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Posted by Alyssa Schomaker / Friday, December 4, 2015 / No comments / emotional health , girlboss , happiness , healthy , healthy choices , healthy habits , healthy life , healthy lifestyle , healthy living , live well , living healthy , mental health , physical health

Choose a Healthy Lifestyle, Not a Diet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8BmrrNgx_JiiftqMKmlcF1xyn2G6dYVgWLgsHId2C7WF9iAWOoqs6sdoSBdW0XGED1hXMtdA2gxYC51RVbCerq0hpSbR_MJ71J1ERwJidBzSKVPdQv9STVQbTx5mj5fDmPqpjgj419BL/s1600/bigstock-Happy-cheering-celebrating-suc-84730193.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img alt="Choose a Healthy Lifestyle, Not a Diet" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8BmrrNgx_JiiftqMKmlcF1xyn2G6dYVgWLgsHId2C7WF9iAWOoqs6sdoSBdW0XGED1hXMtdA2gxYC51RVbCerq0hpSbR_MJ71J1ERwJidBzSKVPdQv9STVQbTx5mj5fDmPqpjgj419BL/s1600/bigstock-Happy-cheering-celebrating-suc-84730193.jpg" title="Choose a Healthy Lifestyle, Not a Diet" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A healthy lifestyle is something everyone wants. Smarter lifestyle choices can help promote improved mental, emotional, physical, and social health. Leading a healthy lifestyle is not solely about the physical appearance; it’s about treating your body well and living a full, rich life in every way! Making smart choices for your well-being is not a diet. If you’re looking for a happier, healthier life, don’t diet to lose weight. Refine your lifestyle. Live a healthy one.</span></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />
</span> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are many benefits to choosing a healthy lifestyle rather than a diet. Here’s a list to motivate you to make that lifestyle change and take care of yourself for the long term.</span><br />
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</b> <b style="color: #444444; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mental Clarity</b><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One of the first things you’ll notice when you start to make healthier choices is your mental clarity. Treat yourself to nutrient dense food and regular exercise, and your brain will show you the benefits. You will be calmer, yet mentally energized to handle tasks and daily responsibilities. A poorly-executed diet doesn’t do that. In fact, many diets can harm your mental clarity. Too often, diets are about cutting calories. They don’t consider the nutritional benefits of a proper amount of healthy food. Drastically cutting calories can make the body feel sluggish and make the brain slow in response. </span></span></div><b style="color: #444444; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />
</b> <b style="color: #444444; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nutritious Food</b><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When working toward a healthy lifestyle, the hardest part for most people is easing the cravings of junk food. While getting rid of junk food is challenging, it does get easier with time. Your body craves sugar when it is consistently rewarded with it. Once you can cut out unhealthy habits, you will have less physical cravings for those unhealthy foods. </span></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">A short-term diet can cause greater weight fluctuation because people are more likely to binge eat after reaching the end of their diet. This forms bad habits again and makes it harder to make healthier choices in the future.</span><br />
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</b> <b style="color: #444444; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">Energy, Mood, Confidence</b><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A healthy lifestyle will improve your energy levels, your mood, and your confidence. Once the toxic, sugary food leaves your system, you will feel like a new person! Feeding your body the nutrients it needs through nutritious and fresh food will lead to naturally healthier choices because your body won’t crave junk food. Without these cravings, your moods will be more stable, and by implementing exercise a few times each week, you will have naturally higher levels of serotonin, which is a mood booster! </span></span></div><b style="color: #444444; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />
</b> <b style="color: #444444; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">Longer Life</b><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Taking care of your body will help you live a longer, healthier, happier life. Live life fully with a healthy lifestyle. Find adventures, endeavours, and do everything you want to do with good health on your side! </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />
</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For inspiration, advice, and the motivation to live a healthy lifestyle, </span><a href="http://www.afitnurse.com/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">contact me</span></a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">! I’d love to support you on your journey. For inspirational quotes, follow me on </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/alyssaschomaker/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Instagram!</span></a></div>

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Choose a Healthy Lifestyle, Not a Diet

A healthy lifestyle is something everyone wants. Smarter lifestyle choices can help promote improved mental, emotional, physical, and socia...

