"Nothing will work unless you do." - Maya Angelou Lately I've been thinking about goal setting, and how sometimes we have the tendency to set goals and start off strong, but then get distracted by old habits and the busyness of life, and perhaps never quite get there. I know so many people who set healthy living goals, but then wind up spending years of their lives feeling guilty and unworthy because they have yet to be able to crush those goals... Did you resolve to lose unwanted weight, but have given up on your goal after frustration with the scale? Did you promise to fit in regular workouts this year, but haven't exercised as much as you'd planned? Did you commit yourself to cooking healthy at home a lot more often, but fell back into your normal routine of ... [Read More]
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7 Ways to Kickstart a Healthy Lifestyle Right Now
Disclaimer: This post contains sponsored links. As always, all opinions expressed are genuinely my own. Happy February friends! How have you been keeping up with healthy habits in 2019 so far? An upper respiratory thing kind of bogged me down for a lot of January (It kept coming and going and I couldn't shake it for weeks - so annoying!), and even though I was feeling under the weather, I was still determined to make mostly healthy choices. I'm looking forward to February being a month with lots of good sweat sessions, healthy, delicious food and positive vibes. I have a busy month on my weekend social calendar, with plans to have a girls' day in NYC, have friends from Boston visit one weekend, and to take my mom to a play in Jersey one night. I'm also in the process of ... [Read More]
7 Ways to Take Advantage of Springtime
We're already a few weeks into the spring season, can you believe it? Apologies if you're in an area that just got snow a few days ago, as it probably doesn't feel like spring yet. But rest assured, it'll feel more like spring soon enough! Last weekend I was in full-on spring mode wanting to try new things in the area. My husband is in between MBA classes (We're getting so close to him being finished, and I'm excited for him to not have to work like a complete crazy person anymore!) and next weekend I'm leaving for a work trip, so it was the perfect weekend to spend some quality time together. I like to think of myself as a pretty adventurous person who's always trying to explore new areas near and far. So for our weekend at home together, I found a couple of new local ... [Read More]
Turning Challenges into Strengths: How I Became a Foodie Health Nut
"No one is you, and that is your power." Recently I had the pleasure of being featured in my city's main newspaper, The San Diego Union-Tribune, in their health section. Between my current and past jobs of being a publicist, freelancer writer, newspaper journalist, and health coach, I'm usually the one asking the questions, so it was kind of funny to be the one interviewed for a change. I brought my dog Harley along for the photo shoot at one of our favorite nearby parks, and it was neat to see the article in the newspaper. You can check out the full online version of the article here. The story touches on my workout regime, diet, and healthy living motivations, and in reading it, I started thinking more deeply about how & why I became a health nut. When the reporter asked ... [Read More]
5 Exercise Mantras I Hold While Traveling
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." I've been on the east coast visiting my family in Jersey for over a week. Between fitting in seeing my loved ones, being in the midst of my parents doing a major kitchen renovation (I'm excited to cook & bake in their new, beautiful kitchen the next time I come home!), and still working while I'm here, things have been very busy! Some trip highlights have included spending time down the shore with my parents while the weather has been gorgeous & mild here, and catching up with girlfriends from both college and high school. Oddly enough, when I left San Diego we were having a serious heatwave, and when I got to Jersey, it was unusually cool for the beginning of September. After living in a house that was a sweaty 85 ... [Read More]
Epigenetics: How Your Diet Can Change Your Genetics {IDEA World ’17 Recap #2}
“Genetics may load the gun, but environment pulls the trigger.” - Dr. Pam Peeke As a nutrition nut, health coach, and food lover, I have always been fascinated with research on anything health & wellness related. When I attended Blogfest at the wellness & fitness conference IDEA World a few weeks ago in Vegas, after the Blogfest festivities concluded, I had some time to attend a few IDEA World seminars before flying home. There were so many interesting discussions to choose from, but I absolutely loved the ones I decided to participate in. I want to share my take-aways from one of those presentations with you today. The topic at hand? The science behind epigenetics - how you can change your DNA behaviors. The IDEA World talk was led by Pam Peeke - a physician, ... [Read More]