Not exactly week 1, but I’m calling it week 1 because it’s the first week I’m challenging myself to do 30 days straight, no cheating. Realized I haven’t gone more than a couple of weeks clean in months. (That’s part of why I’ve gained 20 pounds, I’m sure.) I also feel really good and energized with the clean diet. And not hungry enough to eat outside of my fasting window, so I know things are moving in the right direction. Each week, I’m going to give updates of what I did, what I ate, what worked, what didn’t work, and what I’ll do the following week. I think I’ll also…

Over the last 8 months or so, I’ve gained over 20 pounds. It seems like one month I was celebrating getting back down to the 160’s and then the weight started creeping up to where I’m just 6 pounds shy of being back in the 200’s club. I struggled with binge eating, food addiction, and feeling controlled by parties, dates, and event. It usually started with an event, now that I think about it. It would start with an event (party, date, special occasion). Then my cravings would be through the roof and I’d continue to eat sugary, processed foods. This would go on for weeks until I finally gained…

Through my own experience, and from watching intermittent fasting channels on YouTube, I found out there is a hard and an easy way to getting started with intermittent fasting. You could jump right in and deal with the sugar withdrawals and cravings on top of adjusting to eating one to two times a day. Or, you could prepare your body and experience a much easier transition to the intermittent fasting lifestyle. Jumping right into intermittent fasting makes it harder to stick to and incorporate as part of a healthy lifestyle. Being prepared for intermittent fasting makes it easier for the body to transition without having to suffer through sugar withdrawals…

I found out something pretty interesting last week. If I workout, I get hungrier. Duh right? Last week, I called myself jumping right into working out six days a week during my second week of intermittent fasting. I figured since I’ve been eating a primarily low carb diet for a few years, I could handle workouts on an intermittent fasting schedule. Even after a week. I was hella wrong. After my first workout, my hunger increased during my fasting window. By mid week, hunger went from being something I could manage to something that took over my thoughts. Food stayed on my mind and by the second day of working…

Being a full-time employee with a side hustle can leave all types of room for excuses to slack on the health and wellness part of life. But it is crucial to implement some type of self-care and health management. A good health and wellness routine can keep your brain sharp, improve information retention, help you maintain good energy levels, remove brain fog, and improve stress management just to name a few. These are routines I’ve found extremely helpful and easier to implement as a full-time employee, working your standard 9-5 (actually 5am-2:30pm), 5 days a week, with a creative side hustle and a desire to improve my health and partake…

Working in an office for 8 to 9 hours a day, I’ve come to really appreciate my mid-morning walks. They allow me to get under the sun, breath outside air, break up my sedentary work-day, and think alone. The biggest benefit I’ve noticed, however, is how much it has helped me be positive, uplifted, and better at managing the stress of my day. Here are a few other benefits I’ve noticed about mid-morning walks: Lowers stress later in the day – I don’t know why but I do better in traffic if I take a walk in the morning Increases sunlight exposure – Less likely to come home and take a…