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WHAT MAKES A FOOD “BAD”? WHAT MAKES A FOOD “GOOD”?

Our relationship with food is something that has been crafted over many years of familial influence, social gatherings, and trendy “quick grab” headlines. You likely have foods categorized into groups like “breakfast, lunch, dinner”, “good and bad”, “healthy and unhealthy”. While some of these categories might be useful, others might be a barricade built in front of our own food freedom.

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Nutrition Tips & Tricks, Advice from the Coaches Whitney Landon-Berg Nutrition Tips & Tricks, Advice from the Coaches Whitney Landon-Berg

WHY WE STRESS EAT: A PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE, NOT A WILLPOWER PROBLEM

I believe it can be really helpful to understand what our body’s physiological response to stress looks like and how it relates to food (including digging into why stress eating can feel so good). From there, we can get into a few practical exercises to help manage our physiological response to stress to help interrupt the physical urge to stress eat.

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Nutrition Tips & Tricks Caitlin Davis Nutrition Tips & Tricks Caitlin Davis

CREATING A WINTER ACTION PLAN: SHIFTING NUTRITION, FITNESS, AND HEALTH APPROACH WITH THE SEASON

Saying goodbye to the longer, sunnier days can cause many of us a bit of seasonal gloom. So what do we do? I take this as an annual opportunity to really dig into my best self care practices. We can’t change the seasons, but we can lean into the things that we know will help us feel our best during these months when we’ll be missing out on a bit of sunlight each day. Enter: The Winter Action Plan.

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Nutrition Tips & Tricks Kate Lyman Nutrition Tips & Tricks Kate Lyman

THE MOST IMPORTANT NUTRITION SKILL YOU CAN BUILD: ENJOYING AN INTENTIONAL MEAL

When it comes to addressing challenges we may face with feeling in control of our nutrition - overcoming a cycle of restricting and binging, being able to enjoy foods we love without overdoing it, removing guilt and the idea of “good” and “bad” foods, etc. Developing intentional eating habits is about as close as we can get to a magic solution.

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Nutrition Tips & Tricks Kate Lyman Nutrition Tips & Tricks Kate Lyman

A QUARANTINE TOOLKIT

Life feels strange right now and maybe you’re trying to navigate working from home with kids, trying to feed your family when grocery store shelves are sparse, or trying not to emotionally eat all of your pantry snacks at a time when stress is extra elevated. Here are five tips for managing your overall health at this time…

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Fat Loss, Tracking Macros Whitney Landon-Berg Fat Loss, Tracking Macros Whitney Landon-Berg

YOUR WEEKENDS MATTER

If your focus begins on Monday and ends on Thursday, you’re really only working toward your goal 4 out of 7 days per week. Even if you only loosen up on Saturday and Sunday, you can still cause your progress to lag or even stall out, depending on what your weekend intake looks like.

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Tracking Macros, Recipes + Meal Prep Diana Dewan Tracking Macros, Recipes + Meal Prep Diana Dewan

HOW TO CREATE EASY-TO-TRACK MEALS

If you’re new to tracking your macros and aren’t big on cooking, creating meals can be a challenge at first. Not only are you learning to accurately weigh and measure your food, you’re also learning how to manipulate your meals to hit your targets. It can seem like a lot, but the key is starting with simplicity and focusing on the basics first. Today’s post is about just that, giving you a thorough guide for how you can create easy-to-track meals that are equally easy to prepare.

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MACRO-TRACKING ADVICE FROM THE EXPERIENCED

A few weeks ago, I asked both current and past clients in my Facebook group the following question: If you could give one piece of advice to those who are new to tracking macros, what would it be?

The responses received and conversation that followed were so very valuable. Those with months (or even years) of experience were able to share their insight into what has worked for them, and those new to tracking were able to glean some new advice and share what has been helpful to them so far. Today I wanted to share a few of those tips with you!

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Tracking Macros, Fat Loss Kate Lyman Tracking Macros, Fat Loss Kate Lyman

INTERMITTENT FASTING & MACROS

I’m a “kind of” intermittent faster. What does that mean? It means that I kind of stick to a time restricted eating window but don’t stress too much about it. I find that, personally, intermittent fasting helps me control hunger throughout the day and prioritize my hydration - something I’m terrible at - and helps keep me in a good eating routine whether I’m tracking my macros or not.

Curious about what intermittent fasting even is and if it may be a helpful strategy for you? Read on!

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