Some thoughts and discussions from me.
My 10 Nutritional Must-Haves
I aim to eat a diet of 90% nutrient-rich foods on a day to day basis in order to feel my healthiest, perform my best, look my best, and have more energy. However, it can be difficult to get everything we need from food to perform, feel, and look at the optimal level. That’s where supplements […]
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Are You Overtrained or Under-recovered?
You hear quite a bit about feeling overtrained in your workouts, and “overtraining syndrome.” It’s a real thing, and I’ve written about it a time or two myself. However, in attending Dr. Abbie Smith-Ryan’s workshop on women and nutrition, she casually mentioned that it actually takes quite a bit for us to reach the point of […]
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Where Do I Find My Mantras?
If you’re like me (or at least, how I once was,) you might think of mantras as being something of a “woo woo” hippie-type thing that some people do — but you’re definitely not one of them. I get it. I thought mantras were something people only talked about, and said they did, but probably really didn’t […]
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My New Favorite Low Carb Breakfast Sandwich Recipe (Less than 2 Minutes to Make!)
For various reasons, I start nearly every morning with a breakfast lower in carbohydrates. It’s one of my nutrient timing practices, and because of my schedule, training, goals, energy, etc. I feel better starting out the day higher in protein and dietary fat. If you follow me on either Snapchat or Instagram Stories, you probably have […]
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“I wore a bikini with confidence for the first time”
I’ve been working with Kara for a few months now with her nutrition and training. We do three-four strength workouts, two HIIT sessions, and she does a leisure hike a week. We’ve made some big changes with her nutrition – specifically with her macronutrients, and their timing, as well as using some carbohydrate cycling. She has made […]
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