Some yogurt? You may as well be eating ice cream! Greek yogurt is supposed to be healthy & full of protein, right? Whoa! Hold up! That’s where label reading is needed. Certain brands have low protein & 3x the sugar compared to other brands. Obviously your best choice is plain yogurt flavored with your own … Continued
Looking for the best ab move to get rid of your menopause belly? Head into the kitchen & throw away all the processed food. Reduce stress & increase sleep to reduce cortisol levels. Include more protein in your diet to help keep you full & control insulin levels. Oh & include some sweaty exercise in … Continued
Feeling down? You can actually change your brain chemistry with these simple tips: 1. Exercise increases natural mood lifting endorphins so get moving. 2. Exposure to sunlight increases the mood boosting hormone serotonin so get outside. 3. McGill University found that upbeat music increases the happy hormones serotonin & dopamine in your brain. Action relieves … Continued
Weight loss starts from the neck up. Get your mindset right & it all becomes easier. Accept that you’ll mess up from time to time & offer yourself grace. Change your identity to the person who eats healthy food & has an active lifestyle rather than the chronic dieter who never succeeds. Get back … Continued
Are you choosing clothes from the fat side of the closet? Do you dress in the dark? If you’re not comfortable in your own skin, it’s not too late to do something about it. I had the good fortune to try on all kinds of sweet lil dresses at a local boutique and it reminded … Continued
If the thought of a bathing suit scares the living daylights outta you, here are 4 things to do NOW to look & feel better soon. But WAIT! The number ONE thing NOT to do is start a fad diet! This will only backfire with rebound weight gain. Here you go: 1. Reduce or cut … Continued
Don’t buy a treadmill (or other piece of expensive cardio equipment). These seem to be common purchases for women over 40. You’ll be pleased to hear that you don’t need a fully equipped home gym, cardio equipment and a ton of space to get a good workout done at home… You can have as little … Continued
Do you need cardio to lose fat? You’ll be happy to hear the answer is NO! Unless you LOVE low intensity cardio – you can stop it all together if you’re doing it just for fat loss. Research from the University of California at Santa Cruz & Berkeley, found that cardio ‘bursts’ yielded: -82% improvement … Continued
Have you ever been told that you should avoid certain foods if you’re approaching or going through menopause? The truth is, you can eat pretty much anything – in MODERATION. Food is neutral – there are only ‘good investment’ foods and ‘poor investment’ foods. Good investment foods support health, are nutritionally dense, fill you up, … Continued
Did you turn 40 & BAM the belly fat piled on? While this is common, it doesn’t have to be the case. Typically we tend to lose a little lean muscle as we age so (if we’re lucky), we may weigh the same amount, but with the body composition change, we burn less calories. So, … Continued