One of my favorite things about the holidays is making themed food and treats. And I love how these Halloween dessert quesadillas turned out! I have made savory baked quesadillas for Halloween before, but I thought it would be fun to do a sweet twist. You can fill these with whatever you want, but I …
I love reading these types of “advice to my younger self” style posts, so I thought I would jump on and make it related to fitness. I have played competitive sports, tried juice fasts, atkins, lean cuisine, macros, etc. I have been all over the board with fitness and nutrition. I have lost weight, gained …
IIFYM (or tracking macros) is overwhelming. There’s a ton of math involved and the added stress of weighing and logging every bite you eat into MyFitnessPal. As someone who’s tracked for years and is a certified nutrition coach, I thought it might be helpful to tell you what I would focus on if I was …
Over the past couple months we have slowly converted our garage into a functional home gym. While I do love the atmosphere at an actual gym, having all the necessary equipment at home is so convenient. So let’s go over how we did it. Garage gym steps: Step 1: Declutter The first step is to …
Protein powder vs real food? Ever wonder which is the better option for hitting your goals? Let’s talk about it. Is protein powder real food? Protein powder/shakes are derived from real food products. They are just the isolated grams of protein from a food without the added carbs, fat or other nutrients. This can be …
In order to track macros, you need to be very familiar with nutrition labels. Most of the time you will just quickly scan them into a tracking app, but it is still useful to be able to read a nutrition label. **I also explain this in video form on our TikTok Key info on nutrition …