Fit & Healthy Buffalo- Fitness Success After 40

The foods that you eat make a huge impact on your fat loss results. But it’s not just about what you are eating, it’s also about how much and how frequently you eat. All of these factors make the topic of how to eat for best results a hot one with my clients! So let’s dive into the most popular eating strategies… A quick online search produces two popular eat-for-fat-loss strategies: Intermittent Fasting versus Six Small Meals. Which strategy works best? And, more importantly, which strategy would work best for YOU? Let’s find out… Intermittent Fasting:  this eating strategy cycles between periods of eating and periods of fasting. The content of your meals during eating periods is not a factor. Some cycle between eating and fasting each day, creating a small window for eating and fasting for at least 16 hours, while others cycle eating and fasting across several days, taking as much as 48 hours at a time to fast. Pros:  Humans have been fasting for thousands of yea

  I get asked all the time: “How do you stay so motivated?” Fact: I don’t! …. So I work at it! Motivation is like a muscle – the more you flex it, the stronger it becomes. But what do you do to get your motivation “muscle” in shape in the first place? You find ways to  intentionally  keep yourself motivated! I’ve put together a list of proven ways to build motivation right into your healthy habits. 1. Make it fun!  Try a new recipe. Do a new workout (working with a fitness pro is a no-brainer for this one!). Listen to your favorite music. Challenge yourself to try one new fruit or veg a week. 2. Set a goal that gets you psyched.  Sign up for a fun run. Go for a weekend mountain biking getaway. Try a new recipe every week for three months. Sign up for a dance or jiu-jitsu class. 3. Make it part of your routine.  Park farther away from your destination. Take the stairs. Go for a lunchtime walk outside. Work out as soon as you wake up in the morning. H

  “Don’t get ahead of yourself.” That phrase used to drive me crazy when I was a kid! It felt like grown-ups were always trying to hold me back. But they weren’t. They wanted me to reach my goals – and I’m sharing this with you today to help YOU reach your own goals. → The only thing you can control is what you do TODAY. It’s human nature to want to speed ahead – to focus on where you want to be, instead of where you are now. But the fastest route to your goals is to focus on TODAY. Your actions today (right now!) have a direct impact on your tomorrow. Multiplied over many days, your actions predict your future. Powerful stuff, right? But that’s only half of it. Imagine every one of your “todays” stacking up, teaching you valuable lessons. And those lessons don’t only help you REACH your goals, but MAINTAIN them and BUILD on them into the future. That’s priceless! Books are written one word at a time … fortunes are amassed one dollar at a ti

  There’s nothing quite as inspiring as a truly jaw-dropping before and after picture. I’m talking about a 50+ pound weight loss where they look like an entirely new person. It’s striking how much younger people look when the extra fat comes off. An attractive, happy, energetic person was inside of them all along. Many popular magazines showcase transformation success stories like this at the beginning of a new year. Flip through the pages of before and after photos and it’s hard not to feel inspired to make healthy changes in your own life. It’s also interesting to read how each person managed to lose all the weight. What was their exercise routine? What diet plan did they follow? The truth is that there are many routines and plans that bring success. The key is to choose your plan and stick with it. Of course, this is where things get tricky, during the stick with it period. This is when life tempts you to lose your focus and get lazy. This is when even the best

  Do you have a specific fitness goal that you are hoping to achieve? This goal could be a number on the scale, or a clothing size. Or maybe you are hoping to wear a certain cut or style of clothes like strappy tank tops, shorts, or a bathing suit. While having this goal is great, it will NOT guarantee success. You knew that, though, because this isn’t the first time that you’ve had a fitness goal. A goal that you didn’t meet. In fact, you probably know dozens of other people who also have struggled to meet their fitness goals. Here’s the typical scenario: you get all pumped up to lose weight and get into shape by starting out completely gung-ho. Your enthusiasm lasts about two weeks, before old habits and routine slide back into place, cutting your results off before reaching your goal. Then your goal begins to fade from your mind, and life goes on. The problem, my friend, was your initial focus on the result rather than a sustained focus on the process. Let me break