I was blessed as a child to be surrounded by a family that loved to cook. My mom has pictures of me standing in a chair and stirring soup at my grandmother’s house when I was only 4 years old. Everyone knew how to cook in this family. From grandparents to uncles to parents, I’ve
Dieting isn’t any fun. One of the hardest parts of losing weight and healing your heart is not getting in a rut with your diet. If it’s too hard to cook, doesn’t taste good, boring and uninspired you just won’t stick to the plan. As a matter of fact, I don’t even tell my clients
My daughter’s hockey team has a bit of a lay off during December. There are only a few practices this month, and no games. While it’s important for the kids to relax and enjoy the holidays off, her coach wanted to keep the girls engaged until things pick back up. He created a “50 Puck
I have attempted numerous whole chicken recipes in some form of pressure cooker, crockpot, or air fryer for several years. They never turn out the way I’d hoped. Pressure cooked whole chicken is just a slimy mess of a thing. Slow cooked is not much better, and straight air frying has been less than desirable
When you want to lose some weight, you typically start looking at your diet and exercise habits. That’s usually where most of the immediate change can take place. It’s something you can DO to start seeing RESULTS right away. I mean, most people start losing weight as soon as they drop the sugary sodas and
Heart Healthy Breakfast Recipe The other day I made both an Instagram post and story post with a quick recipe for a heart healthy breakfast that I like to make quite frequently. In the comments I got a few people requesting more recipes. So, I thought I would start posting more heart healthy recipes that
We think we can handle it, and hold ourselves accountable…but it’s truly next to impossible. Habit change is a tricky business, and you have to overcome a lot of past programming to get new habits to stick. Will power alone is rarely enough to overcome that deep rooted behavior. That’s where an accountability partner comes
We humans tend to over think the simple things. It is not uncommon to catch yourself focused on elaborate and complicated solutions to problems that could be rectified with very simple changes. Weight loss, for example, should be a very easy objective to achieve. Create a caloric deficit by limiting food portions and adding in
I’ve been promising myself that I will be more active on here, and start writing more articles. Despite my best efforts, I just keep putting it off. So, today I’m gonna jumpstart things with just a quick one. I’ve released a free course called “5 Reasons You Keep Failing To Reach Your Health and Fitness Goals”, and
The other day a friend of mine asked me what are 3 quick tips that he could do to have the most impact on his health right away. Without a moment’s hesitation I said, “Drink more water, move your body, and eat closer to the farm.” I’m sure he was expecting something completely different like,