Time warp to 8 years ago when alcohol had a comfortable place in my world. I didn’t have an alcohol problem but was a social “binge” drinker. I never considered myself out of control but I would definitely throw down 5+ drinks 2-3 nights per week and live to fight another day. I told myself if I worked out, ate a little less during the day, drank plain old vodka with no fillers I would keep my calorie count down and I wouldn’t see any negative effects.Read more

Time and time again we fall short of our food goals because we fail to prepare. This is like taking a test without studying the material first. Or better yet, you study the material and know all the answers but you forgot your pencil…my point is if you really want to reach your goals you have to set yourself up for success. A little dirty work in the kitchen can make your week run smoothly. The question is…do you WANT to succeed or are you just WISHING to succeed?Read more

What’s in Your Water? I am the first to admit, I have been doing this all wrong. Sometimes it takes a little time and a little of your own research to open your eyes to what you are putting into your body. I was all gung-ho about writing something up on the tap water athletes in the gym were gulping down. Little did I know, my gallon of bottled water could be nothing more than glorified tap water…in a fabulous plastic container (which is a another monster for another day).Read more

We are all different. I have a problem with dietary recommendations that are one size fits all. Although our DNA is 99.9% the same, crazy I know, that .1% actually makes a huge difference and is what gives us all our uniqueness 😉 This is referred to as polymorphisms for those of you who are interested in delving deeper into some research. What this means is there are differences from person to person regarding how we respond to foods and macronutrient breakdown (i.e. carb-fat-protein ratios). Speeds of metabolisms also differ, making our ideal nutrient intake unique as well.Read more

Vegetables…sigh…the forgotten food group. Having looked at a few diets recently I find myself counting the vegetable servings on one hand or sadly not counting one vegetable all day…I think to myself… can this be real life?Read more