Have. A. Plan. Do not go anywhere without truly thinking about what you’re going to consciously choose - and then keep your portions small. Nuts vs cheese plate? Appetizers vs. dessert? Wine vs. chocolate? Gravy vs. butter? Stuffing vs. mashed potatoes vs. candied yams? Butter tarts vs. squares vs. pie? FOMO: Fear Of Missing Out. [...]
Let’s face it - healthy weight loss needs to happen while we’re living our life - NOT while we pretend to exist in a bubble of everything always going smoothly. I don’t know about you but as much as I try to be fully prepped with veggies and healthy options if I’m out and about [...]
I don’t get it.I don’t get how after trying so many different diets out there people still think that the answer to weight loss is the next new diet. I don’t believe in dieting and I never have. Here’s why: 1) Have you ever heard someone talk about a diet? They say things like “I’m [...]
My favorite thing about the work I do is helping women understand their bodies so they can stop waging a war against it and instead learn how they can become their own best ally. How? By understanding what to expect from their body both from a physiological level and an emotional one. If you’ve read [...]
If you’ve got young kids chances are you have more two bite little chocolate bars in your house than you know what to do with. These little morsels are deceptively evil for a few reasons. 1) They’re tiny. Which makes it hard to believe something smaller than your thumb could have the same calories as [...]
I’ve had a lot of conversations with women in the past two weeks and here’s a question I’ve been asked a lot: “Jen, I don’t know what to do - at night I’ll go into my kitchen and just look around. I’m not hungry but I feel like something to eat so I’ll pick something [...]
I am all about running outside. I love it. For me being in nature is the best form of therapy out there. I like the sun on my face, the wind on my back, the change in terrain and taking the scenery in. BUT there are times (icy roads, frigid temparatures, torrential downpours when I [...]
When I was overweight I’d go to the gym and walk/run on the treadmill and then do weights. Sometimes this super fit girl would be at the gym at the same time. I couldn’t help but watch every thing she did. She was just SO fit! I clearly remember her walking over to the chin [...]