Posted by Alyssa Schomaker / Saturday, November 7, 2015 / No comments / early riser , exercise and fitness , general health , health and fitness , healthy , healthy choices , healthy morning , morning workouts

3 Habits of Early Risers

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Jb0qKlZXQuDhBJOIoYOr3_wMAErj2CmmmGEorl6T_OPofZJngWfa594yl1GH6bLAE394Ig7clCTxOX0_A2gZZNkL1FbJ4Lu2OBpLSR2oBWKZEa0oTRXK7iN3HGZ5TAiqcjhw1lr_t2yN/s1600/cereal-898073_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="3 Habits of Early Risers" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Jb0qKlZXQuDhBJOIoYOr3_wMAErj2CmmmGEorl6T_OPofZJngWfa594yl1GH6bLAE394Ig7clCTxOX0_A2gZZNkL1FbJ4Lu2OBpLSR2oBWKZEa0oTRXK7iN3HGZ5TAiqcjhw1lr_t2yN/s1600/cereal-898073_1920.jpg" title="3 Habits of Early Risers" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Early risers have more productive mornings than night owls and are often happier, healthier individuals. If you want to become an early riser, add a few hours to your day, and feel more energized and productive, learn about the habits of early risers!</span></span></div><b id="docs-internal-guid-2efeda8c-df08-abf5-e43a-2c20a2f48a3b" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Go to bed earlier. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Early risers have extra energy for the day because they wake up early enough to implement healthy habits into their daily routine. The first step in becoming an early riser is going to bed earlier. This is difficult at first, but after a few weeks, it will become routine. </span></span></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Shut off your screens.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Early risers shut their computer, TV, and smartphone off at least thirty minutes before going to bed. When you are staring at a computer screen right before bed, your brain has a difficult time winding down for sleep. </span></span></div></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Meditate. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Many early risers find it helpful to take 10 minutes before bed to relax and decompress after their day. It is hard to be moving quickly from morning until bedtime. Take time for yourself in the evening to wind down. You can read a book, write, meditate, or listen to some music. Take some time for yourself!</span></span></div></li>
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Exercise in the morning. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Morning exercise doesn’t always mean an intense workout before 9:00 a.m. It can mean that, but an important part of an early riser’s routine is simply getting moving! Morning exercise has also been shown to improve the quality of a person’s sleep. This means morning exercise will help you go to bed earlier in the evening. That’s a win-win. </span></span></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Go for a walk. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A morning walk can be an extremely revitalizing way to start your day! It boosts your energy, revs up your metabolism, and helps you find mental clarity. </span></span></div></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Practice yoga</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. We aren’t all yogis, but we all can reap the benefits of standard yoga poses and stretching. Stretching in the morning will set you up for a successful day because it wakes up all the muscles in your body. Just 10 minutes of stretching in the morning can improve your whole day. </span></span></div></li>
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Always eat a nutrient dense breakfast.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Breakfast is vital to the productivity of one’s day. Breakfast means to “break fast.” Early risers eat a nutrient dense breakfast in the morning to give their body and their mind the energy it needs to handle the day ahead! Some options for a healthy breakfast include:</span></span></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Oatmeal </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Add chia seeds, coconut oil, berries, cinnamon, or other toppings to elevate the nutrient value.</span></span></div></li>
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For extra support on your journey toward health and wellness, feel free to </span><a href="http://www.afitnurse.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">contact me</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">! I’d love to motivate and inspire you on your fitness journey. :)</span></span></div>

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3 Habits of Early Risers

Early risers have more productive mornings than night owls and are often happier, healthier individuals. If you want to become an early ris...

