Are you staring at your pantry, feeling like eating healthy and losing weight means spending half your free time in the kitchen meal prepping and slew of complicated recipes with weird ingredients you’ve never heard of (let alone knowing where to get them)? If the thought of meal planning for a low-carb lifestyle feels stressful and overwhelming, you are absolutely not alone.
I hear you. The good news? It doesn't have to be that complicated! Trust me - I don’t do complicated ;)
Read MoreThis is for you if this sounds familiar: You started strong doing all the things - food was on point, you were drinking your water, getting your steps in, the scale was moving, you were feeling pretty dang good…
Then all of a sudden it’s like you hit a brick wall and now that scale just won’t budge no matter what you do <argh!!>
It's soooo frustrating when you inevitably hit that weight loss stall.
Read MoreYou know that feeling? You step on the scale, hoping for a miracle, praying to see that number finally budge. You've been busting your ass all week – counting every freakin' calorie, tracking every bite, chugging water like it's your job, and you even made it to the gym 5 days this week.
You're doing ALL THE THINGS.
You look down at the scale and BAM! That number stares back at you...and says you gained 3 lbs! Like WTAF?!!?
Read MoreI remember standing in front of my closet just about in tears, a pile of clothes strewn across my bed. The outfit I had planned to wear to go out with my then boyfriend did NOT look the same on as it did when I pictured it in my head. I scrambled trying to find something else that would work - I really wanted to look cute, but by this point I had given up on that and was just trying to find an outfit that made me look less fat and hid the rolls around my belly and bra strap…
I was so frustrated and disgusted with myself that I didn’t even want to go out anymore…and now I had a big pile of clothes that I had to put away too…ARGH!…
Read MoreMost of the weight loss advice that you get is usually focused around what to eat, what not to eat and how much exercise you should get, but while those are important aspects (exercise may not be as important for weight loss as we’ve been told…but that’s a post for another day), there is one piece of the puzzle that’s usually always missing – the mindset piece.
Read MoreDoes stepping on the scale have the potential to make or break your day? If so, don’t do it (at least not everyday).
It's important to remember that the scale isn’t telling you the full story - it is a tool for measuring progress but it's not the only one - or even the best one.
I had no idea that my blood sugar played a role in why I struggled with my weight, or why I had awful periods, or that it was why I barely had the energy to get through the day. I also didn’t know it played a big role my anxiety and depression. It was also the reason I was ALWAYS hungry and fighting off crazy sugar cravings.
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