Trainer’s Tip #12: Use a fitness app to help you hold yourself accountable. Have you kept your New Year’s Resolution to finally get fit and healthy, or are you losing motivation? If you’re slipping back into old habits, you’re not alone, but it’s not too late to turn it around! Maybe you just haven’t found strategies that have work for you in adapting, then keeping, healthier habits. I often recommend apps like myfitnesspal to clients. Apps like this make it easier for people to keep their goals by a) allowing them to detect what foods/habits are sabotaging their weight-loss efforts, and finding …
Meatloaf? Sure! Trainer’s Tip #11: Make Your Meals Hearty
Trainer’s Tip #11: Make your meals hearty. Yes. Eat REAL FOOD, food that satisfies, and enjoy it. Create hearty, filling meals using healthy, quality ingredients, and lose weight. Why? Because… A.) Calories are NOT created equal. Your body wants and needs nutrient-dense foods like nuts, legumes, whole grains, avocados, lean meat, healthy oils, etc., to fuel your workouts. Eating these foods will promote a better metabolism and better fat-burn, and you’ll feel way better. Don’t be afraid of calorie-rich food that is packed with good-for-you-fat. Just watch your portions and listen to your body’s signals, and don’t forget to give veggies and fruit a starring …