3 Easy Ways to End Stress Snacking

3 Easy Ways to End Stress Snacking

If you're an emotional eater, you may feel guilty and blame yourself for your lack of willpower. Stop right there! Be kind to yourself. Emotional eating can only be overcome with patience and kindness. Change one habit at a time and take small steps towards a healthy...

The easiest on-the-go breakfast

The easiest on-the-go breakfast

Sometimes breakfast just doesn't fit into our schedule the way it should. How we begin the day will determine how the rest of the day goes. It will determine if we feel energized or if we are dragging with a lack of energy. What we put in our bellies is directly...

No willpower?  No problem!

No willpower? No problem!

Do you feel like you have no “willpower”? Do you feel miserable after binging on cookies and ice cream at the end of a long day or week? I get that! It’s so tempting to reach for a chocolate bar when things aren’t going so well or have a piece of cake when it just...

How to control mindless snacking

How to control mindless snacking

    Do you eat when you're not really hungry?  I know I do!  We all have those moments when we eat something just because it's there, or it just feels good. My weakness is at a potluck.  So many people bring so much homemade goodness.  It is hard for me to...

How, and why, to bust out of being busy

Since becoming a mom, almost 16 years ago, I noticed a strange phenomenon.  It was shameful to not be busy.That was the underlying message at least.  It seems that people are proud when they share how busy they are.In case you aren’t sure what I’m talking...

How to be more consistent

Do you push yourself to exercise more consistently?  Do you think you should eat more vegetables, but struggle to make time to get them cut up for every meal?  You have goals.  You want to make some changes, but it feels like hard work. I can totally relate.  I was...

Instantly improve your body confidence

Instantly improve your body confidence

Do you ever wish that your belly was flatter, your triceps didn't jiggle, or that you were a few pant sizes smaller, like when you were in your 20’s? With the media running rampant with fake images of thin women, that not even those models look like, it's no wonder we...

End the afternoon energy crash

End the afternoon energy crash

  I am going to make a confession:  I have a sweet tooth!  I have a history of indulging in all types of homemade sweets.  Store-bought cookies don't tempt me, but if it was made with love in someone's kitchen, it's almost magnetic! But, sugar does a number on...

How to kick your sugar habit for good

How to kick your sugar habit for good

It's not easy to quit sugar.  I've been through it, and learned the hard way. I always believed I was a pretty healthy person.  I watched what I ate, balanced calories in and calories out, exercised fairly regularly (although I had months go by without a workout in...