Starting Over… Again
I’d be willing to bet that the F-word people are most afraid of hearing is failure, more specifically to be referred to in such regards. But the thing is, and I… Read more Starting Over… Again →
Practicing Mindfulness
We often forget to take care of how we feel because we can’t see that. A healthy looking exterior does not mean a happy interior.
Not All Calories Are The Same
When I was taking grade 11 physics we were doing a unit on energy and one of the types of energy that we studied was calories. Calories are important because… Read more Not All Calories Are The Same →
Weight Lifting: The Basics
For a lot of us, crossing into the weights section of the gym can be pretty intimidating. I always wanted to start strength training, but I had no clue how/where… Read more Weight Lifting: The Basics →
Are You Wasting Your Time With Calorie Counting?
I know I’ve written about calories a number of times before, but I want to revisit them now. In a previous post (Not All Calories Are The Same) I write… Read more Are You Wasting Your Time With Calorie Counting? →
How Healthy Is Healthy?
How ‘clean eating’ ruined my life and damaged my health.
Regret
Today I was hanging around my apartment after the gym, just taking it easy and watching a show. The kid on the show was also enjoying their Sunday morning by… Read more Regret →
The Vegetable Challenge: A Year Later
Hey everyone! Thank you for taking the time to read my blog. Today I wanted to take some time to go back to a post I did last year: The… Read more The Vegetable Challenge: A Year Later →
Nutrition: Intuitive Eating
I’ve never really been one for counting calories or keeping track of macros. My health and fitness goals are built around me feeling good and having energy and I’ve always… Read more Nutrition: Intuitive Eating →
On Not Quitting
Today I decided to get up bright and early to go to the morning bootcamp class at my gym today. I’ve been back to the gym for 4 days now… Read more On Not Quitting →
Nutrition: Health vs Hype
With so many people out there wanting to be healthy, it’s no wonder that the health and weight loss industries are booming. It seems like almost every day there’s a… Read more Nutrition: Health vs Hype →
I Choose Happiness
I know this can be a sensitive topic for some people. That is why I want to start off by saying that depression and anxiety are not a choice. These… Read more I Choose Happiness →
Healthy Life: It’s a Balancing Act
Being healthy means balancing your physical, mental, and emotional health.
7 Habits of Highly Healthy People
Being healthy is a lifestyle, not something you do for an hour a day or a magic pill you take with your meals.
Comfort Zone
Challenge yourself to do something everyday that intimidates you. Nothing worth having comes easy.
Blank Slate
My life was in stasis; time was going forward and I was just watching it go by. This was my quiet but significant wake up call. I am not okay with letting my life happen, I want to be present and I want to live it.
Food Obsessed
How often do you think about food? Do you think about it when you are hungry and need to go eat or is it what you spend most of your… Read more Food Obsessed →
The Vegetable Challenge
In my previous post on How I Lost Weight Without Trying I mentioned an article I read on how Canadians are not eating enough veggies. This really isn’t surprising given that… Read more The Vegetable Challenge →
How I Lost Weight Without Trying
I admit it, I’ve dieted, I’ve detoxed, I’ve counted calories, I’ve bought weight loss supplements. None of it worked. None of it made me happy. I’m usually not one for catchy headlines or for talking about weight loss, but there’s a point that I really want to get across here. My point is this: losing weight doesn’t mean a thing. It took me a long time to figure this out. In May, when I finished yet another semester of university, I felt like crap. All of those long nights of… Read more How I Lost Weight Without Trying →
Ten Reasons to Stop Dieting
Whether you goal is to gain weight, lose weight, maintain weight, build muscle, or get toned, there is a diet out there that is marketed specifically to you. Because of… Read more Ten Reasons to Stop Dieting →
Making Resolutions You Can Stick To
Now that the holidays are coming to an end and we’ve all eaten ourselves into a coma we are approaching the time of year where we reflect on what the… Read more Making Resolutions You Can Stick To →
