by Elise | Fat Loss & Weight Management
Holiday weight gain is perhaps inevitible for most of us. Something about the colder/darker days, the abundance of comfort foods, the celebratory get-togethers, and the wind-down of the year makes it a perfect opportunity to put diet and exercise on the back burner....
by Elise | Food & Nutrition
The best healthy winter recipes are those that that fill you up, warm you up, and nourish your whole body (without leaving you totally stuffed). It’s tempting to turn to heartier comfort foods in the wintertime, but we all know that a big old pot of mac...
by Elise | Fitness & Daily Movement
I started a morning yoga challenge at the start of June, flowing through sun salutation yoga postures step by step. It just seemed like a perfect idea, given the arrival of summer and the natural surge of energy I’d been feeling since the sun had gotten stronger and...
by Elise | Food & Nutrition
If you want to figure out how to stop craving junk food for good, you have to break the belief that willpower is the answer. Willpower, unfortunately, is not a good long-term strategy. Since willpower constantly has to be restored after depletion, you run the...
by Elise | Food & Nutrition
The most basic summer diet plan typically includes more fresh fruits and veggies (think salads and smoothies), and less heavy comfort foods (like casseroles and stews). It’s pretty easy to make the switch, and you might even already have a habit of doing...
by Elise | Fitness & Daily Movement
Summer marks the tail end of the spring season as a very inspirational time for many women (and men) to start a new “summer body” workout routine. The goal of starting a new summer body workout routine is usually to slim down and tone up so that we can look and feel...
by Elise | Food & Nutrition
I’ve made this Greek yogurt veggie dip recipe at least a dozen times now. My goal with this Greek yogurt veggie dip was to encourage myself to replace my bad daytime snacking habit with more veggies. Since I work from home as a freelance writer, I have a bad habit of...
by Elise | Food & Nutrition
The first time I tried roasted chickpeas, they were from a package (that I probably paid way too much for). Much to my surprise, I couldn’t believe how delicious they were. The level of crunch they had completely blew me away. And to top it all off, they were covered...
