Pride used to consume my exercise. Let’s call it… “Meathead Syndrome” I thought to get stronger, I must lift more weight almost every time I hit the gym. I’d do the typical meathead routine: Run on a Treadmill for 5 Minutes Stretch for 5 Minutes Bench, Squat, or DL heavier than I did the previous...Read More

Coming off a fantastic weekend of friends and fun, we pretty much went non-stop. Doing all the touristy mumbo jumbo everyone talked about when we first got here. Byron and I both knew that we wouldn’t do any of it until someone came to visit; and sure enough, 8 months deep into Chicago residency we...Read More

I am not sure when I started evaluating myself, my actions or my comments but this has become one of my most valuable personal growth lessons. The human brain is extremely powerful and our influence on the brain makes it all the more powerful. If we wanted to, we could convince ourselves that the sky...Read More

You are probably thinking “how in the world am I supposed to prepare meals with everything I have stacked on my life plate?” Here are a couple of tricks that worked for me through a period of crazy transition. Included: Crockpot tips, overnight oats, and tips to keep your nutrition on track during busy times!...Read More

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...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...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...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...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

It is not all Flowers and Butterflies… I am the first to admit that living a healthy lifestyle is not easy. The unhealthy world is pushing against you…HARD. In my experience, you may lose “friends” and relationships with family might suffer. Deciding to make this positive change in your life is the easy part; actually...Read More