Posted by Alyssa Schomaker / Wednesday, October 28, 2015 / No comments / clean eating , eating healthy , food prep , food preparation , food prepping , fresh food , get healthy , healthy , healthy choices , healthy eating , healthy family , healthy foods

3 Tips for Food Prep

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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Do an ingredient check. After you create your food prep outline, look at the ingredients you have and what ingredients you will still need. It is best to do your food prep outline a couple days in advance. That way, you will have time to go to the grocery store to gather all needed ingredients. </span></span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Set aside a time! Having a specific time for food prep is extremely important. You will eventually want to set up a routine with a set time each week to do your food prep. Many people do their food prep on Sunday evenings to prepare for the week. Do what works best for you and your schedule!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Prepare food that you are comfortable making.</span></span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When you first begin food prep, the idea of trying new recipes can be exciting. For your first food prep, however, I’d recommend using recipes you know. </span></span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Using familiar recipes will make your first food prep much easier. You know how to prepare the dish. You know what ingredients you need. You know how much food you will have to portion out. Lastly, you will be confident knowing that you are making a dish that you enjoy! There’s nothing worse than preparing food for several days and realizing that you don’t like the way it tastes. Stick to familiar recipes for your first few food prep sessions.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Remember that “food prep” doesn’t always mean cooking.</span></span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Food prep can be a variety of things. You can do only the basic outline for food prep. You can simply chop up vegetables that you will want to use later in the week. You can portion out snacks for yourself and your family, to avoid overeating. This is all part of food prep.</span></span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Food prep is preparing food in advance so that you will have less work to do later in the week! </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For extra support your journey toward a healthy lifestyle, please </span><a href="http://www.afitnurse.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">contact me</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">! I’d love to be a resource to help you in pursuing healthy living. :)</span></span></div>

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3 Tips for Food Prep

Food prep can be the key to weight loss, a healthy lifestyle, or making gains at the gym. Whatever your goals are, food prep is an easy w...

Posted by Alyssa Schomaker / Saturday, October 10, 2015 / No comments / clean eating holiday , exercise , exercise and fitness , fall , fall fitness , fitness journey , Fitness motivation , get healthy , health and fitness , healthy choices , healthy holidays

4 Reasons for Fall Fitness

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjueoWmD653Isrskwt8JZOVzNML-ZxCmvT5XruXRWdYRc9I9WNu1iujhQuQgaLjpA_nfXIxqbmlpiETadLVK6gDCvcGW_5T1swDT_pxBhbnJKjTMX3P_XjrSeIY5dkoOAJVhyphenhyphenZyEM06AIWH/s1600/shoes-480217_1280+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img alt="4 Reasons for Fall Fitness" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjueoWmD653Isrskwt8JZOVzNML-ZxCmvT5XruXRWdYRc9I9WNu1iujhQuQgaLjpA_nfXIxqbmlpiETadLVK6gDCvcGW_5T1swDT_pxBhbnJKjTMX3P_XjrSeIY5dkoOAJVhyphenhyphenZyEM06AIWH/s1600/shoes-480217_1280+%25281%2529.jpg" title="4 Reasons for Fall Fitness" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Fall fitness is when you start practicing healthy habits during the autumn season. It may seem like a stressful time to implement healthy habits when Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas are approaching, but holidays can be a motivating reason for fall fitness! Here are four motivating reasons to work on your fitness this fall.</span></span></div><b id="docs-internal-guid-2e1b0509-48d9-a4ba-53a8-f09c6d220b45" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Look great before holiday events.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Why wait until after the holidays to get in shape? You can start now and get fit before family gatherings! Start your fall fitness routine now, shed a few pounds, tone up a little bit, and slip into a cute costume for Halloween. Get ready to wear that outfit for Christmas and that perfect NYE dress that you’ve been dreaming about!  There are a bunch of photos taken in the fall season, so why not look your best!  You’ll be happier looking knowing that you are working on your health and fitness and feeling good. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Motivate others.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Another great reason for fall fitness is creating the opportunity to motivate others toward a healthy lifestyle. When your family and friends notice that you are making conscious healthy choices, they’ll be interested in learning more. They’ll notice that you are looking good, and feeling confident and energized. Fall fitness is a great way to encourage others to live a healthier life. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You will be less likely to get discouraged or overeat. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Too often, people try to crash diet before events or holiday gatherings. It is not effective or healthy. Crash diets lead to overconsumption and feeling discouraged. If you start your fall fitness before the holidays, you can implement healthy habits and control your cravings and urges. You’ll know to practice portion control and what foods trigger your unhealthy habits. Start fall fitness now to set yourself up for success during the holidays. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Don’t wait for resolution season.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You may be tempted to go through the holiday season with unhealthy habits. You may just want to make a “healthier life” your New Year’s resolution. Don’t wait! Implement a healthier lifestyle now so that you can work toward an even greater goal in the new year! Maybe you want to read more, wake up earlier, or learn new culinary skills. Those resolutions sound way more fun! </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Plus, you’ll feel great going to the gym in January, feeling confident in your skill set and workout routine.  There are many new people joining gyms after their NYE resolutions. You can be the one who is already working toward their goals. Start with fall fitness now, be prepared for the holidays, and be ready to take on the new year. :)</span></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For extra support on your healthy and fitness journey, </span><a href="http://www.afitnurse.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">contact me!</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I would love to offer motivation, tips, and encouragement on your fall fitness routine. A healthier you awaits! </span></span></div>

