Embracing My Broken Body

I was finally at a place where I felt happy with my weight and my appearance. Even though I’ve never been extremely unhappy with how I looked, to be honest I never really felt “content.” I know it might sound crazy, I mean how can you not be content with your body after running a […]

F45 8-Week Challenge Recap and Results

F45 – have you heard of it? Unless you’re living in Australia where it originated, there’s a good chance you haven’t. Up until this summer, I hadn’t either. But when a former coworker of mine told me he would be co-managing a location in Sunnyvale, I knew it was something I had to try out. […]

Meal Planning 101

Christmas is right around the corner and if you’re anything like me, you’re knee deep in Amazon packages, holiday parties and wrapping up work deadlines before taking time off. It’s not the easiest time to workout and eat healthy! Planning and prepping meals has been my saving grace during the holiday season so that I’m […]

12 Days of Fitmas

During the holidays we tend to push our health and fitness to the side. We’re busy with Christmas shopping, wrapping gifts, sending cards, spending time with family, traveling and happy hour-ing. The 12 Days of Fitmas is a way for you to end 2017 strong AND set the tone for the New Year with your […]

For the Corporate Athletes

You didn’t sleep well last night because your mind was racing with the endless list of projects at work. You woke up extremely tired and poured a large cup of coffee before logging on to your emails. You sat in traffic and finally got to the office just in time to sit in meetings all […]

Too Much on your Plate?

Trust me… we all have too much on our plate. And I’m not just talking about our social commitments! Overeating is THE reason why we gain weight. It all comes down to this: when you eat more than your body needs, it stores it as fat for later use. And when this happens day after […]

Keep Calm and Crockpot

Do you ever just wish you could throw a bunch of ingredients in a pot and your dinner would just magically appear? If the answer is yes (and if it’s not then who are you and how do you have so much free time), then you are going to really, really like this post. Since […]

Making Gains (not resolutions) in 2017

Half of people make them, but only 10% of people keep them. You know what I’m taking about… New Year’s resolutions. Every year, people vow to quit smoking, lose weight, spend less time working, and more resolutions similar to these. Some achieve them, but most don’t. I don’t know about you, but all of this […]

Pumpkin Pie for Breakfast

This pumpkin pie is what pumpkin dreams are made of. It is “healthified” and can be eaten as a Thanksgiving alternative and is even healthy enough to eat for breakfast! There is no refined sugar, butter, diary, or gluten… but let’s focus on what IS in it, instead of what isn’t! If you love almonds […]

Collagen Peptides FTW

I feel like a kid in a candy store when I walk into a race Expo. I immediately am surrounded by a contagious excitement for the upcoming race, running products to buy and best of all, FREE SAMPLES. I am not ashamed to admit that I will walk the entire expo to eat and drink […]