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Client Success: Building Muscle in Your Forties

Author: Rachel TrottaOn: Aug 28Categories: Fitness

Client Success: Building Muscle in Your Forties

Once a month, I love to feature a client who has a healthy mindset, who does a great job of following their training program, who implements the nutrition tweaks I suggest, and who (as a result) experiences...

10 Strategies for Better Body Image

Author: Rachel TrottaOn: Jun 26Categories: Fitness

10 Strategies for Better Body Image

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10 Strategies for Better Body Image Do you ever catch a momentary reflection of yourself, or see a photo, and feel absolutely awful about your appearance? Does this “motivate” you to get more...

How to Use MyFitnessPal to Lose Weight

Author: Rachel TrottaOn: Mar 01Categories: Fitness

How to Use MyFitnessPal to Lose Weight

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How to Use MyFitnessPal to Lose Weight If you Google how to use calories or macros to lose weight, you’ll likely be overwhelmed by information. This is because when it is used skillfully, tracking...

Simple Tricks for Eating Leaner

Author: Rachel TrottaOn: Jul 25Categories: Fitness

Simple Tricks for Eating Leaner

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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...

How to Eat Out Healthy

Author: Rachel TrottaOn: Jun 15Categories: Fitness

How to Eat Out Healthy

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If you’re trying to… How do you eat out (especially socially) without going to EITHER extreme of being a restrictive stick in the mud, or eating like we’re going to the chair? But even if we’re...

5 Dos and Don’ts for Getting “Summer Ready”

Author: Rachel TrottaOn: May 31Categories: Fitness

5 Dos and Don’ts for Getting “Summer Ready”

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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

Author: Rachel TrottaOn: Apr 26Categories: Fitness

How to Lose Weight Without Counting Calories

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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...

Why Fasted Exercise Doesn’t Lead to Better Results

Author: Rachel TrottaOn: Mar 29Categories: Fitness

Why Fasted Exercise Doesn’t Lead to Better Results

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… And what to do instead Most of my clients have weight loss goals. Many of them come to me hoping to be shown the perfect fat-burning diet, the personal-trainer-approved fat-blasting workout plan,...

10 Ways to Improve Your Relationship with Your Body

Author: Rachel TrottaOn: Feb 28Categories: Fitness

10 Ways to Improve Your Relationship with Your Body

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A huge part of my nutrition coaching is helping you improve your relationship with food, exercise, and your body. It’s not just about weight loss, macros, and workouts. When I was at my heaviest,...

Meal Prep for Fat Loss

Author: Rachel TrottaOn: Sep 30Categories: Fitness

Meal Prep for Fat Loss

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“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...