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4 Reasons for Fall Fitness

Fall fitness is when you start practicing healthy habits during the autumn season. It may seem like a stressful time to implement healthy h...

Posted by Alyssa Schomaker / Thursday, October 8, 2015 / No comments / beach body , clean eating , dinner , eating healthy , get healthy , healthy choices , healthy habits , Portion Control

Practice Portion Control At Home

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrBYVBqu80Da2YbQtGescMY8dYV6IyqVXYMoaoFjz1Z34tmOUFAhu_WoR-_WbOGKXRAyoH32FKdiGamyBSZvvVitCWCl-sC0o5ft_P9-NwKAcMsuceScVT0OBWMR64sb-fYa7cY_vrCrk/s1600/pasta-932172_1280+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Practice Portion Control At Home" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrBYVBqu80Da2YbQtGescMY8dYV6IyqVXYMoaoFjz1Z34tmOUFAhu_WoR-_WbOGKXRAyoH32FKdiGamyBSZvvVitCWCl-sC0o5ft_P9-NwKAcMsuceScVT0OBWMR64sb-fYa7cY_vrCrk/s1600/pasta-932172_1280+%25281%2529.jpg" title="Practice Portion Control At Home" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Portion control is treating yourself to a healthy amount of food, without over-consuming and over-snacking. Portion control can be especially challenging while eating at home because it is easy to snack continually or eat extra portions of dinner. The key to portion control is to break the habit of overeating. I’ve created a list of six helpful tips to help you practice healthy portion control at home. </span></span></div><b id="docs-internal-guid-26ff09b9-48d2-a04b-64c6-64b61125ed34" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Don’t leave food sitting out.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Practice portion control by taking an appropriate sized snack and then closing the package. Put the package back in its place in the pantry. When you put your food away, portion control is easier, because you have to make a conscious effort to reopen the package for more snacking. This gives you more time to exercise your willpower and avoid overeating.</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Don’t snack from the package.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Following the same idea of putting the package away, never eat directly from the package. If you want to have a snack while you watch TV, take a portion of your snack and eat from a bowl. Don’t bring the entire package of your snack to the couch with you. It’s much easier to overeat when you have the entire package with you.</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Use a smaller plate.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The easiest way to practice portion control is to use smaller plates in your home. Avoid the large serving dinner plates. Try using a salad plate to portion your dinner. Even a normal portion served on a salad plate will feel more satiating when you’ve finished eating. When your brain sees a smaller plate that looks full, you will feel more full. When your brain sees a big plate, that looks less full, you may not feel as satisfied after eating. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">No seconds.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After you’ve finished your portion of dinner, avoid going back for seconds. Try going for a walk around the block, reading a book, or cleaning the kitchen. Distract yourself from your craving for a second helping. Once you can break the habit of eating second portions of food, portion control will be much easier.</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Portion out your leftovers. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you intend to bring leftovers for lunch, try portioning your leftovers out the night before! When you have separate containers of food to-go, you won’t take overly large portions on your way out the door. It will be a way to remain consistent with your portion control, even when you’re in a hurry!</span></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For extra support on your journey toward a healthy lifestyle, contact me! I would love to offer support on your weight loss and fitness journey! </span><a href="http://www.afitnurse.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Check out my website</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for tips, encouragement, and daily motivation to reach your goals!</span></span>

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Practice Portion Control At Home

Portion control is treating yourself to a healthy amount of food, without over-consuming and over-snacking. Portion control can be especial...

