If you are like many of us, getting to the gym to perform a back-breaking workout is the farthest thing imaginable from a good time. Remember the good ol’ days when we didn’t exercise, we just played with our friends? When a game of tag or hide-and-go-seek was second nature? How do we find our… Continue reading Make Exercise Fun Again

Let’s face it; college can be rough sometimes. Classes, exams, homework, internships, work, oh my! How do you stay fueled when it’s go-go-go?… Snacking! Snacking has often gotten a bad rap. Let me set the record straight. It’s super important to eat when you’re hungry. Hunger is your body’s way of saying, “Wait, stop, I… Continue reading Snack Attack

Are you a member of the national snooze button club? Who invented that button? Damn them. Who knew that cute little button would result in such frantic mornings? I blame the snooze button for the national epidemic of breakfast-skipping. We all have crazy long days with a lot going on – whether you are a… Continue reading Wake Up and Eat!

Too often we are wrapped up in trying to be the best.  We push ourselves to be good at school, to be good at socializing, to be good at eating and exercising.  But no matter how hard we try to be it all, there are only 24 hours in the day. Some people take an… Continue reading Be Kind and Unwind

Sit still for just a few minutes. I dare you. Easy, right? Well, no actually. Totally and ridiculously impossible. What’s wrong with us? Most of us don’t know how to be alone or even scarier, quiet and alone. Turn on the TV, play music, make phone calls, text…anything to avoid being quiet and alone. Because,… Continue reading Silence…It Really Is Golden

Here we go 2017! Before you start on that totally unrealistic and unsustainable New Year’s Resolution, consider doing things differently this time.  Not to be a downer, but I’m sure you’ve heard that New Year’s Resolutions usually end in failure. It doesn’t have to be that way! One way to make new changes stick is to… Continue reading New Year, New You!

Every year, countless people decide “new year, new me.” And every year, countless people give up on their resolutions a few weeks in because they are just too difficult to keep. Sound familiar? “Well, I guess I couldn’t stick with it this year, but maybe next year is the year, and this time the change will stick.”… Continue reading Resolution Revolution

The holidays are headed this way at lightening speed. Will you join the millions of people in the hustle and bustle of the holiday season? Jump on that madhouse holiday train and you could be rushing through everything – the homework, the shopping, the wrapping, the decorating, and of course, the fabulous family meals and… Continue reading Savoring the Holidays with Mindful Eating

Year after year, fitness resolutions are made and then forgotten. Why is it that we all seem to have such a hard time making the change and what can we do to stick to our goals? Here are three roadblocks that keep good intentions from turning into lifelong habits. Doing too much too fast If… Continue reading Finding Your Happy with Exercise

It’s that time of year again. The leaves are falling and the weather is changing; perfect for snuggling up next to a fireplace with a treat fresh out of the oven. This time of year always reminds me of when I used to bake with my grandmother. She started this tradition of baking with my… Continue reading Fall in Love with Baking (When Grandma’s Not Around)