Why is Protein Important for Weight Loss?

A lot of my clients come to me with a lack of protein in their diet. This is a common issue because it is so easy to eat a diet of mostly carbs and fats. Our favorite packaged foods are full of them and we have so many at our disposal- even the “healthy” ones! But it’s important to remember …

Why Do Diets Fail?

Why do diets fail? Boy is that a loaded question: Why do diets fail? Diets fail for a lot of different reasons, but the most common reason is that diets aren’t meant to be sustainable. They are intended to end. Creating healthy, sustainable, and conscious habits on the other hand, are way more likely to outlast the latest trendy diet.  …

35+ Rice Cake Snack Ideas

Rice cakes and corn things are great for snacks or even quick meals in a pinch. Below are some of my favourite combinations: cream cheese with roasted red peppers cream cheese with thinly sliced radish cream cheese with cucumber cream cheese with blackberries cream cheese with blueberries cream cheese with smoked salmon cream cheese and thinly sliced apple with a …

5 Min Meal Prep

5 MIN MEAL PREP – no cooking or excuses. This is a super quick meal prep you can make in a pinch. I use to make these a lot when I was teaching. I use 40g oats, 30g vanilla protein powder, ¾ – 1 cup berries and 100 g small 2% yogurt. 39g carbs/6g fat/41g ~ 375 calories. You can …

Meal Prepping for Two

Two different ways to meal prep for two I’ve seen a lot of “his” and “her” meals with pretty different calories, and I’m always like, “I want his” haha! For the last couple of months, I make our meals identical despite Vitali being taller and weighting 45 pounds more than me. I find it so much easier to meal prep …

Eating to Lose Weight – the Problem with always Finishing your Food

From a young age a lot of people are taught to finish all the food on their plate. While I appreciate the sentiment there’s a lot of problems with this. If you’re like me and you fill your plate when you’re super hungry, you’ll likely eat up eating way more than you need to feel satisfied. A lot of us …

Healthy Breakfast Ideas

Overnight Oats: 40 g rolled oats 1 tsp chia seeds 1 tsp unsweetened shredded coconut 1/2 c unsweetened almond milk 150 g plain Greek yogurt 3/4 fresh persimmon Reduce the calories by: Substituting the persimmon for berries Reduce the oats to 30 grams Skip the chia or shredded coconut   Avocado Toast + Eggs: 2 slices Silver Hills Squirrly Bread (toasted) …

Cheat DAY vs. Cheat MEAL

In the past I’d be super “strict” with my eating M-F and let myself eat whatever I want Saturday..and sometimes Sunday. I’d eat out every meal of my cheat/treat day means, “treat yo’ self”! I hardly made any progress this way and it really messed up my relationship with food. I felt like I had to deprive myself 80% of …

Naked Chicken Burgers

These low carb chicken burgers have been amazing while on my cut. I look forward to eating them every single day! Even hubby was impressed at how delicious these were! Prep Time: 15 minutes Yields: 8 mini burgers (2 mini burgers per meal) Cook Time: 25 minutes Macros per serving: 15c/9f/51p Calories: 350 Ingredients: 800 grams ground chicken breast 1/8 tsp salt 1 tsp pepper …

“How do I Get a Flat Stomach?”

This post is broken up into a couple sections: How do I get a Flat Stomach? What are the best exercises for visible abs? What can you actually do? But can I target fat loss How do I get a Flat Stomach? This is one of the most common questions I get! There are so many scams out there with …