For my Non-Canadians out there, this weekend is Canadian Thanksgiving. I’ll be sure to write another post for American Thanksgiving next month. For some reason this meal seems hard, we walk away stuffed and feeling bloated every year! But the reality is, there is actually A LOT of healthy food on a Thanksgiving dinner table [...]

How do you know if your not eating enough during the day? Well, one major clue is that at night, when the kitchen is closed and all the lights are off, the pitter-patter of little footsteps appears and a light goes on in the kitchen. The fridge light. Now this may just be because you’re [...]

If you have kids, how do you convince them to eat their green vegetables? You want them to eat the green stuff because it’s good for them and it will help them become strong and healthy. Even if you don’t have kids, I’m sure you’ve seen the lengths parents will go to get the good stuff into [...]

Today was one of those days that I absolutely did not feel like working out. I knew I would feel great after I did it, but getting off my butt to go work out was not easy today. And for some strange reason, following your own advice can be challenging  - but today, I did- and [...]

I got hit with a horrible cold at the end of last week. I can’t remember the last time I even had a cold, and this one felt like it took all my energy and dumped it into the garbage can down the street. Everything ached and all I wanted to do was crawl back under the covers and [...]

Did you ever notice that whenever you start a workout, the first 5 minutes always seem to be the toughest. It’s a struggle to get through the beginning of a workout, but once you’re in the groove ( or past your 5 minute mark) it gets easier to stay motivated and on track. It was so interesting [...]

There are a ton of different ways to workout. But which way is the right way? Everyone wants to know the “elusive” secret to fitness. Heavy lifters think weights are the way to go and say cardio classes are useless. Cardio people pooh-pooh weights for fear of bulking up. And runners love the adrenaline rush. [...]

I could go on forever and ever on this subject but I’m just going to tell it like it is:  You can work out ’till the cows come home, but if you don’t change your eating- you are not going to see the results you want to see. Plain and simple: you really are what you [...]

I don’t know if everyone does this, but I sure do. I set my mind to something unattainable but for some reason I think I can manage. Then I go at it 100%. Inevitably I fail because I’ve set myself up for it. Then I feel awful, mad and  disappointed with myself, not even thinking about the [...]

It’s 10pm. You’re hungry, or so you think. I bet you could really go for that frozen yogurt in the freezer. (It is yogurt after all!) Or maybe just finish off that bag of chips in the cupboard (there’s really only crumbs left!) Now, are you really hungry or are you just bored and noshy. Here [...]