Beat Your Plateau in 5 Steps

It happens to all of us at some point. Your workouts are dialed in, and your body is rapidly becoming leaner and more attractive. Friends and family notice and you feel fantastic. And then it stops. You are doing everything exactly the same as before except your body no longer responds. You, my friend, have hit a plateau. It’s a frustrating place to be parked, so read the following 5 steps to get your body back into results...

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Just One Day

Making healthy lifestyle changes can be challenging. Chances are, you’ll encounter an occasional setback. But don’t give up! Try this: only focus on the day at hand. Don’t allow your mind to dwell on the enormity of your goal, only the very specific lifestyle changes for today. Then wake up and do it again. Before you know it, you will have made huge strides toward achieving your goal.

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Raise Your Standards

You wouldn’t put unreliable fuel in your car, so why put harmful food into your body? Here’s a list of the foods that should NOT meet your standards: Sugar-filled beverages like soda pop, sweet coffee drinks or sweetened tea. Packaged snack foods, like chips, crackers or popcorn. Baked goods containing gluten and/or sugar. Sweets or candy made with sugar or corn syrup. Food from a fast food chain. Food that’s been...

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How To Gain Weight Eating at Subway

It’s been over 10 years since Jared Fogle captured the world’s attention by losing over 200 pounds eating only at Subway. Here’s a recap of his famous story: Back in March of 1998 Jared was a college student with a problem. He weighed a staggering 425 pounds. That was a lot of weight for anyone to handle, let alone a busy college student. So one day Jared made the decision to change his life. He knew that his diet...

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Recover From Your Crazy Weekend

You know how it feels to wake up on Monday morning after a weekend of less-than-healthy eating… Your body is puffy and bloated. Your joints are achy. Your clothes feel tight. Maybe you are feeling that way right now. I’ve outlined the 5 steps below to get you back on the fitness fast track. Step One: Get Focused. Your crazy weekend happened. You ate things from your “never eat these” list, you drank more that you...

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13 Tips For Your Best Body
Mar06

13 Tips For Your Best Body

You know that diet and exercise are important when it comes to creating your best body, but you may be overlooking other techniques for getting into the best shape. Turn the following 13 simple tips into habits and watch as your body transforms. 1) Eat a Smart Breakfast. Most people load up on carbohydrates and simple sugars for breakfast. Cereal, pastries, smoothies and juice are all poor choices when it comes to starting your day...

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Identify and Avoid Trigger Foods
Mar01

Identify and Avoid Trigger Foods

It happens to the best of us: you’ve eaten right and exercised hard for weeks, and then one weekend of binge eating junk sends you into a downward spiral of eating too much and exercising too little. It’s common to experience temporary relapses back to unhealthy ways of eating and lack of exercise, especially while a healthy, active lifestyle is still new. I’m not here to judge – just here to help you pick up the pieces and move on....

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Wholesome Cravings

When you feel a trigger food calling your name, turn to these wholesome snacks and avoid a fitness relapse… Organic, fresh fruit: It’s sweet and won’t ruin your diet like packaged candy. Whole, roasted nuts: Sprinkle some sea salt on a handful of nuts and you won’t even want that bag of chips anymore. Wholesome, home baked goods: When a piece of fruit just isn’t going to cure your cake craving, then make a wholesome, gluten and...

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