Foods to Fight Menopause

😫Suffering from menopause? . 🍽Let food be thy medicine… Here are some of the best foods to ease your menopausal symptoms. . 🥩🥚Protein – my FAV go-to for regulating insulin, reducing hunger, losing belly fat. . Obvi sources: MEAT of all sorts🍖🍗🍣🍤🍳 . 😳FYI: 🥜Nut butters & nuts are NOT a quality protein source (sorry!) . … Continued

Off Limit Foods for Women 40+

⚠️Alert – women 40+… . 🤷‍♀️What foods make you FAT?… . 🙋‍♀️I’ve created an exhaustive list of the MOST fattening foods…. . ✳️Here goes… _____… _____… _____… . 😳Notice the blank spaces? That’s because NO ONE FOOD will make you fat… . 😀You can fit pretty much ANYTHING into your nutrition and still be healthy … Continued

Best (Unusual) Anti-Aging Method

⏳Are you over 50?… . 💙Wouldn’t you love to fit into your clothes better as you increase your balance, strength, and energy?… 💥SO much emphasis is placed on simply LOOKING GOOD, when we really need to focus on being able to MOVE well… . 🤷‍♀️But, do you feel like you’ve fallen between the cracks of … Continued

Physical Hunger VS Emotional Eating

🤷‍♀️Are you even hungry?… 🤔How do you even know?… 😋We eat for so many reasons, we sometimes forget that food is to FUEL ⛽️ … 😃We definitely want to enjoy eating, but if food is our master, it’s time to turn that around…. 🍽We need to know the difference between eating because we are PHYSICALLY … Continued

Magic Potion? Apple Cider Vinegar

Do you believe in magic?… Apple cider vinegar is as close to any sort of magic potion that I’d ever believe in. Here are 11 every day uses… 1. Mouthwash – Mix 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar with 1/4 cup of water. Swish it around in your mouth for 15 to 20 seconds and … Continued

Self Care – Don’t Wait

My mom would have been 78 this month🎂… . She died suddenly 5 years ago😞… . 💕I had the opportunity to sit with her for her last 10 days while she was in the ICU… . 😢She did not have an easy passing… . 😐The truth is, while she died suddenly, she was dying a … Continued

How Do We Get Fat?

💥Ever wonder how we get fat? There may be a multitude of reasons why the process happens… BUT, there’s actually a simple metabolic process that causes us to store fat that’s pretty much the same for everyone [stick with me]. 1️⃣High blood glucose elicits the release of the hormone insulin. 2️⃣This speeds the uptake of … Continued

Can I Drink Wine and Still Lose Weight?

🍻🍷Cheers!🍸🍹🍾 *I’ve since updated this blog post for a few reasons. For one, I misspoke about the calories for each macro at the start of the video, oops! Fat is actually 9 calories per gram, (carbs and protein are 4 calories per gram). Secondly, I’ve amended and simplified food logging for alcohol, so you can … Continued

Choose YOUR Change – Just Start!

Time to be honest… I’ve been sharing a little more about my personal programming. In the past, I’ve been a little nervous to share what I do in terms of workouts/nutrition because I didn’t want to scare anyone off. I do lots of body weight training and ‘versions’ of exercises in my best follow along … Continued

Reasons You Can’t Lose Weight

❌Reasons you’re not losing weight❌ 🙄Are you discouraged with slow or NO weight loss?… . It could be due to… . 🔹Chronic dieting ➡️reduced metabolic rate… . 🔹Yo-yo dieting ➡️ lower metabolism… 😱start eating again➡️ gain weight on less calories… . 🔹Incorrect macros – the wrong quantities/quality food, too many carbs and fats and low … Continued