It Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated

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 […]

Why Do You Need Fish Oil?

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 […]

::Recipe:: Spaghetti Squash Pie

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 […]

Is Something Hiding That’s Keeping You From Being Successful In Your Fitness Journey?

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 […]

What the Heck Are Macros?!

  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 […]

Getting Started Grocery List

SPELL Food List   With the New Year just around the corner, resolutions and dreams of a healthier lifestyle are often at the forefronts of our minds. Food is a HUGE part of fitness and health success, here is a basic starting grocery list for you to get started on the road to the very […]

Finding Freedom

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 […]

How To Make It Stick

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, […]

What Does God Say About Health and Fitness?

This is such a broad and open-to-opinion subject, but since faith is the basis for what my business is built on, I wanted to write a post about how I interpret the Word when it comes to our bodies and our health. (Key being I interpret…as in, this is my opinion. You’re entitled to yours as […]