4 Healthy New Years Resolutions That Will Actually Stick

4 Healthy New Years Resolutions That Will Actually Stick

National Diet Month is upon us… but diets are supposed to be out right?

Day one of January and already like fans at a football stadium yelling a team name back and forth “Wolf” and then “Pack” and then “Wolf!!” and then “Pack!!” (I went to NC State btw). I hear “Diet” and then “Don’t Diet” and then “Diet!” and then “Don’t Diet!!” yelled back and forth across the social media field.

Maybe you are someone that has had many previous New Year’s resolutions that were related to weight loss and fitness.

In year’s past the excitement of a new beginning was palpable once the confetti settled - the promise of a new, fitter, thinner, healthier version of yourself.

But maybe now you are someone that is beginning to question all the hype around weight loss resolutions.

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The Importance Of Rest In Your 40’s

The Importance Of Rest In Your 40’s

I have been tired a lot lately.

So much so that I have grown tired of being tired.

And I was lamenting over Voxer to my friend and business bff that I get frustrated that a simple nap doesn’t fix it all.

I get frustrated that I need different types of rest in order to feel more like myself, to feel energized.

I mean, who has time for that?!?

Well, this is when my friend straight schooled me on rest using my own teachings about food and body.

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5 Tips For Holiday Eating (from a dietitian)

5 Tips For Holiday Eating (from a dietitian)

We are officially IN the holidays.

It is a time for thankfulness, joy and celebration. For gifts, goodies and parties. And for mixed messages about food, indulging, and the resulting guilt.

As the morning news shows begin to serve us up a heaping helping of “eat this not that” and “how to make traditional foods healthier” and “how not to gain weight over the holidays,” I challenge you to tune it out and tune in to a different way of experiencing holiday food this season by following these 5 tips.

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