The other day, Facebook reminded me of the picture on the left that’s from 2011. It was a day when I ran another marathon. This is me stretching pre-race. I was pretty shocked for a second when I saw this… hard to believe I’ve ever even looked that way. But I did, many years! Here’s […]
It’s Okay to Skip the Gym When You Don’t Feel Like It
I haven’t lifted weights in weeks… A few weeks ago, we were in Costa Rica on a plant medicine Ayahuasca retreat. You can watch the videos about it here, here and here. When in Costa Rica, I lifted weights only twice, both times at the beginning of our stay when I still had energy for […]
Cravings: How Your Food and Fitness Habits Can Affect Your Cravings
Do you get frequent cravings? In this video, I walk you through a couple of food and fitness factors that may cause you cravings. You may not have even thought about these things, but they can play a huge role! I don’t think that there’s anything wrong with wanting to eat some sweets and treats […]
Do You Need to Lose Weight? Read This Before You Start…
I talk to women who think they should lose weight, almost every day. But have you considered that you actually may not need to lose weight? I get it, there are people who really would benefit from losing some weight, because it would make them healthier. Yes, I am aware that there are people who […]
How to Eat Without Overthinking It
How do you start eating so that you don’t think about every single bite, every single calorie and every single macronutrient that goes into your mouth, but still stay healthy? Many of us are so used to live by rules and restrictions, use food scales and calorie trackers that we don’t even know what it […]
You Got Your Period Back… And Lost it Again?
What to do when you got your period back but then lost it again? I got this question in my Instagram DM today and thought that it would make a post that others would like to read as well, so here we go! First off, do your best to not lose your period again… But […]
Quality vs Quantity of Your Workouts: What Matters to You?
Have you heard about the term junk miles? These are the running miles that you do when you don’t focus on the quality of your training, but focus on getting through a bunch of miles or kilometers, just for the sake of getting them done. You’re choosing quantity over quality. But that’s not what’s making […]
3 Ways To Reduce Your Anxiety Fast
In this post, I talk about some of my personal struggles with anxiety and depression and ways to relieve them. I haven’t talked about these things a lot and it’s new to me. So I hope that you can be nice and respect this not-so-easy choice to share this with you. A lot of women […]
4 Reasons Why You Should Stop Dieting and Stop Counting Calories
These days, it seems to be more acceptable and more normal to be on a diet than not to be on a diet. But I want to tell you why you should do the exact opposite: Why you should stop dieting and stop counting calories. But I didn’t always think that way. Because I was […]
It’s Okay to Have a Jiggling Stomach
We allow the way our bodies look, dictate our lives and therefore, we may miss out on things that are actually important. Last weekend, I held a women only workshop at Ice Chamber gym where I’m working. The topics we discussed were dangers of dieting, why it’s not always necessary to lose weight, why it’s […]