Shhh…what’s the sound? It’s the unmistakable “pop” of a Tupperware lid being cracked open in the office break room. Then there’s the rustling of waxed paper and the crinkling of foil wrappers. Next, the smell hits you. Something sweet and buttery is wafting through the air. 
A few notes of rich cocoa are mixed in as well, and wait, is that ground cloves? You brace yourself with a forced smile. You know who it is. You know EXACTLY who it is. Every year, like clockwork, they descend, with hints of flour in their hair and cheeks gleaming. You’re not sure if it’s a twinkle in their eyes, or if it’s better described as a steely glint. They are THE HOLIDAY FOOD PUSHERS.
They come without ribbons; they come without tags. They come bearing packages, boxes and bags…and Tupperware containers full of fat- and sugar-laden, highly processed holiday sweets. They seem to be bent on a mission to sabotage your health and fitness goals for the entire month of December. What’s a busy professional to do? You barely had time for the gym the rest of the year, so let’s face it, this month isn’t looking so good. Keeping tabs on your eating choices was your one hope of still wearing pants for the last week of the month.
Never fear! I shared my top tactical tips for halting holiday food pushers in their floury tracks on Facebook and my weekly Instagram video series. I’ll summarize it here for the literary types!
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Hello and welcome to Monday! As we kick off the week, I invite you to start where you are. I mean, honestly where else CAN you start? If you want to pursue a vegan, raw, macrobiotic, alkaline diet but you’ve currently got a three-a-day Twinkies & Diet Coke habit, then let’s honour THAT. Quite frankly, you HAVE to start where you are, because well, it’s where you are. I’m excited for the science of dual-locality, but until we get there, let’s ditch the thought of doing a complete dietary overhaul every Monday morning, only to find ourselves barely hanging on come Thursday (or Wednesday. Or even Monday night).
As you may or may not know, I’ve decided to further invest in my education. On top of my certification as a CanFitPro Personal Training Specialist, I felt led to deepen my knowledge, understanding and teaching of nutrition. How many times have you heard, “Abs are made in the kitchen,” or, “Results are 80% nutrition”? To that end, I am pursuing my Level 1 Certification from 
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This week’s series is all about TRANSFORMATION. I personally just spent a transformative weekend in Indian Wells, California. This desert landscape proved to be an oasis for me in terms of personal transformation. I attended a 
I feel as though lately, scales have gotten a bad rap. “Stay off the scales!” “Don’t weigh yourself!” “Muscles weighs more than fat!” (Not exactly true, or at least that is an incomplete sentence. Because guess what? A pound of fat weighs exactly the same as a pound of muscle. However, a pound of muscle takes up less space. Or, for an equivalent VOLUME of fat and muscle, the muscle will weigh more. Two different ways to say that muscle tissue is denser than adipose – fat – tissue. But I digress.) My 
This week’s series is all about binge eating. I’m not just talking about eating a few slices of pizza. I’m talking about eating in a zombie-like state, well beyond physical hunger, to the point of physical discomfort accompanied by a complete sense of loss of control. This is a serious mental and physical health concern and is something I personally struggled with for over a decade, starting in my early twenties.
It’s that time of year – a new season is upon us, which usually means that people are re-visiting, re-vamping or dusting off their health & fitness goals. Sometimes it can feel overwhelming to get started (or re-started). If you’re looking for some easy, actionable steps to get you going, read on!
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