How will you continue to move forward in your healthier living journey? Will you use the success you’ve made in one habit, or area, of your lifestyle and move on to another area that needs improvement? Or will you go continue to go deeper into your current habit? Either approach can work, so choose what’s …
Trainer Advice
Are You Making Progress?
The final step in my Principles for Healthier Living is to assess where you are, possibly adjust your approach, and continue to iterate through this process to use what you’ve learned. Asking the right questions here is important, and the best question you can ask is, “are my habits better than they were before?” Because …
Calories Are Not Created Equal
Calorie counting alone paints an incomplete picture of the true progress we seek to achieve. Don’t be fooled by a lower daily calorie count that has you consuming processed foods while playing the starvation game to keep your numbers low. This isn’t progress. You’re better served by spending that energy looking for ways to make …
Track Intake, Not Calories
Many people count calories as a way of measuring intake, but it doesn’t have to be that difficult. A better approach is to track your performance in adding healthier items to your diet, versus keeping track of the number of calories you consume. Check out this post to learn how you can do just that!
Should We Count Calories?
Calorie counting may work for some. But for many busy individuals trying to live healthier, calorie counting can be hard to sustain. My advice is to measure intake in a much simpler way. Use short periods of calorie counting to possibly assess how you’re eating rather than using this approach to determine what to eat. …