Let's talk about how you can manage stress more effectively so stress stops running your life!

There are 3 benefits to understanding how to manage:

1. Being about to identify stress and where it comes from
2.  Avoid burnout
3. Take control of your days

As you probably know, when you aren’t able to MANAGE YOUR STRESS EFFECTIVELY it starts to run your life.

Stress can start from the minute you get out of bed!

You know that feeling when you wake up in the morning frantic?

Right when the day starts, you think "Oh my gosh, I gotta do this, I gotta do that."

That's a big problem because it sets the tone for your day. You will lack productivity at work and in your personal life because you are feeling scattered and unable to focus.  

Feeling this way on a regular basis increases your stress levels and will eventually take a toll on your health.

Stress is very unhealthy. Things can get worse when we don't manage this problem. Stress can cause disease, weight gain, and...

Let's talk about how you can save time in your nutrition no matter how hectic your schedule is.

There are 3 benefits you will receive when you are able to be consistent with your nutrition, even with a busy schedule:

1. Avoid stress eating
2. Fuel your body with the right foods
3. Simplify healthy nutrition

Believe it or not, this doesn't have to be complicated, but if you don't figure out how to get your nutrition under control, these problems might arise.

You will most likely not eat enough to fuel your body and brain throughout the day. I know that sounds counter-intuitive, but a lot of times people just skip eating altogether because they're just too busy. They tend to turn to fast food which is very unhealthy and has minimal nutrients.

This can lead to feeling sluggish and unmotivated. If you're not fueling your body right, you're not going to be getting the energy you need to sustain you throughout the day.

A client of mine has three kids and works full time so she barely has...

Let's face it, we all can make improvements to our current health.

Whether you’re not eating enough fruits and vegetables, relying too heavily on packaged foods or indulging in sugary desserts more often than you should, no one is perfect when it comes to eating. 

There are so many quick fix diets and weight loss programs out there that it can be daunting to try and figure out what really works! 

Making changes can feel overwhelming.

How do you know where to start?

I tell my clients all the time that the goal is to not focus on perfection. Aim to focus on making small changes one day at a time, which will set you up for long term success. 

The goal should be to create a healthy lifestyle. Diets and fads are the exact opposite, which is why so many people gain the weight back that they lose, and then some. The latest diet trends are not sustainable. 

Here are my top 3 Nutrition Hacks that will help you improve your health for the...

What are the most efficient at home workouts to do?

There are so many options to choose from so it can be difficult to find a sustainable program that will work with your schedule. 

Did you know that there are many benefits to working out at home?

Let’s look at the top 3:

1. Efficiency  
2. Save time
3. Get results

So why waste time going to the gym when you can find a super efficient program you can do at your house?

The gym can be repetitive and boring which can lead to skipping it altogether.

Do you enjoy having to figure out what workouts to do when you are at the gym?

After a friend of mine had a baby she wanted to lose weight without having to go to the gym. She wanted to workout around her baby's napping schedule so she didn't have to leave her house and go to the gym.

However, she was overwhelmed with all the online options and didn't know where to begin. As a new mom, she was short on time and sleep so she ended up giving up because she couldn’t figure...

Making Fitness a Priority With Your Busy Life

Making time for fitness can be difficult with a busy schedule, but when you make it a daily priority, you will no longer stress about exercise. It will become a part of your daily routine and you will actually enjoy the process of getting fit.

I know .....it’s easier said than done!

Some of the common excuses that we tell ourselves are:

• I don’t have enough time
• I’m too stressed out
• It hasn’t worked for me before

I’m sure you can relate!

Are you tired of not having time for your fitness and making self-care a priority?

By not solving this problem and skipping exercise altogether, it becomes a bad habit that can be difficult to change.

Living a sedentary life can not only lead to feeling frazzled and unfocused at work, but it can also increase the risk of disease.

I totally get how challenging this problem can be. I struggled with figuring this out a lot! I had to learn how to make myself a priority...

Food addiction is a real issue, one that I used to personally struggle with a lot until I better educated myself on this topic.

As I'm working on becoming a certified master nutrition coach, it's been very alarming to me the amount of processed sugar that we consume in our daily diet.

How do you turn a bad day around? Do you know how to hit the reset button so your entire day doesn't need to suck?

Let's face it, we can have every intention of having a productive and positive day and then things just don't click.

Do you have a plan when that happens or do you let the rest of your day go to waste?

This morning I was listening to my favorite podcast called The Quote of The Day Show and an alarming statistic was shared. 

I learned that most Americans give up on their New Years Resolutions by the 2nd week in February! That's only 6 weeks into the New Year. That's CRAZY! I mean how hard could they have put forth a valid effort in that short of a period before throwing in the towel?

Then I heard on a team call a few hours later that Super Bowl Sunday is the unhealthiest day of the year, worse than Thanksgiving or Christmas! What?? That means Americans consume massive unhealthy amounts of calories in 1 day.....just for a 3-hour football game??? 

Doesn't that kind of make you sick to your stomach getting these reality checks? 

This got me thinking that I do not want to allow myself to be stuck in a plateau where I'm unmotivated to work on my health and annual goals! I've been down that road before and it's not fun.

I will not be that person again, will...

Do you struggle with putting yourself first when life is busy? Do you find yourself saying yes to everyone else's needs but your own? Are you frustrated with your current lack of priority of self-care?

It can be very challenging to put our own needs first when we have families, jobs and life's demands to attend to 24/7. However, it's important that we don't allow our time to get sucked away and it all starts with being more conscious of what we are saying yes to. 

Here are 3 simple things you can do to put yourself first. If you want to create more balance in your life, you will need to be diligent at creating boundaries and practicing these things on a regular basis. 

3 Ways to Put Yourself First

1. Don't say YES right away - when someone asks you to do a "quick favor", before you say yes, pause and assess. Is this favor going to help you or hurt you? Does it align with your current goals? If you aren't sure, say "I'll get back to you". That way you have time...

Do you believe in fate? I didn't until this man came into my life!

You might not know this but Kevin is my 2nd husband. I was married very young at age 19 and it obviously didn't work out.

But if I didn't go down that path in life, it wouldn't have reconnected me to Kevin.