Meal Prep for Fat Loss
“I just have trouble figuring out what to make.” This is a common refrain that pops up during conversations about meal prep for fat loss. My clients want to eat better, but don’t know where to...
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Back to School: Using the “Clean Slate” Approach to Kickstart Healthy Habits
The Benefits of a Clean Slate Whether you have kids in school or not, Labor Day tends to be a collective transition. It’s a doorway we pass through into fall. Our schedules settle down; there are...
Thinking About a Diet? Think Again.
When I start work with a new client, they often think that I’m going to be starting them on a strict, no-nonsense diet right away. But this couldn’t be further from the truth. The reality is...
How Online Training Works
In 2016, I was a busy in-home personal trainer in New York City. I worked primarily on the Upper West Side (where I lived), and I spent every weekday popping in and out of people’s apartments (and...
Can You Only Do One Kind of Exercise?
In today’s Fact or Fiction post, I’m going to be answering a social media question. Someone asked: Would it be bad to only do exercise you like even if it’s not a balance of cardio/strength/different...
How Do You Get Rid of a Sweet Tooth?
This week, I’m tackling a common problem for my clients (and me!) that came up in my Burning Questions form (you can leave your questions here!). An anonymous poster asked, “How do you get...
Is There a Weight Set Point?
Before the new year, I asked my readers to submit questions for a new blog series that I am calling “Fact or Fiction”! In my e-mail to my subscribers, I asked them to send me their burning...
Taming the Mind, Part IV
How Does Your Weight Serve You? This is the next step in our “Taming the Mind” blog series. If you are ready to make a significant change in your lifestyle pertaining to health, you are going...