New year, new you, right? You got that gym membership, bought all the kale and promised yourself you'll never ever have a potato chip again. Sound familiar? We've all been there. Creating extreme and limiting resolutions only to find ourselves three quarters of the way through a pint of Ben & Jerry's by the first Saturday of the new year. Enter the negative self talk. Why don't I have any willpower? Enter the false promises. Diet starts Monday. It's a vicious cycle that I can[...]
This is by far my favourite time of year. Call me cliche but I just love the Christmas lights on houses, cheesy music on the radio and endless excuses to drink hot chocolate. Come January 1, however, you can call me the Grinch as I'm beyond ready for winter to be over. Despite being obsessed with the holiday season, I am also always super motivated during this time to stay on track with my health and fitness goals. Since my family doesn't celebrate Christmas, we normally go on a warm vacation during t[...]
We're just 6 days away from Christmas and I feel like I've managed to turn every meal into a festive one. Whether it's adding peppermint to my chocolate smoothie or nutmeg to my coffee, I can't seem to stray away from all the festive vibes. (Must be the Christmas radio station I haven't turned off since Nov 1). I had yet to holiday-fy my daily almond butter serving(s) until I was lucky enough to attend dinner with the @thefeedfeed and Vitamix clan a few weeks back. There they unveiled the brand new Vitamix[...]