The Fit Parent Blog
Welcome to the blog! My blog is here to provide fitness strategies & nutrition tips to help you on your weight loss journey. I try to provide education on fitness and nutrition myths you may find on other health & fitness blogs. No, strength training will not make you bulky and no, eating fruit will not make you fat (even though it’s “high in sugar”). Check back weekly for the latest post, or subscribe to my newsletter to get alerted when a new post is live.
These things are keeping you from losing weight… (it’s a long list)
Nothing is normal until it is. We have to push through the discomfort in order to change.
Change Your Normal To Change Your Life
Nothing is normal until it is. We have to push through the discomfort in order to change.
Our Lows Don’t Lie
Focus less on what you do on your best days, and more on what you do on your worst days.
The Building Is The Best Part
All the best things in life have no end goal. The building is the best part.
How To Activate Your Motivation Cycle
Action leads to results, which leads to motivation, which leads to further action.
Consistency Trumps Intensity
We have the power to make decisions now that are going to greatly set ourselves up for success later. Stay ready so you don't have to get ready.
Don’t Let Summer Slow You Down
If you treat June like it’s Friday afternoon, don’t be surprised when September feels like Monday morning.
Lose 10 lbs For Summer
I’ve got the blueprint for getting toned, fit and confident for the summer.
Fitness Is About Freedom
If your fitness routine or nutrition plan are keeping you from doing or eating the things that you love than you’re doing something wrong. Fitness is about freedom, not restriction.
The 6 Things You Need To Be Doing To Maintain Your Weight Loss
The things we need to do to maintain weight are the same things we do to lose weight (with one large exception). So if you’re not willing to do it forever, it’s probably not worth doing in the first place.
6 Lessons From Fitness Industry Leaders
There are 6 major leaders in the fitness industry and I had the privilege and pleasure of spending time with them at the Raise The Bar conference over the weekend. Here are 6 lessons they shared and my thoughts on them.
Facts Don’t Care About Your Feelings
Our feelings can lie to us. Thoughts like “I feel like I’m eating healthy” or “I feel like I haven’t lost any weight” can lead to failure because they don’t tell us anything about what’s really happening. When it comes to your fitness, trust the facts.
Why The Scale Isn’t The Best Way To Track Fat Loss
How we measure progress is essential because it determines what we do next. The scale doesn’t tell the whole story, but these 3 other methods for tracking will tell us what we need to know.
Are You Actually Losing Fat? Or Just Losing Weight…
In case you didn’t know, fat loss and weight loss are not the same thing. You could be losing weight, but that won’t necessarily mean you are losing fat. If you want to change how your body looks, fat loss should be your focus.
6 Lessons I Learned From Doubling My Business
Last year, my business doubled in revenue. I coached twice as many people as I did in 2022. All while having my kids at home with me 1-3 days per week. Here are 6 things I learned and how they apply to fitness:
How To Ditch The All Or Nothing Mentality
Most of us have experienced this cycle at one point or another: start an extreme fitness routine, miss a workout or overeat, fall off & quit, start over again, expect failure and quit again. Repeat. In order to take failure off the table, we need to shift our thinking. It’s easier said than done, but it is possible.
3 Strategies To Eating Healthy Without Making Different Meals For Your Kids
It’s a tale a old as time: you take the time to make a well balanced meal for your family, and when you sit down to enjoy the fruits of your labor, your toddler throws a tantrum and refuses to eat what you’ve cooked. But worry not, I have the trick to winning this battle every time.
How Stress Is Keeping You Stuck
Stress leads to a spike in your cortisol levels which leads to water retention which in turn leads to weight gain. We all experience stress, it’s a normal part of life. But it’s time to manage the effects it has on your weight loss journey.
How I lost 5 lbs Between Thanksgiving & Christmas
The holidays can feel like the most daunting time of year when it comes to sticking with our fitness goals. But, I am proof that fat loss is possible, even with Christmas cookies galore. See how I dropped the weight and plan to keep it off.
The Key To Enjoying Your Weekends Without Restriction & Still Lose Fat
Here’s my roadmap for how to enjoy your weekends guilt-free & restriction-free without derailing your fat loss progress.