One of the most common mistakes I see women make with their health and fitness is trying to take on too much at one time, especially when they overindulge and they notice their clothes are getting a little tight. It’s tempting to want to go in the complete opposite direction with our food intake and exercise, to hit the …
The Hierarchy of Fat Loss: There’s a Method to the Madness
During my early years in fitness, playing competitive soccer and running 5 and 10ks every other weekend, I thought more was better. I put in an hour-plus of cardio up to 6 days a week in addition to lifting for another hour or so. Although I enjoyed doing it (or at least I thought I did :-P), I thought I had …
8 Common Fat Loss Beliefs That Are Actually Complete Bullshit (Part 1)
I like to tell it like it is with my clients. I don’t believe in sugar-coating anything, especially if it only keeps someone struggling longer. And I’m constantly on the search for new information to keep my health and fitness knowledge up to snuff. I would rather find out that I’m wrong about something and be able to change direction than …
Day 7 of 31 Days of Fat Loss: Choose Your Nutritional Battles [And Build With The Big Rocks]
Today is Day 7 of 31 Days of Fat Loss. Tuesdays are set aside for nutrition, which we can all agree is super important for fat loss, muscle gain, and overall health. Let me ask you a question. If you were trying to build a stone wall, would you use large stones or would you painstakingly place pebbles and little …