There are many different fitness professionals that have opinions on bread. Some will say those are bad carbs and should be far away from you at all times and others will tell you that they are perfectly fine to eat daily. My thoughts…well I believe in a good protein, a good carb and a...

Working out is crucial to losing weight but your diet is just as important if not more. I often talk about simple substitutions for those foods you love to help you work towards a clean eating path. If you start by making those substitutions you will soon realize how much better your body...

I have had many questions about whether or not you should be drinking protein shakes after exercising and if they help or harm your body. My answer to these questions is YES they are helpful if you are looking to build your muscles. If you work out and want to build lean muscle in a more...

When I was younger I remember always popping some kind of pill when I started feeling sick or had pain. From cold medicine to pain relievers, they were always around and always my go to remedies. As I get older I am realizing more and more that your diet can help build your immune system as...

Being social is one thing us humans need in our lives, so its only natural to go out with friends to a club, a movie or dinner. The only problem with that is the fact that this could be the deterring factor in our diets. There are a few simple tricks to remember when out with your friends that...

My biggest theory is changing your bad eating habits to healthy ones is to make simple substitutions in your everyday life that will allow you to change for the better with out having to quit everything cold turkey. So lately I have started changing out my milk for Coconut Milk. At first I was...

One thing that I always say is find healthy substitutes for the foods you like and the pounds will start to melt off. Of course changing your diet will help you lose weight but you still need to exercise! Many people have asked me what I use as substitutes and what food do I substitute? This...

I have always been told that after a super hard workout that eating bananas will help keep you from getting sore! So naturally I decided to check out the facts and make sure they were true. A very dear friend of mine gave me the idea for this post and I am so excited that she did. I have found...

It is the time of year when our lives tend to be turned upside down and out of control. What with work, shopping for Christmas gifts, putting up decorations, making cookies, and all those Holiday Parties its easy to see why so many people get derailed from their weight loss path. One thing...

As the holidays approach it gets harder and harder to stay on your fitness routine. Its the time of shopping for gifts, foods and Christmas candy. You need to remember that your health is far more important than any gift! Thanksgiving is always the Holiday where people seem to lose steam and...