Question & Answer FRIDAY

It's 10 pm here and I promised to answer one of the questions submitted. Better late than never right? ♥

Q: If you could give one diet tip besides eating clean & exercising, what would it be?

A: That is hard to give only one tip, but I will have to go with; don't drink your calories. I see it so often, people will count every bite they eat forgetting the beverages they drink all day long. Drinks add up quickly. Soda, juice, tea, creamer in your coffee, specialty coffee house drinks, sports drinks, and vitamin waters are all high in calories.

Water is always your best bet. It actually aids in weight loss!! If you get tired of drinking plain water, jazz it up a with lemon, lime or orange wedges.
Aim to drink at least 64 ounces a day and more if your are active or in hot temperatures.

Keep submitting your questions, if it doesn't get featured on the blog, I will still respond with an answer.

Happy Friday!

Exercise for Women

This one is for the ladies ♥

I see this all the time, and I myself was once a victim of CARDIO only exercise.
I was under the assumption that strength training was for the fellas, and you only lifted weights if you wanted big, veiny muscles. Boy was I WRONG! Strength training and lifting weights is especially for us women. Building lean muscle mass aids in the loss of unwanted, unhealthy fat, speeds up your metabolism, and lean muscles looks good on a woman.

Skinny is over-rated. Strong, lean, healthy women burn more calories at rest than the average skinny woman. They usually have more energy and are overall healthier in general.

Cardio training is important and has it's place in your exercise routine, but step off the treadmill at least 3 days a week and lift some weights. You will be pleasantly surprised by the positive results.

Happy Thursday night!

Monday Q & A -Easter Over Indulgence

I woke up to many questions today about over indulging over the Easter weekend and how to undo the damage done.

In general, one weekend of indulgence will not do much diet damage. It's a matter of just getting right back on track with your clean eating habits. Don't let one weekend of eating ruin all that you have worked for. No guilt, no regret, and no dwelling on it. Even if you did gain a couple pounds, it's no big deal, and will be off before the end of the week.

Here are a few tips to get back on track this week:

-Water, water and more water. Remember to aim for your 64 ounces of water a day.

-Pack snacks. Use up those Easter eggs, pack hard boiled eggs as your snacks, left over veggies, turkey breast, nuts, hummus, and fruit.

-Exercise but don't OVER exercise. Don't feel you have to "pay" for your over indulgence, just get back into your normal exercise routine.

-Give away or throw out all of the unhealthy tempting Easter leftovers that are in your fridge. Have leftover cookies? Throw them out. If they stare you in the face every time you open the pantry, then eventually you will give in to them.


Remember that it's ok to have something that you wouldn't normally consider a healthy food, just don't make a habit out of it.

Happy Monday!

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