All tagged Energy

Is Bread the Enemy? Do Carbs Make You Fat?

“Bread is the enemy…and carbs make you fat!”

Have you ever thought the same thing?

Are you limiting bread (or pasta or rice or other grains) because you fear they’ll make you gain weight?

You’re not alone.

But is bread *really* the enemy?

Do carbs *actually* make you fat?

How to Get Enough Protein as a Vegetarian

As a vegetarian or plant-based eater, you might struggle or feel overwhelmed with how to get enough protein.

You may have even gotten questions from your non-vegetarian friends and family:

“But how are you getting protein?!”

The good news is:

It’s easier than you think 😉

BALANCE and How to Enjoy a Sustainable Way of Eating

You hear the word “balance” all the time:

  • Work-life balance

  • Balanced eating

  • “How do I balance all of this?”

  • “I just want balance!”

  • “It’s all about balance”

And it got me thinking…how do I define balance? And how can my definition of balance help YOU enjoy a sustainable way of eating?

To me, balance has FIVE distinct meanings, and these meanings can help you enjoy a sustainable way of eating that is realistic, doable, and leads to lasting results.

Do You Meet this 5-Point Checklist?

You know those posts you typically see at this point in a promotion that start with “X Program is perfect for you if…”

Well, I’m going to try something a little different 

If you’re still on the fence if Healthy Eating Made Simple is right for you, then I want to make sure that at the end of this email, you’re able to CONFIDENTLY make your decision.

(Just so you know, Healthy Eating Made Simple closes TONIGHT! So it’s time to make your final decision).

To help you decide if you’re diving all in, I created a 5-Point Checklist that will show you if you’re ready to enroll in Healthy Eating Made Simple and get the full meal prepping and habit formation experience.

Here we go:

10 Must-Have Tools to Save You Time, Energy, and Effort!

We always want to take the path of least resistance- and it makes sense!

The easier something is, the better. And that's true when it comes to habits, too. The easier, the better.

That's why our "bad" habits often stick around- they're the easier alternative to the healthy habits.

Well, I'm here to say that building healthy habits should be easier. The easier they are, the more likely we are to stick with them.

Today, I'm sharing the tools you need in the kitchen to save you time, energy, and effort, so that meal prepping becomes that much easier (and something you want to keep doing!).

These are your 10 must-have kitchen tools that will make prepping, cooking, and cleanup so much easier and will help you build healthy habits: http://bit.ly/10-must-have-tools-VICTAE

How Do You Take Your Coffee?

My morning starts at 5 AM each day, and the first thing I do before my mind even starts to work is make a pot of coffee.

It’s muscle memory to me after years of making coffee every single morning.

My iPhone alarm rings every morning at 5 AM.  I roll out of bed, walk downstairs, turn on my fireplace (yes, I love how a gas fireplace starts with the flip of a switch), grind fresh coffee beans, and make a pot of coffee for Matthew and me.

We drink it black in our favorite speckled coffee house mugs that we collect on our travels.

I find I drink it less for the energy jolt, and more because I love the coziness of my hot bitter drink every morning.

I frequently get asked is healthy coffee, which is a great question!

But I think an even better question may be, how do you take it?

Let me walk you through everything you should consider when reaching for your cuppa joe: