Category Archives: passion

Eat Fat 2 Lose Fat

Eating fat and losing fat is something I personally have experienced, as well as eating the healthy fats pictured below for additional benefits:  hydrated and glowing skin, improved digestion, increased energy and satiety. These are the fats that I tend to eat throughout the day:  Avocado, coconut oil, almond butter, walnuts. They top my list and I sprinkle/mix...

Fuel Your Happiness

How are you going to fuel your happiness? I will encourage you… of course, to fuel it with activity (exercise) and healthy nutrition choices.  For me, hiking, bike riding and running are always top choices. Hiking, with its beautiful views, surprises around every corner, challenging climbs/elevation and just being out in nature is amazing. Riding...

Trust Your Gut

When I’m not in grab and go mode, it’s always fun to add a little flare to your smoothie and serve it up in something other than a Shaker bottle or Mason jar. I love using one of my favorite, fall-inspired wine glasses and filling it to the top with nutritious goodness like this smoothie....

Fall-IN to Fitness

Now is the perfect time to ramp up your fitness routine. It’s the time of year when many of us want to hibernate- the weather gets cooler, we begin to make excuses like not being able to exercise outdoors or it’s getting dark earlier, etc… but guess what… YOU can control all those excuses from...

Winning the Head Game: Talking Mental Toughness with Female Olympic & World Elite Athletes

Mental Toughness– something every one of us has battled with. The moment when your mind is working to pull you in a direction, hold you back from reaching, achieving, even believing you can do more, achieve more, be more. Every single athlete has faced this and like some of us, succumb to the pressure of...