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...
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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...
Why Fasted Exercise Doesn’t Lead to Better Results
… 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 Food
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
“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...
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...