Posted by Alyssa Schomaker / Tuesday, September 22, 2015 / No comments / back on track , clean eating , eating healthy , exercise and fitness , fitness , general health , get healthy , healthy choices , live with no regrets

3 Ways to Get Back on Track with Healthy Living

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-a6db46b8-f6e4-cfed-c818-669417c2a4ac" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWIvaLtH7hXR8OSPeXka7BaT2k6HDtF2xmPS31AU2PoVDGP8_k-XxnLoM93QTKGNUNOmxvinVPozQhStexaWFQa6BjLMDM8Dh1Gb8yuNvHNTfO5v2E6DDmZOLoJ2iCYiw1U4Sybew_IBN/s1600/fitness-332278_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="3 Ways to Get Back on Track with Healthy Living" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWIvaLtH7hXR8OSPeXka7BaT2k6HDtF2xmPS31AU2PoVDGP8_k-XxnLoM93QTKGNUNOmxvinVPozQhStexaWFQa6BjLMDM8Dh1Gb8yuNvHNTfO5v2E6DDmZOLoJ2iCYiw1U4Sybew_IBN/s1600/fitness-332278_1280.jpg" title="3 Ways to Get Back on Track with Healthy Living" /></a></b></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-a6db46b8-f6e4-cfed-c818-669417c2a4ac" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Getting back on track to healthy living can be challenging. There are so many temptations in our day to day lives. It is understandable to have slip ups! I have three ways to rediscover your motivation to get back on track to fitness and healthy eating. </span></b></div><b id="docs-internal-guid-a6db46b8-f6e4-cfed-c818-669417c2a4ac" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-a6db46b8-f6e4-cfed-c818-669417c2a4ac" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Remember Your Motives</span></b></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-a6db46b8-f6e4-cfed-c818-669417c2a4ac" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The biggest struggle of healthy living is finding consistent motivation. Motivation gets you to the gym, helps you buy healthy foods and prevents you from falling back to unhealthy habits. Get back on track to healthy living with a reminder in your motivation. So, why do you want to be healthy?</span></b></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-a6db46b8-f6e4-cfed-c818-669417c2a4ac" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Energy - Your energy levels improve when you are treating your body well, exercising, and giving it nourishing food. Quality of life improves when you have more energy! Remember that to help you get back on track.</span></b></div></li>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Appearance - Your appearance greatly improves if you are nourishing your body and working on muscle toning! Healthy foods, proper hydration, and nutrients are important. You will get healthier and stronger hair. Your skin will be firmer and glowing. Your body will tone up, and you will walk with better posture and more confidence. </span></div></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Health - Get back on track by remembering the importance of your health. Eating well and exercising will keep you healthy now and in the long run. Proper nutrition helps prevent many diseases and illnesses. Get back on track to live a long and healthy life. </span></div></li>
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Set New Goals</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you have reached your goals and maybe regressed to old habits, it’s time to set new goals! Without a goal in mind, motivation can be hard to find. Do not go back to bad habits after you have come this far in your fitness journey. Get back on track. :)</span></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Weight loss - Set a new weight loss goal for yourself. Are you ready to lose those lingering five pounds? Believe in yourself! Set that goal. Get back on track with healthy habits.</span></div></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Routine - Set a routine goal. This can be a great way to get back on track. If you create a goal to maintain a routine, it will help structure your entire lifestyle around health. You can make a goal to exercise on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. You can make a goal only to eat out at restaurants once a week. Setting routine goals are rewarding because you can accomplish them consistently. </span></div></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Implement different foods - To get back on track, you can try implementation goals. Maybe you feel your diet is lacking fiber, you can add more apples or other fiber-rich foods into your eating habits. It’s an easy goal to obtain, but it is putting you back on track toward healthy living!</span></div></li>
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Structure</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The easiest way to get back on track is through scheduling and structuring. Create a healthy meal plan each week. You can also plan meal prep days. This will ensure that you will always have healthy food in the house and will limit impulsive purchases of junk food. You can also get back on track by creating a workout regime. Go to the gym with a plan and a will to complete it. This will be helpful motivation to get in shape and get healthy.</span></div><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With these tips, you will be able to get back on track with healthy living! For a little extra motivation and support, please </span><a href="http://www.afitnurse.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">contact me</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">! I would love to help you on your journey toward a healthy lifestyle. </span></b>

