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How to naturally leverage the benefits of your body’s growth hormones without risking your longevity.

We all want to optimize our performance without the trade-off of compromising our longevity. It isn’t just a thing for bodybuilders anymore—almost every one of us is on a quest to enjoy the best of both worlds.
 

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Whether it’s your coworker who’s always bringing in banana bread or your best friend who makes cookies for every occasion (“These are my Tuesday cookies!”), we all know someone who would always rather be baking.

Think of that person. Now get her something from this list. Nothing says, “Please bake me more of that pecan pie,” better than some of this new baking gear.

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From Apartment Therapy → 5 Easy Scandi-Inspired Holiday Projects for a Cozy, Happy Home

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Rich and nutty brown butter is a special ingredient with the power to make everything it touches taste a little more luxurious — including sugar cookies. With the addition of brown butter, the classic sugar cookie of our childhood takes on a deep, mellow richness with hints of toasted nuts in every bite. By simply browning the butter, we’re giving everyone’s favorite holiday cookie an instant upgrade for an extra-special touch on this year’s cookie tray.

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Tis the season for hot chocolate! The rich, sweet drink is a dessert mainstay during the holiday season, but what if you’re craving some for breakfast? If you’re feeling adventurous, try this unique twist on the cozy classic.

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overindulgence-office-donuts-350x375Listen, we’ve all been there.

One glass of wine that turns into a bottle…

A bite of a donut that turned into a half dozen…

Tacos at 2 a.m.? Sure, why not. Sounds like a stellar idea.

Bloody Marys the next morning just to imbibe a little hair of the dog? OBVIOUSLY.

Overindulgence always seems like a good idea at the time, but it inevitably comes with a side of guilt and remorse—not to mention the accompanying physical discomforts.

With the holiday season in full swing, it’s likely that you’ve been feeling the unnecessary but very real stress that often comes with nutrition. Maybe you’ve overindulged and you’re feeling guilty. Maybe you’ve been doing the opposite by restricting your diet, and you’re feeling your willpower start to wane.

overindulgence-people-cheers-celebrating-450x302In the past, I would treat social gatherings as an excuse to have an all out binge sesh, waking up the next day bloated, ashamed, and with a killer food hangover. I’d then spend the next few days restricting my diet and punishing myself with exercise just to get the bloating down.

I feel you.

And I also know how frustrating it can be to feel like you aren’t in control of your cravings or how much you indulge.

I know what it feels like to finally get on track with your nutrition, and then feel like a failure when it all goes to pieces in the blink of an eye. I work with clients regularly who are looking for moderation and balance—who want to put an end to the yo-yo cycle of binge, berate, restrict, repeat.

But we still want to have our favorite things, don’t we?

We want to sip and taste and never feel deprived, because let’s be honest—deprivation is the pits.

It almost always leads to backsliding and rebounding, because willpower is finite, and we can only restrict ourselves for so long.

We want to indulge without the unfortunate guilt that often comes along with it, because if food is meant to be pleasurable, why should we feel so badly about it?

I want you to eat whatever you want and never again feel shameful. Shame over food (or really anything for that matter) is a wholly unproductive emotion, and truthfully, there is a better way.

We can learn how to eat for our palate and our physique, living a life of nutritional freedom, and never again uttering the phrase “I can’t eat that.” We can put an end to dieting, forever, by realizing that it isn’t a trendy diet or brand new nutrition plan that’s going to completely transform us—it’s our mindset.

Mindset can seem like a nebulous or intangible term but it’s pretty simple, actually: Your mindset is your perspective, the way you view your environment, and how you choose to perceive your world.

It’s your mindset that guides how you think about food and fitness, and your mindset that ultimately determines lasting success. To help cultivate a positive mindset, especially as it pertains to food and indulgence, I have a handful of very effective strategies that I’ve used to develop sustainable habits for a fit, healthy life.

Today I want to share two of the most powerful ones with you. These two simple strategies, when practiced regularly, will help you put a stop to over indulging and food anxiety once and for all.

