3 Ways to Rediscover Your Exercise Motivation

Much like this blog, I've let my personal fitness go over the last several months. When you work toward a healthy lifestyle, this is bound to happen from time to time. Life gets in the way, things come up, and we all get busy. Now the trick is being able to work exercise back into your routine, 1. Take out your gear the night before This method basically ensures that I will work out in the morning! If my workout clothes are staring at me when I walk into the bathroom first thing in the morning, I feel guilty if I do not take advantage of them and work out.  Taking the time to prep your workout space, outfit, and equipment the night...

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Late Night Snacks to Avoid

I know that I always enjoy having a little snack before bed. Lately I've been trying to curb that habit by eating a few hours ahead of the time I actually have to go to sleep. But occasionally, I'm still going to want a little late night snack before I curl up in my bed. Some snacks are going to be better then others as something to have right before your body goes into a restful sleep state. Here are a few food groups to avoid as your late night snack. High-carb foods. A high carbohydrate snack like a bagel or crackers will cause a rapid spike in your blood sugar because of the quick release of energy the carbohydrates provide. This energy...

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3 Healthy Television Habits

Many people when they come home from a day of work just want to sit down and relax for a little while. But fifteen minutes of relaxation can easily turn into hours glued to the couch when you're watching television. Here are a few things to get you off the couch and moving while still enjoying a little TV. Stretch. Just getting a little bit of basic stretching in can help you unwind both physically and mentally. This is a good practice to integrate into your routine, especially if most of your TV watching occurs before you go to bed. Try doing very basic moves like stretching out the hamstrings or shoulders. But you could also...

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Stopping Stress Eating

Whether you are emotionally upset or simply stressed because of a busy schedule, digging into some comfort food can be a quick and easy way to temporary alleviate stress and make yourself feel better. But in reality we're harming our bodies and making ourselves feel guilty later when we take a step back and realize how unnecessary it all was and how you probably still have stress in your life. Food is a bandage for an issue, not a solution. Treating it as anything else when eating for comfort just leads to guilt and overeating. Here are a few tips to curb stress eating before it happens. Keep a food journal. Keeping a food journal...

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I'm at Taco Bell, What Should I Never Order?

Previously I did a post on Taco Bell's best options.  I've also written on the best and worst at McDonald's. Now it is time to tackle the worst menu items that Taco Bell has to offer.  Fiesta Taco Salad. So many people think that something with salad in the title must be relatively healthy. When in reality this is easily one of the worst items on the menu for you. If you eat the entire thing you'll consume about 840 calories and an astounding 45g of fat. Nacho Supreme/Bellgrande. Although nachos can be delicious, the options offered up at Taco Bell aside from the bare bones chips and cheese option are nutritional disasters....

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I'm at Taco Bell, What Do I Order?

Recently I did a few posts on your best and worst options at Mcdonald's. I thought I'd continue that trend by focusing on Taco Bell this time around. Fast food is never going to be a great option, but we all have busy days or perhaps just a cheap Taco Bell craving. But if you know what some decent options are when you go in, you can allow for some fast food leeway in your diet without wrecking yourself nutritionally. Here are some pretty decent Taco Bell menu choices. Fresco Crunchy Taco. Ordering off the healthier fresco menu is going to be a common theme on this list. I've had the fresco menu items before and I don't find them...

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Choose Your Indoor Strength Training

Knowing how much you burn doing both indoor and outdoor cardio is important, but so is knowing how many calories you'll burn doing all your strength training moves. Strength training is just as important to weight loss and maintenance as cardio is, but it often falls by the wayside in favor of cardio. Here are some different strength training moves and the amount of calories they burn. The calculation is based on a 130 pound woman, so it will vary slightly depending on your size. Crunches (1 min)                          5 calories burned Pushups (1 min)    ...

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