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This part III of the Habit Series will focus on the last third of your day: ending your day, the evening, and sleep. First thing's first: you HAVE TO separate work and life at the end of the day... Or you have no chance of resting and recha
It's not what you are eating, it's what's eating you! UPDATED WITH MORE JOURNAL OPTIONS. I don't have a Ph.D. in psychology, but I do have a Ph.D. in stress eating. And I know enough to know, a demanding and crazy job is certainly a contrib
We are going to talk about portion sizes. I categorized this as a saboteur because I have seen many cases, including with me, of eating nothing but healthy whole food and gaining weight. It is SO frustrating. The only explanation lies in CI
The nutrition industry has definitely evolved. You can find protein bars in all different flavors - cinnamon bun, chocolate chip cookie dough, red velvet cake, chocolate brownie. There are even protein COOKIES and protein BROWNIES and there
Condiments may not seem like a big deal, but think of it like debt. It’s not usually the principal (the meal) that drives people deep in debt. It’s the late fees (and the late fees on the late fees) and the interest (and the interest on the
Earlier we explored what kinds of foods you can eat a lot of without gaining weight. Now let’s turn to the stuff that makes the food GOOD - the condiments. Sauces, dressings, and syrups can make or break a meal. Especially if the food you a
We are getting warmer weather, and you know what that means - BIG SALADS! We can't talk about salads without talking about salad dressing. If you want a healthy salad that achieves your goal of keeping your meal low-cal, you have to make mo
Condiments may not seem like a big factor, but think of it like a debt. It’s not the principal (the meal) that can drive you deep in debt all of a sudden. You know that amount. It’s the late fees (and the late fees on the late fees) and the
Why you should care about fitness while you part-ay It's easy to forget yourself during all the fun and excitement of the holidays. That in addition to the friends and family events can leave you stressed out, rushed, and willing to pause a
How booze can be blocking your fitness goals By now you must know that I am not afraid to take on touchy subjects. I feel that with an audience of mostly working professionals, we gotta talk about alcohol. And the timing is just right. Alco
Drinking right is just as important as eating right. I have encouraged tracking calories and food intake throughout the day. One reason this is a good practice is because people conveniently forget how many calories they can be drinking. Fr
I have seen a lot of my colleagues who travel frequently marvel at how the period we have been working from home has produced effortless weight loss. Well, not really. One big factor at play is that we have been taken out of the traveling a
You know how it is. You are just coming back from a long trip, ending an insanely hard day, out of groceries, or just not. in. the. mood. All you want to do is flop on the couch and Netflix with your boo (chill optional). Use the LBD method
We all associate salads with diet food or a boring meal. It doesn't have to be that way. With the right ingredients, your salad will go from boring to badass. But you do have to watch out - attempts to make salads less boring can detonate u
Whether you are on the road, out shopping, or at CVS, I will give you guidance for situations where you have to just grab a bite or a snack on the road (for travel, please see my post here). You will be able to apply the "Little Black Dress
There are two main obstacles that trip up meal planning for busy professionals: 1) Time; 2) Decision fatigue. I have a solution for both in this article. If you need a guide to planning meals that won't be a second full-time job, you are in
Failing to read or properly interpret nutrition labels can be a handicap for your goals. And it's not your fault. I will arm you with knowledge to screen out when a "healthy" food is actually healthy or whether you are being gaslighted. Wha
In my previous post on the roadmap to intuitive eating, I explained that calorie and macro counting can also be tools in the toolbox of understainding nutrition goals. In this post, I will explain two of these core methodologies: calories i