1. Eat foods that make you feel good during and after—this includes indulgences.

Healthy food that nourishes your body can (and should) be palatable, and food that doesn’t nourish your body can still be neutral—meaning that it won’t negatively affect your gut, joints, skin, and so on.

You want to be able to eat and never feel guilt or shame associated with your choices. In order to accomplish this, I suggest asking yourself a series of questions before consuming (or imbibing):

  • Does this food support my intentions for my body? (If so, go for it!)
  • If not, will I feel guilty about it later? (If not, go for it!)
  • Will this food that doesn’t support my intentions add to my experience in some significant way? (If not, don’t eat it!)

You get the idea. The point is to check in with yourself and hit the pause button before you get yourself into a binge eating spiral. Using this strategy will allow you to indulge intelligently and make mindful decisions—as opposed to mindlessly consuming whatever is in front of you.

overindulgence-woman-tasting-food-450x3382. Use the first bite rule. 

That first sip of Sauvignon Blanc on a sunny, Summer patio that makes you go aaahhh.

That first bite of a warm brownie sundae that makes you go mmmmm.

It’s such a pleasurable experience. It’s food and it’s love and it’s heaven. Food is meant to be enjoyed, but shouldn’t we enjoy every bite as much as the first? In order to do this, you have to stop and check in with yourself after every bite (or sip, in my case!).

Is it still amazing?

Am I still really tasting this, or just eating it because it’s there?

This requires mindfulness, which is the ultimate goal when it comes to nutritional freedom.

By stopping to make sure you’re still enjoying the experience, you’ll ensure that you never eat more than you truly want, and you’ll slowly start to realize that you don’t have to clean your plate, drink the entire bottle, or scarf down the whole slice of pie.

It’s the most natural and effective way that I’ve found to avoid overeating and post-consumption remorse.

Here’s to enjoying the holidays and saying an enthusiastic goodbye to guilty pleasures!

 

If you’re struggling to heal your relationship with food and you body and want to get to a place where you’re not beating yourself and finally feeling comfortable in your skin, we can help.

In our Strongest You Coaching program, we help women just like you reach their health, physique, and mindset goals. Strongest You Coaching is about more than just training and nutrition. It’s about changing your self-talk and inner dialogue, learning to let fitness enhance your life instead of rule your life, and finally healing your relationship with food and your body, all with the help of your Girls Gone Strong Coach, and your fellow Strongest You Coaching group.

Strongest You Coaching is a 9-month online group coaching program that gives you tools to succeed and puts the power to make lasting changes in your hands. We teach you how to finally eat and exercise in a way that you love so you can sustain it forever.

We only open up this program 2-3 times a year and it always sells out fast. If you’re interested, put your name on the pre-registration list now!

Pre-Register Here!

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overindulgence-office-donuts-350x375Listen, we’ve all been there.

One glass of wine that turns into a bottle…

A bite of a donut that turned into a half dozen…

Tacos at 2 a.m.? Sure, why not. Sounds like a stellar idea.

Bloody Marys the next morning just to imbibe a little hair of the dog? OBVIOUSLY.

Overindulgence always seems like a good idea at the time, but it inevitably comes with a side of guilt and remorse—not to mention the accompanying physical discomforts.

With the holiday season in full swing, it’s likely that you’ve been feeling the unnecessary but very real stress that often comes with nutrition. Maybe you’ve overindulged and you’re feeling guilty. Maybe you’ve been doing the opposite by restricting your diet, and you’re feeling your willpower start to wane.

overindulgence-people-cheers-celebrating-450x302In the past, I would treat social gatherings as an excuse to have an all out binge sesh, waking up the next day bloated, ashamed, and with a killer food hangover. I’d then spend the next few days restricting my diet and punishing myself with exercise just to get the bloating down.

I feel you.

And I also know how frustrating it can be to feel like you aren’t in control of your cravings or how much you indulge.

I know what it feels like to finally get on track with your nutrition, and then feel like a failure when it all goes to pieces in the blink of an eye. I work with clients regularly who are looking for moderation and balance—who want to put an end to the yo-yo cycle of binge, berate, restrict, repeat.

But we still want to have our favorite things, don’t we?

We want to sip and taste and never feel deprived, because let’s be honest—deprivation is the pits.

