People tend to rely MORE on habits during periods of high stress. Which habits however, are determined by which ones you cultivate, develop, and give your time to. If you are all but guaranteed to fall back on habits when the shit hits the fan, then it pays to spend time now developing ones that serve you.

If you are feeling stuck in a cycle of high action followed by apathy towards your health and fitness, then this simple exercise can help you decipher your thoughts and take manageable action towards significant change.

Here are the 4 key actionable food prep options that work to fit your needs, lifestyle, preferences, and environmental demands best.

If I gave you $50 to spend in the supermarket with the express intent that you bought the most nutritious basket of food you knew how to, what would you buy?

We need to explore other possibilities and reflect upon what we can/did learn from an event rather than just writing it off and putting it in the fuck it bucket to chastise ourselves with.

Learn how I and my client developed a plan to manage and limit overeating at the end of a stressful day.

We don’t seem to have the motivation and patience to stick with things, but we often seem to have the motivation and patience to start again.

If you find calorie counting a high friction task that is time-consuming, hard to maintain, and generally frustrating…then consider tracking processes like the ones in the above checklist rather than outcomes like the numbers in Myfitnesspal.

The words we use matter and communication with ourselves is arguably more important than how we talk to others. Positive affirmation, self-talk, and growth mindsets set the stage for concrete habits and resilient behavior change.

While being prepared is important, preparation by itself doesn't get results.

It can be very easy to convince ourselves of truth by providing evidence of it whether it’s positive or negative…but it is helpful?

“I don’t” is a statement evoking the power and strength of an Avenger falling from the sky, smoldering, spinning hammer in tow.

So often we focus on the minutia when 80% of a task can be completed by 1-2 high-impact behaviors/adjustments. Are you making these mistakes in your health and fitness?