Tips of the Trade

Good morning!

Good news....we made it to August! Bad news....the end of the summer is right around the corner. We have to stay motivated to keep reaching towards our fitness goals! No excuses, we can do this! There is no food worth eating that feels as good as when we look and feel our best! Here are some tips of the trade!!

1. Royalty Eating...

Breakfast - Go ahead and eat like a King! Have you biggest meal of the day right here.

Lunch - We don't want to embarrass ourselves, let's go ahead and have lunch like a Queen! Eating less than a King.

Dinner - We eat what's left over. Just kidding, but go ahead and have dinner like a Jester. Smallest meal of the day.

*The idea is that if we fill ourselves up in the morning. We'll be satisfied longer and therefore not eat as much during the day.

2. What you want is really NOT what you need

Craving Chocolate - Your body is lacking in Magnesium. What you should eat instead to satisfy that craving: Nuts, Seeds, Veggies, & Fruit

Sugar Craving - You body could be lacking in a few areas: Chromium, Carbon, Phosphorus, Sulphur, Tryptophan

Chromium: Broccoli, Grapes, Cheese, Chicken

Carbon: Fresh Fruits

Phosphorus: Chicken, Beef, Fatty Fish, Eggs, Dairy, Nuts, Veggies, Grains

Sulphur: Cranberries, Horseradish, Cabbage, Cauliflower

Tryptophan: Cheese, Raisins, Sweet Potato, Spinach

Craving Bread, Pasta, or Carbs - What you really need is Nitrogene. Fill up on High Protein Foods: Meat, Fatty Fish, Nuts, Beans, Chia Seeds

Oily Foods - You need Calcium. Have Organic Milk, Cheese, Green Leafy Veggies

Salt Craving - Grab a Snickers! Just kidding, just kidding, don't do that. I was just seeing if you were paying attention. You're lacking in Chloride Silicon. Have Fatty Fish, Goat Milk, Cashews, Nuts, Seeds

3. Sip with a Purpose

*If you feel like this....drink this....

Slow Metabolism - Green Tea

Sleepless Nights and Insomnia - Chamomile Tea

Have a cold - Elder-flower Tea

Stressed out - Lemon Balm Tea

Nausea - Ginger Tea

Feeling Bloated - Peppermint Tea

4. Snacks To Burn That Fat Right Off!

Cinnamon Hot Peppers Grapefruit Watermelon Sweet Potato Eggs Coffee Vinegar Milk Beans Oatmeal

5. How to be like the Energizer Bunny??

*Eat these foods to boost your energy

Honey Apples Eggs Sweet Potato Salmon Oranges Bananas Oats Beans Spinach Yogurt Almonds

Noticing a trend? Some foods appear on both lists which would make them a double winner!! For those people who share my enthusiasm for efficiency...we like those double winners.