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Don’t Wait Until Monday To Start Your Diet
This week's topic couldn't have been more relevant to kick start [most of] the second half of 2022... Why Not Now? In this episode of Be Your Best Self Health Chats, we talk about what's holding you back on your health and nutrition goals and how you can get started...
The Easiest Thing You Can Do For Your Health
I believe the easiest thing you can do for your health is to drink your water. Yes, something THAT EASY. Why is drinking water the easiest thing you can do for your health? Most people do not drink enough water during the day. We rely these days on pop (or soda/coke,...
How To Stay On Track With Weight Loss During Summer Events
Summer brings fun in the sun but it can also bring a string of commitments and events. When it comes to sticking to your goals, it can be mentally hard to stay on track with weight loss during Summer events. Over the last two years in the nutrition coaching industry,...
Using Seasonal Produce As Part of Your Gluten-Free Diet
Seasonal produce is something that we all talk about, but can often be overlooked as a simple way to find gluten-free food, especially in the summer, but also as we move into the fall and winter. Let's talk about how to make the most out of seasonal produce, what to...
What’s The Deal With Low-Fat Diets?
We are finishing up our three-week series on macronutrients. Over the last three weeks, we've talked about the three nutrients your body needs the most to function at its best. The first week, we talked about protein, because protein is the one that most people are...
Are Carbs Really That Bad For You?
This week we continue our three-part series on macro nutrients, which means, we are going to have an honest conversation about carbohydrates. Carbs are very demonized these days so I mean this in a nice way... they are so important and their importance needs to stop...
How Much Protein Should You Eat?
Today we are going to start a 3-part series that will go for the next three weeks. We are going to talk about macro nutrients. I’m not talking about counting macros, as in dieting, but we are going to talk about the macro nutrients protein, carbohydrates and fat....
3 Ways To Measure Your Health Goals That Don’t Involve The Scale
TW: We are going to talk about this scale and using it as a tool and not as not being the be-all-end-all method for measuring your health. If this scale is something that triggers you or bothers you, please go ahead and skip this week's podcast. A scale is a tool and...
How You Define “Healthy Eating” Matters For The Success Of Your Health Goals
This week’s podcast is actually inspired by the Listen To Your Body Challenge that I hosted two weeks ago. This was a conversation that I felt like came up multiple times throughout the challenge. The definition of eating healthy matters when you're looking at making...
Accountability & Nutrition, Why It Matters
In 2014, my office hosted a weight loss competition. What wound up being a great friendly (but fierce) battle I went head to head with my best friend for 3 and a half months. I had no idea what I was doing, but I quickly figured out that by running and restricting my...
4 Ways To Take Control Of Your Nutrition This Spring
It’s Spring and it’s time to take control of your nutrition. As we round out the first 3 months of 2022, chances are you’re in one of 3 buckets right now: I didn’t stick with my New Year’s Resolutions, I need help with my nutrition. I’m rocking my New Year’s...
Healing Your Body Using Nutrition
When we are sick, healing your body using nutrition is a very overlooked option. Chances are, if you are going gluten-free, damage has been done to your body. When our bodies are damaged inside, we need to help them heal. There is no better way to help them than with...
Don’t Follow Diet Trends Without Understanding Your Body First
Are you giving up your favorite foods for the wrong reasons? In other words, are you punishing yourself unnecessarily? For years I’ve heard people say: “bread is bad for you! Carbs are evil! Don't eat too much fruit, it's going to make you fat!” Seriously though, who...
Building a Nutrition Plan
Do you have a weekly plan for your nutrition? That’s an honest question. It is a conversation that I have with my one-on-one clients and with my workshop alumni. You know what you need to do with your nutrition, but it is hard to follow through a lot of the time....
Little Nutrition Changes Mean Big Changes In Your Health
It's amazing how many little changes can add up to big results. This gets overlooked so often due to the culture of dieting we live in. The idea of going all-in gets the attention when making a few little changes over time can add up to much stronger long-term...