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3 Ways to Get Back on Track with Healthy Living

Getting back on track to healthy living can be challenging. There are so many temptations in our day to day lives. It is understandable to...

Posted by Alyssa Schomaker / Tuesday, September 8, 2015 / No comments / clean eating , diet , eating healthy , healthy choices , healthy snacks , hungry after a meal , over eating , tips to eat clean

3 Ways to Avoid Over Eating

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</div><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Overeating is when a person continues to eat after they are full or if they are eating when they do not feel hungry. Overeating is often the result of boredom, stress, or a bad habit. Learning to overcome overeating will make living a healthy lifestyle much easier and will motivate your weight loss journey! Overcoming overeating is not an easy feat, but with these three tips and your willpower, you will kick this bad habit to the curb!</span></span></div><b id="docs-internal-guid-10aa4b6b-aae2-9d2f-7c34-bab0c879cbf7" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Eat Small Meals or Snacks</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Throughout the day, eat small meals and snacks that are abundant in healthy nutrients! Overeating is more likely to occur if you feel extremely hungry when you start eating. A ravenous appetite results in excess consumption of unhealthy foods because your body is trying to fill a caloric void with anything that is quick and easily digestible. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you eat small nutritious meals and snacks throughout the day, your body will never get to this “starving” state of hunger, allowing you to make health-conscious decisions about what to eat! Carry some freshly cut vegetables with you or your favorite mixed nuts to make for a nutritious snack when you are feeling hungry. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you do make it to a ravenous point of hunger, drink a full glass of water twenty minutes before you eat. It will help calm your appetite, so you are less likely to binge during your meal.</span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Purge Your Pantry</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Another strategy to avoid overeating is to clean out your pantry! Everyone has trigger foods for overeating. A trigger food is a type of food that continually tempts you. For example, if you eat one potato chip, do you feel satisfied or do you keep eating the chips until the bag is gone? If you experience the temptation until the bag of chips is gone, chips are a trigger food for you. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Temptation can happen with all sorts of foods. Chips, cookies, ice cream, and crackers are all common examples of trigger foods for overeating. Purge your pantry of these foods. Donate unopened items to the local food shelter. Throw away all unfinished items. It seems wasteful to throw away uneaten food, but remember that this food is only making you unhealthy and is an obstacle in your journey toward a healthy lifestyle. Throw them away! It will be emotionally and physically beneficial to you. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Are You Hungry or Bored?</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you find yourself reaching for a bag of potato chips or a box of donuts, think about why you want to eat. Do you actually feel hungry, are you watching TV and craving munchies, or are you just bored? Learning to understand your physical need for food is important to lead a healthy life. Eating out of boredom or out of habit will not help your body. </span></span></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you are bored, do an engaging activity for a while. Read your favorite book or take a walk around the block. If you still are thinking about food during the activity, you are probably hungry. In this case, make yourself a nutritious snack. An apple with peanut butter or carrots with hummus are great snacks to avoid an unhealthy episode of overeating. </span></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For extra support and inspiration on your weight loss and fitness journey</span><a href="http://www.afitnurse.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> contact me</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. I would love to help you with your transition to a healthy and happy lifestyle!</span></span>

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3 Ways to Avoid Over Eating

Overeating is when a person continues to eat after they are full or if they are eating when they do not feel hungry. Overeating is often th...

