Over the last 13+ years as a personal trainer and more recently nutritionist, i have heard hundreds of struggles that clients experience with their nutrition, examples are: Obsessive counting & measuring: macros, calories, protein, grams, water, points, minutes on cardio equipment. A mental preoccupation with eating & food: “When will my next meal be? How
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(and what really doesn’t matter) Our human brains only have the capacity to focus and make decisions about a handful of things each day. Our brains literally experience decision fatigue ALL THE TIME, and when its fatigued, that’s when we say “screw it, let’s do it!” When we force ourselves to make decisions about every
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Doing your best (most of the time) to maintain a healthy lifestyle should be your number one priority. It’s a long-term investment in your body and your quality of life which can help to prevent illness now and into the future. Think about the long-term benefits of eating good nutritious food, as well as seeing results
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Most of you have probably heard of fasting, or intermittent fasting (IF), it has been popular for a little while now. I am frequently being asked about it, people are talking about it positively (or negatively), media streams post articles about it with a positive (or negative) approach, celebs are touting it as the next
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Let’s face it, for some of us, making ourselves lunch to take to work is going to be a task for the next 10, 20, 30 years. It might be kind of important for us to find our mojo with meal prepping lunches! First and foremost, there are a lot of ways that you can
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One dish, easy and tasty meals are my FAVOURITE! This chicken casserole doesn’t disappoint! It’s loaded with veggies, chicken, cheese, and bacon! Pure comfort food! And lots of leftovers. You can use riced cauliflower or just chop up the broccoli and cauliflower after its been steamed. Just depends on what sort of texture you like.
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The controversy of carbohydrates, ask any health professional and you will get a different answer (opinion) on if the do or do not assist health or fat loss. Yes, here at Collective Fitness we certainly advocate for the low carbohydrate way of eating, which at its core is: 1. Removing processed and refined foods from
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Every now and then, indulging in dessert can absolutely help the body and mind! Make sure you savour every bite, guilt-free, and the key is to keep these treats to every now and then! Here is my favourite treat…. Chocolate Mousse (Serves 4) 50 grams Dark Chocolate 85% 15 grams Salted Butter 1 tbsp Cacao Powder 200 ml Whipping Cream *you can add
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