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Three Tips for Healthy Eating Habits
By: Cam Friesen Everyone has their own perception of healthy eating. Eat your greens. Avoid saturated fats. And the now-popular: avoid carbs at all costs! However, sometimes it can get confusing with SO many different people telling you SO many different eating tips. So I decided to boil it down to just three simple tips to assist you in creating good eating habits. 1. Drink …
The Importance of Flexibility
By: Kendall Brand Flexibility is often overlooked when it comes to working out, you complete your hard work out and head home. Flexibility is a lot more important than many may know. We need flexibility to be able to move, to reach up to the top shelf to grab food, or to bend down to do laundry. Without flexibility these …
Blog 8: The Final Week
First of all I wanted to start off by saying a big thank you to all of those that have continued to read this blog each week. I hope that it has been as enjoyable for you to read as it has been for me to write. At the time you are reading this blog, I will be into my …
Blog 7: What you may be giving into this holiday season
Let’s talk about the stigma surrounding dieting during the holidays. As the Christmas season is upon us, I think it is time we talk about why we allow others to dictate how we feel about eating healthily. Let’s face it, there may have been a time or two when you were on a diet and some holiday or event came …
Blog 6: My at Home Workout!
I am officially 6 weeks into my eating plan and we have had a few serious and emotionally charged blogs in a row. So I thought it was time to share with you my favourite at home workout for when I am short on time and need a quick workout that will not only challenge me but is also easy …
Blog 5: I am more like you then you realize
As we round the corner to the halfway point in this journey, I figured it was time to tell you that I am more like you then you may realize. Some people look at me and think “oh she has always been athletic and fit” or “oh it must just be in her genes”. FALSE! The reality of it is, …
Blog 4: Hitting a Plateau as Flat as a Hardwood Floor
If you have dieted before you may have experienced exactly what I am currently going through right now, the dreaded plateau…. DUH DUH DUUUH! What kind of plateau, you ask? A weight loss plateau. It’s the fourth week and I am coming quickly up to the 28th day of dieting and I am so over it. You heard me correctly. …
Blog 3: You’ve Got to Be Willing to Put in the Time!
Meal Prep: Someone out there just read those two words and groaned! Don’t get me wrong, I am with you. It is time consuming and often exhausting but meal prep is essential to success on any meal plan. The more you have prepared ahead of time, the better your success will be in the long term. With my VF plan …
Blog Two: Your Worth Is Not Determined By The Number On The Scale
Let’s talk about the weekend and how it might be ruining your progress like mine did. It was my first weekend on the diet plan and I came into it already a few pounds down! I was apprehensive about the freedom I was given to choose what I wanted to eat at dinners for both evenings. I knew that if …