Pre-holiday goal setting – sign up for a 5K – I’ve been inspired! I am going to sign me and the family up for a 5K run this holiday season. Heck, I may do two or three of these short 3-mile races while I’m at it. OK, so maybe I won’t go that far. But I will do it. This is a big step for me because I’m simply not a fan of running. I never have been, and in…
One place people waste a lot of money is at the grocery store. And you probably don’t even know it! Look, over the past several years I have seen and heard it all. It always shocks me when people tell me how much they spend at the grocery store and act like it is normal. “Oh I only spend like three hundred dollars a week.” Uh, HELLO, my family of five (plus dinner guests) survives just fine on about one…
A friend and I were sitting at my kitchen table recently, just shooting the breeze as they say, when we began talking about different types of music and which ones are absolute must-haves for our playlists. Both of us are health fanatics so naturally the conversation centered on songs that pump you up, put you in the zone, increase energy for that one extra rep or mile, and make you feel unstoppable during a workout. Maybe a little ‘Eye of…
That one time, I did a figure competition, I realized benefits of HIIT Training created huge results.. Serious athletes have long known about the benefits of high intensity interval training (HIIT)—alternating periods of short, intense anaerobic exercise with less intense recovery periods—and they’ve been reaping the rewards, too. The idea is simple: less total time required to make a big change—more bang for your buck! Benefits of HIIT Training Slow & steady, as marathon runners like to go, is a…
You’ve probably heard of clean eating, but you may not know exactly what it is or how to go about cleaning up your diet. Eating clean is a great way to refresh your eating habits. It’s about eating more of the best and healthiest options in each of the food groups and eating less of the not-so-healthy ones. That means embracing foods like vegetables, fruits and whole grains, plus healthy proteins and fats. It also means cutting back on refined…
Need some kid-friendly, simple healthy recipes that adults can eat too? Getting healthy ideas or recipe ideas can be challenging. I’m here to help! Simple healthy dinners is what keeps this busy mom of 3 active kiddos sane! I put together my favorite 10 recipes that are staples in the Nelson home. Mom approved, kids approved. 10 Days Of Healthy Family Recipes will give you some great recipes that are simple, healthy yet still give you lots of flavor. Remember,…
I’m sure many of you have experienced this at some point in your weight loss journey: You’ve just found the magic solution to losing the extra weight and keeping it off forever…You figure out what to eat on the plan outlined, buy the groceries needed to adhere to it, and adopt the exercise regime it recommends. You follow the program strictly for two weeks, and guess what? You lose some weight, you feel better, and you like how your clothes fit. Success!…
In today’s fast paced world we live in, it can be challenging to cook a healthy meal, have it prepared for everyone to sit down together for dinner. In our home, we get 2-3 “family dinner nights” and honor that time together. I have tested lots of healthy crockpot recipes through the years and have decided these are my families favorites! Healthy Crockpot Recipes help save time in the kitchen, yet does not compromise juggling a healthy lifestyle or precious…
Life is BUSY, I totally get it, but that’s NO excuse to put your health on the back burner! I LOVE when women ask me, how to get skinny legs? If I had a nickel for every time I get asked that, I would be rich! Ha! No really, as women, the booty is a common problem area that needs more TLC. As a busy mom of three, trying to juggle a healthy lifestyle, I squeeze in 5 minute workout plans…
I cheated on my diet. How long will it take to show up on the scale? The Short Answer: Probably never and even if it does, it’s most likely temporary fluid retention caused by excess salt or sugar intake. In the extremely unlikely event that you binged so massively over the weekend that you actually gained body fat, there’s nothing you can do about it now, so quit being neurotic and Googling articles like this one—instead, get on with the business…