It almost always leads to backsliding and rebounding, because willpower is finite, and we can only restrict ourselves for so long.

We want to indulge without the unfortunate guilt that often comes along with it, because if food is meant to be pleasurable, why should we feel so badly about it?

I want you to eat whatever you want and never again feel shameful. Shame over food (or really anything for that matter) is a wholly unproductive emotion, and truthfully, there is a better way.

We can learn how to eat for our palate and our physique, living a life of nutritional freedom, and never again uttering the phrase “I can’t eat that.” We can put an end to dieting, forever, by realizing that it isn’t a trendy diet or brand new nutrition plan that’s going to completely transform us—it’s our mindset.

Mindset can seem like a nebulous or intangible term but it’s pretty simple, actually: Your mindset is your perspective, the way you view your environment, and how you choose to perceive your world.

It’s your mindset that guides how you think about food and fitness, and your mindset that ultimately determines lasting success. To help cultivate a positive mindset, especially as it pertains to food and indulgence, I have a handful of very effective strategies that I’ve used to develop sustainable habits for a fit, healthy life.

Today I want to share two of the most powerful ones with you. These two simple strategies, when practiced regularly, will help you put a stop to over indulging and food anxiety once and for all.

1. Eat foods that make you feel good during and after—this includes indulgences.

Healthy food that nourishes your body can (and should) be palatable, and food that doesn’t nourish your body can still be neutral—meaning that it won’t negatively affect your gut, joints, skin, and so on.

You want to be able to eat and never feel guilt or shame associated with your choices. In order to accomplish this, I suggest asking yourself a series of questions before consuming (or imbibing):

  • Does this food support my intentions for my body? (If so, go for it!)
  • If not, will I feel guilty about it later? (If not, go for it!)
  • Will this food that doesn’t support my intentions add to my experience in some significant way? (If not, don’t eat it!)

You get the idea. The point is to check in with yourself and hit the pause button before you get yourself into a binge eating spiral. Using this strategy will allow you to indulge intelligently and make mindful decisions—as opposed to mindlessly consuming whatever is in front of you.

overindulgence-woman-tasting-food-450x3382. Use the first bite rule. 

That first sip of Sauvignon Blanc on a sunny, Summer patio that makes you go aaahhh.

That first bite of a warm brownie sundae that makes you go mmmmm.

It’s such a pleasurable experience. It’s food and it’s love and it’s heaven. Food is meant to be enjoyed, but shouldn’t we enjoy every bite as much as the first? In order to do this, you have to stop and check in with yourself after every bite (or sip, in my case!).

Is it still amazing?

Am I still really tasting this, or just eating it because it’s there?

This requires mindfulness, which is the ultimate goal when it comes to nutritional freedom.

By stopping to make sure you’re still enjoying the experience, you’ll ensure that you never eat more than you truly want, and you’ll slowly start to realize that you don’t have to clean your plate, drink the entire bottle, or scarf down the whole slice of pie.

It’s the most natural and effective way that I’ve found to avoid overeating and post-consumption remorse.

Here’s to enjoying the holidays and saying an enthusiastic goodbye to guilty pleasures!

 

If you’re struggling to heal your relationship with food and you body and want to get to a place where you’re not beating yourself and finally feeling comfortable in your skin, we can help.

In our Strongest You Coaching program, we help women just like you reach their health, physique, and mindset goals. Strongest You Coaching is about more than just training and nutrition. It’s about changing your self-talk and inner dialogue, learning to let fitness enhance your life instead of rule your life, and finally healing your relationship with food and your body, all with the help of your Girls Gone Strong Coach, and your fellow Strongest You Coaching group.

Strongest You Coaching is a 9-month online group coaching program that gives you tools to succeed and puts the power to make lasting changes in your hands. We teach you how to finally eat and exercise in a way that you love so you can sustain it forever.

We only open up this program 2-3 times a year and it always sells out fast. If you’re interested, put your name on the pre-registration list now!

Pre-Register Here!

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A flavorful high protein meatless dish that’s easy to prepare even on your busiest days.

 

quinoa and black beans

 

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Serves: 2-4

 

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