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Is That Salad Making You Fat?

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Think fast; when I say diet food what’s the first thing that comes to your mind?

…..maybe bland, tasteless, cardboard…..but aside from that…..salad right? We women love salads when it comes time to think about weight loss.

More often than not though, I find my clients are making one of two mistakes which are both equally detrimental in moving you closer to your weight loss goals:

  1. They are eating salads so loaded with stuff like cheese, bacon, croutons, creamy dressings, nuts and loads of fruit, that they have as many calories as a cheeseburger. None of those ingredients are off limits, but there needs to be a balance.
  2. They are eating salads that are too skimpy. Eating a huge bowl of veggies is great, you should definitely do that. But if ALL you eat is a huge bowl of veggies for lunch, chances are you are going to be quite hungry in an hour or so and if you don’t have another healthy meal around, you could be tempted to check out what is in the breakroom or on the receptionist desk.

Salads can add great variety to your diet you just gotta do it right.

Today I have 3 delicious salad recipes that are balanced in protein, carbs and healthy fat.

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The 1,000 Extra Hidden Calories A Day Ruining Your Results

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Let me bring your attention to some things that could be robbing you of your results:

  • The candy jar on the receptionist desk at your work or places you frequent.
  • Your morning coffee. Are you using creamers, sugars or grabbing a flavored latte?
  • Do you mindlessly munch on nuts at your desk or while you commute?
  • Grabbing a few bites off your kids or spouses plate.
  • Night caps
  • Wine with dinner
  • Do you nibble while you cook?
  • Did you get a 2nd serving of those Brussel sprouts and bacon even though you were no longer hungry because they tasted so good?

Get the idea?

Those extra nibbles and munchies = Mindless eating.

And as you can see, I’m not just talking about food that people like to label “bad”.

Sometimes we mindlessly eat perfectly clean foods for reasons other than what we need to satisfy our bodies.

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The 5 Supplements I take Daily

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Supplements are a hot topic for sure. As a whole, most “fat burners” and things like that are just over-hyped (and priced) snake-oil pills.

However, I do take certain supplements every day because quite frankly, while not totally necessary, taking the right ones will help your body run most efficiently and enhance your results.

So today I wanted to answer a question I get asked all the time…


“What supplements do you personally take?“

#1 Supplement I Take

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How To Deal With Chocolate Cravings

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This is a question I get a lot. The answer I give often gets a bit of a stunned stare for a few seconds because it’s not what one expects to hear from their trainer.

Before I tell you this somewhat unorthodox answer, let me give you a quick (and slightly embarrassing) back story…..

Back in the day when I was soooo strict about food I would literally eat around my craving for chocolate often consuming 400-500 calories to avoid it. Or I would eat two huge slices of chocolate cake on the weekend.

This literal slice. TWO of them!

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