Fitness and Nutrition Accountability

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bbq chicken wing in the instant pot. can be done as buffalo wings. or half and half wings. — We went to a memorial day BBQ and I tried my hand at some instant pot chicken wings. […]

Instant Pot BBQ Chicken Wings

In January of this year, I began the journey of having Grace go gluten free with me. Man, […]

Healthy in the Eyes of a 4 Year Old

If you sit around waiting for motivation to hit you, you will wait forever. You need to make the choices and take the steps as if you are already there, then you will get there. — I have been doing some unofficial research, looking for the motivation question answer. We are not all wired […]

Where is your motivation?

Healthy Weight Loss and Maintenance Each individuals journey is personal and specific to them. What worked for me, or is working for me, may not suit your needs. I can only offer my take on what has worked. You can try it or tweak it and see if you are as successful. Know thyself, if you want to improve oneself! — If you have ever lost a significant amount of weight, commonly, you will be asked, “How did you […]

Healthy Weight Loss and Maintenance

I love when Gretchen Rubin talks about the four tendencies. One is not better than the other, but if you don't utilize goal setting habits suited for your tendency, you will not be good at achieving your goals. We cannot all follow a cookie cutter plan to achieve a healthy lifestyle. And once we "reach" the lifestyle, we still need to grow or we will become stagnant. — I am in a mentoring program, and we set sticky goals every month. It has been amazing to […]

Habits Become Your Lifestyle

Are you feeling sluggish? Maybe you need to take a better look at what you are feeding yourself. You can drastically change your mood, energy levels, and focus level by improving the foods you eat. — How do you feel today? Do you feel good with lots of energy? Or, do you feel drained […]

Four Steps to Improving Your Eating Habits

I like to dish out the tough love, a lot of times people think they can't afford to eat organic when really their priorities are skewed. If you do have a tight budget, there are a few ways to get more organic into your budget, and there are some foods that are more ok if not organic. — I often hear, “but I can’t afford to eat healthy.” For most of you, I call B.S. It […]

What If I Can’t Afford Organic

What is the difference between fat, protein, and carbohydrates? Do I really need them all? How do I diet and lose weight? — I used to work at a big box gym, and I would send my clients emails. I felt […]

Update of a Client Email on Food

It seems to be a fad these days, people going gluten free. Expecting miracle cures. When you live with chronic pain, or you have member in your family with too much energy, severe social problems, or can't settle the thoughts in their head, you would love a cure. While gluten free won't be that cure, it can drastically improve the situations, and I am more than willing to roll the dice and see if we can get lucky. — Our family has decided to go gluten free. It is scary and exciting, and eating outside of the […]

Gluten Free Family