The Holiday Season is here, and it can surely present a challenging time for anyone in a fat loss phase or trying to watch their intake and not gain some extra pounds. While I am all about sticking to your goals, I believe everyone should enjoy all of the “fun foods” around the Holidays with no guilt and still stay …
You’ve probably heard of periodizing your training, but did you know you can and should consider periodizing your nutrition? I’ve practiced periodizing my nutrition for years now and I teach it to my clients as well. Nutritional periodization is the perfect way to prioritize your health while working towards your long term goal of fat loss. It’s the answer to …
How many calories should you eat when you’re trying to lose weight, build muscle or both? First things first. The most important thing to understand when you’re beginning this journey is knowing where your calories currently are, so tracking for a week is necessary. You might also want to invest in a food scale as it’s more accurate when you …
Nutrition is an extremely important component when it comes to competing and having strength, energy, and endurance. I take it very seriously and so should you. The week leading up to the competition I would follow these guidelines to prepare you to give it your best and crush competition day: Be on point with your water intake every day. Not …
With a little planning, you can travel and stay on track with your fitness and nutrition goals, while still enjoying the perks of vacation! Check out these simple strategies to help you stay on track when traveling or vacationing: Choose foods wisely when eating out, meaning, aim for a protein and vegetable at most meals, which will help keep your …
Have you been eating less and feel hungry all the time (or maybe no hunger at all anymore)? All the while, experiencing zero weight loss or body composition changes? If this is you and you’re constantly in dieting mode, your body will eventually start fighting back. This is extremely frustrating, believe me I get it! (this used to be me). …
Turkey Chili Ingredients: 2 lbs ground turkey 1 small chopped onion 2-3 minced garlic cloves 1 chopped pepper (I used green) 3 tbsp chili powder 1-2 tsp cumin 1 tsp salt 1-2 tsp pepper Up to 16 ounces of low sodium chicken broth 1-2 cans kidney beans drained and rinsed Directions: Coat your pan with some olive oil spray, and …
Eating too much. This seems so obvious I know, but most of us have no idea how many calories we are eating. Especially if you don’t cook your own food! Take some time and figure out how much you’re eating every day. Tip: Start tracking your food and input into something like MyFitnessPal. This alone is a powerful tool to …
