You may have read the title of the post today and immediately thought this was another “no-brainer.”  However, while it SHOULD be common sense to drink as much water as possible through the holidays (and every day), I feel that more soda, punch, alcohol, and other high caloric beverages are consumed this time of year!

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Weekends and holidays are not ALL or NOTHING.

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Are you familiar with the all or nothing mentality? I wrote a post about this very thing in my Your Best Self One Month Makeover series. Do you have feelings of guilt and shame if you don’t diet or exercise perfectly? If you order dessert, do you eat the whole thing [...]

When it comes to the holidays, instead of thinking what you have to deprive yourself of, I like to try thinking of what I can incorporate MORE of!

One thing I find, especially during the holidays, is that most people skimp on are their fruits and vegetables. That’s why I feel like it’s the perfect time to [...]

Eating breakfast. Seems like a no brainer right?

THEN WHY AREN’T YOU DOING IT?????????????????

We hear time and time again about the importance of breakfast but I’m still hearing more often than not that people aren’t eating it!

Breakfast is THE most important meal of the day and for the next 4 weeks, I want you to make [...]

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Weekends are usually a time when our healthy eating mentality goes right out the window. Between the holiday parties, festive baking, and going out to eat, our waistlines don’t stand a chance! So that is why I will be providing a “weekend tip” every Friday, in hopes to get you thinking healthy all weekend long.

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This time of year, when the weather is chilly and we’re not as active outside, it’s easy to cozy up to a book instead of popping in a workout DVD or heading to the gym. One of the best ways to keep your waistline in check this holiday season though, is through exercise! So in [...]

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Today I want to talk about the importance of keeping a food log for the next 5 weeks. I like to recommend food logs because I think they can successfully help keep us accountable.  Believe it or not, our daily calorie allotment can be utilized quickly; a few extra bites here, a couple drinks there, and [...]

My gift to you: Keeping your waistline through the holidays!

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Ahhh the holiday season. It’s a time when we are surrounded by loved ones, get in the spirit of giving, and ultimately feel we have a license to eat. We indulge our every desire and wake up New Year’s day with an extra 2-5 pounds [...]

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Yesterday I caught one of Dr. Oz’s segments about a source of omega 3′s that was even better than fish oil. I was immediately intrigued because as I’ve said before, omega 3′s are an essential part of every person’s diet!

They are “essential” because you must eat omega-3′s, your body does not produce them. Omega-3′s have crucial [...]

Soil depletion. You may or may not have heard about the nutrient depletion in our soils but it is one of the major reasons why our foods do not contain the same amount of disease fighting power as they did 50 years ago. You see, common industrialized farming techniques have depleted our soils of trace [...]