management, and sleep. We can also help you develop a plan to help you lower your cholesterol, blood pressure, and/or blood sugar. We work with you and your doctor (if needed)…

  • 4 Things You May Not Know About Intermittent Fasting

    4 Things You May Not Know About Intermittent Fasting

    Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern that involves fasting for a period of time and eating during a specific window of time. If you are relatively healthy and eat a well-balanced diet, intermittent fasting can help you lose weight. It can also help break down more fat in your body.  While studies on intermittent fasting…

  • Eating Less and Working Out More

    Eating Less and Working Out More

    Eating less and working out more is not the answer to sustained weight loss. It is true that you need to create a calorie deficit to lose weight. It is also true that eating less and exercising more are two ways to create that calorie deficit. But trying to do both simultaneously is REALLY hard…

  • Hidden Weight Gain — The Danger of Liquid Sugars

    Hidden Weight Gain — The Danger of Liquid Sugars

    Hidden weight gain is a major danger of liquid sugars – or sugar found in drinks and beverages. Sugar is already highly palatable and easy to overconsume. But when it’s in a liquid form, it’s extremely easy to mindlessly sip through your beverage without realizing what you are doing. When added to drinks such as…

  • One Month Dinner Meal Plan

    One Month Dinner Meal Plan

    Do you get exhausted by the daily decision of “What do you want for dinner tonight?” Me too! But now that finally changes! Let me show you how I finally made a one month dinner meal plan. I have thought about this for months, like 6 months probably, and today I finally sat down and…

  • A Simple Mental Trick To Increase Motivation

    A Simple Mental Trick To Increase Motivation

    Are you looking for a simple mental trick to increase motivation? Let me tell you a story. There was a teacher who expected a lot from her children. One day, she asked them to write down on a piece of paper what they wanted to be when they grew up. Jean always wanted to be…

  • 4 Foods That Can Reduce Stress

    4 Foods That Can Reduce Stress

    Disclosure:  This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission if you click a link and purchase something that we have recommended.  Did you know some foods can actually help you reduce stress? Let’s look at 4 foods that can reduce stress. The stressors of the outside world have a direct…

  • Why We Suck At Counting Calories

    Why We Suck At Counting Calories

    You know it’s true, we suck at counting calories. And we are told over and over again that in order to lose weight, we need to expend MORE energy than we take in. i.e. Calories In, Calories Out. Which means we need to consume less calories than we expend. And in order to know if…