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.
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.
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.
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.
Are You Living Your Fit Life?
When it comes to your fitness journey, we need to think more about the lifestyle we will be living than the final outcome we are trying to reach. If you could define your “fit life”, what would you look like? How would you feel day to day? What would you be doing?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How To Burn More Fat With Protein
Here are the 4 reasons why you should eat more protein to help you lose fat…
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?