On a scale of 1 to “chicken shit” – how scared are you to set big goals or new year’s resolutions right about now? LISTEN UP. I get it. You’re not going to be motivated all the time. You might fall off the bandwagon. In fact, you probably will. But that’s exactly why NOW is […]

Are you looking forward to the New Year and setting some big goals for 2023? For those who don’t know me, I’m Yvette, and I help Crossfit and strength athletes of all levels actually feel like they look like an athlete.  It happens all the time – people who get their butts to the gym 5x […]

PLEASE DON’T STARVE YOURSELF. It’s January. You’re gung-ho about dropping those last 10 pounds this year. You’re “making some lifestyle changes” – right? The #1 mistake I see is that you don’t eat enough for your goals. (Gals AND guys, I’m talking to both of you!) This creates a deficit in energy, and you’re STARVING! […]

Okay so you may have gone a little overboard and ate the entire charcuterie board… 😬 Now you feel bloated, guilty, and ravenously hungry — how can that be when you ate a kazillion calories?! Eating poorly sends the blood sugars into chaos. When the crash comes, the body will try to protect itself and […]

Anyone else a little worried about the holidays coming up? Yeah… they’re gonna be here before we know it! Our social lives are closely woven with our very being, and often completely enmeshed with eating and drinking. Food and drink is how we celebrate, how we relax, even how we comfort ourselves. And we all […]

There will never be a perfect time to ‘diet’. And Christmas certainly isn’t one. Christmas IS the social event of the year! And you can’t avoid this often-diet-derailing social environment, but you can navigate it with our Top 5 Holiday Survival Tips: Eat slowly. (And stop at “satisfied”, instead of “stuffed”). This strategy helps you avoid overeating. […]

It’s shocking how peer pressure can be as bad or worse as adults! Our family and friends’ relentless urging to get us to eat or drink the same crap they are do is… well, relentless! And when we hold our ground and decline, we often get negative comments about how we’re obsessing over our diet […]

Who thought muscles were only pretty to look at? 🤔 Although you’re not totally wrong — our muscles serve a greater purpose. We NEED our muscles to survive. Did you know that by consuming protein and building muscle you can recover quicker after surgeries, you’re overall healthier, your muscles generate heat, and they make breathing, […]

Have you been feeling a little stuck lately? Do you sometimes feel like you’re a character from the movie ‘Groundhog Day’? You’ve got some goals. You know what it’s going to take to get there. And maybe, it’s not even that much. But at the end of the day, you STILL haven’t managed to turn […]

Fall is right around the corner, which means that it’s the PERFECT time to get into the habit of meal prepping. Here are four easy tips for you to try this fall! Ever seen an apple go bad in the fridge? Yeah, me neither, so no judgment here. But since I’ve started meal prepping my […]