Posts tagged flexible dieting
How to Count Macros When Dining Out

The world has been on lockdown for practically all of 2020. Now is when we are starting to adventure out, eating at restaurants, and doing as many things as possible while still staying safe. While there is a virus still out there, I do believe that being locked up inside is not the best for our mental health. There are ways of doing things and being safe.

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What Flexible Dieting Can do for You

I have been using the flexible dieting, or IIFYM, approach for many years now. The truth is flexible dieting has been around for years but people never called it that. in fact, there wasn’t really a term for it. Flexible dieting is more of a lifestyle and NOT a diet

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Dieting vs. Lifestyle Change

We live in a society where almost everyone is on a diet. It may be you, your co-worker, spouse, friend, and the list goes on. However, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nearly 70% of Americans remain overweight. So what does that tell you?

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Making Fitness Easier for 2019

Welcome to 2019. The year of crushing our fitness goals, am I right? I know that the holidays can be fun and all but they might not be the most helpful as far as our fitness journey is concerned. Of course, the new year is about starting fresh  and new beginnings. I know many of you ladies will make promises to yourselves of losing those extra lbs that you’ve been trying to lose since 2018.

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Free Fat Loss Kickstart Video Course

Are you ready to start losing weight with me? Need someone to keep you accountable? Tired of putting off YOUR needs because of work, family or friends? Not sure what to eat for weight loss? Let me help you by signing up here for your FREE FAT LOSS KICKSTART VIDEO course.

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How to get ABS Fast

Everyone wants abs especially those in the fitness industry. Abs are seen as the pinnacle of success. "If your abs are visible then you are shredded". Unfortunately, for some (like myself) abs are the last thing to show when dieting down and the first to go during an off season. Also keep in mind that women hold more fat then men since we are built to bear children. Usually for a woman's abs to be visible you have to get under 18% body fat; 10% for men. 

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Spot Reduction Isn't a Myth

Spot reduction is the idea of losing fat in just one area by only training that area. In the past every study has indicated that spot reduction is not possible and that the only way to reduce fat in a single area was to reduce over body fat with lots of cardio.  

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Net Carbs: What are they?

Net Carbs are Carbs that don't have much impact on blood sugar levels. It came about around the same time as the Atkins Diet grew popular.  Carbohydrates minus dietary fiber minus artificial sweeteners is where the terms Net Carbs comes from based out of  the Atkins diet. The reason behind the significance is that they are known as"impact carbs" since they have an impact on blood sugar. 

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Urban Workout for Fall

In today’s world - with all the technology that surrounds us - we rarely leave our homes. We have apps to bring us food and groceries, indoor treadmills, our beloved amazon prime and programs like P90x. I even heard that there is a robot coming out that can cook for us. Are all these amazing? Heck yeah! Are they also making it way too easy for us to stay indoors? Definitely!

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