Health isn't a goal...
Health isn't a goal. A goal is something you work towards. Something attainable. It has an end point. When you make health your goal, you're saying you want to obtain "health" and then move on and not think about it anymore. Want to set a health goal? Set something you can conquer and then set a new goal when you get there! Want to lower your cholesterol? Want to loose 10 lbs? Want to lower your A1C? These goals all lead to "health", but the difference being, you can
Sleep Deprivation - it's more than just feeling tired...
Sleep Deprivation can wreck havoc on your body in ways you didn't even know... Trying to lose weight? Well without adequate sleep, you're more likely to gain weight! Leptin, your satiety hormone, is significantly reduced when you're sleep deprived. Having low levels of leptin results in hunger not being naturally suppressed. Which means, hungry horrors aka cravings galore! How do you like being sick? Because sleep deprivation makes your body more susceptible to stress, whic
Attitude changes Everything
Happy New Year Fit Friends! Show a little Compassion... to yourself! I've seen more negativity recently about body image, and how changes in our bodies have changed our views of ourselves. More and more people letting health conditions define who they are as people. The only thing that defines us, is ourselves. Our pride, compassion, and self-love we feel when we look at ourselves in the mirror. The comments that little voice in our head has to say when we try on something
