My Top Tips for Successful Morning Routines

This is the type of mindset you need to create for yourself! This is your life! You want to be HEALTHY and active...therefore it NEEDS to become apart of your daily routine.

1. Understand the difference between I can’t and I don’t want too. Mornings for me are best to workout especially with having 3 kids. The day passes us by too quickly and getting it out of the way first thing in the morning also sets the tone for the rest of the day and fewer excuses creep up. Mornings are not my JAM! I would rather sleep in but I know how it makes me feel when I start my day off on a good note.

2. Be committed to a “certain” allotted time. Example for me, I’m a 30-minute girl. Get me in and get me out. I know I can carve out 30 minutes in my day. If it's a new workout program that is longer than 30 minute I ask myself if I want that type of commitment and what are my goals.

3. Resistance - You will fight with yourself. You will talk yourself out of it. This is where you need to remind yourself that you hold the power and you can push past this type of talk from yourself.

4. Don’t go longer than 3 days without working out. This will help you get out of the mindset that you need to always start over.

5. Think about WHY your health matters and on days you don’t want to remember why you matter.

You don't need to be perfect..

It's not about being perfect! Sometimes you have to pick up the brick and wonder why in the hell you agreed to it in the beginning! 

Or, it might be that........
You want to feel better.
You want to gain energy.
You want to strengthen your muscles after surgery.
You want to keep up with your kids.
You want to feel like the best version of you.
You want to get rid of the stress.
You want to fit back into your pre-pregnancy jeans.
You might just want to do something for YOU.

Whatever the reason is, I want you to know you are worth the effort, the time, the energy and all the tears you might shed.

Pick up the damn brick and know that you, my friend, are stronger than your excuses!

Tips to Enjoy Your Holiday Cheer

Holiday parties are the biggest antagonists your fitness program is likely to face. Here are some tips to make it through the season without having to say, “Bah, humbug!”

The trick is how to enjoy the holidays without blowing everything you’ve worked so hard to achieve. Here are some tips that will help you. 

1. Eat before you drink. Eating a high-protein and somewhat high-fat meal beforehand will slow the alcohol from entering your bloodstream. Plus, if you’re full you are more likely to drink less. (If you’re lucky.)

2. Drink before you drink. Don’t drink alcohol to quench thirst. It’s very easy to quaff a couple of beers just to wet your whistle; especially if you just got off of work. On party days, be more conscious about drinking a lot of water throughout the day and drink one full glass before heading off to the soiree.

3. Don’t mix drinks with soda pop. Sugar causes the alcohol to be absorbed even quicker, plus the carbonation decreases your body’s phosphorus levels. The result is that you’ll get drunk quicker and have a worse hangover.

4. Mix drinks with water. And even better, have a glass of water between each drink. This will offset the dehydrating effect of the alcohol. You’ll drink less and feel better the next day.

5. Have coconut water available. Coconut water is full of electrolytes, which will greatly help with recovery. Care in doing this post drinking (or even better, while drinking) will far offset the fashion faux pas of walking around a party with a water bottle.

Follow these rules and you will not only do little harm to your program, but also be far less likely to wake up with a hangover.

Making Healthy Easy 101

I think we can all agree we overcomplicate a lot of things in life but staying on track with healthy eating doesn’t have to be one of them. I like simple. I like easy. I like straight to the point…. So if this is you keep on reading!

I was someone that didn’t always know how to fuel my body properly. I thought that eating 100 calorie snacks, reduced fat foods, lower calories foods was the way to go. Boy! Was I wrong. My energy always felt depleted, my eczema would flare up and I knew something had to change in my life.

My goal for today is to teach you what I’ve learned that has changed my life completely around. This is the basics of HOW TO FUEL YOUR BODY PROPERLY.

Yes, you heard me -- YOUR body! We are all different and require a different amount of food to keep us going in order to perform to the best of our abilities. It truly can be as simple as "I need x amount of each food group to fuel my body properly." Every day I now say to myself...Jess did you eat x amounts of fruits, veggies, proteins, carbs, healthy fats, etc. 

Go HERE -  I broke down the first seven days of your health and fitness journey. Please pay attention to day #2! NUTRITION!

On day #2,  I’ll be teaching you how much of what to eat each day and the portion of each food group. Meal plans &  master food list included.

Learn a lifestyle change that will change the course of your life and families life forever.