We are bombarded with diets, fitness trends, weight loss pills and wraps and shakes, etc. It can get to be overwhelming, or lead us to spend thousands of dollars on products and programs that were setting us up to fail from the get go. Here are my “secrets” for creating lasting change when it comes […]
Lets face it, “fish oil” just sounds nasty. Fish can be stinky, and ingesting their “oil” sounds downright yuck…right? Wrong. This is something that you need to do a double take on. The American diet has moved SO far from what it was a hundred or two hundred years ago, and it’s even […]
Spaghetti squash pie. The squash: 1 spaghetti squash cooked and scooped. (Cut in half and remove the seeds before, place cut sides down in a baking dish and pour a little water in your dish, I microwave mine for 10-15 min, scraping between sessions–but you can also bake it at 350 until the flesh is […]
So this could be a little deep. Just throwing that out there before I begin. Do you have some little “secrets”? Not like straight up naughty skeletons in the closet, but things that maybe you’ve told yourself so many times that now it’s just part of your normal way of thinking? Some examples: I could […]
Choosing fitness equipment to have on hand in your home gym can be extremely overwhelming to an exercise newbie. Here are some staples to have on hand for effective at home workouts. Dumbbells of varying weights. Resistance training is your best friend, especially as a woman and especially as we age. Skip over the […]
Macronutrients. All calories are made up of 3 nutrients. Carbs, fat and protein. A lot of diets will give you a “calorie amount” but they do not go into the specifics of what, exactly, those calories should be comprised of. Eat nutrient has a different function. Carbs: provide energy for the body. Fat: are […]
Instead of constantly trying to fit ourselves into the box of “health and fitness” or “this diet or that”, what if we chose freedom? Freedom and grace? As daughters of the Risen King, we are granted that amazing gift. All too often I think that the chatter of the world clouds our view of that […]
So many times we hear about, or even have experienced ourselves, making new resolutions to change our lives. We go into the new “plan” guns blazing ready to conquer the world, only to have it all lose it’s sparkle a few weeks later. Why is this? There are probably a million answers why: scheduling issues, […]