30 Days of Restrictive Eating and the #DietRiot approach

“I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond.” – Mae West Good nutrition requires two things: Sustainability and delicious food. If I don’t enjoy what I’m eating or how, then it’s not sustainable and not for me. That’s why diets have never really been my thing. The food is …

Slow Cooked Beef Stew

Nothing says winter quite like warm and delicious slow-cooked stew to cozy up by the fire with. Since ‘winter’ in San Diego feels like springtime in most parts of the country, I like to make this stew mainly because it’s easy to make, flavorful and Paleo (obviously). And when the temperatures drop below 40 degrees (this is cold in SoCal), …

4 Healthy Commandments For The Holiday Season

Before I dig into this post I must point out that I’m in Boston experiencing my first snowfall in FOUR YEARS! When you’ve been living in 70-degree weather year round (poor me!), getting a little snowflake action actually feels really, really good! Meanwhile, my parents are groaning about how they need to shovel later. Such Debbie Downers. The sparkle, the …

The Difference Between Fat loss vs. Weight Loss – It’s Not What You Think

Recently, one of my online coaching clients checked in to tell me about his progress. Training sessions? Check! Eating better? Check! Sleeping more? Check! From a behavioral and training standpoint, he was kicking ass. Yet, he lamented that he still wasn’t losing weight. His dilemma got me thinking. Why wasn’t he losing weight if he appeared to do everything I was …