Healthy Eating

Check out these 80+ examples of NSVs (non-scale victories) worthy of celebration from real women on their weight loss journeys. What Is A Non-Scale Victory? A non-scale victory is simple something outside of your weight that shows you are making progress on your weight loss journey. Watching your weight change on the scale is one …

Eating junk food in the evening is so tempting! Try these 20+ realistic tips to help you stop nighttime snacking, one small change at a time. If you’ve read about my 100-pound weight loss journey, you know that I believe the key to my success was losing weight one small change at a time. I …

You see so many healthy smoothie recipes & people promoting shakes. But are smoothies good for weight loss? Here’s my opinion after losing 100 pounds. I’ve lost 100 pounds myself and because I also run weight loss programs, I’m pretty steeped in the whole weight loss world. And I am constantly being pitched different shakes …

Looking for extra weight loss motivation? Use these free printable weight loss tracker pages with a habit tracker, weigh-in chart, & tracking “game board”. I don’t know about you, but I’m kind of addicted to checking things off lists. I track my to-do lists in bullet journals, in my phone, on Google sheets…Anywhere I can …

These 12 healthy freezer meals for new moms with prep instructions & shopping lists use a slow cooker and Instant Pot to make her life so much easier…in only 3 hours! When I was pregnant, I knew that stocking my freezer with healthy meals during my third trimester was high on my priority list. I …

This is my pregnancy experience as someone who has lost 100 pounds – eating, exercise, struggles, weight gain, my must-have products, & body image issues. After 9 months of preparing and a lifetime of praying and waiting, our little man is here (you can read Noah’s birth story here…and see lots of baby photos)! I …

Use these 5 tips to have a healthy pregnancy and keep your pregnancy cravings in check while still allowing yourself treats and indulgences {from someone who has lost 100 pounds}! ****This post is written about my experience with pregnancy cravings using tools we’ve taught to hundreds of women to help them lose weight too. Every …

Trying to have a healthy start to your morning? Try these 25+ creative ways to eat vegetables for breakfast with all kinds of egg dishes, breads, & more! I know everyone says that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and, as someone who has lost 100 pounds, I finally see how true …

Do you overeat to make others happy? Try these 3 kind ways to respond to food pushers to stick to your healthy boundaries without hurting their feelings. I have met a lot of food pushers over the years during my 100-pound weight loss journey and throughout my weight maintenance. Some of the people have “pushed” …

Check out this list of ideas of healthy road trip snacks to find a variety of fresh, packaged, and non-refrigerated healthy traveling snacks for your next trip. As someone who has gone on a lot of road trips AND has lost 100 pounds and maintained that weight loss for years, it has been so important …

Learn how to meal prep for weight loss with these easy steps, how meal prepping can help you lose weight, get healthy recipe ideas, and more! I have lost 100 pounds and have been maintaining that weight loss for years and one of the tools that has helped me get and stay on track with …

Tons of healthy meal prep recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. One-pot meals, sheet pan dinners, meal prep bowls, healthy Instant Pot recipes, & more! I am a huge fan of meal prep! This is one of the healthy habits I built on my 100-pound weight loss journey and it continues to serve me well. …

This simple 3-step Christian weight loss system will help you conquer food cravings with practical steps and faithful encouragement. 100 pounds ago, I felt completely out of control when it came to food. If I saw a commercial for fast food, it became an instant craving that I would dwell on until I could get …

Get your free meal planner for weight loss, tips to make your healthy meal planning work for you, and recipe ideas under 500 calories. One of the most helpful skills I learned on my 100-pound weight loss journey was planning ahead. When you plan ahead, you are being intentional about your choices. You are taking …

Use these 9 tips that helped me to lose 100 pounds on my own weight loss journey using MyFitnessPal as a weight-loss tool. Even though I’ve done the 30-Day Shred more times than I can count and I accumulated my fair share of kitchen accessories for weight loss (juicers, fancy blenders, etc), MyFitnessPal was probably …

If you have been trying to lose weight and find food freedom from emotional eating and more, I’ve laid out how to stop overeating for good in 4 steps. Last week in my email newsletter, I talked about how freeing it is to be able to be surrounded by a house full of junk food …

Check out over 50 ideas for filling low-calorie food with 100 calories or less to help you meet your calorie on your weight loss journey. The struggle is real when it comes to calorie count. I spent a long time on my 100-pound weight loss journey looking for foods with less calories as I tried …

Learn how to stop food cravings before they start with these 11 tips to help you lose weight and take back control of your eating. How to Stop Food Cravings We all know food cravings are intense and trying to stop them in the moment is tough! Over the course of my own 100-pound weight …

Healthy breakfast meal prep ideas for your weight loss journey that will make your mornings stress-free and get you on the right track for the rest of your day. Breakfast is the one meal I meal prep every single week, without fail. It’s not secret that I’m not a morning person, so if I’m going …

Use these 50 Ideas For Non-Food Weight Loss Rewards to treat yourself without the calories for your successful milestones on your weight loss journey. Weight Loss Reward Ideas Let’s have a heart-to-heart talk about weight loss success. Someone once told me, “When it comes to weight loss, reward yourself early and reward yourself often!” It’s …

Use these bullet journal ideas to help you on your weight loss journey with nutrition, fitness, water, habit trackers, and more! Bullet Journal for Beginners What Is A Bullet Journal? A bullet journal (or “bujo” as the cool kids say) is a type of planner, a way to help you organize your life. You can …

Use this one unconventional but super effective way to fight back against junk food and get control back over your sugar cravings.  My sugar cravings always used to hit me at night. I’m a night owl in a family of early birds, so I could sneak boxes of food from the kitchen and eat in …

Mexican food is not exactly known for being diet food in all of it’s fried, cheesy glory, but here are 5 ways to make Mexican food healthier so that it can be a part of your weight loss and healthy lifestyle. I love pretty much all food (except bananas – blech!), but Mexican food has …

Calorie counting can be really helpful in some ways and quite harmful in others, so what is the right answer for you? Read on and find out. Let’s dive in and figure out if counting calories might be helpful for your weight loss. The Pros of Counting Calories I counted calories off and on for …