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.
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.
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.
How To Get Out Of A Rut
When you’re in a rut, everything feels difficult. But the biggest challenge by far is getting out of it all together. Here are my lessons for what to do to get yourself back on track.
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.
How To Ditch The Extremes & Start Living With Intention
The extremes (throwing your diet into the wind on a Friday or starting a new “30 day to a bikini body” routine) can feel thrilling, but once you can learn to live in the balance of the middle long enough it becomes more fulfilling than any extreme plan ever could. Just take it from Nichole Sweeny.
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.
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.
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.
5 Things That Make Losing Fat Infinitely Easier
SPOILER ALERT: It’s not cardio OR tracking your calories. You may be surprised by this list but it’s the real deal.
Why Isn’t The Scale Moving?
I’m doing everything right and, mathematically, I’m losing body fat. So why hasn’t the scale gone down?