Summer is upon us, and that means barbecues, parties, and nights eating out on the patio with your friends. Want to make a party super uncomfortable super fast? Bust out your food scale on the picnic table to weigh your burger. (Seriously, it makes people crazy uncomfortable.) Or, perhaps you would prefer to take a […]

Everyone needs a little convenience from time to time. Often breakfast is the first thing to go early in our day because it is inconvenient to spend time making it instead of sluggin’ our coffee on the way out the door, or heading to the local Starbucks to grab a breakfast sandwich. You guys know […]

As with all things fitness, the answer invariably is “it depends.” How often you should lift weights is not a simple cookie cutter answer. Just like how much food should you eat, or how much money should you be spending; how often you lift weights is very personal and depend on a variety of factors. […]

After I had my second baby, (sweet baby girl Rory, who can do no wrong and has Nate wrapped around her precious little Cheeto stained finger) I was feeeeeelin that extra baby weight. I gained 50 lbs with each pregnancy, and being the all or nothing personality that I am, I was trying so hard […]

Summer is basically in full swing. Here in the PNW that means sunny and 75 most days, and anything over 80 is a heat wave! My gym is already getting a little warmer too. Sports bra only it is! I once worked at a gym (that shall remain nameless.) Let me describe it for you. […]

This week features a client spotlight – I have teamed up with client and best friend of 16 years, Lacey, to share this super simple, macro friendly recipe with you! I like to describe Lacey as a younger cross between Martha Stewart (without the jail time) and Joanna Gaines. Everything she touches in the home […]

As a woman, a mother, a wife, a fitness professional I can say that my ideal weight has changed so much over the years. Back in high school and college my ideal weight was 1 lb less than my best friend or sister. Think “The Price is Right”; best friend weighs 135 lb? My ideal […]

Have you ever dedicated yourself to a transformation challenge? The kind where you sign up for 30 days of cardio, food logging, burpees, whatever! Inevitably during the challenge you step on the scale only to see that it has creeped up during all your hard work, not down. WTF! Some well meaning friend or family […]

On a weekly basis, I have clients telling me things like “that workout was awesome, I was super sore!” Or things like “I don’t think that workout was hard enough, I didn’t feel sore at all!” Two wildly opposing ideas. Even on occasion someone may get too sore and now that means the workout was […]

When I am designing macro plans for people, one of the biggest pushbacks I get is the amount of protein. A myriad of reasons create concern, but here are 2 I hear pretty regularly; Volume: It’s a lot of food! The focus in not just calories, but about macros. The volume of whole foods is […]