So this is high season for parties and get togethers which means overeating and over drinking can become a trend. By December, the free for all’s mount, weight gain appears, and fat loss anxiety begins to peak. I have learned, through much trial and error, that the fastest way to remedy any stress is to plan […]
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This week I had the honor of speaking, for the second time, in front of The Mompreneurs, a local group in Huntsville which aims to empower mom’s to take that big leap of faith into business and live their passion. I wanted these women to understand that entrepreneurship is not about becoming fearless so
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I sent out a personal and candid email to my Sweat Unfiltered crew explaining 5 ways I’ve shifted from perfectionist food goals and ended up losing weight and stress out of my life. (You can read the full email by clicking here and join the email list here if you love this sort of get real and get
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There is a cardio world outside of running! For those who suffer from knee pain, have a significant amount of weight to lose, or who just plain hate the activity, it’s important to experiment with different ways of moving. At the heart of it all, you have to ENJOY HOW YOU EXERCISE if you ever
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Yeah, so low sugar, low fat was not on my agenda for Sweat’s 4th birthday party… what I wanted was to share some of my favorite things (sung in a Mary Poppins voice) w/ my favorite peeps! So below are the gluten, sugar, fat filled recipes I cooked up (which actually means MIXED up… b/c
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Disclaimer: I am not a chef. I am not a vegetarian. I should not be anything close to your #1 source of vegetarian eating. I am, however, a personal trainer/studio owner/nutrition coach who is pretty damn good at hunting down and gathering up recipes so that I can tweak and change them in order to
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You can KNOW what it takes to lose weight, run faster, lift heavier, start a business, change careers, re-organize your house, etc… and accomplish none. You can read all the books, blogs, magazines, talk to all the experts, make friends with all the right people, and get all the diplomas and certifications you want and
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“Enjoy the journey.” I once had a manager that would say this to me almost every time we spoke. I would think, “what friggin’ journey is he on?? This job is killing me. I just have to make this work and then…” And so it has been for as long as I can remember.
The Neglected Edge to #Success – #Enjoyment: guest blogger Tara Bruss Read More »
Once upon a time perfect food prep was my security blanket against losing a body I had worked (and over worked) to create. Every day I knew exactly what I was eating, when I was eating it, and how much I was eating. My formula for lean was set in stone. In fact, I was so
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The email below comes to you as an email originally meant for my eyes only. It was written in the heat of the moment when our feelings about being challenged or being hurt are still getting sorted. In other words, don’t you dare get hung up on misspellings and punctuation because the messages are too DAMN POWERFUL to
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