So today was one of these days where I was a bit running around to do my work but also feed my kids. They wanted pancakes, I had no time for that so I opted to create a similar to pancake batter and put into muffin molds and wrap up some additional things while it […]
More and more people are avoiding sugar in any shape and form (white, coconut, brown…) and are turning towards alternative sweeteners for baking or their coffee first thing in the morning. One of my favorite sweeteners that I started using recently is : Monk Fruit Sweetener also known as monk fruit extract. So what is […]
There is a new e-book that came out Spring Summer Feel Good from Ariana ShahBazi. She makes wonderful breakfast options, lunches, diners for the whole family, healthy, no guilt and shame around ingredients which is what we all strive for. I have been making her porridge options sometimes with oats sometimes with chia seeds and […]
I did a beautiful podcast last Friday with Ariana from Well Mamma (www.wellmamma.com) and we talked about weight loss, self-acceptance, mindset behind dieting and so much more. We discussed my own journey and covered a lot of interesting topics around weight loss, including:– How we get trapped into associating our weight with our own self-worth– […]
As a Wellness Coach, I advocate to my clients to eat whole unprocessed foods as a staple with obviously the option to introduce their favorite foods (that are not necessarily healthy) as part of a sustainable overall healthy lifestyle. Some would call it the 80/20 rule, I avoid rules so I just call it: Living […]
The concept of “eating less and moving more” has been told as the absolute truth and yet today we know that there are many other factors that an contribute to the inability to loose weight: stress, autoimmune diseases, gut issues, hormone imbalance, leptin and insulin resistance to name a few. The common denominator from the […]
Triggers are people, events, situations, things, words that cause in us an emotional response. Even though the way we respond to a trigger can be excessive it doesn’t mean it’s not real to us. On the flip side, triggers often have a negative connotation, and yet they are not necessarily always negative. We can be […]
We all have habits, habits keep us safe, make us feel comfortable in the choices we make every single day. They are necessary because they are the brain’s way of helping us to make the same choices on a regular basis. Even if the habit is “bad” we still help to feel good about it, […]
It sounds good on paper, you decide from tomorrow I am a new person. From next Monday, next month, next year I am going to eat better, stop smoking, reduce alcohol intake, stress less. And yet by day 9 (in average) you find yourself back in your old habits. So how it is possible that […]
Whenever i talk about weight loss, besides having a good meal and fitness plan, the psychological state of mind can immensely contribute to our goals. From personal experience, i can say that whenever i have put some kind of strict goal, with too little food or too much food deprivation i felt the scale wouldn’t […]