Posted by Alyssa Schomaker / Friday, August 28, 2015 / No comments / clean eating , clean eating snacks , healthy choices , healthy eating , healthy foods , healthy snacks , Protein , protein snacks

5 Protein Snacks that Pack a Punch

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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Snacks are necessary to keep your metabolism at its peak throughout the day. The type of snacks consumed makes a difference in reaching your health goals. You don’t want to consume snacks that are light and calorie dense. Rather, you want to consume snacks that are full of nutrients and protein. Protein snacks will help you feel satiated, so you will not feel hungry as often. Here are five protein snacks that will help curb your appetite and keep you feeling full longer!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Greek yogurt is one of the best protein snacks! It has an important serving of dairy, is a natural probiotic, and has an average of 17 grams of protein per serving! When selecting your Greek yogurt, check the label to make sure you are purchasing a brand that does not have a lot of additives, like sugars or fake flavorings. It is best to choose a plain, lowfat, Greek yogurt and add toppings. To sweeten it up, add a little raw honey, and garnish the yogurt with berries. </span></span></div>
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5 Protein Snacks that Pack a Punch

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Posted by Alyssa Schomaker / Thursday, August 13, 2015 / No comments / clean lunch ideas , eating healthy , family , fitness , health , healthy choices , healthy family , kids , Kids Health , lunch , tips to eat clean

Packing Your Kids a Healthy Lunch

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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whether you are packing your children’s lunches for a fun day at the beach, a play date with their friends, or school, adding healthy choices in their lunchbox is important! You want to make sure they are growing strong and healthy. A healthy lunch can be a challenge to prepare. Kids are susceptible to pressures from their peers and the media when it comes to food options. Overcoming these influences is difficult, but it can be done! Here’s how!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a Conversation</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first step in creating a healthy lunch is having a conversation with your children about healthy food! Help them understand what “healthy” means and how healthy choices will be good for their bodies and brains! Kids want to grow, and they want to be strong and smart. Tell them about the healthy aspects of certain vegetables, fruits, nuts, and proteins. The more they know, the more they will be interested in the food they consume. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Decide what kinds of foods you would reasonably be able to pack in a healthy lunch. Make a list. With the list of foods that you have created, ask your children to pick their favorites! Involving your children in the preparation will make them more excited about the process! Then, you can pack nutritious lunch options based on their healthy preferences.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Know the Basics</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is important that your children eat well-rounded meals. What constitutes a healthy lunch? There are many ways to get proper nutrition, but the basics come down to protein, vegetables, whole grains, and dairy. Putting the basics into each healthy lunch will give your children a nutrient dense diet, helping them grow strong!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now that you have a general idea of what to pack, it’s time to pack it right! A healthy lunch is only healthy if it is properly stored and maintained. To create a portable lunch, you’ll need ice packs, a lunch box, a stainless steel thermos, and air-tight microwave safe containers.  To involve your children even more in this process bring, them along when you go shopping for these essentials. Let them pick the color thermos they like, the shape of the ice packs, and the design of the lunch box! Just make sure the lunch box is well-insulated and roomy enough to store the containers and the thermos.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To keep things interesting for your kids, here are some fun food ideas for healthy lunches. </span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kids tend to love finger food! Try making your own healthy version of pre-packaged lunch snacks. Pack whole grain crackers, fresh deli meats, and slices of your child’s favorite cheese. Then, they get to put all the food together as if it is their own creation!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another great finger food option is a pinwheel wrap. Take your whole grain wrap and put in the ingredients that your kids desire. Tightly wrap and then place toothpicks through the wrap about an inch apart. Cut between the toothpicks and you will have bite-sized pieces that have all the colors of the ingredients! It is a pretty finger food that your kids will love, too.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: 14.6666666666667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With these ideas in mind, planning and packing a healthy lunch for your kids is easy and fun. You may even want to pack your own healthy lunch! If you are looking to pursue a healthier lifestyle and improve the lives of your family, please </span><a href="http://www.afitnurse.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 14.6666666666667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">contact me</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.6666666666667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">! I can help you get on track with food, fitness, and a healthier approach to living!</span></span>

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Packing Your Kids a Healthy Lunch

Whether you are packing your children’s lunches for a fun day at the beach, a play date with their friends, or school, adding healthy c...

