Let me be honest: I’m not an athlete. I’m not a gym person. At 50, with a mostly sedentary lifestyle, the idea of intense workouts or spending an hour at the gym every day just isn’t realistic for me. But what IS realistic? Learning how to burn 150 calories through movement most days of the …
Let me tell you about my second-favorite cooking method after the slow cooker: sheet pan dinners. Everything goes on one pan, roasts in the oven, and comes out perfectly cooked with minimal effort and almost no cleanup. On nights when I don’t want to babysit food on the stove or wait hours for a slow …
Let me tell you about my favorite cooking appliance: my slow cooker. On busy days when I know I won’t have time or energy to cook dinner, I throw ingredients in the crock pot in the morning, go about my day, and come home to a house that smells amazing with dinner already done. It’s …
If I had to choose one calorie level that I use most consistently, it would be 400 calories. Not too light, not too heavy—just right. These are the meals that make up the backbone of my daily eating, whether it’s a substantial lunch that carries me through the afternoon or a satisfying dinner that doesn’t …
Sometimes you need a lighter meal. Maybe you had a bigger breakfast than planned, maybe you’re saving calories for dinner out with friends, or maybe you just want something quick and simple that doesn’t use up too much of your daily budget. That’s where 300 calorie meals come in. Ten months into eating in a …
Lunch is tricky. It’s the middle of the day, you’re probably at work or running errands, you need something that will keep you satisfied until dinner, but you don’t want to use up all your remaining calories. Too light and you’re starving by 3 PM. Too heavy and you’re drowsy all afternoon. Ten months into …
Here’s a truth I’ve learned over ten months of eating in a 500 calorie deficit: sometimes you need a snack that’s more substantial than my zero calorie snacks but not as calorie-dense as some of my low calorie snacks. Enter the magic of 100 calorie snacks—perfectly portioned options that satisfy you without using up too …
Let me tell you about one of my biggest mistakes when I first started eating in a 500 calorie deficit: I was “eating” 400-500 calories a day through drinks alone. Fancy coffee drinks, juice, smoothies that were basically milkshakes—I wasn’t counting any of it as real calories because I was drinking it, not eating it. …
Here’s one of the biggest myths about weight loss: you have to eat tiny portions and be hungry all the time. That’s complete nonsense. The reality? I often eat MORE food now than I did before I started eating in a 500 calorie deficit. The difference is that I’ve learned to choose high volume low …
Let me be honest: there’s no such thing as a truly zero calorie food. Even water has technically zero calories, but if we’re talking about actual snacks—things you can munch on—everything has at least a few calories. But here’s the thing: there are plenty of foods that have SO few calories that they’re essentially “free” …