Create Your Own Meal Plan
I’m often asked if I provide meal plans. The answer is an emphatic, most definite “no.” Personal trainers – even ones with nutrition specializations like me – are not qualified...
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Healthy Snacks for Travel
What You’ll Always Find in my Suitcase Today, I’m going to give you a sneak peek of the kinds of healthy snacks for travel that I use myself, and also recommend that clients pack to help with...
How to Maintain Progress on Vacation
“How long does it take to lose progress on vacation?” This is a frequent question I get from clients: “I’m going on vacation – I’m worried about losing the results I’ve...
Are Your Workouts Working?
When I take on online coaching clients, I almost always create personalized strength training programs for them, because I like to be pretty specific about how and when they are training. Call me a control...
Simple Tricks for Eating Leaner
This blog post is for you if you… Don’t want to count every calorie Cook a lot of your meals Eat a lot of meals at build-your-own salad/bowl fast casual restaurants Would prefer to use broad...
Parade Magazine: Interview on Waist Trainers
Do waist trainers work for weight loss? If you’ve been seeing celebrities promote their use on Instagram, and you’re wondering for yourself if you can benefit from their touted waist-slimming...
Healthy Ideas for Entertaining
For many of my clients, social events are the most difficult eating situations to navigate. They’re having fun and special time with friends and family… but there’s a cheese plate (or...
How to Eat Out Healthy
If you’re trying to… Get leaner Lose weight … or generally make any change to your nutrition… How do you eat out (especially socially) without going to EITHER extreme of being a restrictive stick...
5 Dos and Don’ts for Getting “Summer Ready”
Last weekend was – at least in the Northeast – the official beginning of the summer season. If you’re like me, you’re rummaging through boxes of clothes in the basement (or, let’s...
How to Lose Weight Without Counting Calories
If you want to lose weight or lose fat, there’s no doubt that modifying your nutrition is going to be one of the most powerful behavior changes you can implement. Before we dive into this post, I...