Posted by Alyssa Schomaker / Thursday, July 16, 2015 / No comments / busy mom , clean eating , fitness , food , health , healthier life , healthy choices , healthy eating , healthy lifestyle , healthy snacks , simple healthy choices

Healthy Choices Made Simpler

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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The key to sticking with healthy choices is to make sure you don’t feel like you are restricting yourself. Find a few healthy snacks that taste amazing, and take a few moments each day to treat yourself. Relax and unwind with a small piece of dark chocolate, taking the time to savor it. Nutritious snacks that you enjoy make it easier to commit to your healthy choices, but don’t be discouraged if you give in to temptation and eat something that’s not so good for you. Don’t beat yourself up! Instead, think about what caused you to give in and indulge. Were you eating because you felt emotional? You might be able to find ways to channel your emotions that don’t involve food. And, know that sometimes you need to be able to kick back and indulge a little bit.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It’s much easier to make healthy choices when they are the quickest option available to you. When you come home and are hungry, it’s often easier to reach for a bag of chips instead of taking the time to prepare a healthy snack. It’s perfectly normal to want to choose the convenient option, especially when you’re a busy mom. The trick is to make healthy choices the most convenient ones. Avoid stocking your pantry with unhealthy convenience foods, and find a few nutritious options to keep on hand. So instead of coming home hungry and reaching for a bag of chips, you can reach for some pre-chopped veggies or dried fruit.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Commit to them.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.6666666666667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Healthy choices aren’t as beneficial to you if you only do them sometimes. Instead, you have to think of it as a new lifestyle. Following the previous tip of making them easier will make it that much simpler to stick with them! It might feel like a challenge at first, and you might have days where you take a wrong step, but commit to sticking with it for a few months. I promise one day you will wake up and discover that making healthy choices has become almost effortless. </span></span></div>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: 14.6666666666667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Making healthy choices isn’t as intimidating as it may seem. Just remember to stick with them, and don’t feel discouraged if you have an off-day. Use your struggles as motivation to keep moving forward. If you need an extra boost of motivation, I’m here to help! Contact me if you want to learn more about how I can help you reach your goals.</span></span>

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Healthy Choices Made Simpler

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Posted by Alyssa Schomaker / Saturday, June 13, 2015 / No comments / beachbody , busy mom , clean eating , clean eating breakfast , easy meals , healthy breakfast , healthy choices , healthy family , quick oats

Easy Breakfast Ideas for a Healthier Day

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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Overnight oats are an easy breakfast that uses ingredients you probably already have in your pantry. Simply mix ½ cup of your favorite oats (this is a great way to make steel cut oats) with about ⅔ cup of unsweetened almond milk (you can also use coconut milk). Stir in about one teaspoon of honey or maple syrup for just a hint of sweetness, and let the mixture sit in your refrigerator overnight. In the morning, give it a stir and add some extra milk if you prefer a thinner consistency. Top with some nuts or fresh fruit, and you’ve got a delicious and easy breakfast. You can even store your overnight oats in the fridge for a few days if needed.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Egg muffins have become a popular easy breakfast, and with good reason! They’re packed with protein, and you can fill them with your favorite veggies to make them extra tasty. Since they’re pre-baked, you can make a large batch and store the extras in your fridge or freezer. Crack about six eggs into a bowl (you can sub in egg whites for a few of the eggs if you prefer) and whisk them, then add about ¾ cup of cottage cheese. From there, simply add your favorite veggies (diced into small pieces). You can make your egg muffins even more filling by adding some cooked quinoa or brown rice. Spray a muffin tin and fill each cup just over halfway with the egg mixture. Bake them at 350 degrees for around 20-25 minutes, and you’ve got an easy breakfast that you can store in your fridge or freezer. Just pop them in the microwave when you’re ready to enjoy them.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Try some of these ideas and see what you think! Once you find a few easy breakfast recipes you enjoy, it’s so simple to keep those items on hand, so you’re ready to tackle even the busiest mornings. Are you looking for more information about nutrition and fitness? </span><a href="http://www.afitnurse.com/p/schedule-appointment-to-chat-with-me.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Contact me</span></a><span style="font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> today! I can help you find a fitness and nutrition plan that will work for you!</span></span>

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